OSCA 2024 · 411635 · Skill level 3
Refuge Worker: OSCA 411635
ABS OSCA 2024 v1.0 · visa lists checked 21 October 2026
Refuge Worker is OSCA 2024 code 411635. It corresponds to ANZSCO 423413 Refuge Worker, which is not on the skilled visa lists. Visa lists still use the ANZSCO code.
ANZSCO equivalent
ANZSCO code for OSCA 411635
Skilled visa lists still use ANZSCO codes, so this is the code that decides your visa options.
ANZSCO 423413
Refuge Worker
Not on the skilled occupation lists.
The job
What a refuge worker does
Provides services and support to people seeking assistance in a refuge.
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
- Support Worker (Refuge House)
Main tasks
Main tasks
- Assists individuals, families, refugees and asylum seekers with provision of crisis/refuge accommodation, and provides support to access relevant resources
- Ensures security of refuge
- Admits into refuge individuals and families who are homeless as a result of family and domestic violence, and/or crisis in emergency situations
- Provides emotional support to residents of the refuge
- Advises individuals and families about health and welfare resources and assistance, and refers them to relevant Professionals
- Provides assistance to access and transition to appropriate accommodation options, such as youth housing, family reconciliation, private rental and public housing
- Advocates for, and supports, individuals and families
Unit group 4116
Other occupations in Welfare Support Workers
Questions
OSCA 411635: common questions
What is the OSCA code for refuge worker?
What is the ANZSCO code for OSCA 411635?
Is Refuge Worker 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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