OSCA 2024 · 851299 · Skill level 5
Food Preparation Assistants nec: OSCA 851299
ABS OSCA 2024 v1.0 · visa lists checked 21 October 2026
Food Preparation Assistants nec is OSCA 2024 code 851299. It corresponds to ANZSCO 851299 Food Trades Assistants nec, which is not on the skilled visa lists. Visa lists still use the ANZSCO code.
ANZSCO equivalent
ANZSCO code for OSCA 851299
Skilled visa lists still use ANZSCO codes, so this is the code that decides your visa options.
ANZSCO 851299
Food Trades Assistants nec
Not on the skilled occupation lists.
The job
What a food preparation assistants nec does
This occupation group covers Food Preparation Assistants not elsewhere classified.
Skill level 5: Certificate I or secondary education
Includes
- Baker's Assistant
- Butcher's Assistant
- Chef's Assistant
- Cook's Assistant
Unit group 8512
Other occupations in Food Preparation Assistants
Questions
OSCA 851299: common questions
What is the OSCA code for food preparation assistants nec?
What is the ANZSCO code for OSCA 851299?
Is Food Preparation Assistants nec 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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