Australia Occupation Ceilings for 2019-2020

Australia welcomes thousands of skilled migrants every year from across the world. These educated, experienced and skilled migrants prove valuable for the growth of the Australian economy. 

However, to protect the job opportunities of the Australian worker, Australia has employed “Occupation Ceilings”. Occupation Ceilings mean the maximum number of skilled immigrants who would be allowed to come to Australia in a specific career field on a skilled visa. Once the occupation ceiling for an occupation has been reached, no more invitations are issued for that occupation. 

Occupation Ceilings do not apply to the following visa subclasses: 

• State or Territory Nominated 
• Employer-sponsored 
• Business Innovation and Investment 

Here are the occupation ceilings for the program year 2019-2020: 

Occ. ID	Description	Occupation Ceiling Value 2019-20	Invitations to 11/12/2019
1213	Livestock Farmers	5,934	0
1341	Child Care Centre Managers	1,000	0
1331	Construction Managers	4,983	<5
1332	Engineering Managers	1,000	<5
1342	Health & Welfare Services Managers	1,785	0
1399	Other Specialist Managers	3,044	0
2111	Actors, Dancers & Other Entertainers	1,000	0
2112	Music Professionals	1,000	0
2121	Artistic Directors, & Media Producers and Presenters	1,098	0
2211	Accountants*	2,746	280
2212	Auditors, Company Secretaries & Corporate Treasurers*	1,552	159
2241	Actuaries, Mathematicians and Statisticians	1,000	15
2243	Economists	1,000	<5
2245	Land Economists and Valuers	1,000	<5
2247	Management consultant	5,269	11
2321	Architects and Landscape Architects	2,171	228
2322	Cartographers and Surveyors	1,000	<5
2331	Chemical and Materials Engineers	1,000	39
2332	Civil Engineering Professionals	3,772	223
2333	Electrical Engineers	1,000	146
2334	Electronics Engineers*	1,000	90
2335	Industrial, Mechanical and Production Engineers*	1,600	164
2336	Mining Engineers	1,000	14
2339	Other Engineering Professionals*	1,000	100
2341	Agricultural and Forestry Scientists	1,000	14
2342	Chemists, and Food and Wine Scientists	1,000	13
2343	Environmental Scientists	1,472	<5
2344	Geologists, Geophysicists and Hydrogeologists	1,000	<5
2345	Life Scientists	1,000	34
2346	Medical Laboratory Scientists	1,505	5
2347	Veterinarians	1,000	<5
2349	Other Natural and Physical Science Professionals	1,000	7
2411	Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teachers	2,294	12
2414	Secondary School Teachers	8,052	12
2415	Special Education Teachers	1,111	0
2421	University Lecturers and Tutors	3,407	28
2512	Medical Imaging Professionals	1,203	<5
2514	Optometrists and Orthoptists	1,000	0
2519	Other Health Diagnostic and Promotion Professionals	1,000	0
2521	Chiropractors & Osteopaths	1,000	0
2524	Occupational Therapists	1,082	<5
2525	Physiotherapists	1,784	5
2526	Podiatrists	1,000	0
2527	Speech Professionals & Audiologists	1,000	<5
2531	General Practitioners and Resident Medical officers	3,550	24
2533	Internal Medicine Specialists	1,000	<5
2534	Psychiatrists	1,000	0
2535	Surgeons	1,000	<5
2539	Other Medical Practitioners	1,250	23
2541	Midwives	1,218	0
2544	Registered Nurses	17,509	276
2611	ICT Business & Systems Analysts*	2,587	255
2612	Multimedia Specialists & Web Developers	1,000	18
2613	Software & Applications Programmers*	8,748	858
2621	Database & Systems Administrators & IT Security Specialists	2,887	131
2631	Computer Network Professionals*	2,553	254
2633	Telecommunications Engineering Professionals	1,000	134
2711	Barristers	1,000	0
2713	Solicitors	4,650	6
2723	Psychologists	1,832	<5
2725	Social Workers	2,128	50
3122	Civil Engineering Draftspersons and Technicians	1,000	18
3123	Electrical Engineering Draftspersons and Technicians	1,000	<5
3132	Telecommunications Technical Specialists	1,000	0
3211	Automotive Electricians	1,000	<5
3212	Motor Mechanics	6,399	<5
3222	Sheetmetal Trades Workers	1,000	0
3223	Structural Steel & Welding Trades Workers	3,983	<5
3232	Metal Fitters & Machinists	7,007	0
3233	Precision Metal Trades Workers	1,000	0
3241	Panelbeaters	1,000	0
3311	Bricklayers & Stonemasons	1,610	0
3312	Carpenters & Joiners	8,536	0
3322	Painting Trades Workers	3,330	<5
3331	Glaziers	1,000	0
3332	Plasterers	2,100	0
3334	Wall & Floor Tilers	1,682	0
3341	Plumbers	5,060	0
3411	Electricians	8,624	<5
3421	Airconditioning & Refrigeration Mechanics	1,851	0
3422	Electrical Distribution Trades Workers	1,000	0
3423	Electronics Trades Workers	1,313	<5
3513	Chefs	2,738	10
3611	Animal Attendants and Trainers	1,051	0
3941	Cabinetmakers	2,112	0
3991	Boat Builders and Shipwrights	1,000	0
4523	Sports Coaches, Instructors and Officials	4,071	0
4524	Sportspersons	1,000	0

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