OSCA 2024 · 343132 · Skill level 3
Fishing Leading Hand: OSCA 343132
ABS OSCA 2024 v1.0 · visa lists checked 21 October 2026
Fishing Leading Hand is OSCA 2024 code 343132. It corresponds to 2 ANZSCO codes (363112 and 899212). None of them is on Australia's skilled visa lists, which still use ANZSCO codes.
ANZSCO equivalent
ANZSCO codes for OSCA 343132
Skilled visa lists still use ANZSCO codes, so this is the code that decides your visa options.
ANZSCO 363112
Fishing Leading Hand
Not on the skilled occupation lists.
ANZSCO 899212 · in part
Fishing Hand
Not on the skilled occupation lists.
The job
What a fishing leading hand does
Supervises Fishing Hands to ensure safe, efficient and effective fishing operations, preservation of quality catch, and cleanliness and maintenance of workplace.
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
- Ensures fishing gear is rigged to correct specifications, including legislated requirements
- Supervises the operation, cleaning and maintenance of vessel deck machinery and lifting appliances
- Oversees offboarding of catches
- Conducts fishing operations-specific safety drills
- Organises and trains Fishing Hands, and supervises fishing work routines and day-to-day fishing operations
Unit group 3431
Other occupations in Senior Aquaculture, Crop and Forestry Workers
Questions
OSCA 343132: common questions
What is the OSCA code for fishing leading hand?
What is the ANZSCO code for OSCA 343132?
Is Fishing Leading Hand 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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