SOC 2020 code 6131 · Caring, leisure and other service occupations

Nursing auxiliaries 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 6131

Existing workers only

Since 22 July 2025, Nursing auxiliaries and assistants (SOC 6131) 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: None
Major group: 6

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 6131

The ONS coding index files 150 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.

Aid (hospital service)
Aide (hospital service)

Anaesthetic assistant

Ancillary worker (hospital service)

Attendant (hospital service)

Auxiliary bank nurse

Blood collector (hospital service)

Blood donor assistant

Blood donor attendant

Care assistant (hospital service)

Care worker (hospital service)

Carer (hospital service)

Chiropractic assistant

Clinical support worker

Clinical team assistant

Covid testing supervisor

Decontamination technician (hospital sterile supplies)

Donor carer (national health service blood and transplant)

First aid instructor

First aid room attendant

Hca (hospital service)

Hca (medical practice)

Health assistant (hospital service)

Health care assistant

Health care assistant (hospital service)

Health care assistant (medical practice)

Health care support worker

Health support worker (hospital service)

Healthcare assistant (hospital service)

Healthcare support worker

Healthcare worker (hospital service)

Hospital officer (prison service)

Hydrotherapy attendant

Imaging assistant (radiology)

Maternity care assistant

Maternity support worker

Medical room attendant

Mental health nursing assistant

Midwifery support worker

Night attendant (hospital service)

Occupational therapist assistant

Occupational therapy assistant

Occupational therapy helper

Occupational therapy support worker

Occupational therapy technical instructor

Occupational therapy technician

Operating department assistant

Operating theatre assistant

Operating theatre orderly

Orderly (hospital service)

Physiotherapy assistant

Physiotherapy helper

Physiotherapy technical instructor

Physiotherapy technician

Radiographer's assistant

Radiographer's helper

Radiography assistant

Rehabilitation assistant (hospital service)

School health assistant

Senior assistant (cssd)

Speech and language therapy assistant

Sterile service assistant

Sterile services assistant

Sterile services technician

Sterile technician (hospital sterile supplies)

Steriliser (hospital service)

Sterilising assistant

Sterilizer attendant (medical services)

Sterilizer operator (hospital service)

Support worker (hospital service)

Technical instructor (occupational therapy)

Technician (hospital sterile supplies)

Theatre assistant (hospital service)

Theatre attendant (hospital service)

Theatre health care assistant

Theatre orderly (hospital service)

Theatre support worker (hospital service)

Therapy assistant (occupational therapy)

Therapy support worker (occupational therapy)

Tray setter (hospital sterile supplies)

Sponsors advertising nursing auxiliaries and assistants jobs

Since October 2025 we read 156 adverts that we placed in this code from the job title, 140 of them still open, from 14 employers on the register of licensed sponsors. The median advertised salary was £25,760 (136 adverts with a salary).

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

Not for a new visa: 140

Employers with the most adverts

Where the jobs were, by city

Latest open adverts

Bank Care Assistant
Agincare UK Limited · YO71GT · £24,862 a year (from an hourly rate) · Not for a new visa
Care Assistant - Female Only
Agincare UK Limited · HR12TR · £24,862 a year (from an hourly rate) · Not for a new visa
Support Worker
Agincare UK Limited · PE68PA · £25,155 a year (from an hourly rate) · Not for a new visa
Support Worker
Agincare UK Limited · PE109QP · £25,155 a year (from an hourly rate) · Not for a new visa
Phlebotomist (part time)
Randox Laboratories Ltd. · Belfast, Northern Ireland · £25,437 a year · Not for a new visa
Care Assistant - Female Drivers Only
Agincare UK Limited · BN214RB · £27,300 to £28,275 a year (from an hourly rate) · Not for a new visa
Relief Support Worker
Creative Support Limited · Spennymoor, County Durham · £26,728 a year · Not for a new visa
Support Worker

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 6131

Can nursing auxiliaries and assistants be sponsored for a Skilled Worker visa?

What is the going rate for SOC 6131?

Appendix Skilled Occupations gives no going rate for this occupation.

Which job titles come under SOC code 6131?

The ONS coding index files 150 job titles under 6131, including aid, aide, anaesthetic assistant, ancillary nurse, ancillary worker, assistant nurse, attendant, auxiliary bank nurse. The employer chooses the code on the certificate of sponsorship from the job's duties, not its title.

Which licensed sponsors advertise nursing auxiliaries and assistants jobs?

Since October 2025 we read 156 adverts that we placed in SOC 6131, from 14 employers on the register. The most came from Agincare UK Limited (79), Randox Laboratories Ltd. (21), Creative Support Limited (19).

What do employers advertise for nursing auxiliaries and assistants jobs?

The median advertised salary was £25,760 across 136 adverts that gave one.

Creative Support Limited · Blackpool, Lancashire · £27,976 a year · Not for a new visa