52 Jobs Flagged for Removal From Next Year’s Skilled Occupations List

A skilled worker visa is one of the best ways to begin your entry into Australia. Because the country offers so many great opportunities for people who possess skill sets that are in short supply, the Skilled Regional visa has been attracting skilled migration for years indeed.

Last 2015, quite a few jobs were added to the Skilled Occupations List (SOL). This is basically a guide for all aspiring skilled migrants who wish to see if there’s a place for them in Australia’s workforce since the list reflects the gap between the skills of native Australians and the ones needed to get certain things done.

Filipino migrants are usually a shoo-in for professions like nursing, carpentry, and front-end programming, among many others, and the demand for skilled labor in those jobs remains constant. If you are planning to apply for a Skilled Regional visa next year, however, do take heed that some jobs on the SOL are in danger of being struck out.

Due to a semblance of excess supply in the labor market, the following professions may no longer be included in next year’s SOL:

1. Accountant (General)

2. Production Manager (Mining)

3. Management Accountant

4. Taxation Accountant

5. Actuary

6. Land Economist

7. Valuer

8. Ship’s Engineer

9. Ship’s Master

10. Ship’s Officer

11. Surveyor

12. Cartographer

13. Other Spatial Scientist

14. Chemical Engineer

15. Civil Engineer

16. Geotechnical Engineer

17. Quantity Surveyor

18. Structural Engineer

19. Transport Engineer

20. Electronics Engineer

21. Industrial Engineer

22. Mechanical Engineer

23. Production or Plant Engineer

24. Aeronautical Engineer

25. Agricultural Engineer

26. Biomedical Engineer

27. Engineering Technologist

28. Environmental Engineer

29. Naval Architect

30. Medical Laboratory Scientist

31. Veterinarian

32. Medical Diagnostic Radiographer

33. Medical Radiation Therapist

34. Occupational Therapist

35. Podiatrist

36. Speech Pathologist

37. General Practitioner

38. Anaesthetist

39. Cardiologist

40. Endocrinologist

41. Gastroenterologist

42. Intensive Care Specialist

43. Paediatrician

44. Obstetrician and Gynaecologist

45. Medical Practitioners (nec)

46. Barrister

47. Solicitor

48. Psychotherapist

49. Psychologists (nec)

50. Chef*

51. Boat Builder and Repairer

52. Shipwright

*Except for similar positions in the fast food service industry

Surprisingly, many of the jobs found to be in excess supply in Australia are ones that are considered highly specialized in ours (e.g., medical specialists). Thus, this news isn’t entirely bad. It could very well mean that those of our kababayans who weren’t fortunate enough to pursue such specialized and expensive vocations will have a better shot at landing higher-paying jobs in Oz next year.