SOC 2020 code 8221 · Process, plant and machine operatives
Crane drivers
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 8221
Not eligible
Crane drivers (SOC 8221) 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 81 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.
Bank hand (coal mine)
Banker (mine: not coal)
Banksman (coal mine)
Banksman (mine: not coal)
Banksman (salt works)
Bottom hand (coal mine)
Bridge operator (coal mine)
Cable engine driver
Cage attendant
Cage hand (coal mine)
Cage winder (coal mine)
Cageman (mine: not coal)
Capstan hand (railways)
Capstan man
Crane driver
Crane hoister
Crane man
Sponsors advertising crane drivers 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 8221
Can crane drivers be sponsored for a Skilled Worker visa?
Crane drivers (SOC 8221) 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 8221?
Appendix Skilled Occupations gives no going rate for this occupation.
Which job titles come under SOC code 8221?
The ONS coding index files 81 job titles under 8221, including bank hand, banker, banksman, banksman, banksman, bottom hand, bridge operator, cable engine driver. The employer chooses the code on the certificate of sponsorship from the job's duties, not its title.