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Medium Term TSS Visa

If your occupation is on the below list of Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List (MLTSSL) you have the pathway to the TSS visa to permanent residency option.

If you are not on the below list you may be on the Short Term List for TSS Visa.

Medium and Long‑term Strategic Skills List
Item

Column 1

Occupation

Column 2

ANZSCO code

Column 3

Applicable circumstances (see section 9)

1chief executive or managing director1111115
2corporate general manager1112115
3construction project manager133111 
4engineering manager133211 
5child care centre manager134111 
6nursing clinical director134212 
7primary health organisation manager134213 
8welfare centre manager134214 
9faculty head134411 
10chief information officer135111 
11arts administrator or manager139911 
12environmental manager139912 
13dancer or choreographer211112 
14music director211212 
15musician (instrumental)211213 
16artistic director212111 
17accountant (general)2211116, 19, 21
18management accountant2211126, 19, 21
19taxation accountant2211136, 19, 21
20external auditor221213 
21internal auditor221214 
22actuary224111 
23statistician224113 
24economist224311 
25land economist224511 
26valuer224512 
27management consultant22471119, 21, 23
28architect232111 
29landscape architect232112 
30surveyor232212 
31cartographer232213 
32other spatial scientist232214 
33chemical engineer233111 
34materials engineer233112 
35civil engineer233211 
36geotechnical engineer233212 
37quantity surveyor233213 
38structural engineer233214 
39transport engineer233215 
40electrical engineer233311 
41electronics engineer233411 
42industrial engineer233511 
43mechanical engineer233512 
44production or plant engineer233513 
45mining engineer (excluding petroleum)233611 
46petroleum engineer233612 
47aeronautical engineer233911 
48agricultural engineer233912 
49biomedical engineer233913 
50engineering technologist233914 
51environmental engineer233915 
52naval architect233916 
53engineering professionals (nec)233999 
54agricultural consultant234111 
55agricultural scientist234112 
56forester234113 
57chemist234211 
58food technologist234212 
59environmental consultant234312 
60environmental research scientist234313 
61environmental scientists (nec)234399 
62geophysicist234412 
63hydrogeologist234413 
64life scientist (general)234511 
65biochemist234513 
66biotechnologist234514 
67botanist234515 
68marine biologist234516 
69microbiologist234517 
70zoologist234518 
71life scientists (nec)234599 
72medical laboratory scientist234611 
73veterinarian234711 
74conservator234911 
75metallurgist234912 
76meteorologist234913 
77physicist234914 
78natural and physical science professionals (nec)234999 
79early childhood (pre‑primary school) teacher241111 
80secondary school teacher241411 
81special needs teacher241511 
82teacher of the hearing impaired241512 
83teacher of the sight impaired241513 
84special education teachers (nec)241599 
85university lecturer242111 
86medical diagnostic radiographer251211 
87medical radiation therapist251212 
88nuclear medicine technologist251213 
89sonographer251214 
90optometrist251411 
91orthotist or prosthetist251912 
92chiropractor252111 
93osteopath252112 
94occupational therapist252411 
95physiotherapist252511 
96podiatrist252611 
97audiologist252711 
98speech pathologist252712 
99general practitioner25311124
100specialist physician (general medicine)253311 
101cardiologist253312 
102clinical haematologist253313 
103medical oncologist253314 
104endocrinologist253315 
105gastroenterologist253316 
106intensive care specialist253317 
107neurologist253318 
108paediatrician253321 
109renal medicine specialist253322 
110rheumatologist253323 
111thoracic medicine specialist253324 
112specialist physicians (nec)253399 
113psychiatrist253411 
114surgeon (general)253511 
115cardiothoracic surgeon253512 
116neurosurgeon253513 
117orthopaedic surgeon253514 
118otorhinolaryngologist253515 
119paediatric surgeon253516 
120plastic and reconstructive surgeon253517 
121urologist253518 
122vascular surgeon253521 
123dermatologist253911 
124emergency medicine specialist253912 
125obstetrician and gynaecologist253913 
126ophthalmologist253914 
127pathologist253915 
128diagnostic and interventional radiologist253917 
129radiation oncologist253918 
130medical practitioners (nec)25399924
131midwife254111 
132nurse practitioner254411 
133registered nurse (aged care)254412 
134registered nurse (child and family health)254413 
135registered nurse (community health)254414 
136registered nurse (critical care and emergency)254415 
137registered nurse (developmental disability)254416 
138registered nurse (disability and rehabilitation)254417 
139registered nurse (medical)254418 
140registered nurse (medical practice)254421 
141registered nurse (mental health)254422 
142registered nurse (perioperative)254423 
143registered nurse (surgical)254424 
144registered nurse (paediatrics)254425 
145registered nurses (nec)254499 
146ICT business analyst261111 
147systems analyst261112 
148multimedia specialist261211 
149analyst programmer261311 
150developer programmer261312 
151software engineer261313 
152software and applications programmers (nec)261399 
153ICT security specialist262112 
154computer network and systems engineer263111 
155telecommunications engineer263311 
156telecommunications network engineer263312 
157barrister271111 
158solicitor271311 
159clinical psychologist272311 
160educational psychologist272312 
161organisational psychologist272313 
162psychologists (nec)272399 
163social worker272511 
164civil engineering draftsperson312211 
165civil engineering technician312212 
166electrical engineering draftsperson312311 
167electrical engineering technician312312 
168radio communications technician313211 
169telecommunications field engineer313212 
170telecommunications network planner313213 
171telecommunications technical officer or technologist313214 
172automotive electrician321111 
173motor mechanic (general)321211 
174diesel motor mechanic321212 
175motorcycle mechanic321213 
176small engine mechanic321214 
177sheetmetal trades worker322211 
178metal fabricator322311 
179pressure welder322312 
180welder (first class)322313 
181fitter (general)323211 
182fitter and turner323212 
183fitter‑welder323213 
184metal machinist (first class)323214 
185locksmith323313 
186panelbeater324111 
187bricklayer331111 
188stonemason331112 
189carpenter and joiner331211 
190carpenter331212 
191joiner331213 
192painting trades worker332211 
193glazier333111 
194fibrous plasterer333211 
195solid plasterer333212 
196wall and floor tiler333411 
197plumber (general)334111 
198airconditioning and mechanical services plumber334112 
199drainer334113 
200gasfitter334114 
201roof plumber334115 
202electrician (general)341111 
203electrician (special class)341112 
204lift mechanic341113 
205airconditioning and refrigeration mechanic342111 
206technical cable jointer342212 
207electronic equipment trades worker342313 
208electronic instrument trades worker (general)342314 
209electronic instrument trades worker (special class)342315 
210chef3513117, 8
211horse trainer361112 
212cabinetmaker394111 
213boat builder and repairer399111 
214shipwright399112 
215tennis coach452316 
216footballer45241125
Applicable circumstances (Caveats on occupations)
Item

