SOC 2020 code 5441 · Skilled trades occupations

Glass and ceramics makers, decorators and finishers

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 5441

Existing workers only

Since 22 July 2025, Glass and ceramics makers, decorators and finishers (SOC 5441) can only be sponsored for people who were granted Skilled Worker permission under the rules in place before that date and have held it continuously since.

Going rate: £33,400
New entrant rate: £33,400
Major group: 5

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

The going rate in Appendix Skilled Occupations is £33,400 a year for a 37.5-hour week. It applies to people who can still be sponsored in this occupation.

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

Job titles under SOC 5441

The ONS coding index files 408 job titles under this code; the first 200 alphabetically are below. 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.

Acid worker (ceramics mfr)

Aerograph sprayer (ceramics)

Aerographing decorator (ceramics mfr)

Aerographing stenciller (ceramics mfr)

Artificial eye maker (glass)

Artist (ceramics decorating)

Artist (glass decorating)

Automatic dipper (ceramics mfr)

Ball maker (glass mfr)

Bander (ceramics mfr)

Batter (pottery mfr)

Beveller (glass mfr)

Blacker (ceramics mfr)

Block maker (ceramics mfr)

Blower (ceramics mfr)

Blowpipe worker (quartz glass)

Bottle maker (stoneware)

Bowl maker (ceramics mfr)

Breaker-off (glass mfr)

Brick dresser (brick mfr)

Brilliant cutter (glass mfr)

Brusher (ceramics mfr)

Bulb blower (lamp, valve)

Bumper (ceramics mfr)

Burner-off (glass mfr)

Burnisher (ceramics mfr)

Caster (ceramics mfr)

Cellulose sprayer (ceramics mfr)

Cementer (ceramics mfr)

Centerer and edger (lens mfr)

Ceramics manufacturer

Chairman (glass mfr)

Chipper (ceramics mfr)

Chummer-in (ceramics mfr)

Cleaner (ceramics mfr)

Colour labeller (glassware)

Colour sprayer (ceramics mfr)

Colour sprayer (glass mfr)

Contact lens technician

Cover maker (ceramics mfr)

Crucible finisher (plumbago)

Crucible maker's assistant

Cut-off man (glass mfr)

Cutter (ceramics mfr)

Cutting shop foreman (glass mfr)

Decorator (ceramics)

Diamond cutter (glass mfr)

Dipper (ceramics mfr)

Dust presser (ceramics mfr)

Duster (ceramics mfr)

Edger (ceramics mfr)

Electric porcelain turner

Electrical press emptier

Embosser (glass mfr)

Emery wheel grinder (glass mfr)

Enamel sprayer (ceramics mfr)

Enameller (ceramics mfr)

Engraver (ceramics mfr)

Engraver (glass mfr)

Etcher (ceramics mfr)

Fettler (ceramics mfr)

Filler (ceramics mfr)

Fine polisher (glass)

Finisher (ceramics mfr)

Finisher (glass mfr)

Finisher (plaster cast mfr)

Finisher (refractory goods mfr)

Flange maker (electric lamp mfr)

Flat grinder (glass)

Flat presser (ceramics mfr)

Flattener (glass mfr)

Flower maker (ceramics mfr)

Foreman (ceramics mfr)

Form maker (ceramics mfr)

Froster (electric lamp mfr)

Gas fire radiant maker

Gatherer (glass mfr)

Gilder (ceramics mfr)

Glass house foreman (glass mfr)

Glass polisher's attendant

Glass stopper grinder

Glazer (ceramics mfr)

Gold burnisher (ceramics mfr)

Gold liner (ceramics mfr)

Gold polisher (ceramics mfr)

Grinder (ceramics mfr)

Grinder and polisher (optical goods mfr)

Hand moulder (ceramics mfr)

Sponsors advertising glass and ceramics makers, decorators and finishers jobs

We have not read an advert we could place in this code since October 2025. We read visa sponsorship adverts from Reed and Adzuna every 4 hours.

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 5441

Can glass and ceramics makers, decorators and finishers be sponsored for a Skilled Worker visa?

What is the going rate for SOC 5441?

The going rate in Appendix Skilled Occupations is £33,400 a year for a 37.5-hour week. It applies to people who can still be sponsored in this occupation.

Which job titles come under SOC code 5441?

The ONS coding index files 408 job titles under 5441, including acid worker, aerograph decorator, aerograph sprayer, aerographer, aerographing decorator, aerographing stenciller, archman, artificial eye maker. The employer chooses the code on the certificate of sponsorship from the job's duties, not its title.