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Related occupation title and SOC code (see notes 1 and 2)
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Job titles included on the shortage occupation list
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Other information: skill levels and review timescales (see note 3)
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Civil engineers (2121)
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ALL jobs within this occupation including the following: public health engineer,
rail engineer, drainage engineer, structural engineer, water engineer, geotechnical
engineer, geotechnical design engineer, geotechnical specialist, tunnelling engineer,
marine engineer, mining engineer, mining geotechnical engineer, petroleum engineer
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Review over the next six months
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Physicists, geologists and meteorologists (2113)
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ONLY the following job titles within these occupations: geologist, geological
engineer, hydrogeologist, geophysical specialist, geological advisor, geological
analyst, geological associate, geophysicist, geoscientist, geosupport engineer,
contaminated land engineer, geoenvironmental engineer, reservoir panel engineer,
rock mechanics engineer, soil mechanics engineer, geomechanics engineer, landfill
engineer, contaminated land specialist, geoenvironmentalist, nuclear medicine scientist
and radiotherapy physicist. Also staff working in diagnostic radiology (including
magnetic resonance imaging).
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Review over the next 6 months
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Chemical engineers (2125)
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ALL jobs within this occupation including the following: chemical engineer,
petrophysicist
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Review over the next 6 months
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Medical practitioners (2211)
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ONLY the following job titles within these occupations: Consultants within
the following specialities: audiological medicine, chemical pathology, clinical
neurophysiology, clinical pharmacology and therapeutics, dermatology, genitourinary
medicine, haematology, immunology, intensive care medicine, medical microbiology
and virology, neurology, nuclear medicine, obstetrics and gynaecology, occupational
medicine, paediatric surgery, paediatrics, plastic surgery and renal medicine Consultants
within the following specialities of psychiatry: child and adolescent psychiatry,
forensic psychiatry, general psychiatry, learning disabilities and old age psychiatry
Also non-consultant, non-training, medical staff posts in the following specialities:
anaesthetics, emergency medicine, general surgery, intensive care medicine, obstetrics
and gynaecology, paediatrics, and trauma and orthopaedic surgery
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Review over the next 6 months
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Dental practitioners (2215)
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ONLY the following job titles within this occupation: Consultants within
orthodontics and paediatric dentistry.
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Review over the next 6 months
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Veterinarians (2216)
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ONLY the following job title within this occupation: veterinary surgeon
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Must be registered as a member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS)
to work in the UK Review over the next six months
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Biological scientists and biochemists (2112); Psychologists (2212); Pharmacists/
pharmacologists (2213), Medical radiographers (3214); Medical and dental technicians
(3218); Speech and language therapists (3223); Therapists n.e.c. (3229)
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ONLY the following job titles within these occupations: cardiac physiologist,
clinical neurophysiologist, clinical vascular scientist, HPC-registered ophthalmic
and vision scientist, respiratory physiologist and sleep physiologist (within 2112);
clinical psychologist (within 2212); pharmacist working in the NHS or hospitals
(within 2213); HPC-registered diagnostic radiographer, HPC-registered therapeutic
radiographer and sonographer (within 3214); nuclear medicine technologist and radiotherapy
technologist (within 3218); speech and language therapist (Agenda for Change bands
7+ or their independent sector equivalents) (within 3223); HPC-registered orthoptist
(within 3229)
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Review over the next 6 months
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Secondary education teaching professionals (2314)
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ONLY the following job title within this occupation: Secondary Education
Teachers within the subjects of maths or science
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Review over the next 6 months
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Social workers (2442)
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ONLY the following job title within this occupation: Social workers working
in children’s and family services.
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Nurses (3211)
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ONLY the following job titles within this occupation: theatre nurse, critical
care nurse (nurses working in critical units with a level 2 or level 3 classification)
and operating department practitioner
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Review over the next 6 months
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Engineering Technicians (3113)
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ONLY the following job title within this occupation: aircraft component manufacturing
engineer
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Review over the next 6 months
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Dancers and choreographers (3414)
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ONLY the following job titles within this occupation: skilled classical ballet
dancer, and skilled contemporary dancer.
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For this job to be skilled classical ballet dancers must meet the standard required
by internationally recognised UK ballet companies (e.g. Birmingham Royal Ballet,
English National Ballet, Northern Ballet Theatre, The Royal Ballet and Scottish
Ballet). Skilled contemporary dancers must meet the standard required by internationally
UK contemporary dance companies (e.g. Shobana Jeyasingh Dance Company, Scottish
Dance Theatre and Rambert Dance Company).
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Musicians (3415)
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ONLY the following job title within this occupation: skilled orchestral musician
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For this job, the skilled orchestral musician must meet the standard required by
internationally recognised companies (e.g. London Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic
Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra).
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Photographers and audio visual equipment operators, (3434)
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ONLY the following job titles within this occupation: roles within visual
effects and 2D/3D computer animation for film, television or video games: animation
supervisor, animator, computer graphics supervisor, technical director, VFX 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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Ship and hovercraft officers (3513)
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ALL jobs within this occupation
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Must hold a certificate of equivalent competency from the Marine and Coastguard
Organisation indicating qualification to a level equivalent to Officer of the Watch
certification or above to work in the UK. Review over the next 6 months
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Welding trades (5215)
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ONLY the following job title within this occupation: high integrity pipe
welder
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3 or more years documented evidence of related on-the-job experience. Review over
the next 6 months
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Line repairers and cable jointers (5243)
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ONLY the following job title within this occupation: electricity transmission
overhead lineworker
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Review over the next 6 months
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Chefs, cooks (5434)
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ONLY the following job title within this occupation: skilled chef
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‘Skilled’ requires that the individual is earning at least £8.45
per hour after deductions for accommodation, meals etc. Review over the next 6 months
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Care assistants and home carers (6115)
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ONLY the following job title within this occupation: skilled senior care
worker
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“Skilled” requires that the individual is earning at least £7.80
per hour after deductions for accommodation and meals, etc, and has a relevant
NQF level 2 qualification, two years relevant experience, and will have supervisory
responsibilities. OR there is a requirement for senior care workers to be
qualified at NQF level 3 or above (currently only the case in Scotland and Wales).
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Agricultural and fishing trades not elsewhere classified (5119)
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ONLY the following job title within this occupation: skilled work rider
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‘Skilled’ requires documentary evidence that the individual has three
or more years of paid experience in this job, at level equivalent to NQF level 3.
See Migration Advisory Committee (2008b) for further details of job responsibilities.
Must also be registered by the British Horseracing Authority. Review over the next
six months
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Fishing and agriculture related occupations n.e.c. (9119)
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ONLY the following job title within this occupation: skilled sheep shearer
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Individual must hold British Wool Marketing Board bronze medal (or equivalent) or
above. Review over the next six months
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(1) n.e.c. stands for ‘not elsewhere classified’. (2)
For official job descriptions relating to 4-digit occupations in SOC 2000, see
. (3) Timings are indicative. The MAC may review any occupation at any time.