SOC 2020 code 4217Not eligible
Typists and related keyboard occupations: Skilled Worker visa salary
Typists and related keyboard occupations (SOC 4217) jobs cannot be sponsored for a Skilled Worker, Global Business Mobility or Scale-up visa, whatever the salary.
What this covers
Job titles in SOC 4217 include: Audio typist, Transcriber, Typist, Typist-clerk.
Questions about SOC 4217
- What salary do typists and related keyboard occupations need for a UK Skilled Worker visa?
- Typists and related keyboard occupations (SOC 4217) jobs cannot be sponsored for a Skilled Worker, Global Business Mobility or Scale-up visa, whatever the salary.
- 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
- 4211 Medical secretariesNot eligible
- 4212 Legal secretariesNot eligible
- 4213 School secretariesNot eligible
- 4214 Company secretaries and administratorsOnly if already on a Skilled Worker visa
- 4215 Personal assistants and other secretariesOnly if already on a Skilled Worker visa
- 4216 ReceptionistsNot eligible
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.