Chief Executive and Managing Director
Managers
Chief Executive and Managing Director is listed on Australia's Core Skills Occupation List (CSOL). Skilled migration to Australia for Chief Executive and Managing Directors involves visa pathways, skills assessment requirements, and key eligibility requirements under the CSOL.
Chief Executive and Managing Director (ANZSCO 111111) is on the Core Skills Occupation List (CSOL).
ANZSCO Code
111111
Skills Assessment Body
Typical Qualification
Bachelor degree or higher (ANZSCO Skill Level 1)
Visa pathways for Chief Executive and Managing Director
- Occupation code
- ANZSCO 111111
- Occupation lists as at 2026-09-25
- CSOL, MLTSSL
- Assessing authority
- Institute of Managers and Leaders National (IML) · assessment fee $820 to $902 AUD, checked September 2026
- Typical qualification
- Bachelor degree or higher (ANZSCO Skill Level 1)
- Caveats on the Department's list
- 1 for Chief Executive and Managing Director, set out below.
Subclass 482
Skills in Demand, Core Skills stream
Employer nomination of Chief Executive and Managing Director under ANZSCO 2022 code 111111, with at least 1 year of relevant work experience.
Subclass 186
Employer Nomination Scheme
Direct Entry on the CSOL with a skills assessment from IML, or Temporary Residence Transition after 2 years on a 482 with the sponsoring employer as Chief Executive and Managing Director; the TRT stream has no occupation list.
Subclass 494
Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional)
Chief Executive and Managing Director is on the 494 list under ANZSCO 2013 code 111111; a regional employer nominates, and the Subclass 191 permanent visa follows after 3 years without an occupation list of its own.
Not available for Chief Executive and Managing Director: 189 (the Department does not list it for this occupation); 190 (not listed by the Department for this occupation); 491 (not listed by the Department for this occupation).
How each visa works: 482, 186, 494, 189, 190, 491, DAMA and skills assessment. Lists: Department of Home Affairs.
Caveats for Chief Executive and Managing Director
- Salary (482, 186): Excludes any position that: has nominated annual earnings of less than AUD180,001 and if the nominee is to be transferred to fill the position, the transfer is not an intra-corporate transfer to which an international trade obligation applies
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Reviewed by Visa Plan Lawyers · Last updated: April 2026 · Occupation data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Occupation Standard Classification for Australia (OSCA) and the Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO), and the Department of Home Affairs Core Skills Occupation List, given legal effect through the Subclass 482 instrument (F2024L01620) and the Subclass 186 instrument (F2024L01618). Occupation list status (MLTSSL, STSOL, ROL) as published by the Department of Home Affairs on 2026-09-25. This page provides general information only and does not constitute legal advice. Contact Visa Plan for advice specific to your situation.