What does a Boarding Kennel or Cattery Operator do under ANZSCO 149911?

A Boarding Kennel or Cattery Operator is employed to run a boarding kennel or cattery, providing safe, hygienic care for pets while their owners are away and managing the business behind it. Typical tasks include: manage bookings, admissions and owner communication; maintain hygiene and disease control in kennels and pens; and supervise animal attendants.

Who assesses Boarding Kennel or Cattery Operator skills for Australian migration?

VETASSESS is the assessing authority for ANZSCO 149911. A positive skills assessment is needed before you can lodge most skilled visa applications as a Boarding Kennel or Cattery Operator.

Which visa lists include ANZSCO 149911?

Our data lists Boarding Kennel or Cattery Operator on the CSOL, linked to visa subclasses 482 and 186. List settings change, so confirm the current position before you lodge an Expression of Interest or nomination.

What evidence helps a Boarding Kennel or Cattery Operator skills assessment?

Prepare references or business records showing you managed a kennel or cattery, its capacity and staff. Detailed references on company letterhead with dates, hours and duties are essential.

Is Boarding Kennel or Cattery Operator (149911) the right code for my experience?

149911 is for operators who manage the business. Animal attendants fit a lower-skilled code.

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Boarding Kennel or Cattery Operator 149911

Yes. Boarding Kennel or Cattery Operator (149911) can be used for an Australian visa. It is on the CSOL. VETASSESS is the assessing authority. The stored subclasses are 482 and 186.

Boarding Kennel or Cattery Operator (149911): Organise and control hospitality, retail and service operations not elsewhere classified.

As a Boarding Kennel or Cattery Operator (ANZSCO 149911), you run a boarding kennel or cattery, providing safe, hygienic care for pets while their owners are away and managing the business behind it. The occupation sits in unit group 1499 Other Hospitality, Retail and Service Managers, which ANZSCO describes as people who organise and control hospitality, retail and service operations not elsewhere classified. You will typically work in boarding kennels, catteries and pet resorts. See how this occupation can connect to points-tested skilled visas, state nomination and employer sponsorship — including a VETASSESS skills assessment.

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ANZSCO

149911

Assessing authority

VETASSESS

Occupation lists

CSOL

Industry

Management

Can this occupation migrate?

Potentially — if the list, the assessment and the rest of the profile fit.

Boarding Kennel or Cattery Operator can be relevant to skilled and employer-sponsored pathways. Your actual options depend on age, English, qualifications, work history, the skills assessment, points, state nomination, and whether an employer can sponsor the position. A place on a list is not a grant.

Potential visa pathways

Start with the pathway type, not only the subclass.

Employer-sponsored

For applicants with an Australian employer willing and able to sponsor an eligible position.

State nomination

Lists change. We check this year’s program.

Whether Boarding Kennel or Cattery Operator is open for 190 or 491 depends on the state, the stream, and the month. NSW, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania, the ACT and the Northern Territory each run their own program. Occupation-specific status is checked against the current list — not a screenshot from last year.

EOI and state nomination

NSWclosed
VICclosed
QLDclosed
SAunavailable
WAnot announced
TASopen
ACTnot announced
NTclosed

Skills assessment

Skills assessment for Boarding Kennel or Cattery Operator

The assessment tests whether your qualification and work match this nominated occupation. VETASSESS is the usual authority. Confirm it on the current Home Affairs list before you apply. A suitable outcome is generally required before a points-tested EOI.

VETASSESS

How skills assessments work

Points and other factors

The occupation is only the starting point.

Age

Points sit in set age bands. Confirm the current test before you claim a number.

English

Competent English is the usual baseline. Proficient or superior English can add points.

Skilled employment

Work in the nominated or closely related occupation can add points. Dates have to survive a skills assessment.

Qualifications

Recognised qualifications can add points. The assessing authority decides comparability.

Australian study and partner

Australian study, specialist education, partner skills or community language may add points.

Nomination

State nomination (190) or regional nomination (491) can add points. 189 has neither.

Points calculator

Occupation match

Is Boarding Kennel or Cattery Operator the right code?

Nominate the work you actually do, not the job title on a card. Confirm the official ANZSCO description before you pay for an assessment.

Manage bookings, admissions and owner communication.
Plan feeding, exercise and medication routines for boarded animals.
Maintain hygiene and disease control in kennels and pens.
Supervise animal attendants.
Comply with council and animal welfare regulations.

Questions

Before you start an assessment

A Boarding Kennel or Cattery Operator is employed to run a boarding kennel or cattery, providing safe, hygienic care for pets while their owners are away and managing the business behind it. Typical tasks include: manage bookings, admissions and owner communication; maintain hygiene and disease control in kennels and pens; and supervise animal attendants.

Related occupations

Roles often confused with this one.

These are similar job titles. The visa list and skills assessment still depend on the code that matches the work you do.

Not sure which pathway fits.

Tell us the occupation, the assessment if you have one, and where you are willing to live. We will say whether 189, 190, 491 or an employer visa is worth the next fee.