TRA-assessed occupations and applicable visas

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The list below states the nominated occupations for the migration skills assessments that TRA is responsible for providing. Skills assessments may be required to support an application for a skilled visa. Please check with the Department of Home Affairs if the visa you are applying for requires a skills assessment.

TRA will also provide skills assessments for applications nominating these occupations if one is required under a Designated Area Migration Agreement (DAMA) The list of current DAMAs can be found on the Department of Home Affairs website.

Eligible visas for skilled occupations assessed by TRA
Airconditioning and Mechanical Services Plumber Fire Protection Plumber Pastrycook
Airconditioning and Refrigeration Mechanic Fitter (General) Picture Framer
Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (Avionics) Fitter and Turner Plastics Technician
Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (Mechanical) Fitter-Welder Plumber (General)
Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (Structures) Floor Finisher Power Generation Plant Operator
Apparel Cutter Florist Precision Instrument Maker and Repairer
Arborist Furniture Finisher Pressure Welder
Automotive Electrician Furniture Maker Print Finisher
Baker Gallery or Museum Technician Printing Machinist
Blacksmith Gardener (General) Radiocommunications Technician
Boat Builder and Repairer Gas or Petroleum Operator Roof Plumber
Bricklayer Gasfitter Roof Tiler
Broadcast Transmitter Operator Glazier Sail Maker
Business Machine Mechanic Graphic Pre-press Trades Worker Saw Maker
Butcher or Smallgoods Maker Greenkeeper Screen Printer
Cabinetmaker Gunsmith Sheetmetal Trades Worker
Cabler (Data and Communications) Hairdresser Shipwright
Camera Operator (Film, Television or Video) Hardware Technician Shoemaker
Canvas Good Maker/Canvas Goods Fabricator Horse Trainer Signwriter
Carpenter ICT Customer Support Officer Small Engine Mechanic
Carpenter and Joiner ICT Support Technicians NEC Small Offset Printer
Chef Jeweller Solid Plasterer
Chemical Plant Operator Jockey Sound Technician
Clothing Patternmaker Joiner Stonemason
Communications Operator Landscape Gardener Technical Cable Jointer
Cook Leather Goods Maker Technicians and Trades Workers (NEC)
Dental Prosthetist Lift Mechanic Telecommunications Cable Jointer
Dental Technician Light Technician Telecommunications Linesworker
Diesel Motor Mechanic Locksmith Telecommunications Technician
Drainer Make Up Artist Television Equipment Operator
Dressmaker or Tailor Mechanical Engineering Technician Textile, Clothing and Footwear Mechanic
Electrical Engineering Technician Metal Casting Trades Worker Toolmaker
Electrical Linesworker Metal Fabricator Upholsterer
Electrician (General) Metal Fitter and Machinists NEC Vehicle Body Builder
Electrician (Special Class) Metal Machinist (First Class) Vehicle Painter
Electronic Engineering Technician Metal Polisher Vehicle Trimmer
Electronic Equipment Trades Worker Motor Mechanic (General) Vocational Education Teacher
Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (General) Motorcycle Mechanic Wall and Floor Tiler
Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (Special Class) Musical Instrument Maker or Repairer Watch and Clock Maker and Repairer
Electroplater Nurseryperson Welder (First Class)
Engineering Patternmaker Optical Dispenser Wood Machinist
Engraver Optical Mechanic Wood Machinists and Other Wood Trades Workers (NEC)
Farrier Painting Trades Worker Wood Turner
Fibrous Plasterer Panelbeater Wool Classer
Fire Protection Equipment 
Technician