ANZSCO 342312 · ROL
Communications Operator: ANZSCO 342312
Official Home Affairs skilled occupation list · checked 21 October 2026
Communications Operator (ANZSCO 342312) is on the ROL (Regional Occupation List). It can be used for the 494 visa, and the skills assessment is done by TRA. 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
TRA
Trades Recognition Australia
Skill level
Level 3
Certificate IV, or Certificate III with at least 2 years of on-the-job training, or 3 years of relevant experience
The job
What a communications operator does
Transmits and receives radio messages by use of morse code, voice and radio teletype.
Specialisations
- Communication Information Systems Sailor (Navy)
- Communications and Information Systems Controller (Air Force)
- Operator Specialist Communications (Army)
Unit group 3423
Tasks of Electronics Trades Workers
- Examining and testing machines, equipment, instruments and control systems to diagnose faults
- Adjusting, repairing, and replacing worn and defective parts and wiring, and maintaining machines, equipment and instruments
- Reassembling, test operating and adjusting equipment
- Advising users of correct operating procedures to prevent malfunctions
- Receiving messages by interpreting code and converting to plain language, and writing and typing messages for transmission
- Monitoring radio traffic, and transmitting and receiving voice messages
- Installing electronic instruments and control systems
- Applying knowledge of electrical, electronic, mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic principles in commissioning and maintaining control systems
Qualifications and experience
Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with the qualifications and experience outlined below.
At least three years of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualifications listed above. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification.
Registration or licensing may be required.
- AQF Certificate III including at least two years of on-the-job training, or AQF Certificate IV (ANZSCO Skill Level 3)
Assessing authorities check your duties against these tasks, so your experience must match them, not only the job title.
Visa options
Which visas ANZSCO 342312 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 | No | — | |
| 485 Temporary Graduate | No | — | |
| 494 Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional | Yes | ANZSCO 2013 | |
| 491 State Skilled Work Regional, state nominated | No | — | |
| 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 342312
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.
Trades Recognition Australia (TRA)
We prepare your TRA assessment with you and check that your duties match ANZSCO 342312 before you apply.
States and territories
State and territory nomination
Home Affairs does not list Communications Operator for the 190 or 491, so states and territories cannot nominate it. Employer sponsorship is the main route.
Similar occupations
Other occupations in Electronics Trades Workers
If your duties fit one of these better, that is the code to nominate.
Questions
ANZSCO 342312: common questions
What is the ANZSCO code for communications operator?
What does a communications operator do?
Which skilled occupation list is Communications Operator on?
Can I get a 189 visa as a communications operator?
Is Communications Operator eligible for state nomination (190 or 491)?
Can an employer sponsor a communications operator?
Who assesses communications operator 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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