SOC 2020 code 3221Only if already on a Skilled Worker visa
Youth and community workers: Skilled Worker visa salary
Since 22 July 2025, jobs in SOC 3221 (youth and community workers) can no longer be sponsored for new Skilled Worker applicants. People who already held a Skilled Worker visa before then can still be sponsored in this occupation if they're paid at least £41,700 a year.
What this covers
Job titles in SOC 3221 include: Community workers, Family support workers, Youth workers (excludes youth work professionals).
Questions about SOC 3221
- What salary do youth and community workers need for a UK Skilled Worker visa?
- Since 22 July 2025, jobs in SOC 3221 (youth and community workers) can no longer be sponsored for new Skilled Worker applicants. People who already held a Skilled Worker visa before then can still be sponsored in this occupation if they're paid at least £41,700 a year.
- Who decides which occupation code a job uses?
- Your sponsor chooses the SOC 2020 code when it assigns your certificate of sponsorship. It must match the job's actual duties, not just its title.
Related occupations
- 3222 Child and early years officersOnly if already on a Skilled Worker visa
- 3223 Housing officersOnly if already on a Skilled Worker visa
- 3224 CounsellorsOnly if already on a Skilled Worker visa
- 3229 Welfare and housing associate professionals not elsewhere classifiedOnly if already on a Skilled Worker visa
Source: Immigration Rules Appendix Skilled Occupations and the Temporary Shortage List on GOV.UK, as of 13 October 2026. A guide, not immigration advice: PhD discounts, the Immigration Salary List and pre-April-2024 transitional rates aren't covered.