OSCA 2024 · 264937 · Skill level 1
Radiologist: OSCA 264937
ABS OSCA 2024 v1.0 · visa lists checked 21 October 2026
Radiologist is OSCA 2024 code 264937. It corresponds to 2 ANZSCO codes (253917 and 253999). All of them are on Australia's skilled visa lists, which still use ANZSCO codes.
ANZSCO equivalent
ANZSCO codes for OSCA 264937
Skilled visa lists still use ANZSCO codes, so this is the code that decides your visa options.
ANZSCO 253917
Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologist
On the Core Skills Occupation List, Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List.
Visas for ANZSCO 253917ANZSCO 253999 · in part
Medical Practitioners nec
On the Core Skills Occupation List, Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List.
Visas for ANZSCO 253999
The job
What a radiologist does
Diagnoses, monitors and treats injuries and illnesses using various medical imaging techniques, such as X-ray, angiography, fluoroscopy, mammography, ultrasound, computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), nuclear medicine and bone densitometry.
Skill level 1: Bachelor degree or higher, or at least 5 years of relevant experience
Registration or licensing is required.
Specialisations
- Diagnostic Radiologist
- Interventional Radiologist
- Nuclear Medicine Physician
Main tasks
Main tasks
- Performs and interprets diagnostic imaging to identify, monitor and treat diseases, illnesses, injuries and disorders
- Prepares comprehensive reports, documenting medical image analyses and diagnoses
- Consults with referring physicians and other health practitioners to discuss patient diagnoses and treatment plans
- Monitors patients during and after medical imaging procedures to ensure their safety and comfort
- Supervises and directs medical imaging and radiology technologists to ensure medical imaging is performed correctly and safely
- Performs minimally invasive procedures such as biopsies and stent placements
Unit group 2649
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Questions
OSCA 264937: common questions
What is the OSCA code for radiologist?
What is the ANZSCO code for OSCA 264937?
Is Radiologist 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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