Can you get a Skilled Worker visa as a records clerk or assistant?
No. You cannot get a UK Skilled Worker visa as a records clerk or assistant (SOC 4131).
You might be able to work in the UK on a different visa. Compare UK work visas.
Based on the UK Immigration Rules and the Skilled Worker visa guide on GOV.UK. This is a summary, not advice about your own situation.
The rules in detail
SOC 2020 code 4131 (Records clerks and assistants) is listed as not eligible for the Skilled Worker, Global Business Mobility and Scale-up routes in Table 6 of Appendix Skilled OccupationsT6 · 29 Oct 26.
Source: Appendix Skilled Occupations and eligible occupations and codes, GOV.UK.| Occupation | Records clerks and assistants |
|---|---|
| Skilled Worker eligibility | Ineligible |
| Going rate | Not applicable |
| Appendix table(s) | Table 6 |
| Immigration Salary List | No |
| Temporary Shortage List | No |
| SOC 2020 group | 41 Administrative occupations › 413 Administrative occupations: records |
Job titles under SOC 4131
GOV.UK lists these related job titles:
- Admissions officers
- Court officers
- Enumerators
- Examinations officers
- Indexers (excludes bookbinding)
- Medical administrators and appointment clerks
- Purchasing administrators
- Records clerks and assistants not elsewhere classified
More job titles from the ONS SOC 2020 index (6)
- Admissions officer
- Clerical officer (hospital service)
- Examinations officer (education)
- Filing clerk
- Records clerk
- Ward clerk
What the job involves
Records clerks and assistants maintain and update electronic and/or hard copy documents, correspondence and other records, and organise their storage.
Typical tasks
- Examines and sorts incoming material
- Classifies, files, archives and locates documents and other records
- Copies or duplicates documents or other records
- Performs specialised clerical tasks in connection with conveyancing, litigation and the maintenance of medical records
Typical entry routes and qualifications
There are no minimum academic requirements, although entrants typically possess GCSEs/S grades or equivalent qualifications. Training is normally provided on-the-job. Apprenticeships and NVQs/SVQs in Administration at levels 1 and 2 are available.
Description: ONS SOC 2020 Volume 1.
Questions about SOC 4131
Can you get a Skilled Worker visa as a records clerk or assistant?
No. You cannot get a UK Skilled Worker visa as a records clerk or assistant (SOC 4131). SOC 2020 code 4131 (Records clerks and assistants) is listed as not eligible for the Skilled Worker, Global Business Mobility and Scale-up routes in Table 6 of Appendix Skilled Occupations.
What is SOC code 4131?
4131 is the SOC 2020 code for Records clerks and assistants. Records clerks and assistants maintain and update electronic and/or hard copy documents, correspondence and other records, and organise their storage.
What job titles use SOC code 4131?
GOV.UK lists: Admissions officers, Court officers, Enumerators, Examinations officers, Indexers (excludes bookbinding), Medical administrators and appointment clerks, Purchasing administrators, Records clerks and assistants not elsewhere classified.
Sources
- Skilled Worker visa: eligible occupations and codes (GOV.UK, updated 29 April 2026)
- Immigration Rules Appendix Skilled Occupations (GOV.UK, updated 29 October 2026)
- Immigration Rules Appendix Skilled Worker (GOV.UK, updated 29 October 2026)
- ONS SOC 2020 Volume 1: structure and descriptions of unit groups
Compiled by SWC Editorial Team from the sources above. An information summary, not immigration advice. Report an error on this page.