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OSCA 2024 · 899631 · Skill level 5

Road Traffic Controller: OSCA 899631

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

Road Traffic Controller is OSCA 2024 code 899631. It corresponds to ANZSCO 899923 Road Traffic Controller, which is not on the skilled visa lists. Visa lists still use the ANZSCO code.

ANZSCO equivalent

ANZSCO code for OSCA 899631

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

  • ANZSCO 899923

    Road Traffic Controller

    Not on the skilled occupation lists.

The job

What a road traffic controller does

Directs road traffic and pedestrian flows on, near, or adjacent to roads during road closures or part road closures due to construction, maintenance, roadside works, public events or emergency responses.

Skill level 5: Certificate I or secondary education

Specialisations

  • Events Traffic Coordinator

Main tasks

Main tasks

  • Sets up, manages and removes temporary traffic control schemes and signs
  • Directs vehicular and pedestrian traffic around construction zones, accidents or other road disruptions
  • Uses a stop-slow sign and manages other similar traffic control signs and devices to direct traffic and ensure the safety of workers, motorists and pedestrians
  • Communicates with other road traffic personnel, construction workers and emergency response teams via radio to provide and receive updates on traffic conditions
  • Completes site checks and monitors traffic behaviour and/or flow to ensure safety is maintained at all times
  • Takes instructions from crew leaders, foremen, managers, inspectors, auditors or officials

Questions

OSCA 899631: common questions

What is the OSCA code for road traffic controller?
The OSCA 2024 code is 899631 (Road Traffic Controller), skill level 5. OSCA is the Australian Bureau of Statistics occupation classification released on 6 December 2024.
What is the ANZSCO code for OSCA 899631?
ANZSCO 899923 Road Traffic Controller. "In part" means only some of that ANZSCO occupation moved to this OSCA code.
Is Road Traffic Controller on Australia's skilled occupation lists?
Not under its ANZSCO equivalent: 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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