South Australia has announced that 70 additional occupations will be available to offshore applicants in response to the state’s COVID-19 recovery plan.
Minimum requirements include at least 8 years of experience in your nominated occupation or closely related occupation AND a proficient plus English level*.
Full requirements for each occupation will be shown on South Australia’s Skilled Occupation List from 10 am, ACST, Tuesday 28 September 2021.
Applications from offshore applicants for any of these occupations will be open from 28 September 2021.
Please note that if you plan on applying for South Australia’s nomination program, you will also need to meet the relevant Department of Home Affairs requirements for the 190/491 visa.
The 70 additional occupations available to offshore applicants are as follows:
- Sales and Marketing Manager
- Advertising Manager
- Public Relations Manager
- Corporate Services Manager
- Human Resource Manager
- Policy and Planning Manager
- Research and Development Manager
- Customer Service Manager
- Human Resource Adviser
- Recruitment Consultant
- Management Consultant
- Organisation and Methods Analyst
- Liaison Officer
- Information and Organisation Professionals nec
- Advertising Specialist
- Market Research Analyst
- Marketing Specialist
- Public Relations Professional
- Technical Sales Representatives nec
- Grain, Oilseed or Pasture Grower
- Mixed Crop Farmer
- Vegetable Grower
- Crop Farmers nec
- Apiarist
- Beef Cattle Farmer
- Dairy Cattle Farmer
- Mixed Livestock Farmer
- Pig Farmer
- Poultry Farmer
- Sheep Farmer
- Livestock Farmers nec
- Mixed Crop and Livestock Farmer
- Construction Project Manager
- Project Builder
- Production Manager (Manufacturing)
- Supply and Distribution Manager
- Procurement Manager
- Child Care Centre Manager
- Environmental Manager
- Laboratory Manager*
- Quality Assurance Manager
- Statistician
- Surveyor
- Other Spatial Scientist
- Agricultural Consultant
- Agricultural Scientist
- Food Technologist
- Conservation Officer
- Environmental Consultant
- Environmental Research Scientist
- Environmental Scientists nec
- Geologist
- Geophysicist
- Hydrogeologist
- Life Scientist (General)
- Biochemist
- Biotechnologist
- Botanist
- Marine Biologist
- Microbiologist
- Zoologist
- Life Scientists nec
- Medical Laboratory Scientist
- Veterinarian
- Conservator
- Metallurgist
- Meteorologist
- Physicist (non-medical)
- Exercise Physiologist
- Natural and Physical Science Professionals nec
*What is Proficient Plus English?
| Components | Required Score |
| Listening | IELTS: 7.5 OET: B TOEFL iBT: 27 PTE Academic: 73 CAE: 191 |
| Reading | IELTS: 7.5 OET: B TOEFL iBT: 27 PTE Academic: 73 CAE: 19 |
| Writing | IELTS: 7.5 OET: B TOEFL iBT: 29 PTE Academic: 73 CAE: 191 |
| Speaking | IELTS: 7.5 OET: B TOEFL iBT: 24 PTE Academic: 73 CAE: 191 |
| Overall | IELTS: 7.5 OET: N/A TOEFL iBT: 102 PTE Academic: 73 CAE: 191 |