MLTSSL – Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List
The Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List (MLTSSL) contains 216 occupations.
The list is prescribed in LIN 19/051: Specification of Occupations and Assessing Authorities) Instrument 2019.
MLTSSL is the occupational demand list which is in high demand across various states and territories of Australia.
It is particularly relevant to the following visas in particular:
- Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189)
- Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489)
- Temporary Graduate visa (subclass 485)
It is important to note that the list will change, and you should always ensure you have checked the latest version of the list.
How does it apply to the Temporary Skill Shortage Visa (TSS Visa) subclass 482?
If you are considering the Temporary Skill Shortage Visa (TSS Visa) subclass 482, you must ensure that your selected occupation is on the Combined List of Eligible Skilled Occupations.
If you locate your occupation, it will belong to one fo the following lists:
- Medium and Long-Term Strategic Skills List (MLTSSL)
- Short-Term Skilled Occupation List (STSOL)
- Regional Occupation List (ROL).
The benefit of the MLTSSL is that you can reapply for a new visa as many times as you like both in and outside of Australia as long an employer willing to nominate you each time. There is also a pathway to permanent residency which is not the case with the STSOL.
What are the occupations that are currently on the MLTSSL?
There are over 200 occupations on the Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List. The full list of occupations is listed below and current as of 10th August 2021:
| Item | Occupation | ANZSCO code |
| 1 | chief executive or managing director | 111111 |
| 2 | corporate general manager | 111211 |
| 3 | construction project manager | 133111 |
| 4 | engineering manager | 133211 |
| 5 | child care centre manager | 134111 |
| 6 | nursing clinical director | 134212 |
| 7 | primary health organisation manager | 134213 |
| 8 | welfare centre manager | 134214 |
| 9 | faculty head | 134411 |
| 10 | chief information officer | 135111 |
| 11 | arts administrator or manager | 139911 |
| 12 | environmental manager | 139912 |
| 13 | dancer or choreographer | 211112 |
| 14 | music director | 211212 |
| 15 | musician (instrumental) | 211213 |
| 16 | artistic director | 212111 |
| 17 | accountant (general) | 221111 |
| 18 | management accountant | 221112 |
| 19 | taxation accountant | 221113 |
| 20 | external auditor | 221213 |
| 21 | internal auditor | 221214 |
| 22 | actuary | 224111 |
| 23 | statistician | 224113 |
| 24 | economist | 224311 |
| 25 | land economist | 224511 |
| 26 | valuer | 224512 |
| 27 | management consultant | 224711 |
| 28 | architect | 232111 |
| 29 | landscape architect | 232112 |
| 30 | surveyor | 232212 |
| 31 | cartographer | 232213 |
| 32 | other spatial scientist | 232214 |
| 33 | chemical engineer | 233111 |
| 34 | materials engineer | 233112 |
| 35 | civil engineer | 233211 |
| 36 | geotechnical engineer | 233212 |
| 37 | quantity surveyor | 233213 |
| 38 | structural engineer | 233214 |
| 39 | transport engineer | 233215 |
| 40 | electrical engineer | 233311 |
| 41 | electronics engineer | 233411 |
| 42 | industrial engineer | 233511 |
| 43 | mechanical engineer | 233512 |
| 44 | production or plant engineer | 233513 |
| 45 | mining engineer (excluding petroleum) | 233611 |
| 46 | petroleum engineer | 233612 |
| 47 | aeronautical engineer | 233911 |
| 48 | agricultural engineer | 233912 |
| 49 | biomedical engineer | 233913 |
