SOC 2020 code 9264 · Elementary occupations

Waiters and waitresses

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 9264

Not eligible

Waiters and waitresses (SOC 9264) 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 9264

The ONS coding index files 55 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.

Busser
Canteen steward
Catering steward
Conference and banqueting assistant
Dining car attendant

Food and beverage assistant

Food and beverage associate

Front of house assistant (public house)

Front of house assistant (restaurant)

Front of house staff (public house)

Front of house staff (restaurant)

Front of house team member (public house)

Front of house team member (restaurant)

Hospitality assistant

Hostess (fast food outlet)

Hostess (public house, restaurant)

Party hostess (fast food outlet)

Party organiser (fast food outlet)

Restaurant car attendant

Room service assistant (hotel)

Room service attendant

Runner (public house)

Shift runner (fast food outlet)

Ship steward (catering)

Silver service waiter

Silver service waitress

Steward (shipping: catering)

Steward (university: catering)

Sponsors advertising waiters and waitresses 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 9264

Can waiters and waitresses be sponsored for a Skilled Worker visa?

Waiters and waitresses (SOC 9264) 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 9264?

Appendix Skilled Occupations gives no going rate for this occupation.

Which job titles come under SOC code 9264?

The ONS coding index files 55 job titles under 9264, including busser, canteen steward, catering steward, conference and banqueting assistant, dining car attendant, dining car steward, food and beverage assistant, food and beverage associate. The employer chooses the code on the certificate of sponsorship from the job's duties, not its title.