Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, September - November, 1997

Variable Details

Variablesocmain
LabelOccupation (main job)
Responses
100 100 gen managers - national government 22
101 101 gen managers - large organisations 230
102 102 gen managers - local government 215
103 103 administrators - national government 112
110 110 production,works managers 883
111 111 building/contract managers 326
112 112 clerks of works 6
113 113 mining & energy managers 30
120 120 treasurers & financial managers 288
121 121 marketing & sales managers 1255
122 122 purchasing managers 75
123 123 advertising etc managers 127
124 124 personnel,training etc managers 283
125 125 organisational managers 12
126 126 computer systems etc managers 343
127 127 company secretaries 142
130 130 credit controllers 101
131 131 banking etc managers (bar self-emp) 199
132 132 Civil Service executive officers 235
139 139 other financial etc managers nes 795
140 140 transport managers 157
141 141 stores controllers 141
142 142 warehouse etc managers 158
150 150 officers in UK armed forces 61
151 151 officers in non-UK armed forces 5
152 152 police officers - inspectors & above 38
153 153 firemen - station officers & above 24
154 154 prison principal officers and above 7
155 155 senior customs & excise etc officers 1
160 160 Farm owners & managers etc 510
169 169 other farming etc managers 50
170 170 property & estate managers 160
171 171 garage managers & proprietors 109
172 172 hairdressing managers & proprietors 145
173 173 hotel & accommodation managers 173
174 174 restaurant & catering managers 374
175 175 publicans, club stewards etc 257
176 176 entertainment & sports managers 118
177 177 travel agency managers 54
178 178 butchers/fishmongers managers etc 46
179 179 service industry managers etc 1510
190 190 trade union etc officials 78
191 191 education registrars etc 57
199 199 other managers & administrators nes 643
200 200 chemists 58
201 201 biological scientists & biochemists 147
202 202 physicists, geologists etc 43
209 209 other natural scientists nes 44
210 210 engineers - civil, structural etc 175
211 211 mechanical engineers 117
212 212 electrical engineers 85
213 213 electronic engineers 84
214 214 software engineers 267
215 215 chemical engineers 21
216 216 design & development engineers 202
217 217 process & production engineers 69
218 218 planning & quality control engineers 123
219 219 other engineers & technologists nes 177
220 220 medical practitioners 318
221 221 pharmacists,pharmacologists 86
222 222 ophthalmic opticians 25
223 223 dental practitioners 55
224 224 veterinarians 22
230 230 university,polytechnic teachers etc 276
231 231 further education teachers etc 293
232 232 education officers,school inspectors 33
233 233 secondary education teachers etc 895
234 234 primary,nursery education teachers 891
235 235 special education teachers etc 116
239 239 other teaching professionals nes 191
240 240 judges & officers of the court 9
241 241 barristers & advocates 40
242 242 solicitors 228
250 250 chartered & certified accountants 432
251 251 management accountants 80
252 252 actuaries,economists & statisticians 63
253 253 management,business consultants etc 119
260 260 architects 93
261 261 town planners 41
262 262 general practice surveyors 133
270 270 librarians 42
271 271 archivists & curators 30
290 290 psychologists 27
291 291 other social,behaviourial scientists 11
292 292 clergy 102
293 293 social workers,probation officers 283
300 300 laboratory technicians 189
301 301 engineering technicians 114
302 302 electrical,electronic technicians 66
303 303 architectural etc technicians 34
304 302 civil engineering etc technicians 16
309 309 other scientific technicians nes 186
310 310 draughtspersons 150
311 311 building inspectors 15
312 312 quantity surveyors 114
313 313 marine,insurance & other surveyors 7
320 320 computer analysts,programmers 549
330 330 air traffic planners & controllers 21
331 331 aircraft flight deck officers 25
332 332 ship & hovercraft officers 53
340 340 nurses 1250
341 341 midwives 103
342 342 medical radiographers 54
343 343 physiotherapists 78
344 344 chiropodists 30
345 345 dispensing opticians 19
346 346 medical,dental technicians etc 107
347 347 occupational & speech therapists etc 145
348 348 environmental health officers 36
349 349 other health professionals nes 53
350 350 legal service & related occupations 93
360 360 estimators,valuers 94
361 361 underwriters,claims assessors etc 402
362 362 taxation experts 57
363 363 personnel,industrial relations etc 152
364 364 organisational etc officers 92
370 370 matrons,houseparents 169
371 371 welfare,community & youth workers 401
