OSCA 2024 · 311132 · Skill level 2
Animal Husbandry Technician: OSCA 311132
ABS OSCA 2024 v1.0 · visa lists checked 21 October 2026
Animal Husbandry Technician is OSCA 2024 code 311132. It corresponds to 2 ANZSCO codes (311113 and 311111). All of them are on Australia's skilled visa lists, which still use ANZSCO codes.
ANZSCO equivalent
ANZSCO codes for OSCA 311132
Skilled visa lists still use ANZSCO codes, so this is the code that decides your visa options.
ANZSCO 311113
Animal Husbandry Technician
On the Core Skills Occupation List.
Visas for ANZSCO 311113ANZSCO 311111 · in part
Agricultural Technician
On the Regional Occupation List.
Visas for ANZSCO 311111
The job
What an animal husbandry technician does
Undertakes technical animal husbandry tasks such as pregnancy testing, artificial insemination, lactation management, and providing nutrition assessment and advice to assist in the breeding, raising and managing of livestock.
Skill level 2: Associate degree, advanced diploma or diploma, or at least 3 years of relevant experience
Registration or licensing may be required.
Specialisations
- Artificial Insemination Technician
Main tasks
Main tasks
- Assists with breeding and raising livestock
- Monitors livestock to evaluate the effectiveness of feed formulae, and assists with the management of livestock nutrition and feeding programs
- Assists in controlled breeding experiments to develop improved livestock strains
- Artificially inseminates livestock for breeding purposes, conducts pregnancy tests, manages lactation, and cares for young animals
- Provides advice on breeding selection and techniques
- Monitors and maintains the health and welfare of livestock
- Collects and collates data for research and animal husbandry purposes
Unit group 3111
Other occupations in Agricultural Technicians and Inspection Officers
Questions
OSCA 311132: common questions
What is the OSCA code for animal husbandry technician?
What is the ANZSCO code for OSCA 311132?
Is Animal Husbandry Technician 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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