Quantity Surveyor (ANZSCO 233213)

On the Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills 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 Quantity Surveyor on?

MLTSSL — Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List. The widest list — occupations on the MLTSSL can access the points-tested permanent skilled visas including the Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189), which needs no state nomination or employer.

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

Quantity Surveyor is a construction occupation under Directions 121 and 122 (ANZSCO Unit Group 2332, Civil Engineering Professionals). Since 19 September 2026, skilled visa applications by a primary applicant in this occupation are in the first group processed: for the 482 under Direction 121, and for the permanent and provisional skilled visas, including the 186, 189, 190, 491 and 494, under Direction 122.

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 Quantity Surveyor comes from:

What the assessment actually involves

AIQS assesses through one of five pathways depending on where and how the qualification was obtained. Only an AIQS-accredited Australian bachelor's or postgraduate degree qualifies for Pathway 1; most applicants trained overseas (including common source countries like India, Pakistan and the Philippines) apply under Pathway 3. AIQS assesses the qualification first — a strong work history cannot offset a qualification that doesn't satisfy the relevant pathway's criteria, and demonstrated competency must cover at least two of three core competencies plus one specialist competency.

Where these applications come unstuck

The qualification-first structure catches applicants who assume extensive experience can substitute for an underqualifying degree — AIQS's own guidance is explicit that it cannot. Choosing the wrong pathway for the qualification's country and institution of origin is the other common error, since pathway eligibility is determined by AIQS's own accreditation and recognition tables rather than the applicant's judgement of equivalence.

An honest read on this pathway

Quantity Surveyor is on the MLTSSL and CSOL with the full visa spread, so the occupation itself is in strong demand — the constraint is almost entirely on the qualification side, which makes getting the pathway right upfront more important than for most other assessing bodies on this list.

Whichever authority assesses you, the paperwork is the part applicants underestimate. The Document Vault keeps a single register of every document, what it was needed for, and what is still missing.

We've also written a full pathway guide for this occupation: read the Quantity Surveyor pathway guide.

Talk it through with a registered agent

Whether nominating Quantity Surveyor 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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