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Last Reviewed: 17th February 2022
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS)
Document: Employee earnings in the UK: 2021
Employment Category: Caring, leisure and other service occupations
This page contains the average salaries for Caring, leisure and other service occupations in the United Kingdom in 2022 as extracted from the "Employee earnings in the UK: 2021" document published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). If you are not sure which occupation group your occupation is listed in pleave view our list of occupations allocated to each group by the Office of National Statistics
Below you will find details of the average salary as detailed in the ONS report for 2022 and 2021 with details of the percentage change in average salary and a supporting salary calculation so you can see what the take home pay for each occupation listed under "Caring, Leisure And Other Service Occupations" would be. Please note that some occupations may have no average salaries defined for specific years, this occurs when insufficient data is recorded via the survey or when occupations categories are redefined.
Interpreting average salary data is difficult in 2021 due to how COVID-19 impacted the Average Weekly Earnings data. This means that comparisons with 2020 need to be treated with caution, and we encourage users to focus on long-term trends rather than year on year changes during the COVID 19 years.
The ONS moved the occupation coding to Standard Occupation Classification 2020 from 2010. This means estimates for earnings in April 2021 on a SOC 2020 basis represent a break in the ASHE time series. Estimates will not be directly comparable with estimates for earnings on a SOC 2010 basis and, as such, should not be used in direct comparison with each other. As such we have left redifened slaries that are not comparitable as blank and therefore no salary example or salary increase/decrease percentage will be shown.
Salary average earning metrics were affected by changes in composition of the workforce and the impact of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (furlough) during the coronavirus pandemic period, as such salary fluctations and comparison between years lacks certainty therefore we encourage users to focus on long-term trends in average salaries rather than year-on-year changes shown.
| 2021 Annual Salary 1st Jul 2021 to 30th Jun 2022 | Occupation | Pay Differance | 2022 Annual Salary 1st Jul 2022 to 30th Jun 2023 |
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| £ 17,922.00 | Pest control officers | 51.34 % | £ 27,123.00 |
| £ 21,724.00 | Nursing auxiliaries and assistants | 5.87 % | £ 22,999.00 |
| £ 24,950.00 | Ambulance staff (excluding paramedics) | 10.28 % | £ 27,515.00 |
| £ 21,000.00 | Sports and leisure assistants | 7.23 % | £ 22,518.00 |
| £ 21,050.00 | Travel agents | 18.77 % | £ 25,001.00 |
| £ 20,873.00 | Rail travel assistants | 80.81 % | £ 37,740.00 |
| £ 20,774.00 | Leisure and travel service occupations n.e.c. | 25.81 % | £ 26,135.00 |
| £ 15,405.00 | Hairdressers and barbers | 17.09 % | £ 18,038.00 |
| £ 15,210.00 | Beauticians and related occupations | 22.59 % | £ 18,646.00 |
| £ 20,077.00 | Housekeepers and related occupations | 2.58 % | £ 20,594.00 |
| £ 22,568.00 | Caretakers | 4.82 % | £ 23,656.00 |
| £ 22,003.00 | Cleaning and housekeeping managers and supervisors | 5.51 % | £ 23,215.00 |
| £ 19,358.00 | Sales and retail assistants | 4.89 % | £ 20,305.00 |
| £ 18,686.00 | Retail cashiers and check-out operators | -2.67 % | £ 18,187.00 |
| £ 20,782.00 | Telephone salespersons | 9.85 % | £ 22,830.00 |
| £ 18,353.00 | Pharmacy and optical dispensing assistants | 3.92 % | £ 19,073.00 |
| £ 23,883.00 | Vehicle and parts salespersons and advisers | 5.01 % | £ 25,080.00 |
| £ 21,288.00 | Debt, rent and other cash collectors | 5.73 % | £ 22,508.00 |
| £ 21,333.00 | Roundspersons and van salespersons | 6.84 % | £ 22,793.00 |
| £ 24,055.00 | Sales related occupations n.e.c. | 10.50 % | £ 26,580.00 |
| £ 20,453.00 | Call and contact centre occupations | 10.69 % | £ 22,640.00 |
| £ 22,703.00 | Communication operators | 20.60 % | £ 27,380.00 |
| £ 22,379.00 | Customer service occupations n.e.c. | 3.06 % | £ 23,064.00 |
| £ 29,790.00 | Customer service supervisors | 3.72 % | £ 30,899.00 |
| £ 21,234.00 | Food, drink and tobacco process operatives | 10.71 % | £ 23,509.00 |
| £ 22,656.00 | Textile process operatives | 6.62 % | £ 24,155.00 |
| £ 24,321.00 | Chemical and related process operatives | 11.03 % | £ 27,004.00 |
| £ 30,425.00 | Plastics process operatives | -23.30 % | £ 23,335.00 |
| £ 26,037.00 | Metal making and treating process operatives | 3.81 % | £ 27,030.00 |
| £ 27,545.00 | Process operatives n.e.c. | -11.45 % | £ 24,392.00 |
| £ 21,890.00 | Paper and wood machine operatives | 16.88 % | £ 25,585.00 |
| £ 29,703.00 | Mining and quarry workers and related operatives | 4.96 % | £ 31,176.00 |
| £ 26,903.00 | Energy plant operatives | 30.05 % | £ 34,987.00 |
| £ 25,329.00 | Water and sewerage plant operatives | 24.79 % | £ 31,609.00 |
| £ 22,905.00 | Printing machine assistants | 5.53 % | £ 24,171.00 |
| £ 22,511.00 | Plant and machine operatives n.e.c. | 7.06 % | £ 24,101.00 |
| £ 33,244.00 | Assemblers (electrical and electronic products) | -29.18 % | £ 23,542.00 |
| £ 31,622.00 | Assemblers (vehicles and metal goods) | -8.62 % | £ 28,895.00 |
| £ 35,744.00 | Routine inspectors and testers | -25.03 % | £ 26,799.00 |
| £ 25,477.00 | Assemblers and routine operatives n.e.c. | -2.99 % | £ 24,715.00 |
| £ 30,994.00 | Large goods vehicle drivers | 10.14 % | £ 34,138.00 |
| £ 22,908.00 | Bus and coach drivers | 24.55 % | £ 28,533.00 |
| £ 25,149.00 | Taxi and cab drivers and chauffeurs | -11.79 % | £ 22,183.00 |
| £ 21,513.00 | Delivery drivers and couriers | 9.67 % | £ 23,593.00 |
| £ 36,572.00 | Crane drivers | -3.88 % | £ 35,153.00 |
| £ 25,283.00 | Fork-lift truck drivers | 4.28 % | £ 26,366.00 |
| £ 30,249.00 | Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c. | 5.91 % | £ 32,036.00 |
| £ 59,198.00 | Train and tram drivers | -0.56 % | £ 58,868.00 |
| £ 24,470.00 | Air transport operatives | 10.86 % | £ 27,127.00 |
| £ 49,893.00 | Rail transport operatives | 1.34 % | £ 50,561.00 |