OSCA 2024 · 312131 · Skill level 2
Architectural Technician: OSCA 312131
ABS OSCA 2024 v1.0 · visa lists checked 21 October 2026
Architectural Technician is OSCA 2024 code 312131. It corresponds to 2 ANZSCO codes (312914 and 312999). All of them are on Australia's skilled visa lists, which still use ANZSCO codes.
ANZSCO equivalent
ANZSCO codes for OSCA 312131
Skilled visa lists still use ANZSCO codes, so this is the code that decides your visa options.
ANZSCO 312914 · in part
Other Draftsperson
On the Core Skills Occupation List.
Visas for ANZSCO 312914ANZSCO 312999 · in part
Building and Engineering Technicians nec
On the Core Skills Occupation List, Regional Occupation List.
Visas for ANZSCO 312999
The job
What an architectural technician does
Coordinates technical and design information, and monitors the technical progress of architectural projects. Assists with preparing building designs, regulatory applications and construction specifications.
Skill level 2: Associate degree, advanced diploma or diploma, or at least 3 years of relevant experience
Main tasks
Main tasks
- Collates and organises technical building information, interprets designs, and uses models to display architectural plans and specifications using CAD software and drawings
- Assists Architects and building designers by converting designs into blueprints and models
- Interprets designs for Construction Managers, and assists in resolving design construction issues by modifying blueprints and relaying any changes under the instruction of Architects and building designers
- Monitors the technical progress of projects to ensure compliance with design specifications, building codes, and health and safety standards
- May coordinate and manage BIM architecture software, or develop and implement BIM standards for workplaces
Unit group 3121
Other occupations in Building and Landscape Designers and Technicians
Questions
OSCA 312131: common questions
What is the OSCA code for architectural technician?
What is the ANZSCO code for OSCA 312131?
Is Architectural 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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