Most Indians who move to Australia or are planning to settle in Australia find it challenging to land a job in the country. This is usually not because of the lack of qualifications but due to the unawareness of immigrants’ jobs in-demand.
Every year, Australia releases a list called MSOL with all the occupations in-demand for the current year. With the right knowledge, skills, and qualifications, you can easily find a job from the MSOL List. Read on to find out what are the available jobs in Australia for Indians in 2023 in this blog.
Average Salary Packages for different Occupations in Australia
Occupation |
Job Profile |
Annual Salary in AUD |
Accountant |
Senior Management Accountant – Advertising Agency |
97,542 |
Management Accountant |
79,439 |
|
Experienced Undergraduate / Graduate Accountant |
58,441 |
|
Intermediate Accountant | Business Services |
54,891 |
|
Commercial Accountant |
79,417 |
|
Senior Accountant – Public Practice |
103,000 |
|
Tax Accountant |
57,217 |
|
Intermediate Tax Accountant |
57,000 – 73,000 |
|
Senior Accountant / Accountant – Tax & Business Services |
79,621 |
|
Software Engineer |
Backend Software Engineer / JVM, Java8, Kotlin |
73,541 |
Junior Software Engineer |
78,484 |
|
Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer (.NET/Java) |
102,934 |
|
Mid level Laravel Developer |
61,894 |
|
C++ | QT Software Engineer |
77,949 |
|
Agricultural Engineer and Scientist |
Embedded Software Engineer |
75,000 |
Software Engineer – C# | C++ | DDS |
88,000 |
|
Senior Environmental Scientist |
120,000 |
|
Research Officer (Grains Trainee) |
74,000 |
|
Agriculture Graduate – Grain |
65,000 |
|
Senior Quality Technologist |
81,170 |
|
Civil Engineer |
Professional Engineer – Design & Drainage |
73,687 |
Senior Civil Engineer |
113,922 |
|
Graduate Civil Engineer |
70,000 |
|
Site Engineer – Civil Works |
60,000 |
|
Electrical Engineer |
Electrical Engineer – Supervisory Role |
160,000 |
Electrical Systems Engineer |
125,000 |
|
Electrical engineer – Industrial – Heavy Industry |
120,000 |
|
Electrical Engineer – Building Services |
100,000 |
|
Electrical Engineer – Graduate |
70,000 |
|
Electrical Engineer – Power Station (Maintenance Strategy) |
125,000 |
|
Graduate Electrical Engineer |
75,000 |
|
Graduate Electrical Engineer |
75,000 |
|
Senior Electrical Engineer / Building Services |
100,000 – 135,000 |
|
Electronics Engineer |
Senior Electronics Engineer – Medical Devices |
140,000 |
Junior Electronics Engineer |
65,000 |
|
Electronics Engineer – Automotive Products |
85,000 |
|
Electronics Design Engineer |
120,000 |
|
Electronics Engineer – Aerospace Engineer Officer – Electronics |
78,000 |
|
Field Service Engineer – Electronic Analytical Instrumentation |
70,000 |
|
Senior Electronic Engineering Specialist |
101,000 – 113,000 |
|
Senior Electronics Engineer – Medical Devices |
100,000 – 140,000 |
|
Junior Electronics Engineer |
55,000 – 65,000 |
|
Electronics Engineer – Automotive Products |
85,000 |
|
Graphic Designer |
Junior Graphic Designer |
50,000 – 55,000 |
Part-time Digital Graphic Designer |
60,000 pro rata |
|
Digital and Graphic Designer |
60,000 |
|
Graphic Designer |
85,000 – 94,000 |
|
Junior Graphic Designer – Digital Print Industry |
37,000 – 40,000 |
|
Mid-Weight Graphic Designer – Web-Development Company |
65,000 |
|
Graphic Designer – B2C and eCommerce |
65,000 |
|
Graphic Designer – Artwork, Brand Design, Logo’s & Marketing Campaigns |
65,000 |
|
Graphic Pre-Press Trades Worker / Designer |
65,000 |
|
Graphic Designer & Web Publisher |
70,000 |
|
General Physician |
General Practitioner (GP) Doctor |
300,000+ |
General Practitioner) |
270,000 |
|
VR GP General Practitioner (FRACGP) |
300,000+ |
|
VR or Non VR General Practitioner / GP |
300,000 |
|
General Practitioner (GP) Doctor |
300,000 |
|
AMDS General Practitioner |
200,000 |
|
GP / General Registration / Vocational Registration with AHPRAs |
350,000 |
|
Registered Nurse |
Registered Nurse – Night Duty |
77,000 |
Community Registered Nurse |
82,000 |
|
Registered Nurse – Aged Care |
77,000 |
|
Grade 2 Registered Nurse, Endoscopy Suite |
79,000 |
|
Registered Nurse (Offender Health) |
86,000 |
|
Registered Nurse – Maternity Leave |
72,000 |
Now that you know what are the jobs in Australia for Indians and the average salary you can draw living there, let’s take a look at how to start with your job search in Australia.
