ANZSCO 252712 · CSOL · MLTSSL
Speech Pathologist: ANZSCO 252712
Official Home Affairs skilled occupation list · checked 21 October 2026
Speech Pathologist (ANZSCO 252712) is on the CSOL (Core Skills Occupation List) and MLTSSL (Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List). It can be used for the 189, 190, 491, 485, 494, 482, 186 and 407 visas, and the skills assessment is done by SPA. Checked against the Home Affairs list on 21 October 2026.
Occupation lists
CSOL, MLTSSL
Core Skills Occupation List; Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List
Permanent visa options
189, 190, 186
Visas that give permanent residence
Assessing authority
SPA
The Speech Pathology Association of Australia Limited
Skill level
Level 1
Bachelor degree or higher, or at least 5 years of relevant experience
The job
What a speech pathologist does
Provides diagnostic assessment and management of disorders of communication and swallowing through direct intervention, education, consultancy, advocacy, or a combination of these approaches.
Also known as
- Speech Therapist
Unit group 2527
Tasks of Audiologists and Speech Pathologists / Therapists
- Assessing and diagnosing the extent of client hearing loss using a wide range of techniques, including audiometric tests
- Reporting results of assessments and tests in writing and making referrals to medical practitioners
- Recommending solutions to those with hearing impairment including amplification, implantable devices, medical interventions and assistive listening devices and providing aural rehabilitation programs
- Providing counselling, advice and information to clients and families as a part of overall treatment
- Assisting with the development and management of noise control and hearing conservation strategies
- Administering standardised and informal tests and observing clients to determine the nature and extent of their communication disorders or swallowing difficulties
- Providing treatment and management of speech, language, learning and communication disorders that may be developmental, part of a disability, or acquired as a result of injury or disease
- Advising on the positioning of the body and on the textures of food and fluids which assists an individual to eat and swallow safely without choking
- Providing information and education to health professionals, early childhood educators and teachers, and support and counselling to individuals affected by communication and swallowing difficulties, and to their families and carers.
Qualifications and experience
Occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with a bachelor degree or higher 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 252712 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 | Yes | ANZSCO 2013 | |
| 190 Skilled Nominated (state) | Yes | ANZSCO 2013 | Needs a state or territory nomination |
| 407 Training visa | Yes | ANZSCO 2013 | |
| 485 Temporary Graduate | Yes | ANZSCO 2013 | Post-Vocational Education Work stream |
| 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 | Yes | ANZSCO 2013 | Needs an eligible relative in a regional area |
| 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 252712
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.
The Speech Pathology Association of Australia Limited (SPA)
We prepare your SPA assessment with you and check that your duties match ANZSCO 252712 before you apply.
States and territories
State and territory nomination
Speech Pathologist 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 speech pathologist now.
Similar occupations
Other occupations in Audiologists and Speech Pathologists / Therapists
If your duties fit one of these better, that is the code to nominate.
Questions
ANZSCO 252712: common questions
What is the ANZSCO code for speech pathologist?
What does a speech pathologist do?
Which skilled occupation list is Speech Pathologist on?
Can I get a 189 visa as a speech pathologist?
Is Speech Pathologist eligible for state nomination (190 or 491)?
Can an employer sponsor a speech pathologist?
Who assesses speech pathologist 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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