Can an employer in Ireland get an employment permit for Electroplaters (code 8118)?

On the Ineligible Occupations List, with exceptions DETE names. The lists are quoted as last downloaded from enterprise.gov.ie; the official pages are the authority and we confirm the current position before anything is submitted.

What is Irish occupation code 8118?

Code 8118 is Electroplaters in the SOC 2010 classification that the Department of Enterprise uses for its Ineligible Occupations List and Critical Skills Occupations List.

Does Sama Talent Group have candidates for code 8118?

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Irish occupation code 8118, Process Operatives

8118: Electroplaters

On the Ineligible Occupations List, with exceptions DETE names.

Checked against DETE's lists, last downloaded 25 October 2026.

Ireland

What DETE's lists say about code 8118

Occupation code 8118, Electroplaters.

On the Ineligible Occupations List, with exceptions

DETE's wording for this row:

8118 Electroplaters
with the exception of Computer Numerical Control Operative

From DETE's Ineligible Occupations List.

DETE makes exceptions to this row. If the role or the candidate fits one of them, it is not ineligible.

DETE: "Ineligible occupations are those with evidence suggesting there are sufficient Irish and EEA workers to fill such vacancies. Employment permits are not granted for these occupations."

The page for code 8118

Checked against DETE's lists, last downloaded 25 October 2026. The occupation code is our reading of the job title. Not sure it fits? A member of our team will get back to you.

United Kingdom

The same number in the UK

Code 8118 does not appear in the Home Office's Appendix Skilled Occupations tables. Look the job up by name for the UK.

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