SOC 8141 Assemblers (electrical and electronic products): Skilled Worker Eligibility and Going Rate | ImmigrationGPT
SOC 2020 code 8141 · Process, plant and machine operatives
Assemblers (electrical and electronic products)
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 8141
Not eligible
Assemblers (electrical and electronic products) (SOC 8141) is not an eligible occupation for the Skilled Worker visa, so it cannot be sponsored on that route.
Going rate
None
Major group
8
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 155 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.
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Sponsors advertising assemblers (electrical and electronic products) jobs
Since October 2025 we read 3 adverts that we placed in this code from the job title, 1 of them still open, from 1 employer on the register of licensed sponsors.
Open adverts checked against the employer, occupation and salary rules for a new visa:
Thorlabs Limited · Ely, Cambridgeshire · £26,382 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 8141
Can assemblers (electrical and electronic products) be sponsored for a Skilled Worker visa?
Assemblers (electrical and electronic products) (SOC 8141) 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 8141?
Appendix Skilled Occupations gives no going rate for this occupation.
Which job titles come under SOC code 8141?
The ONS coding index files 155 job titles under 8141, including accumulator assembler, aerial assembler, aerial engineer, aligner, apparatus assembler, armature assembler, armature bander, armature binder. The employer chooses the code on the certificate of sponsorship from the job's duties, not its title.
Which licensed sponsors advertise assemblers (electrical and electronic products) jobs?
Since October 2025 we read 3 adverts that we placed in SOC 8141, from 1 employers on the register. The most came from Thorlabs Limited (3).