OSCA 2024 · 399936 · Skill level 3
Plastics Technician: OSCA 399936
ABS OSCA 2024 v1.0 · visa lists checked 21 October 2026
Plastics Technician is OSCA 2024 code 399936. It corresponds to ANZSCO 399916 Plastics Technician, which is on the CSOL and ROL. Visa lists still use the ANZSCO code.
ANZSCO equivalent
ANZSCO code for OSCA 399936
Skilled visa lists still use ANZSCO codes, so this is the code that decides your visa options.
ANZSCO 399916
Plastics Technician
On the Core Skills Occupation List, Regional Occupation List.
Visas for ANZSCO 399916
The job
What a plastics technician does
Programs, adjusts, repairs, maintains and troubleshoots machines which manufacture plastic products.
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
- Programs production machinery, using knowledge of polymers, additives and other materials
- Inspects, calibrates and regulates machines, and conducts ongoing basic quality control tests
- Troubleshoots, repairs and adjusts machines which manufacture plastic products
- Prepares production and maintenance schedules to minimise downtime and maximise productivity
- Recommends technical design or process changes to improve efficiency, quality or performance
- Completes routine quality checks on the product, such as dimensional checks, hardness, clarity of colour and appearances
- Coordinates production and workflow processes, and keeps records of operational or production data
Unit group 3999
Other occupations in Other Miscellaneous Technicians and Trades Workers
Questions
OSCA 399936: common questions
What is the OSCA code for plastics technician?
What is the ANZSCO code for OSCA 399936?
Is Plastics Technician 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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