OSCA 2024 · 264343 · Skill level 1
Paediatrician: OSCA 264343
ABS OSCA 2024 v1.0 · visa lists checked 21 October 2026
Paediatrician is OSCA 2024 code 264343. It corresponds to ANZSCO 253321 Paediatrician (in part), which is on the CSOL and MLTSSL. Visa lists still use the ANZSCO code.
ANZSCO equivalent
ANZSCO code for OSCA 264343
Skilled visa lists still use ANZSCO codes, so this is the code that decides your visa options.
ANZSCO 253321 · in part
Paediatrician
On the Core Skills Occupation List, Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List.
Visas for ANZSCO 253321
The job
What a paediatrician does
Investigates, diagnoses and treats internal diseases and disorders in children from birth, up to and including adolescence.
Skill level 1: Bachelor degree or higher, or at least 5 years of relevant experience
Registration or licensing is required.
Specialisations
- Neonatologist
- Paediatric Emergency Physician
Main tasks
Main tasks
- Assesses, diagnoses and treats neonates, infants, children and adolescents
- Requests laboratory tests, imaging and other diagnostic procedures, and interprets findings to assist diagnosis
- Prescribes medications and administers treatment based on age, weight and pharmacokinetics of the patient
- Liaises and consults with a multidisciplinary team for optimised treatment
- Provides guidance and education to children and their families regarding medical procedures, conditions and treatment options
- Assesses, investigates and manages paediatric care in neonatal and perinatal settings
- Performs procedures in advanced paediatric life support
Unit group 2643
Other occupations in Physicians
- 264331 General Medicine Physician
- 264332 Cardiologist
- 264333 Endocrinologist
- 264334 Gastroenterologist
- 264335 Geriatrician
- 264336 Haematologist
- 264337 Intensive Care Specialist
- 264338 Medical Oncologist
- 264341 Nephrologist
- 264342 Neurologist
- 264344 Public Health Physician
- 264345 Respiratory Physician
- 264346 Rheumatologist
- 264399 Physicians nec
Questions
OSCA 264343: common questions
What is the OSCA code for paediatrician?
What is the ANZSCO code for OSCA 264343?
Is Paediatrician 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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