Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, March - May, 1994

Variable Details

VariableSOCMAIN
LabelOccupation (main job)
Responses
100 100 gen managers - national government 43
101 101 gen managers - large organisations 349
102 102 gen managers - local government 294
103 103 administrators - national government 184
110 110 production,works managers 815
111 111 building/contract managers 284
112 112 clerks of works 24
113 113 mining & energy managers 27
120 120 treasurers & financial managers 221
121 121 marketing & sales managers 1206
122 122 purchasing managers 88
123 123 advertising etc managers 145
124 124 personnel,training etc managers 299
125 125 organisational managers 27
126 126 computer systems etc managers 291
127 127 company secretaries 219
130 130 credit controllers 110
131 131 banking etc managers (bar self-emp) 267
132 132 Civil Service executive officers 249
139 139 other financial etc managers nes 694
140 140 transport managers 172
141 141 stores controllers 147
142 142 warehouse etc managers 185
150 150 officers in UK armed forces 54
151 151 officers in non-UK armed forces 7
152 152 police officers - inspectors & above 34
153 153 firemen - station officers & above 29
154 154 prison principal officers and above 9
155 155 senior customs & excise etc officers 4
160 160 Farm owners & managers etc 651
169 169 other farming etc managers 46
170 170 property & estate managers 145
171 171 garage managers & proprietors 136
172 172 hairdressing managers & proprietors 34
173 173 hotel & accommodation managers 225
174 174 restaurant & catering managers 367
175 175 publicans, club stewards etc 219
176 176 entertainment & sports managers 110
177 177 travel agency managers 53
178 178 butchers/fishmongers managers etc 57
179 179 service industry managers etc 1626
190 190 trade union etc officials 91
191 191 education registrars etc 63
199 199 other managers & administrators nes 541
200 200 chemists 86
201 201 biological scientists & biochemists 150
202 202 physicists, geologists etc 45
209 209 other natural scientists nes 67
210 210 engineers - civil, structural etc 215
211 211 mechanical engineers 161
212 212 electrical engineers 88
213 213 electronic engineers 62
214 214 software engineers 148
215 215 chemical engineers 21
216 216 design & development engineers 205
217 217 process & production engineers 58
218 218 planning & quality control engineers 175
219 219 other engineers & technologists nes 174
220 220 medical practitioners 325
221 221 pharmacists,pharmacologists 88
222 222 ophthalmic opticians 24
223 223 dental practitioners 60
224 224 veterinarians 26
230 230 university,polytechnic teachers etc 276
231 231 further education teachers etc 388
232 232 education officers,school inspectors 41
233 233 secondary education teachers etc 1037
234 234 primary,nursery education teachers 940
235 235 special education teachers etc 123
239 239 other teaching professionals nes 187
240 240 judges & officers of the court 19
241 241 barristers & advocates 28
242 242 solicitors 202
250 250 chartered & certified accountants 451
251 251 management accountants 86
252 252 actuaries,economists & statisticians 61
253 253 management,business consultants etc 112
260 260 architects 93
261 261 town planners 35
262 262 general practice surveyors 134
270 270 librarians 46
271 271 archivists & curators 24
290 290 psychologists 27
291 291 other social,behaviourial scientists 5
292 292 clergy 134
293 293 social workers,probation officers 372
300 300 laboratory technicians 272
301 301 engineering technicians 135
302 302 electrical,electronic technicians 67
303 303 architectural etc technicians 54
304 302 civil engineering etc technicians 27
309 309 other scientific technicians nes 166
310 310 draughtspersons 155
311 311 building inspectors 16
312 312 quantity surveyors 99
313 313 marine,insurance & other surveyors 17
320 320 computer analysts,programmers 485
330 330 air traffic planners & controllers 14
331 331 aircraft flight deck officers 25
332 332 ship & hovercraft officers 45
340 340 nurses 1437
341 341 midwives 99
342 342 medical radiographers 45
343 343 physiotherapists 73
344 344 chiropodists 26
345 345 dispensing opticians 24
346 346 medical,dental technicians etc 91
347 347 occupational & speech therapists etc 133
348 348 environmental health officers 40
349 349 other health professionals nes 32
350 350 legal service & related occupations 91
360 360 estimators,valuers 98
361 361 underwriters,claims assessors etc 419
362 362 taxation experts 36
363 363 personnel,industrial relations etc 147
364 364 organisational etc officers 76
370 370 matrons,houseparents 143
371 371 welfare,community & youth workers 273
