Flower Grower (ANZSCO 121611)

On the Short-term Skilled Occupation List and Core Skills Occupation List · ANZSCO codes 121611, 121212

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 Flower Grower on?

STSOL — Short-term Skilled Occupation List. Occupations on the STSOL can access state-nominated and regional skilled visas (190/491), but not the Skilled Independent 189.

CSOL — Core Skills Occupation List. The employer-sponsorship list — occupations on the CSOL can be nominated for the Skills in Demand visa (subclass 482) and the Employer Nomination Scheme 186.

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 Flower Grower comes from:

What the assessment actually involves

VETASSESS assesses Flower Grower as a Group B occupation, requiring a qualification comparable to an Australian Bachelor degree or higher. The occupation carries two ANZSCO code numbers on one page — 121212 under the 2013 classification and 121611 under the 2022 classification — and its own page states it may be assessed under either edition. Alternative title Floriculturalist and specialisation Market Gardener (Flowers) are both recognised, and the task list explicitly includes selecting, training and supervising staff and contractors.

Where these applications come unstuck

The two code numbers are the trap specific to this occupation, not a data error. A 482 nomination is built against the 2022 classification and its code, 121611; a state-nomination expression of interest may instead show 121212 under the 2013 classification. Assembling paperwork across both without knowing they name the same occupation can look like a mismatch or a mistake when it is neither — both numbers lead to the same VETASSESS assessment.

An honest read on this pathway

Flower Grower is one of only two codes in this family carrying the Core Skills Occupation List, so the full visa menu — including the Skills in Demand and Employer Nomination Scheme visas — is genuinely reachable. It also sits at the intersection of both doors this family has: the Horticulture Industry Labour Agreement's "Horticulture Grower" and "Protected Cropping Grower" roles both name flowers too, offering a separate, lower-bar employer-sponsored lane alongside the open skilled-list route.

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

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