By Sukhjinder Singh February 11, 2026 0 Comments

WA DAMA Occupation List 2026: Metro Perth vs. Regional WA

The Western Australia Designated Area Migration Agreement (WA DAMA) is currently one of the most generous migration lists in the country. Unlike other DAMAs that are restricted to remote towns, the WA DAMA covers the entire state—including the capital city, Perth.

WA DAMA Occupations List:

ANZSCOOccupationsSkill LevelMetro PerthRegional186482494
233911Aeronautical Engineer1YesYesYesYesYes
231111Aeroplane Pilot1YesYesYesYesYes
423111Aged or Disabled Carer4YesYesYesYesYes
311112Agricultural and Agritech Technician2YesYesYesYesYes
721111Agricultural and Horticultural Mobile Plant Operator4NoYesYesYesYes
234111Agricultural Consultant1YesYesYesYesYes
233912Agricultural Engineer1YesYesYesYesYes
234114Agricultural Research Scientist1YesYesYesYesYes
234115Agronomist1YesYesYesYesYes
334112Airconditioning and Mechanical Services Plumber3YesYesYesYesYes
342111Airconditioning and Refrigeration Mechanic3YesYesYesYesYes
323111Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (Avionics)3YesYesYesYesYes
323112Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (Mechanical)3YesYesYesYesYes
323113Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (Structures)3YesYesYesYesYes
411111Ambulance Officer2YesYesYesYesYes
311211Anaesthetic Technician2YesYesYesYesYes
253211Anaesthetist1YesYesYesYesYes
121111Aquaculture Farmer1NoYesYesYesYes
234116Aquaculture Or Fisheries Scientist1YesYesYesYesYes
311114Aquaculture or Fisheries Technician3NoYesYesYesYes
363111Aquaculture Supervisor3NoYesYesYesYes
362511Arborist2YesYesYesYesYes
232111Architect1YesYesYesYesYes
312111Architectural Draftsperson2YesYesYesYesYes
312199Architectural, Building and Surveying Technicians nec2YesYesYesYesYes
252711Audiologist1YesYesYesYesYes
321111Automotive Electrician3YesYesYesYesYes
721212Backhoe Operator4NoYesYesYesYes
842311Beef Cattle Farm Worker4NoYesYesYesYes
121312Beef Cattle Farmer1NoYesYesYesYes
233913Biomedical Engineer1YesYesYesYesYes
331111Bricklayer3YesYesYesYesYes
121711Broadacre Crop and Livestock Farmer1NoYesYesYesYes
121599Broadacre Crop Growers nec1NoYesYesYesYes
312999Building and Engineering Technicians nec2YesYesYesYesYes
312112Building Associate (Building Construction Supervisor)2YesYesYesYesYes
312113Building Inspector2YesYesYesYesYes
721213Bulldozer Operator4NoYesYesYesYes
351211Butcher or Smallgoods Maker3NoYesYesYesYes
394112Cabinetmaker3YesYesYesYesYes
342411Cabler (Data and Telecommunications)3YesYesYesYesYes
141111Cafe or Restaurant Manager2YesYesYesYesYes
311212Cardiac Technician2YesYesYesYesYes
253312Cardiologist1YesYesYesYesYes
253512Cardiothoracic Surgeon1YesYesYesYesYes
331212Carpenter3YesYesYesYesYes
331211Carpenter and Joiner3YesYesYesYesYes
731212Charter and Tour Bus Driver4NoYesYesYesYes
351311Chef2YesYesYesYesYes
233111Chemical Engineer1YesYesYesYesYes
399211Chemical Plant Operator3NoYesYesYesYes
234211Chemist1YesYesYesYesYes
134111Child Care Centre Manager1YesYesYesYesYes
421111Child Care Group Leader2YesYesYesYesYes
421111Child Care Worker3YesYesYesYesYes
423411Child Or Youth Residential Care Assistant3YesYesYesYesYes
070499Civil Construction Supervisor3NoYesYesYesYes
233211Civil Engineer1YesYesYesYesYes
312211Civil Engineering Draftsperson2YesYesYesYesYes
312212Civil Engineering Technician2YesYesYesYesYes
711111Clay Products Machine Operator4NoYesYesYesYes
711199Clay, Concrete, Glass and Stone Processing Machine Operators nec4NoYesYesYesYes
599915Clinical Coder3YesYesYesYesYes
253313Clinical Haematologist1YesYesYesYesYes
272311Clinical Psychologist1YesYesYesYesYes
411711Community Worker2YesYesYesYesYes