380 380 authors,writers,journalists 221
381 381 artists,graphic designers etc 254
382 382 industrial designers 45
383 383 clothing designers 24
384 384 actors,stage managers etc 119
385 385 musicians 55
386 386 camera,sound etc equipment operators 131
387 387 athletes,sports officials etc 108
390 390 information officers 86
391 391 vocational & industrial trainers 214
392 392 careers advice etc specialists 40
393 393 driving instructors (excluding HGV) 73
394 394 factory inspectors etc 19
395 395 other statutory etc inspectors nes 25
396 396 occupational hygienists etc 38
399 399 other associate professionals nes 93
400 400 Civil Service administrative staff 649
401 401 local government clerical staff 407
410 410 accounts clerks,book-keepers etc 1706
411 411 counter clerks & cashiers 916
412 412 debt,rent & other cash collectors 99
420 420 filing and record clerks 841
421 421 library assistants etc 101
430 430 clerks nes 1625
440 440 stores,control clerks etc 110
441 441 storekeepers & warehousepersons 866
450 450 medical secretaries 93
451 451 legal secretaries 125
452 452 typists & word processor operators 245
459 459 other secretarial personnel nes 1505
460 460 receptionists 421
461 461 reception telephonists 211
462 462 telephone operators 116
463 463 radio & telegraph operators 71
490 490 computer etc operators 412
491 491 tracers,drawing office assistants 5
500 500 bricklayers,masons 274
501 501 roofers,tilers,cladders etc 89
502 502 plasterers 94
503 503 glaziers 48
504 504 builders,building contractors 380
505 505 scaffolders,steeplejacks etc 50
506 506 floor,carpet,wall etc fitters 93
507 507 painters & decorators 385
509 509 other construction trades nes 154
510 510 lathe,capstan etc operators 46
511 511 boring,drilling machine operators 14
512 512 grinding machine setters,operators 25
513 513 milling machine setters,operators 20
514 514 press setters,operators 14
515 515 tool makers,fitters etc 70
516 516 metal work,maintenance fitters 1030
517 517 precision instrument makers etc 76
518 518 gold,precious stone etc workers 28
519 519 other setters,operators nes 85
520 520 electrical production fitters 54
521 521 electricians etc 702
522 522 electrical engineers (non-prof) 11
523 523 telephone fitters 130
524 524 cable jointers,lines repairers 46
525 525 radio,TV & video engineers 62
526 526 computer engineers etc 98
529 529 other electrical trades nes 176
530 530 smiths & forge workers 27
531 531 moulders,core makers,die casters 25
532 532 plumbers,heating etc engineers 376
533 533 sheet metal workers 70
534 534 metal plate workers,riveters etc 56
535 535 steel erectors 52
536 536 barbenders,steel fixers 8
537 537 welding trades 257
540 540 motor mechanics etc 588
541 541 coach & vehicle body builders 34
542 542 vehicle body repairers etc 65
543 543 auto electricians 34
544 544 tyre & exhaust fitters 35
550 550 weavers 23
551 551 knitters 31
552 552 warp preparers,dyers,finishers etc 39
553 553 sewing machinists etc 402
554 554 coach trimmers,upholsterers etc 63
555 555 shoe repairers etc 104
556 556 tailors & dressmakers 33
557 557 milliners,furriers etc 45
559 559 other textile workers nes 28
560 560 originators & compositors 61
561 561 printers 43
562 562 bookbinders & print finishers 42
563 563 screen printers 26
569 569 other printing & related trades nes 168
570 570 carpenters & joiners 740
571 571 cabinet makers 68
572 572 case & box makers 6
573 573 pattern makers (moulds) 5
579 579 other woodworking trades nes 36
580 580 bakers,flour confectioners 98
581 581 butchers,meat cutters 153
582 582 fishmongers,poultry dressers 28
590 590 glass product & ceramics makers 96
591 591 glass product & ceramic finishers 42
592 592 dental technicians 24
593 593 music instrument makers,piano tuners 11
594 594 gardeners,groundspersons 325
595 595 horticultural trades 99
596 596 coach painters,other spray painters 110
597 597 face trained coalmining workers etc. 23
598 598 other machinery mechanics 20
599 599 other craft & related occupations ne 64
600 600 NCOs & other ranks, UK armed forces 202
601 601 NCOs & other ranks,non-UK forces 31
610 610 police officers (sergeant & below) 367
611 611 firemen (leading officer & below) 130
612 612 prison officers (below principal) 65
613 613 customs,immigration officers 35
614 614 traffic wardens 12
615 615 security guards etc 328
619 619 other security personnel nes 93
620 620 chefs,cooks 626
621 621 waiters,waitresses 455
622 622 bar staff 427
630 630 travel & flight attendants 108
631 631 railway station staff 33
640 640 assistant nurses & auxiliaries 543
641 641 hospital ward assistants 62
642 642 ambulance staff 59
643 643 dental nurses 102
