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Engineer or Technician (Best Pathway)


Caio

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Hi guys, need advice on which pathway to follow:

I'm currently working as a Mechanical Engineer in Australia. However, that is my first working experience after my Bachelors Degree. 

Apart from this, I'm also a Mechanical Engineering Technician with 3 years of working experience offshore. 

I'm in doubt of which ANZSCO I use for the visa.

Mechanical Engineer 233512

  1. 186DE: Probably not eligible due to the 3 years working experience after graduation.
  2. 189: Eligible but low EOI score.
  3. 190: Eligible but low EOI score. 
  4. 482 Medium Term: Probably not eligible due to the 2 years working experience after graduation.
  5. 494: Probably not eligible due to 3 years relevant work experience in your nominated occupation.

Mechanical Engineering Technician 312512

  1. 190: Eligible and higher score compering with Mechanical Engineer.
  2. 482 Short Term: Eligible. However, short term does not offer pathway to PR. I would need to ask my company to change my function from Engineer to Technician.
  3. 494: Eligible. Pathway to PR after 3 years. However, I would need to ask my company to change my function from Engineer to Technician. 

Seeking for any advices. I am planning to see a migrant agent but want to explore my options before spending any money.

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5 hours ago, Caio said:

Hi guys, need advice on which pathway to follow:

I'm currently working as a Mechanical Engineer in Australia. However, that is my first working experience after my Bachelors Degree. 

Apart from this, I'm also a Mechanical Engineering Technician with 3 years of working experience offshore. 

I'm in doubt of which ANZSCO I use for the visa.

Mechanical Engineer 233512

  1. 186DE: Probably not eligible due to the 3 years working experience after graduation.
  2. 189: Eligible but low EOI score.
  3. 190: Eligible but low EOI score. 
  4. 482 Medium Term: Probably not eligible due to the 2 years working experience after graduation.
  5. 494: Probably not eligible due to 3 years relevant work experience in your nominated occupation.

Mechanical Engineering Technician 312512

  1. 190: Eligible and higher score compering with Mechanical Engineer.
  2. 482 Short Term: Eligible. However, short term does not offer pathway to PR. I would need to ask my company to change my function from Engineer to Technician.
  3. 494: Eligible. Pathway to PR after 3 years. However, I would need to ask my company to change my function from Engineer to Technician. 

Seeking for any advices. I am planning to see a migrant agent but want to explore my options before spending any money.

The difference between Engineer and Technician is just a few letters and easy to achieve in the short term.

However, the difference between Engineer and Technician is about $30k a year, are you ready to give that up and have to prove you are worth the promotion to engineer later?

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