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# Working as an engineer in Australia

In Australia, the occupation group "Professionals", which includes engineers, earns ≈ 4,662 EUR/month (gross, 2021). Engineer is a regulated profession in Australia. Foreign qualifications go through: Engineers Australia assesses migration qualifications through an accredited-qualification route or a Competency Demonstration Report (CDR), depending on the applicant’s qualification and pathway. In Australia, engineers are listed on the 2025 Occupation Shortage List (ANZSCO 2022).

- Earnings of the occupation group "Professionals": ≈ 4,662 EUR/month (gross, 2021)
- Regulation: Regulated
- Recognition route: Engineers Australia assesses migration qualifications through an accredited-qualification route or a Competency Demonstration Report (CDR), depending on the applicant’s qualification and pathway.
- Recognition authority: Engineers Australia for migration skills assessment; the relevant State/Territory regulator for any required practice registration.
- Language requirement: Engineers Australia requires migration-skills-assessment applicants to demonstrate English-language competency. It accepts IELTS, TOEFL iBT, PTE Academic, Cambridge C1 Advanced, LANGUAGECERT Academic, Michigan English Test and CELPIP General; minimum component scores depend on test and test date, and a result must be within three years of lodging.
- Shortage list: 2025 Occupation Shortage List (ANZSCO 2022)

## Sources

2025 OSL (ANZSCO 2022) row 8 national rating column; all rows with rating S/R/M retained in value — https://www.jobsandskills.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-10/2025%20Occupation%20Shortage%20List%20-%206%20digit%20ANZSCO%20and%20OSCA.xlsx
JSA Electrical Engineers profile: registration may be required in some Australian States and Territories; Engineers Australia National Engineering Register is non-compulsory. — https://www.jobsandskills.gov.au/data/occupation-and-industry-profiles/occupations-anzsco/2333-electrical-engineers
ILOSTAT mean earnings by occupation (EAR_EMTA_SEX_OCU_CUR_NB) — https://rplumber.ilo.org/data/indicator?id=EAR_EMTA_SEX_OCU_CUR_NB

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 23). Engineer in Australia: salary, recognition and shortage status [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 37941370dc05219d7de3371ad83d20d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/engineer/australia/ Retrieved 2026-10-23. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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```bibtex
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_engineer-in-australia-salary-recognition-and-shortage-status_a10cea575abe,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Engineer in Australia: salary, recognition and shortage status},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-23},
  version = {37941370dc05219d7de3371ad83d20d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/engineer/australia/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-23. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

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