OSCA 2024 · 232336 · Skill level 1
Historian: OSCA 232336
ABS OSCA 2024 v1.0 · visa lists checked 21 October 2026
Historian is OSCA 2024 code 232336. It corresponds to ANZSCO 272411 Historian, which is on the ROL. Visa lists still use the ANZSCO code.
ANZSCO equivalent
ANZSCO code for OSCA 232336
Skilled visa lists still use ANZSCO codes, so this is the code that decides your visa options.
ANZSCO 272411
Historian
On the Regional Occupation List.
Visas for ANZSCO 272411
The job
What a historian does
Researches, collects and analyses information about the history of human activity, events, cultures and eras, and prepares accounts of findings.
Skill level 1: Bachelor degree or higher, or at least 5 years of relevant experience
Specialisations
- Academic Historian
- Professional Historian
Main tasks
Main tasks
- Assembles historical data by consulting sources of information such as historical indexes and catalogues, archives, court records, diaries, newspaper files and other materials
- Organises, authenticates, evaluates and interprets historical, political, sociological, anthropological and linguistic data
- Undertakes historical and cultural research into human activity, and prepares and presents research findings
- Writes articles to be published in academic publications such as journals
- Analyses and interprets historical information to determine its authenticity
Unit group 2323
Other occupations in Social Science and Related Professionals
Questions
OSCA 232336: common questions
What is the OSCA code for historian?
What is the ANZSCO code for OSCA 232336?
Is Historian 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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