SOC 2020 code 8135Not eligible
Printing machine assistants: Skilled Worker visa salary
Printing machine assistants (SOC 8135) 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 8135 include: Finishing operative (printing), Lithographer (printing), Machinist (printing), Print operator, Printer’s assistant.
Questions about SOC 8135
- What salary do printing machine assistants need for a UK Skilled Worker visa?
- Printing machine assistants (SOC 8135) 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
- 8131 Paper and wood machine operativesNot eligible
- 8132 Mining and quarry workers and related operativesNot eligible
- 8133 Energy plant operativesFrom £41,700
- 8134 Water and sewerage plant operativesOnly if already on a Skilled Worker visa
- 8139 Plant and machine 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.