Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, September - November, 1995

Variable Details

VariableSOCMAIN
LabelOccupation (main job)
Responses
100 100 gen managers - national government 38
101 101 gen managers - large organisations 345
102 102 gen managers - local government 285
103 103 administrators - national government 149
110 110 production,works managers 831
111 111 building,contract managers 329
112 112 clerks of works 27
113 113 mining & energy managers 20
120 120 treasurers & financial managers 254
121 121 marketing & sales managers 1186
122 122 purchasing managers 80
123 123 advertising etc managers 143
124 124 personnel,training etc managers 261
125 125 organisational managers 32
126 126 computer systems etc managers 324
127 127 company secretaries 195
130 130 credit controllers 113
131 131 banking etc managers (bar self-emp) 249
132 132 Civil Service executive officers 187
139 139 other financial etc managers nes 723
140 140 transport managers 182
141 141 stores controllers 166
142 142 warehouse etc managers 178
150 150 officers in UK armed forces 62
151 151 officers in non-UK armed forces 10
152 152 police officers - inspectors & above 35
153 153 firemen - station officers & above 17
154 154 prison principal officers and above 3
155 155 senior customs & excise etc officers 2
160 160 Farm owners & managers etc 593
169 169 other farming etc managers 45
170 170 property & estate managers 149
171 171 garage managers & proprietors 141
172 172 hairdressing managers & proprietors 44
173 173 hotel & accommodation managers 226
174 174 restaurant & catering managers 338
175 175 publicans, club stewards etc 204
176 176 entertainment & sports managers 126
177 177 travel agency managers 49
178 178 butchers,fishmongers managers etc 41
179 179 service industry managers etc 1572
190 190 trade union etc officials 87
191 191 education registrars etc 79
199 199 other managers & administrators nes 548
200 200 chemists 86
201 201 biological scientists & biochemists 155
202 202 physicists, geologists etc 52
209 209 other natural scientists nes 49
210 210 engineers - civil, structural etc 171
211 211 mechanical engineers 156
212 212 electrical engineers 91
213 213 electronic engineers 75
214 214 software engineers 207
215 215 chemical engineers 19
216 216 design & development engineers 199
217 217 process & production engineers 79
218 218 planning & quality control engineers 185
219 219 other engineers & technologists nes 203
220 220 medical practitioners 331
221 221 pharmacists,pharmacologists 92
222 222 ophthalmic opticians 19
223 223 dental practitioners 60
224 224 veterinarians 13
230 230 university,polytechnic teachers etc 236
231 231 further education teachers etc 351
232 232 education officers,school inspectors 41
233 233 secondary education teachers etc 903
234 234 primary,nursery education teachers 898
235 235 special education teachers etc 137
239 239 other teaching professionals nes 197
240 240 judges & officers of the court 19
241 241 barristers & advocates 29
242 242 solicitors 240
250 250 chartered & certified accountants 436
251 251 management accountants 89
252 252 actuaries,economists & statisticians 57
253 253 management,business consultants etc 146
260 260 architects 115
261 261 town planners 29
262 262 general practice surveyors 157
270 270 librarians 57
271 271 archivists & curators 14
290 290 psychologists 34
291 291 other social,behaviourial scientists 7
292 292 clergy 124
293 293 social workers,probation officers 358
300 300 laboratory technicians 246
301 301 engineering technicians 149
302 302 electrical,electronic technicians 72
303 303 architectural etc technicians 47
304 302 civil engineering etc technicians 30
309 309 other scientific technicians nes 156
310 310 draughtspersons 155
311 311 building inspectors 12
312 312 quantity surveyors 91
313 313 marine,insurance & other surveyors 12
320 320 computer analysts,programmers 471
330 330 air traffic planners & controllers 11
331 331 aircraft flight deck officers 25
332 332 ship & hovercraft officers 42
340 340 nurses 1315
341 341 midwives 104
342 342 medical radiographers 52
343 343 physiotherapists 65
344 344 chiropodists 33
345 345 dispensing opticians 16
346 346 medical,dental technicians etc 89
347 347 occupational & speech therapists etc 123
348 348 environmental health officers 32
349 349 other health professionals nes 55
350 350 legal service & related occupations 68
360 360 estimators,valuers 101
361 361 underwriters,claims assessors etc 383
362 362 taxation experts 52
363 363 personnel,industrial relations etc 147
364 364 organisational etc officers 111
370 370 matrons,houseparents 144
371 371 welfare,community & youth workers 245
