OSCA 2024 · 461232 · Skill level 3
Make-up Artist: OSCA 461232
ABS OSCA 2024 v1.0 · visa lists checked 21 October 2026
Make-up Artist is OSCA 2024 code 461232. It corresponds to ANZSCO 399514 Make Up Artist, which is on the STSOL. Visa lists still use the ANZSCO code.
ANZSCO equivalent
ANZSCO code for OSCA 461232
Skilled visa lists still use ANZSCO codes, so this is the code that decides your visa options.
ANZSCO 399514
Make Up Artist
On the Short-term Skilled Occupation List.
Visas for ANZSCO 399514
The job
What a make-up artist does
Designs and applies make-up products and techniques to transform or enhance the features of individuals.
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
- Make-up Artist (Performing Arts)
Main tasks
Main tasks
- Designs make-up looks that align with clients' requests, events or themes
- Prepares clients' skin by cleansing, moisturising and using appropriate primers
- Chooses make-up shades that complement clients' skin tone, eye colour and outfits
- Applies make-up products such as foundation, concealer, eyeshadow, eyeliner, mascara and lipstick
- May create special effects or creative designs using prosthetics, scars and other effects to transform an actor into a character
- May perform basic hairstyling, such as arranging hair for a specific look, or building, styling and fitting wigs
Unit group 4612
Other occupations in Body and Make-up Artists
Questions
OSCA 461232: common questions
What is the OSCA code for make-up artist?
What is the ANZSCO code for OSCA 461232?
Is Make-up Artist 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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