Tier 2 Shortage Occupation List Government-approved version: 16 March 2011

In addition to this shortage occupation list, Sponsors must also refer to the Tier 2 codes of practice for detailed information about occupations, appropriate salary rates, and the evidence they need to keep to show that the shortage occupation criteria have been met. SOC codes relate to the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) 2000. For official job descriptions relating to four-digit occupations in SOC 2000, please refer to the SOC 2000 Structure and descriptions of unit groups, published by the Office for National Statistics. UK list:
Related occupation title and SOC code Production, works and maintenance managers (1121) Managers in mining and energy (1123) Job titles and skill levels included on the shortage occupation list ONLY the following job in this occupation code: project manager in the electricity transmission and distribution industry ONLY the following jobs in this occupation code: the following jobs in the electricity transmission and distribution and the electricity generation industries: - site manager - station manager - shift/group leader ONLY the following jobs in this occupation code: cardiac physiologist clinical neurophysiologist clinical vascular scientist respiratory physiologist sleep physiologist ONLY the following jobs in this occupation code: engineering geologist hydro geologist geophysicist geoscientist geophysical specialist engineering geophysicist engineering geomorphologist nuclear medicine scientist radiotherapy physicist staff working in diagnostic radiology (including magnetic resonance imaging) ONLY the following jobs in this occupation code: geotechnical engineer geotechnical design engineer geotechnical specialist reservoir panel engineer rock mechanics engineer soil mechanics engineer geomechanics engineer Relevant code of practice Section C manufacturing

Section B mining and quarrying

Biological scientists and biochemists (2112)

Section Q human health and social work activities

Physicists, geologists and meteorologists (2113)

Section M professional, scientific and technical activities

Civil engineers (2121)

Section F construction

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tunnelling engineer petroleum engineer geoenvironmental engineer contaminated land engineer drilling engineer completions engineer fluids engineer reservoir engineer status resource engineer offshore and subsea engineer control and instrument engineer process safety engineer planning drilling engineer subsurface engineer project civil engineer in the electricity generation industry Section M professional, scientific and technical activities Section M professional, scientific and technical activities

Mechanical engineers (2122)

ONLY the following jobs in this occupation code: mechanical engineer in the electricity transmission and distribution industry mechanical engineer in the electricity generation industry ONLY the following jobs in this occupation code: all electrical engineers in the oil and gas industry all electrical engineers in the electricity transmission and distribution industry, including the following: - power system engineer - control engineer - protection engineer - project control engineer - control and instrumentation engineer - assistant engineer ALL jobs in this occupation code

Electrical engineers (2123)

Chemical engineers (2125)

Design and development engineers (2126) Production and process engineers (2127) Planning and quality control engineers (2128)

ONLY the following job in this occupation code: design engineer in the electricity transmission and distribution industry ONLY the following jobs in this occupation code: plant process engineer in the electricity transmission and distribution industry ONLY the following jobs in this occupation code: the following jobs in the electricity transmission and distribution industry: - planning / development engineer - quality, health, safety and environment engineer ONLY the following jobs in this occupation code: the following jobs in the electricity transmission and

Section M professional, scientific and technical activities Section C manufacturing

Section C manufacturing

Engineering professionals not

Section M professional, scientific and technical activities Section M professional,

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elsewhere classified (2129) distribution industry: - project engineer - proposals engineer ONLY the following jobs in this occupation code: Consultants in the following specialities: - audiological medicine - genito-urinary medicine - haematology - medical microbiology and virology - neurology - nuclear medicine - obstetrics and gynaecology - occupational medicine - paediatric surgery Consultants in the following specialities of psychiatry: - forensic psychiatry - general psychiatry - learning disabilities psychiatry - old age psychiatry Non-consultant, non-training, medical staff posts in the following specialities: - anaesthetics - paediatrics and general medicine specialities delivering acute care services (intensive care medicine, general internal medicine (acute), emergency medicine, general surgery, obstetrics and gynaecology, and trauma and orthopaedic surgery) ST4 level trainees in paediatrics ALL jobs in this occupation code scientific and technical activities Section Q human health and social work activities

Medical practitioners (2211)

Pharmacists/ pharmacologists (2213) Dental practitioners (2215) Veterinarians (2216)

ONLY the following job in this occupation code: consultants in paediatric dentistry

ONLY the following job in this occupation code: veterinary surgeon Must be registered as a member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) to work in the UK.

