Intensive Care Ambulance Paramedic
A Intensive Care Ambulance Paramedic (MICA/ICP) provides advanced life support, critical care interventions, and pharmacological management for critically ill pre-hospital patients in Australian state ambulance services.
Full-time AUD, 2025 indicative. Wide bands reflect variation by employer, experience, and location.
High demand; intensive care paramedics are in short supply relative to state service requirements.
Occupation list membership
Which Department of Home Affairs skilled lists this occupation currently appears on.
- STSOLShort-Term Skilled Occupation List
Occupations eligible for shorter-term sponsored visas including Subclass 482 (short-term stream).
- CSOLCombined Skilled Occupation List
The merged skilled list that consolidates previous MLTSSL and STSOL eligibility under the Skills in Demand program.
Assessing authority
The body that assesses skills for migration purposes for this occupation.
- VETVETASSESSVisit official site →
Visa pathways
Australian visa subclasses for which this occupation is currently eligible.
- 186Learn more →Employer Nomination Scheme visa
Permanent employer-sponsored visa for workers nominated by an approved sponsor.
- 190Learn more →Skilled Nominated visa
Permanent visa for workers nominated by a state or territory government.
- 482Learn more →Skills in Demand visa
Employer-sponsored temporary visa (formerly TSS) for occupations on the relevant list.
- 491Learn more →Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa
Five-year provisional visa for workers willing to live and work in regional Australia.
- 494Learn more →Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional visa
Five-year employer-sponsored provisional visa in regional Australia, with a path to PR.
State nominations
States and territories that currently nominate this occupation for skilled migration.
| Code | State / Territory | Details |
|---|---|---|
| WA | Western Australia | View nomination → |
| SA | South Australia | View nomination → |
| TAS | Tasmania | View nomination → |
| ACT | Australian Capital Territory | View nomination → |
Key duties
- Manage critically ill and injured patients with advanced resuscitation and interventions
- Administer a broad range of medications under extended scope pharmacology protocols
- Perform rapid sequence intubation and advanced airway management
- Provide clinical leadership at major emergency and mass casualty incidents
Skills required
- Intensive care paramedic competencies and advanced life support
- Extended scope pharmacology and medication management
- Advanced airway management and procedural skills
- Pre-hospital critical care coordination and clinical leadership
Typical qualifications pathway
Graduate Diploma or Master's in Intensive Care Paramedicine. VETASSESS assesses qualifications.
Visa & occupation list information
Listed on MLTSSL and CSOL, enabling subclasses 186, 189, 190, 482, 485, 491, and 494 For advice on which pathway suits your circumstances, consult a registered MARA migration agent.
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