380 380 authors,writers,journalists 243
381 381 artists,graphic designers etc 258
382 382 industrial designers 36
383 383 clothing designers 22
384 384 actors,stage managers etc 142
385 385 musicians 75
386 386 camera,sound etc equipment operators 104
387 387 athletes,sports officials etc 84
390 390 information officers 95
391 391 vocational & industrial trainers 258
392 392 careers advice etc specialists 47
393 393 driving instructors (excluding HGV) 72
394 394 factory inspectors etc 14
395 395 other statutory etc inspectors nes 27
396 396 occupational hygienists etc 64
399 399 other associate professionals nes 111
400 400 Civil Service administrative staff 545
401 401 local government clerical staff 421
410 410 accounts clerks,book-keepers etc 1755
411 411 counter clerks & cashiers 754
412 412 debt,rent & other cash collectors 83
420 420 filing and record clerks 717
421 421 library assistants etc 83
430 430 clerks nes 1752
440 440 stores,control clerks etc 108
441 441 storekeepers & warehousepersons 908
450 450 medical secretaries 96
451 451 legal secretaries 131
452 452 typists & word processor operators 177
459 459 other secretarial personnel nes 1349
460 460 receptionists 480
461 461 reception telephonists 115
462 462 telephone operators 104
463 463 radio & telegraph operators 50
490 490 computer etc operators 365
491 491 tracers,drawing office assistants 5
500 500 bricklayers,masons 247
501 501 roofers,tilers,cladders etc 88
502 502 plasterers 89
503 503 glaziers 30
504 504 builders,building contractors 322
505 505 scaffolders,steeplejacks etc 54
506 506 floor,carpet,wall etc fitters 71
507 507 painters & decorators 367
509 509 other construction trades nes 182
510 510 lathe,capstan etc operators 45
511 511 boring,drilling machine operators 11
512 512 grinding machine setters,operators 24
513 513 milling machine setters,operators 26
514 514 press setters,operators 12
515 515 tool makers,fitters etc 78
516 516 metal work,maintenance fitters 849
517 517 precision instrument makers etc 56
518 518 gold,precious stone etc workers 15
519 519 other setters,operators nes 81
520 520 electrical production fitters 41
521 521 electricians etc 621
522 522 electrical engineers (non-prof) 21
523 523 telephone fitters 102
524 524 cable jointers,lines repairers 41
525 525 radio,TV & video engineers 42
526 526 computer engineers etc 121
529 529 other electrical trades nes 170
530 530 smiths & forge workers 21
531 531 moulders,core makers,die casters 39
532 532 plumbers,heating etc engineers 417
533 533 sheet metal workers 94
534 534 metal plate workers,riveters etc 41
535 535 steel erectors 41
536 536 barbenders,steel fixers 7
537 537 welding trades 261
540 540 motor mechanics etc 529
541 541 coach & vehicle body builders 32
542 542 vehicle body repairers etc 57
543 543 auto electricians 22
544 544 tyre & exhaust fitters 27
550 550 weavers 14
551 551 knitters 30
552 552 warp preparers,dyers,finishers etc 29
553 553 sewing machinists etc 366
554 554 coach trimmers,upholsterers etc 48
555 555 shoe repairers etc 69
556 556 tailors & dressmakers 33
557 557 milliners,furriers etc 22
559 559 other textile workers nes 23
560 560 originators & compositors 39
561 561 printers 65
562 562 bookbinders & print finishers 25
563 563 screen printers 24
569 569 other printing & related trades nes 174
570 570 carpenters & joiners 628
571 571 cabinet makers 71
572 572 case & box makers 12
573 573 pattern makers (moulds) 12
579 579 other woodworking trades nes 35
580 580 bakers,flour confectioners 91
581 581 butchers,meat cutters 94
582 582 fishmongers,poultry dressers 18
590 590 glass product & ceramics makers 72
591 591 glass product & ceramic finishers 35
592 592 dental technicians 28
593 593 music instrument makers,piano tuners 8
594 594 gardeners,groundspersons 323
595 595 horticultural trades 66
596 596 coach painters,other spray painters 99
597 597 face trained coalmining workers etc. 21
598 598 other machinery mechanics 19
599 599 other craft & related occupations ne 63
600 600 NCOs & other ranks, UK armed forces 168
601 601 NCOs & other ranks,non-UK forces 33
610 610 police officers (sergeant & below) 353
611 611 firemen (leading officer & below) 97
612 612 prison officers (below principal) 73
613 613 customs,immigration officers 31
614 614 traffic wardens 16
615 615 security guards etc 348
619 619 other security personnel nes 98
620 620 chefs,cooks 589
621 621 waiters,waitresses 507
622 622 bar staff 487
630 630 travel & flight attendants 112
631 631 railway station staff 25
640 640 assistant nurses & auxiliaries 425
641 641 hospital ward assistants 65
642 642 ambulance staff 58
643 643 dental nurses 95
