Subclass 491 – Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa – State or Territory nominated
Submitted EOIsAt least 82
Most common submitted EOI points †70 points
Recent invited-status presence<20*
Visa applications lodged<20*
Environmental Health Officer - ANZSCO 251311
Skilled occupation profile
Environmental Health Officer
ANZSCO 251311Environmental Health Officer develops, enforces and evaluates environmental health policies, programs and strategies to improve health outcomes, and oversees the implementation and monitoring of environmental health legislation. Registration or licensing may be required.
ROLSkilled Employer Sponsored Regional Occupations
Recent SkillSelect information
Recent SkillSelect information for Environmental Health Officer
SkillSelect information published for May 2026 provides a historical snapshot of available EOI activity for Environmental Health Officer, ANZSCO 251311. Selected published indicators relevant to this occupation are shown below.
* <20: the official source published a small-number value below 20. The exact number is not shown by the official source.
† PointsView-calculated indicator: calculated from the published SkillSelect points distribution where sufficient data is available.
This information gives historical SkillSelect EOI information. It does not predict invitation chances, guarantee visa outcomes, or state a minimum invitation score.
Occupation guide
Occupation details and migration pathways
This guide brings together the key occupation tasks, possible visa pathways and skills assessment information for Environmental Health Officer ANZSCO 251311.
Typical tasks and duties
Environmental health officers may perform the following tasks:
- investigate complaints about food safety and ensure shops, restaurants and food processors follow health regulations
- monitor and control water, air and noise pollution and collect water samples for analysis
- initiate and conduct environmental health impact or risk assessments
- design and conduct health education programmes or public information campaigns
- prepare policy documents and guidelines relating to environmental health matters
- manage immunisation campaigns
- manage programmes to control disease-causing pests such as mosquitoes
- investigate and manage public health incidents such as disease outbreaks
- manage programmes to control public health and environmental issues associated with major public events
- respond to disasters and emergency situations where public health is at risk
- assess building development applications and inspect houses and public buildings to ensure they comply with environmental or health and safety standards
- inspect and license premises that may present infectious disease risks to the community, such as tattoo parlours and acupuncturists, where skin penetration and body piercing occurs, and inspect hairdressing and beauty salons
- maintain records, prepare statistics, write reports and give evidence in court cases where health or environmental regulations have been violated.
Possible visa pathways
This occupation appears on ROL and Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional Occupations. The right visa pathway depends on factors such as your age, English level, qualifications, work experience, skills assessment, points score, nomination options and employer sponsorship.
Skilled Work Regional visa subclass 491A provisional regional skilled visa for applicants nominated by a state or territory or sponsored by an eligible family member.Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional visa subclass 494A provisional regional employer-sponsored visa for skilled workers sponsored by an employer in regional Australia.
Skills assessment
For skilled migration purposes, Environmental Health Officer usually requires a suitable skills assessment. Relevant assessing authorities may include:
Additional occupation-specific assessment information
Environmental Health Officer is classified as Group A occupations by Vetassess. The criteria for skills assessment of Group A occupations is to hold qualification(s) assessed at Australian Bachelor degree or higher degree with a highly relevant field of study and at least one year of post-qualification highly relevant employment in the last five years.
Legacy subclass 187 pathway
Do you currently hold, or have you previously held, a subclass 457 or 482 visa?
If you have worked for a sponsoring employer in regional Australia, please note that Environmental Health Officer — ANZSCO 251311 was included in the legacy Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme (subclass 187) occupation list. The subclass 187 Direct Entry stream is closed to new applications, but the Temporary Residence Transition stream may remain available to certain transitional subclass 457 and subclass 482 workers. Eligibility is limited and depends on your visa history, relevant dates, sponsored regional employment, employer nomination, age, English and other requirements. Being included on this occupation list does not establish eligibility.
If this may describe your circumstances, we can assess whether the subclass 187 transitional arrangements may still apply to you.
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PointsView report available
Environmental Health Officer historical SkillSelect report
The current PointsView report includes historical SkillSelect data through June 2026 for ANZSCO 251311.
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Historical information does not predict invitations, visa outcomes or migration eligibility.
Reviewed by Principal Migration Consultant
Reviewed by Mohammad Reza Azimi
This occupation page has been reviewed for migration context by Shada Migration Services. Mohammad has assisted clients with Australian migration matters since 2009 and holds a Graduate Certificate in Migration Law from the Australian National University.
Last reviewed: July 2026
