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261317

261317 Penetration Tester

Use this page to review the legacy ANZSCO occupation title, hierarchy, alternative titles and current cross-reference context for Penetration Tester. Related ANZSIC industry links are included to help compare the occupation with current business classification pages.

Major group
2 Professionals
Unit group
2613 Software and Applications Programmers
Edition
ANZSCO 2022
Status
Legacy

When is this ANZSCO code still relevant?

OSCA 2024 replaced ANZSCO as Australia's current occupation classification. Keep using this ANZSCO record when a migration list, assessment body, historical dataset or form explicitly requests ANZSCO.

Do not assume that an OSCA code can be substituted one-for-one. The official correspondence may be exact, partial, split or many-to-one, so open every linked OSCA record before changing systems.

Check the current ABS guidance and CSOL classification note

Official OSCA correspondence

Role overview

Penetration Tester is listed in the ANZSCO hierarchy as a legacy occupation record.

Use this page when a system, migration file, archive or historic occupation reference still points to ANZSCO rather than OSCA. The hierarchy, related occupations and industry context help confirm whether the legacy code still matches the intended role.

Occupation facts

Skill level
1
Major group
2 Professionals
Sub-major group
26 ICT Professionals
Minor group
261 Business and Systems Analysts, and Programmers
Unit group
2613 Software and Applications Programmers

Alternative titles

  • Ethical Hacker
  • ICT Vulnerability Tester
  • White Hat

Practical guidance

This page is mainly for migration and legacy reference work. If you are building a new Australian occupation reference or updating current classifications, OSCA should be the first choice.

How to use this legacy code

Start with the official ANZSCO title and parent unit group. If the job title is broad or the role has changed over time, compare the related occupations and then check the current OSCA equivalent in the surrounding site navigation.

Use the ANZSIC links when you also need to confirm the business or industry context attached to the occupation.

Compare before choosing

Compare ANZSCO 261317 with related occupations

Use the official role wording and title variants to distinguish this legacy ANZSCO occupation from nearby records in the same unit group.

Comparison pointCurrent code261317 Penetration Tester261311 Analyst Programmer261312 Developer Programmer
Skill levelSkill Level 1Skill Level 1Skill Level 1
Alternative titles
  • Ethical Hacker
  • ICT Vulnerability Tester
  • White Hat
  • Programmer Analyst
  • Applications Developer
  • ICT Developer
  • ICT Programmer

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

Official source

Official source
ABS OSCA-ANZSCO correspondence tables
Last reviewed
2026-04-17

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