ANZSCO 232412 · CSOL · STSOL
Illustrator: ANZSCO 232412
Official Home Affairs skilled occupation list · checked 21 October 2026
Illustrator (ANZSCO 232412) 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 an illustrator does
Plans, designs, develops, and prepares pictures and diagrams to communicate messages, clarify meaning, assist in presentations and illustrate stories, using traditional and digital media such as drawing, painting, drafting, collage, models, photography, and image capture and manipulation software.
Specialisations
- Animator
- Cartoonist
- Technical Illustrator
Unit group 2324
Tasks of Graphic and Web Designers, and Illustrators
- Determining the objectives and constraints of the design brief by consulting with clients and stakeholders
- Undertaking research and analysing functional communication requirements
- Formulating design concepts for the subject to be communicated
- Preparing sketches, diagrams, illustrations and layouts to communicate design concepts
- Negotiating design solutions with clients, management, sales and production staff
- Selecting, specifying or recommending functional and aesthetic materials and media for publication, delivery or display
- Detailing and documenting the selected design for production
- Supervising or carrying out production in the chosen media
- May archive information for future client use
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 232412 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 232412
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 232412 before you apply.
States and territories
State and territory nomination
Illustrator 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 illustrator now.
Similar occupations
Other occupations in Graphic and Web Designers, and Illustrators
If your duties fit one of these better, that is the code to nominate.
Questions
ANZSCO 232412: common questions
What is the ANZSCO code for illustrator?
What does an illustrator do?
Which skilled occupation list is Illustrator on?
Can I get a 189 visa as an illustrator?
Is Illustrator eligible for state nomination (190 or 491)?
Can an employer sponsor an illustrator?
Who assesses illustrator skills for Australian migration?
Talk to us
Is ANZSCO 232412 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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