Health Promotion Officer - ANZSCO 251911
Skilled occupation profile
Health Promotion Officer
ANZSCO 251911Health Promotion Officer assists health and community groups to improve the health of individuals and the community by raising awareness of healthy lifestyles, disease and disability, and other health-related issues.
Recent SkillSelect information
Recent SkillSelect information for Health Promotion Officer
SkillSelect information published for May 2026 provides a historical snapshot of available EOI activity for Health Promotion Officer, ANZSCO 251911. Selected published indicators relevant to this occupation are shown below.
Subclass 491 – Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa – State or Territory nominated
* <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 Health Promotion Officer ANZSCO 251911.
Typical tasks and duties
Health promotion practitioners may perform the following tasks:
- plan and coordinate health promotion programmes for community groups
- provide health education and teach skills to help people make informed health decisions
- plan and advocate for environmental changes to support healthy lifestyle choices
- support organisations to develop policies that build healthier communities, workplaces and environments
- supervise and coordinate community workers and volunteers
- develop local and national campaigns covering issues such as nutrition, exercise, drugs and sexual health, and implement these within the community
- evaluate projects and initiatives to measure their success and potential for improvement.
Possible visa pathways
This occupation appears on STSOL 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.
Skills assessment
For skilled migration purposes, Health Promotion Officer usually requires a suitable skills assessment. Relevant assessing authorities may include:
Additional occupation-specific assessment information
Health Promotion 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 Health Promotion Officer — ANZSCO 251911 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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Health Promotion Officer historical SkillSelect report
The current PointsView report includes historical SkillSelect data through June 2026 for ANZSCO 251911.
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