ICT Support Technicians nec (ANZSCO 313199)

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 ICT Support Technicians nec 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).

Skills assessment

A positive skills assessment for ICT Support Technicians nec comes from:

What the assessment actually involves

TRA assesses ICT Support Technicians nec — the residual code for ICT support work that doesn't fit Hardware Technician or ICT Customer Support Officer, covering roles such as Applications Packager and Computer Systems Technician — under the same program structure as the rest of this family. It shares the Skill Level 2 standard and the ANZSCO vendor-certification allowance with its two 3131 siblings. Because it is a residual, not-elsewhere-classified code, TRA's assessment leans heavily on how precisely the applicant's actual duties are described against the two more specific codes it sits beside.

Where these applications come unstuck

A residual code invites imprecision, and imprecision is exactly what a trade-style skills assessment punishes. Duties that genuinely belong under Hardware Technician's hands-on repair work, or ICT Customer Support Officer's help-desk function, described instead under this nec catch-all risk a mismatch between the nominated occupation and the evidence submitted. As with its two siblings, TRA's practice on accepting vendor certifications in place of a formal qualification is not published, so a case built solely on certifications carries the same unresolved risk documented for the Customer Support code.

An honest read on this pathway

On the Short-term Skilled Occupations List and the Core Skills Occupation List, reaching the same visas as its two 3131 siblings. Genuinely open where the nominated duties are described precisely, but worth checking first whether Hardware Technician or ICT Customer Support Officer more accurately describes the actual role — a more specific code is generally the safer nomination than a nec catch-all when one plainly fits.

Going through Trades Recognition Australia? TRA pathways lean heavily on documented work history and evidence of on-the-job experience. The Employment History Builder reconstructs it with gap detection, so the record you submit holds together.

Talk it through with a registered agent

Whether nominating ICT Support Technicians nec 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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