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OSCA 2024 · 841137 · Skill level 4

Sugar Cane Farm Worker: OSCA 841137

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

Sugar Cane Farm Worker is OSCA 2024 code 841137. It corresponds to 2 ANZSCO codes (842217 and 841299). None of them is on Australia's skilled visa lists, which still use ANZSCO codes.

ANZSCO equivalent

ANZSCO codes for OSCA 841137

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

  • ANZSCO 842217

    Sugar Cane 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 sugar cane farm worker does

Performs routine tasks on a sugar cane 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 sugar cane crops
  • Prepares soil and plants sugar cane setts using hand tools and farm machines
  • Undertakes cultivation and maintenance duties, such as thinning and weeding sugar cane crops
  • Operates water and irrigation systems for sugar cane crop growth
  • Maintains and cleans sugar cane farming infrastructure and equipment, such as sheds, fences and machinery
  • May spray sugar cane crops with pesticides to control weed growth, pests, fungus growth and diseases

Questions

OSCA 841137: common questions

What is the OSCA code for sugar cane farm worker?
The OSCA 2024 code is 841137 (Sugar Cane Farm Worker), skill level 4. OSCA is the Australian Bureau of Statistics occupation classification released on 6 December 2024.
What is the ANZSCO code for OSCA 841137?
ANZSCO 842217 Sugar Cane Farm Worker and ANZSCO 841299 Crop Farm Workers nec (in part). "In part" means only some of that ANZSCO occupation moved to this OSCA code.
Is Sugar Cane Farm Worker on Australia's skilled occupation lists?
Not under its ANZSCO equivalents: 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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