OSCA 2024 · 264431 · Skill level 1
Psychiatrist: OSCA 264431
ABS OSCA 2024 v1.0 · visa lists checked 21 October 2026
Psychiatrist is OSCA 2024 code 264431. It corresponds to ANZSCO 253411 Psychiatrist, which is on the CSOL and MLTSSL. Visa lists still use the ANZSCO code.
ANZSCO equivalent
ANZSCO code for OSCA 264431
Skilled visa lists still use ANZSCO codes, so this is the code that decides your visa options.
ANZSCO 253411
Psychiatrist
On the Core Skills Occupation List, Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List.
Visas for ANZSCO 253411
The job
What a psychiatrist does
Diagnoses, assesses, treats and prevents mental, emotional and behavioural conditions.
Skill level 1: Bachelor degree or higher, or at least 5 years of relevant experience
Registration or licensing is required.
Also known as
- Consultant Psychiatrist
Specialisations
- Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
Main tasks
Main tasks
- Conducts psychiatric assessments and diagnoses mental, emotional and behavioural conditions
- Prescribes and monitors medication, and develops treatment plans for patients, including therapies and rehabilitation programs
- Collaborates with other Health Professionals to provide comprehensive patient care
- Determines the need for involuntary treatment, and handles emergency crisis intervention and hospital admissions
- Assists in managing patients in legal and forensic settings by providing expert opinion to the community, government and courts
- May provide psychotherapy and counselling to individuals or in group sessions
Questions
OSCA 264431: common questions
What is the OSCA code for psychiatrist?
What is the ANZSCO code for OSCA 264431?
Is Psychiatrist 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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