SOC 2020 code 4131 · Administrative and secretarial occupations

Records clerks and assistants

Whether this occupation can be sponsored for a Skilled Worker visa, its going rate, the job titles filed under the code, and the licensed sponsors advertising these jobs.

Skilled Worker rules for SOC 4131

Not eligible

Records clerks and assistants (SOC 4131) is not an eligible occupation for the Skilled Worker visa, so it cannot be sponsored on that route.

Going rate: None
Major group: 4

Annual salaries for a 37.5-hour week, from Appendix Skilled Occupations (updated 3 Aug 2026).

Appendix Skilled Occupations gives no going rate for this occupation.

Sources: Appendix Skilled Occupations, Skilled Worker salary rules, when you can be paid less.

Job titles under SOC 4131

The ONS coding index files 198 job titles under this code. A note in brackets is the setting the title applies to: the same title can sit under another code elsewhere. The code on a certificate of sponsorship follows the job’s duties, so check them with CASCOT or the employer.

Actuarial clerk
Admin clerk (hospital service)
Administration clerk

Administrator (appointments)

Admissions assistant

Appointment coordinator

Banking correspondent

Booking office clerk

Buyer's admin assistant

Buyer's administration assistant

Buying admin assistant

Buying administration assistant

Buying administrator

Checker (building construction)

Checker (oil refining)

Checker (wholesale, retail trade)

Civilian fingerprint officer

Clerical officer (hospital service)

Clerk (advertising, publicity)

Clerk (hospital service)

Clerk-typist (college)

Clerk-typist (university)

Compliance administrator

Conference administrator

Contract administrator

Contracts administrator

Contracts controller

Conveyancing administrator

Conveyancing assistant

Correspondence assistant

Correspondence clerk

Coupon checker (competitions)

Courts administrator

Criminal exhibits officer

Documentation controller

Employment agency interviewer

Employment assistant

Establishment assistant

Events administrator

Evidential property officer (police service)

Examinations administrator

Examinations officer (education)

Exams officer (education)

Export administrator

Fingerprint assistant

Health records clerk

Justices clerk's assistant

Letter administrator (po)

Lettings administrator

Litigation assistant

Medical records administrator

Medical records clerk

Medical records officer

Pathway coordinator (hospital service)

Patient access officer

Patient administrator

Patient care adviser

Patient experience administrator

Patient pathway coordinator

Patient service adviser

Practice administrator

Practice coordinator

Prescription administrator

Procurement administrator

Procurement assistant

Procurement expeditor

Production assistant (publishing)

Production control assistant

Production control clerk

Production control officer

Production scheduler

Properties officer (police service)

Property assistant (property management)

Property management assistant

Property officer (police service)

Publishing room assistant

Purchase administrator

Purchasing administrator

Purchasing assistant

Purchasing expeditor

Quality assurance assistant (clerical)

Quality assurance clerk

Quality control assistant (clerical)

Quality control clerk

Recorder (milk testing)

Registrar's assistant

Solicitor's assistant

Statistical officer (electricity supplier)

Statistical officer (gas supplier)

Tape summariser (police service)

Technical administrator

Time study assistant

Waiting list clerk (hospital service)

Waiting list coordinator (hospital service)

Work study assistant

Sponsors advertising records clerks and assistants jobs

Since October 2025 we read 6 adverts that we placed in this code from the job title, 5 of them still open, from 5 employers on the register of licensed sponsors. The median advertised salary was £30,000 (6 adverts with a salary).

Open adverts checked against the employer, occupation and salary rules for a new visa:

Not for a new visa: 5

Employers with the most adverts

Where the jobs were, by city

Latest open adverts

Health Records Clerk
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board · Duffryn, Newport · £26,300 a year · Not for a new visa
Clerical Officer- Theatre
NHS Scotland · UK · £62,535 a year · Not for a new visa
Technical Administrator
Kier Group plc · Stanmer, Brighton · £39,425 a year · Not for a new visa
Quality and Good Practice Coordinator
Creative Support Limited · Stockport, Greater Manchester · £30,000 a year · Not for a new visa
Data Administrator and Exams Officer
Aldridge Education · Brighton · £19,837 to £20,791 a year · Not for a new visa

From Appendix Skilled Occupations and the Temporary Shortage List (GOV.UK), the ONS SOC 2020 coding index, and job adverts we read and match to the Home Office register. We place an advert in a code from its title, so some adverts may be in the wrong code. Whether a person can be sponsored also depends on their own circumstances. This page is information, not immigration advice. Profile built 7 Oct 2026.

Questions about SOC 4131

Can records clerks and assistants be sponsored for a Skilled Worker visa?

Records clerks and assistants (SOC 4131) is not an eligible occupation for the Skilled Worker visa, so it cannot be sponsored on that route.

What is the going rate for SOC 4131?

Appendix Skilled Occupations gives no going rate for this occupation.

Which job titles come under SOC code 4131?

The ONS coding index files 198 job titles under 4131, including actuarial clerk, admin clerk, administration clerk, administrator, admission officer, admissions assistant, admissions clerk, admissions officer. The employer chooses the code on the certificate of sponsorship from the job's duties, not its title.

Which licensed sponsors advertise records clerks and assistants jobs?

Since October 2025 we read 6 adverts that we placed in SOC 4131, from 5 employers on the register. The most came from Aneurin Bevan University Health Board (1), Kier Group plc (1), Creative Support Limited (1).

What do employers advertise for records clerks and assistants jobs?

The median advertised salary was £30,000 across 6 adverts that gave one.