SkillSelect Occupation ceilings for 2016/2017 released | Immigration Australia
The Department of Immigration and Border Protection has released the SkillSelect 2016/2017 occupation ceilings.
Ethos Migration urges readers to proceed with caution when reading the new published occupation ceilings as some anomalies in the published ceilings have been identified.
The occupation of ‘Accountant’ has increased drastically the asterisk beside the occupation provides the following note:
*The occupation ceiling for Accountants was set at two and half per cent for the 2015-16 programme year, a further reduced ceiling of two and a half per cent will apply for the 2016-2017 programme year.
Occupation ceilings for the 2016-17 programme year
| Occupation ID | Description | Occupation Ceiling Value 2016-2017 |
|---|---|---|
| 1331 | Construction Managers | 5289 |
| 1332 | Engineering Managers | 1407 |
| 1335 | Production Managers | 3368 |
| 1341 | Child Care Centre Managers | 1000 |
| 1342 | Health and Welfare Services Managers | 1177 |
| 2211 | Accountants* | 4777 |
| 2212 | Auditors, Company Secretaries and Corporate Treasurers | 1413 |
| 2241 | Actuaries, Mathematicians and Statisticians | 1000 |
| 2245 | Land Economists and Valuers | 1035 |
| 2312 | Marine Transport Professionals | 1000 |
| 2321 | Architects and Landscape Architects | 1391 |
| 2322 | Cartographers and Surveyors | 1000 |
| 2331 | Chemical and Materials Engineers | 1000 |
| 2332 | Civil Engineering Professionals | 2174 |
| 2333 | Electrical Engineers | 1254 |
| 2334 | Electronics Engineers | 1000 |
| 2335 | Industrial, Mechanical and Production Engineers | 1539 |
| 2339 | Other Engineering Professionals | 1000 |
| 2341 | Agricultural and Forestry Scientists | 1000 |
| 2346 | Medical Laboratory Scientists | 1602 |
| 2347 | Veterinarians | 1000 |
| 2349 | Other Natural and Physical Science Professionals | 1000 |
| 2411 | Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teachers | 1822 |
| 2414 | Secondary School Teachers | 8032 |
| 2415 | Special Education Teachers | 1126 |
| 2512 | Medical Imaging Professionals | 1000 |
| 2514 | Optometrists and Orthoptists | 1000 |
| 2519 | Orthotist or Prosthetist | 1000 |
| 2521 | Chiropractors and Osteopaths | 1000 |
| 2524 | Occupational Therapists | 1000 |
| 2525 | Physiotherapists | 1345 |
| 2526 | Podiatrists | 1000 |
| 2527 | Speech Professionals and Audiologists | 1000 |
| 2531 | General Practitioners and Resident Medical officers | 3495 |
| 2532 | Anaesthetists | 1000 |
| 2533 | Internal Medicine Specialists | 1000 |
| 2534 | Psychiatrists | 1000 |
| 2535 | Surgeons | 1000 |
| 2539 | Other Medical Practitioners | 1315 |
| 2541 | Midwives | 1017 |
| 2544 | Registered Nurses | 16346 |
| 2611 | ICT Business and Systems Analysts | 1482 |
| 2613 | Software and Applications Programmers | 5662 |
| 2631 | Computer Network Professionals | 1426 |
| 2633 | Telecommunications Engineering Professionals | 1000 |
| 2711 | Barristers | 1000 |
| 2713 | Solicitors | 5154 |
| 2723 | Psychologists | 1532 |
| 2725 | Social Workers | 1783 |
| 3122 | Civil Engineering Draftspersons and Technicians | 1000 |
| 3123 | Electrical Engineering Draftspersons and Technicians | 1000 |
| 3132 | Telecommunications Technical Specialists | 1000 |
| 3211 | Automotive Electricians | 1000 |
| 3212 | Motor Mechanics | 5597 |
| 3222 | Sheetmetal Trades Workers | 1000 |
| 3223 | Structural Steel and Welding Trades Workers | 4466 |
| 3232 | Metal Fitters and Machinists | 6677 |
| 3233 | Precision Metal Trades Workers | 1000 |
| 3241 | Panelbeaters | 1000 |
| 3311 | Bricklayers and Stonemasons | 1751 |
| 3312 | Carpenters and Joiners | 7718 |
| 3322 | Painting Trades Workers | 2871 |
| 3331 | Glaziers | 1000 |
| 3332 | Plasterers | 2149 |
| 3334 | Wall and Floor Tilers | 1475 |
| 3341 | Plumbers | 5169 |
| 3411 | Electricians | 9345 |
| 3421 | Airconditioning and Refrigeration Mechanics | 1701 |
| 3422 | Electrical Distribution Trades Workers | 1000 |
| 3423 | Electronics Trades Workers | 1993 |
| 3513 | Chefs | 2854 |
| 3941 | Cabinetmakers | 1568 |
| 3991 | Boat Builders and Shipwrights | 1000 |