The Department of Home Affairs has released the occupation ceilings for migration program year 2020-21.
These ceilings do not apply to State or Territory Nominated, Employer Sponsored or Business Innovation and Investment visa subclasses.
Below we have also provided the comparisons against Occupation ceiling for Migration Program year 2019-20.
| Occupation ID | Description | Occupation Ceiling 2020-21 | Occupation Ceiling 2019-20 |
| 1331 | Construction Managers | 7145 | 4983 |
| 1332 | Engineering Managers | 1474 | 1000 |
| 1341 | Child Care Centre Managers | 1000 | 1000 |
| 1342 | Health and Welfare Services Managers | 1666 | 1785 |
| 1399 | Other Specialist Managers | 4188 | 3044 |
| 2111 | Actors, Dancers and Other Entertainers | 1000 | 1000 |
| 2112 | Music Professionals | 1000 | 1000 |
| 2121 | Artistic Directors, and Media Producers and Presenters | 1000 | 1098 |
| 2211 | Accountants* | 1000 | 2746 |
| 2212 | Auditors, Company Secretaries and Corporate Treasurers* | 1619 | 1552 |
| 2241 | Actuaries, Mathematicians and Statisticians | 1000 | 1000 |
| 2243 | Economists | 1000 | 1000 |
| 2245 | Land Economists and Valuers | 1000 | 1000 |
| 2247 | Management consultant | 4526 | 5269 |
| 2321 | Architects and Landscape Architects | 1452 | 2171 |
| 2322 | Cartographers and Surveyors | 1000 | 1000 |
| 2331 | Chemical and Materials Engineers | 1000 | 1000 |
| 2332 | Civil Engineering Professionals | 3919 | 3772 |
| 2333 | Electrical Engineers | 1348 | 1000 |
| 2334 | Electronics Engineers* | 1000 | 1000 |
| 2335 | Industrial, Mechanical and Production Engineers* | 2682 | 1600 |
| 2336 | Mining Engineers | 1000 | 1000 |
| 2339 | Other Engineering Professionals* | 1000 | 1000 |
| 2341 | Agricultural and Forestry Scientists | 1000 | 1000 |
| 2342 | Chemists, and Food and Wine Scientists | 1000 | 1000 |
| 2343 | Environmental Scientists | 1295 | 1472 |
| 2344 | Geologists, Geophysicists and Hydrogeologists | 1000 | 1000 |
| 2345 | Life Scientists | 1000 | 1000 |
| 2346 | Medical Laboratory Scientists | 1536 | 1505 |
| 2347 | Veterinarians | 1000 | 1000 |
| 2349 | Other Natural and Physical Science Professionals | 1056 | 1000 |
| 2411 | Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teachers | 3321 | 2294 |
| 2414 | Secondary School Teachers | 8716 | 8052 |
| 2415 | Special Education Teachers | 1721 | 1111 |
| 2421 | University Lecturers and Tutors | 5042 | 3407 |
| 2512 | Medical Imaging Professionals | 1161 | 1203 |
| 2514 | Optometrists and Orthoptists | 1000 | 1000 |
| 2519 | Other Health Diagnostic and Promotion Professionals | 1000 | 1000 |
| 2521 | Chiropractors and Osteopaths | 1000 | 1000 |
| 2524 | Occupational Therapists | 1461 | 1082 |
| 2525 | Physiotherapists | 1685 | 1784 |
| 2526 | Podiatrists | 1000 | 1000 |
| 2527 | Speech Professionals and Audiologists | 1000 | 1000 |
| 2531 | General Practitioners and Resident Medical officers | 4257 | 3550 |
| 2533 | Internal Medicine Specialists | 1000 | 1000 |
| 2534 | Psychiatrists | 1000 | 1000 |
| 2535 | Surgeons | 1000 | 1000 |
| 2539 | Other Medical Practitioners | 1168 | 1250 |
| 2541 | Midwives | 1333 | 1218 |
| 2544 | Registered Nurses | 17859 | 17509 |
| 2611 | ICT Business and Systems Analysts* | 2273 | 2587 |
| 2612 | Multimedia Specialists and Web Developers | 1000 | 1000 |
| 2613 | Software and Applications Programmers* | 8405 | 8748 |
| 2621 | Database and Systems Administrators and ICT Security Specialists | 2667 | 2887 |
| 2631 | Computer Network Professionals* | 2245 | 2553 |
| 2633 | Telecommunications Engineering Professionals | 1000 | 1000 |
| 2711 | Barristers | 1000 | 1000 |
| 2713 | Solicitors | 4535 | 4650 |
| 2723 | Psychologists | 1545 | 1832 |
| 2725 | Social Workers | 1862 | 2128 |
| 3122 | Civil Engineering Draftspersons and Technicians | 1000 | 1000 |
| 3123 | Electrical Engineering Draftspersons and Technicians | 1000 | 1000 |
| 3132 | Telecommunications Technical Specialists | 1000 | 1000 |
| 3211 | Automotive Electricians | 1000 | 1000 |
| 3212 | Motor Mechanics | 5205 | 6399 |
| 3222 | Sheetmetal Trades Workers | 1000 | 1000 |
| 3223 | Structural Steel and Welding Trades Workers | 4866 | 3983 |
| 3232 | Metal Fitters and Machinists | 6335 | 7007 |
| 3233 | Precision Metal Trades Workers | 1000 | 1000 |
| 3241 | Panelbeaters | 1000 | 1000 |
| 3311 | Bricklayers and Stonemasons | 1712 | 1610 |
| 3312 | Carpenters and Joiners | 6812 | 8536 |
| 3322 | Painting Trades Workers | 3303 | 3330 |
| 3331 | Glaziers | 1000 | 1000 |
| 3332 | Plasterers | 1452 | 2100 |
| 3334 | Wall and Floor Tilers | 1000 | 1682 |
| 3341 | Plumbers | 5861 | 5060 |
| 3411 | Electricians | 8021 | 8624 |
| 3421 | Airconditioning and Refrigeration Mechanics | 1581 | 1815 |
| 3422 | Electrical Distribution Trades Workers | 1000 | 1000 |
| 3423 | Electronics Trades Workers | 2047 | 1313 |
| 3513 | Chefs | 2256 | 2738 |
| 3611 | Animal Attendants and Trainers | 1239 | 1051 |
| 3941 | Cabinetmakers | 1694 | 2112 |
| 3991 | Boat Builders and Shipwrights | 1000 | 1000 |
| 4523 | Sports Coaches, Instructors and Officials | 1262 | 4071 |
| 4524 | Sportspersons | 1000 | 1000 |
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