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 9252
Not eligible
Warehouse operatives (SOC 9252) 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.
The ONS coding index files 188 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.
Amazon associate (warehousing)
Assembler (wholesale, retail trade)
Associate
(warehousing)
Baggage master
Barge loading attendant
Bobbin counter
Bond worker
Bonded store and vault keeper
Caller-over (glass mfr)
Cask handler
Cellarman (textile mfr)
Cellarman (wine merchants)
Cellarman (wine mfr)
Chamberman (cold storage)
Checker (warehousing)
Checker and weigher
Cold storage hand
Cold store operative
Cold store operator
Cold store worker
Collector of parts
Cotton room man
Cotton room worker
Counter (printing)
Counter (textile mfr)
Counter-off
Counterman (chemicals)
Counterman (drugs)
Counterman (wool warehouse)
Depot worker
Despatch assistant
Despatch hand
Despatch man (bakery)
Despatch operative
Despatch operator
Despatch worker
Despatcher
Die keeper
Discharger (docks)
Dispatch hand
Dispatch man (bakery)
Dispatch operative
Dispatch worker
Dispatcher
Drug room man
Elevator man (goods)
Fc associate
Freight handler (warehousing)
Fulfilment associate
Furniture repository keeper
Giver-out
Goods checker
Goods despatch
Goods despatcher
Goods dispatcher
Goods elevator attendant
Goods inwards checker
Goods-in operative (warehousing)
Granary keeper
Grey room hand
Grey room man
Grocer's assembler
Intake man
Issuer
Labourer (builders' merchants)
Labourer (warehousing)
Leading hand (warehousing)
Lifter (warehousing)
Linen keeper
Linen maid
Load assembler
Load checker
Loader
Loader and unloader
Loading bay assistant
Loading bay operative
Logistics operative
Logistics operator
Looker-out (ophthalmic lenses)
Looker-up (footwear)
Magazine keeper
Material man
Number taker
Oil cellarman
Operations assistant (warehousing)
Order assembler
Order filler
Order man
Order picker
Order room hand
Order sorter (mail order house)
Ordnance storeman
Parcel sorter (warehousing)
Partsman
Pattern keeper
Pattern room hand
Pattern room man
Pattern room worker
Picker (engineering)
Picker (warehousing)
Picker-packer (warehousing)
Piece numberer
Piece taker-in (textile mfr)
Powder man
Racker
Receiver
Selector (government)
Set carrier
Silo attendant
Silo worker
Slate picker
Sortation associate (warehousing)
Spares selector (vehicle mfr)
Stacker and packer
Stationery keeper
Stevedore assistant
Stock checker
Stock control operator
Stock feeder
Stock filler
Stock handler (transport)
Stock handler (warehousing)
Stock keeper
Stock picker
Stock room attendant
Stock room man
Stock room worker
Stock taker (rolling mill)
Stocker (tinplate mfr)
Stockman (manufacturing)
Stockroom man
Stocktaker (rolling mill)
Store assistant
Store attendant
Store holder
Store keeper
Store keeper's assistant
Store keeper-clerk
Store room man
Storehand
Storehouseman
Storekeeper's labourer
Storeman
Storer
Storeroom man
Stores assistant
Stores attendant
Stores checker
Stores labourer
Stores selector
Storesman
Storesperson
Stower (warehousing)
Supplies assistant
Supply worker (retail trade)
Supports checker
Team member (warehousing)
Timber checker
Timber tallyman
Tool keeper
Tool minder
Vault keeper
Warehouse assembler
Warehouse assistant
Warehouse associate
Warehouse colleague
Warehouse hand
Warehouse labourer
Warehouse loader
Warehouse man
Warehouse operative
Warehouse operator
Warehouse picker
Warehouse porter
Warehouse staff
Warehouse team member
Warehouse worker
Warehouseman
Warehouseman's assistant
Warehouser
Weft man
Weft room man
Yard assistant
Yard man
Yard operative
Yard worker
Yardman
Yardsman
Sponsors advertising warehouse operatives jobs
Since October 2025 we read 3 adverts that we placed in this code from the job title, 3 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:
Knowles Logistics · March · £24,784 to £27,436 a year (from an hourly rate) · 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 9252
Can warehouse operatives be sponsored for a Skilled Worker visa?
Warehouse operatives (SOC 9252) 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 9252?
Appendix Skilled Occupations gives no going rate for this occupation.
Which job titles come under SOC code 9252?
The ONS coding index files 188 job titles under 9252, including amazon associate, assembler, associate, baggage master, barge loading attendant, bobbin counter, bond worker, bonded store and vault keeper. The employer chooses the code on the certificate of sponsorship from the job's duties, not its title.
Which licensed sponsors advertise warehouse operatives jobs?
Since October 2025 we read 3 adverts that we placed in SOC 9252, from 1 employers on the register. The most came from ForFarmers UK Limited (1).