264641 Vascular Surgeon
Performs surgery to treat patients with conditions affecting their arteries and veins.
- Major group
- 2 Professionals
- Unit group
- 2646 Surgeons
- Edition
- OSCA 2024
- Skill level
- Level 1
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Official ANZSCO correspondence
Role overview
Performs surgery to treat patients with conditions affecting their arteries and veins.
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Occupation facts
- Skill level
- 1
- Major group
- 2 Professionals
- Sub-major group
- 26 Health Professionals
- Minor group
- 264 Medical Practitioners
- Unit group
- 2646 Surgeons
Tasks
- Assesses patients to determine the nature of diseases and problems within the vascular system, and diagnose vascular conditions
- Requests laboratory and diagnostic tests to diagnose the extent of the vascular disease
- Performs surgical procedures to repair or remove blockages in arteries and veins, such as angioplasty, bypass surgery and endarterectomy
- Performs non-invasive procedures such as cosmetic treatment of veins
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Industry context
- ANZSIC 9422 Electronic (except Domestic Appliance) and Precision Equipment Repair 21 primary activities
- ANZSIC 9559 Other Interest Group Services n.e.c. 21 primary activities
- ANZSIC 9419 Other Automotive Repair and Maintenance 14 primary activities
- ANZSIC 2412 Medical and Surgical Equipment Manufacturing 22 primary activities
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Compare OSCA 264641 with related occupations
Compare roles in the same OSCA unit group by their official definition, skill level, tasks and recognised alternative titles.
| Comparison point | Current code264641 Vascular Surgeon | 264631 General Surgeon | 264632 Cardiothoracic Surgeon |
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| Official role definition | Performs surgery to treat patients with conditions affecting their arteries and veins. | Performs surgery to treat diseases and illnesses covering a broad range of medical conditions. | Performs heart and lung surgery. |
| Skill level | Skill Level 1 | Skill Level 1 | Skill Level 1 |
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Comparison uses occupation definitions, skill levels, tasks and title variants from the ABS OSCA data files.
Official source
- Official source
- ABS OSCA 2024 release and correspondence tables
- Last reviewed
- 2026-04-17
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