Mark wrote:

Is there a bulb in the socket, the neon pilots work by drawing a tiny
amount of electricy through the load (the light bulb in the socket)



That depends on which kind of piloted switch it is.

If it's the kind which lights the toggle handle when the bulb is off so
you can find the switch in dim light, then your answer is correct.

If it's the kind which lights the pilot when a light is on which you
can't easily see from the switch location (Like an outdoor light.), then
a connection to the neutral is required. A connection to ground would
"work" in that case too, but wouldn't be to code, and if there were a
GFCI feeding that circuit it could trip on even the few milliamps
required to light the neon bulb.

Jeff

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