8160 — Production, factory and assembly supervisors
SOC 2020 code 8160 (Production, factory and assembly supervisors) is a UK SOC 2020 occupation classification. It is not currently on the Skilled Worker eligible-occupations list, so it cannot be sponsored on that visa route.
Key facts
- SOC 2020 code
- 8160
- Job title
- Production, factory and assembly supervisors
- 2026 going rate (annual)
- Not eligible
- Route eligibility
- Not on the Skilled Worker list
SOC 2020 classification
Every four-digit SOC 2020 code sits inside a three-level parent hierarchy maintained by the Office for National Statistics. Production, factory and assembly supervisors belongs to:
- 8
Major group
PROCESS, PLANT AND MACHINE OPERATIVES
- 81
Sub-major group
PROCESS, PLANT, MACHINE AND CONSTRUCTION OPERATIVES
- 816
Minor group
Production, Factory and Assembly Supervisors
- 8160
Unit group
Production, factory and assembly supervisors
Source: ONS Standard Occupational Classification 2020, published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Finding sponsors hiring for this code
Sponsors do not publish their per-SOC hiring plans in the public register — they only publish the visa routes they hold a licence for. To find sponsors who realistically recruit for production, factory and assembly supervisors:
- Use the search box to look for employers in your sector that hold a Skilled Worker licence.
- Filter by Skilled Worker or, where applicable, Health & Care Worker.
- Apply through each sponsor’s standard recruitment channel and ask early whether the role is open to sponsorship.
Related reading
SOC 2020 reference data is refreshed annually from ONS each April. Salary thresholds are reviewed annually by the Migration Advisory Committee and re-ingested at the same time. Always verify against the original GOV.UK / ONS publications before relying on this information for a visa application.