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OSCA 2024 · 259999 · Skill level 1

Education Professionals nec: OSCA 259999

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

Education Professionals nec is OSCA 2024 code 259999. It corresponds to 3 ANZSCO codes (241511, 241599 and 249299). All of them are on Australia's skilled visa lists, which still use ANZSCO codes.

ANZSCO equivalent

ANZSCO codes for OSCA 259999

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

  • ANZSCO 241511 · in part

    Special Needs Teacher

    On the Core Skills Occupation List, Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List.

    Visas for ANZSCO 241511
  • ANZSCO 241599

    Special Education Teachers nec

    On the Core Skills Occupation List, Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List.

    Visas for ANZSCO 241599
  • ANZSCO 249299 · in part

    Private Tutors and Teachers nec

    On the Core Skills Occupation List, Short-term Skilled Occupation List.

    Visas for ANZSCO 249299

The job

What an education professionals nec does

This occupation group covers Education Professionals not elsewhere classified.

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

Includes

  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Teacher
  • Distance Education Teacher
  • Literacy Intervention Coordinator
  • Teacher of Gifted Students

Unit group 2599

Other occupations in Other Education Professionals

Questions

OSCA 259999: common questions

What is the OSCA code for education professionals nec?
The OSCA 2024 code is 259999 (Education Professionals nec), skill level 1. OSCA is the Australian Bureau of Statistics occupation classification released on 6 December 2024.
What is the ANZSCO code for OSCA 259999?
ANZSCO 241511 Special Needs Teacher (in part), ANZSCO 241599 Special Education Teachers nec and ANZSCO 249299 Private Tutors and Teachers nec (in part). "In part" means only some of that ANZSCO occupation moved to this OSCA code.
Is Education Professionals nec on Australia's skilled occupation lists?
The lists use ANZSCO codes. ANZSCO 241511 Special Needs Teacher is on the Core Skills Occupation List (CSOL) and Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List (MLTSSL), ANZSCO 241599 Special Education Teachers nec is on the Core Skills Occupation List (CSOL) and Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List (MLTSSL) and ANZSCO 249299 Private Tutors and Teachers nec is on the Core Skills Occupation List (CSOL) and 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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