OSCA 2024 · 269431 · Skill level 1
Critical Care Paramedic: OSCA 269431
ABS OSCA 2024 v1.0 · visa lists checked 21 October 2026
Critical Care Paramedic is OSCA 2024 code 269431. It corresponds to ANZSCO 411112 Intensive Care Ambulance Paramedic (Aus) / Ambulance Paramedic (NZ), which is on the CSOL and STSOL. Visa lists still use the ANZSCO code.
ANZSCO equivalent
ANZSCO code for OSCA 269431
Skilled visa lists still use ANZSCO codes, so this is the code that decides your visa options.
ANZSCO 411112
Intensive Care Ambulance Paramedic (Aus) / Ambulance Paramedic (NZ)
On the Core Skills Occupation List, Short-term Skilled Occupation List.
Visas for ANZSCO 411112
The job
What a critical care paramedic does
Provides specialised health care to critically ill or critically injured persons in an out-of-hospital environment.
Skill level 1: Bachelor degree or higher, or at least 5 years of relevant experience
Registration or licensing is required.
Also known as
- Intensive Care Paramedic
Specialisations
- Flight/Rescue Paramedic
Main tasks
Main tasks
- Attends accidents, emergencies and requests for medical assistance when there is an immediate risk to life
- Assesses health of critically ill patients, need for assistance, specialised needs, and factors affecting patients' conditions
- Conducts diagnostic tests and interprets results to aid in patient assessment
- Administers emergency medical treatment and life support interventions to stabilise patients
- Monitors and manages critically ill patients' vital signs and responses to treatment
- Resuscitates and defibrillates patients and operates life-support equipment
- Prepares written reports on the state of critically ill patients' injuries and treatment
Unit group 2694
Other occupations in Paramedic Professionals
Questions
OSCA 269431: common questions
What is the OSCA code for critical care paramedic?
What is the ANZSCO code for OSCA 269431?
Is Critical Care Paramedic 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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