If your occupation falls in the below list (and your work is within the designated regional areas) or the Medium and Long term list for TSS visa or Short term list for TSS visa you may be eligible to apply for a TSS visa.
The below list was updated on 11 March 2019.
18 occupations added to the ROL list for the TSS visa.
2 added to MLTSSL
| telecommunications network planner | 313213 |
| pressure welder | 322312 |
6 moved from STSOL to MLTSSL
| arts administrator or manager | 139911 |
| dancer or choreographer | 211112 |
| music director | 211212 |
| artistic director | 212111 |
| tennis coach | 452316 |
| footballer (caveat applies) | 452411 |
16 moved from STSOL to ROL
| aquaculture farmer | 121111 |
| cotton grower | 121211 |
| fruit or nut grower | 121213 |
| grain, oilseed or pasture grower (Aus) / field crop grower (NZ) | 121214 |
| mixed crop farmer | 121216 |
| sugar cane grower | 121217 |
| crop farmers (nec) | 121299 |
| beef cattle farmer | 121312 |
| dairy cattle farmer | 121313 |
| mixed livestock farmer | 121317 |
| pig farmer | 121318 |
| sheep farmer | 121322 |
| livestock farmers (nec) | 121399 |
| mixed crop and livestock farmer | 121411 |
| dentist | 252312 |
| anaesthetist | 253211 |
5 removed from STSOL
| visual arts and crafts professionals (nec) | 211499 |
| textile, clothing and footwear mechanic | 323215 |
| watch and clock maker and repairer | 323316 |
| chemical plant operator | 399211 |
| library technician | 399312 |
| Regional Occupation List | ||||||
| Item | Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | |||
| Occupation | ANZSCO code | Inapplicability conditions | ||||
| (see section 8) | ||||||
| 1 | horse breeder | 121316 | 9, 10, 23 | |||
| 2 | public relations manager | 131114 | 10, 23 | |||
| 3 | policy and planning manager | 132411 | 10, 23 | |||
| 4 | project builder | 133112 | 10 | |||
| 5 | procurement manager | 133612 | 2, 10 | |||
| 6 | medical administrator | 134211 | 10 | |||
| 7 | regional education manager | 134412 | 10 | |||
| 8 | sports administrator | 139915 | 10, 23 | |||
| 9 | caravan park and camping ground | |||||
| manager | 141211 | 10 | ||||
| 10 | post office manager | 142115 | 10 | |||
| 11 | amusement centre manager | 149111 | 10 | |||
| 12 | fitness centre manager | 149112 | 10 | |||
| 13 | sports centre manager | 149113 | 10 | |||
| 14 | cinema or theatre manager | 149912 | 10 | |||
| 15 | financial institution branch manager | 149914 | 10, 23 | |||
| 16 | human resource adviser | 223111 | 2, 6, 10 | |||
| 17 | workplace relations adviser | 223113 | 9, 10 | |||
| 18 | policy analyst | 224412 | 10 | |||
| 19 | liaison officer | 224912 | 2, 9, 10 | |||
| 20 | market research analyst | 225112 | 2, 10 | |||
| 21 | aeroplane pilot | 231111 | 10 | |||
| 22 | flying instructor | 231113 | 10 | |||
| 23 | helicopter pilot | 231114 | 10 | |||
| 24 | ship’s master | 231213 | 10, 23 | |||
| 25 | multimedia designer | 232413 | 2, 10 | |||
| 26 | wine maker | 234213 | 10 | |||
| 27 | conservation officer | 234311 | 10 | |||
| 28 | exercise physiologist | 234915 | 10 | |||
| 29 | vocational education teacher | 242211 | 10 | |||
| 30 | environmental health officer | 251311 | 10 | |||
| 31 | intellectual property lawyer | 271214 | 10 | |||
| 32 | translator | 272413 | 10 | |||
| 33 | community arts worker | 272611 | 10 | |||
| 34 | agricultural technician | 311111 | 10 | |||
| 35 | operating theatre technician | 311214 | 10 | |||
| 36 | pathology collector | 311216 | 10 | |||
| 37 | construction estimator | 312114 | 10 | |||
| Item | Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | |
| Occupation | ANZSCO code | Inapplicability conditions | ||
| (see section 8) | ||||
| 38 | surveying or spatial science | |||
| technician | 312116 | 10 | ||
| 39 | mechanical engineering | |||
| draftsperson | 312511 | 10 | ||
| 40 | safety inspector | 312611 | 10 | |
| 41 | maintenance planner | 312911 | 10 | |
| 42 | building and engineering | |||
| technicians (nec) | 312999 | 10, 23 | ||
| 43 | vehicle painter | 324311 | 10 | |
| 44 | floor finisher | 332111 | 10 | |
| 45 | electrical linesworker | 342211 | 10, 23 | |
| 46 | zookeeper | 361114 | 10 | |
| 47 | nurseryperson | 362411 | 10 | |
| 48 | gas or petroleum operator | 399212 | 10, 23 | |
| 49 | dental hygienist | 411211 | 10 | |
| 50 | dental therapist | 411214 | 10 | |
| 51 | emergency service worker | 441211 | 10 | |
| 52 | driving instructor | 451211 | 10 | |
| 53 | funeral workers (nec) | 451399 | 10 | |
| 54 | flight attendant | 451711 | 10 | |
| 55 | first aid trainer | 451815 | 10 | |
| 56 | jockey | 452413 | 10 | |
| 57 | clinical coder | 599915 | 10 | |
| 58 | property manager | 612112 | 2, 10 | |
| 59 | real estate representative | 612115 | 2, 10 |
