SOC 2020 code 9139 · Elementary occupations

Elementary process plant occupations not elsewhere classified

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 9139

Not eligible

Elementary process plant occupations not elsewhere classified (SOC 9139) is not an eligible occupation for the Skilled Worker visa, so it cannot be sponsored on that route.

Going rate: None
Major group: 9

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 9139

The ONS coding index files 629 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.

Acetoner
Acid man (dyestuffs mfr)
Aerial rope-way man

Air cleaning plant attendant

Air conditioning plant attendant

Assistant craftsman (metal trades)

Autoclave unloader (ceramics)

Bale splitter (rubber goods mfr)

Bankman (rolling mill)

Banksman (blast furnace)

Bargain man (mine: not coal: above ground)

Battery attendant (mine: not coal)

Battery man (coke ovens)

Battery man (mine: not coal)

Battery room attendant

Battery topman (coke ovens)

Bellows man (shipbuilding)

Belt foreman (mine: not coal)

Belt operator (conveyor)

Beltman (patent fuel mfr)

Bench hand (printing)

Bench man (coke ovens)

Bench man (rolling mill)

Bender's mate (metal)

Blast furnace car driver

Blast furnace waterman

Bleaching powder man

Block minder (wire mfr)

Blockman (metal trades)

Blower house attendant

Body handler (vehicle mfr)

Boiler house trimmer

Boiler maker's assistant

Boiler maker's helper

Boiler smith's assistant

Boiler smith's helper

Boilermaker's holder-up

Bottom man (coke ovens)

Box filler (blast furnace)

Box hand (sugar refining)

Brakesman (blast furnace)

Breaker (blast or puddling furnace)

Breakerman (foundry)

Brusher (clothing mfr)

Brusher (metal file mfr)

Brusher-off (clothing mfr)

Bulk loader (petroleum distribution)

Bulking-floor labourer

Bunkerman (coal gas, coke ovens)

Bye turn man (steelworks)

Cable jointer's mate

Car attendant (steel mfr)

Carman (blast furnace)

Carrier (mine: not coal: below ground)

Cellarman (bacon, ham, meat curing)

Charge controller (metal mfr)

Charge weighman (foundry)

Charger driver (steelworks)

Charman (sugar refining)

Civil servant (nos: industrial)

Clay boy (metal mfr)

Coach maker's assistant

Coal controller (metal mfr)

Coal tipper (coal patent fuel mfr)

Coal tipper (steelworks)

Coke drawer (coke ovens)

Coke man (coke ovens)

Coke plant attendant

Coke quencher attendant

Collector (textile mfr)

Colour spreader's assistant

Condenser attendant (blast furnace)

Controller driver (steelworks)

Conveyor belt worker

Conveyor transfer point attendant

Copper smith's assistant

Copper worker (refining)

Craft assistant (railways)

Craft attendant (electricity supplier)

Craft auxiliary (dft)

Cutlery wiper (cutlery mfr)

Datal hand (mine: not coal)

Dauber (coal gas, coke ovens)

Deliverer (textile mfr)

Deliveryman (textile mfr)

Depotman (blast furnace)

Discharger (coal gas, coke ovens)

Distributor (manufacturing)

Dock man (ship repairing)

Dock worker (dry dock)

Door shutter (coke ovens)

Doorman (coke ovens)

Drainage plant attendant (mining)

Drawer (ceramics mfr)

Drawer (mine: not coal)

Dredger driver's mate

Driller's mate (shipbuilding)

Drying plant operator

Electric car driver (steelworks)

Electrical operator (rolling mill)

Electrician's assistant

Electrician's handyman

Electrician's helper

Sponsors advertising elementary process plant occupations not elsewhere classified jobs

Since October 2025 we read 10 adverts that we placed in this code from the job title, 9 of them still open, from 2 employers on the register of licensed sponsors. The median advertised salary was £34,275 (10 adverts with a salary).

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

Not for a new visa: 9

Employers with the most adverts

Where the jobs were, by city

Latest open adverts

Highways Maintenance Operative
Kier Group plc · Down End, Chieveley · £28,772 a year · Not for a new visa
Maintenance Operative
Kier Group plc · Wollaston, Wellingborough · £35,468 a year · Not for a new visa
Maintenance Operative
Kier Group plc · Holcot, Northampton · £33,082 a year · Not for a new visa
Highways Maintenance Operative
Kier Group plc · Nechells, Birmingham · £40,237 a year · Not for a new visa
Highways Maintenance Operative
Kier Group plc · Brixworth, Northampton · £36,334 a year · Not for a new visa
Highways Maintenance Operative
Kier Group plc · Bridgwater, Somerset · £31,254 a year · Not for a new visa
Maintenance Operative
Kier Group plc · Knuston, Wellingborough · £30,729 a year · Not for a new visa
Highways Maintenance Operative
Kier Group plc · Houndstone, Yeovil · £36,392 a year

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 9139

Can elementary process plant occupations not elsewhere classified be sponsored for a Skilled Worker visa?

Elementary process plant occupations not elsewhere classified (SOC 9139) 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 9139?

Appendix Skilled Occupations gives no going rate for this occupation.

Which job titles come under SOC code 9139?

The ONS coding index files 629 job titles under 9139, including acetoner, acid man, aerial rope-way man, air cleaning plant attendant, air conditioning plant attendant, aircraft worker, ammunition worker, asbestos worker. The employer chooses the code on the certificate of sponsorship from the job's duties, not its title.

Which licensed sponsors advertise elementary process plant occupations not elsewhere classified jobs?

Since October 2025 we read 10 adverts that we placed in SOC 9139, from 2 employers on the register. The most came from Kier Group plc (9), Thorlabs Limited (1).

What do employers advertise for elementary process plant occupations not elsewhere classified jobs?

The median advertised salary was £34,275 across 10 adverts that gave one.

· Not for a new visa