Occupation Ceiling – A Comparison

The 2020/21 Occupation Ceiling has been released recently. The chart above illustrates the differences in value between the current year (2020/21) and the previous year (2019/20). The biggest reduction in the ceiling is for the occupation group: Sports Coaches, Instructors and Officials where there is a reduction of 2,809 places as compared to previous year. On the gains, the Construction Managers occupation group saw the biggest gain of 2,162. The chart only illustrates where there is a difference in value between the current year and previous year. Please visit our occupation ceiling page to see the complete list and the actual numbers for each occupation groups.

The table below lists all those occupation groups that saw the same occupation ceiling, and there was no change between the 2 years.

Occupation Groups	Occupation Ceiling Values
Actors, Dancers and Other Entertainers	1000
Actuaries, Mathematicians and Statisticians	1000
Agricultural and Forestry Scientists	1000
Automotive Electricians	1000
Barristers	1000
Boat Builders and Shipwrights	1000
Cartographers and Surveyors	1000
Chemical and Materials Engineers	1000
Chemists, and Food and Wine Scientists	1000
Child Care Centre Managers	1000
Chiropractors and Osteopaths	1000
Civil Engineering Draftspersons and Technicians	1000
Economists	1000
Electrical Distribution Trades Workers	1000
Electrical Engineering Draftspersons and Technicians	1000
Electronics Engineers*	1000
Geologists, Geophysicists and Hydrogeologists	1000
Glaziers	1000
Internal Medicine Specialists	1000
Land Economists and Valuers	1000
Life Scientists	1000
Mining Engineers	1000
Multimedia Specialists and Web Developers	1000
Music Professionals	1000
Optometrists and Orthoptists	1000
Other Engineering Professionals*	1000
Other Health Diagnostic and Promotion Professionals	1000
Panelbeaters	1000
Podiatrists	1000
Precision Metal Trades Workers	1000
Psychiatrists	1000
Sheetmetal Trades Workers	1000
Speech Professionals and Audiologists	1000
Sportspersons	1000
Surgeons	1000
Telecommunications Engineering Professionals	1000
Telecommunications Technical Specialists	1000
Veterinarians	1000

Source: Department of Home Affairs