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OSCA 2024 · 223932 · Skill level 1

Cost Controller: OSCA 223932

ABS OSCA 2024 v1.0 · visa lists checked 21 October 2026

Cost Controller is OSCA 2024 code 223932. It corresponds to ANZSCO 224999 Information and Organisation Professionals nec (in part), which is on the CSOL and STSOL. Visa lists still use the ANZSCO code.

ANZSCO equivalent

ANZSCO code for OSCA 223932

Skilled visa lists still use ANZSCO codes, so this is the code that decides your visa options.

  • ANZSCO 224999 · in part

    Information and Organisation Professionals nec

    On the Core Skills Occupation List, Short-term Skilled Occupation List.

    Visas for ANZSCO 224999

The job

What a cost controller does

Measures, analyses and monitors the cost of projects throughout their lifecycle to ensure completion within allocated budgets, and recommends changes to reduce expenses.

Skill level 1: Bachelor degree or higher, or at least 5 years of relevant experience

Also known as

  • Project Cost Controller

Main tasks

Main tasks

  • Analyses production and cost data to determine if projects will be completed within the allocated budget, and to forecast expenses and potential cost savings
  • Analyses and maintains records of the variance between allocated budgets and actual project costs using cost control tools
  • Oversees the distribution of budgeted funds throughout the lifecycle of projects to identify variances and provide recommendations to minimise cost overruns
  • Develops and analyses cost reports, and communicates the results to the project team and Managers

Questions

OSCA 223932: common questions

What is the OSCA code for cost controller?
The OSCA 2024 code is 223932 (Cost Controller), skill level 1. OSCA is the Australian Bureau of Statistics occupation classification released on 6 December 2024.
What is the ANZSCO code for OSCA 223932?
ANZSCO 224999 Information and Organisation Professionals nec (in part). "In part" means only some of that ANZSCO occupation moved to this OSCA code.
Is Cost Controller on Australia's skilled occupation lists?
The lists use ANZSCO codes. ANZSCO 224999 Information and Organisation Professionals nec is on the Core Skills Occupation List (CSOL) and Short-term Skilled Occupation List (STSOL), according to the Home Affairs list checked on 21 October 2026.
Does Home Affairs use OSCA codes for visas?
Not yet. As of 21 October 2026, skilled occupation lists, skills assessments and visa applications still use ANZSCO codes.

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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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