ANZSCO 131112 · CSOL · STSOL
Sales and Marketing Manager: ANZSCO 131112
Official Home Affairs skilled occupation list · checked 21 October 2026
Sales and Marketing Manager (ANZSCO 131112) is on the CSOL (Core Skills Occupation List) and STSOL (Short-term Skilled Occupation List). It can be used for the 190, 491, 494, 482, 186 and 407 visas, and the skills assessment is done by IML. Checked against the Home Affairs list on 21 October 2026.
Occupation lists
CSOL, STSOL
Core Skills Occupation List; Short-term Skilled Occupation List
Permanent visa options
190, 186
Visas that give permanent residence
Assessing authority
IML
Institute of Managers and Leaders National
Skill level
Level 1
Bachelor degree or higher, or at least 5 years of relevant experience
The job
What a sales and marketing manager does
Plans, organises, directs, controls and coordinates the sales and marketing activities within an organisation.
ICT Business Development Managers are excluded from this occupation. ICT Business Development Managers are included in Unit Group 2252 ICT Sales Professionals, in Occupation 225212 ICT Business Development Manager.
Specialisations
- Business Development Manager
- Market Research Manager
Unit group 1311
Tasks of Advertising, Public Relations and Sales Managers
- Directing the development and implementation of sales strategies and setting sales targets in order to maximise an organisation's sales and customer loyalty
- Directing the development and implementation of strategies to promote an organisation's goods and services to as many people as possible
- Directing the development and implementation of strategies to generate increased consumption of an organisation's goods and services through the creation and reinforcement of 'brand image' or 'brand loyalty'
- Directing the development and implementation of strategies to build and maintain an organisation's image and reputation with its customers, investors and the wider public
Qualifications and experience
Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with a bachelor degree or higher qualification. At least five years of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualification. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 1).
Assessing authorities check your duties against these tasks, so your experience must match them, not only the job title.
Visa options
Which visas ANZSCO 131112 can be used for
From the Department of Home Affairs combined list of eligible skilled occupations. Every visa also has its own points, age, English, experience and skills assessment rules.
| Visa | Eligible | ANZSCO version | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 189 Skilled Independent | No | — | |
| 190 Skilled Nominated (state) | Yes | ANZSCO 2013 | Needs a state or territory nomination |
| 407 Training visa | Yes | ANZSCO 2013 | |
| 485 Temporary Graduate | No | — | |
| 494 Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional | Yes | ANZSCO 2013 | |
| 491 State Skilled Work Regional, state nominated | Yes | ANZSCO 2013 | Needs a state or territory nomination |
| 491 Family Skilled Work Regional, family sponsored | No | — | |
| 482 Skills in Demand, Core Skills stream | Yes | ANZSCO 2022 | Caveats apply |
| 186 Employer Nomination Scheme, Direct Entry | Yes | ANZSCO 2022 | Caveats apply |
Caveats
Caveats that limit employer sponsorship
A caveat rules out certain positions even though the occupation is on the list. Your employer's nomination is refused if the position falls within one.
Skills in Demand (subclass 482), Core Skills stream
- Low skilled tasks: Excludes any position that: is based in a front‑line retail setting or; predominantly involves direct client transactional interaction on a regular basis or; predominantly involves selling educational courses to individual students or; is based in a call centre and does not require a significant technical knowledge of products.
- Business size: Excludes any position where: the position is in a business that has an annual turnover of less than AUD1,000,000 and if the nominee is to be transferred to fill the position—the transfer is not an intra‑corporate transfer to which an international trade obligation applies. ; the position is in a business that has fewer than 5 employees and if the nominee is to be transferred to fill the position—the transfer is not an intra‑corporate transfer to which an international trade obligation applies.
Employer Nomination Scheme (subclass 186), Direct Entry
- Low skilled tasks: Excludes any position that: is based in a front‑line retail setting or; predominantly involves direct client transactional interaction on a regular basis or; predominantly involves selling educational courses to individual students or; is based in a call centre and does not require a significant technical knowledge of products.
- Business size: Excludes any position where: the position is in a business that has an annual turnover of less than AUD1,000,000 and if the nominee is to be transferred to fill the position—the transfer is not an intra‑corporate transfer to which an international trade obligation applies. ; the position is in a business that has fewer than 5 employees and if the nominee is to be transferred to fill the position—the transfer is not an intra‑corporate transfer to which an international trade obligation applies.
Skills assessment
Skills assessment for ANZSCO 131112
Most skilled visas need a positive skills assessment from the authority below before you can lodge. It must be for the same occupation you nominate.
Institute of Managers and Leaders National (IML)
We prepare your IML assessment with you and check that your duties match ANZSCO 131112 before you apply.
States and territories
State and territory nomination
Sales and Marketing Manager is on a list that allows state nomination for the 190 (permanent) and for the 491 (regional, provisional). Each state then decides which occupations it will nominate, and on what conditions.
State lists, points cut-offs and residence or job offer rules change during the program year, and some states close streams once their places are used. Ask us which states are nominating sales and marketing manager now.
Similar occupations
Other occupations in Advertising, Public Relations and Sales Managers
If your duties fit one of these better, that is the code to nominate.
Questions
ANZSCO 131112: common questions
What is the ANZSCO code for sales and marketing manager?
What does a sales and marketing manager do?
Which skilled occupation list is Sales and Marketing Manager on?
Can I get a 189 visa as a sales and marketing manager?
Is Sales and Marketing Manager eligible for state nomination (190 or 491)?
Can an employer sponsor a sales and marketing manager?
Who assesses sales and marketing manager skills for Australian migration?
Talk to us
Is ANZSCO 131112 your occupation? Ask us about your options.
Tell us your duties, qualifications, experience and English scores. We will confirm the right occupation and the visas that fit.
Source: Department of Home Affairs, checked 21 October 2026. Descriptions: Australian Bureau of Statistics, ANZSCO 2022 (CC BY 4.0). General information only, not immigration advice.
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