OSCA 2024 · 264346 · Skill level 1
Rheumatologist: OSCA 264346
ABS OSCA 2024 v1.0 · visa lists checked 21 October 2026
Rheumatologist is OSCA 2024 code 264346. It corresponds to ANZSCO 253323 Rheumatologist, which is on the CSOL and MLTSSL. Visa lists still use the ANZSCO code.
ANZSCO equivalent
ANZSCO code for OSCA 264346
Skilled visa lists still use ANZSCO codes, so this is the code that decides your visa options.
ANZSCO 253323
Rheumatologist
On the Core Skills Occupation List, Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List.
Visas for ANZSCO 253323
The job
What a rheumatologist does
Investigates, diagnoses and treats diseases, dysfunction and autoimmune conditions affecting human joints, muscles, soft tissue and other organs.
Skill level 1: Bachelor degree or higher, or at least 5 years of relevant experience
Registration or licensing is required.
Main tasks
Main tasks
- Obtains a medical history to diagnose and manage patients with suspected or established rheumatic disorders
- Examines the musculoskeletal and other systems to diagnose and manage patients with suspected or established rheumatic disorders
- Orders and interprets investigations to diagnose and manage patients with suspected or established rheumatic disorders
- Prescribes and monitors pharmacological therapeutics in patients with rheumatic disorders
- Uses core rheumatologic procedures, such as joint aspiration and injection, and synovial biopsy, in the management of patients with rheumatic disorders
- Uses and monitors non-pharmacological and non-surgical interventions in patients with rheumatic disorders
- Collaborates with multidisciplinary team members and other medical services to manage patients with rheumatic disorders
- Conducts research to enhance the discovery and implementation of optimal treatments for rheumatic disorders
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
- 264343 Paediatrician
- 264344 Public Health Physician
- 264345 Respiratory Physician
- 264399 Physicians nec
Questions
OSCA 264346: common questions
What is the OSCA code for rheumatologist?
What is the ANZSCO code for OSCA 264346?
Is Rheumatologist 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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