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technical sales representatives (nec) including education sales representatives
技术销售代表 (nec)，包括教育销售代表
ANZSCO occupation profile
ANZSCO 2022
Indicative Skill Level
In Australia and New Zealand:Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with a bachelor degree or higher qualification. At least five years of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualification. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 1).
Unit group duty description
Technical Sales Representatives represent companies in selling a range of industrial, medical and pharmaceutical goods and services to industrial, business, professional and other establishments.
- compiling lists of prospective client businesses using directories and other sources
- acquiring and updating knowledge of employers' and competitors' goods and services, and market conditions
- visiting regular and prospective client businesses to establish and act on selling opportunities
- assessing customers' needs and recommending and explaining goods and services to them
- monitoring customers' changing needs and competitor activity, and reporting these developments to sales management
- quoting and negotiating prices and credit terms, and completing contracts and recording orders
- arranging delivery of goods, installation of equipment and the provision of services
- reporting to sales management on sales made and the marketability of goods and services
- following up with clients to ensure satisfaction with goods and services purchased, and resolving any problems arising
- preparing sales reports and maintaining and submitting records of business expenses incurred
225499 technical sales representatives (nec) including education sales representatives
This occupation group covers Technical Sales Representatives not elsewhere classified.
View the ABS source →ANZSCO content is a classification guide. Skills assessment requirements must be checked separately.
Visa pathways
Occupation-list availability for seven visa subclasses
Applicable occupation caveats
482 caveats
The position: (a) is based in a front ‑ line retail setting; or (b) predominantly involves direct client transactional interaction on a regular basis; or (c) predominantly involves selling educational courses to individual students; or (d) is based in a call centre and does not require a significant technical knowledge of products.
186 caveats
The position: (a) is based in a front ‑ line retail setting; or (b) predominantly involves direct client transactional interaction on a regular basis; or (c) predominantly involves selling educational courses to individual students; or (d) is based in a call centre and does not require a significant technical knowledge of products.
List membership is not a finding of personal eligibility.
State and territory nomination
Eight jurisdictions, checked separately
Official sources checked 10 August 2026
Occupation and four-digit unit group checked against the NSW lists.
Official source →- Victorian ROI · 190
- Victorian ROI · 491
Applicant ranking depends on profile and ROI selection.
Official source →Checked separately against the onshore and offshore occupation lists.
Official source →2026–27 occupation settings have not yet been published.
Official source →Applications are unavailable pending the 2026–27 program settings.
Official source →- TAS · profile-based pathways · 190
- TAS · profile-based pathways · 491
All occupations on the relevant federal 190/491 list can access at least one Tasmanian pathway, but invitation depends on pathway eligibility and ROI priority attributes. No general OSOP 491 invitations are planned for 2026–27.
Official source →Occupation list match only; Matrix ranking and caps still apply.
Official source →- NT onshore/offshore · 190
- NT onshore/offshore · 491
The precise stream depends on residence, employment and offshore priority rules.
Official source →