--8个州都需要的职业包括:
·Engineers(工程师)
·Nurses (护士)
·Medical Practitioners, including GPs and specialist medical practitioners(普通医生和专科医生)
·Allied health such as physiotherapist, occupational therapists, psychologists(与医学相关的职业,比如物理治疗师,职业理疗师和心理医生
·Teachers - secondary, primary and pre-primary (教师,包括小学,中学老师)
·Metal Trades such as welders, fitters and metal fabricators(金属加工技师,包括电焊,铸造等)
·Accountants (会计)
·Building industry occupations such as surveyors, architects (与建筑相关的职业,包括测量师,建筑师等)
·Building trades such as carpenters, electricians, plumbers (与建筑相关的技师,包括木匠,电工和管道工)
·Automotive trades such as motor mechanics, motor electricians, panel beaters and vehicle painters (与车辆相关的技师, 比如车辆机械修理,车辆电路工和车辆喷漆工)
·IT occupations such as software engineers, business analysts and systems administrators (与电子相关的职业,包括软件工程师,系统管理分析师等)
每个州所担保的职业都有其特点:
·南澳(SA)担保的职业范围最广,有215个职业在州政府担保的名单上,另外还有290个职业属于南澳特别担保范围。
·首都(ACT)几乎愿意担保80%的技术职业, 有341个职业在其担保的名单上。
·昆士兰(QLD)的担保职业范围最小,只有38个职业在190签证的名单上。
·新南威尔士州(NSW)的担保职业独树一帜,其更愿意担保永居签证(190签证)而不是临时签证(489签证)。
·西澳(WA)的担保职业与其它州相比有出奇不意的惊喜,比如担保的职业有汽车教练员和歌唱家等。