380 380 authors,writers,journalists 236
381 381 artists,graphic designers etc 249
382 382 industrial designers 45
383 383 clothing designers 28
384 384 actors,stage managers etc 144
385 385 musicians 62
386 386 camera,sound etc equipment operators 110
387 387 athletes,sports officials etc 98
390 390 information officers 87
391 391 vocational & industrial trainers 174
392 392 careers advice etc specialists 47
393 393 driving instructors (excluding HGV) 62
394 394 factory inspectors etc 15
395 395 other statutory etc inspectors nes 25
396 396 occupational hygienists etc 47
399 399 other associate professionals nes 87
400 400 Civil Service administrative staff 566
401 401 local government clerical staff 429
410 410 accounts clerks,book-keepers etc 1634
411 411 counter clerks & cashiers 835
412 412 debt,rent & other cash collectors 88
420 420 filing and record clerks 787
421 421 library assistants etc 112
430 430 clerks nes 1610
440 440 stores,control clerks etc 102
441 441 storekeepers & warehousepersons 860
450 450 medical secretaries 113
451 451 legal secretaries 144
452 452 typists & word processor operators 187
459 459 other secretarial personnel nes 1465
460 460 receptionists 426
461 461 reception telephonists 194
462 462 telephone operators 107
463 463 radio & telegraph operators 61
490 490 computer etc operators 348
491 491 tracers,drawing office assistants 6
500 500 bricklayers,masons 244
501 501 roofers,tilers,cladders etc 88
502 502 plasterers 78
503 503 glaziers 42
504 504 builders,building contractors 323
505 505 scaffolders,steeplejacks etc 45
506 506 floor,carpet,wall etc fitters 103
507 507 painters & decorators 376
509 509 other construction trades nes 142
510 510 lathe,capstan etc operators 76
511 511 boring,drilling machine operators 10
512 512 grinding machine setters,operators 22
513 513 milling machine setters,operators 22
514 514 press setters,operators 9
515 515 tool makers,fitters etc 101
516 516 metal work,maintenance fitters 952
517 517 precision instrument makers etc 72
518 518 gold,precious stone etc workers 21
519 519 other setters,operators nes 105
520 520 electrical production fitters 55
521 521 electricians etc 658
522 522 electrical engineers (non-prof) 9
523 523 telephone fitters 114
524 524 cable jointers,lines repairers 41
525 525 radio,TV & video engineers 51
526 526 computer engineers etc 102
529 529 other electrical trades nes 198
530 530 smiths & forge workers 27
531 531 moulders,core makers,die casters 15
532 532 plumbers,heating etc engineers 393
533 533 sheet metal workers 66
534 534 metal plate workers,riveters etc 37
535 535 steel erectors 62
536 536 barbenders,steel fixers 9
537 537 welding trades 252
540 540 motor mechanics etc 477
541 541 coach & vehicle body builders 40
542 542 vehicle body repairers etc 63
543 543 auto electricians 32
544 544 tyre & exhaust fitters 29
550 550 weavers 24
551 551 knitters 28
552 552 warp preparers,dyers,finishers etc 25
553 553 sewing machinists etc 367
554 554 coach trimmers,upholsterers etc 57
555 555 shoe repairers etc 87
556 556 tailors & dressmakers 30
557 557 milliners,furriers etc 46
559 559 other textile workers nes 44
560 560 originators & compositors 62
561 561 printers 45
562 562 bookbinders & print finishers 35
563 563 screen printers 22
569 569 other printing & related trades nes 169
570 570 carpenters & joiners 591
571 571 cabinet makers 62
572 572 case & box makers 6
573 573 pattern makers (moulds) 13
579 579 other woodworking trades nes 36
580 580 bakers,flour confectioners 71
581 581 butchers,meat cutters 124
582 582 fishmongers,poultry dressers 33
590 590 glass product & ceramics makers 89
591 591 glass product & ceramic finishers 49
592 592 dental technicians 19
593 593 music instrument makers,piano tuners 8
594 594 gardeners,groundspersons 330
595 595 horticultural trades 94
596 596 coach painters,other spray painters 90
597 597 face trained coalmining workers etc. 27
598 598 other machinery mechanics 13
599 599 other craft & related occupations ne 90
600 600 NCOs & other ranks, UK armed forces 223
601 601 NCOs & other ranks,non-UK forces 31
610 610 police officers (sergeant & below) 382
611 611 firemen (leading officer & below) 96
612 612 prison officers (below principal) 72
613 613 customs,immigration officers 26
614 614 traffic wardens 15
615 615 security guards etc 362
619 619 other security personnel nes 94
620 620 chefs,cooks 682
621 621 waiters,waitresses 431
622 622 bar staff 460
630 630 travel & flight attendants 117
631 631 railway station staff 27
640 640 assistant nurses & auxiliaries 455
641 641 hospital ward assistants 71
642 642 ambulance staff 63
643 643 dental nurses 81
