Can you get a Skilled Worker visa as a leisure or theme park attendant?
No. You cannot get a UK Skilled Worker visa as a leisure or theme park attendant (SOC 9267).
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 9267 (Leisure and theme park attendants) 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 theme park attendants |
|---|---|
| Skilled Worker eligibility | Ineligible |
| Going rate | Not applicable |
| Appendix table(s) | Table 6 |
| Immigration Salary List | No |
| Temporary Shortage List | No |
| SOC 2020 group | 92 Elementary administration and service occupations › 926 Other elementary services occupations |
Job titles under SOC 9267
GOV.UK lists these related job titles:
- Arcade attendants
- Cinema and theatre attendants
- Event stewards
- Gallery and museum attendants
- Ride attendants
- Leisure and theme park attendants not elsewhere classified
More job titles from the ONS SOC 2020 index (7)
- Arcade assistant
- Art gallery assistant
- Cinema attendant
- Museum attendant
- Ride operator
- Steward (sports ground)
- Usher
What the job involves
Leisure and theme park attendants monitor the operation of amusement arcades, check tickets of entry to theatres and cinemas and show people to their seats, operate rides at funfairs and theme parks, entertain and look after guests at holiday camps and supervise museums and art galleries.
Typical tasks
- Checks tickets of people entering cinemas, theatres and sporting events, and directs people to their seats
- Provides information and monitors exhibition spaces in museums and art galleries
- Operates rides and supervises stalls at fairgrounds and amusement parks
- Issues change at amusement arcades, monitors the operation of arcade machines and empties coins from machines
- Welcomes holidaymakers, provides information about holiday camp, organises and participates in entertainment and activities for guests
Typical entry routes and qualifications
There are no formal academic entry requirements. Training is typically received on-the-job.
Description: ONS SOC 2020 Volume 1.
Questions about SOC 9267
Can you get a Skilled Worker visa as a leisure or theme park attendant?
No. You cannot get a UK Skilled Worker visa as a leisure or theme park attendant (SOC 9267). SOC 2020 code 9267 (Leisure and theme park attendants) 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 9267?
9267 is the SOC 2020 code for Leisure and theme park attendants. Leisure and theme park attendants monitor the operation of amusement arcades, check tickets of entry to theatres and cinemas and show people to their seats, operate rides at funfairs and theme parks, entertain and look after guests at holiday camps and supervise museums and art galleries.
What job titles use SOC code 9267?
GOV.UK lists: Arcade attendants, Cinema and theatre attendants, Event stewards, Gallery and museum attendants, Ride attendants, Leisure and theme park attendants 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.