Turf Grower (ANZSCO 121218)

On the Regional Occupation List

From the official Home Affairs skilled occupation lists, as at 2026-08-12. Lists change at each government update — always confirm on the official page before acting.

Which lists is Turf Grower on?

ROL — Regional Occupation List. Occupations on the ROL are limited to the regional provisional visas — mainly the Skilled Work Regional 491 and Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional 494.

Visas this occupation can access

Being on a list makes the occupation nominatable for these visas — each visa still has its own requirements (points, age, English, a positive skills assessment, and for sponsored visas a willing employer or state).

Skills assessment

A positive skills assessment for Turf Grower comes from:

What the assessment actually involves

VETASSESS assesses Turf Grower as a Group B occupation, requiring a qualification comparable to an Australian Bachelor degree or higher through one of four pathways, the same structure shared across this family. Its own page describes the role directly: planning, organising, controlling, coordinating and performing farming operations to grow turf. Evidence follows the standard professional-occupation checklist — a Statement of Service on employer letterhead, payslips, and taxation records naming the employer and applicant.

Where these applications come unstuck

Turf Grower shares its broader task sentence with five sibling codes in this family, naming grain, cotton, sugar cane, fruit and nuts and vegetables in the identical wording used across those pages — the crop grown, not the duties, is what separates the codes. But the consequential trap here is the visa list itself: Turf Grower's reach is narrower than every other code in the family, and assuming it matches its ROL-only siblings' visa menu is a mistake.

An honest read on this pathway

Turf Grower carries only the 494 regional visa — no training visa, no 491, and no Core Skills Occupation List, so the Skills in Demand and Employer Nomination Scheme visas are unavailable. That makes it the narrowest visa menu of any code in this family; no source found in researching this occupation explains why it is narrower than its ROL-only siblings. The Horticulture Industry Labour Agreement's "Horticulture Grower" and "Protected Cropping Grower" roles both name turf, at a lower Certificate III or IV bar.

VETASSESS assesses qualifications and employment separately. Both need documentation that agrees with itself. The Employment History Builder and Document Vault organise each trail before you lodge.

Talk it through with a registered agent

Whether nominating Turf Grower is your best route depends on your points, experience evidence and timing — exactly what a MARA-registered agent works through in an initial consultation. Describe your situation once through Migratio and compare real consultation quotes from registered agents, free.

Compare registered agents — free

Related occupations

All skilled occupations · Points calculator · Skilled visa agents