Animal care services occupations not elsewhere classified
Occupation · SOC 2020 6129 · United Kingdom
- SOC 2020 code
- 6129
- Going rate (Table 1, options A and D)
- £33,400 (£17.13 per hour)
- On the Immigration Salary List
- Yes
- Sponsored work visas 2025, minor group 612
- 293
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Going rates
Minimum salaries by table of Appendix Skilled Occupations (per year, 37.5-hour week). Which table applies depends on the route and option.
| Table | Going rate | PhD points |
|---|---|---|
| Table 1a | £33,400 (£17.13 per hour) | No |
| Table 2aa | £25,000 (£12.82 per hour) | No |
Example job titles (non-exclusive)
- Animal boarding assistants
- Animal breeders
- Animal groomers
- Animal trainers (excludes performing animals)
- Animal walkers
- Animal welfare workers
- Stable workers
- Veterinary assistants
- Zookeepers
- Animal care services occupations not elsewhere classified
Immigration Salary List
This occupation is on the Immigration Salary List (lower salary threshold and fee).
| Criteria | England | Scotland | Wales | Northern Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6129 Animal care services occupations not elsewhere classified – only racing grooms, stallion handlers, stud grooms, stud hands, stud handlers and work riders | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Sponsored work visas, minor group 612
Home Office grants for SOC 2020 minor group 612 (Animal Care and Control Services); unit-group detail is published only for part of the data.
Visas granted by year (minor group)
Data table
| 2021 | 131 |
| 2022 | 214 |
| 2023 | 301 |
| 2024 | 335 |
| 2025 | 293 |
| 2026 | 149 |
- Skilled Worker734
- International Sportsperson521
- Creative and Sporting (previously Tier 5)101
- Creative Worker33
- Government Authorised Exchange (previously Tier 5)22
- Charity Worker (previously Tier 5)7
- India349
- Pakistan106
- Philippines7
- Algeria4
- South Africa4
- United States4
- Zimbabwe3
- Israel3
- Germany3
- Spain3
Compared with other occupations
The going rate for Animal care services occupations not elsewhere classified (Table 1 where listed) is £25,000 a year, #229 highest of 277 eligible occupations and 16.7% below the median going rate of £30,000.
- Going rate (Table 1 where listed)
- £25,000
- Median going rate, all occupations
- £30,000
- Rank (highest first)
- 229 of 277
- Occupations on the Immigration Salary List
- 25
- Animal care services occupations not elsewhere classified25,000
- Early education and childcare assistants25,000
- Childminders25,000
- Playworkers25,000
- Houseparents and residential wardens25,000
- Care workers and home carers – Jobs with a working location in England are only eligible in this SOC 2020 occupation code where the sponsor holds registration with the Care Quality Commission and is currently carrying on a regulated activity.Eligibility for Skilled Worker applicants to be sponsored in this SOC 2020 occupation code is restricted, as set out in SW 6.1B of Appendix Skilled Worker.Note: private households or individuals (other than sole traders sponsoring someone to work for their business) cannot sponsor Skilled Worker applicants.25,000
- Senior care workers – Jobs with a working location in England are only eligible in this SOC 2020 occupation code where the sponsor holds registration with the Care Quality Commission and is currently carrying on a regulated activity.Eligibility for Skilled Worker applicants to be sponsored in this SOC 2020 occupation code is restricted, as set out in SW 6.1B of Appendix Skilled Worker.25,000
- Nannies and au pairs31,300
- Teaching assistants23,656
- Educational support assistants23,656
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