6214 Rail travel assistants

In short

• ONS unit group 6214, in minor group 621 (Leisure and travel services) and major group 6 (Caring, leisure and other service occupations).
• Appendix Skilled Occupations (figures as at 3 August 2026, re-checked 26 October 2026): Transitional tables only: Table 1a, Table 2aa.
• Going rate as the tables print it:
  • Table 1a, Going rate (SW – options A and D): £41,300 (£21.18 per hour)
  • Table 2aa, Going rate (SW – options F and I, GBM and SCU): £35,400 (£18.15 per hour)

What the ONS says

Description

Rail travel assistants issue, collect and inspect travel tickets, provide information and assistance to railway passengers, operate train doors, and perform a variety of duties on station platforms in connection with the arrival and departure of trains and the movement of goods and passengers, and on trains to ensure the safety and comfort of passengers.

Typical entry routes

There are no formal academic entry requirements, although entrants are required to take a medical examination and have normal colour vision. Training is provided Off and on-the-job. NVQs/SVQs in Rail Services are available at level 2.

Tasks

• examines and collects tickets at the ticket barrier of a railway station
• helps with passenger enquiries and makes announcements over a public address system at stations
• loads and unloads mail, goods and luggage, operates lifts and hoists and drives small trucks
• assists passengers with special needs to board and leave trains
• attends to the safety, welfare and comfort of passengers on trains and manages train crew
• checks control panel operation before start of journey, operates train door controls and signals to driver to start or stop train
• inspects and issues tickets on trains, deals with passenger enquiries, and takes charge of goods being transported on train

Related job titles

• Conductor (railways)
• Station assistant (underground railway)
• Station supervisor
• Ticket inspector (railways)
• Train conductor
• Train manager

What the Appendix Skilled Occupations says

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

Table 1a: Additional eligible SOC 2020 occupation codes and related going rates for Skilled Worker applicants granted permission under the rules in place before 22 July 2025

SOC 2020 occupation code

6214 Rail travel assistants

Examples of related job titles (non-exclusive)

• Railway station assistants
• Revenue protection officers
• Train conductors and guards
• Rail travel assistants not elsewhere classified

Going rate (SW – options A and D)

£41,300 (£21.18 per hour)

90% of going rate (SW – option B)

Not applicable

80% of going rate (SW – option C)

Not applicable

70% of going rate (SW – option E)

£33,400 (£17.13 per hour)

Eligible for PhD points (SW)?

No

Table 2aa: Additional eligible SOC 2020 occupation codes and related going rates for Skilled Worker applicants granted permission under the rules in place before 22 July 2025

SOC 2020 occupation code

6214 Rail travel assistants

Equivalent SOC 2010 occupation code(s)

6215

Examples of related job titles (non-exclusive)

• Railway station assistants
• Revenue protection officers
• Train conductors and guards
• Rail travel assistants not elsewhere classified

Going rate (SW – options F and I, GBM and SCU)

£35,400 (£18.15 per hour)

90% of going rate (SW – option G)

Not applicable

80% of going rate (SW – option H)

Not applicable

70% of going rate (SW – option J, GTR)

£25,000 (£12.82 per hour)

Eligible for PhD points (SW)?

No

Other unit groups in minor group 621

• 6211 Sports and leisure assistants
• 6212 Travel agents
• 6213 Air travel assistants
• 6219 Leisure and travel service occupations n.e.c.

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.

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