Know the most in-demand occupations in Australia for 2019

Australia has announced the occupation ceiling for the 2019-20 immigration program year. Occupational ceilings make sure that a small number of occupations do not dominate the Skilled Migration Program. 

Every year, thousands of immigrants apply for Australia’s GSM Program based on the occupations on the SOL. The Dept. of Home Affairs regularly updates the SOL. Currently, there are more than 200 occupations on the SOL. 

However, every occupation group on the SOL can only have a limited number of invitations issued. This limit is called the occupational ceiling. Once an occupation reaches the occupational ceiling, no more invites for the same are issued for that program year. 

Occupation ceiling, however, should never be mistaken for the number of visa places on offer. Migration experts say that occupational ceiling gives you an insight as to which occupations are in-demand in Australia. Some occupations tend to have a higher occupational ceiling as compared to others. 

For the year 2019-20, the occupational ceiling for Nurses is more than 17,000. The occupational ceiling is nearly 8,000 for occupations such as Secondary School Teachers, Electricians, Software Programmers and Carpenters. 

In contrast, occupations like Economists, Music professionals and Cartographers have a low occupational ceiling of 1000. 

The occupational ceiling shows which occupations are high in demand and need more migrants in the country, as per SBS News. 

Occupational ceilings do not apply to the below categories: 

• State and Territory Nominated Programs 

• Employer-Sponsored Programs 
• Business Innovation and Investment Programs 

Here are the occupational ceilings for the year 2019-20: 

Occupation	Name	Occupation Ceiling for  2019-20
1213	Livestock Farmers	5,934
1331	Construction Managers	4,983
1332	Engineering Managers	1,000
1341	Child Care Centre Managers	1,000
1342	Health & Welfare Svc Managers	1,785
1399	Other Specialist Managers	3,044
2111	Actors, Dancers and Other Entertainers	1,000
2112	Music Professionals	1,000
2121	Artistic Directors, and Media Producers and Presenters	1,098
2211	Accountants*	2,746
2212	Auditors, CS & Corporate Treasurers*	1,552
2241	Mathematicians ,Actuaries & Statisticians	1,000
2243	Economists	1,000
2245	Land Economists and Valuers	1,000
2247	Management consultant	5,269
2321	Architects and Landscape Architects	2,171
2322	Cartographers and Surveyors	1,000
2331	Chemical and Materials Engineers	1,000
2332	Civil Engineering Professionals	3,772
2333	Electrical Engineers	1,000
2334	Electronics Engineers*	1,000
2335	Industrial, Mechanical and Production Engineers*	1,600
2336	Mining Engineers	1,000
2339	Other Engineering Professionals*	1,000
2341	Agricultural and Forestry Scientists	1,000
2342	Chemists, and Food and Wine Scientists	1,000
2343	Environmental Scientists	1,472
2344	Geologists, Geophysicists and Hydrogeologists	1,000
2345	Life Scientists	1,000
2346	Medical Laboratory Scientists	1,505
2347	Veterinarians	1,000
2349	Other Natural and Physical Science Professionals	1,000
2411	Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teachers	2,294
2414	Secondary School Teachers	8,052
2415	Special Education Teachers	1,111
2421	University Lecturers and Tutors	3,407
2512	Medical Imaging Professionals	1,203
2514	Optometrists and Orthoptists	1,000
2519	Other Health Diagnostic and Promotion Professionals	1,000
2521	Chiropractors and Osteopaths	1,000
2524	Occupational Therapists	1,082
2525	Physiotherapists	1,784
2526	Podiatrists	1,000
2527	Speech Professionals and Audiologists	1,000
2531	General Practitioners and Resident Medical officers	3,550
2533	Internal Medicine Specialists	1,000
2534	Psychiatrists	1,000
2535	Surgeons	1,000
2539	Other Medical Practitioners	1,250
2541	Midwives	1,218
2544	Registered Nurses	17,509
2611	ICT Business and Systems Analysts*	2,587
2612	Multimedia Specialists and Web Developers	1,000
2613	Software and Applications Programmers*	8,748
2621	Database and Systems Administrators and ICT Security Specialists	2,887
2631	Computer Network Professionals*	2,553
2633	Telecommunications Engineering Professionals	1,000
2711	Barristers	1,000
2713	Solicitors	4,650
2723	Psychologists	1,832
2725	Social Workers	2,128
3122	Civil Engineering Draftspersons and Technicians	1,000
3123	Electrical Engineering Draftspersons & Technicians	1,000
3132	Telecomm. Technical Specialists	1,000
3211	Automotive Electricians	1,000
3212	Motor Mechanics	6,399
3222	Sheetmetal Trades Workers	1,000
3223	Structural Steel and Welding Trades Workers	3,983
3232	Metal Fitters and Machinists	7,007
3233	Precision Metal Trades Workers	1,000
3241	Panelbeaters	1,000
3311	Bricklayers and Stonemasons	1,610
3312	Carpenters and Joiners	8,536
3322	Painting Trades Workers	3,330
3331	Glaziers	1,000
3332	Plasterers	2,100
3334	Wall and Floor Tilers	1,682
3341	Plumbers	5,060
3411	Electricians	8,624
3421	Airconditioning and Refrigeration Mechanics	1,851
3422	Electrical Distribution Trades Workers	1,000
3423	Electronics Trades Workers	1,313
3513	Chefs	2,738
3611	Animal Attendants and Trainers	1,051
3941	Cabinetmakers	2,112
3991	Boat Builders and Shipwrights	1,000
4523	Sports Coaches, Instructors and Officials	4,071
4524	Sportspersons	1,000

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