| 50 | engineering technologist | 233914 |
| 51 | environmental engineer | 233915 |
| 52 | naval architect | 233916 |
| 53 | engineering professionals (nec) | 233999 |
| 54 | agricultural consultant | 234111 |
| 55 | agricultural scientist | 234112 |
| 56 | forester | 234113 |
| 57 | chemist | 234211 |
| 58 | food technologist | 234212 |
| 59 | environmental consultant | 234312 |
| 60 | environmental research scientist | 234313 |
| 61 | environmental scientists (nec) | 234399 |
| 62 | geophysicist | 234412 |
| 63 | hydrogeologist | 234413 |
| 64 | life scientist (general) | 234511 |
| 65 | biochemist | 234513 |
| 66 | biotechnologist | 234514 |
| 67 | botanist | 234515 |
| 68 | marine biologist | 234516 |
| 69 | microbiologist | 234517 |
| 70 | zoologist | 234518 |
| 71 | life scientists (nec) | 234599 |
| 72 | medical laboratory scientist | 234611 |
| 73 | veterinarian | 234711 |
| 74 | conservator | 234911 |
| 75 | metallurgist | 234912 |
| 76 | meteorologist | 234913 |
| 77 | physicist | 234914 |
| 78 | natural and physical science professionals (nec) | 234999 |
| 79 | early childhood (pre‑primary school) teacher | 241111 |
| 80 | secondary school teacher | 241411 |
| 81 | special needs teacher | 241511 |
| 82 | teacher of the hearing impaired | 241512 |
| 83 | teacher of the sight impaired | 241513 |
| 84 | special education teachers (nec) | 241599 |
| 85 | university lecturer | 242111 |
| 86 | medical diagnostic radiographer | 251211 |
| 87 | medical radiation therapist | 251212 |
| 88 | nuclear medicine technologist | 251213 |
| 89 | sonographer | 251214 |
| 90 | optometrist | 251411 |
| 91 | orthotist or prosthetist | 251912 |
| 92 | chiropractor | 252111 |
| 93 | osteopath | 252112 |
| 94 | occupational therapist | 252411 |
| 95 | physiotherapist | 252511 |
| 96 | podiatrist | 252611 |
| 97 | audiologist | 252711 |
| 98 | speech pathologist | 252712 |
| 99 | general practitioner | 253111 |
| 100 | specialist physician (general medicine) | 253311 |
| 101 | cardiologist | 253312 |
| 102 | clinical haematologist | 253313 |
| 103 | medical oncologist | 253314 |
| 104 | endocrinologist | 253315 |
| 105 | gastroenterologist | 253316 |
| 106 | intensive care specialist | 253317 |
| 107 | neurologist | 253318 |
| 108 | paediatrician | 253321 |
| 109 | renal medicine specialist | 253322 |
| 110 | rheumatologist | 253323 |
| 111 | thoracic medicine specialist | 253324 |
| 112 | specialist physicians (nec) | 253399 |
| 113 | psychiatrist | 253411 |
| 114 | surgeon (general) | 253511 |
| 115 | cardiothoracic surgeon | 253512 |
| 116 | neurosurgeon | 253513 |
| 117 | orthopaedic surgeon | 253514 |
| 118 | otorhinolaryngologist | 253515 |
| 119 | paediatric surgeon | 253516 |
| 120 | plastic and reconstructive surgeon | 253517 |
| 121 | urologist | 253518 |
| 122 | vascular surgeon | 253521 |
| 123 | dermatologist | 253911 |
| 124 | emergency medicine specialist | 253912 |
| 125 | obstetrician and gynaecologist | 253913 |
| 126 | ophthalmologist | 253914 |
| 127 | pathologist | 253915 |
| 128 | diagnostic and interventional radiologist | 253917 |
| 129 | radiation oncologist | 253918 |
| 130 | medical practitioners (nec) | 253999 |
| 131 | midwife | 254111 |
| 132 | nurse practitioner | 254411 |
| 133 | registered nurse (aged care) | 254412 |
| 134 | registered nurse (child and family health) | 254413 |
| 135 | registered nurse (community health) | 254414 |
| 136 | registered nurse (critical care and emergency) | 254415 |
| 137 | registered nurse (developmental disability) | 254416 |
| 138 | registered nurse (disability and rehabilitation) | 254417 |
| 139 | registered nurse (medical) | 254418 |
