Child Care Worker
Community Services
Visa options for Child Care Worker are set out below.
Child Care Worker (ANZSCO 421111) is on the Core Skills Occupation List (CSOL).
ANZSCO Code
421111
Skills Assessment Body
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 Child Care Worker
- Occupation code
- ANZSCO 421111
- Occupation lists
- CSOL, ROL for the 494 (LIN 19/219)
- Assessing authority
- Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality (ACECQA) · assessment fee $1,100 AUD, checked October 2026
- Typical qualification
- AQF Certificate IV, or Certificate III with at least two years of on-the-job training (ANZSCO Skill Level 3)
Subclass 482
Skills in Demand, Core Skills stream
Employer nomination of Child Care Worker under ANZSCO 2022 code 421111, with at least 1 year of relevant work experience.
Subclass 186
Employer Nomination Scheme
Direct Entry on the CSOL with a skills assessment from ACECQA, or Temporary Residence Transition after 2 years on a 482 with the sponsoring employer as Child Care Worker; the TRT stream has no occupation list.
Subclass 494
Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional)
Child Care Worker is on the 494 lists in LIN 19/219 (ROL item 381, "child care worker (group leaders only)", ANZSCO 421111); a regional employer nominates, and the Subclass 191 permanent visa follows after 3 years without an occupation list of its own.
Not available for Child Care Worker: 189 (not on the MLTSSL in LIN 19/051); 190 (not on the MLTSSL or STSOL in LIN 19/051); 491 (not on the MLTSSL, STSOL or ROL in LIN 19/051).
How each visa works: 482, 186, 494, 189, 190, 491, DAMA and skills assessment. Costs: employer sponsorship cost and visa cost estimator. Lists: Department of Home Affairs.
More Community Services occupations
Skills assessment requirements and visa eligibility are set per occupation, and a neighbouring classification in the Community Services group can carry a different CSOL status or assessing authority than Child Care Worker.
Out of School Hours Care Worker →
On the CSOL · ANZSCO 421114 · assessed by ACECQA
Community Worker →
On the CSOL · ANZSCO 411711 · assessed by Community Work Australia
Family Support Worker →
On the CSOL · ANZSCO 411713 · assessed by Community Work Australia
Residential Care Officer →
On the CSOL · ANZSCO 411715 · assessed by Community Work Australia
Youth Worker →
On the CSOL · ANZSCO 411716 · assessed by Community Work Australia
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) from LIN 19/051 (F2026C00265, in force from 28 March 2026) and LIN 19/219 (F2025C00059, in force from 14 December 2024); assessing authorities and caveats 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.