ANZSCO 272611 · ROL
Community Arts Worker: ANZSCO 272611
Official Home Affairs skilled occupation list · checked 21 October 2026
Community Arts Worker (ANZSCO 272611) is on the ROL (Regional Occupation List). It can be used for the 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
ROL
Regional Occupation List
Permanent visa options
None directly
Temporary or provisional visas only
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 community arts worker does
Identifies issues of local need, concerns and aspirations through community consultation, and designs and implements strategies to facilitate and encourage community arts projects and happenings, and promote the value of community cultural development.
Also known as
- Community Artist
- Community Arts Officer
Specialisations
- Community Cultural Development Officer
Unit group 2726
Tasks of Welfare, Recreation and Community Arts Workers
- Researching and analysing community issues, needs and problems
- Developing, evaluating and maintaining community resources and programs
- Evaluating data and writing reports such as submissions requesting funding for continuing programs and new projects
- Identifying issues of local need, concerns and aspirations through community consultation
- Organising local sporting, cultural and recreational events and activities such as community functions, hobby classes, community arts projects and sporting competitions
- Providing support while exploring alternatives with clients who experience difficulties such as marital problems, unemployment, illness and drug abuse
- Assessing risks and providing intensive short-term crisis counselling for victims of domestic violence, child abuse, disasters and other crises
- Assisting to establish and administer neighbourhood houses, community groups, employment training programs and other services
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 272611 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) | No | — | |
| 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 272611
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 272611 before you apply.
States and territories
State and territory nomination
Community Arts Worker is on a list that allows state nomination 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 community arts worker now.
Similar occupations
Other occupations in Welfare, Recreation and Community Arts Workers
If your duties fit one of these better, that is the code to nominate.
Questions
ANZSCO 272611: common questions
What is the ANZSCO code for community arts worker?
What does a community arts worker do?
Which skilled occupation list is Community Arts Worker on?
Can I get a 189 visa as a community arts worker?
Is Community Arts Worker eligible for state nomination (190 or 491)?
Can an employer sponsor a community arts worker?
Who assesses community arts worker skills for Australian migration?
Talk to us
Is ANZSCO 272611 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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