SOC 2020 code 8112Not eligible
Textile process operatives: Skilled Worker visa salary
Textile process operatives (SOC 8112) 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 8112 include: Factory worker (clothing mfr), Hosiery worker, Machinist (rope, twine mfr), Process worker (textile mfr), Spinner (paper twine mfr).
Questions about SOC 8112
- What salary do textile process operatives need for a UK Skilled Worker visa?
- Textile process operatives (SOC 8112) 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
- 8111 Food, drink and tobacco process operativesNot eligible
- 8113 Chemical and related process operativesOnly if already on a Skilled Worker visa
- 8114 Plastics process operativesNot eligible
- 8115 Metal making and treating process operativesNot eligible
- 8119 Process operatives not elsewhere classifiedNot 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.