SOC 2020 code 9263 · Elementary occupations

Kitchen and catering assistants

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 9263

Not eligible

Kitchen and catering assistants (SOC 9263) 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 9263

The ONS coding index files 176 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.

Assistant (catering)
Attendant (catering)
Bar assistant

Bar attendant (non-alcoholic)

Canteen maid (schools)

Canteen staff assistant

Catering service assistant

Catering services assistant

Cook house assistant

Counter assistant (cafe)

Counter assistant (catering)

Counter assistant (fast food outlet)

Counter service assistant (catering)

Counter staff (fast food outlet)

Counterman (catering)

Crew member (fast food outlet)

Crew trainer (fast food outlet)

Csa (fast food outlet)

Customer assistant (catering)

Customer assistant (fast food outlet)

Customer care assistant (fast food outlet)

Customer experience leader (fast food outlet)

Customer service assistant (fast food outlet)

Despatch man (catering)

Dining hall assistant

Dining hall attendant

Dining room assistant

Dining room attendant

Dinner lady (preparing, serving food)

Dinnerlady (preparing, serving food)

Dispatch man (catering)

Dispenser (food and beverages)

Fish frier's assistant

Food assistant (catering)

Food assistant (fast food)

Food preparation assistant

Food service assistant

Front of house assistant (catering)

Front of house staff (catering)

Front of house team member (catering)

General assistant (catering)

General assistant (school meals)

Glass washer (hotels, catering, public houses)

Hostess (hospital service)

Lunchtime assistant (preparing, serving food)

Mealtime assistant (preparing, serving food)

Pan man (hotels, catering, public houses)

Pizza maker (fast food)

Plate cleaner (catering)

Plate man (hotels, catering, public houses)

Pot washer (hotels, catering, public houses)

Potman (hotels, catering, public houses)

Production assistant (catering)

Refreshment room attendant

Refreshments trolleyman

Restaurant assistant

Retail assistant (fast food outlet)

School meals assistant

School meals attendant

School meals organiser

Server (school meals)

Servery assistant (preparing, serving food)

Service hand (catering)

Service worker (school meals)

Serving assistant (catering)

Shop assistant (fast food outlet)

Silver cleaner (domestic service)

Silver cleaner (hotels, catering, public houses)

Silver polisher (hotels, catering, public houses)

Steam hand (catering)

Still man (hotels, catering, public houses)

Still room assistant

Still room attendant

Still room man (hotels, catering, public houses)

Stillroom man (hotels, catering, public houses)

Store assistant (fast food outlet)

Team member (fast food outlet)

Training squad member

Trolley boy (catering)

Ward host (hospital service)

Washer-up (hotels, catering, public houses)

Sponsors advertising kitchen and catering assistants jobs

Since October 2025 we read 28 adverts that we placed in this code from the job title, 14 of them still open, from 6 employers on the register of licensed sponsors. The median advertised salary was £20,001 (27 adverts with a salary).

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

Not for a new visa: 14

Employers with the most adverts

Where the jobs were, by city

Latest open adverts

Kitchen Assistant
TRIDENT HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS LIMITED · TN150AE · £27,300 to £28,138 a year (from an hourly rate) · Not for a new visa
Catering Assistants
Exemplar Health Care · WF102PY · £25,350 a year (from an hourly rate) · Not for a new visa
Catering Assistants
Exemplar Health Care · Coalville · Not for a new visa
Barista / Cafe Assistant
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust · UK · £64,446 a year · Not for a new visa
Catering Assistant (Part Time)(Term Time)(Kier Hardie PS) - REQ06711 - 487232
North Lanarkshire Council · Newarthill, Motherwell · £20,001 to £30,000 a year · Not for a new visa
Catering Assistant (Part Time)(Term Time)(Orbiston Community Hub) - REQ06707 - 487054
North Lanarkshire Council · Bellshill, North Lanarkshire · £20,001 to £30,000 a year · Not for a new visa
Catering Assistant (Part Time)(Petersburn FLC) - REQ06709 - 487076
North Lanarkshire Council · UK · £20,001 to £30,000 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 9263

Can kitchen and catering assistants be sponsored for a Skilled Worker visa?

Kitchen and catering assistants (SOC 9263) 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 9263?

Appendix Skilled Occupations gives no going rate for this occupation.

Which job titles come under SOC code 9263?

The ONS coding index files 176 job titles under 9263, including assistant, attendant, bar assistant, bar attendant, buffet attendant, buffet maid, buttery assistant, cafe assistant. The employer chooses the code on the certificate of sponsorship from the job's duties, not its title.

Which licensed sponsors advertise kitchen and catering assistants jobs?

Since October 2025 we read 28 adverts that we placed in SOC 9263, from 6 employers on the register. The most came from North Lanarkshire Council (18), Exemplar Health Care (5), Bristol NHS Foundation Trust (1).

What do employers advertise for kitchen and catering assistants jobs?

The median advertised salary was £20,001 across 27 adverts that gave one.

· Not for a new visa

Kitchen Assistant - Mossbank Primary School - SIC08955

Shetland Islands Council · Mossbank, Shetland Islands · £20,001 to £30,000 a year · Not for a new visa