Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, March - May, 1995

Variable Details

VariableSOCLAST
LabelOccupation (last job)
Responses
100 100 gen managers - national government 7
101 101 gen managers - large organisations 83
102 102 gen managers - local government 82
103 103 administrators - national government 42
110 110 production,works managers 142
111 111 building/contract managers 69
112 112 clerks of works 17
113 113 mining & energy managers 17
120 120 treasurers & financial managers 37
121 121 marketing & sales managers 195
122 122 purchasing managers 13
123 123 advertising etc managers 28
124 124 personnel,training etc managers 59
125 125 organisational managers 2
126 126 computer systems etc managers 24
127 127 company secretaries 60
130 130 credit controllers 36
131 131 banking etc managers (bar self-emp) 75
132 132 Civil Service executive officers 46
139 139 other financial etc managers nes 160
140 140 transport managers 49
141 141 stores controllers 49
142 142 warehouse etc managers 35
150 150 officers in UK armed forces 8
151 151 officers in non-UK armed forces 3
152 152 police officers - inspectors & above 9
153 153 firemen - station officers & above 5
154 154 prison principal officers and above 4
155 155 senior customs & excise etc officers 0
160 160 Farm owners & managers etc 75
169 169 other farming etc managers 10
170 170 property & estate managers 22
171 171 garage managers & proprietors 18
172 172 hairdressing managers & proprietors 10
173 173 hotel & accommodation managers 54
174 174 restaurant & catering managers 91
175 175 publicans, club stewards etc 121
176 176 entertainment & sports managers 34
177 177 travel agency managers 10
178 178 butchers/fishmongers managers etc 9
179 179 service industry managers etc 458
190 190 trade union etc officials 21
191 191 education registrars etc 10
199 199 other managers & administrators nes 131
200 200 chemists 23
201 201 biological scientists & biochemists 26
202 202 physicists, geologists etc 10
209 209 other natural scientists nes 15
210 210 engineers - civil, structural etc 42
211 211 mechanical engineers 42
212 212 electrical engineers 19
213 213 electronic engineers 7
214 214 software engineers 19
215 215 chemical engineers 3
216 216 design & development engineers 42
217 217 process & production engineers 11
218 218 planning & quality control engineers 33
219 219 other engineers & technologists nes 42
220 220 medical practitioners 50
221 221 pharmacists,pharmacologists 16
222 222 ophthalmic opticians 1
223 223 dental practitioners 13
224 224 veterinarians 4
230 230 university,polytechnic teachers etc 37
231 231 further education teachers etc 98
232 232 education officers,school inspectors 13
233 233 secondary education teachers etc 183
234 234 primary,nursery education teachers 252
235 235 special education teachers etc 25
239 239 other teaching professionals nes 30
240 240 judges & officers of the court 1
241 241 barristers & advocates 2
242 242 solicitors 18
250 250 chartered & certified accountants 47
251 251 management accountants 12
252 252 actuaries,economists & statisticians 9
253 253 management,business consultants etc 15
260 260 architects 17
261 261 town planners 2
262 262 general practice surveyors 38
270 270 librarians 9
271 271 archivists & curators 5
290 290 psychologists 2
291 291 other social,behaviourial scientists 1
292 292 clergy 18
293 293 social workers,probation officers 63
300 300 laboratory technicians 71
301 301 engineering technicians 22
302 302 electrical,electronic technicians 20
303 303 architectural etc technicians 12
304 302 civil engineering etc technicians 7
309 309 other scientific technicians nes 41
310 310 draughtspersons 56
311 311 building inspectors 2
312 312 quantity surveyors 25
313 313 marine,insurance & other surveyors 2
320 320 computer analysts,programmers 46
330 330 air traffic planners & controllers 1
331 331 aircraft flight deck officers 6
332 332 ship & hovercraft officers 18
340 340 nurses 270
341 341 midwives 14
342 342 medical radiographers 9
343 343 physiotherapists 10
344 344 chiropodists 9
345 345 dispensing opticians 1
346 346 medical,dental technicians etc 15
347 347 occupational & speech therapists etc 18
348 348 environmental health officers 5
349 349 other health professionals nes 7
350 350 legal service & related occupations 20
360 360 estimators,valuers 22
361 361 underwriters,claims assessors etc 54
362 362 taxation experts 4
363 363 personnel,industrial relations etc 40
364 364 organisational etc officers 21
370 370 matrons,houseparents 39
371 371 welfare,community & youth workers 66
380 380 authors,writers,journalists 45
