Supporting Australian business to fill critical skills needs, ​​​​​​the Australian government’s current (March, 2022) Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List (PMSOL) identifies 8 engineering disciplines among a total of 44 occupations required to support Australia’s economic recovery post-pandemic. 

Employer sponsored nomination and visa applications with an occupation on the PMSOL will be given priority processing. All other skilled occupation lists will remain active, but the PMSOL occupations will take priority. The list is temporary and subject to change. 

• Civil Engineer
• Geotechnical Engineer
• Structural Engineer
• Transport Engineer
• Electrical Engineer
• Mechanical Engineer
• Mining Engineer
• Petroleum Engineer