Retail and Wool Buyer
Business Professionals
Visa options for Retail and Wool Buyer are set out below.
Retail and Wool Buyer (ANZSCO 639211) is on the Core Skills Occupation List (CSOL).
ANZSCO Code
639211
Skills Assessment Body
Vocational Education and Training Assessment Services (VETASSESS)
Typical Qualification
AQF Certificate IV, or Certificate III with at least two years of on-the-job training (ANZSCO Skill Level 3)
Visa pathways for Retail and Wool Buyer
- Occupation code
- ANZSCO 639211
- Occupation lists as at 2026-09-25
- CSOL, STSOL
- Assessing authority
- Vocational Education and Training Assessment Services (VETASSESS) · assessment fee $1,146 to $1,260.60 AUD (professional), checked September 2026
- Typical qualification
- AQF Certificate IV, or Certificate III with at least two years of on-the-job training (ANZSCO Skill Level 3)
- Caveats on the Department's list
- 1 for Retail and Wool Buyer, set out below.
Subclass 482
Skills in Demand, Core Skills stream
Employer nomination of Retail and Wool Buyer under ANZSCO 2022 code 639211, with at least 1 year of relevant work experience.
Subclass 186
Employer Nomination Scheme
Direct Entry on the CSOL with a skills assessment from VETASSESS, or Temporary Residence Transition after 2 years on a 482 with the sponsoring employer as Retail and Wool Buyer; the TRT stream has no occupation list.
Subclass 494
Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional)
Retail and Wool Buyer is on the 494 list under ANZSCO 2013 code 639211; a regional employer nominates, and the Subclass 191 permanent visa follows after 3 years without an occupation list of its own.
Subclass 190
Skilled Nominated
Retail and Wool Buyer is on the STSOL, so a state or territory can nominate it; each state's own list decides whether it does.
Subclass 491
Skilled Work Regional (Provisional)
State or territory nomination for Retail and Wool Buyer on the STSOL; family sponsorship applies to MLTSSL occupations only.
Not available for Retail and Wool Buyer: 189 (not on the MLTSSL).
How each visa works: 482, 186, 494, 189, 190, 491, DAMA and skills assessment. Lists: Department of Home Affairs.
Caveats for Retail and Wool Buyer
- Low skilled tasks (482, 186): Excludes any position that: is based in a front-line retail setting or predominantly involves direct client transactional interaction on a regular basis or predominantly involves selling educational courses to individual students or is based in a call centre and does not require a significant technical knowledge of products.
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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.