OSCA 2024 · 451131 · Skill level 3
Defence Force Member - Other Ranks: OSCA 451131
ABS OSCA 2024 v1.0 · visa lists checked 21 October 2026
Defence Force Member - Other Ranks is OSCA 2024 code 451131. It corresponds to ANZSCO 441111 Defence Force Member - Other Ranks, which is not on the skilled visa lists. Visa lists still use the ANZSCO code.
ANZSCO equivalent
ANZSCO code for OSCA 451131
Skilled visa lists still use ANZSCO codes, so this is the code that decides your visa options.
ANZSCO 441111
Defence Force Member - Other Ranks
Not on the skilled occupation lists.
The job
What a defence force member - other ranks does
Provides specialised military services to the Australian Defence Force.
Skill level 3: Certificate IV, or Certificate III with at least 2 years of on-the-job training, or 3 years of relevant experience
Specialisations
- Acoustic Warfare Analyst (Navy)
- Aircrewman (Navy)
- Boatswains Mate (Navy)
- Combat Systems Operator (Navy)
- Naval Police Coxswain (Navy)
- Air Dispatcher (Army)
- Combat Engineer (Army)
- Commando (Army)
- Marine Specialist (Army)
- Operator Electronic Warfare (Army)
- Rifleman (Army)
- Aircraft Life Support Fitter (Air Force)
- Airfield Defence Guard (Air Force)
- Air Surveillance Operator (Air Force)
Main tasks
Main tasks
- Guards airfields and other Defence Force bases as directed by superiors
- Serves as an infantry soldier
- Erects bridges, builds field defences, constructs temporary roads, clears minefields, repairs airfields, and demolishes targets using explosives
- Crews armoured fighting vehicles
- Operates artillery, ground and surface-based defence systems, shipboard weapons, and other advanced specialist military weapons and equipment
- Provides firepower and ground-based air defence
- Establishes and maintains command, control and communications equipment and facilities
- Conducts surveillance, reconnaissance and boarding operations
- Maintains personal arms and ammunition
- Provides support in combat and non-combat operations such as peacekeeping and disaster recovery
Questions
OSCA 451131: common questions
What is the OSCA code for defence force member - other ranks?
What is the ANZSCO code for OSCA 451131?
Is Defence Force Member - Other Ranks 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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