SOC 2020 · 8144
Weighers, graders and sorters
Immigration Rules Appendix Skilled Occupations from
Skilled Worker
Not eligible
No Skilled Worker route through this code.
Salary floor
£41,700
The higher of the going rate and the general threshold.
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.
ONS has not published enough of the pay distribution for Weighers, graders and sorters in UK to draw it. The figures we do hold are shown above.
| Region | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK 2025 | — | — | £30,918 | — | — |
| East 2025 | — | — | £30,876 | — | — |
| Scotland 2025 | — | — | £25,927 | — | — |
| South East 2025 | — | — | £31,077 | — | — |
| West Midlands 2025 | — | — | £30,211 | — | — |
Job titles in this code
What the work involves
Weighers, graders and sorters weigh, grade and sort materials, goods and products.
Typical tasks
examines hide, skins, leather, fabric, wool, rags, scrap metal, tobacco pipe bowls, fish, fibres, ceramics, produce and other goods
assesses product quality visually and by touch, and grades according to weight, thickness, colour and other quality criteria
ascertains material(s) required from order card, recipe, or specification and weighs and measures prescribed quantities accordingly
uses balances, springs, weighing platforms, automatic scales and weighbridges to check the weight of goods, products and loaded vehicles
records and calculates gross and net weight, checks delivery notes and prepares documents and labels for identification purposes
operates machines to measure lengths of rolls of material and irregularly shaped materials such as leather or sheepskin
Entry routes and qualifications
There are no formal academic entry requirements. Training is typically received on-the-job, supplemented by short courses relating to the specific material or product being considered.