644 644 care assistants & attendants 1239
650 650 nursery nurses 246
651 651 playgroup leaders 76
652 652 educational assistants 269
659 659 other childcare occupations nes 664
660 660 hairdressers,barbers 380
661 661 beauticians & related occupations 48
670 670 domestic housekeepers etc 45
671 671 housekeepers (non-domestic) 22
672 672 caretakers 216
673 673 launderers,dry cleaners etc 122
690 690 undertakers 20
691 691 bookmakers 37
699 699 other personal services nes 188
700 700 buyers (retail trade) 31
701 701 buyers etc (non-retail) 105
702 702 importers & exporters 19
703 703 air,commodity & ship brokers 16
710 710 technical & wholesale sales reps 536
719 719 other sales representatives nes 354
720 720 sales assistants 3171
721 721 retail cash & check-out operators 596
722 722 petrol pump forecourt attendants 29
730 730 collectors & credit agents 52
731 731 rounds & van salespersons 126
732 732 market,street traders etc 79
733 733 scrap dealers etc 5
790 790 merchandisers 41
791 791 window dressers, floral arrangers 44
792 792 telephone salespersons 107
800 800 bakery etc process operatives 89
801 801 brewery etc process operatives 11
802 802 tobacco process operatives 6
809 809 other food etc process operatives 316
810 810 tannery production operatives 7
811 811 preparatory fibre processors 19
812 812 spinners,doublers,twisters 19
813 813 winders,reelers 20
814 814 other textiles operatives 50
820 820 other chemical etc operatives nes 166
821 821 paper,wood etc process operatives 36
822 822 cutting etc machine operatives 26
823 823 glass,ceramics furnace operatives 15
824 824 rubber etc process operatives 48
825 825 plastic operatives etc 172
826 826 synthetic fibre makers 9
829 829 other chemical etc operatives 39
830 830 furnace operatives (metal) 20
831 831 metal drawers 5
832 832 rollers 12
833 833 annealers,hardeners etc (metal) 7
834 834 electroplaters etc 21
839 839 other metal process operatives nes 61
840 840 machine tool operatives 235
841 841 automatic machine operatives 67
842 842 metal polishers 17
843 843 metal dressing operatives 24
844 844 shot blasters 3
850 850 assemblers etc (electronic goods) 318
851 851 assemblers etc (vehicles,metal) 191
859 859 other assemblers etc nes 141
860 860 inspectors etc(metal,electrical) 180
861 861 inspectors etc(other goods) 119
862 862 packers,bottlers etc 531
863 863 weighers,graders,sorters 38
864 864 routine laboratory testers 60
869 869 other routine operatives nes 43
870 870 bus inspectors 8
871 871 road transport depot inspectors etc 20
872 872 drivers of road goods vehicles 1323
873 873 bus & coach drivers 260
874 874 cab drivers & chauffeurs 336
875 875 bus conductors 1
880 880 seafarers (merchant navy) etc 38
881 881 railway inspectors,guards etc 26
882 882 railway engine drivers etc 50
883 883 railway signal etc operatives 16
884 884 shunters & points operatives 5
885 885 mechanical plant drivers etc 119
886 886 crane drivers 37
887 887 forklift & mechanical truck drivers 246
889 889 other transport & machinery ops nes 71
890 890 washers etc in mines & quarries 8
891 891 printing machine minders 123
892 892 water etc plant attendants 20
893 893 energy etc plant operatives 32
894 894 lubricators etc 17
895 895 service pipe layers & jointers 38
896 896 construction operatives 177
897 897 woodworking machine operatives 90
898 898 mine & quarry workers (non-coal) 34
899 899 other machine etc operatives nes 195
900 900 farm workers 301
901 901 farm machinery drivers etc 56
902 902 other related farming occupations 114
903 903 fishing & related workers 27
904 904 forestry workers 44
910 910 coal mine labourers 7
911 911 foundry labourers 11
912 912 engineering etc labourers 40
913 913 fitters mates (metal,electric) 41
919 919 making,processing labourers 66
920 920 woodworkers mates 15
921 921 building trade mates 29
922 922 rail construction etc workers 18
923 923 road construction etc workers 76
924 924 paviours,kerb layers 12
929 925 other building etc labourers 265
930 930 stevedores,dockers 23
931 931 goods porters 173
932 932 slingers 2
933 933 refuse & salvage collectors 40
934 934 drivers mates 7
940 940 postal workers,mail sorters 378
941 941 messengers,couriers 198
950 950 hospital porters 38
951 951 hotel porters 29
952 952 Kitchen porters 389
953 953 catering assistants 568
954 954 shelf fillers 194
955 955 lift & car park attendants 15
956 956 window cleaners 66
957 957 road sweepers 25
958 958 cleaners,domestics 2080
959 959 other sales,service occupations 45
990 990 all other labourers etc 286
999 999 all others (miscellaneous) 23
-9 Does not apply 84925
-8 No answer 121
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, September - November, 1995