381 381 artists,graphic designers etc 44
382 382 industrial designers 4
383 383 clothing designers 9
384 384 actors,stage managers etc 38
385 385 musicians 11
386 386 camera,sound etc equipment operators 37
387 387 athletes,sports officials etc 19
390 390 information officers 23
391 391 vocational & industrial trainers 66
392 392 careers advice etc specialists 11
393 393 driving instructors (excluding HGV) 18
394 394 factory inspectors etc 6
395 395 other statutory etc inspectors nes 5
396 396 occupational hygienists etc 15
399 399 other associate professionals nes 19
400 400 Civil Service administrative staff 160
401 401 local government clerical staff 106
410 410 accounts clerks,book-keepers etc 509
411 411 counter clerks & cashiers 213
412 412 debt,rent & other cash collectors 28
420 420 filing and record clerks 252
421 421 library assistants etc 23
430 430 clerks nes 580
440 440 stores,control clerks etc 54
441 441 storekeepers & warehousepersons 337
450 450 medical secretaries 13
451 451 legal secretaries 28
452 452 typists & word processor operators 110
459 459 other secretarial personnel nes 519
460 460 receptionists 153
461 461 reception telephonists 81
462 462 telephone operators 77
463 463 radio & telegraph operators 27
490 490 computer etc operators 152
491 491 tracers,drawing office assistants 3
500 500 bricklayers,masons 105
501 501 roofers,tilers,cladders etc 36
502 502 plasterers 57
503 503 glaziers 5
504 504 builders,building contractors 83
505 505 scaffolders,steeplejacks etc 21
506 506 floor,carpet,wall etc fitters 19
507 507 painters & decorators 193
509 509 other construction trades nes 57
510 510 lathe,capstan etc operators 30
511 511 boring,drilling machine operators 6
512 512 grinding machine setters,operators 13
513 513 milling machine setters,operators 8
514 514 press setters,operators 2
515 515 tool makers,fitters etc 23
516 516 metal work,maintenance fitters 235
517 517 precision instrument makers etc 16
518 518 gold,precious stone etc workers 5
519 519 other setters,operators nes 29
520 520 electrical production fitters 15
521 521 electricians etc 178
522 522 electrical engineers (non-prof) 3
523 523 telephone fitters 45
524 524 cable jointers,lines repairers 21
525 525 radio,TV & video engineers 16
526 526 computer engineers etc 12
529 529 other electrical trades nes 35
530 530 smiths & forge workers 5
531 531 moulders,core makers,die casters 9
532 532 plumbers,heating etc engineers 97
533 533 sheet metal workers 24
534 534 metal plate workers,riveters etc 19
535 535 steel erectors 25
536 536 barbenders,steel fixers 12
537 537 welding trades 105
540 540 motor mechanics etc 144
541 541 coach & vehicle body builders 12
542 542 vehicle body repairers etc 15
543 543 auto electricians 6
544 544 tyre & exhaust fitters 13
550 550 weavers 13
551 551 knitters 20
552 552 warp preparers,dyers,finishers etc 17
553 553 sewing machinists etc 263
554 554 coach trimmers,upholsterers etc 13
555 555 shoe repairers etc 55
556 556 tailors & dressmakers 14
557 557 milliners,furriers etc 37
559 559 other textile workers nes 11
560 560 originators & compositors 29
561 561 printers 11
562 562 bookbinders & print finishers 10
563 563 screen printers 3
569 569 other printing & related trades nes 52
570 570 carpenters & joiners 191
571 571 cabinet makers 13
572 572 case & box makers 1
573 573 pattern makers (moulds) 2
579 579 other woodworking trades nes 12
580 580 bakers,flour confectioners 40
581 581 butchers,meat cutters 39
582 582 fishmongers,poultry dressers 14
590 590 glass product & ceramics makers 30
591 591 glass product & ceramic finishers 25
592 592 dental technicians 7
593 593 music instrument makers,piano tuners 0
594 594 gardeners,groundspersons 141
595 595 horticultural trades 47
596 596 coach painters,other spray painters 31
597 597 face trained coalmining workers etc. 45
598 598 other machinery mechanics 4
599 599 other craft & related occupations ne 29
600 600 NCOs & other ranks, UK armed forces 37
601 601 NCOs & other ranks,non-UK forces 7
610 610 police officers (sergeant & below) 39
611 611 firemen (leading officer & below) 18
612 612 prison officers (below principal) 11
613 613 customs,immigration officers 7
614 614 traffic wardens 8
615 615 security guards etc 197
619 619 other security personnel nes 27
620 620 chefs,cooks 285
621 621 waiters,waitresses 204
622 622 bar staff 288
630 630 travel & flight attendants 39
631 631 railway station staff 10
640 640 assistant nurses & auxiliaries 175
641 641 hospital ward assistants 30
642 642 ambulance staff 18
643 643 dental nurses 30
644 644 care assistants & attendants 436
