OSCA 2024 · 411731 · Skill level 2
Residential Youth Worker: OSCA 411731
ABS OSCA 2024 v1.0 · visa lists checked 21 October 2026
Residential Youth Worker is OSCA 2024 code 411731. It corresponds to 2 ANZSCO codes (411715 and 423411). 1 of them is on Australia's skilled visa lists, which still use ANZSCO codes.
ANZSCO equivalent
ANZSCO codes for OSCA 411731
Skilled visa lists still use ANZSCO codes, so this is the code that decides your visa options.
ANZSCO 411715 · in part
Residential Care Officer
On the Core Skills Occupation List, Short-term Skilled Occupation List.
Visas for ANZSCO 411715ANZSCO 423411
Child or Youth Residential Care Assistant
Not on the skilled occupation lists.
The job
What a residential youth worker does
Provides care and supervision for children and young people living in residential facilities, such as group homes.
Skill level 2: Associate degree, advanced diploma or diploma, or at least 3 years of relevant experience
Main tasks
Main tasks
- Plans and implements programs of supervision and support for children in residential care
- Supervises and arranges activities to enhance the physical, social, emotional and intellectual development of children in residential care
- Wakes children and ensures they are washed, dressed, fed and ready for educational and recreational activities
- Supervises children during domestic activities
- Assesses individual needs, and plans and develops support programs
- Prepares reports and maintains client records
- Interviews individuals and assesses the nature and extent of abilities
- Maintains discipline and reinforces appropriate behaviour standards
- Monitors and reports on the progress of individuals
Unit group 4117
Other occupations in Youth Support Workers
Questions
OSCA 411731: common questions
What is the OSCA code for residential youth worker?
What is the ANZSCO code for OSCA 411731?
Is Residential Youth 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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