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ANZSCO 399311 · ROL

Gallery or Museum Technician: ANZSCO 399311

Official Home Affairs skilled occupation list · checked 21 October 2026

Gallery or Museum Technician (ANZSCO 399311) 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 2

Associate degree, advanced diploma or diploma, or at least 3 years of relevant experience

The job

What a gallery or museum technician does

Prepares artworks, specimens and artefacts for collections, and arranges and constructs gallery or museum exhibits.

Specialisations

  • Taxidermist

Unit group 3993

Tasks of Gallery, Library and Museum Technicians

  • Mounting and preparing objects for display
  • Designing and arranging exhibit furnishings, display cases and display areas
  • Assisting in setting up lighting and display equipment
  • Receiving, shipping, packing and unpacking exhibits
  • Ordering new library materials and maintaining library records and circulation systems
  • Cataloguing printed and recorded material
  • Entering data into databases and editing computer records
  • Operating audiovisual and reprographic equipment
  • Searching and verifying bibliographic data

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.

  • AQF Associate Degree, Advanced Diploma or Diploma (ANZSCO Skill Level 2)

Assessing authorities check your duties against these tasks, so your experience must match them, not only the job title.

Visa options

Which visas ANZSCO 399311 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.

Skills assessment

Skills assessment for ANZSCO 399311

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 399311 before you apply.

States and territories

State and territory nomination

Home Affairs does not list Gallery or Museum Technician for the 190 or 491, so states and territories cannot nominate it. Employer sponsorship is the main route.

Similar occupations

Other occupations in Gallery, Library and Museum Technicians

If your duties fit one of these better, that is the code to nominate.

Questions

ANZSCO 399311: common questions

What is the ANZSCO code for gallery or museum technician?
The ANZSCO code is 399311 (Gallery or Museum Technician). Your occupation is decided by your actual duties, not your job title.
What does a gallery or museum technician do?
A gallery or museum technician prepares artworks, specimens and artefacts for collections, and arranges and constructs gallery or museum exhibits. It is an ANZSCO skill level 2 occupation.
Which skilled occupation list is Gallery or Museum Technician on?
Gallery or Museum Technician is on the Regional Occupation List (ROL), according to the Home Affairs combined list checked on 21 October 2026.
Can I get a 189 visa as a gallery or museum technician?
No. Home Affairs does not list Gallery or Museum Technician for the 189, which is only open to some MLTSSL occupations. Routes that are open: a regional employer (494).
Is Gallery or Museum Technician eligible for state nomination (190 or 491)?
No. Home Affairs does not list Gallery or Museum Technician for the state nominated 190 or 491 visas. Routes that are open: a regional employer (494).
Can an employer sponsor a gallery or museum technician?
Only in regional Australia. It is not on the CSOL, so the 482 Core Skills stream and 186 Direct Entry stream are not available, but a regional employer can nominate it for the subclass 494 visa.
Who assesses gallery or museum technician skills for Australian migration?
The assessing authority for ANZSCO 399311 is TRA. You need a positive skills assessment before you lodge most skilled visas, and some 482 applicants also need one.

Talk to us

Is ANZSCO 399311 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.

The more context you give, the more useful the first conversation will be.

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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