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Opportunities for Australian Residency – Which Industry Helps You Achieve PR the Fastest?

In the healthcare sector, popular professions among international students and parents, such as doctors, dentists, and pharmacists, face relatively narrow and challenging pathways to residency, as the domestic workforce already meets the demand for these services. In contrast, professions like nursing and specialized roles such as occupational therapists, physiotherapists, and optometrists have broader pathways to residency.

What is Skilled Migration?

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Skilled migration is a type of visa grant that allows individuals with skills (occupations and work experience) that meet the demand for labor shortages in Australia to obtain permanent residency over several years. This migration process requires the assessment of the applicant’s skills, which includes specific requirements to demonstrate their work experience and qualifications. Each occupation has its own specific requirements, depending on the assessing authority.

To migrate to Australia under skilled migration programs, it is essential to possess skills that align with the labor needs of Australian society. Each year, the Australian government conducts consultations with local agencies, organizations, and both large and small businesses to understand the domestic labor demands, predict the growth potential of each industry, and assess whether the local skilled labor supply can meet these needs. Subsequently, industries facing shortages are listed so that the government can attract foreign skilled workers to immigrate. This list is then reviewed by each state to align with their local economic conditions, resulting in the creation of a state-specific skilled migration list. Based on the varying labor demand and the pace of domestic supply, the federal government and state governments categorize this list into two main groups: the short-term skilled occupational list (STSOL) and the medium and long-term strategic skills list (MLTSSL).

Short-term - Medium to Long-term

The primary purpose of skilled migration programs is to use external skilled migrants to supplement the domestic labor force where there are shortages. Therefore, depending on the capacity of domestic education and training to meet labor demands, occupations may be classified as short-term or medium to long-term. Short-term occupations are generally understood to reflect temporary shortages and can often change. For states, once they have received enough applications for these occupations, they may temporarily close local sponsorship applications for that fiscal year. This frequently occurs, and when you log into the immigration websites of various states, you may encounter occupations that remain on the migration list but are temporarily closed for new applications. These occupations will also be removed from the list when the federal government determines that domestic labor needs have been sufficiently met. In contrast, medium and long-term occupations tend to be more stable, as the shortages in these fields are more "long-term" or because the government intends to develop these sectors. Examples include occupations in healthcare (nursing, specialized practitioners), information technology, and engineering fields.

Healthcare Sector

In the healthcare sector, professions that are popular among international students and parents, such as doctors, dentists, and pharmacists, face relatively narrow and challenging pathways to residency, as the domestic workforce already meets the demand for these services. In contrast, professions such as nursing and specialized roles like occupational therapists, physiotherapists, and optometrists have broader pathways to residency.

Information Technology Sector

The advantage of these sectors is that most of the occupations are included in the medium and long-term migration lists. Specifically, commonly encountered roles such as network professionals (network/system specialists), coders/developers/software engineers are among the popular residency options in the community for many years. However, because the residency opportunities in this sector are favorable and align with the preferences of most international students, the competition for residency points in these fields is quite high. Notably, within this sector is the role of Business Analyst, which involves analyzing a project and serving as a liaison between clients and various departments within the company. This profession offers good residency opportunities and high employment prospects, yet it is relatively unknown among Vietnamese international students.

Education Sector (Teaching)

Although Teaching is also a long-term residency sector, it is not highly favored by the Vietnamese international student community due to language barriers. However, the reality is that many Vietnamese international students today possess good communication skills and high proficiency in foreign languages, allowing them to study, work, and achieve residency in this field. Notably, within this sector, Early Childhood Education, which focuses on education before primary school, is particularly valued and offers strong employment prospects after graduation.

Economics Sector

In general, occupations in the economics sector face many challenges in obtaining residency in Australia after graduation due to three main reasons:

Skilled migration is a visa category that allows individuals with skills (occupations and work experience) that meet the domestic labor shortages identified by the Australian government to obtain permanent residency over several years. This migration process requires the assessment of the applicant’s skills, which involves specific requirements to demonstrate their work experience and qualifications. Each occupation has its own requirements, depending on the assessing authority.

To migrate to Australia under skilled migration programs, it is crucial to possess skills that align with the labor demands of Australian society. Each year, the Australian government conducts consultations with local agencies, organizations, and both large and small businesses to understand the domestic labor needs, predict the growth potential of each industry, and assess whether the local skilled labor supply can adequately meet these demands. Subsequently, occupations facing shortages are identified so that the government can attract foreign skilled workers with the necessary qualifications to immigrate. This list is then reviewed by each state to align with their local economic conditions, resulting in the creation of a state-specific skilled migration list. Based on the varying labor demand and the pace of domestic supply, this list is categorized by both the federal government and state governments into two main groups: the short-term skilled occupational list (STSOL) and the medium and long-term strategic skills list (MLTSSL).

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