Tier 2 Shortage Occupation List Before 14th November, 2011

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Tier 2 Shortage Occupation ListGovernment-approved version: 16 March 2011

In addition to this shortage occupation list, Sponsors must also refer to the Tier 2 codes ofpractice for detailed information about occupations, appropriate salary rates, and theevidence 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 jobdescriptions relating to four-digit occupations in SOC 2000, please refer to the SOC 2000Structure and descriptions of unit groups, published by the Office for National Statistics.

UK list:

Relatedoccupation titleand SOC code

Job titles and skill levels included on the shortageoccupation list

Relevantcode ofpractice

Production, worksand maintenance

managers (1121)

ONLY the following job in this occupation code: project manager in the electricity transmission and

distribution industry

Section C manufacturing

Managers inmining and

energy (1123)

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

Section B mining andquarrying

Biologicalscientists

and biochemists(2112)

ONLY the following jobs in this occupation code: cardiac physiologist

clinical neurophysiologist clinical vascular scientist respiratory physiologist sleep physiologist

Section Q human health

and socialwork activities

Physicists,geologists andmeteorologists

(2113)

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)

Section M professional,scientific andtechnicalactivities

Civil engineers(2121)

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

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

Mechanicalengineers (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

Section M professional,scientific andtechnicalactivities

Electricalengineers (2123)

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

Section M professional,scientific andtechnical

activities

Chemicalengineers (2125)

ALLjobs in this occupation code Section M professional,scientific andtechnicalactivities

Design anddevelopment

engineers (2126)

ONLY the following job in this occupation code: design engineer in the electricity transmission and

distribution industry


Production andprocess

engineers (2127)

ONLY the following jobs in this occupation code: plant process engineer in the electricity transmission

and distribution industry


Planning andquality control

engineers (2128)

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

Section M professional,scientific and

technicalactivities

Engineeringprofessionals not

ONLY the following jobs in this occupation code:

the following jobs in the electricity transmission and

Section M professional,

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elsewhereclassified (2129)

distribution industry:- project engineer- proposals engineer

scientific andtechnicalactivities

Medical

practitioners(2211)


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 inthe following specialities:

- anaesthetics- paediatrics and general medicine specialities

delivering acute care services (intensive caremedicine, general internal medicine (acute),emergency medicine, general surgery, obstetricsand gynaecology, and trauma and orthopaedic

surgery) ST4 level trainees in paediatrics

Section Q

human healthand socialwork activities

Pharmacists/pharmacologists

(2213)

ALLjobs in this occupation code Section Q human healthand socialwork activities

Dentalpractitioners

(2215)

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

Section Q human healthand socialwork activities

Veterinarians

(2216)

ONLY the following job in this occupation code: veterinary surgeon

Must be registered as a member of the Royal College ofVeterinary Surgeons (RCVS) to work in the UK.

Section S

other serviceactivities

Secondaryeducationteaching

professionals(2314)


secondary education teachers in the subjects ofmaths or pure sciences(physics, chemistry, biologyand any combinations of these)

Section P education

Special needs

educationteachingprofessionals

(2316)


all teaching posts in special schools

Section P

education

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Social workers(2442)

ONLY the following job in this occupation code: social worker in childrens and family services


Engineering

Technicians(3113)

ONLY the following job in this occupation code:

commissioning engineer

This SOC code is not an overall graduate level occupation.Please refer to the NVQ level 3 occupation codes ofpractice for details.

Section M

professional,scientific andtechnicalactivities(NVQ level 3codes ofpractice)

Science andengineering

technicians notelsewhere

classified (3119)


production controller in the electricity generationindustry


Section M professional,scientific andtechnicalactivities(NVQ level 3codes ofpractice)

Nurses (3211) ONLY the following jobs in this occupation code: specialist nurse working in operating theatres

operating department practitioner specialist nurse working in neonatal intensive care

units


Medicalradiographers

(3214)


HPC-registered diagnostic radiographer

HPC-registered therapeutic radiographer sonographer

Section Q human health

and socialwork activities

Medical anddental

technicians(3218)

ONLY the following jobs in this occupation code: nuclear medicine technologist radiotherapy technologist


Speech andlanguage

therapists (3223)

ONLY the following job in this occupation code: speech and language therapist at Agenda for Change

bands 7+ or their independent sector equivalents


Therapists notelsewhere

classified (3229)

ONLY the following job in this occupation code: HPC-registered orthoptist


Dancers andchoreographers

(3414)


skilled classical ballet dancers who meet the standardrequired by internationally recognised United Kingdomballet companies (e.g. Birmingham Royal Ballet,English National Ballet, Northern Ballet Theatre, TheRoyal Ballet and Scottish Ballet). The company musteither:

- 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 UnitedKingdom or overseas; or

Section R arts,entertainmentandrecreation

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- attract dancers and/or choreographers and otherartists from other countries; or

- be endorsed as being internationally recognisedby a United Kingdom industry body such as theArts Councils (of England, Scotland and/or

Wales)

skilled contemporary dancers who meet the standardrequired by internationally recognised United Kingdomcontemporary dance companies (e.g. ShobanaJeyasingh Dance Company, Scottish Dance Theatreand Rambert Dance Company). The company musteither:

- have performed at or been invited to perform atvenues of the calibre of Sadlers Wells, theSouthbank Centre or The Place, either in theUnited Kingdom or overseas; or