263111Computer Network and Systems Engineer1YesYesYesYesYes
712914Concrete Batching Plant Operator4NoYesYesYesYes
711112Concrete Products Machine Operator4NoYesYesYesYes
312114Construction Estimator2YesYesYesYesYes
133111Construction Project Manager1YesYesYesYesYes
351411Cook3YesYesYesYesYes
551112Cost Clerk4NoYesYesYesYes
262114Cyber Governance Risk and Compliance Specialist1YesYesYesYesYes
262115Cyber Security Advice and Assessment Specialist1YesYesYesYesYes
262116Cyber Security Analyst1YesYesYesYesYes
262117Cyber Security Architect1YesYesYesYesYes
261315Cyber Security Engineer1YesYesYesYesYes
262118Cyber Security Operations Coordinator1YesYesYesYesYes
842313Dairy Cattle Farm Worker4NoYesYesYesYes
121313Dairy Cattle Farmer1NoYesYesYesYes
070499Decarbonisation Advisor1YesYesYesYesYes
899211Deck Hand4NoYesYesYesYes
411211Dental Hygienist1YesYesYesYesYes
252311Dental Specialist1YesYesYesYesYes
411213Dental Technician2YesYesYesYesYes
411214Dental Therapist1YesYesYesYesYes
252312Dentist1YesYesYesYesYes
253911Dermatologist1YesYesYesYesYes
253917Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologist1YesYesYesYesYes
321212Diesel Motor Mechanic3YesYesYesYesYes
251111Dietitian1NoYesYesYesYes
070499Directional Driller3YesYesYesYesYes
411712Disabilities Services Officer2YesYesYesYesYes
399911Diver3NoYesYesYesYes
334113Drainer3YesYesYesYesYes
712211Driller4YesYesYesYesYes
272112Drug and Alcohol Counsellor1YesYesYesYesYes
241111Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teacher1YesYesYesYesYes
311412Earth Science Technician2NoYesYesYesYes
721211Earthmoving Plant Operator (General)4NoYesYesYesYes
272312Educational Psychologist1YesYesYesYesYes
233311Electrical Engineer1YesYesYesYesYes
312311Electrical Engineering Draftsperson2YesYesYesYesYes
312312Electrical Engineering Technician2YesYesYesYesYes
342211Electrical Linesworker3YesYesYesYesYes
341111Electrician (General)3YesYesYesYesYes
341112Electrician (Special Class)3YesYesYesYesYes
070499Electrolyser Technician2YesYesYesYesYes
312411Electronic Engineering Draftsperson2YesYesYesYesYes
312412Electronic Engineering Technician2YesYesYesYesYes
342314Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (General)3YesYesYesYesYes
342315Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (Special Class)3YesYesYesYesYes
233411Electronics Engineer1YesYesYesYesYes
253912Emergency Medicine Specialist1YesYesYesYesYes
441211Emergency Service Worker3YesYesYesYesYes
253315Endocrinologist1YesYesYesYesYes
133211Engineering Manager1YesYesYesYesYes
233914Engineering Technologist1NoYesYesYesYes
411411Enrolled Nurse2YesYesYesYesYes
233915Environmental Engineer1YesYesYesYesYes
251311Environmental Health Officer1NoYesYesYesYes
139912Environmental Manager1YesYesYesYesYes
721214Excavator Operator4NoYesYesYesYes
234915Exercise Physiologist1YesYesYesYesYes
421112Family Day Care Worker4NoYesYesYesYes
411713Family Support Worker2YesYesYesYesYes
821311Fencer4NoYesYesYesYes
441212Fire Fighter3YesYesYesYesYes
399918Fire Protection Equipment Technician3NoYesYesYesYes
334117Fire Protection Plumber3YesYesYesYesYes
323211Fitter (General)3YesYesYesYesYes
323212Fitter and Turner3YesYesYesYesYes
323213Fitter-Welder3YesYesYesYesYes
332111Floor Finisher3YesYesYesYesYes
231113Flying Instructor1YesYesYesYesYes
363113Forestry Operations Supervisor3NoYesYesYesYes
121612Fruit Grower1YesYesYesYesYes
070499Fuel Cell Technician2YesYesYesYesYes
399212Gas or Petroleum Operator3YesYesYesYesYes
334114Gasfitter3YesYesYesYesYes
253316Gastroenterologist1YesYesYesYesYes
253111General Practitioner1YesYesYesYesYes
234411Geologist1YesYesYesYesYes
234412Geophysicist1YesYesYesYesYes
233212Geotechnical Engineer1YesYesYesYesYes
711113Glass Production Machine Operator4NoYesYesYesYes
