Critical Skills List South Africa

The critical skills list is pivotal to applicants being able to make an application under the critical skills visa or permit work category.

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UPDATE: Home Affairs released a new critical skills list on 2 February 2022. Click here to view the list.

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The list is broken down into three requirement areas:

1. The classification regarding the education subject matter (what you are qualified in)
2. The relevant Occupation/Critical Skill
3. The Requirements pertaining to such things as memberships, experience and qualifications

Only applicants who meet all three criteria will be successful in their application.

For a full evaluation to see if you qualify under the critical skills visa or permit category contact us here.

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What are the educational subject matters?

There are 12 educational subject matters:

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• Agriculture, Agricultural Operations and Related Sciences

• Architecture and the Built Environment

• Business, Economics and Management Studies

• Information Communication & Technology

• Engineering

• Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences

• Life and Earth Sciences

• Professionals and Associate Professionals

• Trades

• Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)

• Academics and Researchers

• Post-Graduates

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What are the occupations within the educational subjects?

Below we list all the occupations that exist on the critical skills list.

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Agriculture, Agricultural Operations and Related Sciences

• Agricultural Engineer

• Agricultural Scientist

• Forestry Technician

• Sheep Shearer
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Architecture and the Built Environment

• Architect

• Construction Project Manager

• Land Surveyor

• Quantity Surveyor

• Urban and Regional Planner
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Business, Economics and Management Studies

• Actuaries and Risk Assessors

• Corporate General Manager

• External Auditor

• Financial Investment Advisor
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Information Communication & Technology

• CISCO Solution Specialist

• CISCO Engineers

• Solutions Architects in Telecommunications and ICT

• Integrated Developers (PHP, PERL, JAVA)

• Network Analyst

• IT Security Specialist

• System Integration Specialist

• Enterprise Architects

• Data Centre Operations

• Network Specialist (Security)

• Database Specialist

• Microsoft System Engineers

• Network Controllers

• AV Specialist (Anti-virus)

• Desktop Support Engineer
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Engineering

• Energy Engineer

• Metallurgical Engineer

• Chemical Engineer

• Civil Engineer

• Electrical Engineer

• Electrical Installation Inspector

• Electronics Engineer

• Geologist

• Industrial and Production Engineers

• Industrial Designer

• Manufacturing Managers

• Materials Engineer

• Mechanical Engineer

• Mining Engineer

• Production/Operations Manager

• Quality System Manager

• Research and Development Manager

• Ship’s Engineer

• Telecommunications Engineers

• Electrical Engineering Technologist

• Energy Engineering Technologist

• Mechanical Engineering Technologist

• Metallurgical Engineering Technologist

• Mining Engineering Technologist

• Air Conditioning and Mechanical Services Plumber

• Automotive Electrician

• Automotive Motor Mechanic

• Boiler Maker

• Chemical Engineering Technologist

• Civil Engineering Technologist

• Diesel Mechanic

• Electronics Engineering Technologist

• Fitter and Turner

• Materials Engineering Technologist

• Mechatronics Technician

• Metal Fabricator

• Physical and Engineering Science Technicians

• Pressure Welder

• Structural Plaster

• Toolmaker
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Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences

• Medical Superintendent/Public Health Manager

• Public Health Physician

• General and Specialist Medical Practitioner

• Hospital Pharmacist

• Nursing Professionals

• Veterinarian

• Registered Nurse (child and family health)

• Retail Pharmacist
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Life and Earth Sciences

• Environmental Engineers

• Environmental Manager

• Industrial Pharmacist

• Aquatic Scientist

• Animal Scientist

• Advanced Composites Engineering

• Archaeological/Paleontological Specialist

• Bio-economist

• Biochemists

• Bioinformatician

• Bio-informaticist

• Biological Scientist

• Botanical Scientist

• Chemical Scientist

• Computational Biologist

• Environmental Scientist

• Ecological Scientist

• Food Scientist

• Engineering Geologist

• Geochemist

• Geohazards Specialist

• Geologist

• Geophysicist

• Laboratory Technologist and Technician

• Marine Bioscientist

• Materials Scientist

• Metallurgical Scientist

• Metrology

• Microbiological Scientist

• Polymer Scientist

• Protein Scientist

• Seismologist

• Soil Scientist

• Toxicology Scientist

• Water Resource Scientist
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Professionals and Associate Professionals

