SOC 2020 · 2483
Environmental health professionals
Immigration Rules Appendix Skilled Occupations from
Skilled Worker
Eligible
This occupation appears on Appendix Skilled Occupations.
Salary floor
£41,700
The general threshold, £41,700, is the higher of the two.
Shortage lists
Not listed
This code is on neither the Immigration Salary List nor the Temporary Shortage List.
Salary the job must pay
A Skilled Worker job must pay at least the higher of the general threshold and the going rate for its occupation code.
Going rate (standard)
£40,900
General threshold
£41,700
Visa thresholds from
Minimum for this role
£41,700
Home Office going rates from
New entrants and some other cases can use 70% of the going rate, £33,400, subject to the lower general threshold of £33,400.
What this occupation actually pays
ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, full-time gross annual pay.
ONS has not published enough of the pay distribution for Environmental health professionals in UK to draw it. The figures we do hold are shown above.
| Region | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK 2025 | — | — | £41,725 | — | — |
| East 2025 | — | — | £44,879 | — | — |
| Scotland 2025 | — | — | £31,488 | — | — |
| South East 2025 | — | — | £41,283 | — | — |
| South West 2025 | — | — | £32,301 | — | — |
| West Midlands 2025 | — | — |
Job titles in this code
What the work involves
Environmental health professionals use specialist technical skills and knowledge to protect people from health risks associated with the environment in which they live and work. They maintain and safeguard standards, including taking legal action to enforce relevant legislation with regard to public health policy.
Typical tasks
inspects businesses for compliance with legislation on health and safety, food hygiene and food standards and takes appropriate action in the event of non-compliance
follows up complaints of unsafe workplaces, investigating accidents
investigates outbreaks of food poisoning, infectious diseases or pests
monitors radiation activity, levels of noise, air, land and water pollution and takes appropriate action when safety levels are exceeded
ensures animal welfare for compliance with legislation, issues licences for premises such as pet shops, zoos and abattoirs
gives talks at public enquiries and meetings, ensures compliance through education, advice and enforcement
initiates legal proceedings and gives evidence in court
Entry routes and qualifications
Entrants normally require a degree accredited by the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) or the Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland (REHIS). To gain chartered status an additional period of work experience is required or successful completion of the CIEH's chartered practitioner programme.