333111Glazier3YesYesYesYesYes
721215Grader Operator4YesYesYesYesYes
121512Grain, Oilseed or Pasture Grower1NoYesYesYesYes
842214Grain, Oilseed, Pulse and Pasture Farm Worker4NoYesYesYesYes
134299Health and Welfare Services Managers (nec)1YesYesYesYesYes
512211Health Practice Manager2YesYesYesYesYes
231114Helicopter Pilot1YesYesYesYesYes
121699Horticultural Crop Growers nec1NoYesYesYesYes
363114Horticultural Supervisor or Specialist3NoYesYesYesYes
251511Hospital Pharmacist1YesYesYesYesYes
141311Hotel or Motel Manager2YesYesYesYesYes
431411Hotel Service Manager2YesYesYesYesYes
070499Hydrogen Process Operators3YesYesYesYesYes
234413Hydrogeologist1YesYesYesYesYes
261111ICT Business Analyst1YesYesYesYesYes
135199ICT Managers nec1NoYesYesYesYes
135112ICT Project Manager1YesYesYesYesYes
263212ICT Support Engineer1YesYesYesYesYes
263213ICT Systems Test Engineer1YesYesYesYesYes
233511Industrial Engineer1YesYesYesYesYes
711211Industrial Spraypainter4NoYesYesYesYes
422112Integration Aide4NoYesYesYesYes
411112Intensive Care Ambulance Paramedic1YesYesYesYesYes
253317Intensive Care Specialist1YesYesYesYesYes
272412Interpreter1YesYesYesYesYes
331213Joiner3YesYesYesYesYes
399513Light Technician3YesYesYesYesYes
842314Livestock Husbandry Worker4NoYesYesYesYes
721216Loader Operator4NoYesYesYesYes
312911Maintenance Planner2YesYesYesYesYes
133411Manufacturer1NoYesYesYesYes
231215Marine Surveyor2YesYesYesYesYes
225113Marketing Specialist1NoYesYesYesYes
233112Materials Engineer1YesYesYesYesYes
831211Meat Boner and Slicer4NoYesYesYesYes
233512Mechanical Engineer1YesYesYesYesYes
312511Mechanical Engineering Draftsperson2NoYesYesYesYes
312512Mechanical Engineering Technician2YesYesYesYesYes
251211Medical Diagnostic Radiographer1YesYesYesYesYes
234611Medical Laboratory Scientist1YesYesYesYesYes
311213Medical Laboratory Technician2YesYesYesYesYes
253314Medical Oncologist1YesYesYesYesYes
253999Medical Practitioners nec1YesYesYesYesYes
251212Medical Radiation Therapist1YesYesYesYesYes
311299Medical Technicians, nec2YesYesYesYesYes
322311Metal Fabricator3YesYesYesYesYes
323299Metal Fitters and Machinists nec3YesYesYesYesYes
323214Metal Machinist (First Class)3YesYesYesYesYes
312912Metallurgical or Materials Technician2YesYesYesYesYes
234912Metallurgist1YesYesYesYesYes
241311Middle School Teacher1YesYesYesYesYes
254111Midwife1YesYesYesYesYes
312913Mine Deputy2YesYesYesYesYes
233611Mining Engineer (excluding Petroleum)1YesYesYesYesYes
121323Mixed Cattle and Sheep Farmer1NoYesYesYesYes
721999Mobile Plant Operator nec4NoYesYesYesYes
321211Motor Mechanic (General)3YesYesYesYesYes
233916Naval Architect1YesYesYesYesYes
253318Neurologist1YesYesYesYesYes
253513Neurosurgeon1YesYesYesYesYes
251213Nuclear Medicine Technologist1YesYesYesYesYes
254211Nurse Educator1YesYesYesYesYes
254311Nurse Manager1YesYesYesYesYes
254411Nurse Practitioner1YesYesYesYesYes
134212Nursing Clinical Director1YesYesYesYesYes
253913Obstetrician & Gynaecologist1YesYesYesYesYes
251312Occupational Health and Safety Adviser1YesYesYesYesYes
252411Occupational Therapist1YesYesYesYesYes
311214Operating Theatre Technician3YesYesYesYesYes
253914Ophthalmologist1YesYesYesYesYes
251411Optometrist1YesYesYesYesYes
253514Orthopaedic Surgeon1YesYesYesYesYes
251412Orthoptist1YesYesYesYesYes
251912Orthotist or Prosthetist1YesYesYesYesYes
312914Other Draftsperson2NoYesYesYesYes
711314Other Wood Processing Machine Operator4NoYesYesYesYes
253515Otorhinolaryngologist1YesYesYesYesYes
421114Out of School Hours Care Worker3YesYesYesYesYes
253516Paediatric Surgeon1YesYesYesYesYes
253321Paediatrician1YesYesYesYesYes
332211Painting Trades Worker3YesYesYesYesYes
324111Panelbeater3YesYesYesYesYes
