OSCA 2024 · 244232 · Skill level 1
Food Technologist: OSCA 244232
ABS OSCA 2024 v1.0 · visa lists checked 21 October 2026
Food Technologist is OSCA 2024 code 244232. It corresponds to ANZSCO 234212 Food Technologist, which is on the CSOL and MLTSSL. Visa lists still use the ANZSCO code.
ANZSCO equivalent
ANZSCO code for OSCA 244232
Skilled visa lists still use ANZSCO codes, so this is the code that decides your visa options.
ANZSCO 234212
Food Technologist
On the Core Skills Occupation List, Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List.
Visas for ANZSCO 234212
The job
What a food technologist does
Analyses, develops and improves methods for the production, processing and preservation of existing and new food products, and sets standards for producing, packaging and marketing food.
Skill level 1: Bachelor degree or higher, or at least 5 years of relevant experience
Specialisations
- Food Scientist
Main tasks
Main tasks
- Studies the properties of food to support the development of new products or to improve existing food products
- Develops, manages and maintains quality systems for food processing
- Designs and improves food processing and packaging methods to increase efficiency and reduce costs
- Ensures food safety and quality by testing and analysing samples of raw materials, ingredients and finished products
- Tests food products to ensure compliance with health regulatory frameworks and quality standards
- Develops new methods for food preservation, such as freezing, canning and drying
- Conducts research to create new food products and improve the quality, safety and nutritional value of food
Unit group 2442
Other occupations in Chemists, and Food and Wine Scientists
Questions
OSCA 244232: common questions
What is the OSCA code for food technologist?
What is the ANZSCO code for OSCA 244232?
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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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