Musical Instrument Maker or Repairer - ANZSCO 399515
Skilled occupation profile
Musical Instrument Maker or Repairer
ANZSCO 399515Musical Instrument Maker or Repairer builds, repairs and restores musical instruments, and modifies and tunes them to owners' specifications.
Occupation guide
Occupation details and migration pathways
This guide brings together the key occupation tasks, possible visa pathways and skills assessment information for Musical Instrument Maker or Repairer ANZSCO 399515.
Typical tasks and duties
Musical Instrument Maker or Repairer may perform the following tasks:
- Playing instruments to evaluate their sound quality and to locate any defects.
- Comparing instrument pitches with tuning tool pitches in order to tune instruments.
- Disassembling instruments and parts for repair and adjustment.
- Inspecting instruments to locate defects, and to determine their value or the level of restoration required.
- Reassembling instruments following repair, using hand tools and power tools and glue, hair, yarn, resin, or clamps, and lubricate instruments as necessary.
- Repairing or replacing musical instrument parts and components, such as strings, bridges, felts, and keys, using hand and power tools.
- Shaping old parts and replacement parts to improve tone or intonation, using hand tools, lathes, or soldering irons.
Possible visa pathways
This occupation appears on Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional Occupations. The right visa pathway depends on factors such as your age, English level, qualifications, work experience, skills assessment, points score, nomination options and employer sponsorship.
Skills assessment
For skilled migration purposes, Musical Instrument Maker or Repairer usually requires a suitable skills assessment. Relevant assessing authorities may include:
Legacy subclass 187 pathway
Do you currently hold, or have you previously held, a subclass 457 or 482 visa?
If you have worked for a sponsoring employer in regional Australia, please note that Musical Instrument Maker or Repairer — ANZSCO 399515 was included in the legacy Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme (subclass 187) occupation list. The subclass 187 Direct Entry stream is closed to new applications, but the Temporary Residence Transition stream may remain available to certain transitional subclass 457 and subclass 482 workers. Eligibility is limited and depends on your visa history, relevant dates, sponsored regional employment, employer nomination, age, English and other requirements. Being included on this occupation list does not establish eligibility.
If this may describe your circumstances, we can assess whether the subclass 187 transitional arrangements may still apply to you.
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If Musical Instrument Maker or Repairer is your nominated occupation, complete our skilled visa assessment form so we can review your possible migration pathways.
Reviewed by Principal Migration Consultant
Reviewed by Mohammad Reza Azimi
This occupation page has been reviewed for migration context by Shada Migration Services. Mohammad has assisted clients with Australian migration matters since 2009 and holds a Graduate Certificate in Migration Law from the Australian National University.
Last reviewed: July 2026