411714Parole or Probation Officer2NoYesYesYesYes
351112Pastrycook3YesYesYesYesYes
253915Pathologist1YesYesYesYesYes
311216Pathology Collector3YesYesYesYesYes
721913Paving Plant Operator4YesYesYesYesYes
261317Penetration Tester1YesYesYesYesYes
423313Personal Care Assistant4YesYesYesYesYes
233612Petroleum Engineer1YesYesYesYesYes
252511Physiotherapist1YesYesYesYesYes
121318Pig Farmer1NoYesYesYesYes
842315Piggery Farm Worker4NoYesYesYesYes
333211Plasterer3YesYesYesYesYes
253517Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon1YesYesYesYesYes
334116Plumber (General)3YesYesYesYesYes
252611Podiatrist1YesYesYesYesYes
121321Poultry Farmer1NoYesYesYesYes
422115Preschool Aide4NoYesYesYesYes
322312Pressure Welder3YesYesYesYesYes
241213Primary School Teacher1YesYesYesYesYes
442111Prison Officer4YesYesYesYesYes
070499Process Technician4YesYesYesYesYes
133612Procurement Manager1YesYesYesYesYes
133513Production Manager (Mining)1YesYesYesYesYes
233513Production or Plant Engineer1YesYesYesYesYes
133112Project Builder1YesYesYesYesYes
253411Psychiatrist1YesYesYesYesYes
272399Psychologists nec1YesYesYesYesYes
233213Quantity Surveyor1YesYesYesYesYes
253918Radiation Oncologist1YesYesYesYesYes
223112Recruitment Consultant1NoYesYesYesYes
423413Refuge Worker3YesYesYesYesYes
254412Registered Nurse (Aged Care)1YesYesYesYesYes
254413Registered Nurse (Child and Family Health)1YesYesYesYesYes
254414Registered Nurse (Community Health)1YesYesYesYesYes
254415Registered Nurse (Critical Care and Emergency)1YesYesYesYesYes
254416Registered Nurse (Developmental Disability)1YesYesYesYesYes
254417Registered Nurse (Disability and Rehabilitation)1YesYesYesYesYes
254421Registered Nurse (Medical Practice)1YesYesYesYesYes
254418Registered Nurse (Medical)1YesYesYesYesYes
254422Registered Nurse (Mental Health)1YesYesYesYesYes
254425Registered Nurse (Paediatrics)1YesYesYesYesYes
254423Registered Nurse (Perioperative)1YesYesYesYesYes
254424Registered Nurse (Surgical)1YesYesYesYesYes
254499Registered Nurse nec1YesYesYesYesYes
272114Rehabilitation Counsellor1YesYesYesYesYes
253322Renal Medicine Specialist1YesYesYesYesYes
253112Resident Medical Officer1YesYesYesYesYes
411715Residential Care Officer2YesYesYesYesYes
142111Retail Manager (General)2NoYesYesYesYes
141912Retirement Village Manager2NoYesYesYesYes
253323Rheumatologist1YesYesYesYesYes
721915Road Roller Operator4NoYesYesYesYes
334115Roof Plumber3YesYesYesYesYes
333311Roof Tiler3YesYesYesYesYes
312611Safety Inspector2NoYesYesYesYes
821712Scaffolder4NoYesYesYesYes
134311School Principal1YesYesYesYesYes
241411Secondary School Teacher1YesYesYesYesYes
363199Senior Aquaculture, Crop and Forestry Workers nec3NoYesYesYesYes
363211Senior Beef Cattle Station Worker3NoYesYesYesYes
363115Senior Broadacre Crop and Livestock Farm Worker3NoYesYesYesYes
363116Senior Broadacre Crop Farm Worker3NoYesYesYesYes
363212Senior Cattle and Sheep Farm Worker3NoYesYesYesYes
363299Senior Livestock Farm Workers nec3NoYesYesYesYes
363214Senior Piggery Stockperson3NoYesYesYesYes
363215Senior Sheep Farm Worker3NoYesYesYesYes
363311Shearer3NoYesYesYesYes
842317Sheep Farm Worker4NoYesYesYesYes
121322Sheep Farmer1NoYesYesYesYes
322211Sheetmetal Trades Worker3YesYesYesYesYes
231212Ship’s Engineer2YesYesYesYesYes
231213Ship’s Master2YesYesYesYesYes
231214Ship’s Officer2YesYesYesYesYes
831212Slaughterer4NoYesYesYesYes
321214Small Engine Mechanic3YesYesYesYesYes
272511Social Worker1YesYesYesYesYes
333212Solid Plasterer3YesYesYesYesYes
251214Sonographer1YesYesYesYesYes
241599Special Education Teachers nec1YesYesYesYesYes
241511Special Needs Teacher1YesYesYesYesYes
253311Specialist Physician (General Medicine)1YesYesYesYesYes
253399Specialist Physicians nec1YesYesYesYesYes
