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OSCA 2024 · 842131 · Skill level 5

Garden Labourer: OSCA 842131

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

Garden Labourer is OSCA 2024 code 842131. It corresponds to 2 ANZSCO codes (843211 and 841411). None of them is on Australia's skilled visa lists, which still use ANZSCO codes.

ANZSCO equivalent

ANZSCO codes for OSCA 842131

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

  • ANZSCO 843211

    Garden Labourer

    Not on the skilled occupation lists.

  • ANZSCO 841411

    Garden Labourer

    Not on the skilled occupation lists.

The job

What a garden labourer does

Assists in cultivating and maintaining gardens.

Skill level 5: Certificate I or secondary education

Specialisations

  • Lawn Mower

Main tasks

Main tasks

  • Loads, unloads and moves garden supplies and equipment
  • Assists with preparation of garden sites and plots using hand tools and machines
  • Assists with planting and transplanting flowers, shrubs, trees and lawns
  • Assists with propagating, planting and potting seeds, bulbs and cuttings
  • Maintains gardens by watering, weeding and mowing lawns
  • Cleans and maintains garden tools and equipment

Questions

OSCA 842131: common questions

What is the OSCA code for garden labourer?
The OSCA 2024 code is 842131 (Garden Labourer), skill level 5. OSCA is the Australian Bureau of Statistics occupation classification released on 6 December 2024.
What is the ANZSCO code for OSCA 842131?
ANZSCO 843211 Garden Labourer and ANZSCO 841411 Garden Labourer. "In part" means only some of that ANZSCO occupation moved to this OSCA code.
Is Garden Labourer 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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