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OSCA 2024 · 313331 · Skill level 2

Maintenance Planner: OSCA 313331

ABS OSCA 2024 v1.0 · visa lists checked 21 October 2026

Maintenance Planner is OSCA 2024 code 313331. It corresponds to ANZSCO 312911 Maintenance Planner, which is on the CSOL and ROL. Visa lists still use the ANZSCO code.

ANZSCO equivalent

ANZSCO code for OSCA 313331

Skilled visa lists still use ANZSCO codes, so this is the code that decides your visa options.

  • ANZSCO 312911

    Maintenance Planner

    On the Core Skills Occupation List, Regional Occupation List.

    Visas for ANZSCO 312911

The job

What a maintenance planner does

Develops maintenance planning strategies for, and schedules, coordinates and monitors the maintenance of, plant equipment, infrastructure and machinery.

Skill level 2: Associate degree, advanced diploma or diploma, or at least 3 years of relevant experience

Also known as

  • Maintenance Scheduler
  • Maintenance Superintendent
  • Shutdown Coordinator
  • Shutdown Planner

Specialisations

  • Aircraft Maintenance Planner
  • Electrical Maintenance Planner
  • Mechanical Maintenance Planner
  • Rail Maintenance Planner

Main tasks

Main tasks

  • Prepares preventative maintenance plans and schedules, following the organisation's maintenance goals
  • Coordinates planned downtimes to minimise interference with production or service schedules
  • Adjusts schedules to include emergency work
  • Collaborates with procurement staff to ensure availability of necessary maintenance materials and supplies
  • Ensures compliance with existing maintenance procedures and regulations

Questions

OSCA 313331: common questions

What is the OSCA code for maintenance planner?
The OSCA 2024 code is 313331 (Maintenance Planner), skill level 2. OSCA is the Australian Bureau of Statistics occupation classification released on 6 December 2024.
What is the ANZSCO code for OSCA 313331?
ANZSCO 312911 Maintenance Planner. "In part" means only some of that ANZSCO occupation moved to this OSCA code.
Is Maintenance Planner on Australia's skilled occupation lists?
The lists use ANZSCO codes. ANZSCO 312911 Maintenance Planner is on the Core Skills Occupation List (CSOL) and Regional Occupation List (ROL), according to the Home Affairs list checked on 21 October 2026.
Does Home Affairs use OSCA codes for visas?
Not yet. As of 21 October 2026, skilled occupation lists, skills assessments and visa applications still use ANZSCO codes.

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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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