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OSCA 2024 · 232335 · Skill level 1

Heritage Consultant: OSCA 232335

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

Heritage Consultant is OSCA 2024 code 232335. It corresponds to ANZSCO 272499 Social Professionals nec (in part), which is on the STSOL. Visa lists still use the ANZSCO code.

ANZSCO equivalent

ANZSCO code for OSCA 232335

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

The job

What a heritage consultant does

Provides advice and guidance on the conservation and management of heritage sites such as historical buildings, landscapes and cultural sites. Heritage Consultants may require 'cultural authority'.

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

Also known as

  • Cultural Heritage Officer
  • Heritage Adviser

Specialisations

  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Surveyor

Main tasks

Main tasks

  • Researches and identifies heritage sites and buildings
  • Plans, assesses and manages cultural agreements regarding heritage affairs
  • Evaluates the potential impacts that proposed and planned developments may have on heritage locations and places of cultural significance, and provides recommendations for consideration
  • Liaises with key stakeholders including clients, governments and Traditional Owners
  • Formulates strategies to manage heritage aspects on construction or development sites
  • Prepares and writes heritage impact statements

Questions

OSCA 232335: common questions

What is the OSCA code for heritage consultant?
The OSCA 2024 code is 232335 (Heritage Consultant), skill level 1. OSCA is the Australian Bureau of Statistics occupation classification released on 6 December 2024.
What is the ANZSCO code for OSCA 232335?
ANZSCO 272499 Social Professionals nec (in part). "In part" means only some of that ANZSCO occupation moved to this OSCA code.
Is Heritage Consultant on Australia's skilled occupation lists?
The lists use ANZSCO codes. ANZSCO 272499 Social Professionals nec is on the 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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