ANZSCO 225499 · CSOL · STSOL
Technical Sales Representatives nec: ANZSCO 225499
Official Home Affairs skilled occupation list · checked 21 October 2026
Technical Sales Representatives nec (ANZSCO 225499) 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 technical sales representatives nec does
This occupation group covers Technical Sales Representatives not elsewhere classified.
Includes
- Sales Representative (Educational Products and Services)
Unit group 2254
Tasks of Technical Sales Representatives
- Compiling lists of prospective client businesses using directories and other sources
- Acquiring and updating knowledge of employers' and competitors' goods and services, and market conditions
- Visiting regular and prospective client businesses to establish and act on selling opportunities
- Assessing customers' needs and recommending and explaining goods and services to them
- Monitoring customers' changing needs and competitor activity, and reporting these developments to sales management
- Quoting and negotiating prices and credit terms, and completing contracts and recording orders
- Arranging delivery of goods, installation of equipment and the provision of services
- Reporting to sales management on sales made and the marketability of goods and services
- Following up with clients to ensure satisfaction with goods and services purchased, and resolving any problems arising
- Preparing sales reports and maintaining and submitting records of business expenses incurred
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 225499 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.
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.
Skills assessment
Skills assessment for ANZSCO 225499
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 225499 before you apply.
States and territories
State and territory nomination
Technical Sales Representatives nec 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 technical sales representatives nec now.
Similar occupations
Other occupations in Technical Sales Representatives
If your duties fit one of these better, that is the code to nominate.
Questions
ANZSCO 225499: common questions
What is the ANZSCO code for technical sales representatives nec?
What does a technical sales representatives nec do?
Which skilled occupation list is Technical Sales Representatives nec on?
Can I get a 189 visa as a technical sales representatives nec?
Is Technical Sales Representatives nec eligible for state nomination (190 or 491)?
Can an employer sponsor a technical sales representatives nec?
Who assesses technical sales representatives nec skills for Australian migration?
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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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