644 644 care assistants & attendants 1050
650 650 nursery nurses 214
651 651 playgroup leaders 82
652 652 educational assistants 233
659 659 other childcare occupations nes 658
660 660 hairdressers,barbers 406
661 661 beauticians & related occupations 53
670 670 domestic housekeepers etc 42
671 671 housekeepers (non-domestic) 13
672 672 caretakers 215
673 673 launderers,dry cleaners etc 110
690 690 undertakers 14
691 691 bookmakers 35
699 699 other personal services nes 176
700 700 buyers (retail trade) 36
701 701 buyers etc (non-retail) 121
702 702 importers & exporters 20
703 703 air,commodity & ship brokers 13
710 710 technical & wholesale sales reps 590
719 719 other sales representatives nes 369
720 720 sales assistants 3140
721 721 retail cash & check-out operators 567
722 722 petrol pump forecourt attendants 28
730 730 collectors & credit agents 71
731 731 rounds & van salespersons 164
732 732 market,street traders etc 90
733 733 scrap dealers etc 10
790 790 merchandisers 42
791 791 window dressers, floral arrangers 55
792 792 telephone salespersons 116
800 800 bakery etc process operatives 74
801 801 brewery etc process operatives 16
802 802 tobacco process operatives 14
809 809 other food etc process operatives 298
810 810 tannery production operatives 15
811 811 preparatory fibre processors 17
812 812 spinners,doublers,twisters 25
813 813 winders,reelers 22
814 814 other textiles operatives 51
820 820 other chemical etc operatives nes 165
821 821 paper,wood etc process operatives 38
822 822 cutting etc machine operatives 32
823 823 glass,ceramics furnace operatives 16
824 824 rubber etc process operatives 59
825 825 plastic operatives etc 174
826 826 synthetic fibre makers 5
829 829 other chemical etc operatives 34
830 830 furnace operatives (metal) 15
831 831 metal drawers 12
832 832 rollers 3
833 833 annealers,hardeners etc (metal) 9
834 834 electroplaters etc 18
839 839 other metal process operatives nes 61
840 840 machine tool operatives 235
841 841 automatic machine operatives 82
842 842 metal polishers 13
843 843 metal dressing operatives 13
844 844 shot blasters 9
850 850 assemblers etc (electronic goods) 255
851 851 assemblers etc (vehicles,metal) 159
859 859 other assemblers etc nes 157
860 860 inspectors etc(metal,electrical) 210
861 861 inspectors etc(other goods) 147
862 862 packers,bottlers etc 494
863 863 weighers,graders,sorters 54
864 864 routine laboratory testers 58
869 869 other routine operatives nes 55
870 870 bus inspectors 8
871 871 road transport depot inspectors etc 25
872 872 drivers of road goods vehicles 1154
873 873 bus & coach drivers 286
874 874 cab drivers & chauffeurs 352
875 875 bus conductors 6
880 880 seafarers (merchant navy) etc 21
881 881 railway inspectors,guards etc 29
882 882 railway engine drivers etc 47
883 883 railway signal etc operatives 25
884 884 shunters & points operatives 6
885 885 mechanical plant drivers etc 148
886 886 crane drivers 65
887 887 forklift & mechanical truck drivers 205
889 889 other transport & machinery ops nes 79
890 890 washers etc in mines & quarries 2
891 891 printing machine minders 110
892 892 water etc plant attendants 28
893 893 energy etc plant operatives 44
894 894 lubricators etc 15
895 895 service pipe layers & jointers 39
896 896 construction operatives 206
897 897 woodworking machine operatives 89
898 898 mine & quarry workers (non-coal) 24
899 899 other machine etc operatives nes 210
900 900 farm workers 360
901 901 farm machinery drivers etc 37
902 902 other related farming occupations 112
903 903 fishing & related workers 24
904 904 forestry workers 38
910 910 coal mine labourers 9
911 911 foundry labourers 11
912 912 engineering etc labourers 42
913 913 fitters mates (metal,electric) 55
919 919 making,processing labourers 42
920 920 woodworkers mates 9
921 921 building trade mates 30
922 922 rail construction etc workers 33
923 923 road construction etc workers 81
924 924 paviours,kerb layers 11
929 925 other building etc labourers 292
930 930 stevedores,dockers 15
931 931 goods porters 204
932 932 slingers 4
933 933 refuse & salvage collectors 42
934 934 drivers mates 13
940 940 postal workers,mail sorters 428
941 941 messengers,couriers 233
950 950 hospital porters 54
951 951 hotel porters 25
952 952 Kitchen porters 403
953 953 catering assistants 606
954 954 shelf fillers 169
955 955 lift & car park attendants 18
956 956 window cleaners 71
957 957 road sweepers 13
958 958 cleaners,domestics 2250
959 959 other sales,service occupations 48
990 990 all other labourers etc 229
999 999 all others (miscellaneous) 27
-9 Does not apply 90677
-8 No answer 134
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, March - May, 1994