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Electrical Engineer ANZSCO 233311

The Electrical Engineer ANZSCO code is 233311. Check whether your qualification and engineering work fit this occupation, choose the right Engineers Australia assessment route and compare possible migration pathways.

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What is the ANZSCO code for an Electrical Engineer?

Direct answer: 233311 is the Electrical Engineer code used for Australian skilled-migration occupation checking. Engineers Australia is the migration skills assessing authority.

ANZSCO and OSCA are not interchangeable in a visa application. Home Affairs says subclasses 186 and 482 use ANZSCO 2022, while other skilled visa subclasses use ANZSCO 2013. The ABS now classifies Electrical Engineer as OSCA 243331 for statistical use, but Home Affairs continues to direct skilled-visa applicants to ANZSCO.

Does your work look like 233311?

The ABS definition focuses on engineering systems used to generate, distribute, transmit, use and control electric power. Evidence is stronger when it shows your own technical responsibility rather than repeating a job title.

  • Planning, designing or testing power-generation, transmission, distribution or utilisation systems.
  • Engineering decisions about circuits, networks, transformers, switchgear, protection or related equipment.
  • Technical responsibility for electrical-system design, installation, operation, maintenance or compliance.
  • A title such as “electrical engineer” is not enough if the documented duties are mainly drafting, trade installation, electronics or general project coordination.

Read the ABS ANZSCO 233311 definition.

Which Engineers Australia assessment route applies?

Start with the exact qualification, program accreditation status, study dates and intended engineering occupation. Engineers Australia says the qualification is the main factor in choosing a pathway.

Fully accredited qualification

Use the Australian qualification pathway when the program is fully accredited by Engineers Australia and the accreditation timing covers the program. An overseas Professional Engineer qualification may use the Washington Accord pathway only when the country is a full signatory, the program is fully accredited and the relevant dates align.

Engineers Australia says an accredited-pathway outcome will generally reflect the title or major of the accredited qualification.

CDR pathway

The Competency Demonstration Report route applies when the engineering qualification is non-accredited or provisionally accredited, or when the nominated occupation differs from the accredited qualification title.

The current Engineers Australia guide requires academic evidence, CPD, three career episodes and a summary statement. Career episodes must be the applicant’s own work; an employer reference is required when an episode is based on employment.

Check the current Engineers Australia migration skills assessment guidance.

Build an evidence file for 233311

The useful question is not only “what documents do I have?” but “what does each document prove about my qualification, competence, duties and claimed employment?”

  • Qualification: degree certificate, academic transcripts and evidence of the exact program’s accreditation status and dates.
  • Identity and language: passport, name-change records if relevant, photograph, English evidence or an applicable exemption, and authorised translations where required.
  • CDR, when required: CPD statement, three original career episodes and a summary statement mapped to the relevant competency elements.
  • Employment: detailed references describing engineering duties, dates, employment type, pay and an authorised contact, plus the independent records required for any relevant skilled-employment assessment.
  • Consistency: occupation, degree major, CV, references, project evidence and claimed dates should tell the same verifiable story.

Do not outsource authorship of a CDR. Engineers Australia’s January 2026 guide treats career episodes or a summary statement written by a third party as plagiarism. Advice can identify gaps and explain requirements, but the technical account must be your own.

Which migration pathway should you investigate?

The code and a positive assessment do not create visa eligibility by themselves. Use the current occupation instrument, visa rules and your evidence to decide which path is worth testing.

Subclass 189

Investigate the independent points-tested route only after checking the current occupation list, valid skills assessment, points, EOI information and invitation context. Meeting a points threshold does not guarantee an invitation.

Review the 189 guide

Subclasses 190 and 491

State-nominated and regional planning adds jurisdiction-specific occupation, residence, work, English or other criteria. A state can change settings independently of the federal occupation list.

Review subclass 190 · Review subclass 491

Subclasses 482, 186 and 494

Employer-sponsored planning starts with the genuine position, duties, sponsor or nominator, work location, salary evidence, the applicable occupation list and any caveat or skills-assessment requirement.

482 guide · 186 guide · 494 guide

Current-list check required. This page does not confirm that Electrical Engineer is eligible for a particular visa, stream, state nomination program or employer nomination on the day you apply. Check the current Home Affairs legislative instrument and any state or territory criteria before acting.

Search Electrical Engineer in the skilled hub

The explorer loads Electrical Engineer by default so you can compare related occupations and investigate visa or state filters. Its results are a planning aid, not a current eligibility decision.

Electrical Engineer 233311 FAQs

Short answers to the questions applicants most often need resolved before choosing an assessment or visa strategy.

What is the ANZSCO code for Electrical Engineer in Australia?

The migration occupation code is ANZSCO 233311. The ABS now also publishes OSCA code 243331 for Electrical Engineer, but Home Affairs says skilled visa programs continue to use ANZSCO. Use the code and ANZSCO version required for the visa subclass.

Who assesses Electrical Engineer 233311?

Engineers Australia is the migration skills assessing authority for engineering applicants. It assesses the qualification, occupational category and nominated engineering occupation; it does not award migration points or decide the visa.

Do I need a CDR for Electrical Engineer?

A CDR is generally the Engineers Australia route for a non-accredited or provisionally accredited qualification, or when the nominated occupation differs from the accredited qualification title. A fully accredited Australian or eligible Washington Accord qualification may use an accredited pathway if all program and date requirements are met.

Is Electrical Engineer 233311 currently eligible for every skilled visa?

No single occupation code is automatically eligible for every skilled visa. Home Affairs uses different occupation lists and ANZSCO versions by visa program, while states and territories set separate nomination criteria. Check the current instrument and pathway rules before relying on eligibility.

Does a positive Engineers Australia assessment guarantee an invitation, nomination or visa?

No. A positive skills assessment is one requirement only. Points, English, age, employment evidence, invitation or nomination settings, sponsor and position requirements, health, character and other visa criteria may also apply.

Official sources used for this guide

Last checked 22 July 2026. Recheck the live rules before lodging because occupation instruments and assessment requirements can change.

Compare closely related occupations

Electrical engineering titles can hide materially different duties. Use the closest guides to test the classification before committing to 233311.

Electrical Engineering Draftsperson 312311

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Skilled migration planning

Review points, EOI, invitation and nomination concepts after confirming the occupation and assessment route.

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