Here are the top 3 tips for finding a job in Australia:
1. Migrate to Australia with a Skilled Visa
Skilled Migration Pathways in Australia:
- Subclass 189
Subclass 189 or the Skilled Independent Visa is a Permanent Residency visa that lets you settle in Australia without a job offer or state sponsorship.
The main requirement for this visa is a positive skill assessment report and good English proficiency. Since the eligibility criteria for this visa type is minimal, it is a popular choice amongst foreign-nationals.
- Subclass 190
Subclass 190 or the Skilled Nominated Visa is also a Permanent Residency Visa that lets you settle and work in Australia indefinitely. However, as the name suggests, this visa requires the applicant to have a state nomination to be eligible to apply for the visa.
- Subclass 482
This visa lets employers address labour shortages by bringing in skilled workers from across the globe to fill the appropriate vacancies in Australia’s job economy. With the Subclass 482 or the Temporary Skill Shortage visa, you can stay in Australia for a maximum of 4 years.
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2. Apply for Skills Assessment
Skills assessment reports are issued by relevant skills assessing authorities. A skill assessing authority is an organization that verifies if your skills meet the standards set to work in a suitable occupation. It helps you prove your qualifications internationally.
Some of the Skill Assessing Authorities include:
Name of the Organization |
Full Name |
AACA |
Architects Accreditation Council of Australia |
AASW |
Australian Association of Social Workers Limited |
ACECQA |
Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality |
ACPSEM |
Australasian College of Physical Scientists and Engineers in Medicine |
Australian Computer Society Incorporated |
|
ACWA |
Australian Community Workers Association Inc. |
ADC |
Australian Dental Council Limited |
AIMS |
Australian Institute of Medical Scientists |
AIQS |
The Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors |
AITSL |
Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership Limited |
AMSA |
Australian Maritime Safety Authority |
ANMAC |
Australian Nursing & Midwifery Accreditation Council Limited |
ANZPAC |
Australian and New Zealand Podiatry Accreditation Council Limited |
ANZSNM |
Australian and New Zealand Society of Nuclear Medicine |
AOAC |
Australasian Osteopathic Accreditation Council Limited |
AOPA |
Australian Orthotic Prosthetic Association Limited |
APC |
Australian Physiotherapy Council Limited |
APharmC |
Australian Pharmacy Council Limited |
APS |
Australian Psychological Society Limited |
ASMIRT |
Australian Society of Medical Imagery and Radiation Therapy |
AVBC |
Australasian Veterinary Boards Council Incorporated |
CAANZ |
Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand |
CASA |
Civil Aviation Safety Authority |
CCEA |
Council on Chiropractic Education Australasia Limited |
CMBA |
Chinese Medicine Board of Australia |
CPAA |
CPA Australia Ltd |
DAA |
Dietitians Association of Australia |
Engineers Australia |
The Institution of Engineers Australia |
IML |
Institute of Managers and Leaders National |
IPA |
Institute of Public Accountants Ltd |
Legal admissions authority of a state or territory |
Legal admissions authority of a state or territory |
MedBA |
Medical Board of Australia |
NAATI |
National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters Ltd |
TRA (trades) |
Trades Recognition Australia |
Vocational Education and Training Assessment Services |
The combined list of eligible skilled occupations sets out all relevant occupations under 4 occupation lists:
- ANZSCO(Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations)
- STSOL(Short-term Skilled Occupation List)
- ROL(Regional Occupation List)
- RSMS(Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme)
Most occupations in each list have their own skills assessing authority. The Department of Home Affairs only accepts a skills assessment report issued by the relevant assessing authority.
