OSCA 2024 · 312231 · Skill level 2
Building Inspector: OSCA 312231
ABS OSCA 2024 v1.0 · visa lists checked 21 October 2026
Building Inspector is OSCA 2024 code 312231. It corresponds to ANZSCO 312113 Building Inspector (in part), which is on the CSOL and STSOL. Visa lists still use the ANZSCO code.
ANZSCO equivalent
ANZSCO code for OSCA 312231
Skilled visa lists still use ANZSCO codes, so this is the code that decides your visa options.
ANZSCO 312113 · in part
Building Inspector
On the Core Skills Occupation List, Short-term Skilled Occupation List.
Visas for ANZSCO 312113
The job
What a building inspector does
Inspects and reports on the structural quality and safety of buildings. May perform tasks related to regulatory building inspection and reporting in support of Building Surveyors.
Skill level 2: Associate degree, advanced diploma or diploma, or at least 3 years of relevant experience
Registration or licensing may be required.
Specialisations
- Electrical Installation Inspector
- Swimming Pool Inspector
Main tasks
Main tasks
- Undertakes pre-purchase building inspections on behalf of clients and prepares pre-purchase reports
- Identifies non-structural defects, structural issues, and conditions that may contribute to structural issues in buildings, and provides reports on their severity along with recommendations for a course of action to be undertaken within a suggested timeframe
- Advises builders, contractors and property owners on building regulations and requirements
- May carry out inspection of buildings to verify if building work complies with approved permits and legislative and building regulations, and produces reports on their non-compliance at the request of a Building Surveyor
Unit group 3122
Other occupations in Construction and Safety Inspectors
Questions
OSCA 312231: common questions
What is the OSCA code for building inspector?
What is the ANZSCO code for OSCA 312231?
Is Building Inspector 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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