Plumber (General)
Installs and repairs water, drainage, gas and sewerage pipes and systems. Registration or licensing is required.
ANZSCO 2013, the edition the department applies to the points tested visas (189, 190 and 491).
Specialisations within it
- Fire Services Plumber
- Sanitary Plumber
- Water Plumber
Duties
Published for unit group 3341 Plumbers
- studying blueprints, drawings and specifications to determine the layout of plumbing systems and materials required
- setting out and installing hot and cold water systems and associated equipment
- installing water-based fire protections systems, including fire hydrants, hose reels and sprinkler systems
- designing and installing sanitary plumbing and water supply systems, discharge pipes and sanitary fixtures
- fabricating and installing soil and waste stacks
- assembling and installing mechanical services plant, air handling and conditioning equipment and small bore heating systems
- installing sewerage and effluent pumping equipment and disposal systems
- installing below-ground drainage systems and associated ground support systems
- installing gas appliances, flues and pressure regulating devices
- fabricating and installing metal roofing, rainwater goods and flashings
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 9 September 2026.
Open roles at approved sponsors
5open roles at employers on an official sponsorship list have the words “Plumber” in the job title, read from the employers' own job boards on 26 September 2026.
Being on a list means the employer holds an approval to sponsor, not that every role it advertises comes with sponsorship. The roles, and what each ad says about sponsorship, are in Vizard Jobs.
Where Plumber (General) stands right now
Vizard tracks the queue for this occupation: how many people are waiting at every points score for the 189, 190, 491, the recent invitation round cutoffs, and how far down the queue your own score puts you.
Updated to 1 August 2026, from the department's own SkillSelect data.
See where you standWhere 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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