OSCA 2024 · 841131 · Skill level 4
Cotton Farm Worker: OSCA 841131
ABS OSCA 2024 v1.0 · visa lists checked 21 October 2026
Cotton Farm Worker is OSCA 2024 code 841131. It corresponds to 2 ANZSCO codes (842211 and 841299). None of them is on Australia's skilled visa lists, which still use ANZSCO codes.
ANZSCO equivalent
ANZSCO codes for OSCA 841131
Skilled visa lists still use ANZSCO codes, so this is the code that decides your visa options.
ANZSCO 842211
Cotton Farm Worker
Not on the skilled occupation lists.
ANZSCO 841299 · in part
Crop Farm Workers nec
Not on the skilled occupation lists.
The job
What a cotton farm worker does
Performs routine tasks on a cotton farm, such as cultivating and fertilising soil, and planting and irrigating crops. May spray pesticides on crops to treat disease and pests.
Skill level 4: Certificate II or III, or at least 1 year of relevant experience
Main tasks
Main tasks
- Patrols, inspects and reports on the condition of cotton crops
- Undertakes soil preparation, cultivation and crop maintenance activities, such as thinning, weeding and hoeing
- Operates water and irrigation systems for cotton growth
- Maintains and cleans cotton farming infrastructure and equipment, such as sheds, fences and machinery
- Bales and packs cotton, and loads it into transporters
- May spray cotton crops with pesticides to control weed growth, insects, fungus growth and diseases
Unit group 8411
Other occupations in Crop Farm Workers
Questions
OSCA 841131: common questions
What is the OSCA code for cotton farm worker?
What is the ANZSCO code for OSCA 841131?
Is Cotton Farm Worker 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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