Occupation 6137 · Caring, leisure and other service occupations
Care escorts accompany and transport adults and children between their places of residence and other destinations and act as chaperones for under 16s engaged in theatrical, television and film productions.
There are no formal qualifications, other than a clean driving licence with the appropriate classification for those who are driving in addition to escorting. DBS checks are mandatory for those working with vulnerable adults and/or children.
Bus escort · Escort · Passenger assistant · School escort
| Measure | Hours | Basis | Period | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6137 : Care escorts | None | None | 2026-03 | 13,300.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 6137 : Care escorts | None | None | 2026-03 | 15,300.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 6137 : Care escorts | None | None | 2026-03 | 16,000.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 6137 : Care escorts | None | None | 2026-03 | — | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) Not published: Estimate is less than 500 |
| 6137 : Care escorts | None | None | 2026-03 | 700.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 6137 : Care escorts | None | None | 2026-03 | 16,400.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 6137 : Care escorts | None | None | 2026-03 | 2,000.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
ONS does not publish occupational pay below region. Cells the survey could not support are shown as withheld, with its reason — adding a region split to a specific occupation leaves roughly a tenth of cells publishable.
| Region | Measure | Hours | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | 6137 : Care escorts | None | 1,400.00 | 2026-03 |
| East Midlands | 6137 : Care escorts | None | withheld | 2026-03 |
| London | 6137 : Care escorts | None | 2,300.00 | 2026-03 |
| North East | 6137 : Care escorts | None | 2,400.00 | 2026-03 |
| North West | 6137 : Care escorts | None | 1,300.00 | 2026-03 |
| Northern Ireland | 6137 : Care escorts | None | withheld | 2026-03 |
| Scotland | 6137 : Care escorts | None | 700.00 | 2026-03 |
| South East | 6137 : Care escorts | None | 1,600.00 | 2026-03 |
| South West | 6137 : Care escorts | None | 1,900.00 | 2026-03 |
| Wales | 6137 : Care escorts | None | 2,000.00 | 2026-03 |
| West Midlands | 6137 : Care escorts | None | 900.00 | 2026-03 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 6137 : Care escorts | None | 1,400.00 | 2026-03 |
ONS publishes regional pay for this occupation where the survey sample supports it — 10 of 12 cells on this page. The rest are withheld by ONS, and are shown as withheld with the reason, rather than left out.
The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, published by the Office for National Statistics. Figures are shown exactly as ONS publishes them — we do not adjust, model or fill them in, and every number on this page carries the series and period it came from.
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