SOC 7213 Communication operators: Skilled Worker Eligibility and Going Rate | ImmigrationGPT
SOC 2020 code 7213 · Sales and customer service occupations
Communication operators
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 7213
Not eligible
Communication operators (SOC 7213) is not an eligible occupation for the Skilled Worker visa, so it cannot be sponsored on that route.
Going rate
None
Major group
7
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.
The ONS coding index files 73 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.
Control centre operator (sheltered/supported housing)
Control officer (ambulance service)
Control officer (fire service)
Control room assistant (emergency services)
Control room despatcher (emergency services)
Control room officer (emergency services)
Control room operator (emergency services)
Controller (radio)
Controller (taxi service)
Deployment officer (motoring organisation)
Despatcher (emergency services)
Dispatcher (air traffic control)
Dispatcher (emergency services)
Dispatcher (motoring organisation)
Dispatcher (taxi service)
Divisional controller (police service)
Emergency call handler
Emergency duty officer (welfare services)
Emergency medical adviser
Emergency medical dispatcher
Fire control officer (fire service)
Fire control operator (fire service)
Homecall operator
Lifeline operator
Marine signalman
Operator (radio relay service)
Patient transport service controller
Police radio officer
Port signalman
Radar observer (marine)
Radar operator
Radio controller
Radio despatcher
Radio dispatcher
Radio officer (aircraft)
Radio officer (government)
Radio officer (telecoms)
Radio operator
Radio overseer
Radio telephone operator
Taxi controller
Taxi dispatcher
Taxi office controller
Taxi operator
Telecommunications officer
Telecommunications operator
Telecommunications traffic officer
Telegraphist
Teleprinter operator
Teletype operator
Telex operator
Traffic assistant (telecoms)
Traffic officer (telecoms)
Tto (telecoms)
Sponsors advertising communication operators 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 7213
Can communication operators be sponsored for a Skilled Worker visa?
Communication operators (SOC 7213) 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 7213?
Appendix Skilled Occupations gives no going rate for this occupation.
Which job titles come under SOC code 7213?
The ONS coding index files 73 job titles under 7213, including air traffic assistant, air traffic control assistant, air traffic control clerk, ambulance control assistant, ambulance controller, announcer, bureau operator, cab controller. The employer chooses the code on the certificate of sponsorship from the job's duties, not its title.