Can you get a Skilled Worker visa as a medical secretary?
No. You cannot get a UK Skilled Worker visa as a medical secretary (SOC 4211).
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 4211 (Medical secretaries) 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 | Medical secretaries |
|---|---|
| Skilled Worker eligibility | Ineligible |
| Going rate | Not applicable |
| Appendix table(s) | Table 6 |
| Immigration Salary List | No |
| Temporary Shortage List | No |
| SOC 2020 group | 42 Secretarial and related occupations › 421 Secretarial and related occupations |
Job titles under SOC 4211
GOV.UK lists these related job titles:
- Medical secretaries
More job titles from the ONS SOC 2020 index (5)
- Clinic coordinator
- Clinic administrator
- Medical administrator
- Medical secretary
- Secretary (medical practice)
What the job involves
Medical secretaries deal with correspondence, make appointments and handle patients’ queries file and maintain medical and other records transcribe notes and dictation and perform other clerical tasks in hospitals/surgeries and other medical establishments.
Typical tasks
- Sorts and files correspondence and maintains diary of the person/s for whom they work
- Transcribes dictation into required format
- Maintains patients’ records and arranges appointments
- Answers enquiries and refers patient to appropriate experts
- Organises and attends meetings and takes minutes of proceedings
- Books resources such as rooms and refreshments, and orders stationery and other supplies as appropriate
Typical entry routes and qualifications
Entrants require GCSEs/S grades or an Intermediate GNVQ/GSVQ level II. Professional qualifications as a medical secretary are available entrants take a one year full-time or two year part-time diploma in medical secretarial studies. NVQs/SVQs in Administration are available at levels 2, 3 and 4.
Description: ONS SOC 2020 Volume 1.
Questions about SOC 4211
Can you get a Skilled Worker visa as a medical secretary?
No. You cannot get a UK Skilled Worker visa as a medical secretary (SOC 4211). SOC 2020 code 4211 (Medical secretaries) 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 4211?
4211 is the SOC 2020 code for Medical secretaries. Medical secretaries deal with correspondence, make appointments and handle patients’ queries file and maintain medical and other records transcribe notes and dictation and perform other clerical tasks in hospitals/surgeries and other medical establishments.
What job titles use SOC code 4211?
GOV.UK lists: Medical secretaries.
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.