ANZSCO 222113 · CSOL · STSOL
Insurance Broker: ANZSCO 222113
Official Home Affairs skilled occupation list · checked 21 October 2026
Insurance Broker (ANZSCO 222113) 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 VETASSESS. 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
VETASSESS
Vocational Education and Training Assessment Services
Skill level
Level 2
Associate degree, advanced diploma or diploma, or at least 3 years of relevant experience
The job
What an insurance broker does
Operates as an independent agent to sell life, fire, accident, industrial or other forms of insurance for a range of insurance companies.
Registration or licensing is required to work in this occupation in Australia.
Unit group 2221
Tasks of Financial Brokers
- Monitoring commodity prices, trends and other factors affecting the supply and demand for commodities
- Negotiating the purchase and sale of commodities such as grains, wool, minerals and metals
- Determining the specific financial and insurance requirements of clients, and researching and reviewing available finance and insurance products for suitability to meet clients' requirements
- Analysing clients' financial status, discussing financial options and developing financial strategies
- Recommending loan combinations that meet clients' needs
- Interviewing prospective clients to explain insurance policy conditions, risks covered, premium rates and benefits, and to make recommendations on the amount and type of cover
- Arranging insurance, home loan mortgages and other types of finance for clients through banks, lenders, financiers and insurance companies
- Preparing documents which set out the conditions of finance, repayments and loan periods
- Identifying and advising on significant risk changes to clients' insurance
- Broking complex and commercial leases, equipment finance, commercial finance, project finance and finance for property developers
Qualifications and experience
Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with the qualifications and experience outlined below.
At least three years of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualifications listed above. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification.
Registration or licensing may be required.
- AQF Associate Degree, Advanced Diploma or Diploma (ANZSCO Skill Level 2)
Assessing authorities check your duties against these tasks, so your experience must match them, not only the job title.
Visa options
Which visas ANZSCO 222113 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 | |
| 186 Employer Nomination Scheme, Direct Entry | Yes | ANZSCO 2022 |
Skills assessment
Skills assessment for ANZSCO 222113
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.
Vocational Education and Training Assessment Services (VETASSESS)
We prepare your VETASSESS assessment with you and check that your duties match ANZSCO 222113 before you apply.
States and territories
State and territory nomination
Insurance Broker 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 insurance broker now.
Similar occupations
Other occupations in Financial Brokers
If your duties fit one of these better, that is the code to nominate.
Questions
ANZSCO 222113: common questions
What is the ANZSCO code for insurance broker?
What does an insurance broker do?
Which skilled occupation list is Insurance Broker on?
Can I get a 189 visa as an insurance broker?
Is Insurance Broker eligible for state nomination (190 or 491)?
Can an employer sponsor an insurance broker?
Who assesses insurance broker skills for Australian migration?
Talk to us
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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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