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Greenkeeper Visa Pathway Australia

Greenkeeper appears on the points-tested and employer-sponsored routes, and two of the six states and territories that list by occupation include it. There is no published shortage rating for this occupation. The sections below set out what each requires.

ANZSCO 362311Published 31 March 2026Last updated 1 October 2026Read time 10 min
Overview

The facts that shape your strategy

Start with the four signals that affect pathway choice. Detailed evidence and caveats remain available below.

Occupation code362311Sports turf managers and trades workers unit group
Skills assessmentTRATrades Recognition Australia
Visa access3 routes190, 491 and 494
Typical earnings$1,363Average weekly cash earnings, unit group
Duties

What Greenkeeper does

Your duties—not your job title—are what determine whether ANZSCO 362311 is the right code for your assessment.

Two ANZSCO versions apply to this occupationThe summary and duties below follow your selection.
Official occupation summary

“establish and maintain fine turf, grassed areas and synthetic surfaces used for sporting events”

Unit group 3623
Official occupation summary

“No published summary for this occupation in this edition.”

Occupation 362311
  • preparing seedbeds for new turf
  • establishing and maintaining turf by watering, over sowing or over seeding, and repairing green damage
  • mowing, rolling and levelling turf
  • pegging and marking out lines and logos, installing nets, posts and stumps, and placing other sports equipment on playing areas
  • operating and maintaining hand and power driven equipment such as mowers, aerators, cultivators, corers and line marking equipment
  • constructing cricket wickets, tennis courts, and bowling, croquet and golf greens
  • replanting, repairing, aerating, fertilising and top dressing lawns
  • installing and maintaining synthetic surfaces
  • may maintain buildings, fences and surrounding gardens

Default edition — 27 June 2013

  • preparing seedbeds for new turf
  • establishing and maintaining turf by watering, over sowing or over seeding, and repairing green damage
  • mowing, rolling and levelling turf
  • pegging and marking out lines and logos, installing nets, posts and stumps, and placing other sports equipment on playing areas
  • operating and maintaining hand and power-driven equipment such as mowers, aerators, cultivators, corers and line marking equipment
  • constructing cricket wickets, tennis courts, and bowling, croquet, and golf greens
  • replanting, repairing, aerating, fertilising and topdressing lawns
  • diagnosing, treating, and preventing turf pests and diseases
  • installing and maintaining synthetic surfaces
  • may maintain buildings, fences, and surrounding gardens
  • may oversee and coordinate workers maintaining sports turf facilities

Employer nomination only — 482, 186, 187

Salary

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.

$1,363average weekly total cash earnings
Lower-paid unit groupsHigher-paid unit groups

Sports turf managers and trades workers, all employees — May 2025 survey. The bar shows the unit group’s relative position across the ABS earnings survey.

Official source: ABS, Employee Earnings and Hours, Australia.
Visa pathways

Compare routes by how they work

Visa numbers alone are hard to interpret. Grouping them by applicant goal makes the shortlist easier to understand.

Choose your pathway type

These are occupation-level possibilities, not a personal eligibility result.

Subclass 190Skilled NominatedRequires state nomination+5 pointsSTSOL
Subclass 491Skilled Work Regional (Provisional)State or family nomination+15 pointsSTSOL
Subclass 494Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional) — Employer Sponsored streamEmployer-sponsored, regionalSponsoredROL
Points test

What the invitation record shows

Two different scores get called “the minimum”. Here is which is which.

Latest published round

No published invitation record for this occupation. SkillSelect has not published a round result naming it, so there is no lowest-invited score to report.

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Where your score sits against the last published roundThe lowest score invited for this occupation, from SkillSelect’s published round results — not a prediction
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Which rounds named this occupationThe published invitation rounds that list it, with the date and minimum for each
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Processing order

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.

Subclass 190Skilled NominatedMD-122
On shorePriority 2 of 4
Off shore, applying alonePriority 3 of 4
Off shore, with familyPriority 4 of 4
Subclass 491Skilled Work Regional (Provisional)MD-122
On shorePriority 2 of 4
Off shore, applying alonePriority 3 of 4
Off shore, with familyPriority 4 of 4
Subclass 494Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional) — Employer Sponsored streamMD-122
On shorePriority 2 of 4
Off shore, applying alonePriority 3 of 4
Off shore, with familyPriority 4 of 4
EOI pool

Expressions of interest lodged in SkillSelect

How many expressions of interest name this occupation, and the scores they hold.

Skilled Nominated visa (subclass 190)

A permanent visa for skilled workers nominated by a state or territory.

1expressions of interest · August 2026
90+0 (0%)
80–890 (0%)
70–790 (0%)
60–691 (100%)
under 600 (0%)

⚠ 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.

Application plan

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.

1Confirm your code

Match your actual duties—not only your job title—to Greenkeeper 362311.

2Check TRA evidence

Map qualifications, employment proof and practical experience.

3Compare pathways

Compare the routes above side by side before committing to one.

4Build your application

Improve English and points, then pursue the strongest route first.

Skills assessment

Trades Recognition Australia

TRA decides whether your skills and experience meet the Australian standard for Greenkeeper 362311.

Assessing authorityTRASets its own fees and timing
  • 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
State nomination

Published list snapshot

Select a state or territory to inspect its published-list status. Always confirm on the nominating body's own page.

On published listNot on published listNo list published
Choose a jurisdiction

Select a region on the map — or use Tab and Enter — to see its published-list status.

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  • NSWNot on published list
  • VICNo list published
  • QLDNot on published list
  • SANo list published
  • WAOn published list
  • TASOn published list
  • NTNot on published list
  • ACTNot on published list
Labour agreements

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.

Not Named InOther agreements
Career pathways

Where these skills sit

Related roles may share duties, but a migration assessment is always against the single occupation you nominate.

FAQs

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.

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