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Temporary Skill Shortage — Medium-term stream

Visa stream · Australia

Visa
Subclass 482
Primary visas granted, 2025–26
2,730
Primary visas granted, all years
169,000
Financial years with grants
2017–18 to 2025–26
Granted2,7302025–26
Year by year
Data as at 30 Sep 2026
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Visas granted by financial year

The Temporary Skill Shortage — Medium-term stream: the main stream of the TSS visa from March 2018 until it closed to new applications in December 2024.

Primary applicants granted a visa

17k34k2017–182018–192019–202020–212021–222022–232023–242024–252025–26
17k34k2017–182019–202021–222023–242025–26
Data table
2017–181,751
2018–1921,675
2019–2016,760
2020–2113,296
2021–2221,431
2022–2333,708
2023–2430,714
2024–2526,842
2025–262,730
Financial yearPrimaryShare of all grants that year
2025–262,7303.9%
2024–2526,84239.4%
2023–2430,71459.0%
2022–2333,70865.3%
2021–2221,43166.8%
2020–2113,29657.4%
2019–2016,76059.0%
2018–1921,67552.6%
2017–181,7515.1%
Source: Department of Home Affairs, BP0014 Temporary Resident (skilled) visas granted, data locked at 30 Sep 2026 (data.gov.au, CC BY)Data as at 30 Sep 2026

Occupations

2023–24 to 2025–26.

Top occupations
  1. Chef8,360
  2. Motor Mechanic (General)3,448
  3. Software Engineer3,130
  4. Diesel Motor Mechanic2,062
  5. ICT Business Analyst1,810
  6. Welder (First Class) (Aus) / Welder (NZ)1,722
  7. Fitter (General)1,587
  8. Accountant (General)1,472
  9. Registered Nurse (Aged Care)1,376
  10. Metal Fabricator1,262
  11. Carpenter1,116
  12. Developer Programmer1,056
  13. Management Consultant1,022
  14. Painting Trades Worker1,016
  15. General Practitioner855
By sponsor industry
  1. Professional, Scientific and Technical9,282
  2. Accommodation and Food Services8,114
  3. Construction7,136
  4. Health Care and Social Assistance7,105
  5. Other Services6,597
  6. Manufacturing5,853
  7. Information Media and Telecommunications3,147
  8. Retail Trade2,712
  9. Mining2,508
  10. Education and Training1,742
Source: Department of Home Affairs, BP0014 Temporary Resident (skilled) visas granted, data locked at 30 Sep 2026 (data.gov.au, CC BY)Data as at 30 Sep 2026

Nationalities and places

2023–24 to 2025–26.

Primary visas granted
  1. Philippines12,481
  2. India11,547
  3. United Kingdom5,184
  4. Ireland2,651
  5. Sri Lanka2,221
  6. Nepal2,086
  7. South Africa1,967
  8. China1,862
  9. Brazil1,344
  10. South Korea1,249
  11. Italy971
  12. United States943
By state or territory
  1. New South Wales21,398
  2. Victoria14,981
  3. Western Australia10,673
  4. Queensland9,633
  5. South Australia1,744
  6. Northern Territory707
  7. Australian Capital Territory669
  8. Tasmania479
Source: Department of Home Affairs, BP0014 Temporary Resident (skilled) visas granted, data locked at 30 Sep 2026 (data.gov.au, CC BY)Data as at 30 Sep 2026

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