What does a Chief Information Officer do under ANZSCO 135111?

A Chief Information Officer is employed to set an organisation's technology direction as its most senior ICT leader, aligning systems, data and digital investment with business strategy. Typical tasks include: develop ICT strategy aligned with organisational goals; oversee information security, governance and risk; and lead ICT managers and technology teams.

Who assesses Chief Information Officer skills for Australian migration?

The Australian Computer Society (ACS) is the assessing authority for ANZSCO 135111. A positive skills assessment is needed before you can lodge most skilled visa applications as a Chief Information Officer.

Which visa lists include ANZSCO 135111?

Our data lists Chief Information Officer 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 Chief Information Officer skills assessment?

Prepare references showing you were the senior ICT executive with authority over strategy, budgets and ICT managers. Detailed references on company letterhead with dates, hours and duties are essential.

Is Chief Information Officer (135111) the right code for my experience?

135111 is for the top ICT executive. ICT managers running a single function may fit ICT Managers nec (135199).

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Chief Information Officer 135111

Yes. Chief Information Officer (135111) can be used for an Australian visa. It is on the CSOL. ACS is the assessing authority. The stored subclasses are 482 and 186.

Chief Information Officer (135111): Plan, organise, direct, control and coordinate ICT strategies, systems and projects.

As a Chief Information Officer (ANZSCO 135111), you set an organisation's technology direction as its most senior ICT leader, aligning systems, data and digital investment with business strategy. The occupation sits in unit group 1351 ICT Managers, which ANZSCO describes as people who plan, organise, direct, control and coordinate ICT strategies, systems and projects. You will typically work in large enterprises, government agencies, universities and financial institutions. See how this occupation can connect to points-tested skilled visas, state nomination and employer sponsorship — including a ACS skills assessment.

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ANZSCO

135111

Assessing authority

ACS

Occupation lists

CSOL

Industry

Management

Can this occupation migrate?

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

Chief Information Officer 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 Chief Information Officer 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 Chief Information Officer

The assessment tests whether your qualification and work match this nominated occupation. ACS 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.

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.

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Occupation match

Is Chief Information Officer 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.

Develop ICT strategy aligned with organisational goals.
Approve ICT budgets, investments and major projects.
Oversee information security, governance and risk.
Lead ICT managers and technology teams.
Advise executives and boards on digital transformation.

Questions

Before you start an assessment

A Chief Information Officer is employed to set an organisation's technology direction as its most senior ICT leader, aligning systems, data and digital investment with business strategy. Typical tasks include: develop ICT strategy aligned with organisational goals; oversee information security, governance and risk; and lead ICT managers and technology teams.

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.