Occupation Ceilings for the 2015-16 Programme Year

8Jul

Occupation Ceilings for the 2015-16 Programme Year

Department of Immigration has release the occupational ceilings for the2015-2016 programme year.

Occupational ceilings do not apply to, State or Territory Nominated, Employer Sponsored or Business Innovation and Investment visa subclasses.

Due to high levels of demand, the below three occupation groups will be subject to pro rata arrangements to ensure availability of invitations across the programme year:

- ICT Business and System Analysts
- Software and Applications Programmers
- Accountants

The news for accounting occupation is disappointing with a reduction of more than 50% in their numbers allocated. The numbers has decreased from 5478 to 2525. Similarly the occupation ceiling for Registered Nurses is reduced by 8 %, from 15042 to 13872. Engineering numbers have slight changes and IT occupation is stable. Most other occupations are not affected by the changes.

The table below shows the occupation ceilings for the 2015-2016 programme year for each occupation on the Skilled Occupation List (SOL) by four-digit ANZSCO code unit group, and the number of invitations issued for each occupation in the current programme year to date:

Occupation ID	Description	Ceiling Value	Results to date
1331	Construction Managers	5640	0
1332	Engineering Managers	1014	0
1335	Production Managers	3582	0
1341	Child Care Centre Managers	1000	0
1342	Health and Welfare Services Managers	1410	0
2211	Accountants	2525	0
2212	Auditors, Company Secretaries and Corporate Treasurers	1000	0
2241	Actuaries, Mathematicians and Statisticians	1000	0
2245	Land Economists and Valuers	1000	0
2312	Marine Transport Professionals	1000	0
2321	Architects and Landscape Architects	1650	0
2322	Cartographers and Surveyors	1000	0
2326	Urban and Regional Planners	1000	0
2331	Chemical and Materials Engineers	1000	0
2332	Civil Engineering Professionals	2970	0
2333	Electrical Engineers	1230	0
2334	Electronics Engineers	1000	0
2335	Industrial, Mechanical and Production Engineers	1788	0
2336	Mining Engineers	1000	0
2339	Other Engineering Professionals	1000	0
2341	Agricultural and Forestry Scientists	1000	0
2346	Medical Laboratory Scientists	1362	0
2347	Veterinarians	1000	0
2349	Other Natural and Physical Science Professionals	1000	0
2411	Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teachers	1980	0
2414	Secondary School Teachers	8352	0
2415	Special Education Teachers	1158	0
2512	Medical Imaging Professionals	1092	0
2513	Occupational and Environmental Health Professionals	1578	0
2514	Optometrists and Orthoptists	1000	0
2521	Chiropractors and Osteopaths	1000	0
2524	Occupational Therapists	1000	0
2525	Physiotherapists	1104	0
2526	Podiatrists	1000	0
2527	Speech Professionals and Audiologists	1000	0
2531	General Practitioners and Resident Medical officers	3558	0
2532	Anaesthetists	1000	0
2533	Internal Medicine Specialists	1000	0
2534	Psychiatrists	1000	0
2535	Surgeons	1000	0
2539	Other Medical Practitioners	1000	0
2541	Midwives	1000	0
2544	Registered Nurses	13872	0
2611	ICT Business and Systems Analysts	1536	0
2613	Software and Applications Programmers	5364	0
2631	Computer Network Professionals	1986	0
2633	Telecommunications Engineering Professionals	1000	0
2711	Barristers	1000	40
2713	Solicitors	3252	0
2723	Psychologists	1212	0
2725	Social Workers	2166	0
3122	Civil Engineering Draftspersons and Technicians	1000	0
3123	Electrical Engineering Draftspersons and Technicians	1000	0
3132	Telecommunications Technical Specialists	1000	0
3211	Automotive Electricians	1000	0
3212	Motor Mechanics	6108	0
3222	Sheetmetal Trades Workers	1000	0
3223	Structural Steel and Welding Trades Workers	4416	0
3232	Metal Fitters and Machinists	8070	0
3233	Precision Metal Trades Workers	1000	0
3241	Panelbeaters	1134	0
3311	Bricklayers and Stonemasons	1656	0
3312	Carpenters and Joiners	7290	0
3322	Painting Trades Workers	2802	0
3331	Glaziers	1000	0
3332	Plasterers	1866	0
3334	Wall and Floor Tilers	1284	0
3341	Plumbers	5130	0
3411	Electricians	8772	0
3421	Airconditioning and Refrigeration Mechanics	1038	0
3422	Electrical Distribution Trades Workers	1000	0
3423	Electronics Trades Workers	2076	0
3513	Chefs	2475	0
3991	Boat Builders and Shipwrights	1000	0
3941	Cabinetmakers	1530	0
4112	Dental Hygienists, Technicians and Therapists	1000	0

Source: www.border.gov.au

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