ANZSCO 225311 · CSOL · STSOL
Public Relations Professional: ANZSCO 225311
Official Home Affairs skilled occupation list · checked 21 October 2026
Public Relations Professional (ANZSCO 225311) 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 1
Bachelor degree or higher, or at least 5 years of relevant experience
The job
What a public relations professional does
Plans, develops, implements and evaluates information and communication strategies that create an understanding and a favourable view of an organisation, its goods and services, and its role in the community.
Specialisations
- Media Liaison Officer
- Press Officer
- Promotions Officer
- Public Affairs Officer
- Public Relations Consultant
- Public Relations Officer
Unit group 2253
Tasks of Public Relations Professionals
- Planning and organising publicity campaigns and communication strategies
- Advising executives on the public relations implications of their policies, programs and practices
- Preparing and controlling the issue of news and press releases
- Undertaking and commissioning public opinion research, analysing the findings, and planning public relations and promotional campaigns
- Organising special events, seminars, entertainment, competitions and social functions to promote goodwill and favourable publicity
- Representing organisations and arranging executive interviews with publicity media
- Attending business, social and other functions to promote the organisation
- Commissioning and obtaining photographs and other illustrative material
- Selecting, appraising and revising material submitted by publicity writers, Photographers, Illustrators, and others to create favourable publicity
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 225311 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 225311
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 225311 before you apply.
States and territories
State and territory nomination
Public Relations Professional 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 public relations professional now.
Questions
ANZSCO 225311: common questions
What is the ANZSCO code for public relations professional?
What does a public relations professional do?
Which skilled occupation list is Public Relations Professional on?
Can I get a 189 visa as a public relations professional?
Is Public Relations Professional eligible for state nomination (190 or 491)?
Can an employer sponsor a public relations professional?
Who assesses public relations professional skills for Australian migration?
Talk to us
Is ANZSCO 225311 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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