SOC 2020 code 9253 · Elementary occupations

Delivery operatives

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 9253

Not eligible

Delivery operatives (SOC 9253) 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 9253

The ONS coding index files 65 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.

Attendant (road goods vehicles)
Baggage man
Bummaree
Coal porter
Crane attendant

Questions about SOC 9253

Can delivery operatives be sponsored for a Skilled Worker visa?

Delivery operatives (SOC 9253) 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 9253?

Appendix Skilled Occupations gives no going rate for this occupation.

Which job titles come under SOC code 9253?

The ONS coding index files 65 job titles under 9253, including attendant, baggage man, bummaree, coal porter, crane attendant, crane driver's assistant, crane driver's mate, crane follower. The employer chooses the code on the certificate of sponsorship from the job's duties, not its title.

Crane driver's assistant

Driver's assistant (road transport)

Dumper driver's assistant

Furniture remover's assistant

Gulley emptier's mate

Humper (meat market)

Humper (slaughterhouse)

Labourer (haulage contractor)

Lorry driver's assistant

Night porter (market)

Pitcher (meat market)

Porter (manufacturing)

Puller-back (meat market)

Timber porter (furniture mfr)

Timber porter (timber yard)

Transport man (docks)

Transport worker (docks)

Transport worker (waterways)

Van driver's assistant

Sponsors advertising delivery operatives 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.