Data source: Migration (Specification of Occupations, Subclass 482 Visa) Instrument 2024 (F2024L01620), Federal Register of Legislation. SVH production dataset ref_csol_occupations, 456 rows queried 30 July 2026. Sources re-checked 31 August 2026.
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The Migration (Specification of Occupations, Subclass 482 Visa) Instrument 2024, registered on the Federal Register of Legislation as F2024L01620 and commencing 6 December 2024, listed 456 occupations on the Core Skills Occupation List (CSOL). Of those 456, the instrument assigned 235 to the Professionals group (ANZSCO major group 2), a figure representing 51.5% of the total list.
The 235 Professionals exceeded the combined count of all other occupied major groups. The distribution across ANZSCO major groups, drawn from SVH's production dataset (ref_csol_occupations, 456 rows, queried 30 July 2026), was as follows:
| ANZSCO Major Group | Occupations | Share of CSOL |
|---|---|---|
| Group 2: Professionals | 235 | 51.5% |
| Group 3: Technicians and Trades Workers | 141 | 30.9% |
| Group 1: Managers | 47 | 10.3% |
| Group 4: Community and Personal Service Workers | 23 | 5.0% |
| Group 5: Clerical and Administrative Workers | 8 | 1.8% |
| Group 6: Sales Workers | 2 | 0.4% |
| Group 7: Machinery Operators and Drivers | 0 | 0.0% |
| Group 8: Labourers | 0 | 0.0% |
| Total | 456 | 100% |
Professionals and Technicians and Trades Workers together accounted for 376 of the 456 listed occupations, or 82.4% of the CSOL as registered.
The rest of this article: The Core Skills Occupation List (CSOL) as registered in December 2024 lists 456 occupations. Of those, 235 (51.5%) are in the Professionals group, exceeding the combined total of all other occupied major groups. Group 7 and Group 8 hold zero occupations.. Source: Federal Register of Legislation · 2024-12-06
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