{"id":1159,"date":"2025-06-24T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shortagejobs.com\/blog\/?p=1159"},"modified":"2026-09-14T19:28:34","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T18:28:34","slug":"australia-skill-level-1-jobs-list-with-salaries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shortagejobs.com\/blog\/australia-skill-level-1-jobs-list-with-salaries\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia Skill Level 1 Jobs and Thresholds in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Being at <strong>Australia skill level 1<\/strong> gets you considered. It does not get you a visa. The occupation still has to appear on the right list for the subclass you want, and there is exactly one stream where no list applies, which turns on something other than skill level entirely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here is how the pieces actually fit together in 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_88 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/shortagejobs.com\/blog\/australia-skill-level-1-jobs-list-with-salaries\/#What_skill_level_1_means_and_what_it_is_not\" >What skill level 1 means, and what it is not<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/shortagejobs.com\/blog\/australia-skill-level-1-jobs-list-with-salaries\/#The_three_routes_and_what_each_actually_asks\" >The three routes, and what each actually asks<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/shortagejobs.com\/blog\/australia-skill-level-1-jobs-list-with-salaries\/#The_stream_with_no_list_and_its_strange_exclusion\" >The stream with no list, and its strange exclusion<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/shortagejobs.com\/blog\/australia-skill-level-1-jobs-list-with-salaries\/#OSCA_and_why_your_code_may_look_wrong\" >OSCA, and why your code may look wrong<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/shortagejobs.com\/blog\/australia-skill-level-1-jobs-list-with-salaries\/#Where_skill_level_1_demand_actually_sits\" >Where skill level 1 demand actually sits<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/shortagejobs.com\/blog\/australia-skill-level-1-jobs-list-with-salaries\/#What_to_do\" >What to do<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_skill_level_1_means_and_what_it_is_not\"><\/span><strong>What skill level 1 means, and what it is not<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Skill level 1 is the top of the five-level structure. It describes occupations normally requiring a bachelor&#8217;s degree or higher, sometimes with professional registration on top, as for doctors and engineers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is a <strong>classification of the occupation<\/strong>, not a status you hold and not a list you are on. Its real effect is at the bottom of the scale rather than the top: occupations at <strong>skill level 4 or 5 are generally excluded<\/strong> from the points-tested and employer-sponsored skilled streams altogether. Being at level 1 means you are not excluded. It does not mean you are eligible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_three_routes_and_what_each_actually_asks\"><\/span><strong>The three routes, and what each actually asks<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Route<\/th><th>Occupation requirement<\/th><th>Salary floor from 1 July 2026<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Core Skills stream<\/strong>, subclass 482<\/td><td>On the Core Skills Occupation List, 456 occupations, at skill level 1, 2 or 3<\/td><td><strong>AUD 79,423<\/strong>, or the market rate, whichever is higher<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Specialist Skills stream<\/strong>, subclass 482<\/td><td><strong>No list.<\/strong> Major groups 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6 only<\/td><td><strong>AUD 146,717<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Employer Nomination Scheme<\/strong>, subclass 186<\/td><td>Skill level 1, 2 or 3<\/td><td>As for the relevant stream<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Regional<\/strong>, subclass 494<\/td><td>As for Core Skills<\/td><td>AUD 79,423<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption>Australian skilled routes, 2026-27 thresholds, indexed 3.8 per cent on 1 July 2026.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Note the words <strong>whichever is higher<\/strong>. The threshold is a floor, not a target: if Australians doing that job in that city are paid more, that is what your offer has to match. Which is why a table of average salaries is the wrong thing to plan against and the published floor is the right one. The 482 is set out in <a href=\"https:\/\/shortagejobs.com\/blog\/the-australian-tss-temporary-skills-shortage-482-visa-program\/\">our Skills in Demand guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_stream_with_no_list_and_its_strange_exclusion\"><\/span><strong>The stream with no list, and its strange exclusion<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>Specialist Skills stream<\/strong> is the most interesting door in the Australian system, because it does not consult an occupation list at all. Clear <strong>AUD 146,717<\/strong> and the question of whether your job is listed does not arise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But it keys off the <strong>ANZSCO major group<\/strong> rather than the skill level, and three major groups are shut out:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Major group<\/th><th>Specialist Skills stream<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>1 Managers<\/td><td><strong>Eligible<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2 Professionals<\/td><td><strong>Eligible<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3 Technicians and trades workers<\/td><td>Excluded<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4 Community and personal service workers<\/td><td><strong>Eligible<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5 Clerical and administrative workers<\/td><td><strong>Eligible<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6 Sales workers<\/td><td><strong>Eligible<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7 Machinery operators and drivers<\/td><td>Excluded<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8 Labourers<\/td><td>Excluded<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption>Who the Specialist Skills stream is open to.