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For skilled applicants who may qualify on occupation, skills assessment, points and invitation.
EMC Australia / Occupations / ANZSCO 121311
Apiarist 121311
Yes. Apiarist (121311) can be used for an Australian visa. It is on the STSOL and CSOL. VETASSESS is the assessing authority. The stored subclasses are 190, 491, 482, 186, 494 and 407.
Apiarist (121311): Plan, organise, control, coordinate and perform farming operations to breed and raise livestock.
As an Apiarist (ANZSCO 121311), you keep honey bee colonies for honey, wax and pollination services, managing hive health, queen breeding and the movement of hives to flowering sites. The occupation sits in unit group 1213 Livestock Farmers, which ANZSCO describes as people who plan, organise, control, coordinate and perform farming operations to breed and raise livestock. You will typically work in commercial apiaries, pollination service businesses and honey producers. See how this occupation can connect to points-tested skilled visas, state nomination and employer sponsorship — including a VETASSESS skills assessment.
ANZSCO
121311
Assessing authority
VETASSESS
Occupation lists
STSOL · CSOL
Industry
Agriculture & primary production
Can this occupation migrate?
Potentially — if the list, the assessment and the rest of the profile fit.
Apiarist can be relevant to skilled and employer-sponsored pathways. Your actual options depend on age, English, qualifications, work history, the skills assessment, points, state nomination, and whether an employer can sponsor the position. A place on a list is not a grant.
Potential visa pathways
Start with the pathway type, not only the subclass.
Employer-sponsored
For applicants with an Australian employer willing and able to sponsor an eligible position.
Other pathways
These are the other subclasses stored for this occupation.
State nomination
Lists change. We check this year’s program.
Whether Apiarist is open for 190 or 491 depends on the state, the stream, and the month. NSW, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania, the ACT and the Northern Territory each run their own program. Occupation-specific status is checked against the current list — not a screenshot from last year.
EOI and state nomination- NSWclosed
- VICclosed
- QLDclosed
- SAunavailable
- WAnot announcedKimberley
- TASopen
- ACTnot announced
- NTclosedNorthern Territory DAMA
Skills assessment
Skills assessment for Apiarist
The assessment tests whether your qualification and work match this nominated occupation. VETASSESS is the usual authority. Confirm it on the current Home Affairs list before you apply. A suitable outcome is generally required before a points-tested EOI.
How skills assessments workPoints and other factors
The occupation is only the starting point.
Age
Points sit in set age bands. Confirm the current test before you claim a number.
English
Competent English is the usual baseline. Proficient or superior English can add points.
Skilled employment
Work in the nominated or closely related occupation can add points. Dates have to survive a skills assessment.
Qualifications
Recognised qualifications can add points. The assessing authority decides comparability.
Australian study and partner
Australian study, specialist education, partner skills or community language may add points.
Nomination
State nomination (190) or regional nomination (491) can add points. 189 has neither.
Occupation match
Is Apiarist the right code?
Nominate the work you actually do, not the job title on a card. Confirm the official ANZSCO description before you pay for an assessment.
- Manage bee colonies, including requeening, swarm control and splitting hives.
- Inspect hives for pests and diseases such as varroa and American foulbrood.
- Move hives to flowering crops or native forests for honey flow and pollination contracts.
- Extract, process and pack honey, wax and other hive products.
- Keep apiary registration, biosecurity and hive movement records.
Questions
Before you start an assessment
An Apiarist is employed to keep honey bee colonies for honey, wax and pollination services, managing hive health, queen breeding and the movement of hives to flowering sites. Typical tasks include: manage bee colonies, including requeening, swarm control and splitting hives; move hives to flowering crops or native forests for honey flow and pollination contracts; and extract, process and pack honey, wax and other hive products.
Related occupations
Roles often confused with this one.
These are similar job titles. The visa list and skills assessment still depend on the code that matches the work you do.
- Beef Cattle FarmerANZSCO 121312View
- Dairy Cattle FarmerANZSCO 121313View
- Deer FarmerANZSCO 121314View
- Goat FarmerANZSCO 121315View
- Horse BreederANZSCO 121316View
- Mixed Livestock FarmerANZSCO 121317View
- Pig FarmerANZSCO 121318View
- Poultry FarmerANZSCO 121321View
- Sheep FarmerANZSCO 121322View
- Livestock Farmers necANZSCO 121399View
Not sure which pathway fits.
Tell us the occupation, the assessment if you have one, and where you are willing to live. We will say whether 189, 190, 491 or an employer visa is worth the next fee.