Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, September - November, 1996

Variable Details

VariableSOCMAIN
LabelOccupation (main job)
Responses
100 100 gen managers - national government 25
101 101 gen managers - large organisations 278
102 102 gen managers - local government 215
103 103 administrators - national government 144
110 110 production,works managers 891
111 111 building/contract managers 335
112 112 clerks of works 13
113 113 mining & energy managers 30
120 120 treasurers & financial managers 268
121 121 marketing & sales managers 1279
122 122 purchasing managers 85
123 123 advertising etc managers 155
124 124 personnel,training etc managers 270
125 125 organisational managers 18
126 126 computer systems etc managers 302
127 127 company secretaries 170
130 130 credit controllers 85
131 131 banking etc managers (bar self-emp) 223
132 132 Civil Service executive officers 187
139 139 other financial etc managers nes 767
140 140 transport managers 138
141 141 stores controllers 165
142 142 warehouse etc managers 158
150 150 officers in UK armed forces 63
151 151 officers in non-UK armed forces 8
152 152 police officers - inspectors & above 30
153 153 firemen - station officers & above 23
154 154 prison principal officers and above 5
155 155 senior customs & excise etc officers 1
160 160 Farm owners & managers etc 548
169 169 other farming etc managers 61
170 170 property & estate managers 151
171 171 garage managers & proprietors 104
172 172 hairdressing managers & proprietors 128
173 173 hotel & accommodation managers 217
174 174 restaurant & catering managers 379
175 175 publicans, club stewards etc 218
176 176 entertainment & sports managers 130
177 177 travel agency managers 49
178 178 butchers/fishmongers managers etc 41
179 179 service industry managers etc 1509
190 190 trade union etc officials 87
191 191 education registrars etc 62
199 199 other managers & administrators nes 507
200 200 chemists 75
201 201 biological scientists & biochemists 127
202 202 physicists, geologists etc 53
209 209 other natural scientists nes 57
210 210 engineers - civil, structural etc 191
211 211 mechanical engineers 143
212 212 electrical engineers 90
213 213 electronic engineers 72
214 214 software engineers 238
215 215 chemical engineers 23
216 216 design & development engineers 216
217 217 process & production engineers 71
218 218 planning & quality control engineers 153
219 219 other engineers & technologists nes 164
220 220 medical practitioners 348
221 221 pharmacists,pharmacologists 92
222 222 ophthalmic opticians 21
223 223 dental practitioners 68
224 224 veterinarians 25
230 230 university,polytechnic teachers etc 269
231 231 further education teachers etc 317
232 232 education officers,school inspectors 34
233 233 secondary education teachers etc 905
234 234 primary,nursery education teachers 895
235 235 special education teachers etc 125
239 239 other teaching professionals nes 221
240 240 judges & officers of the court 14
241 241 barristers & advocates 34
242 242 solicitors 226
250 250 chartered & certified accountants 431
251 251 management accountants 67
252 252 actuaries,economists & statisticians 65
253 253 management,business consultants etc 154
260 260 architects 77
261 261 town planners 31
262 262 general practice surveyors 145
270 270 librarians 51
271 271 archivists & curators 20
290 290 psychologists 29
291 291 other social,behaviourial scientists 12
292 292 clergy 97
293 293 social workers,probation officers 330
300 300 laboratory technicians 237
301 301 engineering technicians 128
302 302 electrical,electronic technicians 59
303 303 architectural etc technicians 33
304 302 civil engineering etc technicians 34
309 309 other scientific technicians nes 171
310 310 draughtspersons 152
311 311 building inspectors 13
312 312 quantity surveyors 76
313 313 marine,insurance & other surveyors 9
320 320 computer analysts,programmers 505
330 330 air traffic planners & controllers 16
331 331 aircraft flight deck officers 33
332 332 ship & hovercraft officers 69
340 340 nurses 1341
341 341 midwives 108
342 342 medical radiographers 41
343 343 physiotherapists 74
344 344 chiropodists 29
345 345 dispensing opticians 19
346 346 medical,dental technicians etc 85
347 347 occupational & speech therapists etc 135
348 348 environmental health officers 27
349 349 other health professionals nes 53
350 350 legal service & related occupations 81
360 360 estimators,valuers 74
361 361 underwriters,claims assessors etc 359
362 362 taxation experts 53
363 363 personnel,industrial relations etc 145
364 364 organisational etc officers 104
370 370 matrons,houseparents 167
371 371 welfare,community & youth workers 355
