OSCA 2024 · 149333 · Skill level 1
Laboratory Manager: OSCA 149333
ABS OSCA 2024 v1.0 · visa lists checked 21 October 2026
Laboratory Manager is OSCA 2024 code 149333. It corresponds to ANZSCO 139913 Laboratory Manager, which is on the CSOL and STSOL. Visa lists still use the ANZSCO code.
ANZSCO equivalent
ANZSCO code for OSCA 149333
Skilled visa lists still use ANZSCO codes, so this is the code that decides your visa options.
ANZSCO 139913
Laboratory Manager
On the Core Skills Occupation List, Short-term Skilled Occupation List.
Visas for ANZSCO 139913
The job
What a laboratory manager does
Plans, organises, directs, controls and coordinates the operations of a research, medical or production laboratory to ensure quality standards are met and health and safety standards comply with regulatory frameworks.
Skill level 1: Bachelor degree or higher, or at least 5 years of relevant experience
Main tasks
Main tasks
- Implements, manages and oversees protocols, and ensures health and safety standards in the laboratory comply with regulatory frameworks
- Maintains laboratory equipment and inventory levels
- Trains technicians on the proper use of equipment and safety procedures to follow in the laboratory
- Manages the daily operations of a laboratory, including the supervision of employees and schedule of activities
- Monitors and ensures all laboratory operations are performed according to specifications
- Reviews the studies, tests and analysis performed in the laboratory
- Plans, organises and coordinates the quality management processes within the laboratory
Unit group 1493
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Questions
OSCA 149333: common questions
What is the OSCA code for laboratory manager?
What is the ANZSCO code for OSCA 149333?
Is Laboratory Manager on Australia's skilled occupation lists?
Does Home Affairs use OSCA codes for visas?
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, OSCA 2024 v1.0 (CC BY 4.0); Department of Home Affairs, checked 21 October 2026. General information only, not immigration advice.
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