Can you get a UK Skilled Worker visa for a job in “other elementary services occupations not elsewhere classified”?
No. You cannot get a UK Skilled Worker visa for a job in “other elementary services occupations not elsewhere classified” (SOC 9269).
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 9269 (Other elementary services 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 | Other elementary services 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 | 92 Elementary administration and service occupations › 926 Other elementary services occupations |
Job titles under SOC 9269
GOV.UK lists these related job titles:
- Bingo callers and assistants
- Clairvoyants, mediums and astrologers
- Stagehands
- Turnstile operators
- Other elementary service occupations not elsewhere classified
More job titles from the ONS SOC 2020 index (6)
- Bingo caller
- Cloak room attendant
- Hotel assistant
- Night porter
- Porter (residential buildings)
- Stage hand (entertainment)
What the job involves
Job holders in this unit group perform a variety of elementary services occupations not elsewhere classified in minor group 926: Other elementary services occupations.
Typical tasks
- Assists hotel guests with luggage etc. on arrival and departure, keeps entrance lobby tidy, deals with guests’ enquiries
- Assists in the movement of scenery and other stage equipment
- Divines and tells fortunes by various means
- Loads numbered balls into bingo machine, starts machine, removes balls and reads numbers, and checks winning bingo cards against numbers drawn
- Examines and collects tickets at harbours, piers and similar thoroughfares or establishments not elsewhere classified
- Collects payment, issues tickets and monitors the use of bathing huts, changing rooms, bath houses and deck chairs
- Receives clothing, luggage and other articles, collects fee and issues ticket and returns item to deposit or on presentation of receipt
- Dances in adult entertainment establishments
Typical entry routes and qualifications
There are no formal academic entry requirements. Training is typically received on-the-job. NVQs/SVQs are available in some areas.
Description: ONS SOC 2020 Volume 1.
Questions about SOC 9269
Can you get a UK Skilled Worker visa for a job in “other elementary services occupations not elsewhere classified”?
No. You cannot get a UK Skilled Worker visa for a job in “other elementary services occupations not elsewhere classified” (SOC 9269). SOC 2020 code 9269 (Other elementary services 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 9269?
9269 is the SOC 2020 code for Other elementary services occupations not elsewhere classified. Job holders in this unit group perform a variety of elementary services occupations not elsewhere classified in minor group 926: Other elementary services occupations.
What job titles use SOC code 9269?
GOV.UK lists: Bingo callers and assistants, Clairvoyants, mediums and astrologers, Stagehands, Turnstile operators, Other elementary 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.