New ANZSCO Release

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The fourth revision since the Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO) was established in 2006 has been released and is limited to a targeted update of occupations relating to agriculture, cyber security and naval ship building. The updates in this release have been made by the Australian Bureau of Statistics in consultation with other Australian Government Agencies.

The targeted occupations are based on priority areas for the Australian labour market.

Please see below for a detailed list of occupations and explanatory notes.

ANZSCO – Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations, 2021 Australian Update
Table 1: ANZSCO codes modified between Version 1.3 and 2021 Australian Update
Released at 11:30am (Canberra time) 23 November 2021

ANZSCO code	Description	Description of modification
121111	Aquaculture Farmer	Alternative title(s) and Specialisation(s) revised
121211	Cotton Grower	Category moved to new Unit group; code retired
121212	Flower Grower	Category moved to new Unit group; code retired
121213	Fruit or Nut Grower	Category deleted and code retired
121214	Grain, Oilseed or Pasture Grower / Field Crop Grower	Category deleted and code retired
121215	Grape Grower	Category deleted and code retired
121216	Mixed Crop Farmer	Category moved to new Unit group; code retired
121217	Sugar Cane Grower	Category moved to new Unit group; code retired
121218	Turf Grower	Category moved to new Unit group; code retired
121221	Vegetable Grower (Aus) / Market Gardener (NZ)	Category moved to new Unit group; code retired
121299	Crop Farmers nec	Category deleted and code retired
121312	Beef Cattle Farmer	Specialisation(s) revised
121313	Dairy Cattle Farmer	Lead statement and specialisations revised
121316	Horse Breeder	Specialisation(s) revised
121317	Mixed Livestock Farmer	Category deleted and code retired
121322	Sheep Farmer	Specialisation(s) revised
121323 (new)	Mixed Cattle and Sheep Farmer	Category added
121411	Mixed Crop and Livestock Farmer	Category deleted and code retired
121511 (new)	Cotton Grower	Category moved from old Unit group; code created
121512 (new)	Grain, Oilseed, Pulse or Pasture Grower / Field Crop Grower	Category moved from old Unit group; code created
121599 (new)	Broadacre Crop Growers nec	Category moved from old Unit group; code created
121513 (new)	Sugar Cane Grower	Category moved from old Unit group; code created
121611 (new)	Flower Grower	Category moved from old Unit group; code created
121612 (new)	Fruit Grower	Category added
121613 (new)	Nut Grower	Category added
121614 (new)	Production Nursery Grower	Category added
121615 (new)	Turf Grower	Category moved from old Unit group; code created
121616 (new)	Vegetable Grower (Aus) / Market Gardener (NZ)	Category moved from old Unit group; code created
121617 (new)	Wine Grape Grower	Category added
121699 (new)	Horticultural Crop Growers nec	Category added
121711 (new)	Broadacre Crop and Livestock Farmer	Category added
121799 (new)	Mixed Production Farmers nec	Category added
133111	Construction Project Manager	Lead statement and specialisations revised
133512	Production Manager (Manufacturing)	Specialisation(s) revised
133611	Supply and Distribution Manager	Specialisation(s) revised
135111	Chief Information Officer	Specialisation(s) revised
135112	ICT Project Manager	Lead statement and Specialisations revised
222111	Commodities Trader	Specialisation(s) revised
223211	ICT Trainer	Category deleted and code retired
223311	Training and Development Professional	Specialisation(s) and task list revised
224113	Statistician	Specialisation(s) and task list revised
224214	Records Manager	Specialisation(s) revised
224711	Management Consultant	Lead statement and Specialisation(s) and revised
224712	Organisation and Methods Analyst	Specialisation(s) and task list revised
225112	Market Research Analyst	Lead statement revised
225113	Marketing Specialist	List of tasks and Specialisations revised
225114	Content Creator (Marketing)	Category added
225115	Digital Marketing Analyst	Category added
233411	Electronics Engineer	Lead statement and Specialisations revised
233511	Industrial Engineer	Lead statement and Specialisations revised
233513	Production or Plant Engineer	Specialisation(s) revised
233914	Engineering Technologist	Specialisation(s) revised
233916	Naval Architect / Marine Designer	Specialisation(s) revised
233999	Engineering Professionals nec	Specialisation(s) revised
234112	Agricultural Scientist	Category deleted and code retired
234114 (new)	Agricultural Research Scientist	Category added
234115 (new)	Agronomist	Category added
