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ANZSCO 134299 · STSOL

Health and Welfare Services Managers nec

On the short-term list, so the 189 isn’t available. The route is state or territory nomination (190 or 491).

Official data, checked 15 October 2026Skills assessment: VETASSESS
189 visaNot eligibleSTSOL occupation
189 rounds invited–not a 189 occupation
State lists3of 8list it for 190 or 491
ShortageNo shortagenational · JSA 2025

Path to permanent residence

The steps for the points-tested visas, with this occupation’s own assessing body, lists, cut-offs, fees and processing times.

  1. Skills assessment

    Get a positive assessment from VETASSESS (Vocational Education and Training Assessment Services). It must still be valid when you’re invited: usually 3 years, or less if the assessment says so.

  2. English

    Show at least Competent English (IELTS 6 in each band, or an equivalent PTE, TOEFL, OET or Cambridge score). Proficient adds 10 points and Superior adds 20.

  3. Points

    Score at least 65 on the federal points test, counting nomination points for the 190 (+5) or 491 (+15). Health and Welfare Services Managers nec isn’t eligible for the 189, so the score you need depends on the state that nominates you. Work out your points · see when they change.

  4. Expression of Interest

    Submit a free EOI in SkillSelect for the visas this occupation allows: 190 (state nominated), 491 (regional, nominated). It stays active for 2 years, and your points and date of effect decide your place.

  5. State nomination (190 / 491)

    3 of 8 list Health and Welfare Services Managers nec: ACT, New South Wales, Victoria. Open or inviting now and listing it: New South Wales. Also open, with no published occupation list: Tasmania (check its criteria). Each state ranks applicants its own way. See every state.

  6. Invitation and visa application

    When invited, lodge within 60 days. Base fee for the main applicant: AUD 6,140 for the 190, AUD 6,140 for the 491; family members pay extra. You’ll also need health checks and police certificates.

  7. Decision and PR

    Home Affairs decides 90% of applications within 190: 16 months · 491: 18 months. The 189 and 190 are permanent visas. The 491 is a 5-year provisional visa; after at least 3 years living and working in regional Australia you can apply for permanent residence (191) if you meet its requirements, including income.

Employer-sponsored route

–Not on the Core Skills Occupation List

Employers can’t sponsor Health and Welfare Services Managers nec in the 482 Core Skills stream.

What a Health and Welfare Services Managers nec does

Official description and tasks from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ANZSCO 2022).

This occupation group covers Health and Welfare Services Managers not elsewhere classified.

Qualifications and experience: Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with a bachelor degree or higher qualification and at least five years of relevant experience. In some instances relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 1).

  • ANZSCO skill level1 of 5 (1 is highest)
  • Unit group1342 Health and Welfare Services Managers

Tasks

ABS lists tasks for the whole unit group, Health and Welfare Services Managers. Skills assessments and employer nominations compare the duties you’ve done with the ANZSCO description and tasks, so check yours match.

  • Providing overall direction and management for the service, facility, organisation or centre
  • Developing, implementing and monitoring procedures, policies and standards for medical, nursing, allied health and administrative staff
  • Coordinating and administering health and welfare programs and clinical services
  • Monitoring and evaluating resources devoted to health, welfare, recreation, housing, employment, training and other community facilities and centres
  • Controlling administrative operations such as budget planning, report preparation, expenditure on supplies, equipment and services
  • Liaising with other health and welfare providers, boards and funding bodies to discuss areas of health and welfare service cooperation and coordination
  • Advising government bodies about measures to improve health and welfare services and facilities
  • Representing the organisation in negotiations, and at conventions, seminars, public hearings and forums
  • Controlling selection, training and supervision of staff

State and territory nomination

Whether Health and Welfare Services Managers nec is on each state’s current list, and where each program stands.

✓ On the state’s current list– Not on the list No current list to check
State or territory190491ProgramNominated so far
ACT✓✓See site<5 / <5
New South Waleslisted by unit group✓✓Inviting11 / 0
Northern TerritoryNo listNo listClosed91 / 25
Queensland2025–26 list––Not open yet6 / <5
South AustraliaNo listNo listNot open yet0 / 0
TasmaniaNo listNo listOpen206 / 55
Victoria✓✓Not open yet0 / 0
Western AustraliaNo listNo listNot open yet17 / 120

Program status is for 2026–27. Being listed doesn’t mean a state is inviting now, and each state has its own criteria. “Nominated so far”: 190 / 491 nominations this program year (Home Affairs).

Shortage rating

No shortage nationally, except regional shortage in VIC; shortage in NT.

Jobs and Skills Australia’s rating of the labour market. Invitations also depend on planning levels, ceilings and how many EOIs are waiting, so the two don’t always line up.

After an invitation

Home Affairs’ current processing times for the points-tested visas.

VisaHalf decided within90% decided within
Skilled Independent (189)61 days8 months
Skilled Nominated (190)4 months16 months
Work Regional (491), state nominated5 months18 months
Work Regional (491), family sponsored4 months7 months

Home Affairs, decisions to 31 August 2026. Clock starts when you lodge, which you must do within 60 days of an invitation.

Plan with this occupation

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