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OSCA 2024 · 265131 · Skill level 1

Midwife: OSCA 265131

ABS OSCA 2024 v1.0 · visa lists checked 21 October 2026

Midwife is OSCA 2024 code 265131. It corresponds to 2 ANZSCO codes (251911 and 254111). All of them are on Australia's skilled visa lists, which still use ANZSCO codes.

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ANZSCO equivalent

ANZSCO codes for OSCA 265131

Skilled visa lists still use ANZSCO codes, so this is the code that decides your visa options.

  • ANZSCO 251911 · in part

    Health Promotion Officer

    On the Short-term Skilled Occupation List.

    Visas for ANZSCO 251911

  • ANZSCO 254111

    Midwife

    On the Core Skills Occupation List, Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List.

    Visas for ANZSCO 254111

The job

What a midwife does

Provides care and advice to women during pregnancy, labour and childbirth, and postnatal care for women and babies in a range of settings, such as the home, community, hospitals, clinics and health units.

Skill level 1: Bachelor degree or higher, or at least 5 years of relevant experience

Registration or licensing is required.

Also known as

  • Registered Midwife

Specialisations

  • Clinical Midwife
  • Clinical Midwife Consultant
  • Endorsed Midwife
  • Midwife Specialist

Main tasks

Main tasks

  • Provides antenatal care to pregnant women, including physical examinations, monitoring of foetal development, and providing advice on nutrition and exercise
  • Assists women during labour and childbirth, monitoring the progress of labour, and providing pain relief measures and medical interventions
  • Provides postnatal care to women and newborns, including monitoring their health, providing lactation support and assisting with newborn care
  • Educates and advises women and their families on pregnancy, childbirth and newborn care, promoting informed decision-making
  • Identifies complications, and refers and collaborates with other Health Professionals to ensure comprehensive care for women and babies
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Questions

OSCA 265131: common questions

What is the OSCA code for midwife?
The OSCA 2024 code is 265131 (Midwife), skill level 1. OSCA is the Australian Bureau of Statistics occupation classification released on 6 December 2024.
What is the ANZSCO code for OSCA 265131?
ANZSCO 251911 Health Promotion Officer (in part) and ANZSCO 254111 Midwife. "In part" means only some of that ANZSCO occupation moved to this OSCA code.
Is Midwife on Australia's skilled occupation lists?
The lists use ANZSCO codes. ANZSCO 251911 Health Promotion Officer is on the Short-term Skilled Occupation List (STSOL) and ANZSCO 254111 Midwife is on the Core Skills Occupation List (CSOL) and Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List (MLTSSL), according to the Home Affairs list checked on 21 October 2026.
Does Home Affairs use OSCA codes for visas?
Not yet. As of 21 October 2026, skilled occupation lists, skills assessments and visa applications still use ANZSCO codes.

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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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