234116 (new)	Aquaculture or Fisheries Scientist	Category added
234516	Marine Biologist	Lead statement revised
234518	Zoologist	Category deleted and code retired
234521 (new)	Entomologist	Category added
234522 (new)	Zoologist	Category added
234599	Life Scientists nec	NEC Occupation list revised
234611	Medical Laboratory Scientist	Category title revised
234612 (new)	Respiratory Scientist	Category added
234912	Metallurgist	Lead statement and Specialisations revised
234999	Natural and Physical Science Professionals nec	NEC Occupation list revised
261113 (new)	User Experience Designer (ICT)	Category added
261312	Developer Programmer	Lead statement and Specialisations revised
261314	Software Tester	Lead statement revised
261315 (new)	Cyber Security Engineer	Category added
261316 (new)	Devops Engineer	Category added
261317 (new)	Penetration Tester	Category added
262112	ICT Security Specialist	Category deleted and code retired
262114 (new)	Cyber Governance Risk and Compliance Specialist	Category added
262115 (new)	Cyber Security Advice and Assessment Specialist	Category added
262116 (new)	Cyber Security Analyst	Category added
262117 (new)	Cyber Security Architect	Category added
262118 (new)	Cyber Security Operations Coordinator	Category added
263299	ICT Support and Test Engineers nec	NEC Occupation list revised
311111	Agricultural Technician	Category deleted and code retired
311112 (new)	Agricultural and Agritech Technician	Category added
311113 (new)	Animal Husbandry Technician	Category added
311114 (new)	Aquaculture or Fisheries Technician	Category added
311115 (new)	Irrigation Designer	Category added
311217 (new)	Respiratory Technician	Category added
311299	Medical Technicians nec	NEC Occupation list revised
311313	Quarantine Officer	Category title, lead statement and alternative titles revised
311314 (new)	Primary Products Quality Assurance Officer	Category added
311399	Primary Products Inspectors nec	Category title, lead statement and NEC Occupation list revised
312412	Electronic Engineering Technician	Lead statement and Specialisation(s) revised
312912	Metallurgical or Materials Technician	Lead statement and Specialisation(s) revised
312914 (new)	Other Draftsperson	Category added
312999	Building and Engineering Technicians nec	NEC Occupation list revised
341111	Electrician (General)	Task list and Specialisation(s) revised
361116 (new)	Track Rider	Category added
361211	Shearer	Category moved to new Unit group; code retired
362211	Gardener (General)	Category moved to new Unit group; code retired
362212	Arborist	Category moved to new Unit group; code retired
362213	Landscape Gardener	Category moved to new Unit group; code retired
362311	Greenkeeper	Category deleted and code retired
362312 (new)	Sports Turf Manager	Category added
362313 (new)	Sports Turf Trades Worker	Category added
362411	Nurseryperson	Lead statement and Specialisations revised
362511 (new)	Arborist	Category moved from old Unit group; code created
362512 (new)	Tree Worker	Category added
362611 (new)	Gardener (General)	Category moved from old Unit group; code created
362711 (new)	Landscape Gardener	Category moved from old Unit group; code created
362712 (new)	Irrigation Technician	Category added
363111	Aquaculture Supervisor	Category added
363112	Fishing Leading Hand	Category added
363113	Forestry Operations Supervisor	Category added
363114	Horticultural Supervisor or Specialist	Category added
363115	Senior Broadacre Crop and Livestock Farm Worker	Category added
363116	Senior Broadacre Crop Farm Worker	Category added
363199	Senior Aquaculture, Crop and Forestry Workers nec	Category added
363211	Senior Beef Cattle Station Worker	Category added
363212	Senior Cattle and Sheep Farm Worker	Category added
363213	Senior Dairy Cattle Farm Worker	Category added
363214	Senior Piggery Stockperson	Category added
363215	Senior Sheep Farm Worker	Category added
363299	Senior Livestock Farm Workers nec	Category added
363311	Shearer	Category added
363312	Wool Classer	Category added
399213	Power Generation Plant Operator	Task list and Specialisations revised
399917	Wool Classer	Category moved to new Unit group; code retired
399999	Technicians and Trades Workers nec	Specialisation(s) revised
599514	Noxious Weeds and Pest Inspector	Category title, Lead statement and Alterntive title(s) revised
711314	Other Wood Processing Machine Operator	Specialisation(s) revised
712912	Bulk Materials Handling Plant Operator	Lead statement and Specialisation(s) revised
721111	Agricultural and Horticultural Mobile Plant Operator	Lead statement and tasks revised
721112	Logging Plant Operator	Lead statement revised
733111	Truck Driver (General)	Specialisation(s) revised
