OSCA 2024 · 839199 · Skill level 5
Materials and Chemical Process Workers nec: OSCA 839199
ABS OSCA 2024 v1.0 · visa lists checked 21 October 2026
Materials and Chemical Process Workers nec is OSCA 2024 code 839199. It corresponds to 5 ANZSCO codes (839212, 839913, 839915, 839917 and 839999). None of them is on Australia's skilled visa lists, which still use ANZSCO codes.
ANZSCO equivalent
ANZSCO codes for OSCA 839199
Skilled visa lists still use ANZSCO codes, so this is the code that decides your visa options.
ANZSCO 839212
Rubber Factory Worker
Not on the skilled occupation lists.
ANZSCO 839913
Clay Processing Factory Worker
Not on the skilled occupation lists.
ANZSCO 839915
Footwear Factory Worker
Not on the skilled occupation lists.
ANZSCO 839917
Hide and Skin Processing Worker
Not on the skilled occupation lists.
ANZSCO 839999
Factory Process Workers nec
Not on the skilled occupation lists.
The job
What a materials and chemical process workers nec does
This occupation group covers Materials and Chemical Process Workers not elsewhere classified.
Skill level 5: Certificate I or secondary education
Includes
- Clay Processing Factory Worker
- Footwear Factory Worker
- Hide and Skin Processing Worker
- Rubber Factory Worker
Unit group 8391
Other occupations in Materials and Chemical Process Workers
- 839131 Cement and Concrete Plant Worker
- 839132 Chemical Plant Worker
- 839133 Fabric and Textile Factory Worker
- 839134 Glass Processing Worker
- 839135 Metal Engineering Process Worker
- 839136 Paper and Pulp Process Worker
- 839137 Plastics Factory Worker
- 839138 Recycling Worker
- 839141 Timber and Wood Process Worker
Questions
OSCA 839199: common questions
What is the OSCA code for materials and chemical process workers nec?
What is the ANZSCO code for OSCA 839199?
Is Materials and Chemical Process Workers nec 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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