Production Manager (Mining) (ANZSCO 133513)
On the Short-term Skilled 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 Production Manager (Mining) 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.
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).
- Skilled Nominated visa (subclass 190) — Permanent, state or territory nominated · all occupations for the 190
- Skilled Work Regional visa (subclass 491) — Provisional, regional, points-tested · all occupations for the 491
- Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional visa (subclass 494) — Provisional, regional employer sponsored · all occupations for the 494
- Training visa (subclass 407) — Temporary, workplace training · all occupations for the 407
Skills assessment
A positive skills assessment for Production Manager (Mining) comes from:
- Vocational Education and Training Assessment Services (VETASSESS) (official site) · our guide to the VETASSESS process
What the assessment actually involves
Production Manager (Mining) is a VETASSESS Group B occupation on STSOL only, reaching four visa subclasses — state nomination and both regional streams, with no CSOL and therefore no direct Employer Nomination or Skills in Demand main-stream sponsorship, unlike its Forestry and Manufacturing siblings which both carry the full six-subclass reach. VETASSESS names Mine Manager and Mine Superintendent as suitable alternative titles for this code.
Where these applications come unstuck
An applicant assuming Production Manager (Mining) sits on equal footing with the other two Production Manager codes because the job description sounds interchangeable will find the visa reach is materially narrower — no CSOL means no standard employer-sponsored 482 or 186 route through this code at all, regardless of who the employer is or how mining-heavy the region. Migratio's own labour-agreement data suggests mining regions such as the Pilbara, Goldfields and East Kimberley plausibly carry a DAMA concession, but the register used for this research is company-level, not occupation-level, so that route could not be confirmed for this specific code.
An honest read on this pathway
Narrower than the family's other two Production Manager codes by design, not by data error — no CSOL, four subclasses, no direct sponsorship route through this code alone. A mine manager weighing this pathway should check whether a regional DAMA covering their specific site names this occupation, since the standard route this code offers on its own is materially thinner than its manufacturing and forestry siblings.
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 Production Manager (Mining) 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.
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