831212	Slaughterer	Lead statement revised
839312	Product Grader	Specialisation(s) revised
841111	Aquaculture Worker	Category moved to new Unit group; code retired
841211	Fruit or Nut Farm Worker	Category deleted and code retired
841212	Fruit or Nut Picker	Category deleted and code retired
841213	Grain, Oilseed or Pasture Farm Worker (Aus) / Field Crop Farm Worker (NZ)	Category deleted and code retired
841214	Vegetable Farm Worker (Aus) / Market Garden Worker (NZ)	Category moved to new Unit group; code retired
841215	Vegetable Picker	Category moved to new Unit group; code retired
841216	Vineyard Worker	Category moved to new Unit group; code retired
841217	Mushroom Picker	Category moved to new Unit group; code retired
841299	Crop Farm Workers nec	Category moved to new Unit group; code retired
841311	Forestry Worker	Category moved to new Unit group; code retired
841312	Logging Assistant	Category moved to new Unit group; code retired
841313	Tree Faller	Category moved to new Unit group; code retired
841411	Garden Labourer	Category moved to new Unit group; code retired
841412	Horticultural Nursery Assistant	Category moved to new Unit group; code retired
841511	Beef Cattle Farm Worker	Category moved to new Unit group; code retired
841512	Dairy Cattle Farm Worker	Category moved to new Unit group; code retired
841513	Mixed Livestock Farm Worker	Category deleted and code retired
841514	Poultry Farm Worker	Category moved to new Unit group; code retired
841515	Sheep Farm Worker	Category moved to new Unit group; code retired
841516	Stablehand	Category moved to new Unit group; code retired
841517	Wool Handler	Category moved to new Unit group; code retired
841599	Livestock Farm Workers nec	Category moved to new Unit group; code retired
841611	Mixed Crop and Livestock Farm Worker	Category deleted and code retired
841911	Hunter-Trapper	Category moved to new Unit group; code retired
841913	Pest Controller	Category moved to new Unit group; code retired
841999	Farm, Forestry and Garden Workers nec	Category moved to new Unit group; code retired
842111 (new)	Aquaculture Worker	Category moved from old Unit group; code created
842211 (new)	Cotton Farm Worker	Category added
842212 (new)	Fruit Farm Worker	Category added
842213 (new)	Fruit Picker	Category added
842214 (new)	Grain, Oilseed, Pulse and Pasture Farm Worker (Aus) / Field Farm Worker (NZ)	Category moved from old Unit group; code created
842215 (new)	Mushroom Picker	Category moved from old Unit group; code created
842216(new)	Nut Farm Worker	Category added
842217 (new)	Sugar Cane Farm Worker	Category added
842218 (new)	Vegetable Farm Worker (Aus) / Market Garden Worker (NZ)	Category moved from old Unit group; code created
842221 (new)	Vegetable Picker	Category moved from old Unit group; code created
842222 (new)	Vineyard Worker	Category moved from old Unit group; code created
842299 (new)	Crop Farm Workers nec	Category moved from old Unit group; code created
842311 (new)	Beef Cattle Farm Worker	Category moved from old Unit group; code created
842312 (new)	Cattle and Sheep Farm Worker	Category added
842313 (new)	Dairy Cattle Farm Worker	Category moved from old Unit group; code created
842314 (new)	Livestock Husbandry Worker	Category moved from old Unit group; code created
842315 (new)	Piggery Farm Worker	Category added
842316 (new)	Poultry Farm Worker	Category moved from old Unit group; code created
842317 (new)	Sheep Farm Worker	Category moved from old Unit group; code created
842318 (new)	Stablehand	Category moved from old Unit group; code created
842321 (new)	Wool Handler	Category moved from old Unit group; code created
842399 (new)	Livestock Farm Workers nec	Category moved from old Unit group; code created
842411 (new)	Broadacre Crop and Livestock Farm Worker	Category added
842499 (new)	Mixed Production Farm Workers nec	Category moved from old Unit group; code created
843111 (new)	Forestry Worker	Category moved from old Unit group; code created
843112 (new)	Logging Assistant	Category moved from old Unit group; code created
843113 (new)	Tree Faller	Category moved from old Unit group; code created
843211 (new)	Garden Labourer	Category moved from old Unit group; code created
843311 (new)	Horticultural Nursery Assistant	Category moved from old Unit group; code created
843411 (new)	Pest Control Technician	Category moved from old Unit group; code created
843911 (new)	Hunter-Trapper	Category moved from old Unit group; code created
843912 (new)	Irrigation Assistant	Category moved from old Unit group; code created
843999 (new)	Forestry and Garden Workers nec	Category moved from old Unit group; code created
899212	Fishing Hand	Alternative title(s) and Specialisation(s) revised

