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Changes to the Skilled Occupation List Due in July 2010
The current Skilled Occupation List (SOL) has more than 400 occupations. The new list of occupations, announced by the Minister on 17 May 2010, includes only 181 occupations.
Over 200 occupations have been removed, and they include: Cooks, Hairdressers and Pharmacists.
These changes will come into effect on July 1st 2010.
Senator Evans said that of the 41,000 general skilled visas granted in 2007-08, more than 5,000 went to cooks and hairdressers.