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Management Consultant Visa Pathway Australia

Management Consultant appears on the points-tested, employer-sponsored and post-study routes, and one of the six states and territories that list by occupation includes it. It is not rated in shortage. The sections below set out what each requires. It was invited in the most recent published round.

ANZSCO 224713Published 31 March 2026Last updated 5 October 2026Read time 12 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 code224713Management and organisation analysts unit group
Skills assessmentVETASSESSVocational Education and Training Assessment Services
Visa access7 routes186 and 482 under ANZSCO 224713; 189, 190, 482, 485, 491 and 494 under ANZSCO 224711
Typical earnings$2,397Average weekly cash earnings, unit group
Duties

What Management Consultant does

Your duties—not your job title—are what determine whether ANZSCO 224713 is the right code for your assessment.

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

“assist organisations to achieve greater efficiency and solve organisational problems, and study organisational structures, methods, systems and procedures. ICT Business Analysts are excluded from this unit group. ICT Business Analysts are included in Unit Group 2 611 ICT Business and Systems Analysts”

Unit group 2247
Official occupation summary

“Assists organisations to achieve greater efficiency and solve organisational problems which exclude the deployment of quality systems and certification processes.”

Occupation 224713
  • assisting and encouraging the development of objectives, strategies and plans aimed at achieving customer satisfaction and the efficient use of organisations' resources
  • discussing business and organisational shortcomings with clients
  • analysing and evaluating current systems and structures
  • discussing current systems with staff and observing systems at all levels of organisation
  • directing clients towards more efficient organisation and developing solutions to organisational problems
  • undertaking and reviewing work studies by analysing existing and proposed methods and procedures such as administrative and clerical procedures
  • recording and analysing organisations' work flow charts, records, reports, manuals and job descriptions
  • preparing and recommending proposals to revise methods and procedures, alter work flows, redefine job functions and resolve organisational problems
  • assisting in implementing approved recommendations, issuing revised instructions and procedure manuals, and drafting other documentation
  • reviewing operating procedures and advising of departures from procedures and standards

Default edition — 27 June 2013

  • assisting and encouraging the development of objectives, strategies and plans aimed at achieving optimal customer experience and satisfaction and the effective use of organisations' resources and capabilities
  • identifying business and organisational gaps and opportunities through application of continuous improvement and change methodologies
  • analysing and evaluating current systems, capabilities and structures
  • advising clients on recommendations based on analysis of current-state gaps to provide solutions to organisational problems
  • preparing and recommending proposals to revise methods and procedures, alter work flows, redefine job functions and support organisational innovation and improvements
  • assisting in implementing approved recommendations
  • providing coaching and mentoring to individuals and teams to build specific capabilities

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.

$2,397average weekly total cash earnings
Lower-paid unit groupsHigher-paid unit groups

Management and organisation analysts, 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.

This occupation is specified under two ANZSCO codes, 224711 and 224713, and they carry different visa routes. The code you nominate under determines which of the routes below are open to you.

Subclass 189Skilled IndependentNo state or employer sponsor · under ANZSCO 224711PermanentMLTSSL
Subclass 190Skilled NominatedRequires state nomination · under ANZSCO 224711+5 pointsMLTSSL
Subclass 491Skilled Work Regional (Provisional)State or family nomination · under ANZSCO 224711+15 pointsMLTSSL
Subclass 482Skills in DemandEmployer sponsorship, temporary · under ANZSCO 224713 or 224711 · Core Skills or Specialist Skills streamSponsoredCSOL
Subclass 186Employer Nomination Scheme — Direct Entry streamEmployer-sponsored permanent residence · under ANZSCO 224713PermanentCSOL
Subclass 494Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional) — Employer Sponsored streamEmployer-sponsored, regional · under ANZSCO 224711SponsoredMLTSSL
Subclass 485Temporary GraduateFor eligible recent Australian graduates · under ANZSCO 224711TemporaryMLTSSL
Points test

What the 80-point figure means

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

Latest published round
80points

Subclass 189 — Skilled Independent — June 2026 · lowest score invited, not a pass mark.

What the record shows

Subclass 189 — Skilled Independent

between 80 and 95, most recently 80.

Round-by-round recordLowest score invited

  • June 202680
  • November 202585
  • August 202590
  • November 202485
  • September 202490
  • June 202495
Minimum to lodge an EOI:65 points

Scores move between rounds. The most recent result does not set the next one.

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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 189Skilled IndependentMD-122
On shorePriority 2 of 4
Off shore, applying alonePriority 3 of 4
Off shore, with familyPriority 4 of 4
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 482Skills in DemandMD-121
Specialist Skills streamPriority 2 of 5
On shorePriority 3 of 5
Off shore, applying alonePriority 4 of 5
Off shore, with familyPriority 5 of 5
Subclass 186Employer Nomination Scheme — Direct Entry streamMD-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
Subclass 485Temporary Graduate
Processing priorityNot ListedNo Ministerial Direction sets an order for this subclass.
EOI pool

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.

867expressions of interest · September 2026
90+110 (13%)
80–89358 (41%)
70–79244 (28%)
60–69135 (16%)
under 6020 (2%)

Skilled Nominated visa (subclass 190)

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

1,492expressions of interest · September 2026
90+436 (29%)
80–89542 (36%)
70–79403 (27%)
60–69101 (7%)
under 6010 (1%)

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.

1,170expressions of interest · September 2026
90+613 (52%)
80–89376 (32%)
70–79159 (14%)
60–6922 (2%)
under 600 (0%)

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.

30expressions of interest · September 2026
90+15 (50%)
80–8912 (40%)
70–793 (10%)
60–690 (0%)
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, September 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 Management Consultant 224713.

2Check VETASSESS 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

Vocational Education and Training Assessment Services

VETASSESS decides whether your skills and experience meet the Australian standard for Management Consultant 224713.

Assessing authorityVETASSESSSets 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

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On published listNot on published listNo list published
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  • NSWNot on published list
  • VICNo list published
  • QLDNot on published list
  • SANo list published
  • WAOn published list
  • TASNot on 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
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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