Gallery or Museum Technician (ANZSCO 399311)

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    What a Gallery or Museum Technician does

    Prepares artworks, specimens and artefacts for collections, and arranges and constructs gallery or museum exhibits.

    Specialisations
    Taxidermist

    Key facts

    ANZSCO code
    399311
    Skill level
    2Associate degree, advanced diploma or diploma
    Visas that list it
    494
    Assessing authority
    TRA
    National shortage
    No shortage

    Visa options

    Occupation eligibility is one requirement; each visa page links to the rest.

    Points-tested

    Employer-sponsored

    Main tasks

    • mounting and preparing objects for display
    • designing and arranging exhibit furnishings, display cases and display areas
    • assisting in setting up lighting and display equipment
    • receiving, shipping, packing and unpacking exhibits
    • ordering new library materials and maintaining library records and circulation systems
    • cataloguing printed and recorded material
    • entering data into databases and editing computer records
    • operating audiovisual and reprographic equipment
    • searching and verifying bibliographic data

    Shortage by state

    • NationalNo shortage
    • ACTNo shortage
    • NSWNo shortage
    • NTNo shortage
    • QLDNo shortage
    • SANo shortage
    • TASNo shortage
    • VICNo shortage
    • WANo shortage

    State and territory nomination

    For the 190 and 491, each state and territory also has its own occupation list.

    Common questions

    What does a Gallery or Museum Technician do?

    Prepares artworks, specimens and artefacts for collections, and arranges and constructs gallery or museum exhibits. (ABS ANZSCO description.)

    Is Gallery or Museum Technician on the skilled occupation list?

    Yes. Gallery or Museum Technician (ANZSCO 399311) is on the Regional Occupation List (ROL) (lists in force from 14 December 2024). It is listed for the 494 visa.

    What is the ANZSCO code for Gallery or Museum Technician?

    399311. Home Affairs uses ANZSCO codes for skilled visas.

    How can a Gallery or Museum Technician migrate to Australia?

    The occupation lists Home Affairs publishes include Gallery or Museum Technician for the Subclass 494 visa. Being on a list is one requirement among several; each visa's page links to Home Affairs for the rest.

    Who assesses Gallery or Museum Technician for an Australian visa?

    TRA, the skills assessing authority listed for 399311.

    Is Gallery or Museum Technician in demand in Australia?

    Jobs and Skills Australia rated it "No shortage" nationally in its 2025 Occupation Shortage List, with ratings for each state and territory shown above.

    Sources

    1. 1Department of Home Affairs, skilled occupation listimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au
    2. 2Australian Bureau of Statistics, ANZSCO – Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations, 2022, CC BY 4.0abs.gov.au
    3. 3Jobs and Skills Australia, Occupation Shortage List, 2025 listjobsandskills.gov.au