Section Q human health and social work activities Section Q human health and social work activities Section S other service activities

Secondary education teaching professionals (2314) Special needs education teaching professionals (2316)

ONLY the following jobs in this occupation code: secondary education teachers in the subjects of maths or pure sciences (physics, chemistry, biology and any combinations of these) ONLY the following jobs in this occupation code: all teaching posts in special schools

Section P education

Section P education

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Social workers (2442) Section Q human health and social work activities Section M ONLY the following job in this occupation code: professional, commissioning engineer scientific and This SOC code is not an overall graduate level occupation. technical activities Please refer to the NVQ level 3 occupation codes of (NVQ level 3 practice for details. codes of practice) ONLY the following job in this occupation code: Section M professional, production controller in the electricity generation scientific and industry technical This SOC code is not an overall graduate level occupation. activities (NVQ level 3 Please refer to the NVQ level 3 occupation codes of codes of practice for details. practice) ONLY the following jobs in this occupation code: Section Q human health specialist nurse working in operating theatres and social operating department practitioner work activities specialist nurse working in neonatal intensive care units ONLY the following job in this occupation code: social worker in childrens and family services ONLY the following jobs in this occupation code: HPC-registered diagnostic radiographer HPC-registered therapeutic radiographer sonographer ONLY the following jobs in this occupation code: nuclear medicine technologist radiotherapy technologist Section Q human health and social work activities

Engineering Technicians (3113)

Science and engineering technicians not elsewhere classified (3119)

Nurses (3211)

Medical radiographers (3214)

Medical and dental technicians (3218) Speech and language therapists (3223) Therapists not elsewhere classified (3229) Dancers and choreographers (3414)

Section Q human health and social work activities ONLY the following job in this occupation code: Section Q speech and language therapist at Agenda for Change human health and social bands 7+ or their independent sector equivalents work activities Section Q ONLY the following job in this occupation code: human health HPC-registered orthoptist and social work activities Section R ONLY the following jobs in this occupation code: skilled classical ballet dancers who meet the standard arts, required by internationally recognised United Kingdom entertainment and ballet companies (e.g. Birmingham Royal Ballet, recreation English National Ballet, Northern Ballet Theatre, The Royal Ballet and Scottish Ballet). The company must either: - have performed at or been invited to perform at venues of the calibre of the Royal Opera House, Sadlers Wells or Barbican, either in the United Kingdom or overseas; or

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attract dancers and/or choreographers and other artists from other countries; or be endorsed as being internationally recognised by a United Kingdom industry body such as the Arts Councils (of England, Scotland and/or Wales)

skilled contemporary dancers who meet the standard required by internationally recognised United Kingdom contemporary dance companies (e.g. Shobana Jeyasingh Dance Company, Scottish Dance Theatre and Rambert Dance Company). The company must either: - have performed at or been invited to perform at venues of the calibre of Sadlers Wells, the Southbank Centre or The Place, either in the United Kingdom or overseas; or - attract dancers and/or choreographers and other artists from all over the world; or - be endorsed as being internationally recognised by a United Kingdom industry body such as the Arts Councils (of England, Scotland and/or Wales) Section R arts, entertainment and recreation

Musicians (3415)

ONLY the following job in this occupation code: skilled orchestral musicians who meet the standard required by internationally recognised companies (e.g. London Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra)

Photographers and audio visual equipment operators, (3434)

ONLY the following jobs in this occupation code: the following roles within visual effects and 2D/3D computer animation for film, television or video games: - animation supervisor - animator - VFX supervisor - technical director - CG supervisor - modeller - rigging supervisor - rigger - matte painter - texture artist - compositing artist - producer - production manager - editor - R&D tools - R&D software - software engineer - system engineer

Section M professional, scientific and technical activities (NVQ level 3 codes of practice)

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This SOC code is not an overall graduate level occupation. Please refer to the NVQ level 3 occupation codes of practice for details. Metal working production and maintenance fitters (5223) Section C manufacturing (NVQ level 3 codes of This SOC code is not an overall graduate level occupation. practice) Please refer to the NVQ level 3 occupation codes of practice for details. ONLY the following job in this occupation code: licensed and military certifying engineer / inspector technician Section D electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning This SOC code is not an overall graduate level occupation. supply (NVQ level 3 codes Please refer to the NVQ level 3 occupation codes of of practice) practice for details. ONLY the following job in this occupation code: overhead linesworker in the electricity transmission and distribution industry, working on high voltage lines that carry at least 275,000 volts ONLY the following job in this occupation code: skilled chef where: - the pay is at least 28,260 per year after deductions for accommodation, meals etc; and - the job requires five or more years relevant experience in a role of at least equivalent status to the one they are entering; and - the job is not in either a fast food outlet, a standard fare outlet, or an establishment which provides a take-away service; and - the job is in one of the following roles: o executive chef limited to one per establishment o head chef limited to one per establishment o sous chef limited to one for every four kitchen staff per establishment o specialist chef limited to one per speciality per establishment A fast food outlet is one where food is prepared in bulk for speed of service, rather than to individual order. A standard fare outlet is one where the menu is designed centrally for outlets in a chain / franchise, rather than by a chef or chefs in the individual restaurant. Standard fare outlets also include those where dishes and / or cooking sauces are bought in ready-made, rather than prepared from fresh / raw ingredients. This SOC code is not an overall graduate level occupation. Please refer to the NVQ level 3 occupation codes of practice for details. Section I accommodati on and food service activities (NVQ level 3 codes of practice)

