Accommodation and Hospitality Managers nec (ANZSCO 141999)
On the Short-term Skilled Occupation List and Core Skills 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 Accommodation and Hospitality Managers nec 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).
- 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
- Skills in Demand visa (subclass 482) — Temporary, employer sponsored · all occupations for the 482
- Employer Nomination Scheme visa (subclass 186) — Permanent, employer sponsored · all occupations for the 186
- 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
Processing priority
Accommodation and Hospitality Managers nec isn't in any of the ANZSCO groups that Directions 121 and 122 list for the priority sectors. Some of the first group is defined by the job rather than the code: a nominated position directly involved in agriculture, aquaculture or fishing, one that directly supports mining, oil and gas or coal production, or one related to defence. Otherwise the application is processed after the priority sectors. For the permanent and provisional skilled visas, applicants who were in Australia when they applied come next, then those who applied from outside Australia. For the 482, Specialist Skills stream applications come before both.
Priority changes the order in which lodged applications are looked at, not whether they are granted. Who is invited to apply through SkillSelect is decided separately. See all 202 occupations in the priority sectors.
Skills assessment
A positive skills assessment for Accommodation and Hospitality Managers nec comes from:
- Vocational Education and Training Assessment Services (VETASSESS) (official site) · our guide to the VETASSESS process
What the assessment actually involves
This is the catch-all for accommodation titles that don't have their own dedicated code — VETASSESS's own suitable list names Backpackers Manager, Boarding House Manager, Casino Duty Manager, Guest House Manager, Hostel Manager, Reception Centre Manager and Serviced Apartment Manager specifically. It shares Hotel or Motel Manager's status as one of only two codes in the family reaching the full six-visa spread, and it was one of two codes named in VETASSESS's 2024 criteria update alongside body-corporate awareness for serviced-apartment scenarios, following consultation with the Australian Hotels Association.
Where these applications come unstuck
This nec code is genuinely useful when a title has no dedicated code, but VETASSESS's own page states a specific limit: employment highly relevant to another ANZSCO occupation cannot be assessed against an nec classification. Its own excluded list also proves Bed and Breakfast Operator and Retirement Village Manager are NOT nec cases despite sounding like exactly the small-accommodation-business shape the residual category is for — both have their own dedicated codes, and folding them into this one instead is a mismatch, not a shortcut.
An honest read on this pathway
Alongside Hotel or Motel Manager, this is the widest-reaching code in the family — Employer Nomination, state nomination, the graduate 407, Skills in Demand, Skilled Work Regional and Skills in Demand Regional are all open. For a backpackers, boarding house, guest house, hostel or reception centre manager, this is real employer-sponsored access on the same footing as a hotel — provided the duties genuinely match one of the seven named titles rather than a better-fitting dedicated code elsewhere in the family.
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 Accommodation and Hospitality Managers nec 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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