Can you get a Skilled Worker visa for a job in “leisure and travel service occupations not elsewhere classified”?
No. You cannot get a UK Skilled Worker visa for a job in “leisure and travel service occupations not elsewhere classified” (SOC 6219).
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 6219 (Leisure and travel service occupations not elsewhere classified) 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 | Leisure and travel service occupations not elsewhere classified |
|---|---|
| Skilled Worker eligibility | Ineligible |
| Going rate | Not applicable |
| Appendix table(s) | Table 6 |
| Immigration Salary List | No |
| Temporary Shortage List | No |
| SOC 2020 group | 62 Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations › 621 Leisure and travel services |
Job titles under SOC 6219
GOV.UK lists these related job titles:
- Holiday representatives
- Ship stewards (excludes catering)
- Tour guides
- Tourist information assistants
- Leisure and travel service occupations not elsewhere classified
More job titles from the ONS SOC 2020 index (5)
- Bus conductor
- Holiday representative
- Information assistant (tourism)
- Steward (shipping)
- Tour guide
What the job involves
Job holders in this unit group perform a variety of leisure and travel service occupations not elsewhere classified in minor group 621: Leisure and travel services.
Typical tasks
- Observes regulations concerning the carrying capacity of vehicles and controls the boarding of passengers accordingly
- Receives passengers, checks tickets and guides them to their seats, makes announcements regarding travel arrangements and places of interest, and deals with passengers’ queries
- Makes local arrangements at stopover points for food and accommodation
- Responds to enquiries and complaints, books excursions and other entertainment and provides other assistance and advice to holidaymakers
- Signals to driver when to stop and start bus, collects fares from passengers and issues tickets and changes destination indicators as necessary
- Completes way-bill at scheduled points on route and balances cash taken with tickets issued
- Receives passengers on ship, examines tickets and other documentation, directs them to their cabin and assists with any luggage
- Makes announcements to passengers and deals with enquiries
- Serves food and beverages to passengers
Typical entry routes and qualifications
There are no formal academic entry requirements. Spoken fluency in a foreign language is needed for some posts. NVQs/SVQs in travel services are available at levels 2 and 3. Training is also received on-the-job.
Description: ONS SOC 2020 Volume 1.
Questions about SOC 6219
Can you get a Skilled Worker visa for a job in “leisure and travel service occupations not elsewhere classified”?
No. You cannot get a UK Skilled Worker visa for a job in “leisure and travel service occupations not elsewhere classified” (SOC 6219). SOC 2020 code 6219 (Leisure and travel service occupations not elsewhere classified) 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 6219?
6219 is the SOC 2020 code for Leisure and travel service occupations not elsewhere classified. Job holders in this unit group perform a variety of leisure and travel service occupations not elsewhere classified in minor group 621: Leisure and travel services.
What job titles use SOC code 6219?
GOV.UK lists: Holiday representatives, Ship stewards (excludes catering), Tour guides, Tourist information assistants, Leisure and travel service occupations 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.