Line repairers and cable jointers (5243)

Chefs, cooks (5434)

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Scotland list:
Related occupation title and SOC code N/A Medical practitioners (2211) Job titles and skill levels included on the shortage occupation list ALL job titles and occupations on the UK shortage list ONLY the following job in this occupation code: consultant radiologist Relevant code of practice See UK list for details Section Q human health and social work activities

Occupations at NVQ level 3: On 6 April 2011, the skill threshold for Tier 2 (General) is being raised to graduate level occupations. Occupations below this level are being removed from the UK shortage occupation list as they will no longer qualify under Tier 2. The following occupations only appear on the shortage occupation list for Tier 2 applicants until 5 April 2011. Sponsors should note that in order to qualify, migrants must make their application for entry clearance or leave to remain before 6 April 2011, even if they were assigned a Certificate of Sponsorship before this date. This does not apply if the migrant had leave as a work permit holder or under Tier 2 (General) under the Immigration Rules in place before 6 April 2011 and is applying in-country to extend that leave, either with the same employer or another employer. The new graduate skill threshold does not apply to work permit applications to employ Bulgarian or Romanian nationals. The following occupations will therefore remain on the shortage occupation list after 6 April 2011 for Bulgarian and Romanian national applications only.
Related occupation title and SOC code Agricultural and fishing trades not elsewhere classified (5119) Job titles and skill levels included on the shortage occupation list ONLY the following job in this occupation code: Skilled work rider where the job: - requires registration by the British Horseracing Authority; and - requires three or more years relevant experience, with work responsibilities covering those acquired in an S/NVQ level 3 in Horse Care and Management or Racehorse Care and Management ONLY the following job in this occupation code: high integrity pipe welder where the job requires three or more years related on-the-job experience Relevant code of practice Section A agriculture, forestry and fishing (NVQ level 3 codes of practice)

Welding trades (5215)

Section C manufacturing (NVQ level 3 codes of practice)

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Metal working production and maintenance fitters (5223) ONLY the following jobs in this occupation code: licensed and military certifying engineer / inspector technician (This job remains on the shortage occupation list after 6 April 2011) airframe fitter ONLY the following job in this occupation code: overhead linesworker in the electricity transmission and distribution industry (Overhead linesworker in the electricity transmission and distribution industry, working on high voltage lines that carry at least 275,000 volts, remains on the shortage occupation list after 6 April 2011.) Electrical/electron ics engineers not elsewhere classified (5249) ONLY the following job in this occupation code: site supervisor in the electricity transmission and distribution industry Section C manufacturing (NVQ level 3 codes of practice) Section D electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (NVQ level 3 codes of practice) Section M professional, scientific and technical activities (NVQ level 3 codes of practice) Section I accommodati on and food service activities (NVQ level 3 codes of practice) Section I accommodati on and food service activities (NVQ level 3 codes of practice) Section Q human health and social work activities (NVQ level 3 codes of practice)

Line repairers and cable jointers (5243)

Butchers, meat cutters (5431)

ONLY the following job in this occupation code: skilled meat boner where the pay is at least 9.00 per hour skilled meat trimmer where the pay is at least 9.00 per hour

Chefs, cooks (5434)

ONLY the following job in this occupation code: skilled chef where: - the pay is at least 8.45 per hour after deductions for accommodation, meals etc; and - the job requires three or more years relevant experience (Some skilled chefs remain on the shortage occupation list after 6 April 2011 please see UK list above)

Care assistants and home carers (6115)

ONLY the following jobs in this occupation code: skilled senior care workers where: - the pay is at least 7.80 per hour after deductions for accommodation, meals etc; and - the job includes supervisory responsibilities (as defined in the code of practice); and - the job requires at least a relevant S/NVQ level 2 or equivalent qualification in care; and - the job requires two or more years relevant experience (this does not include experience gained during a work placement as part of a qualification)

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skilled senior care workers in Scotland / Wales where: - the pay is at least 7.80 per hour after deductions for accommodation, meals etc; and - there is a regulatory requirement for the jobholder to hold at least a relevant S/NVQ level 3 or equivalent qualification in care Section A agriculture, forestry and fishing (NVQ level 3 codes of practice)

ONLY the following job in this occupation code: Fishing and agriculture related skilled sheep shearer with a British Wool Marketing occupations not Board bronze medal (or equivalent) or above elsewhere classified (9119)

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