• Land and Engineering Surveyors

• Electronic Engineering Technician

• Materials Engineering Technologist

• Electrical Engineering Technician

• Safety, Health, Environment and Quality Practitioner

• Draughtsperson

• Mechanical Engineering Technician

• Chemical Engineering Technician

• Organisation and Methods Analyst (Incl. scheduler, estimator)

• Surveying Technician

• Geomatics Technician

• Quantity Surveying Technician

• Civil Engineering Technician

• Materials Engineer Non-destructive Testing (NDT)

• Materials Engineering Technician – Road materials

• Materials Tester

• Construction Safety, Health, Environment, and Quality (SHEQ) Agent/Manager/Officer

• Aeronautical Engineering

• Architectural Senior Technologist

• Architectural Draughtsperson

• Astronomer

• Physicist (SKA)

• Geomagnetic Physicist

• Solar Physicist

• Space Physicist

• Plasma Physicist

• Space Technologist

• Space Weather Specialist

• Magnetic Technology Specialist

• Radar Engineering

• Radio Frequency Engineering

• Environmental Technologist

• Industrial Engineer

• Industrial Engineering Technologist

• Industrial Engineering Technician

• Landscape Architect

• Landscape Contract Manager

• Landscape Horticulturist

• Mining Technician
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Trades

• Millwright

• Boilermaker (For Strategic Infrastructure Projects)

• Industrial Machinery Mechanic

• Pipe Fitter

• Double Coded Welder

• Rigger

• Moulder

• Raise-bore Operators

• Raise-bore Foreman
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Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)

• Software Development Engineers and Managers

• Systems Architects, Engineers, and Managers

• Foreign Language speakers for specialist language support and technical or sales support (German, Swiss German, Flemish, Greek, Swedish, Danish, Italian, Dutch, Spanish, Mandarin, and French)

• Business Analyst

• Quality Analyst

• Quality Assurance Specialist/Auditor

• Customer Service Manager/Team Lead
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Academics and Researchers

• Doctoral Graduates (Acquired Abroad)

• Research in any of the following areas:

• Galaxy Formation and Evolution

• Galaxy Structure and Dynamics

• Pulsars and Black Holes

• Pulsars and Gravitational Waves

• Deep Observations of the Earliest Radio Galaxies

• Dynamic and Transient Bursts

• VLBI Operations

• Search for CO to Investigate Role of Molecular Hydrogen

• Deep Surveyors of Neutral Hydrogen Gas in the Early Universe

• Cosmology and Dark Energy

• Cosmic Magnetism

• Calibration and Imaging of Radio Interferometer Data

• Pulsar Research

• Pulsar and Gravitational Waves

• VLBI Operations

• Signal Processing

• Observational Radio Astronomy in General

• Algorithm for Radio Astronomy

• Signal Processing for Radio Astronomy

• Supercomputing for Radio Astronomy

• Software Development for Radio Astronomy

• Data and Streaming - Real-Time Processing of Massive Data Amounts

• Green Computing - Extreme Performance at Minor Energy Cost

• EMC and Spectrum Management

• Beam Modelling

• Antenna Modelling

• Feeds for Radio Astronomy Systems

• Receivers for Radio Astronomy Systems

• Signal Processing for Radio Astronomy

• High-Speed Data Transport

• Nano-photonics - Data Transport Power

• Nanotechnology

• Palaeosciences

• Reduction over Short and Long Distances

• Antenna Design

• Antenna Foundation Design

• RFI Shielded Buildings and Facilities

• Advanced Manufacturing

• Space Science and Technology

• Global Change

• Energy Security

• Information Communication Technology

• Earth Observation

• Natural and Applied Sciences
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Post-Graduates

• Doctoral Graduates (Acquired in RSA)