Telecommunications Field Engineer (ANZSCO 313212)

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 Telecommunications Field Engineer 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).

Skills assessment

A positive skills assessment for Telecommunications Field Engineer comes from:

What the assessment actually involves

Engineers Australia assesses Telecommunications Field Engineer at the Engineering Associate tier (skill level 2), in ANZSCO unit group 3132, Telecommunications Technical Specialists. ANZSCO describes the function as planning, designing, commissioning and monitoring complex telecommunications networks and associated equipment. The assessment pathway — accredited or Competency Demonstration Report — follows the same qualification-length logic as every other code in this family.

Where these applications come unstuck

This code sits in the same ANZSCO unit group as 313211 Radiocommunications Technician, which is assessed by a different authority entirely, Trades Recognition Australia. ANZSCO's task language separates them clearly — this code plans, designs and resolves complex problems, while the Technician code installs, maintains and repairs — but the shared subject matter (radio, telemetry, satellite, microwave systems) makes this arguably the easiest mis-nomination in the whole family.

An honest read on this pathway

On the MLTSSL and the CSOL, with the full eight-visa reach. A genuinely open pathway for applicants whose work is planning and design rather than hands-on installation or repair — the distinction that decides whether they belong with Engineers Australia at all. Telecommunications carriers and infrastructure providers are the most plausible sponsors; this family's occupations are not a natural fit for the regional labour-agreement lanes that cover dairy, horticulture and hospitality, so a standard direct-sponsorship route is the more realistic path to 482 or 186.

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