Audiologist (ANZSCO 252711)
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 Audiologist 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).
- Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189) — Permanent, points-tested, no sponsor needed · all occupations for the 189
- 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
- Skills in Demand visa (subclass 482) — Temporary, employer sponsored · all occupations for the 482
- Employer Nomination Scheme visa (subclass 186) — Permanent, employer sponsored · all occupations for the 186
- Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional visa (subclass 494) — Provisional, regional employer sponsored · all occupations for the 494
- Temporary Graduate visa (subclass 485) — Temporary, recent Australian graduates · all occupations for the 485
- Training visa (subclass 407) — Temporary, workplace training · all occupations for the 407
Processing priority
Audiologist is a healthcare occupation under Directions 121 and 122 (ANZSCO Sub-Major Group 25, Health 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 Audiologist comes from:
- Vocational Education and Training Assessment Services (VETASSESS) (official site) · our guide to the VETASSESS process
What the assessment actually involves
Audiologist is assessed by VETASSESS as a Group A occupation, meaning it requires a qualification comparable to an Australian Bachelor degree or higher in a field highly relevant to audiology, plus at least one year of post-qualification employment at an appropriate skill level within the last five years, working 20 hours or more a week. Unlike most of this family there is no dedicated health council running the assessment; it sits inside VETASSESS's general skilled-migration framework. And unlike the AHPRA-registered occupations nearby, Audiology carries no statutory registration in Australia at all.
Where these applications come unstuck
VETASSESS draws a sharp, explicit line against Audiometrist, a lower-tier occupation under a different ANZSCO code that VETASSESS states directly is not considered suitable for the occupation of Audiologist. Nominating the wrong one of these two similarly named roles sends the case down a mismatched evidence path from the start. Practice in Australia instead rests on the voluntary Audiology Australia credentialling process rather than a government licence — a different kind of gate to plan for than the statutory boards elsewhere in this family.
An honest read on this pathway
A standard VETASSESS Group A pathway, procedurally simpler than the exam-based assessments elsewhere in this family. But the lack of statutory registration means the real, day-to-day practice gate sits with a professional association rather than a government body, which is easy to underestimate — there is no AHPRA public register to check a colleague or employer against, and no board complaints process behind the credential the way there is for the four registered professions in this same family. Confirm what a specific employer actually requires before assuming the credential alone opens a role.
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 Audiologist 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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