OSCA 2024 · 244933 · Skill level 1
Physicist: OSCA 244933
ABS OSCA 2024 v1.0 · visa lists checked 21 October 2026
Physicist is OSCA 2024 code 244933. It corresponds to ANZSCO 234914 Physicist (in part), which is on the CSOL and MLTSSL. Visa lists still use the ANZSCO code.
ANZSCO equivalent
ANZSCO code for OSCA 244933
Skilled visa lists still use ANZSCO codes, so this is the code that decides your visa options.
ANZSCO 234914 · in part
Physicist
On the Core Skills Occupation List, Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List.
Visas for ANZSCO 234914
The job
What a physicist does
Studies matter, space, time, energy, forces and fields, and the interrelationship between these physical phenomena to further understand the laws governing the behaviour of the universe, and seeks to apply these laws to solve practical problems and discover new information about the Earth, the universe and space weather.
Skill level 1: Bachelor degree or higher, or at least 5 years of relevant experience
Specialisations
- Astronomer
Main tasks
Main tasks
- Conducts research to develop and improve theories and laws related to physics
- Develops methods and procedures to study, identify or characterise physical phenomena
- Studies the relationship between place and time related to celestial bodies
- Applies physics theories and techniques in the development and improvement of scientific, industrial and military applications
- Calculates, models and analyses physical and astronomical data
- Develops scientific models or theories to explain properties exhibited by the natural world
- Predicts and monitors solar flares, solar wind conditions, ionospheric irregularities, or geomagnetic and ionospheric storms
Unit group 2449
Other occupations in Other Natural and Physical Science Professionals
Questions
OSCA 244933: common questions
What is the OSCA code for physicist?
What is the ANZSCO code for OSCA 244933?
Is Physicist on Australia's skilled occupation lists?
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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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