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read it twice, because it is counter-intuitive. A very highly paid tradesperson is <strong>excluded<\/strong> from the list-free stream while a clerical or sales role on the same salary is not. If you are in major group 3, 7 or 8, the Specialist Skills stream is closed to you however much you earn, and the Core Skills list is your route.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"OSCA_and_why_your_code_may_look_wrong\"><\/span><strong>OSCA, and why your code may look wrong<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On <strong>6 December 2024<\/strong> the Australian Bureau of Statistics replaced ANZSCO with <strong>OSCA<\/strong>, the Occupation Standard Classification for Australia. If you look your job up and find a code that does not match your paperwork, this is usually why.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For migration purposes nothing has changed. Home Affairs still uses <strong>ANZSCO<\/strong>: the 2022 version for subclass 186 and 482, and the 2013 version for the lists used by other skilled subclasses. Two different ANZSCO versions are in play at once, which is its own trap. Use the code from the list for your subclass, not the code from a statistical publication. <a href=\"https:\/\/immi.homeaffairs.gov.au\/visas\/working-in-australia\/skill-occupation-list\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Home Affairs publishes the occupation lists<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/abs.gov.au\/statistics\/classifications\/osca-occupation-standard-classification-australia\/latest-release\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the ABS publishes OSCA<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_skill_level_1_demand_actually_sits\"><\/span><strong>Where skill level 1 demand actually sits<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Across the occupation lists and the state nomination programmes, the skill level 1 roles that recur are narrower than the sector labels suggest:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Medicine<\/strong>: general practitioners above all, and specialists, with regional placement the fastest route in.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Nursing<\/strong>, which registers at skill level 1 and is on every list that exists.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Engineering<\/strong>: civil and structural especially, against the infrastructure programme.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>ICT<\/strong>: security specialists and systems roles more reliably than general software development.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Teaching<\/strong>, particularly secondary maths and science.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Points-tested rounds have been demanding in the high 80s and 90s for engineering and ICT, while trades have cleared far lower. If you are at skill level 1 in a crowded profession, an employer-sponsored route is often faster than the points queue. See <a href=\"https:\/\/shortagejobs.com\/blog\/a-guide-to-the-australia-skilled-independent-visa-subclass-189\/\">the Skilled Independent visa<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/shortagejobs.com\/blog\/a-detailed-comparison-of-australian-visas-subclass-186-vs-189-vs-190\/\">how 186, 189 and 190 compare<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_to_do\"><\/span><strong>What to do<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Find your ANZSCO code from the list for your subclass<\/strong>, not from OSCA and not from a general search.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Check the list before the skill level.<\/strong> Level 1 off the list is worth less than level 3 on it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>If you are over AUD 146,717, check your major group.<\/strong> Groups 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6 can skip the list entirely.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Get the skills assessment moving early.<\/strong> It is the slowest step and every route needs it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Compare the offer to the market rate<\/strong>, not just to the threshold. The higher of the two is what must be paid.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/shortagejobs.com\/blog\/the-australian-employer-nomination-scheme-subclass-186\/\">the Employer Nomination Scheme<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/shortagejobs.com\/blog\/the-complete-guide-to-australias-skilled-nominated-visa-subclass-190\/\">the Skilled Nominated visa<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/shortagejobs.com\/blog\/how-to-apply-for-visa-jobs-in-australia\/\">applying for visa jobs in Australia<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/shortagejobs.com\/jobs\">Browse Australian shortage jobs with visa sponsorship<\/a> on our board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Last checked September 2026. Thresholds are indexed each 1 July and occupation lists are revised periodically. 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