OSCA 2024 · 242231 · Skill level 1
Fashion Designer: OSCA 242231
ABS OSCA 2024 v1.0 · visa lists checked 21 October 2026
Fashion Designer is OSCA 2024 code 242231. It corresponds to ANZSCO 232311 Fashion Designer (in part), which is on the STSOL. Visa lists still use the ANZSCO code.
ANZSCO equivalent
ANZSCO code for OSCA 242231
Skilled visa lists still use ANZSCO codes, so this is the code that decides your visa options.
ANZSCO 232311 · in part
Fashion Designer
On the Short-term Skilled Occupation List.
Visas for ANZSCO 232311
The job
What a fashion designer does
Plans, designs and develops clothing, accessories, footwear or other items of personal apparel, considering the form and construction of clothing, historical styles and contexts, contemporary and cultural trends, colour, fabric and decoration, and the techniques and processes available for manufacture.
Skill level 1: Bachelor degree or higher, or at least 5 years of relevant experience
Main tasks
Main tasks
- Liaises with clients to confirm design concepts and costs
- Prepares sketches, plans and samples of designs to present to clients
- Selects fabrics, colours and materials for designs
- Collaborates with patternmakers and sample makers
- Presents designs to clients, conducts fittings, and adjusts designs as necessary
Unit group 2422
Other occupations in Fashion, Industrial, Jewellery and Textile Designers
Questions
OSCA 242231: common questions
What is the OSCA code for fashion designer?
What is the ANZSCO code for OSCA 242231?
Is Fashion Designer 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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