OSCA 2024 · 399935 · Skill level 3
Optical Mechanic: OSCA 399935
ABS OSCA 2024 v1.0 · visa lists checked 21 October 2026
Optical Mechanic is OSCA 2024 code 399935. It corresponds to ANZSCO 399914 Optical Mechanic, which is on the CSOL and ROL. Visa lists still use the ANZSCO code.
ANZSCO equivalent
ANZSCO code for OSCA 399935
Skilled visa lists still use ANZSCO codes, so this is the code that decides your visa options.
ANZSCO 399914
Optical Mechanic
On the Core Skills Occupation List, Regional Occupation List.
Visas for ANZSCO 399914
The job
What an optical mechanic does
Operates machines to grind, polish and surface optical lenses to meet prescription requirements, and fits lenses to spectacle frames.
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
- Operates machines to shape and smooth optical lenses
- Inspects lenses to ensure they meet prescription requirements
- Selects and assembles optical elements for instruments or spectacles, and fits them into position
- Scrapes, files and laps mounts of instrument to align optical elements
- Centres, focuses, adjusts and calibrates instrument on standard targets
- Anchors lenses and other optical elements with adhesives or retaining rings
Unit group 3999
Other occupations in Other Miscellaneous Technicians and Trades Workers
Questions
OSCA 399935: common questions
What is the OSCA code for optical mechanic?
What is the ANZSCO code for OSCA 399935?
Is Optical Mechanic 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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