Visa Subclass   Eligibility List Legislative Instrument
Subclass 189 (Skilled Independent) IMMI 19/051 • 28 Mar 2026
Subclass 190 (Skilled Nominated)
STSOL
IMMI 19/051 • 28 Mar 2026
Subclass 491 (State/Territory nominated)
STSOL
IMMI 19/051 • 28 Mar 2026
Subclass 491 (Family Sponsored) IMMI 19/051 • 28 Mar 2026
Subclass 485 (Graduate) IMMI 19/051 • 28 Mar 2026
Subclass 482 (SID) IMMI 24/089 • 07 Nov 2025
Subclass 482 (DAMA)
Subclass 186 (ENS) IMMI 24/093 • 28 Mar 2026
Subclass 187 (RSMS)
Subclass 494 (SESR) Employer sponsored stream
ROL
IMMI 19/219 • 14 Dec 2024
Subclass 407 (Training)
STSOL
IMMI 19/050 • 14 Dec 2024
State Eligibility
DAMA List Concessions Notes
English TSMIT / CSIT Age PR Pathway Skills & Experience
VIC Goulburn Valley up to 55 – –
An EOI that meets all requirements and has all fields completed can be submitted. Submitted EOIs are eligible for selection in an invitation round, by a State and Territory government agency or Austrade, depending on the selected visa subclass.
Select month and year to view Submitted, Invited and Lodged counts for all visa subclasses.
Subclass 189 Skilled Independent visa
(Points-tested stream)
Pts Submitted Invited Lodged
Subclass 190
Skilled Nominated visa
Pts Submitted Invited Lodged
Subclass 491
Family Sponsored stream
Pts Submitted Invited Lodged
Subclass 491
State Sponsored stream
Pts Submitted Invited Lodged
Source
Department of Home Affairs, SkillSelect. Updated monthly; subject to change.
ANZSCO Details
Major Group: 3
TECHNICIANS AND TRADES WORKERS
Sub-Major Group: 36
Skilled Animal and Horticultural Workers
Minor Group: 361
Animal Attendants and Trainers, and Shearers
Unit Group: 3611
Animal Attendants and Trainers
ANZSCO 361199: Animal Attendants and Trainers nec
Description
This occupation group covers Animal Attendants and Trainers not elsewhere classified.
Unit Group 3611: Animal Attendants and Trainers
Description
ANIMAL ATTENDANTS AND TRAINERS train, feed, groom and care for animals.
Source
Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2013, Unit Group 3611: Animal Attendants and Trainers, viewed on 12-Feb-2025
Tasks
  • Teaching animals to obey verbal and non-verbal commands and addressing behavioural
  • Problems
  • Training animals to accept riders and pull vehicles
  • Training animals to perform in competitions
  • Bathing, cutting, combing, blow-drying and styling pets' coats, clipping their nails and
  • Cleaning their ears
  • Inspecting, preparing, cleaning, disinfecting and maintaining comfortable animal cages
  • And enclosures
  • Transporting food, filling water troughs and feeding animals according to their individual
  • Needs
  • Maintaining animal health records, treating minor injuries and reporting serious
  • Conditions to V eterinarians
  • Exercising and playing with animals, answering visitor questions, and transferring
  • Animals between enclosures by leading or carrying them
  • Dusting and spraying insecticides on animals and immersing them in insecticide baths, to
  • Control insect pests
  • Occupations:
Description
ANIMAL ATTENDANTS AND TRAINERS train, feed, groom and care for animals.
In Australia and New Zealand:
Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with the qualifications and experience outlined below.
In Australia:
AQF Certificate III including at least two years of on-the-job training, or AQF Certificate IV (ANZSCO Skill Level 3)
In New Zealand:
NZ Register Level 4 qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 3)
At least three years of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualifications listed above. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification.
Registration or licensing may be required.
Source
Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2022, Unit Group 3611: Animal Attendants and Trainers, viewed on 12-Feb-2025
Tasks
  • Teaching animals to obey verbal and non-verbal commands and addressing behavioural problems
  • Training animals to accept riders and pull vehicles
  • Training animals to perform in competitions
  • Bathing, cutting, combing, blow-drying and styling pets' coats, clipping their nails and cleaning their ears
  • Inspecting, preparing, cleaning, disinfecting and maintaining comfortable animal cages and enclosures
  • Transporting food, filling water troughs and feeding animals according to their individual needs
  • Maintaining animal health records, treating minor injuries and reporting serious conditions to Veterinarians
  • Exercising and playing with animals, answering visitor questions, and transferring animals between enclosures by leading or carrying them
  • Dusting and spraying insecticides on animals and immersing them in insecticide baths, to control insect pests
2025 Occupation Shortage List
The 2025 Occupation Shortage List (OSL) provides a detailed view of occupations in shortage in Australia and by each state and territory. The OSL is released annually by Jobs and Skills Australia.
Occupation Ratings: NS → No Shortage; R → Regional Shortage; S → Shortage; M → Metropolitan Shortage
361199: Animal Attendants and Trainers nec
National (AUS) ACT NSW NT QLD SA TAS VIC WA
NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS
What is the Occupation Shortage List (OSL)?
Jobs and Skills Australia – Occupation Shortage Analysis
Source: Jobs and Skills Australia, ANZSCO 2022