Precision Instrument Maker and Repairer (ANZSCO 323314)

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 Precision Instrument Maker and Repairer 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).

Processing priority

Precision Instrument Maker and Repairer 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 Precision Instrument Maker and Repairer comes from:

What the assessment actually involves

This code follows the same TRA structure as the rest of the family — six programs sorted by occupation, passport, study location and visa type, with no occupation-specific qualification page published anywhere reachable. ANZSCO describes the work as assembling, calibrating, installing and overhauling mechanical precision instruments and equipment. Offshore applicants typically sit in the documentary Migration Skills Assessment, where TRA's rule is unambiguous: a formal qualification is required, work experience cannot substitute for one, and neither can an occupational licence.

Where these applications come unstuck

No real forum post, Q&A or applicant account specific to this occupation's TRA assessment or visa path turned up in the sources reachable for this research, so anyone relying on a community thread for reassurance on this specific code will not find one easily. The generic MSA risks still apply in full: employment references and pay evidence that don't corroborate each other, or assuming this niche trade gets treated more leniently than the higher-volume trades TRA assesses more often, when nothing in TRA's published material suggests that.

An honest read on this pathway

Precision Instrument Maker and Repairer sits on the STSOL and CSOL, reaching six visas — 186, 190, 407, 482, 491 and 494 — a real, standard-sponsorship pathway rather than a list-only one. ANZSCO's registration note for this occupation uses the softer “may be required” wording that most Skill Level 3 trades carry, and this dossier found no specific state licensing regime attached to it, though that is an honest information gap rather than confirmation that none exists.

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 Precision Instrument Maker and Repairer 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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