OSCA 2024 v1.0

OSCA 2024 v1.0 is the result of a comprehensive review of ANZSCO conducted between July 2022 and December 2024. While ANZSCO had some minor revisions, it largely reflects the original 2006 edition, which was based on the 2001 Australian and New Zealand labour market.

The Australian Government agreed to review ANZSCO to reflect the significant changes in the Australian labour market over the past two decades. Examples of these changes include: technological advancements, evolving industry practices, and emerging occupations.

The ABS conducted four rounds of public consultation to gather input on necessary changes. Each round focused on subsets of occupations, ensuring that all occupations were covered by the review.

The resulting classification has been named as Occupation Standard Classification for Australia (OSCA). This reflects the decision of ABS and Stats NZ to cease joint management of ANZSCO in October 2024 and implement occupation classifications which meet their specific needs.

OSCA 2024 v1.0 reflects engagement with over 2,000 stakeholders, multiple data sources (including the 2021 Census of Population and Housing), and external analysis (including, recommendations from the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety and the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability). It also reflects input from a quality assurance process comprising independent analysts from the ABS, the international community, and Australian labour market analysts.

The ABS used generative artificial intelligence to identify the set of tasks for each occupation. Each set of tasks was evaluated and adjusted by multiple layers of human centred review.