Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks. SOC code 4122.
This page gives the official unit-group title and shows exactly where code 4122 sits in the SOC 2010 hierarchy.
Where this code sits in SOC 2010
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- Major Group
- ADMINISTRATIVE AND SECRETARIAL OCCUPATIONS
- Sub-major Group
- ADMINISTRATIVE OCCUPATIONS
- Unit Group
- 4122 · Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks
Other unit groups in Administrative Occupations: Finance
- Credit controllers4121
- Bank and post office clerks4123
- Finance officers4124
- Financial administrative occupations n.e.c.4129
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Named on the Ineligible List, with stated exceptions
The published row carves out one or more exceptions, so the code alone does not describe the position. The specific duties and the stated exception have to be read against the official wording.
- Ineligible List, published employment
- Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks (with the exception of employment of a person fluent in the official language, apart from English, of a state which is not a Member State of the EEA in a role in accounts payable where the employment is supported by an enterprise development agency)
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Lists effective 13 May 2026 (SI 213 of 2026). Official sources: Ineligible List · Critical Skills List. Confirm against the official page before acting.
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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Standard Occupational Classification 2010 · Version: SOC 2010 · Reference: soc-occupation.v2