380 380 authors,writers,journalists 236
381 381 artists,graphic designers etc 248
382 382 industrial designers 46
383 383 clothing designers 23
384 384 actors,stage managers etc 143
385 385 musicians 72
386 386 camera,sound etc equipment operators 116
387 387 athletes,sports officials etc 98
390 390 information officers 93
391 391 vocational & industrial trainers 219
392 392 careers advice etc specialists 65
393 393 driving instructors (excluding HGV) 78
394 394 factory inspectors etc 25
395 395 other statutory etc inspectors nes 21
396 396 occupational hygienists etc 44
399 399 other associate professionals nes 106
400 400 Civil Service administrative staff 553
401 401 local government clerical staff 436
410 410 accounts clerks,book-keepers etc 1645
411 411 counter clerks & cashiers 869
412 412 debt,rent & other cash collectors 76
420 420 filing and record clerks 733
421 421 library assistants etc 96
430 430 clerks nes 1708
440 440 stores,control clerks etc 133
441 441 storekeepers & warehousepersons 905
450 450 medical secretaries 116
451 451 legal secretaries 142
452 452 typists & word processor operators 194
459 459 other secretarial personnel nes 1462
460 460 receptionists 498
461 461 reception telephonists 134
462 462 telephone operators 114
463 463 radio & telegraph operators 70
490 490 computer etc operators 367
491 491 tracers,drawing office assistants 6
500 500 bricklayers,masons 243
501 501 roofers,tilers,cladders etc 83
502 502 plasterers 89
503 503 glaziers 46
504 504 builders,building contractors 333
505 505 scaffolders,steeplejacks etc 50
506 506 floor,carpet,wall etc fitters 82
507 507 painters & decorators 397
509 509 other construction trades nes 119
510 510 lathe,capstan etc operators 65
511 511 boring,drilling machine operators 10
512 512 grinding machine setters,operators 31
513 513 milling machine setters,operators 26
514 514 press setters,operators 15
515 515 tool makers,fitters etc 81
516 516 metal work,maintenance fitters 893
517 517 precision instrument makers etc 61
518 518 gold,precious stone etc workers 13
519 519 other setters,operators nes 92
520 520 electrical production fitters 41
521 521 electricians etc 656
522 522 electrical engineers (non-prof) 26
523 523 telephone fitters 109
524 524 cable jointers,lines repairers 32
525 525 radio,TV & video engineers 66
526 526 computer engineers etc 97
529 529 other electrical trades nes 184
530 530 smiths & forge workers 34
531 531 moulders,core makers,die casters 34
532 532 plumbers,heating etc engineers 377
533 533 sheet metal workers 74
534 534 metal plate workers,riveters etc 41
535 535 steel erectors 44
536 536 barbenders,steel fixers 13
537 537 welding trades 273
540 540 motor mechanics etc 531
541 541 coach & vehicle body builders 30
542 542 vehicle body repairers etc 60
543 543 auto electricians 24
544 544 tyre & exhaust fitters 16
550 550 weavers 32
551 551 knitters 33
552 552 warp preparers,dyers,finishers etc 44
553 553 sewing machinists etc 365
554 554 coach trimmers,upholsterers etc 55
555 555 shoe repairers etc 73
556 556 tailors & dressmakers 26
557 557 milliners,furriers etc 33
559 559 other textile workers nes 37
560 560 originators & compositors 62
561 561 printers 61
562 562 bookbinders & print finishers 32
563 563 screen printers 18
569 569 other printing & related trades nes 188
570 570 carpenters & joiners 629
571 571 cabinet makers 66
572 572 case & box makers 3
573 573 pattern makers (moulds) 10
579 579 other woodworking trades nes 28
580 580 bakers,flour confectioners 81
581 581 butchers,meat cutters 108
582 582 fishmongers,poultry dressers 22
590 590 glass product & ceramics makers 86
591 591 glass product & ceramic finishers 36
592 592 dental technicians 20
593 593 music instrument makers,piano tuners 7
594 594 gardeners,groundspersons 358
595 595 horticultural trades 68
596 596 coach painters,other spray painters 85
597 597 face trained coalmining workers etc. 20
598 598 other machinery mechanics 17
599 599 other craft & related occupations ne 72
600 600 NCOs & other ranks, UK armed forces 193
601 601 NCOs & other ranks,non-UK forces 25
610 610 police officers (sergeant & below) 381
611 611 firemen (leading officer & below) 107
612 612 prison officers (below principal) 83
613 613 customs,immigration officers 31
614 614 traffic wardens 11
615 615 security guards etc 387
619 619 other security personnel nes 93
620 620 chefs,cooks 609
621 621 waiters,waitresses 457
622 622 bar staff 476
630 630 travel & flight attendants 117
631 631 railway station staff 24
640 640 assistant nurses & auxiliaries 443
641 641 hospital ward assistants 77
642 642 ambulance staff 75
643 643 dental nurses 77