- attract dancers and/or choreographers and otherartists from all over the world; or

- be endorsed as being internationally recognisedby a United Kingdom industry body such as theArts Councils (of England, Scotland and/orWales)

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 RoyalPhilharmonic Orchestra)

Section R arts,entertainmentand

recreation

Photographersand audio visual

equipmentoperators, (3434)

ONLY the following jobs in this occupation code: the following roles within visual effects and 2D/3D

computer animation for film, television or videogames:

- 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


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Metal working

production andmaintenancefitters (5223)


licensed and military certifying engineer / inspectortechnician


Section C

manufacturing(NVQ level 3codes ofpractice)

Line repairersand cable jointers

(5243)

ONLY the following job in this occupation code: overhead linesworker in the electricity transmission

and distribution industry, working on high voltage linesthat carry at least 275,000 volts


Section D electricity,gas, steamand airconditioningsupply (NVQlevel 3 codesof practice)

Chefs, cooks(5434)


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 statusto the one they are entering; and

- the job is not in either a fast food outlet, astandard fare outlet, or an establishment whichprovides a take-away service; and

- the job is in one of the following roles:o executive chef limited to one per

establishmento head chef limited to one per

establishmento sous chef limited to one for every four

kitchen staff per establishmento specialist chef limited to one per

speciality per establishment

A fast food outlet is one where food is prepared in bulk forspeed of service, rather than to individual order.

A standard fare outlet is one where the menu is designedcentrally for outlets in a chain / franchise, rather than by achef or chefs in the individual restaurant. Standard fareoutlets also include those where dishes and / or cookingsauces are bought in ready-made, rather than preparedfrom fresh / raw ingredients.


Section I accommodation and foodserviceactivities(NVQ level 3codes of

practice)

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Scotland list:

Related

occupation titleand SOC code

Job titles and skill levels included on the shortage

occupation list

Relevant

code ofpractice

N/A ALL job titles and occupations on the UK shortage list See UK listfor details

Medicalpractitioners

(2211)

ONLY the following job in this occupation code: consultant radiologist


Occupations at NVQ level 3:

On 6 April 2011, the skill threshold for Tier 2 (General) is being raised to graduatelevel occupations. Occupations below this level are being removed from the UKshortage occupation list as they will no longer qualify under Tier 2. The followingoccupations only appear on the shortage occupation list for Tier 2 applicants until 5April 2011.

Sponsors should note that in order to qualify, migrants must make their applicationfor entry clearance or leave to remain before 6 April 2011, even if they wereassigned a Certificate of Sponsorship before this date. This does not apply if themigrant had leave as a work permit holder or under Tier 2 (General) under theImmigration Rules in place before 6 April 2011 and is applying in-country to extendthat leave, either with the same employer or another employer.

The new graduate skill threshold does not apply to work permit applications toemploy Bulgarian or Romanian nationals. The following occupations will thereforeremain on the shortage occupation list after 6 April 2011 for Bulgarian andRomanian national applications only.

Relatedoccupation titleand SOC code

Job titles and skill levels included on the shortageoccupation list

Relevantcode ofpractice

Agricultural andfishing trades not


ONLY the following job in this occupation code: Skilled work rider where the job:

- requires registration by the British HorseracingAuthority; and

- requires three or more years relevantexperience, with work responsibilities coveringthose acquired in an S/NVQ level 3 in HorseCare and Management or Racehorse Care andManagement

Section A agriculture,forestry andfishing(NVQ level 3codes ofpractice)

Welding trades

(5215)


high integrity pipe welder where the job requires threeor more years related on-the-job experience

Section C

manufacturing(NVQ level 3codes ofpractice)

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Metal workingproduction andmaintenancefitters (5223)

ONLY the following jobs in this occupation code: licensed and military certifying engineer / inspector

technician (This job remains on the shortageoccupation list after 6 April 2011)

airframe fitter

Section C manufacturing(NVQ level 3codes ofpractice)

Line repairersand cable jointers

(5243)

ONLY the following job in this occupation code: overhead linesworker in the electricity transmission

and distribution industry

(Overhead linesworker in the electricity transmission anddistribution industry, working on high voltage lines thatcarry at least 275,000 volts, remains on the shortageoccupation list after 6 April 2011.)

Section D electricity,gas, steamand airconditioningsupply(NVQ level 3codes ofpractice)

Electrical/electronics engineers not



site supervisor in the electricity transmission anddistribution industry


Butchers, meatcutters (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

Section I accommodation and foodserviceactivities

(NVQ level 3codes ofpractice)

Chefs, cooks(5434)

ONLY the following job in this occupation code: skilled chef where:

- the pay is at least 8.45 per hour afterdeductions for accommodation, meals etc; and

- the job requires three or more years relevantexperience

(Some skilled chefs remain on the shortage occupation listafter 6 April 2011 please see UK list above)

Section I accommodation and foodserviceactivities(NVQ level 3codes ofpractice)

Care assistantsand home carers

(6115)


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 aqualification)

Section Q human healthand socialwork activities(NVQ level 3codes ofpractice)

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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

Fishing andagriculture relatedoccupations not


ONLY the following job in this occupation code: skilled sheep shearer with a British Wool Marketing

Board bronze medal (or equivalent) or above

Section A agriculture,forestry andfishing(NVQ level 3codes ofpractice)

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