Music Professionals nec (ANZSCO 211299)
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 Music Professionals 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.
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 Music Professionals nec comes from:
- Vocational Education and Training Assessment Services (VETASSESS) (official site) · our guide to the VETASSESS process
What the assessment actually involves
Music Professionals nec is a Group B occupation and, as an nec code, carries VETASSESS's standard requirement across every residual code in this family: a cover letter justifying why none of the named music titles apply. Its own suitable-occupations list names Music Copyist, Musicologist, and Music Researcher — genuinely distinct roles from performing, composing, directing or singing, none of which have their own dedicated ANZSCO code in this family.
Where these applications come unstuck
This is not a fallback code for 'close enough' music work — VETASSESS's cover-letter requirement exists specifically to stop it being used that way, and the named suitable titles (copying, musicology, research) describe work that is structurally different from performance, composition or direction, not a lesser version of any of them. An applicant whose actual work is instrumental performance, singing or composing should nominate under the specific code that names it, not default here.
An honest read on this pathway
Music Professionals nec sits on the Short-term Skilled Occupation List, reaching four visas — 190, 407, 491, 494. That out-reaches both Singer and Composer, two specifically named, recognisable job titles in the same unit group that each reach only the single subclass 494 visa. The residual catch-all code, in this particular corner of the family, carries a better list than two of the named titles sitting beside it.
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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