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OSCA 2024 · 343231 · Skill level 3

Senior Beef Cattle Station Worker: OSCA 343231

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

Senior Beef Cattle Station Worker is OSCA 2024 code 343231. It corresponds to 3 ANZSCO codes (363211, 121312 and 841511). 1 of them is on Australia's skilled visa lists, which still use ANZSCO codes.

ANZSCO equivalent

ANZSCO codes for OSCA 343231

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

  • ANZSCO 363211

    Senior Beef Cattle Station Worker

    Not on the skilled occupation lists.

  • ANZSCO 121312 · in part

    Beef Cattle Farmer

    On the Regional Occupation List.

    Visas for ANZSCO 121312
  • ANZSCO 841511 · in part

    Beef Cattle Farm Worker

    Not on the skilled occupation lists.

The job

What a senior beef cattle station worker does

Performs skilled tasks on a beef cattle farm or station in supervising the breeding, raising, feeding, treatment and welfare of cattle.

Skill level 3: Certificate IV, or Certificate III with at least 2 years of on-the-job training, or 3 years of relevant experience

Also known as

  • Leading Hand (Beef Cattle)
  • Overseer (Beef Cattle)

Main tasks

Main tasks

  • Oversees beef cattle breeding programs and the rearing of calves
  • Develops and implements beef cattle feeding plans, and identifies beef cattle health and nutrition problems
  • Establishes and maintains pastures and fodder crops for beef cattle production, and identifies plant health and nutrition problems
  • Supervises beef cattle health and welfare programs
  • Implements biosecurity management measures
  • Supervises farming operations such as herding, catching and drenching beef cattle
  • Supervises general farming activities such as maintenance and cleaning of beef cattle housing, water supply and irrigation systems, and other farm infrastructure
  • Supervises work routines and trains Beef Cattle Farm Workers

Questions

OSCA 343231: common questions

What is the OSCA code for senior beef cattle station worker?
The OSCA 2024 code is 343231 (Senior Beef Cattle Station Worker), skill level 3. OSCA is the Australian Bureau of Statistics occupation classification released on 6 December 2024.
What is the ANZSCO code for OSCA 343231?
ANZSCO 363211 Senior Beef Cattle Station Worker, ANZSCO 121312 Beef Cattle Farmer (in part) and ANZSCO 841511 Beef Cattle Farm Worker (in part). "In part" means only some of that ANZSCO occupation moved to this OSCA code.
Is Senior Beef Cattle Station Worker on Australia's skilled occupation lists?
The lists use ANZSCO codes. ANZSCO 121312 Beef Cattle Farmer is on the 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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