OSCA 2024 · 269331 · Skill level 1
Environmental Health Officer: OSCA 269331
ABS OSCA 2024 v1.0 · visa lists checked 21 October 2026
Environmental Health Officer is OSCA 2024 code 269331. It corresponds to ANZSCO 251311 Environmental Health Officer, which is on the ROL. Visa lists still use the ANZSCO code.
ANZSCO equivalent
ANZSCO code for OSCA 269331
Skilled visa lists still use ANZSCO codes, so this is the code that decides your visa options.
ANZSCO 251311
Environmental Health Officer
On the Regional Occupation List.
Visas for ANZSCO 251311
The job
What an environmental health officer does
Develops, enforces and evaluates environmental health policies, programs and strategies to improve health outcomes, and oversees the implementation and monitoring of environmental health legislation.
Skill level 1: Bachelor degree or higher, or at least 5 years of relevant experience
Registration or licensing may be required.
Specialisations
- Food Safety Auditor
- Food Safety Officer
Main tasks
Main tasks
- Develops, implements and reviews environmental health management plans
- Prepares and implements plans and strategies for the safe, economic and suitable disposal of commercial, industrial, medical and household wastes
- Advises on and enforces environmental health legislation
- Implements prevention programs and strategies for communicable diseases, food safety, wastewater treatment and disposal systems, recreation and domestic water quality, and any contaminated or hazardous substances
- Conducts inspections and investigations for legislative compliance with environmental health standards
- Provides advice on environmental health issues
Unit group 2693
Other occupations in Environmental Health and Health Promotion Officers
Questions
OSCA 269331: common questions
What is the OSCA code for environmental health officer?
What is the ANZSCO code for OSCA 269331?
Is Environmental Health Officer 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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