The latest Skillselect report shows an increased occupational ceilings across many professions. According to the information available on the department

website they conducted an evaluation of occupational ceilings in late 2013 and based on feedback received as part of the evaluation, the following changes are in place since 1 March 2014:

Due to continued high levels of interest from prospective skilled migrants in the following six occupations, pro rata arrangements for these occupational groups will continue:

  

• Chemical and Materials Engineers
• Electronics Engineers
• Other Engineering Professionals
• ICT Business and Systems Analysts
• Software and Applications Programmers
• Telecommunications Engineering Professionals.

 

The total ceilings for the above professions will remain the same for the rest of the financial year 2013-14.

 

Invitation rounds will be held on the second and fourth Monday of each month for the rest of the year unlike the first and the third as before.

  

The table below last reviewd on 20th of March, 2014 shows the occupation ceilings for the 2013-2014 programme year for each occupation on the Occupation Lists identified by the four-digit ANZSCO code unit group, and the number of invitations issued for each occupation in the current programme year to date:

  

 

OccupationID	Description	CeilingValue	ResultsToDate
1111	Chief Executives and Managing Directors	4080	0
1112	General Managers	2940	0
1212	Crop Farmers	2700	0
1213	Livestock Farmers	4560	0
1214	Mixed Crop and Livestock Farmers	1500	0
1311	Advertising and Sales Managers	7320	0
1321	Corporate Services Managers	1000	0
1322	Finance Managers	2880	0
1323	Human Resource Managers	2640	0
1324	Policy and Planning Managers	1200	0
1325	Research and Development Managers	1000	0
1331	Construction Managers	3960	94
1332	Engineering Managers	1080	37
1333	Importers, Exporters and Wholesalers	1140	0
1334	Manufacturers	1260	0
1335	Production Managers	3480	2
1336	Supply and Distribution Managers	2400	0
1341	Child Care Centre Managers	1000	8
1342	Health and Welfare Services Managers	1020	40
1343	School Principals	1380	0
1344	Other Education Managers	1000	0
1351	ICT Managers	2760	1
1391	Commissioned Officers (Management)	1000	0
1399	Other Specialist Managers	2760	0
1411	Cafe and Restaurant Managers	3300	0
1412	Caravan Park and Camping Ground Managers	1000	0
1413	Hotel and Motel Managers	1380	0
1414	Licensed Club Managers	1000	0
1419	Other Accommodation and Hospitality Managers	1000	0
1421	Retail Managers	13020	0
1491	Amusement, Fitness and Sports Centre Managers	1000	0
1492	Call or Contact Centre and Customer Service Managers	1920	0
1493	Conference and Event Organisers	1260	0
1494	Transport Services Managers	1000	0
1499	Other Hospitality, Retail and Service Managers	3600	0
2111	Actors, Dancers and Other Entertainers	1000	0
2112	Music Professionals	1000	0
2113	Photographers	1000	0
2114	Visual Arts and Crafts Professionals	1000	0
2121	Artistic Directors, and Media Producers and Presenters	1000	0
2122	Authors, and Book and Script Editors	1000	0
2123	Film, Television, Radio and Stage Directors	1000	0
2124	Journalists and Other Writers	1620	0
2211	Accountants	9720	4153
2212	Auditors, Company Secretaries and Corporate Treasurers	1000	318
2221	Financial Brokers	1500	0
2222	Financial Dealers	1020	0
2223	Financial Investment Advisers and Managers	3060	0
2231	Human Resource Professionals	3600	0
2232	ICT Trainers	1000	0
2233	Training and Development Professionals	1620	0
2241	Actuaries, Mathematicians and Statisticians	1000	54
2242	Archivists, Curators and Records Managers	1000	0
2243	Economists	1000	0
