OSCA 2024 · 841238 · Skill level 4
Stablehand: OSCA 841238
ABS OSCA 2024 v1.0 · visa lists checked 21 October 2026
Stablehand is OSCA 2024 code 841238. It corresponds to 2 ANZSCO codes (842318 and 841516). None of them is on Australia's skilled visa lists, which still use ANZSCO codes.
ANZSCO equivalent
ANZSCO codes for OSCA 841238
Skilled visa lists still use ANZSCO codes, so this is the code that decides your visa options.
ANZSCO 842318
Stablehand
Not on the skilled occupation lists.
ANZSCO 841516 · in part
Stablehand
Not on the skilled occupation lists.
The job
What a stablehand does
Assists with handling of horses, and maintaining and cleaning stables.
Skill level 4: Certificate II or III, or at least 1 year of relevant experience
Registration or licensing may be required.
Specialisations
- Horse and Stud Worker
- Horse Strapper
- Stable Groom
- Stud Groom
Main tasks
Main tasks
- Feeds, waters, grooms and brushes horses to maintain their health, appearance and cleanliness
- Cleans and maintains stables
- Assembles, prepares and stores feed, bedding and horse equipment
- Assists with saddling and bridling horses
- Assists with exercising horses by walking, lunging and long reining, riding (excluding galloping), leading and swimming
- May assist with readying horses for sales, breeding and race days, and attending to horses at track work, barrier trials and races
- May administer equine first aid and assist in the delivery of some allied therapies, including massage therapies and ice boots
Unit group 8412
Other occupations in Livestock Farm Workers
Questions
OSCA 841238: common questions
What is the OSCA code for stablehand?
What is the ANZSCO code for OSCA 841238?
Is Stablehand 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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