| 140 | registered nurse (medical practice) | 254421 |
| 141 | registered nurse (mental health) | 254422 |
| 142 | registered nurse (perioperative) | 254423 |
| 143 | registered nurse (surgical) | 254424 |
| 144 | registered nurse (paediatrics) | 254425 |
| 145 | registered nurses (nec) | 254499 |
| 146 | ICT business analyst | 261111 |
| 147 | systems analyst | 261112 |
| 148 | multimedia specialist | 261211 |
| 149 | analyst programmer | 261311 |
| 150 | developer programmer | 261312 |
| 151 | software engineer | 261313 |
| 152 | software and applications programmers (nec) | 261399 |
| 153 | ICT security specialist | 262112 |
| 154 | computer network and systems engineer | 263111 |
| 155 | telecommunications engineer | 263311 |
| 156 | telecommunications network engineer | 263312 |
| 157 | barrister | 271111 |
| 158 | solicitor | 271311 |
| 159 | clinical psychologist | 272311 |
| 160 | educational psychologist | 272312 |
| 161 | organisational psychologist | 272313 |
| 162 | psychologists (nec) | 272399 |
| 163 | social worker | 272511 |
| 164 | civil engineering draftsperson | 312211 |
| 165 | civil engineering technician | 312212 |
| 166 | electrical engineering draftsperson | 312311 |
| 167 | electrical engineering technician | 312312 |
| 168 | radio communications technician | 313211 |
| 169 | telecommunications field engineer | 313212 |
| 170 | telecommunications network planner | 313213 |
| 171 | telecommunications technical officer or technologist | 313214 |
| 172 | automotive electrician | 321111 |
| 173 | motor mechanic (general) | 321211 |
| 174 | diesel motor mechanic | 321212 |
| 175 | motorcycle mechanic | 321213 |
| 176 | small engine mechanic | 321214 |
| 177 | sheetmetal trades worker | 322211 |
| 178 | metal fabricator | 322311 |
| 179 | pressure welder | 322312 |
| 180 | welder (first class) | 322313 |
| 181 | fitter (general) | 323211 |
| 182 | fitter and turner | 323212 |
| 183 | fitter‑welder | 323213 |
| 184 | metal machinist (first class) | 323214 |
| 185 | locksmith | 323313 |
| 186 | panelbeater | 324111 |
| 187 | bricklayer | 331111 |
| 188 | stonemason | 331112 |
| 189 | carpenter and joiner | 331211 |
| 190 | carpenter | 331212 |
| 191 | joiner | 331213 |
| 192 | painting trades worker | 332211 |
| 193 | glazier | 333111 |
| 194 | fibrous plasterer | 333211 |
| 195 | solid plasterer | 333212 |
| 196 | wall and floor tiler | 333411 |
| 197 | plumber (general) | 334111 |
| 198 | airconditioning and mechanical services plumber | 334112 |
| 199 | drainer | 334113 |
| 200 | gasfitter | 334114 |
| 201 | roof plumber | 334115 |
| 202 | electrician (general) | 341111 |
| 203 | electrician (special class) | 341112 |
| 204 | lift mechanic | 341113 |
| 205 | airconditioning and refrigeration mechanic | 342111 |
| 206 | technical cable jointer | 342212 |
| 207 | electronic equipment trades worker | 342313 |
| 208 | electronic instrument trades worker (general) | 342314 |
| 209 | electronic instrument trades worker (special class) | 342315 |
| 210 | chef | 351311 |
| 211 | horse trainer | 361112 |
| 212 | cabinetmaker | 394111 |
| 213 | boat builder and repairer | 399111 |
| 214 | shipwright | 399112 |
| 215 | tennis coach | 452316 |
| 216 | footballer | 452411 |
What should you do next?
If you are a skilled worker that has work experience and qualifications in any of the above occupations on the MLTSSL, it’s important to contact our team of accredited specialists and migration agents to apply for the correct visa.
Our team have experience assisting skilled workers who are on the Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List (MLTSSL).
Contact us today.
