OSCA 2024 · 561232 · Skill level 4
Machine Shorthand Reporter: OSCA 561232
ABS OSCA 2024 v1.0 · visa lists checked 21 October 2026
Machine Shorthand Reporter is OSCA 2024 code 561232. It corresponds to ANZSCO 532112 Machine Shorthand Reporter, which is not on the skilled visa lists. Visa lists still use the ANZSCO code.
ANZSCO equivalent
ANZSCO code for OSCA 561232
Skilled visa lists still use ANZSCO codes, so this is the code that decides your visa options.
ANZSCO 532112
Machine Shorthand Reporter
Not on the skilled occupation lists.
The job
What a machine shorthand reporter does
Records and reproduces the spoken word in court and parliamentary proceedings, television programming and for the deaf and hard of hearing using handwritten shorthand, stenotype shorthand machines, computer-assisted transcription software, and sound recording equipment.
Skill level 4: Certificate II or III, or at least 1 year of relevant experience
Specialisations
- Braille Transcriber
- Court Reporter
- Hansard Reporter
- Realtime Reporter
- Stenocaptioner
Main tasks
Main tasks
- Records proceedings in shorthand using computerised equipment and shorthand writing machines
- Transcribes recorded information
- Proofreads and corrects transcripts
- Reproduces the spoken word, environmental sounds and song lyrics as captions in audiovisual productions
- May read portions of transcripts during proceedings
Unit group 5612
Other occupations in Data Entry Operators and Transcriptionists
Questions
OSCA 561232: common questions
What is the OSCA code for machine shorthand reporter?
What is the ANZSCO code for OSCA 561232?
Is Machine Shorthand Reporter 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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