9225 Refuse and salvage occupations
Unit group 9225 in the ONS Standard Occupational Classification 2020, with the line the Appendix Skilled Occupations gives it. Not immigration advice.
In short
- ONS unit group 9225, in minor group 922 (Elementary cleaning occupations) and major group 9 (Elementary 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
Refuse and salvage collectors supervise and undertake the collection and processing of refuse from household, commercial and industrial premises.
Typical entry routes
No academic qualifications are required. Training is provided on-the-job. A minimum age limit of 18 years normally applies.
Tasks
- rides in or on refuse vehicle and alights to pick up domestic refuse
- carries waste material in dustbins or other containers from premises to refuse vehicle
- empties refuse into vehicle manually or using an electronic tipping device
- returns dustbins or other containers to premises
- collects scrap metal, salvage, paper and other recyclable material from domestic and industrial premises, and sorts material in preparation for recycling
- attends the operation of refuse tips, supervises the use of public refuse disposal facilities, and compacts and covers up refuse at landfill sites
Related job titles
- Binman (local government: cleansing department)
- Dustman
- Hopper attendant (refuse destruction)
- Recycling operative
- Refuse collector
- Salvage worker
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
- 9225 Refuse and salvage occupations
- Examples of related job titles (non-exhaustive)
- Binman (local government: cleansing department)
- Dustman
- Hopper attendant (refuse destruction)
- Recycling operative
- Refuse collector
- Salvage worker
Other unit groups in minor group 922
- 9221 Window cleaners
- 9222 Street cleaners
- 9223 Cleaners and domestics
- 9224 Launderers, dry cleaners and pressers
- 9226 Vehicle valeters and cleaners
- 9229 Elementary cleaning 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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