OSCA 2024 · 411636 · Skill level 2
Welfare Worker: OSCA 411636
ABS OSCA 2024 v1.0 · visa lists checked 21 October 2026
Welfare Worker is OSCA 2024 code 411636. It corresponds to ANZSCO 272613 Welfare Worker (in part), which is on the STSOL. Visa lists still use the ANZSCO code.
ANZSCO equivalent
ANZSCO code for OSCA 411636
Skilled visa lists still use ANZSCO codes, so this is the code that decides your visa options.
ANZSCO 272613 · in part
Welfare Worker
On the Short-term Skilled Occupation List.
Visas for ANZSCO 272613
The job
What a welfare worker does
Assists individuals, families and groups with difficulties by providing support, information and advice on social welfare matters, and evaluates and coordinates the services of welfare and community service agencies.
Skill level 2: Associate degree, advanced diploma or diploma, or at least 3 years of relevant experience
Also known as
- Welfare Officer
Main tasks
Main tasks
- Assists and supports individuals and families experiencing difficulties to access resources available to them
- Advises individuals on rights and entitlements to social security payments and services
- Assesses at-risk individuals and families, and provides intensive short-term crisis counselling for victims
- Assists to establish relationships with neighbourhood houses, community groups, employment training programs and other services to members of the community
- Refers clients to welfare support services
- Prepares reports and maintains client records
Unit group 4116
Other occupations in Welfare Support Workers
Questions
OSCA 411636: common questions
What is the OSCA code for welfare worker?
What is the ANZSCO code for OSCA 411636?
Is Welfare 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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