SOC 2020 · 6214
Rail travel assistants
Immigration Rules Appendix Skilled Occupations from
Skilled Worker
Not eligible
No Skilled Worker route through this code.
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.
What this occupation actually pays
ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, full-time gross annual pay.
- UK pay for this occupation
View these figures as a table
| Percentile | Pay |
|---|---|
| 10th | £31,853 |
| 25th | £40,367 |
| 50th | £46,062 |
| 75th | £53,858 |
| Region | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK 2025 | £31,853 | £40,367 | £46,062 | £53,858 | — |
| London 2025 | — | — | £49,471 | — | — |
| North West 2025 | — | — | £46,149 | — | — |
| Scotland 2025 | — | — | £38,845 | — | — |
| South East 2025 | — | — | £45,727 | — | — |
| South West 2025 |
Job titles in this code
What the work involves
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 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
Entry routes and qualifications
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.