OSCA 2024 · 331132 · Skill level 3
Pressure Welder: OSCA 331132
ABS OSCA 2024 v1.0 · visa lists checked 21 October 2026
Pressure Welder is OSCA 2024 code 331132. It corresponds to ANZSCO 322312 Pressure Welder, which is on the CSOL and MLTSSL. Visa lists still use the ANZSCO code.
ANZSCO equivalent
ANZSCO code for OSCA 331132
Skilled visa lists still use ANZSCO codes, so this is the code that decides your visa options.
ANZSCO 322312
Pressure Welder
On the Core Skills Occupation List, Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List.
Visas for ANZSCO 322312
The job
What a pressure welder does
Assembles, welds and repairs pressure vessels and pipes to relevant standards.
Skill level 3: Certificate IV, or Certificate III with at least 2 years of on-the-job training, or 3 years of relevant experience
Main tasks
Main tasks
- Reads and interprets blueprints and technical specifications to determine appropriate welding techniques for pressurised systems
- Examines welds for width of bead, penetration and precision, and performs necessary repairs or reworks
- Shapes, bends, cleans and smooths metal sections and pipes using hand and machine tools, and by heating, hammering, filing and chiselling
- Welds pressurised pipelines used for transporting oil, gas and other high-pressure substances
- Conducts tests on welds to ensure there are no leaks in the pressurised systems
- Applies post-weld treatments to relieve stress and enhance the strength of the welded joints on pressure-containing equipment
Unit group 3311
Other occupations in Structural Steel and Welding Trades Workers
Questions
OSCA 331132: common questions
What is the OSCA code for pressure welder?
What is the ANZSCO code for OSCA 331132?
Is Pressure Welder 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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