- It is your responsibility to contact the relevant assessing authority for your occupation and obtain a skills assessment if required.
- Each assessing authority has its own assessment procedures, timeframes and charges.
- Obtaining a suitable skills assessment is mandatory for some visa subclasses (and streams) and may be requested for others.
- You should read all of the available information about the visa you are interested in applying for.
- This will allow you to determine if you need to submit a skills assessment and when you need to obtain it.
3. Connect on Global Job Portals
A. LinkedIn
- Linkedin mainly offers executive or senior roles and white-collar jobs aimed at all job seekers, immigrant or native.
- 1 in every 4 Australian is registered with Linkedin, making it one of the most popularly used job-search sites in the country.
- Linkedin Australia has a database of more than 6 million job seekers with profiles in every sector.
- What sets Linkedin apart from other job search sites is the feature to connect and chat with prospective employers or colleagues.
B. Seek
Seek is Australia’s top job site since its launch in 1997.
- Seek’s database has more than 13 million job seekers.
- 3 out of 4 Australians are registered on Seek.
- Job seekers on Seek come across thousands of job opportunities on a daily basis.
- Besides increased resume storage facility, Seek also offers company reviews and career advice. Candidates can also track their job applications through Seek’s application tracking system.
C. APS Jobs
APS Jobs is known as the gateway to the Australian public service. It is a platform for Government Agencies to advertise their vacant positions, publish certain employment decisions, such as promotions, Graduate Programs and to provide general information for job seekers.
- The APS Jobs site allows users to create accounts to receive email job alerts when positions that match what they are searching for are advertised.
- APS has a wide range of opportunities and offers full-time, part-time, and temporary roles across Australia’s range of locations.
- There are entry-level, management and technical positions as well as policy, project administration and support roles.
D. Grad Connection
Grad Connection is Australia's leading graduate recruitment specialist.
- This is a free portal that helps you search for graduate jobs & internships from Australia's top employers to kick-start your career.
- You can research the companies on the site, talk to other graduates in the forums, and be found by employers viewing your GradConnection student profile.
Costs associated with Skilled Migration in 2023
Visa Name |
Visa Type |
Cost |
Subclass 189 |
Permanent |
AUD 4,115 |
Subclass 190 |
Permanent |
AUD 4,115 |
Subclass 482 |
Temporary ( up to 4 years) |
AUD2,645 |
Updates for Indian Job Seekers
Dec 15th, 2020: New South Wales region of Australia or NSW has updated its occupation list for Subclass 190 and 491.
- For the Subclass 190 visa, the region is requesting immigrants with an EOI to apply for a nomination only from people currently residing in the region.
- As for Subclass 491, the number of regions has gone up from 8 to 13, which improves applicants’ chances to get a visa.
- For Subclass 491 visa, applicants have a choice to apply under three streams to become eligible for nomination from this region:
- Living and working in regional NSW
- Recently completed studies in regional NSW
- Living and working outside of regional NSW
Most overseas applicants will be eligible under the 3rd category and should have at least 5 years of skilled employment experience to Australia’s more about the job market and opportunities in Australia, you can talk to our experts at Kansas.