Electronic Engineering Draftsperson (ANZSCO 312411)
On the Regional 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 Electronic Engineering Draftsperson on?
ROL — Regional Occupation List. Occupations on the ROL are limited to the regional provisional visas — mainly the Skilled Work Regional 491 and Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional 494.
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 Employer Sponsored Regional visa (subclass 494) — Provisional, regional employer sponsored · all occupations for the 494
Skills assessment
A positive skills assessment for Electronic Engineering Draftsperson comes from:
- The Institution of Engineers Australia (Engineers Australia) (official site) · our guide to the Engineers Australia process
What the assessment actually involves
Engineers Australia assesses this at the Engineering Associate tier, the same process as its electrical and mechanical drafting siblings — accredited pathway or Competency Demonstration Report, depending on the qualification, pitched at the associate rather than professional competency standard. ANZSCO describes the function as preparing detailed drawings and plans of electronic engineering work, in support of Electronics Engineers and Engineering Technologists.
Where these applications come unstuck
As with its siblings, the nearby code 312412 Electronic Engineering Technician is assessed by Trades Recognition Australia, a different body, not Engineers Australia — ANZSCO separates them by task, drafting versus testing and circuit assembly. The bigger trap here is assuming this code's visa reach matches its two Draftsperson siblings just because they share an authority and near-identical task language. It does not.
An honest read on this pathway
This code carries only the Regional Occupation List, reaching a single visa: 494. That is the narrowest reach of any code in this family, despite going through the identical Engineers Australia assessment process as 312311 and 312511. A permanent-residence or employer-sponsorship plan built around this code specifically should not assume parity with its siblings — check the current visa list before relying on it for anything beyond 494. An applicant whose real strength is electrical rather than electronic drafting work may find 312311 the more useful nomination if the qualification genuinely supports it, rather than defaulting to whichever title matches their resume most closely.
Preparing a CDR for Engineers Australia? The CDR Organiser structures your three career episodes and summary statement against the assessment criteria — your own writing, organised properly. Engineers Australia runs plagiarism detection, so a ghost-written CDR is a real risk to your application.
Talk it through with a registered agent
Whether nominating Electronic Engineering Draftsperson 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.
Compare registered agents — free
Related occupations
All skilled occupations · Points calculator · Skilled visa agents