OSCA 2024 · 841241 · Skill level 5
Wool Handler: OSCA 841241
ABS OSCA 2024 v1.0 · visa lists checked 21 October 2026
Wool Handler is OSCA 2024 code 841241. It corresponds to 2 ANZSCO codes (842321 and 841517). None of them is on Australia's skilled visa lists, which still use ANZSCO codes.
ANZSCO equivalent
ANZSCO codes for OSCA 841241
Skilled visa lists still use ANZSCO codes, so this is the code that decides your visa options.
ANZSCO 842321
Wool Handler
Not on the skilled occupation lists.
ANZSCO 841517
Wool Handler
Not on the skilled occupation lists.
The job
What a wool handler does
Regulates the flow of sheep to be shorn, keeps the shearing shed clean and tidy, and assists with wool clip preparation.
Skill level 5: Certificate I or secondary education
Also known as
- Shearing Shed Hand
- Shearing Shed Worker
Main tasks
Main tasks
- Herds sheep into pens and keeps mobs separate during shearing
- Monitors and maintains the supply of sheep to shearers
- Spreads fleeces on skirting tables for classing, presses wool and brands bales
- Maintains shearing shed cleanliness, including by removing wool waste and contaminants
Unit group 8412
Other occupations in Livestock Farm Workers
Questions
OSCA 841241: common questions
What is the OSCA code for wool handler?
What is the ANZSCO code for OSCA 841241?
Is Wool Handler 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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