ANZSCO 232311 · STSOL
Fashion Designer: ANZSCO 232311
Official Home Affairs skilled occupation list · checked 21 October 2026
Fashion Designer (ANZSCO 232311) is on the STSOL (Short-term Skilled Occupation List). It can be used for the 190, 491, 494 and 407 visas, and the skills assessment is done by VETASSESS. Checked against the Home Affairs list on 21 October 2026.
Occupation lists
STSOL
Short-term Skilled Occupation List
Permanent visa options
190
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 fashion designer does
Plans, designs and develops clothing, accessories, footwear or other items of personal apparel considering the form and construction of clothing, historical styles and contexts, contemporary and cultural trends, colour, fabric, and decoration, and the techniques and processes available for manufacture.
Specialisations
- Costume Designer
Unit group 2323
Tasks of Fashion, Industrial and Jewellery Designers
- Determining the objectives and constraints of the design brief by consulting with clients and stakeholders
- Undertaking product research and analysing functional, commercial, cultural and aesthetic requirements
- Formulating design concepts for clothing, textiles, industrial, commercial and consumer products, and jewellery
- Preparing sketches, diagrams, illustrations, plans, samples and models to communicate design concepts
- Negotiating design solutions with clients, management, and sales and manufacturing staff
- Selecting, specifying and recommending functional and aesthetic materials, production methods and finishes for manufacture
- Detailing and documenting the selected design for production
- Preparing and commissioning prototypes and samples
- Supervising the preparation of patterns, programs and tooling, and the manufacture process
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 232311 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 | No | — | |
| 186 Employer Nomination Scheme, Direct Entry | No | — |
Skills assessment
Skills assessment for ANZSCO 232311
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 232311 before you apply.
States and territories
State and territory nomination
Fashion Designer 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 fashion designer now.
Similar occupations
Other occupations in Fashion, Industrial and Jewellery Designers
If your duties fit one of these better, that is the code to nominate.
Questions
ANZSCO 232311: common questions
What is the ANZSCO code for fashion designer?
What does a fashion designer do?
Which skilled occupation list is Fashion Designer on?
Can I get a 189 visa as a fashion designer?
Is Fashion Designer eligible for state nomination (190 or 491)?
Can an employer sponsor a fashion designer?
Who assesses fashion designer skills for Australian migration?
Talk to us
Is ANZSCO 232311 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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