Mathematician

Specialisations within it

• Operations Research Analyst

Duties

Published for unit group 2241 Actuaries, Mathematicians and Statisticians

• defining, analysing and solving complex financial and business problems relating to areas such as insurance premiums, annuities, superannuation funds, pensions and dividends
• examining financial projections for general insurance companies, finance companies, government and other organisations
• designing new types of policies, assessing risks and analysing investments in life insurance, superannuation funds, health insurance, friendly societies, financial markets and other areas
• formulating mathematical models to simulate processes
• applying models to experimental observations, and adjusting and recasting the models
• using numerical analysis methods to develop algorithms and perform computations
• liaising with management and clients to determine the subject or area to be surveyed or examined
• specifying the data to be collected, and the methodology to be used in collection and analysis
• evaluating and describing the reliability and utility of source information
• analysing and interpreting data, and producing relevant statistics to describe and infer particular trends and patterns

This is what the occupation is, not what a skills assessment requires. The assessing body applies its own criteria on top of this, and those criteria are not published here. Check them with the body itself.

Who assesses this occupation

Last confirmed against the department's list on 30 July 2026.

This occupation reads differently for the 186 and 482

Two editions of ANZSCO are current at once, and the department applies ANZSCO 2022 to the employer sponsored visas while everything above follows ANZSCO 2013.

The definition is identical in both editions, but the published duties are not:

• defining, analysing and solving complex financial and business problems relating to areas such as insurance premiums, annuities, superannuation funds, pensions and dividends
• examining financial projections for general insurance companies, finance companies, government and other organisations
• designing new types of policies, assessing risks and analysing investments in life insurance, superannuation funds, health insurance, friendly societies, financial markets and other areas
• formulating mathematical models to simulate processes
• applying models to experimental observations, and adjusting and recasting the models
• using numerical analysis methods to develop algorithms and perform computations
• liaising with management and clients to determine the subject or area to be surveyed or examined
• specifying the data to be collected, and the methodology to be used in collection and analysis
• evaluating and describing the reliability and utility of source information
• analysing and interpreting data, and producing relevant statistics to describe and infer particular trends and patterns
• data mining and data cleansing to discover trends to extract insight
• building and deploying machine learning frameworks

If you are going for a 186 or a 482, this is the wording that governs you. Everything above governs the points tested routes.

Where this comes from

Definition and duties: Australian Bureau of Statistics, ANZSCO
Assessing authorities and skilled lists: Department of Home Affairs skilled occupation list

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