6312 Parking and civil enforcement occupations
Unit group 6312 in the ONS Standard Occupational Classification 2020, with the line the Appendix Skilled Occupations gives it. Not immigration advice.
In short
- ONS unit group 6312, in minor group 631 (Community and civil enforcement occupations) and major group 6 (Caring, leisure and other service 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
Parking and civil enforcement occupations patrol assigned areas to detect and prevent infringements of local parking regulations and control the parking of vehicles in public and private car parks.
Typical entry routes
There are no formal academic entry requirements. Candidates should be at least 18 years of age (in some areas 20-25+) and may be required to pass a medical examination. Training is typically provided on-the-job.
Tasks
- patrols assigned area to detect vehicles parked in no-parking zones and vehicles parked in excess of permitted time in restricted parking zones
- warns offenders or issues tickets
- advises motorists on local parking facilities and directs them as required
- notes any cases of obstruction, evasion of tax or other infringement and reports them to the police
- gives evidence in court as required
- regulates entry/exit of vehicles to and from car parks and may park cars
- issues and examines tickets in car parks, collects charges and gives change
Related job titles
- Car park attendant
- Civil enforcement officer
- Community warden
- Parking attendant
- Traffic warden
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
- 6312 Parking and civil enforcement occupations
- Examples of related job titles (non-exhaustive)
- Car park attendant
- Civil enforcement officer
- Community warden
- Parking attendant
- Traffic warden
Other unit groups in minor group 631
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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