OSCA occupation

831333 Seafood Process Worker

Scales, cleans, fillets, cuts, shells, grades and packages fish and shellfish.

Major group: 8 Labourers
Unit group: 8313 Meat, Poultry and Seafood Process Workers
Edition: OSCA 2024
Skill level: Level 5

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ANZSCO 831313 Seafood Process Worker Exact correspondence in the ABS table

Role overview

Scales, cleans, fillets, cuts, shells, grades and packages fish and shellfish.

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Occupation facts

Skill level: 5
Major group: 8 Labourers
Sub-major group: 83 Factory Process Workers
Minor group: 831 Food Process Workers
Unit group: 8313 Meat, Poultry and Seafood Process Workers

Tasks

Weighs and measures fish and shellfish for quality compliance
Cleans and prepares fish and shellfish for processing
Fillets and bones fish, and separates flesh
Cuts fish and shellfish into portions for processing or packaging
Grades fish and shellfish based on quality and size
Packages fish and shellfish with appropriate labelling

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Compare roles in the same OSCA unit group by their official definition, skill level, tasks and recognised alternative titles.

Comparison point	Current code831333 Seafood Process Worker	831331 Meat Process Worker	831332 Poultry Process Worker
Official role definition	Scales, cleans, fillets, cuts, shells, grades and packages fish and shellfish.	Prepares meat and meat products by processing trimmed and boned carcasses and meat products by hand or with machinery.	Stuns and kills, dresses, trims, cuts into portions, bones, fillets, weighs, grades and packages poultry.
Skill level	Skill Level 5	Skill Level 5	Skill Level 5
Key tasks	Weighs and measures fish and shellfish for quality compliance Cleans and prepares fish and shellfish for processing Fillets and bones fish, and separates flesh Cuts fish and shellfish into portions for processing or packaging	Operates machinery and equipment in a meat processing factory, such as grinders, slicers and tenderisers, to process cut and trimmed meat Processes meat, offal and tripe by adding ingredients such as spices and herbs, to make a variety of meat products Maintains cleanliness and hygiene standards in the meat processing area Moves processed meat and meat products into storage areas, and monitors and adjusts temperature and humidity levels in meat storage areas	Stuns and kills poultry according to standard procedures Dresses poultry by removing feathers, internal organs and other unneeded parts Trims poultry to remove excess fat or skin Bones poultry by removing bones from meat

Comparison uses occupation definitions, skill levels, tasks and title variants from the ABS OSCA data files.

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Official source: ABS OSCA 2024 release and correspondence tables
Last reviewed: 2026-04-17

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