4133 Stock control clerks and assistants: SOC 2020 occupation code

In short

ONS unit group 4133, in minor group 413 (Administrative occupations: records) and major group 4 (Administrative and secretarial occupations).
Appendix Skilled Occupations (figures as at 3 August 2026, re-checked 26 October 2026): Not on the list: Table 6.
Going rate as the tables print it:

What the ONS says

Description

Stock control clerks and assistants receive orders from customers, prepare requisitions or despatch documents for ordered goods, maintain and update records, files and other correspondence in relation to the storage and despatch of goods.

Typical entry routes

There are no minimum academic requirements, although entrants usually possess GCSEs/S grades. Training is usually provided on-the-job. NVQs/ SVQs in relevant areas are available at levels 2 and 3.

Tasks

receives and checks in deliveries from suppliers or completed stock to be despatched to customers
allocates appropriate storage space in accordance with stock control and space utilisation policies
receives enquiries and orders from customers, and quotes prices, discounts, delivery dates and other relevant information
prepares requisitions, consignments and other despatch documents
checks requisitions against stock records and forwards to issuing department
adjusts stock records as orders are received, reports on damaged stock and prepares requisitions to replenish damaged stock

Related job titles

Auditor (stock control)
Despatch clerk
Material controller
Stock controller
Stores administrator
Supply chain coordinator

What the Appendix Skilled Occupations says

The Appendix lists this code in the table below, with the table’s own caption and the row as printed. Read the full table, and any condition in it, on GOV.UK.

Table 6: SOC 2020 occupation codes which are not eligible for the Skilled Worker, Global Business Mobility or Scale-up routes

SOC 2020 occupation code

4133 Stock control clerks and assistants

Examples of related job titles (non-exhaustive)

Auditor (stock control)
Despatch clerk
Material controller
Stock controller
Stores administrator
Supply chain coordinator

Other unit groups in minor group 413

Sources

Occupation text: Office for National Statistics, SOC 2020 Volume 1: structure and descriptions of unit groups (file dated 27 August 2026, version V13). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Open Government Licence v3.0. Tables: Home Office, Immigration Rules Appendix Skilled Occupations on GOV.UK, page updated 3 August 2026; re-checked against the page updated 8 October 2026 on 26 October 2026, tables unchanged.

All 412 occupation codes

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