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7114: Pharmacy and optical dispensing assistants

Official GOV.UK occupation entry for Pharmacy and optical dispensing assistants. Current Skilled Worker classification: Ineligible. Related job titles: Optical dispensing assistants, Pharmacy dispensing assistants, Pharmacy and optical dispensing assistants not elsewhere classified.

General guidance only

SOC code and salary data are informational only. Always verify the current going rate, route rules, and occupation fit against official GOV.UK guidance before treating a role as viable.

National Going Rate

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Official London Rates

No official London-specific rate is published for this occupation.

New Entrant Rate

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Shortage Occupation

No

Eligible for Sponsorship

No

Skill Classification

Ineligible

Tracked Skilled Worker floor

Skilled Worker is currently tracked at £41,700. Some new entrant and tradable-points cases can qualify from £33,400 if the occupation going rate also works.

Official source: £41,700

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Sponsors Hiring for This Role

These sponsors are pulled from the closest tracked sponsor industries: Healthcare.

Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation TrustWalsall Healthcare NHS TrustRJAH Othopeadic Hospital NHS TrustNHS Western IslesNHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care BoardNorth Staffordshire Combined NHS Trust

Related SOC Codes

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Related sponsors

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Birkenhead · HealthcareWirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation TrustWirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust appears on the UK sponsor register and is tracked by Reworkin for sponsor intelligence.Walsall · HealthcareWalsall Healthcare NHS TrustWalsall Healthcare NHS Trust appears on the UK sponsor register and is tracked by Reworkin for sponsor intelligence.Oswestry · HealthcareRJAH Othopeadic Hospital NHS TrustRJAH Othopeadic Hospital NHS Trust appears on the UK sponsor register and is tracked by Reworkin for sponsor intelligence.
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