OSCA 2024 · 311331 · Skill level 3
Community Pharmacy Technician: OSCA 311331
ABS OSCA 2024 v1.0 · visa lists checked 21 October 2026
Community Pharmacy Technician is OSCA 2024 code 311331. It corresponds to ANZSCO 311215 Pharmacy Technician (in part), which is on the CSOL and STSOL. Visa lists still use the ANZSCO code.
ANZSCO equivalent
ANZSCO code for OSCA 311331
Skilled visa lists still use ANZSCO codes, so this is the code that decides your visa options.
ANZSCO 311215 · in part
Pharmacy Technician
On the Core Skills Occupation List, Short-term Skilled Occupation List.
Visas for ANZSCO 311215
The job
What a community pharmacy technician does
Dispenses and labels patients' prescriptions and scheduled medicines under the supervision of a Community Pharmacist.
Skill level 3: Certificate IV, or Certificate III with at least 2 years of on-the-job training, or 3 years of relevant experience
Also known as
- Dispensary Assistant
- Dispensary Technician
Main tasks
Main tasks
- Assists Community Pharmacists in dispensing and labelling prescription medication for patients
- Assists Community Pharmacists in conducting medical history for all patients taking scheduled medications
- Assists with labelling Pharmacist Only Medicines under the direction and supervision of a Community Pharmacist
- Provides advice on appropriate health information, medication and other conditions to patients
- Maintains stock of non-prescription and prescription medication
- Prepares medication in dosage administration aids
Unit group 3113
Other occupations in Pharmacy Technicians
Questions
OSCA 311331: common questions
What is the OSCA code for community pharmacy technician?
What is the ANZSCO code for OSCA 311331?
Is Community Pharmacy 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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