644 644 care assistants & attendants 1202
650 650 nursery nurses 246
651 651 playgroup leaders 83
652 652 educational assistants 331
659 659 other childcare occupations nes 678
660 660 hairdressers,barbers 275
661 661 beauticians & related occupations 67
670 670 domestic housekeepers etc 62
671 671 housekeepers (non-domestic) 32
672 672 caretakers 195
673 673 launderers,dry cleaners etc 111
690 690 undertakers 25
691 691 bookmakers 21
699 699 other personal services nes 180
700 700 buyers (retail trade) 32
701 701 buyers etc (non-retail) 114
702 702 importers & exporters 15
703 703 air,commodity & ship brokers 10
710 710 technical & wholesale sales reps 578
719 719 other sales representatives nes 307
720 720 sales assistants 3325
721 721 retail cash & check-out operators 595
722 722 petrol pump forecourt attendants 25
730 730 collectors & credit agents 56
731 731 rounds & van salespersons 108
732 732 market,street traders etc 68
733 733 scrap dealers etc 5
790 790 merchandisers 39
791 791 window dressers, floral arrangers 50
792 792 telephone salespersons 135
800 800 bakery etc process operatives 88
801 801 brewery etc process operatives 6
802 802 tobacco process operatives 9
809 809 other food etc process operatives 289
810 810 tannery production operatives 9
811 811 preparatory fibre processors 9
812 812 spinners,doublers,twisters 17
813 813 winders,reelers 12
814 814 other textiles operatives 49
820 820 other chemical etc operatives nes 159
821 821 paper,wood etc process operatives 52
822 822 cutting etc machine operatives 27
823 823 glass,ceramics furnace operatives 13
824 824 rubber etc process operatives 45
825 825 plastic operatives etc 189
826 826 synthetic fibre makers 8
829 829 other chemical etc operatives 39
830 830 furnace operatives (metal) 22
831 831 metal drawers 9
832 832 rollers 7
833 833 annealers,hardeners etc (metal) 12
834 834 electroplaters etc 25
839 839 other metal process operatives nes 52
840 840 machine tool operatives 207
841 841 automatic machine operatives 62
842 842 metal polishers 31
843 843 metal dressing operatives 13
844 844 shot blasters 10
850 850 assemblers etc (electronic goods) 295
851 851 assemblers etc (vehicles,metal) 178
859 859 other assemblers etc nes 163
860 860 inspectors etc(metal,electrical) 162
861 861 inspectors etc(other goods) 123
862 862 packers,bottlers etc 531
863 863 weighers,graders,sorters 49
864 864 routine laboratory testers 38
869 869 other routine operatives nes 60
870 870 bus inspectors 11
871 871 road transport depot inspectors etc 17
872 872 drivers of road goods vehicles 1181
873 873 bus & coach drivers 273
874 874 cab drivers & chauffeurs 390
875 875 bus conductors 3
880 880 seafarers (merchant navy) etc 25
881 881 railway inspectors,guards etc 14
882 882 railway engine drivers etc 51
883 883 railway signal etc operatives 10
884 884 shunters & points operatives 7
885 885 mechanical plant drivers etc 98
886 886 crane drivers 51
887 887 forklift & mechanical truck drivers 250
889 889 other transport & machinery ops nes 63
890 890 washers etc in mines & quarries 7
891 891 printing machine minders 109
892 892 water etc plant attendants 17
893 893 energy etc plant operatives 21
894 894 lubricators etc 6
895 895 service pipe layers & jointers 40
896 896 construction operatives 167
897 897 woodworking machine operatives 71
898 898 mine & quarry workers (non-coal) 25
899 899 other machine etc operatives nes 266
900 900 farm workers 282
901 901 farm machinery drivers etc 43
902 902 other related farming occupations 105
903 903 fishing & related workers 14
904 904 forestry workers 38
910 910 coal mine labourers 7
911 911 foundry labourers 8
912 912 engineering etc labourers 33
913 913 fitters mates (metal,electric) 41
919 919 making,processing labourers 90
920 920 woodworkers mates 13
921 921 building trade mates 26
922 922 rail construction etc workers 16
923 923 road construction etc workers 44
924 924 paviours,kerb layers 4
929 925 other building etc labourers 264
930 930 stevedores,dockers 36
931 931 goods porters 176
932 932 slingers 4
933 933 refuse & salvage collectors 35
934 934 drivers mates 12
940 940 postal workers,mail sorters 349
941 941 messengers,couriers 185
950 950 hospital porters 40
951 951 hotel porters 29
952 952 Kitchen porters 365
953 953 catering assistants 559
954 954 shelf fillers 221
955 955 lift & car park attendants 23
956 956 window cleaners 66
957 957 road sweepers 20
958 958 cleaners,domestics 1898
959 959 other sales,service occupations 44
990 990 all other labourers etc 257
999 999 all others (miscellaneous) 15
-9 Does not apply 86021
-8 No answer 56
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, September - November, 1996