SOC code 3213: Medical and dental technicians
You cannot sponsor a new worker in SOC code 3213 (Medical and dental technicians): it is below degree level and has been closed to new Skilled Worker hires since 22 July 2025. It stays open to people who already held Skilled Worker permission in this code before that date.
- New hire on a Skilled Worker visaNoclosed to new hires since 22 July 2025
- Already sponsored before thenYesextensions and job changes in this code
- PayPay scalethe national pay scale rate for the role
- Skill levelRQF 3 to 5below degree level
Figures from Appendix Skilled Occupations, Immigration Rules.
Who you can sponsor in SOC code 3213
The appendix marks this code "Transitional cases only": workers with Skilled Worker permission from before 22 July 2025; national pay scale. In practice that means a worker who was already on a Skilled Worker visa in this job can extend it, or move to your business in the same code, and you can sponsor them.
Pay for this code follows the national pay scale for the role, which those workers must still be paid. Which general salary floor applies to them depends on when they were first sponsored, so check the worker's history before you assign a certificate.
For a new hire from abroad, look for a degree-level code that truly fits the duties in the SOC codes table. Choosing a code the job does not match can cost you the licence.
SOC code 3213 in the official tables
| As published | Transitional cases only: Workers with Skilled Worker permission from before 22 July 2025; national pay scale |
|---|---|
| Skill level | RQF 3 to 5 |
| Going rate | National pay scale |
| Immigration salary list | Not listed |
| Temporary shortage list | Not listed |
| Health and Care Worker visa | Extending only, certificate before 22 July 2025 |
Job titles in SOC code 3213
- Cardiographer
- Dental hygienist
- Dental technician
- Medical technical officer
- Ocularist
- Orthopaedic technician
- Radiography assistant practitioner
The duties decide the code, not the title alone. When a title could fit two codes, the CASCOT coding tool helps you pick.
Codes close to this one
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- 3222Child and early years officers£33,400 going rate
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