2244	Intelligence and Policy Analysts	1500	0
2245	Land Economists and Valuers	1000	18
2246	Librarians	1000	0
2247	Management and Organisation Analysts	3360	1
2249	Other Information and Organisation Professionals	1440	0
2251	Advertising and Marketing Professionals	3240	0
2252	ICT Sales Professionals	1000	0
2253	Public Relations Professionals	1020	0
2254	Technical Sales Representatives	2040	0
2311	Air Transport Professionals	1000	0
2312	Marine Transport Professionals	1000	24
2321	Architects and Landscape Architects	1320	194
2322	Cartographers and Surveyors	1000	51
2323	Fashion, Industrial and Jewellery Designers	1000	0
2324	Graphic and Web Designers, and Illustrators	3420	0
2325	Interior Designers	1000	0
2326	Urban and Regional Planners	1000	49
2331	Chemical and Materials Engineers	1000	259
2332	Civil Engineering Professionals	2280	647
2333	Electrical Engineers	1500	229
2334	Electronics Engineers	1000	293
2335	Industrial, Mechanical and Production Engineers	2040	784
2336	Mining Engineers	1000	92
2339	Other Engineering Professionals	1000	186
2341	Agricultural and Forestry Scientists	1000	77
2342	Chemists, and Food and Wine Scientists	1000	0
2343	Environmental Scientists	1200	0
2344	Geologists and Geophysicists	1000	0
2345	Life Scientists	1000	1
2346	Medical Laboratory Scientists	1260	52
2347	Veterinarians	1000	72
2349	Other Natural and Physical Science Professionals	1000	13
2411	Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teachers	1500	79
2412	Primary School Teachers	8940	0
2414	Secondary School Teachers	7980	426
2415	Special Education Teachers	1140	11
2421	University Lecturers and Tutors	2400	0
2422	Vocational Education Teachers (Aus) / Polytechnic Teachers (NZ)	2100	0
2491	Education Advisers and Reviewers	1000	0
2492	Private Tutors and Teachers	1320	0
2493	Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages	1000	0
2511	Dietitians	1000	0
2512	Medical Imaging Professionals	1000	80
2513	Occupational and Environmental Health Professionals	1500	71
2514	Optometrists and Orthoptists	1000	22
2515	Pharmacists	1000	0
2519	Other Health Diagnostic and Promotion Professionals	1000	0
2521	Chiropractors and Osteopaths	1000	17
2522	Complementary Health Therapists	1000	0
2523	Dental Practitioners	1140	222
2524	Occupational Therapists	1000	66
2525	Physiotherapists	1000	92
2526	Podiatrists	1000	13
2527	Speech Professionals and Audiologists	1000	41
2531	Generalist Medical Practitioners	2880	589
2532	Anaesthetists	1000	23
2533	Internal Medicine Specialists	1000	45
2534	Psychiatrists	1000	10
2535	Surgeons	1000	10
2539	Other Medical Practitioners	1000	297
2541	Midwives	1020	25
2542	Nurse Educators and Researchers	1000	0
2543	Nurse Managers	1000	0
2544	Registered Nurses	13560	2030
2611	ICT Business and Systems Analysts	1380	1153
2612	Multimedia Specialists and Web Developers	1000	0
2613	Software and Applications Programmers	4800	2430
2621	Database and Systems Administrators, and ICT Security Specialists	1920	0
2631	Computer Network Professionals	1800	827
2632	ICT Support and Test Engineers	1000	1
2633	Telecommunications Engineering Professionals	1000	212
2711	Barristers	1000	2
2712	Judicial and Other Legal Professionals	1000	0
2713	Solicitors	3540	181
2721	Counsellors	1020	0
2722	Ministers of Religion	1000	0
2723	Psychologists	1200	93
2724	Social Professionals	1000	0
2725	Social Workers	1500	121
2726	Welfare, Recreation and Community Arts Workers	1080	0
3111	Agricultural Technicians	1000	0
3112	Medical Technicians	1320	0
3113	Primary Products Inspectors	1000	0
3114	Science Technicians	1260	0
3121	Architectural, Building and Surveying Technicians	2940	0
