Marketing Specialist (ANZSCO 225113)

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 Marketing Specialist 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).

Processing priority

Marketing Specialist 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 Marketing Specialist comes from:

What the assessment actually involves

VETASSESS places Marketing Specialist in skill Group B. Pathway 1 needs a bachelor's degree or higher in a highly relevant field (marketing, communications, business) plus at least one year of highly relevant post-qualification employment within the last five years; Pathway 2 allows a less relevant bachelor's degree if backed by at least three years of highly relevant employment in that window. Because it's a managerial-adjacent occupation on VETASSESS's list, an organisational chart is a required document, not optional supporting evidence.

Where these applications come unstuck

Missing or informal organisational charts are a frequent hold-up — VETASSESS wants the chart on company letterhead showing the applicant's position alongside supervisors and subordinates, and a statutory declaration is only a fallback when an employer genuinely won't provide one. Employment evidence that describes broad commercial or sales duties rather than marketing-specific functions (brand strategy, campaign planning, market research) also weakens a highly-relevant-employment claim.

An honest read on this pathway

Marketing Specialist carries a wide visa spread across STSOL/CSOL including 190, 482, 491 and 494, so it is a genuinely workable pathway for someone whose degree and job history line up cleanly with the ANZSCO definition — the Group B relevance test is the main gate.

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 Marketing Specialist 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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