Film and Video Editor (ANZSCO 212314)
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 Film and Video Editor 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 Film and Video Editor comes from:
- Vocational Education and Training Assessment Services (VETASSESS) (official site) · our guide to the VETASSESS process
What the assessment actually involves
Film and Video Editor is a Group B occupation, assessed against an AQF Bachelor degree or higher in a highly relevant field plus the standard employment test. Its own page states editors 'may also work on a freelance basis', and excludes the same directing-cluster siblings as Director's own page: Art Director, Director, Director of Photography, Program Director, Stage Manager, Technical Director, and Video Producer.
Where these applications come unstuck
The page names freelance work as normal but is only advised, not required, to supply a showreel — an editor who skips that advisory step is not automatically failed, but is relying entirely on references and payment evidence to demonstrate highly-relevant duties a reviewer cannot otherwise see. Freelance film and video editors whose credits sit across many short-term productions face the standard evidence problem sharper than most: a production company that has since wound up cannot supply a current, contactable referee.
An honest read on this pathway
Film and Video Editor sits on the Short-term Skilled Occupation List, reaching four visas — 190, 407, 491, 494 — with no 482 or 186 available under this code. That places it in the same weaker tier as Director itself, well below the four sibling titles in the same cluster — Program Director, Stage Manager, Technical Director, Video Producer — that each reach six visas including employer sponsorship.
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.
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Related occupations
- Art Director (Film, Television or Stage) (212311)
- Director (Film, Television, Radio or Stage) (212312)
- Director of Photography (212313)
- Film, Television, Radio and Stage Directors nec (212399)
- Program Director (Television or Radio) (212315)
- Stage Manager (212316)
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