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OSCA 2024 · 531532 · Skill level 3

Insurance Loss Adjuster: OSCA 531532

ABS OSCA 2024 v1.0 · visa lists checked 21 October 2026

Insurance Loss Adjuster is OSCA 2024 code 531532. It corresponds to ANZSCO 599612 Insurance Loss Adjuster, which is on the CSOL and STSOL. Visa lists still use the ANZSCO code.

ANZSCO equivalent

ANZSCO code for OSCA 531532

Skilled visa lists still use ANZSCO codes, so this is the code that decides your visa options.

  • ANZSCO 599612

    Insurance Loss Adjuster

    On the Core Skills Occupation List, Short-term Skilled Occupation List.

    Visas for ANZSCO 599612

The job

What an insurance loss adjuster does

Inspects and assesses the damage and loss to insured property and business, estimates insurance costs, and acts to minimise the cost of claims to an insurance company.

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

  • Insurance Assessor
  • Insurance Loss Assessor

Main tasks

Main tasks

  • Examines scenes of accidents resulting in insurance claims to determine the extent of loss and damage
  • Interviews witnesses and claimants to obtain details required to assess the validity of claims and identify the parties responsible for accidents, damage and loss, and prepares statements and reports
  • Estimates business losses resulting from fire, theft and other business disruptions
  • Estimates the cost of repairs or replacement of damaged property
  • Reports the extent of damage and estimated costs to the insurance company
  • Provides advice on how to minimise the cost of claims

Unit group 5315

Other occupations in Insurance Investigators, Loss Adjusters and Risk Surveyors

Questions

OSCA 531532: common questions

What is the OSCA code for insurance loss adjuster?
The OSCA 2024 code is 531532 (Insurance Loss Adjuster), skill level 3. OSCA is the Australian Bureau of Statistics occupation classification released on 6 December 2024.
What is the ANZSCO code for OSCA 531532?
ANZSCO 599612 Insurance Loss Adjuster. "In part" means only some of that ANZSCO occupation moved to this OSCA code.
Is Insurance Loss Adjuster on Australia's skilled occupation lists?
The lists use ANZSCO codes. ANZSCO 599612 Insurance Loss Adjuster is on the Core Skills Occupation List (CSOL) and Short-term Skilled Occupation List (STSOL), according to the Home Affairs list checked on 21 October 2026.
Does Home Affairs use OSCA codes for visas?
Not yet. As of 21 October 2026, skilled occupation lists, skills assessments and visa applications still use ANZSCO codes.

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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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