3122	Civil Engineering Draftspersons and Technicians	1000	26
3123	Electrical Engineering Draftspersons and Technicians	1000	15
3124	Electronic Engineering Draftspersons and Technicians	1000	0
3125	Mechanical Engineering Draftspersons and Technicians	1000	0
3126	Safety Inspectors	1000	0
3129	Other Building and Engineering Technicians	1500	0
3131	ICT Support Technicians	3360	0
3132	Telecommunications Technical Specialists	1000	6
3211	Automotive Electricians	1000	5
3212	Motor Mechanics	5700	101
3221	Metal Casting, Forging and Finishing Trades Workers	1000	0
3222	Sheetmetal Trades Workers	1000	4
3223	Structural Steel and Welding Trades Workers	4620	36
3231	Aircraft Maintenance Engineers	1000	0
3232	Metal Fitters and Machinists	7200	47
3233	Precision Metal Trades Workers	1000	1
3234	Toolmakers and Engineering Patternmakers	1000	0
3241	Panelbeaters	1000	0
3242	Vehicle Body Builders and Trimmers	1000	0
3243	Vehicle Painters	1000	0
3311	Bricklayers and Stonemasons	1800	2
3312	Carpenters and Joiners	8040	83
3321	Floor Finishers	1000	0
3322	Painting Trades Workers	3120	5
3331	Glaziers	1000	4
3332	Plasterers	1620	13
3333	Roof Tilers	1000	0
3334	Wall and Floor Tilers	1000	0
3341	Plumbers	5400	54
3411	Electricians	8040	163
3421	Airconditioning and Refrigeration Mechanics	1800	18
3422	Electrical Distribution Trades Workers	1000	0
3423	Electronics Trades Workers	1920	22
3424	Telecommunications Trades Workers	1380	0
3511	Bakers and Pastrycooks	1500	0
3512	Butchers and Smallgoods Makers	1380	0
3513	Chefs	3900	0
3514	Cooks	2340	0
3611	Animal Attendants and Trainers	1000	0
3612	Shearers	1000	0
3613	Veterinary Nurses	1000	0
3621	Florists	1000	0
3622	Gardeners	4380	0
3623	Greenkeepers	1000	0
3624	Nurserypersons	1000	0
3911	Hairdressers	3600	0
3921	Binders, Finishers and Screen Printers	1000	0
3922	Graphic Pre-press Trades Workers	1000	0
3923	Printers	1000	0
3931	Canvas and Leather Goods Makers	1000	0
3932	Clothing Trades Workers	1000	0
3933	Upholsterers	1000	0
3941	Cabinetmakers	1440	0
3942	Wood Machinists and Other Wood Trades Workers	1000	0
3991	Boat Builders and Shipwrights	1000	0
3992	Chemical, Gas, Petroleum and Power Generation Plant Operators	1000	0
3993	Gallery, Library and Museum Technicians	1000	0
3994	Jewellers	1000	0
3995	Performing Arts Technicians	1000	0
3996	Signwriters	1000	0
3999	Other Miscellaneous Technicians and Trades Workers	1000	0
4111	Ambulance Officers and Paramedics	1000	0
4112	Dental Hygienists, Technicians and Therapists	1000	16
4113	Diversional Therapists	1000	0
4114	Enrolled and Mothercraft Nurses	1260	0
4116	Massage Therapists	1000	0
4117	Welfare Support Workers	3480	0
4412	Fire and Emergency Workers	1000	0
4413	Police	4200	0
4421	Prison Officers	1000	0
4512	Driving Instructors	1000	0
4513	Funeral Workers	1000	0
4517	Travel Attendants	1000	0
4518	Other Personal Service Workers	1000	0
4523	Sports Coaches, Instructors and Officials	2280	0
4524	Sportspersons	1000	0
5111	Contract, Program and Project Administrators	7740	0
5991	Conveyancers and Legal Executives	1000	0
5992	Court and Legal Clerks	1000	0
5996	Insurance Investigators, Loss Adjusters and Risk Surveyors	1000	0
5999	Other Miscellaneous Clerical and Administrative Workers	1200	0
6111	Auctioneers, and Stock and Station Agents	1000	0
6112	Insurance Agents	1000	0
6121	Real Estate Sales Agents	4920	0
6392	Retail and Wool Buyers	1000	0
7122	Drillers, Miners and Shot Firers	3720	0

Compared to the skillselect occupation ceiling report released on the 17th of February, 2014 over a 120 occupations have had their ceilings increased to 1000.

You can access the regular skillselect invitation reports released on the department website here.