252712Speech Pathologist1YesYesYesYesYes
712999Stationary Plant Operators nec4NoYesYesYesYes
821713Steel Fixer4NoYesYesYesYes
711114Stone Processing Machine Operator4NoYesYesYesYes
331112Stonemason3YesYesYesYesYes
233214Structural Engineer1YesYesYesYesYes
133611Supply and Distribution Manager1NoYesYesYesYes
253511Surgeon (General)1YesYesYesYesYes
312116Surveying or Spatial Science Technician2YesYesYesYesYes
232212Surveyor1YesYesYesYesYes
262113Systems Administrator1YesYesYesYesYes
249311Teacher of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)1YesYesYesYesYes
241512Teacher of the Hearing Impaired1YesYesYesYesYes
241513Teacher of the Sight Impaired1YesYesYesYesYes
422116Teachers’ Aide4NoYesYesYesYes
342212Technical Cable Jointer3YesYesYesYesYes
399999Technicians and Trades Workers nec3NoYesYesYesYes
342412Telecommunications Cable Jointer3YesYesYesYesYes
263311Telecommunications Engineer1YesYesYesYesYes
313212Telecommunications Field Engineer2NoYesYesYesYes
342413Telecommunications Linesworker3YesYesYesYesYes
263312Telecommunications Network Engineer1YesYesYesYesYes
313213Telecommunications Network Planner2NoYesYesYesYes
313214Telecommunications Technical Officer or Technologist2NoYesYesYesYes
342414Telecommunications Technician3YesYesYesYesYes
423314Therapy Aide4NoYesYesYesYes
253324Thoracic Medicine Specialist1YesYesYesYesYes
272413Translator1YesYesYesYesYes
733111Truck Driver (General)4YesYesYesYesYes
899415Tyre Fitter4NoYesYesYesYes
232611Urban and Regional Planner1YesYesYesYesYes
253518Urologist1YesYesYesYesYes
253521Vascular Surgeon1YesYesYesYesYes
121616Vegetable Grower1YesYesYesYesYes
324311Vehicle Painter3YesYesYesYesYes
234711Veterinarian1YesYesYesYesYes
361311Veterinary Nurse3YesYesYesYesYes
842222Vineyard Worker4NoYesYesYesYes
242211Vocational Education Teacher1YesYesYesYesYes
333411Wall and Floor Tiler3YesYesYesYesYes
712921Waste Water or Water Plant Operator4NoYesYesYesYes
322313Welder (First Class)3YesYesYesYesYes
272613Welfare Worker1YesYesYesYesYes
070499Wind Blade Technician2YesYesYesYesYes
121617Wine Grape Grower1YesYesYesYesYes
363312Wool Classer3YesYesYesYesYes
411716Youth Worker2YesYesYesYesYes
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Visa Pathways

Almost every occupation on the WA DAMA list has access to three visa stages, provided you meet the requirements:

  1. Skills in Demand (Subclass 482): The temporary visa to start working. (Up to 4 years)
  2. Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Subclass 494): A provisional visa for regional areas (5-year validity).
  3. Employer Nomination Scheme (Subclass 186): The Permanent Residence stage.
    • Note: The WA DAMA occupation list confirms that “Yes” is marked for the v186 column for almost all occupations, meaning the PR pathway is secure.

FAQ’s

My occupation is “Regional Only.” Can I live in Perth?

No. If you are sponsored under a “Regional Only” occupation (like Retail Manager), you must live and work in the Designated Regional Area (Category 3). You cannot commute from Perth.

Is the Truck Driver role really available in Perth?

According to the current WA DAMA occupation list, Truck Driver (General) is marked as available in Metro Perth. However, employers must still prove they cannot find a local driver through strict Labour Market Testing.

My occupation comes in South West DAMA. Can I use WA DAMA options

You are generally required to apply through your local Designated Area Representative (DAR) if your occupation is available on their specific list.
You may only access the WA DAMA if your nominated occupation is not available on your local DAMA list

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