New jobs added to the skilled occupation list and regional occupations list

36 new occupations will be added to the Medium and Long-Term Skill List, with 30 of them being available to all skilled worker visa subclasses.

The additions to the list were made following labour market advice from the Department of Jobs and Small Business. As Immigration, Citizenship, and Multicultural Affairs Minister David Coleman states the additions are a part of the Government's initiative to "...focus the Migration Program on addressing skills gaps in the economy..."

The occupations added to the Medium and Long-Term Skill List are as follows:

The Regional Occupations List will also be extended with 18 new occupations added to the list. These added occupations are mainly to help regional farmers battling drought.

The jobs added to the Regional Occupations List are as follows:

• Aquaculture Farmer
• Cotton Grower
• Fruit or Nut Grower
• Grain, Oilseed or Pasture Grower (Aus)/field crop grower (NZ)
• Mixed Crop Farmer
• Sugar Cane Grower
• Crop Farmers (nec)
• Beef Cattle Farmer
• Dairy Cattle Farmer
• Mixed Livestock Farmer
• Deer Farmer
• Goat Farmer
• Pig Farmer
• Sheep Farmer
• Livestock Farmers (nec)
• Mixed Crop and Livestock Farmer
• Dentist
• Anaesthetist

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