OSCA 2024 · 264636 · Skill level 1
Paediatric Surgeon: OSCA 264636
ABS OSCA 2024 v1.0 · visa lists checked 21 October 2026
Paediatric Surgeon is OSCA 2024 code 264636. It corresponds to ANZSCO 253516 Paediatric Surgeon, which is on the CSOL and MLTSSL. Visa lists still use the ANZSCO code.
ANZSCO equivalent
ANZSCO code for OSCA 264636
Skilled visa lists still use ANZSCO codes, so this is the code that decides your visa options.
ANZSCO 253516
Paediatric Surgeon
On the Core Skills Occupation List, Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List.
Visas for ANZSCO 253516
The job
What a paediatric surgeon does
Provides surgical care and treatment to 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.
Main tasks
Main tasks
- Examines babies, children and adolescents to determine medical conditions, reviews referrals, and reports on patients' physical conditions and medical histories
- Determines the need for operations, explaining risks to families, and selecting the best operational procedures
- Requests and interprets diagnostic tests, and prescribes treatments and medications
- Performs surgical operations, procedures and transplants, prescribes post-operative care, and observes patients' progress
- Instructs other medical, nursing and associated staff regarding the preparation of patients, and instrument and equipment requirements
Questions
OSCA 264636: common questions
What is the OSCA code for paediatric surgeon?
What is the ANZSCO code for OSCA 264636?
Is Paediatric Surgeon 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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