ANZSCO 2022: the occupation classification for subclass 482 and 186 nominations

The Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO) is published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The ABS released the 2022 edition on 22 November 2022 as a targeted update of occupations relating to construction-related trades occupations and some emerging occupations.

Regulation 1.03 of the Migration Regulations 1994 gives ANZSCO the meaning specified by the Minister in an instrument in writing. That instrument is the Migration (ANZSCO Definition) Specification 2024 (LIN 24/105), in force from 7 December 2024.

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Occupations, skill levels and unit groups: Australian Bureau of Statistics, ANZSCO 2022 (CC BY 4.0). Lists, assessing authorities and caveats: the instruments on the Federal Register of Legislation, matched by 6-digit code; the MLTSSL, STSOL, ROL and 494 lists use ANZSCO 2013 codes. Being on a list is one requirement; each visa has others.

Where the 2022 edition applies

Section 6(3) of LIN 24/105 provides that ANZSCO means the edition as in force on 23 November 2022 for these provisions of the Regulations:

Provisions using ANZSCO 2022 (LIN 24/105, s 6(3))

Provision	What it governs
Regulation 2.72	Criteria for approval of a nomination for a subclass 457 or subclass 482 (Skills in Demand) visa
Regulation 2.73	Process for a nomination for a subclass 457 or subclass 482 visa
Subregulation 5.19(5)	Additional requirements for a subclass 186 nomination in the Temporary Residence Transition stream

Some occupation instruments also fix the 2022 edition for their own lists. Section 4 of LIN 24/093, the subclass 186 occupation list, specifies ANZSCO as in force on 23 November 2022, and its explanatory statement records that the ABS released that version on 22 November 2022.

How the classification is built

The ABS describes five levels: major group, sub-major group, minor group, unit group and occupation, coded with one, two, three, four and six digits.

ANZSCO 2022 structure (ABS)

Level	Code digits	Number
Major groups	1	8
Sub-major groups	2	43
Minor groups	3	99
Unit groups	4	364
Occupations	6	1,076

The six-digit code beside each occupation on the subclass 482 and 186 lists is its ANZSCO code. LIN 24/089 and LIN 24/093 each list 456 occupations by title and code.

ANZSCO and OSCA

On 6 December 2024 the ABS released the Occupation Standard Classification for Australia (OSCA), which it says replaces the Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO) for use in Australia. The Migration Regulations do not refer to OSCA. Section 6 of LIN 24/105 fixes the ANZSCO editions that apply, by date.