Nursing auxiliaries and assistantsNote: For Skilled Worker purposes, SOC 2020 occupation code 6131 only applies to roles in environments where registered nurse or other registered healthcare professional roles also exist.
Occupation · SOC 2020 6131 · United Kingdom
- SOC 2020 code
- 6131
- Going rate (Table 1, options A and D)
- See relevant pay band in Table 4
- On the Immigration Salary List
- Yes
- Sponsored work visas 2025, minor group 613
- 3,179
Going rateSee relevant pay band in Table 4Table 1
Year by year
Data as at Immigration Rules, 11 Nov 2025
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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 3a | See relevant pay band in Table 4 | — |
Example job titles (non-exclusive)
- Auxiliary nurse
- Health care assistant (hospital service)
- Health care support worker
- Nursing assistant
- Nursing auxiliary
Source: Immigration Rules, Appendix Skilled Occupations and Appendix Immigration Salary List (GOV.UK)Data as at 11 Nov 2025
Immigration Salary List
This occupation is on the Immigration Salary List (lower salary threshold and fee).
| Criteria | England | Scotland | Wales | Northern Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6131 Nursing auxiliaries and assistants – all jobsNote: For Skilled Worker purposes, SOC 2020 occupation code 6131 only applies to roles in environments where registered nurse or other registered healthcare professional roles also exist. | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Source: Immigration Rules, Appendix Skilled Occupations and Appendix Immigration Salary List (GOV.UK)Data as at 11 Nov 2025
Sponsored work visas, minor group 613
Home Office grants for SOC 2020 minor group 613 (Caring Personal Services); unit-group detail is published only for part of the data.
Visas granted by year (minor group)
Data table
| 2021 | 3,721 |
| 2022 | 37,394 |
| 2023 | 108,099 |
| 2024 | 9,648 |
| 2025 | 3,179 |
| 2026 | 21 |
- Health and Care Worker160,930
- Charity Worker (previously Tier 5)864
- Skilled Worker237
- Government Authorised Exchange (previously Tier 5)19
- Religious Worker (previously Tier 5)10
- International Agreement (previously Tier 5)2
- Pakistan78
- India73
- Nigeria46
- Philippines17
- Sri Lanka17
- Ghana16
- Zimbabwe12
- Nepal5
- Bangladesh4
- Sierra Leone3
Source: Home Office, Immigration system statistics (year ending June 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0Data as at Jun 2026
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