OSCA 2024 · 821934 · Skill level 4
Rail Protection Officer: OSCA 821934
ABS OSCA 2024 v1.0 · visa lists checked 21 October 2026
Rail Protection Officer is OSCA 2024 code 821934. It corresponds to ANZSCO 821611 Railway Track Worker (in part), which is not on the skilled visa lists. Visa lists still use the ANZSCO code.
ANZSCO equivalent
ANZSCO code for OSCA 821934
Skilled visa lists still use ANZSCO codes, so this is the code that decides your visa options.
ANZSCO 821611 · in part
Railway Track Worker
Not on the skilled occupation lists.
The job
What a rail protection officer does
Assesses rail worksites, including on railways, tramways, quarries and mines, and implements safety procedures to protect the worksite and workers.
Skill level 4: Certificate II or III, or at least 1 year of relevant experience
Main tasks
Main tasks
- Conducts safety assessments for rail worksites
- Ensures the safety of workers in the rail corridor by maintaining safe separation of workers and rail traffic
- Determines safety measures required for occupancy of the track
- Obtains track work authority from Railway Network Controllers to allow rail traffic to proceed through worksites
- Advises Railway Network Controllers of any delays in returning the track to service
- May conduct risk assessments and provide safety briefings to rail work crews
- Applies emergency procedures and responds to conditions affecting the rail network
Unit group 8219
Other occupations in Other Construction and Mining Labourers
Questions
OSCA 821934: common questions
What is the OSCA code for rail protection officer?
What is the ANZSCO code for OSCA 821934?
Is Rail Protection Officer 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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