451231 Emergency Services Officer
Attends the scene of emergencies to minimise risk to community safety and security.
- Major group
- 4 Community and Personal Service Workers
- Unit group
- 4512 Emergency Services Officers and Firefighters
- Edition
- OSCA 2024
- Skill level
- Level 3
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Official ANZSCO correspondence
Role overview
Attends the scene of emergencies to minimise risk to community safety and security.
Use this page to confirm the official title, the parent unit group, the task list and the related ANZSIC industry context before using the occupation in classification, reporting or migration-adjacent workflows.
Occupation facts
- Skill level
- 3
- Major group
- 4 Community and Personal Service Workers
- Sub-major group
- 45 Protective Service and Security Workers
- Minor group
- 451 Protective Service Workers
- Unit group
- 4512 Emergency Services Officers and Firefighters
Tasks
- Responds in a timely and effective manner to emergency calls, and assesses the situation to ensure the safety of the community
- Evacuates individuals from dangerous situations and provides support
- Provides information and updates during emergencies to the community and stakeholders
- Contributes to the development and implementation of emergency response plans
- Inspects and maintains on-site emergency response equipment
- May provide first aid to injured individuals
Skill level guidance
Skill level helps place the occupation inside the ABS hierarchy. Use it as a classification cue, then check the actual task list and occupational context before making a decision for HR, visa or reporting work.
How to use this occupation page
Start with the official OSCA title and task list. Then confirm the parent unit group and compare the related occupations on this page if the job title is broad, overlapping or used differently across employers.
The ANZSIC links are there to help when the same occupation appears across several industries and you need the business-side classification as well.
Related occupations
Industry context
- ANZSIC 8219 Adult, Community and Other Education n.e.c. 12 primary activities
- ANZSIC 7713 Fire Protection and Other Emergency Services 7 primary activities
- ANZSIC 9559 Other Interest Group Services n.e.c. 21 primary activities
- ANZSIC 2412 Medical and Surgical Equipment Manufacturing 22 primary activities
Alternative titles
- Emergency Response Officer
- Emergency Service Worker
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Compare OSCA 451231 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 code451231 Emergency Services Officer | 451232 Firefighter |
|---|---|---|
| Official role definition | Attends the scene of emergencies to minimise risk to community safety and security. | Responds to fire alarms and emergency calls, controls and extinguishes fires, and protects life and property. |
| Skill level | Skill Level 3 | Skill Level 3 |
| Key tasks |
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| Alternative titles |
| Not stated |
Comparison uses occupation definitions, skill levels, tasks and title variants from the ABS OSCA data files.
In this section
- 451231Emergency Services Officer
- 451232Firefighter
Official source
- Official source
- ABS OSCA 2024 release and correspondence tables
- Last reviewed
- 2026-04-17
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