Among the immigration positions in Australia, there are three positions that are generally related to civil engineering, namely civil engineer, civil engineering technician and civil engineering draftsman.
The three positions are all located in the Australian Immigration Medium and Long-Term Occupation List (M List), which can run through various immigration visa categories such as Australian skilled immigration, employer sponsorship, and GTV global talent.
01 Civil Engineer
233211 CIVIL ENGINEER designs, organizes, and coordinates the construction and implementation of dams, bridges, pipelines, water and gas supply lines, sewerage systems, airports, and other civil engineering projects.
This position is located on the Australian Medium and Long-Term Migration List (M List), and the corresponding assessment body is Engineers Australia (EA), which can apply for all visa categories of points-based skilled migration and employer sponsorship.
02 Civil Engineering Technician
312212 CIVIL ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN, WHO IS MAINLY RESPONSIBLE FOR PERFORMING CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS TESTING; Prepare sketches and forms to assist civil engineering professionals as well as technical experts in estimating costs.
This position is located on the Australian Medium and Long-Term Migration List (M List), and the corresponding assessment agency is Australian Vetassess (VET), which can apply for all visa categories of points-based skilled migration and employer sponsorship.
03 Civil Engineering Draftsman
CIVIL ENGINEERING DRAFTSPERSON (312211 CIVIL ENGINEERING DRAFTSPERSON), WHO PREPARES DETAILED DRAWINGS AND DESIGNS FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING WORK TO SUPPORT CIVIL ENGINEERING PROFESSIONALS AND ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS.
This position is located on the Australian Medium and Long-Term Migration List (M list), and you can choose either EA or Vetassess when conducting a vocational skills assessment, and you can apply for all visa categories of points-based skilled migration and employer sponsorship.
Although they are all engineering-related fields, the reality is that the treatment of civil engineering, geotechnical or structural engineers in China is significantly inferior to that of electrical and electronic engineers.
In Australia, the current annual salary range of civil engineers is 9-150,000 Australian dollars, and the average is basically 100,000 Australian dollars+, which is basically close to the income of Australian electrical engineers.
The annual salary of civil engineering technicians is 7-100,000 Australian dollars, and the income of some senior technicians is actually similar to that of engineers, and the treatment of civil engineering draftsmen in Australia is almost the same as that of technicians.
In terms of overall income, although the income of civil engineering positions is not as high as that of other engineering-related positions such as IT and electrical, the job opportunities are not inferior to those of other engineering categories.
Civil engineering jobs are widely distributed and accepted, and basically every state is open to both domestic and overseas applicants.
According to the latest NSW190 state guarantee invitation, civil engineering draftsmen can get 190 invitations as long as they score 70+5 points, but serious engineers and friends may not have the opportunity to be invited to 190 if they get 80+, so they can only turn around and go to 491 as an alternative.
In general, from the perspective of the difficulty of immigrating to Australia and the demand for jobs, the cost performance of civil engineering-related positions is still very high.
If you choose the skilled immigration method, the applicant will have a lower total score requirement than other types of EOI, and the state still maintains a high acceptance of civil engineering positions.
If you go through employer-sponsored immigration, the work feasibility, employer needs and operation space of civil engineering related personnel are relatively large. In the future construction of Australia, civil engineering is still a very scarce direction.