A Queensland State-sponsored and State regional-sponsored Migration Plan is currently under development. Until the Plan is in place, Queensland may continue to nominate suitable applicants with an occupation on the current Queensland Eligible Skills Lists as long as the occupation is also on the Australian Government's Skilled Occupation List (SOL).
Please note: the Queensland Government now requires all visa applicants for the Skilled Sponsored (Migrant) Visa (Subclass 176) to have a minimum of one year's relevant industry experience or more where specified.
The following occupations feature on the Queensland Skilled Sponsored (Migrant) Visa (Subclass 176) Eligible Skills List:
* Engineering Managers
1221-11 Engineering Manager
* Production Managers
1222-13 Production Manager (Mining)
* Civil Engineers
2124-11 Civil Engineer
* Electrical and Electronics Engineers
2125-11 Electrical Engineer
* Mining and Materials Engineers
2127-11 Mining Engineer (excluding Petroleum)
2127-13 Petroleum Engineer
* Computing Professionals
2231-79 Specialising in .Net technologies
2231-79 Specialising in GIS
2231-79 Specialising in HP UX
2231-79 Specialising in Linux
2231-79 Specialising in Solaris
2231-79 Specialising in C++/C#/C
2231-79 Specialising in Oracle
2231-79 Specialising in PeopleSoft
2231-79 Specialising in SAP
2231-79 Specialising in SIEBEL (especially Siebel Analytic)
2231-79 Specialising in Unix
* Generalist Medical Practitioners
2311-11 General Medical Practitioner
* Specialist Medical Practitioners
2312-11 Anaesthetist
2312-13 Dermatologist
2312-15 Emergency Medicine Specialist
2312-17 Obstetrician and Gynaecologist
2312-19 Ophthalmologist
2312-21 Paediatrician
2312-23 Pathologist
2312-25 Specialist Physician
2312-27 Psychiatrist
2312-29 Radiologist
2312-31 Surgeon
2312-79 Specialist Medical Practitioners (not elsewhere classified)
* Registered Nurses
2323-11 Registered Nurses
* Registered Midwives
2324-11 Registered Midwife
* Registered Mental Health Nurses
2325-11 Registered Mental Health Nurse
* Registered Developmental Disability Nurses
2326-11 Registered Developmental Disability Nurse
* Pharmacists
2382-11 Hospital Pharmacist
2382-15 Retail Pharmacist
* Occupational Therapists
2383-11 Occupational Therapist
* Physiotherapists
2385-11 Physiotherapists
* Speech Pathologists
2386-11 Speech Pathologist
* Medical Imaging Professionals
2391-11 Medical Diagnostic Radiographer
2391-13 Radiation Therapist
2391-15 Nuclear Medicine Technologist
2391-17 Sonographer
The following occupations feature on the Queensland Skilled Regional Sponsored (Provisional) Visa (Subclasses 475 and 487) Eligible Skills List:
* Electrical and Electronics Engineers
2125-11 Electrical Engineer
* Mechanical, Production and Plant Engineers
2126-11 Mechanical Engineer
2126-13 Production or Plant Engineer
* Dental Practitioners
2381-11 Dentist
* Optometrists
2384-11 Optometrist
* Secondary School Teachers
2413-11 Secondary School Teacher - Mathematics
2413-11 Secondary School Teacher - Science
* Social Workers
2511-11 Social Worker
* Psychologists
2514-11 Clinical Psychologists
2514-79 Psychologist
* Other Building and Engineering Associate Professionals
3129-15 Mine Deputy
* Metal Fitters and Machinists
4112-11 Fitter
4112-13 Metal Machinist (First Class)
* Aircraft Maintenance Engineers
4114-11 Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (Mechanical)
4114-13 Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (Structures)
4114-15 Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (Avionics)
* Structural Steel and Welding Tradespersons
4122-11 Metal Fabricator
4122-13 Pressure Welder
4122-15 Welder (First Class)