DJ, dog walker and homeopath among roles on UK skilled worker visa list Many ‘middle-skilled’ jobs on eligible list may not be what people would consider critical roles, says Oxford academic.
He found them among more than 300 designated jobs on the “eligible occupations” skilled worker visas list, after flitting past professions usually associated with visa applicants such as nursing, care work, the civil service, the diplomatic core and banking.
Canine beauticians, DJs and pilates instructors are among the categories of overseas workers eligible to apply for UK skilled worker visas, an Oxford academic has found.
As the government promises a white paper later this year to slash the numbers entering the UK to work, a list of specific and in some cases unusual “middle-skilled” jobs to which foreign workers can still apply has been identified.
“Many of these roles may well be challenging and require particular skills, but they might not be the sort of things that are front of mind for most people when they imagine roles that are critical for UK employers to recruit from overseas,” he said.
