The facts that shape your strategy
Start with the four signals that affect pathway choice. Detailed evidence and caveats remain available below.
What Forester does
Your duties—not your job title—are what determine whether ANZSCO 234113 is the right code for your assessment.
“advise farmers, rural industries and government on aspects of farming, develop techniques for increasing productivity, and study and develop plans and policies for the management of forest areas”
Unit group 2341“Studies, develops and manages forest areas to maintain commercial and recreational uses, conserve flora and fauna, and protect against fire, pests and diseases.”
Occupation 234113- collecting and analysing data and samples of produce, feed, soil and other factors affecting production
- advising Farmers and Farm Managers on techniques for improving the production of crops and livestock, and alternative agricultural options
- advising farmers on issues such as livestock and crop disease, control of pests and weeds, soil improvement, animal husbandry and feeding programs
- studying the environmental factors affecting commercial crop production, pasture growth, animal breeding, and the growth and health of forest trees
- studying the effects of cultivation techniques, soils, insects and plant diseases on animal, crop and forest production
- developing procedures and techniques for solving agricultural problems and improving the efficiency of production
- managing forest resources to maximise their long-term commercial, recreational and environmental benefits for the community
- studying the propagation and culture of forest trees, methods for improving the growth of stock, and the effects of thinning on forest yields
- preparing plans for reafforestation and devising efficient harvesting systems
- investigating, planning and implementing management procedures to cope with the effects of fires, floods, droughts, soil erosion, insect pests and diseases
Default edition — 27 June 2013
- collecting and analysing data and samples of produce, feed, soil, water quality and other factors affecting stock and production
- advising Farmers and Farm Managers on techniques for improving production, and alternative options
- advising farmers on issues such as livestock and crop disease, control of pests and weeds, soil improvement, animal husbandry and nutrition and feeding programs
- studying environmental and other factors affecting commercial crop production, pasture growth, animal breeding, fisheries, and forests and forest trees
- studying the effects of cultivation techniques, soils, insects and diseases on production
- developing procedures and techniques for solving problems and improving the efficiency of production
- managing forest and aquatic resources to maximise their long-term commercial, recreational and environmental benefits for the community
- studying the propagation and culture of forest trees, methods for improving the growth of stock and the effects of thinning on forest yields
- preparing plans for reafforestation and devising efficient harvesting systems
- investigating, planning and implementing management procedures to cope with the effects of fires, floods, droughts, soil erosion, insect pests and diseases
Employer nomination only — 482, 186, 187
Salary context for this unit group
This is a unit-group benchmark, not a promise of individual earnings. Location, experience, employment type and overtime all affect pay.
Agricultural, fisheries and forestry scientists, all employees — May 2025 survey. The bar shows the unit group’s relative position across the ABS earnings survey.
Compare routes by how they work
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Choose your pathway type
These are occupation-level possibilities, not a personal eligibility result.
What the 80-point figure means
Two different scores get called “the minimum”. Here is which is which.
Subclass 189 — Skilled Independent — June 2026 · lowest score invited, not a pass mark.
Subclass 189 — Skilled Independent
between 80 and 95, most recently 80.
Round-by-round recordLowest score invited
- June 202680
- November 202585
- August 202590
- November 202490
- September 2024—
- June 202495
— not listed in that round’s published results. DHA publishes the occupations invited in each round, not the ones that were not, so this does not mean nobody with this occupation was invited.
Scores move between rounds. The most recent result does not set the next one.
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Check my points →Where this occupation sits in the queue
Ministerial Directions set the order applications are considered in.
Priority sector: Not Listed. Its processing priority depends on where you apply from and who applies with you.
Expressions of interest lodged in SkillSelect
How many expressions of interest name this occupation, and the scores they hold.
Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189) - Points tested stream
A permanent visa for invited workers with skills Australia needs, to live and work anywhere in the country.
Skilled Nominated visa (subclass 190)
A permanent visa for skilled workers nominated by a state or territory.
Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491)
A provisional visa for skilled workers who want to live and work in regional Australia, nominated by a state or territory.
Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491)
A provisional visa for skilled workers who want to live and work in regional Australia, sponsored by an eligible family member.
⚠ These pools are counted separately by visa subclass and are not additive — one expression of interest can name more than one subclass.
Source: Australian Government SkillSelect data, August 2026. Counts EOIs with a submitted or lodged status.
Your first four decisions
A shorter, action-led sequence replaces the original seven-step list. Later lodgement steps only matter once the pathway is confirmed.
Match your actual duties—not only your job title—to Forester 234113.
Map qualifications, employment proof and practical experience.
Compare the routes above side by side before committing to one.
Improve English and points, then pursue the strongest route first.
Vocational Education and Training Assessment Services
VETASSESS decides whether your skills and experience meet the Australian standard for Forester 234113.
- A skills assessment is tied to the occupation you nominate — the code on this page is what gets assessed, not your job title
- Requirements, fees and timing are set by the assessing authority, not by the Department
- A positive assessment does not by itself produce an invitation or a visa
- Most skilled visa applications need it decided before you lodge, so start early
Published list snapshot
Select a state or territory to inspect its published-list status. Always confirm on the nominating body's own page.
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- NSWUnit group on published list
- VICNo list published
- QLDOn published list
- SANo list published
- WAOn published list
- TASOn published list
- NTNot on published list
- ACTNot on published list
Employer-led alternatives
Some employers can sponsor workers under an agreement negotiated with the government. Only that employer can say whether one is open to you.
No industry labour agreement names this occupation.
Where these skills sit
Related roles may share duties, but a migration assessment is always against the single occupation you nominate.
What applicants usually need clarified
This page names a skills assessing authority. Does that body decide my visa?
No. A skills assessing authority assesses whether your qualifications and experience meet the Australian standard for the occupation, and issues an assessment. The Department of Home Affairs decides the visa. A positive assessment is one requirement among several — it does not create an entitlement to a visa and it does not bind the Department’s decision. Which body assesses a given occupation is set by legislative instrument; it is not a choice you or we make.
This occupation is listed for a visa on this page. Does that mean I qualify for it?
No. A listing means a legislative instrument specifies this occupation for that visa. That is one criterion. Each visa has its own separate requirements — which may include age, English, a skills assessment, nomination or sponsorship, work experience, and in some cases a points score — and those are assessed against your circumstances, not against the occupation. A listing tells you a door exists. It does not tell you that you can walk through it.
Why does this page show two sets of duties, and does the code I nominate matter?
ANZSCO — the occupation classification — has more than one edition, and different migration instruments designate different editions. The Skills in Demand and Employer Nomination instruments specify ANZSCO as in force on 23 November 2022. Both editions appear here because which one applies depends on the instrument governing the visa you are applying for.
The code matters. Visa routes are specified per code, so two codes describing similar work can carry different routes. Establishing the correct code before you apply is not a clerical step.
See where you stand against everyone else applying in this occupation
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