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OSCA 2024 · 231731 · Skill level 1

Painter (Visual Arts): OSCA 231731

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

Painter (Visual Arts) is OSCA 2024 code 231731. It corresponds to ANZSCO 211411 Painter (Visual Arts), which is on the ROL. Visa lists still use the ANZSCO code.

ANZSCO equivalent

ANZSCO code for OSCA 231731

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

The job

What a painter (visual arts) does

Conceives and creates visual art forms such as pictures, abstract designs and similar compositions, to communicate impressions and ideas.

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

Main tasks

Main tasks

  • Generates ideas, develops concepts, and considers the desired composition, style and colour palette for their visual art forms
  • Selects appropriate mediums, such as oil or acrylic paints, inks, pencils, charcoal, pastels or watercolours
  • Prepares materials, such as choosing brushes, priming canvases, walls, wood or other surfaces, and sets up the workspace
  • Applies selected mediums to canvas or other surfaces using different techniques and implements to achieve the desired visual expression
  • Exhibits their visual artwork in art galleries, museums or other exhibition spaces
  • Sells their visual art forms directly to collectors, art enthusiasts or through online platforms or art markets
  • May use virtual canvases, paint brushes and palettes to create digital visual art forms

Unit group 2317

Other occupations in Visual Arts and Crafts Professionals

Questions

OSCA 231731: common questions

What is the OSCA code for painter (visual arts)?
The OSCA 2024 code is 231731 (Painter (Visual Arts)), skill level 1. OSCA is the Australian Bureau of Statistics occupation classification released on 6 December 2024.
What is the ANZSCO code for OSCA 231731?
ANZSCO 211411 Painter (Visual Arts). "In part" means only some of that ANZSCO occupation moved to this OSCA code.
Is Painter (Visual Arts) on Australia's skilled occupation lists?
The lists use ANZSCO codes. ANZSCO 211411 Painter (Visual Arts) is on the Regional Occupation List (ROL), 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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