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OSCA 2024 · 831333 · Skill level 5

Seafood Process Worker: OSCA 831333

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

Seafood Process Worker is OSCA 2024 code 831333. It corresponds to ANZSCO 831313 Seafood Process Worker, which is not on the skilled visa lists. Visa lists still use the ANZSCO code.

ANZSCO equivalent

ANZSCO code for OSCA 831333

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

  • ANZSCO 831313

    Seafood Process Worker

    Not on the skilled occupation lists.

The job

What a seafood process worker does

Scales, cleans, fillets, cuts, shells, grades and packages fish and shellfish.

Skill level 5: Certificate I or secondary education

Specialisations

  • Abalone Sheller
  • Oyster Opener

Main tasks

Main tasks

  • Weighs and measures fish and shellfish for quality compliance
  • Cleans and prepares fish and shellfish for processing
  • Fillets and bones fish, and separates flesh
  • Cuts fish and shellfish into portions for processing or packaging
  • Grades fish and shellfish based on quality and size
  • Packages fish and shellfish with appropriate labelling

Unit group 8313

Other occupations in Meat, Poultry and Seafood Process Workers

Questions

OSCA 831333: common questions

What is the OSCA code for seafood process worker?
The OSCA 2024 code is 831333 (Seafood Process Worker), skill level 5. OSCA is the Australian Bureau of Statistics occupation classification released on 6 December 2024.
What is the ANZSCO code for OSCA 831333?
ANZSCO 831313 Seafood Process Worker. "In part" means only some of that ANZSCO occupation moved to this OSCA code.
Is Seafood Process Worker on Australia's skilled occupation lists?
Not under its ANZSCO equivalent: none is on the Home Affairs combined list checked on 21 October 2026. Another occupation may fit your duties better.
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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