OSCA 2024 · 149933 · Skill level 1
Emergency Management Officer: OSCA 149933
ABS OSCA 2024 v1.0 · visa lists checked 21 October 2026
Emergency Management Officer is OSCA 2024 code 149933. It corresponds to ANZSCO 139999 Specialist Managers nec (in part), which is on the STSOL. Visa lists still use the ANZSCO code.
ANZSCO equivalent
ANZSCO code for OSCA 149933
Skilled visa lists still use ANZSCO codes, so this is the code that decides your visa options.
ANZSCO 139999 · in part
Specialist Managers nec
On the Short-term Skilled Occupation List.
Visas for ANZSCO 139999
The job
What an emergency management officer does
Coordinates, plans and manages the development and implementation of strategies, policies and programs to respond to and recover from disasters or emergency situations, such as floods, cyclones and biosecurity incidents.
Skill level 1: Bachelor degree or higher, or at least 5 years of relevant experience
Main tasks
Main tasks
- Develops policies, strategic and operational plans and processes to respond to and recover from disasters or emergency situations
- Identifies and analyses key issues and their impact on disaster risk reduction, emergency management, policies and response capability
- Coordinates response activities to respond to and recover from disasters or emergency situations
- Establishes and manages networks to liaise on emergency preparedness, prevention and response and recovery operations from disasters or emergency situations
- Leads the development of recovery programs and activities to support the recovery of communities following a disaster or emergency situation
Unit group 1499
Other occupations in Other Specialist Managers
Questions
OSCA 149933: common questions
What is the OSCA code for emergency management officer?
What is the ANZSCO code for OSCA 149933?
Is Emergency Management Officer 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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