Sports Centre Manager (ANZSCO 149113)
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 Sports Centre Manager 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).
- 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
Processing priority
Sports Centre Manager 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 Sports Centre Manager comes from:
- Vocational Education and Training Assessment Services (VETASSESS) (official site) · our guide to the VETASSESS process
What the assessment actually involves
Sports Centre Manager is Group C, AQF Diploma or higher, and its own occupation page is unusually specific about scope — the suitable-occupations list names Aquatic Centre Manager, Golf Course Manager, Indoor Sports Centre Manager, Squash Centre Manager and Stadium Manager, a genuinely broad span of facility types folded into one code, while explicitly excluding Fitness Centre Manager and Sports Instructor.
Where these applications come unstuck
The named exclusion of Fitness Centre Manager is direct and unambiguous on this code's own page — the two sit on identical Regional Occupation List reach, so nothing is gained by picking one over the other for list reasons, and the choice should be made purely on which occupation description the actual duties match. Sports Instructor is also excluded, which matters for an applicant whose role blends coaching or instruction with facility management, since the instruction component is a different occupation entirely for assessment purposes.
An honest read on this pathway
Like Fitness Centre Manager and, very likely, Amusement Centre Manager, this code reaches the graduate 407, Skilled Work Regional and Skills in Demand Regional — regional and graduate access only, no state nomination, no employer sponsorship outside a labour agreement. Managing a stadium, aquatic centre or golf course does not itself open a direct-sponsorship pathway under this code, whatever the scale of the venue.
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 Sports Centre Manager 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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