Anaesthetist

Specialisations within it

• Intensive Care Anaesthetist
• Obstetric Anaesthetist
• Pain Management Specialist

Duties

Published for unit group 2532 Anaesthetists

• performing pre-operative examinations of patients to determine appropriate anaesthetic and sedation in concurrence with Specialist Physicians and Surgeons
• discussing the anaesthetic process with patients and obtaining their informed consent prior to surgery
• administering local, regional and general anaesthetics using a variety of methods such as inhalational and intravenous administration
• supervising the transfer of patients to operating theatres, positioning on operating tables, keeping patients warm, and responding quickly and accurately if any problems arise
• monitoring patients throughout surgical procedures and in immediate post-operative procedures
• recording details of anaesthetic and sedation administered, and the condition of patients before, during and after anaesthesia
• liaising with other health care workers to provide diagnosis and treatment for patients with chronic pain, and to diagnose and treat patients requiring intensive care or resuscitation
• may instruct medical, nursing, student and ancillary staff on the signs, symptoms and diagnosis of allergic and anaphylactic reactions to anaesthetic agents, and supervision and treatment of life threatening emergencies
• Occupation:
• 253211 Anaesthetist

This is what the occupation is, not what a skills assessment requires. The assessing body applies its own criteria on top of this, and those criteria are not published here. Check them with the body itself.

Who assesses this occupation

Last confirmed against the department's list on 30 July 2026.

This occupation reads differently for the 186 and 482

Two editions of ANZSCO are current at once, and the department applies ANZSCO 2022 to the employer sponsored visas while everything above follows ANZSCO 2013.

The definition is identical in both editions, but the published duties are not:

• performing pre-operative examinations of patients to determine appropriate anaesthetic and sedation in concurrence with Specialist Physicians and Surgeons
• discussing the anaesthetic process with patients and obtaining their informed consent prior to surgery
• administering local, regional and general anaesthetics using a variety of methods such as inhalational and intravenous administration
• supervising the transfer of patients to operating theatres, positioning on operating tables, keeping patients warm, and responding quickly and accurately if any problems arise
• monitoring patients throughout surgical procedures and in immediate post-operative procedures
• recording details of anaesthetic and sedation administered, and the condition of patients before, during and after anaesthesia
• liaising with other health care workers to provide diagnosis and treatment for patients with chronic pain, and to diagnose and treat patients requiring intensive care or resuscitation
• may instruct medical, nursing, student and ancillary staff on the signs, symptoms and diagnosis of allergic and anaphylactic reactions to anaesthetic agents, and supervision and treatment of life-threatening emergencies

If you are going for a 186 or a 482, this is the wording that governs you. Everything above governs the points tested routes.

Where this comes from

Definition and duties: Australian Bureau of Statistics, ANZSCO
Assessing authorities and skilled lists: Department of Home Affairs skilled occupation list

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