OSCA 2024 · 841231 · Skill level 4
Beef Cattle Farm Worker: OSCA 841231
ABS OSCA 2024 v1.0 · visa lists checked 21 October 2026
Beef Cattle Farm Worker is OSCA 2024 code 841231. It corresponds to 2 ANZSCO codes (842311 and 841511). None of them is on Australia's skilled visa lists, which still use ANZSCO codes.
ANZSCO equivalent
ANZSCO codes for OSCA 841231
Skilled visa lists still use ANZSCO codes, so this is the code that decides your visa options.
ANZSCO 842311
Beef Cattle Farm Worker
Not on the skilled occupation lists.
ANZSCO 841511 · in part
Beef Cattle Farm Worker
Not on the skilled occupation lists.
The job
What a beef cattle farm worker does
Performs routine tasks on a beef cattle farm, such as feeding, mustering and moving cattle, and assisting with animal husbandry.
Skill level 4: Certificate II or III, or at least 1 year of relevant experience
Also known as
- Station Hand (Beef)
Specialisations
- Feedlot Worker (Beef Cattle)
Main tasks
Main tasks
- Provides beef cattle with feed and water in accordance with feeding schedules, and monitors feed and water intake
- Musters and droves beef cattle between paddocks, ensuring sufficient feed and water is available and pasture does not become degraded
- Patrols, inspects and reports on the health, welfare and condition of beef cattle, and the condition of fences and other enclosures
- Assists with animal husbandry practices and maintaining the health and welfare of beef cattle
- Assists with the safe transportation of beef cattle to market or other locations
Unit group 8412
Other occupations in Livestock Farm Workers
Questions
OSCA 841231: common questions
What is the OSCA code for beef cattle farm worker?
What is the ANZSCO code for OSCA 841231?
Is Beef Cattle 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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