650 650 nursery nurses 66
651 651 playgroup leaders 27
652 652 educational assistants 53
659 659 other childcare occupations nes 198
660 660 hairdressers,barbers 174
661 661 beauticians & related occupations 14
670 670 domestic housekeepers etc 24
671 671 housekeepers (non-domestic) 4
672 672 caretakers 123
673 673 launderers,dry cleaners etc 63
690 690 undertakers 8
691 691 bookmakers 9
699 699 other personal services nes 96
700 700 buyers (retail trade) 6
701 701 buyers etc (non-retail) 30
702 702 importers & exporters 2
703 703 air,commodity & ship brokers 4
710 710 technical & wholesale sales reps 120
719 719 other sales representatives nes 116
720 720 sales assistants 1390
721 721 retail cash & check-out operators 235
722 722 petrol pump forecourt attendants 16
730 730 collectors & credit agents 19
731 731 rounds & van salespersons 40
732 732 market,street traders etc 20
733 733 scrap dealers etc 2
790 790 merchandisers 18
791 791 window dressers, floral arrangers 20
792 792 telephone salespersons 29
800 800 bakery etc process operatives 50
801 801 brewery etc process operatives 7
802 802 tobacco process operatives 2
809 809 other food etc process operatives 144
810 810 tannery production operatives 1
811 811 preparatory fibre processors 6
812 812 spinners,doublers,twisters 13
813 813 winders,reelers 7
814 814 other textiles operatives 15
820 820 other chemical etc operatives nes 47
821 821 paper,wood etc process operatives 13
822 822 cutting etc machine operatives 16
823 823 glass,ceramics furnace operatives 7
824 824 rubber etc process operatives 20
825 825 plastic operatives etc 57
826 826 synthetic fibre makers 6
829 829 other chemical etc operatives 14
830 830 furnace operatives (metal) 9
831 831 metal drawers 3
832 832 rollers 6
833 833 annealers,hardeners etc (metal) 3
834 834 electroplaters etc 10
839 839 other metal process operatives nes 18
840 840 machine tool operatives 69
841 841 automatic machine operatives 44
842 842 metal polishers 7
843 843 metal dressing operatives 9
844 844 shot blasters 7
850 850 assemblers etc (electronic goods) 178
851 851 assemblers etc (vehicles,metal) 70
859 859 other assemblers etc nes 93
860 860 inspectors etc(metal,electrical) 100
861 861 inspectors etc(other goods) 73
862 862 packers,bottlers etc 430
863 863 weighers,graders,sorters 42
864 864 routine laboratory testers 27
869 869 other routine operatives nes 21
870 870 bus inspectors 5
871 871 road transport depot inspectors etc 8
872 872 drivers of road goods vehicles 397
873 873 bus & coach drivers 79
874 874 cab drivers & chauffeurs 104
875 875 bus conductors 3
880 880 seafarers (merchant navy) etc 13
881 881 railway inspectors,guards etc 5
882 882 railway engine drivers etc 29
883 883 railway signal etc operatives 7
884 884 shunters & points operatives 4
885 885 mechanical plant drivers etc 36
886 886 crane drivers 36
887 887 forklift & mechanical truck drivers 92
889 889 other transport & machinery ops nes 28
890 890 washers etc in mines & quarries 6
891 891 printing machine minders 42
892 892 water etc plant attendants 7
893 893 energy etc plant operatives 25
894 894 lubricators etc 3
895 895 service pipe layers & jointers 22
896 896 construction operatives 87
897 897 woodworking machine operatives 37
898 898 mine & quarry workers (non-coal) 7
899 899 other machine etc operatives nes 82
900 900 farm workers 82
901 901 farm machinery drivers etc 15
902 902 other related farming occupations 59
903 903 fishing & related workers 11
904 904 forestry workers 14
910 910 coal mine labourers 15
911 911 foundry labourers 5
912 912 engineering etc labourers 24
913 913 fitters mates (metal,electric) 35
919 919 making,processing labourers 36
920 920 woodworkers mates 5
921 921 building trade mates 41
922 922 rail construction etc workers 14
923 923 road construction etc workers 31
924 924 paviours,kerb layers 7
929 925 other building etc labourers 245
930 930 stevedores,dockers 15
931 931 goods porters 82
932 932 slingers 4
933 933 refuse & salvage collectors 23
934 934 drivers mates 5
940 940 postal workers,mail sorters 121
941 941 messengers,couriers 69
950 950 hospital porters 27
951 951 hotel porters 15
952 952 Kitchen porters 254
953 953 catering assistants 324
954 954 shelf fillers 66
955 955 lift & car park attendants 14
956 956 window cleaners 18
957 957 road sweepers 14
958 958 cleaners,domestics 1364
959 959 other sales,service occupations 29
990 990 all other labourers etc 218
999 999 all others (miscellaneous) 19
-9 No answer 130585
-8 Does not apply 33
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, March - May, 1995