Occupation Ceilings for 2017-18
The Australian Department of immigration has released the occupation ceilings for the 2017-2018 Program Year. Overall the total number of positions have increased by a total of 2,349 placed.
Overall, the new allocations is good news for Accountants, Civil Engineers, Software and application programmers and ICT business professionals.
The occupations with the largest increase includes:
- Accountants: Total places this year 4,785 compared to 2,500 in 2017.
- Civil Engineering professionals: Total places this year 3,296 compared to 2,174 last year.
- Early Childhood Teachers: Total places this year 2,639 this year compared to 1,822 last year.
- Software and Applications programmers, increased by 540 places in 2018 to 6202.
- ICT business professionals increased to 1574, an increase of 92 spots.
Skill Select Round July 18 outcome- Pro-Rata occupations.
| Occupation | Points | Weeks |
| Accountants | 75 | 13.0 |
| Auditors, Company Secretaries and Corporate Treasurers | 75 | 15.1 |
| Electronics Engineer | 70 | 3.9 |
| Industrial, Mechanical and Production Engineers | 70 | 3.7 |
| Other Engineering Professionals | 70 | 14.0 |
| ICT Business and System Analysts | 75 | 6.0 |
| Software and Applications Programmers | 70 | 11.4 |
| Computer Network Professionals | 70 | 14.3 |
Other Occupations
All other occupations the requirement during the early rounds is 70 points and a waiting period of 3.7 weeks.
Conclusion
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Detail Breakdown of occupations Ceilings 2018.
| Occupation ID | Description | Ceiling 2016-17 | Ceiling 2017-18 | % Var | Invitations @ July 18 | Available Invitations |
| 2211 | Accountants* | 2,500 | 4,785 | 91% | 239 | 4,546 |
| 2241 | Actuaries, Mathematicians and Statisticians | 1,000 | 1,000 | 0% | 1 | 999 |
| 2341 | Agricultural and Forestry Scientists | 1,000 | 1,000 | 0% | 2 | 998 |
| 3421 | Airconditioning and Refrigeration Mechanics | 1,701 | 1,427 | -16% | 0 | 1,427 |
| 2321 | Architects and Landscape Architects | 1,391 | 1,474 | 6% | 3 | 1,471 |
| 2212 | Auditors, Company Secretaries and Corporate Treasurers* | 1,413 | 1,327 | -6% | 66 | 1,261 |
| 3211 | Automotive Electricians | 1,000 | 1,000 | 0% | 0 | 1,000 |
| 2711 | Barristers | 1,000 | 1,000 | 0% | 0 | 1,000 |
| 3991 | Boat Builders and Shipwrights | 1,000 | 1,000 | 0% | 0 | 1,000 |
| 3311 | Bricklayers and Stonemasons | 1,751 | 1,271 | -27% | 0 | 1,271 |
| 3941 | Cabinetmakers | 1,568 | 1,905 | 21% | 0 | 1,905 |
| 3312 | Carpenters and Joiners | 7,718 | 6,968 | -10% | 1 | 6,967 |
| 2322 | Cartographers and Surveyors | 1,000 | 1,000 | 0% | 1 | 999 |
| 3513 | Chefs | 2,854 | 2,675 | -6% | 1 | 2,674 |
| 2331 | Chemical and Materials Engineers | 1,000 | 1,000 | 0% | 3 | 997 |
| 1341 | Child Care Centre Managers | 1,000 | 1,000 | 0% | 0 | 1,000 |
| 2521 | Chiropractors and Osteopaths | 1,000 | 1,000 | 0% | 0 | 1,000 |
| 3122 | Civil Engineering Draftspersons and Technicians | 1,000 | 1,000 | 0% | 3 | 997 |
| 2332 | Civil Engineering Professionals | 2,174 | 3,296 | 52% | 11 | 3,285 |
| 2631 | Computer Network Professionals* | 1,426 | 1,318 | -8% | 65 | 1,253 |
| 1331 | Construction Managers | 5,289 | 5,400 | 2% | 5 | 5,395 |
| 2411 | Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teachers | 1,822 | 2,639 | 45% | 2 | 2,637 |
| 3422 | Electrical Distribution Trades Workers | 1,000 | 1,000 | 0% | 0 | 1,000 |
