Vehicle Trimmer (ANZSCO 324212)

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 Vehicle Trimmer 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 Vehicle Trimmer comes from:

What the assessment actually involves

Vehicle Trimmer sits in the same six-program TRA framework as the rest of this family, selected by occupation, passport country, place of study and visa sought, and it isn't on the compulsory OSAP/TSS licensed list. TRA has no per-occupation page for it, so a specific qualification level or documentary evidence list for this code can't be confirmed here. ANZSCO defines the trade by interior work — cutting and sewing fabric, vinyl and leather, installing lining, floor coverings and armrests — not the structural body work of its unit-group neighbour.

Where these applications come unstuck

Vehicle Trimmer shares ANZSCO unit group 3242 and identical STSOL/CSOL, six-visa list placement with Vehicle Body Builder, so mixing the two up costs accuracy rather than visa reach. The trade-specific trap sits with state licensing, not TRA: NSW's own tradesperson-certificate class list names four of this family's five trades by function but leaves vehicle trimming off it entirely, because interior work doesn't affect a vehicle's mechanical operation or structure. Reading generic "motor trades need a state licence" advice aimed at mechanics or painters can wrongly suggest a certificate this trade doesn't need in NSW.

An honest read on this pathway

Vehicle Trimmer reaches six of eight visas — no 189, no 485 — the same reach as Vehicle Body Builder, with no independent points-tested fallback if an employer sponsorship falls through. Only NSW's licensing position was checked directly for this family, so whether other states treat interior trim work the same way is genuinely unverified rather than assumed to be consistent.

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 Vehicle Trimmer 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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