Question 1

Which occupation list applies to which visa?

Accepted Answer

The Department of Home Affairs publishes the Core Skills Occupation List, or CSOL, for the Skills in Demand visa, subclass 482, and the Employer Nomination Scheme, subclass 186. Three legacy lists, the Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List, the Short-term Skilled Occupation List and the Regional Occupation List, are published against other skilled subclasses, including subclass 189, subclass 190 and subclass 491. Every occupation record on this page shows which lists that occupation sits on, each with its own issuer and date.

Question 2

Does an occupation appearing on a list mean a visa will be granted?

Accepted Answer

No. Membership of a list is one published criterion. A skills assessment, the points test, state or territory nomination and the visa decision itself are separate steps, decided by separate bodies against their own published rules. This page states what is published, by whom, and when. It does not state what any of it means for a person.

Question 3

What is the Core Skills Occupation List?

Accepted Answer

The Core Skills Occupation List, or CSOL, is the list of occupations an Australian employer can sponsor under the Skills in Demand visa. StudyVisaHub holds 456 occupations on it.

Question 4

Why does one occupation show more than one list?

Accepted Answer

Because the Department of Home Affairs publishes more than one occupation list, and an occupation can sit on one, on another, or on several. Where an occupation sits on only one list, the record says so rather than leaving the field blank.

Question 5

What is an assessing authority?

Accepted Answer

An assessing authority is the body named by the Department of Home Affairs to assess skills for a given occupation. It is set per occupation, not per person. Where StudyVisaHub does not hold an assessing authority for an occupation, the record says the fact is not held.

Question 6

Why does Victoria show as not held?

Accepted Answer

Victoria publishes no occupation list; all otherwise eligible occupations are considered under its published rules (verified 1 Sep 2026). StudyVisaHub holds published nomination lists for Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania and Western Australia.

Question 7

What does a shortage rating on a record mean?

Accepted Answer

It is the rating published by Jobs and Skills Australia in its Occupation Shortage List, carried with the date it was published. It is an assessment of the labour market for that occupation. It is not an assessment of any visa application.

Question 8

Has the ANZSCO occupation classification been replaced?

Accepted Answer

The Australian Bureau of Statistics publishes the Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations, known as ANZSCO, and also publishes a newer classification, the Occupation Standard Classification for Australia, known as OSCA. The occupation lists shown on this page are published against ANZSCO. Where the Bureau has published a crosswalk between the two, the record shows it with its source.

Question 9

What if a job title does not appear on any list?

Accepted Answer

The lists are published against ANZSCO occupations, which are defined by their duties rather than by their job titles. Matching a role to an occupation is the published role of the assessing authority for that occupation. This page publishes the lists. It does not classify roles.

Question 10

Why does a record say a fact is not held?

Accepted Answer

Because StudyVisaHub holds no published statement for that field. The alternatives would be to leave it blank, or to fill it with an estimate. Neither is done here. A field that is not held says so in those words.

Question 11

Where do the facts on an occupation record come from?

Accepted Answer

Five kinds of issuer. The Australian Bureau of Statistics publishes the occupation classification. The Department of Home Affairs publishes the occupation lists and the visa subclasses. Jobs and Skills Australia publishes shortage assessments. The relevant assessing authority publishes the assessment process. Each state and territory government publishes its own nomination list. Every statement on a record carries its issuer, its date and a link to the source.

List	Published against	Held by SVH
Core Skills Occupation ListCSOL	Subclass 186, Subclass 482	456
Short-term Skilled Occupation ListSTSOL, legacy	Subclass 190, Subclass 491	206
Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills ListMLTSSL, legacy	Subclass 189, Subclass 190, Subclass 485, Subclass 491	205
Regional Occupation ListROL, legacy	Subclass 491	68

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