OSCA 2024 · 841237 · Skill level 4
Sheep Farm Worker: OSCA 841237
ABS OSCA 2024 v1.0 · visa lists checked 21 October 2026
Sheep Farm Worker is OSCA 2024 code 841237. It corresponds to 2 ANZSCO codes (842317 and 841515). None of them is on Australia's skilled visa lists, which still use ANZSCO codes.
ANZSCO equivalent
ANZSCO codes for OSCA 841237
Skilled visa lists still use ANZSCO codes, so this is the code that decides your visa options.
ANZSCO 842317
Sheep Farm Worker
Not on the skilled occupation lists.
ANZSCO 841515 · in part
Sheep Farm Worker
Not on the skilled occupation lists.
The job
What a sheep farm worker does
Performs routine tasks on a sheep farm, such as feeding and herding sheep into pens in preparation for branding, shearing, crutching and yarding for sale.
Skill level 4: Certificate II or III, or at least 1 year of relevant experience
Also known as
- Station Hand (Sheep)
Main tasks
Main tasks
- Assists with maintaining the health and welfare of sheep, including by patrolling, inspecting and reporting on their condition
- Provides sheep with feed and water, and implements sheep feeding and welfare programs
- Establishes pastures and crops for sheep production
- Herds and droves sheep to access feed, as well as for shearing, milking and other farming operations
- Undertakes general sheep farming activities, such as erecting and repairing fences, and maintaining and cleaning sheep housing
- Operates and maintains general farm machinery, and water supply and irrigation systems
Unit group 8412
Other occupations in Livestock Farm Workers
Questions
OSCA 841237: common questions
What is the OSCA code for sheep farm worker?
What is the ANZSCO code for OSCA 841237?
Is Sheep 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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