SOC code 9119: Fishing and other elementary agriculture occupations not elsewhere classified
You can sponsor a new worker in SOC code 9119 (Fishing and other elementary agriculture occupations not elsewhere classified) only while the code is on the immigration salary list, and only with a certificate of sponsorship assigned before 31 December 2026. The lowest salary is £33,400 a year for a 37.5-hour week.
- New hire on a Skilled Worker visaYes, if listedcertificate assigned before 31 December 2026
- Lowest salary£33,400a year on 37.5 hours
- ListSalary listonly some jobs in the code, listed below
- Skills charge£480 or £1,320a year per worker, small or charity / medium or large
Figures from Appendix Skilled Occupations, Immigration Rules.
Who you can sponsor in SOC code 9119
This is a job below degree level (RQF 3 to 5). Since 22 July 2025 such jobs can only be sponsored for new hires while they appear on a list: here, the immigration salary list.
The list does not cover every job in the code: only deckhands on large fishing vessels (9 metres and above) where the job requires the worker to have at least 3 years’ full-time experience in using their skills. This experience must not have been gained through working illegally. Every other job in this code cannot be sponsored at all.
After 31 December 2026 a certificate can no longer be assigned on the list.
SOC code 9119 in the official tables
| As published | Immigration Salary List only: Only the job titles the appendix lists; other jobs in this code are not eligible |
|---|---|
| Skill level | RQF 3 to 5 |
| Going rate | £33,400 a year (37.5 hours a week) |
| New entrant rate (70%) | £33,400 |
| Immigration salary list | Listed until 31 December 2026: only deckhands on large fishing vessels (9 metres and above) where the job requires the worker to have at least 3 years’ full-time experience in using their skills. This experience must not have been gained through working illegally |
| Temporary shortage list | Not listed |
| Health and Care Worker visa | No |
Lowest salary for other weekly hours
| Hours a week | Lowest salary |
|---|---|
| 20 | £33,400 |
| 30 | £33,400 |
| 37.5 (the standard week) | £33,400 |
| 40 | £35,627 |
| 48 | £42,752 |
Home Office fees for one hire under 9119
| Your business | Licence fee, once | One worker, 3 years | One worker, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small, or a charity | £611 | £1,965 | £2,925 |
| Medium or large | £1,682 | £4,485 | £7,125 |
Job titles in SOC code 9119
- Vent chick sexer
- Deckhand on large fishing vessel (9 metres and above)
- Grass cutter
- Hatchery worker (fishing)
- Horticultural worker
- Labourer (landscape gardening)
- Mushroom picker
- Nursery worker
The duties decide the code, not the title alone. When a title could fit two codes, the CASCOT coding tool helps you pick.
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