Social Worker added to the Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List (PMSOL)

On 27th November, 2020, the occupation of Social Worker has been added to the current Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List (PMSOL). This addition brings the total number of occupations on this list from 17 to now 18. You can visit our previous post for the original announcement of the PMSOL on 2nd September, 2020.

The 18 occupations (ANZSCO code) are:

• Chief Executive or Managing Director (111111)
• Construction Project Manager (133111)
• Mechanical Engineer (233512)
• General Practitioner (253111)
• Resident Medical Officer (253112)
• Psychiatrist (253411)
• Medical Practitioner nec (253999)
• Midwife (254111)
• Registered Nurse (Aged Care) (254412)
• Registered Nurse (Critical Care and Emergency) (254415)
• Registered Nurse (Medical) (254418)
• Registered Nurse (Mental Health) (254422)
• Registered Nurse (Perioperative) (254423)
• Registered Nurses nec (254499)
• Developer Programmer (261312)
• Software Engineer (261313)
• Social Worker (272511) – Newly Added
• Maintenance Planner (312911)

Source: Department of Home affairs