	Abbreviations

	ABS — Australian Bureau of Statistics ANZSCO — Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations nec — not elsewhere classified Stats NZ — Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa

	Codes modified

	1. This table presents the set of ANZSCO Version 1.3 occupations which have been modified by the 2021 Australian Update. There are eleven types of modification and combinations of these are also possible – Alternative Title(s) revised, Lead Statement revised, Tasks revised, Moved to another Unit Group; code retired Moved from old unit group: code created, Category added, Category deleted and code retired, NEC occupation list revised, Category Title revised, Specialisation(s).

	2. Alternative Title(s) revised refers to the situation where new Alternative titles are added, or existing ones are deleted. An example is the addition (deletion) of “Urban Forester” as an Alternative Title for 362212 – Arborist..

	3. Lead Statement revised refers to the situation where the lead statement of an occupation is modified. An example is the addition of “for forestry conservation and production purposes” to the lead statement of 721112 – Logging Plant Operator to provide additional precision regarding this occupation.

	4. Tasks revised refers to the situation where the task list (at the Unit group level) has been amended. An example of this is the addition of “installing, testing and commissioning solar photo voltaic (PV) power generation systems” in the task list for Unit group 3111, Electricians.

	5. Moved to another Unit Group; code retired refers to the situation where the occupation’s Unit Group has changed. An example is the reclassification of 361211 – Shearers from ANZSCO Version 1.3 Unit Group 3611 to 2021 Australian Update Unit Group 3633.

	6. Moved from another Unit Group; code created refers to the same situation as point 5 above, and appears next to the new occupation code. For the example of Shearers, it will appear next to the new code 363311.

	7. Category added refers to a newly created occupation code in the 2021 Australian Update. These codes are not present in previous versions of ANZSCO.

	8. Category deleted and code retired Refers to occupations that are no longer included in the classification. In many cases this is due to the creation of two or more new occupations from an existing occupation. In this instance, the original occupation is deleted and the code retired.

	9. NEC occupation list revised refers to the situation where the set of occupations contained with a nec occupation are revised. An example is the removal of “Aerospace Draftsperson” from 312999 – Building and Engineering Technicians nec.

	10. Category Title revised refers to the situation where the occupation’s title has been modified to clarify its definition. An example is the change for 311111 – Quarantine Officer to Biosecurity Officer.

	11. Specialisation(s) revised refers to the situation where new Specialisations have been included or deleted. Examples are the addition of “Solar Installer” and the removal of Heavy Coil Winder as specialisations from 341111 – Electrician (General).