ANZSCO 612111 · ROL
Business Broker: ANZSCO 612111
Official Home Affairs skilled occupation list · checked 21 October 2026
Business Broker (ANZSCO 612111) is on the ROL (Regional Occupation List). It can be used for the 494 visa, 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 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 business broker does
Operates as an independent agent in the buying and selling of businesses. Registration or licensing may be required.
Also known as
- Business Agent
Specialisations
- Franchise Broker
Unit group 6121
Tasks of Real Estate Sales Agents
- Accepting and listing properties and businesses for sale and lease, conducting inspections, and advising buyers on the merits of properties and businesses and the terms of sale or lease
- Advising vendors of sales and marketing options such as sale by auction and open house inspections
- Cataloguing and detailing land, buildings and businesses for sale or lease and arranging advertising
- Assessing buyers' needs and locating properties and businesses for their consideration
- Offering valuations and advice for buying and selling properties and businesses, and structuring the terms of settlement
- Collecting and holding rent monies from tenants, and remitting to owner on agreed basis
- Monitoring and addressing non-compliance with terms and conditions of tenancy and pursuing rental arrears
- Developing and implementing business plans, budgets, policies and procedures for the agency
- May arrange finance, land brokerage, conveyancing and maintenance of premises
Qualifications and experience
Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with the qualifications and experience outlined below.
In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification.
The occupation Real Estate Agency Principal / Real Estate Agency Licensee has a level of skill commensurate with the qualifications and experience outlined below.
In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification.
The occupation Real Estate Agent has a level of skill commensurate with the qualifications and experience outlined below.
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 or at least three years of relevant experience (ANZSCO Skill Level 3)
- AQF Associate Degree, Advanced Diploma or Diploma, or at least three years of relevant experience (ANZSCO Skill Level 2)
- AQF Certificate III including at least two years of on-the-job training, or AQF Certificate IV or at least three years of relevant experience (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 612111 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 612111
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 612111 before you apply.
States and territories
State and territory nomination
Home Affairs does not list Business Broker for the 190 or 491, so states and territories cannot nominate it. Employer sponsorship is the main route.
Similar occupations
Other occupations in Real Estate Sales Agents
If your duties fit one of these better, that is the code to nominate.
Questions
ANZSCO 612111: common questions
What is the ANZSCO code for business broker?
What does a business broker do?
Which skilled occupation list is Business Broker on?
Can I get a 189 visa as a business broker?
Is Business Broker eligible for state nomination (190 or 491)?
Can an employer sponsor a business broker?
Who assesses business broker 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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