Column 1

Circumstance

1The position does not require a minimum of 2 years’ relevant work experience.
2The position has nominated annual earnings of less than AUD65,000.
3

(a) the position has nominated annual earnings of less than AUD65,000; and

(b) if the nominee is to be transferred to fill the position—the transfer is not an intra‑corporate transfer to which an international trade obligation applies.

4

(a) the position has nominated annual earnings of less than AUD80,000; and

(b) if the nominee is to be transferred to fill the position—the transfer is not an intra‑corporate transfer to which an international trade obligation applies.

5

(a) the position has nominated annual earnings of less than AUD180,001; and

(b) if the nominee is to be transferred to fill the position—the transfer is not an intra‑corporate transfer to which an international trade obligation applies.

6The position is a clerical, bookkeeper or accounting clerk position.
7The position is involved in mass production in a factory setting.
8The position is in a limited service restaurant.
9

The position predominantly involves responsibility for low‑skilled tasks.

Example 1:              Rostering, maintaining records, reception duties and allocating duties to housekeepers, porters or doorpersons.

Example 2:              Fruit picking or packing or feeding of livestock or animals.

Example 3:              Truck driving.

10The position is not located in regional Australia (within the meaning of subregulation 5.19(16) of the Regulations).
11

The position:

(a) is based in a front‑line retail setting; or

(b) predominantly involves direct client transactional interaction on a regular basis.

12

The position:

(a) is not a full‑time position; or

(b) is not based in a therapeutic setting; or

(c) involves the provision of non‑medical relaxation massage; or

(d) is in a retail setting.

13The position predominantly involves hairdressing or beauty therapy related non‑managerial tasks.
14

The position:

(a) is not located in a commercial building or shopping centre environment; or

(b) predominantly involves managing the provision of only one particular service to a facility or managing one particular relationship.

Example:                 Managing the cleaning contract for a facility but not other contracts relevant to the facility.

15

The position:

(a) is based in a front‑line retail setting; or

(b) is based in a call centre and does not require a significant technical knowledge of products; or

(c) predominantly involves selling educational courses to individual students.

16The position relates to mobile phone repairs.
17

The position relates to mass or standardised production (as opposed to specialist production), including the following:

(a) a position based in a franchise or factory;

(b) a position that:

(i) involves full or partial production of food product for distribution to another location; or

(ii) predominantly involves the use of pre‑prepared food product from another location.

18The position relates to animal husbandry, including caring for livestock on a farm.
19The position is in a business that has an annual turnover of less than AUD1,000,000.
20

(a) the position is in a business that has an annual turnover of less than AUD1,000,000; and

(b) if the nominee is to be transferred to fill the position—the transfer is not an intra‑corporate transfer to which an international trade obligation applies.

21The position is in a business that has fewer than 5 employees.
22

(a) the position is in a business that has fewer than 5 employees; and

(b) if the nominee is to be transferred to fill the position—the transfer is not an intra‑corporate transfer to which an international trade obligation applies.

23The position has nominated annual earnings of less than AUD90,000.
24A current health workforce certificate for the position and the occupation has not been presented to the Department.
25The position has nominated annual earnings of less than AUD120,000.
26The position has nominated annual earnings of less than AUD80,000.