| 3123 | Electrical Engineering Draftspersons and Technicians | 1,000 | 1,000 | 0% | 2 | 998 |
| 2333 | Electrical Engineers | 1,254 | 1,042 | -17% | 8 | 1,034 |
| 3411 | Electricians | 9,345 | 9,354 | 0% | 0 | 9,354 |
| 2334 | Electronics Engineers* | 1,000 | 1,000 | 0% | 50 | 950 |
| 3423 | Electronics Trades Workers | 1,993 | 1,878 | -6% | 1 | 1,877 |
| 1332 | Engineering Managers | 1,407 | 1,155 | -18% | 0 | 1,155 |
| 2531 | General Practitioners and Resident Medical officers | 3,495 | 3,495 | 0% | 3 | 3,492 |
| 3331 | Glaziers | 1,000 | 1,000 | 0% | 1 | 999 |
| 1342 | Health and Welfare Services Managers | 1,177 | 1,374 | 17% | 1 | 1,373 |
| 2611 | ICT Business and Systems Analysts* | 1,482 | 1,574 | 6% | 78 | 1,496 |
| 2335 | Industrial, Mechanical and Production Engineers* | 1,539 | 2,178 | 42% | 108 | 2,070 |
| 2533 | Internal Medicine Specialists | 1,000 | 1,000 | 0% | 0 | 1,000 |
| 2245 | Land Economists and Valuers | 1,035 | 1,000 | -3% | 0 | 1,000 |
| 2312 | Marine Transport Professionals | 1,000 | 1,000 | 0% | 2 | 998 |
| 2512 | Medical Imaging Professionals | 1,000 | 1,113 | 11% | 1 | 1,112 |
| 2346 | Medical Laboratory Scientists | 1,602 | 1,487 | -7% | 0 | 1,487 |
| 3232 | Metal Fitters and Machinists | 6,677 | 5,330 | -20% | 0 | 5,330 |
| 2541 | Midwives | 1,017 | 1,090 | 7% | 0 | 1,090 |
| 3212 | Motor Mechanics | 5,597 | 5,980 | 7% | 3 | 5,977 |
| 2524 | Occupational Therapists | 1,000 | 1,109 | 11% | 1 | 1,108 |
| 2514 | Optometrists and Orthoptists | 1,000 | 1,000 | 0% | 0 | 1,000 |
| 2339 | Other Engineering Professionals* | 1,000 | 1,000 | 0% | 50 | 950 |
| 2519 | Other Health Diagnostic and Promotion Professionals | 1,000 | 1,000 | 0% | 0 | 1,000 |
| 2539 | Other Medical Practitioners | 1,315 | 1,000 | -24% | 5 | 995 |
| 2349 | Other Natural and Physical Science Professionals | 1,000 | 1,000 | 0% | 2 | 998 |
| 3322 | Painting Trades Workers | 2,871 | 2,780 | -3% | 1 | 2,779 |
| 3241 | Panelbeaters | 1,000 | 1,344 | 34% | 0 | 1,344 |
| 2525 | Physiotherapists | 1,345 | 1,464 | 9% | 0 | 1,464 |
| 3332 | Plasterers | 2,149 | 2,103 | -2% | 0 | 2,103 |
| 3341 | Plumbers | 5,169 | 5,507 | 7% | 0 | 5,507 |
| 2526 | Podiatrists | 1,000 | 1,000 | 0% | 1 | 999 |
| 3233 | Precision Metal Trades Workers | 1,000 | 1,000 | 0% | 0 | 1,000 |
| 2534 | Psychiatrists | 1,000 | 1,000 | 0% | 0 | 1,000 |
| 2723 | Psychologists | 1,532 | 1,750 | 14% | 1 | 1,749 |
| 2544 | Registered Nurses | 16,346 | 16,741 | 2% | 18 | 16,723 |
| 2414 | Secondary School Teachers | 8,032 | 7,910 | -2% | 3 | 7,907 |
| 3222 | Sheetmetal Trades Workers | 1,000 | 1,000 | 0% | 0 | 1,000 |
| 2725 | Social Workers | 1,783 | 1,562 | -12% | 14 | 1,548 |
| 2613 | Software and Applications Programmers* | 5,662 | 6,202 | 10% | 310 | 5,892 |
| 2713 | Solicitors | 5,154 | 4,161 | -19% | 3 | 4,158 |
| 2415 | Special Education Teachers | 1,126 | 1,000 | -11% | 0 | 1,000 |
| 2527 | Speech Professionals and Audiologists | 1,000 | 1,000 | 0% | 0 | 1,000 |
| 3223 | Structural Steel and Welding Trades Workers | 4,466 | 4,426 | -1% | 1 | 4,425 |
| 2535 | Surgeons | 1,000 | 1,000 | 0% | 0 | 1,000 |
| 2633 | Telecommunications Engineering Professionals | 1,000 | 1,000 | 0% | 23 | 977 |
| 3132 | Telecommunications Technical Specialists | 1,000 | 1,000 | 0% | 1 | 999 |
| 2347 | Veterinarians | 1,000 | 1,000 | 0% | 1 | 999 |
| 3334 | Wall and Floor Tilers | 1,475 | 1,407 | -5% | 0 | 1,407 |
| 159,652 | 162,001 | 0 | 1,096 | 160,905 |
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