Motorcycle Mechanic (ANZSCO 321213)
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 Motorcycle Mechanic 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
Motorcycle Mechanic isn't in any of the ANZSCO groups that Directions 121 and 122 list for the priority sectors. Some of the first group is defined by the job rather than the code: a nominated position directly involved in agriculture, aquaculture or fishing, one that directly supports mining, oil and gas or coal production, or one related to defence. Otherwise the application is processed after the priority sectors. For the permanent and provisional skilled visas, applicants who were in Australia when they applied come next, then those who applied from outside Australia. For the 482, Specialist Skills stream applications come before both.
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 Motorcycle Mechanic comes from:
- Trades Recognition Australia (TRA) (official site) · our guide to the TRA process
What the assessment actually involves
Motorcycle Mechanic sits in the same ANZSCO unit group, 3212 Motor Mechanics, as Motor Mechanic (General), Diesel Motor Mechanic and Small Engine Mechanic, and carries the identical full MLTSSL/CSOL, eight-visa spread. Its scope is specific to motorcycles rather than general motor vehicles, a narrower duty set than Motor Mechanic (General)'s within the same unit group and visa-list position. TRA's own criteria for distinguishing motorcycle-specific evidence from general motor-mechanic evidence could not be verified in this research — the authority's website did not resolve.
Where these applications come unstuck
The trap for this code is the reverse of most confusable-code traps in this family: because Motorcycle Mechanic shares its full visa reach with Motor Mechanic (General), there is no visa-strategy incentive to misclassify — the risk instead is generic motor-vehicle evidence being submitted for a code that specifically requires motorcycle work, or motorcycle-specific evidence being under-claimed into the general code out of uncertainty about which is correct. Neither error changes the visa outcome, but either can affect whether TRA's own evidence bar, unverifiable here, is actually met.
An honest read on this pathway
Motorcycle Mechanic reaches the same full eight-visa spread as the rest of unit group 3212. This research did not find any state-level licensing or registration requirement specific to motorcycle mechanic work, nor did it find a dedicated Trades or Construction industry labour agreement covering motor trades generally — sponsorship for this occupation runs through standard 482, 186 or 494 employer sponsorship, or a regional DAMA, the same channels documented for the rest of this family.
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 Motorcycle Mechanic 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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