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 Skilled Occupations List
 
    
  
  The Australian Immigration Department maintains a Skilled Occupations List 
  (SOL).  The occupations on this list are the only ones that are acceptable for 
  the purposes of Migration to Australia under the General Skilled Migration 
  program. 
  
  As the General Skilled Migration program is based on a points test, each of 
  the occupations in the SOL are assigned a certain number of points which count 
  towards the points test score. 
  
  Occupations are determined by the tasks that you perform and the 
  responsibilities that you undertake as part of your job.  An occupation is NOT 
  determined by the job title, though this hopefully gives some indication of 
  the occupation. 
  
  Each occupation on the SOL has a skills assessing body assigned to it.  It is 
  the task of this body to ensure that you meet the requirements of the skilled 
  occupation. 
  A 
  skills assessment is required before lodging an application for a visa under 
  the General Skilled Migration program. 
  Some occupations 
  attract bonus points because of a shortage of those skills in the Australian 
  workforce (refer 
  to Targeted Occupations) |