644 644 care assistants & attendants 1262
650 650 nursery nurses 272
651 651 playgroup leaders 69
652 652 educational assistants 352
659 659 other childcare occupations nes 663
660 660 hairdressers,barbers 257
661 661 beauticians & related occupations 72
670 670 domestic housekeepers etc 62
671 671 housekeepers (non-domestic) 38
672 672 caretakers 170
673 673 launderers,dry cleaners etc 105
690 690 undertakers 22
691 691 bookmakers 36
699 699 other personal services nes 161
700 700 buyers (retail trade) 32
701 701 buyers etc (non-retail) 113
702 702 importers & exporters 9
703 703 air,commodity & ship brokers 7
710 710 technical & wholesale sales reps 527
719 719 other sales representatives nes 287
720 720 sales assistants 3205
721 721 retail cash & check-out operators 543
722 722 petrol pump forecourt attendants 30
730 730 collectors & credit agents 67
731 731 rounds & van salespersons 113
732 732 market,street traders etc 65
733 733 scrap dealers etc 11
790 790 merchandisers 44
791 791 window dressers, floral arrangers 54
792 792 telephone salespersons 163
800 800 bakery etc process operatives 68
801 801 brewery etc process operatives 13
802 802 tobacco process operatives 9
809 809 other food etc process operatives 306
810 810 tannery production operatives 3
811 811 preparatory fibre processors 6
812 812 spinners,doublers,twisters 7
813 813 winders,reelers 7
814 814 other textiles operatives 37
820 820 other chemical etc operatives nes 163
821 821 paper,wood etc process operatives 45
822 822 cutting etc machine operatives 24
823 823 glass,ceramics furnace operatives 16
824 824 rubber etc process operatives 50
825 825 plastic operatives etc 197
826 826 synthetic fibre makers 10
829 829 other chemical etc operatives 46
830 830 furnace operatives (metal) 16
831 831 metal drawers 4
832 832 rollers 8
833 833 annealers,hardeners etc (metal) 4
834 834 electroplaters etc 28
839 839 other metal process operatives nes 50
840 840 machine tool operatives 210
841 841 automatic machine operatives 72
842 842 metal polishers 17
843 843 metal dressing operatives 16
844 844 shot blasters 8
850 850 assemblers etc (electronic goods) 332
851 851 assemblers etc (vehicles,metal) 176
859 859 other assemblers etc nes 131
860 860 inspectors etc(metal,electrical) 174
861 861 inspectors etc(other goods) 131
862 862 packers,bottlers etc 544
863 863 weighers,graders,sorters 51
864 864 routine laboratory testers 48
869 869 other routine operatives nes 59
870 870 bus inspectors 3
871 871 road transport depot inspectors etc 19
872 872 drivers of road goods vehicles 1244
873 873 bus & coach drivers 248
874 874 cab drivers & chauffeurs 389
875 875 bus conductors 2
880 880 seafarers (merchant navy) etc 27
881 881 railway inspectors,guards etc 24
882 882 railway engine drivers etc 34
883 883 railway signal etc operatives 13
884 884 shunters & points operatives 3
885 885 mechanical plant drivers etc 102
886 886 crane drivers 41
887 887 forklift & mechanical truck drivers 265
889 889 other transport & machinery ops nes 41
890 890 washers etc in mines & quarries 5
891 891 printing machine minders 90
892 892 water etc plant attendants 18
893 893 energy etc plant operatives 24
894 894 lubricators etc 9
895 895 service pipe layers & jointers 32
896 896 construction operatives 181
897 897 woodworking machine operatives 88
898 898 mine & quarry workers (non-coal) 31
899 899 other machine etc operatives nes 268
900 900 farm workers 275
901 901 farm machinery drivers etc 35
902 902 other related farming occupations 104
903 903 fishing & related workers 24
904 904 forestry workers 30
910 910 coal mine labourers 8
911 911 foundry labourers 11
912 912 engineering etc labourers 37
913 913 fitters mates (metal,electric) 31
919 919 making,processing labourers 76
920 920 woodworkers mates 16
921 921 building trade mates 40
922 922 rail construction etc workers 24
923 923 road construction etc workers 58
924 924 paviours,kerb layers 9
929 925 other building etc labourers 267
930 930 stevedores,dockers 21
931 931 goods porters 168
932 932 slingers 6
933 933 refuse & salvage collectors 45
934 934 drivers mates 7
940 940 postal workers,mail sorters 374
941 941 messengers,couriers 167
950 950 hospital porters 39
951 951 hotel porters 29
952 952 Kitchen porters 367
953 953 catering assistants 574
954 954 shelf fillers 220
955 955 lift & car park attendants 20
956 956 window cleaners 71
957 957 road sweepers 20
958 958 cleaners,domestics 1818
959 959 other sales,service occupations 53
990 990 all other labourers etc 258
999 999 all others (miscellaneous) 22
-9 Does not apply 83099
-8 No answer 63
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, September - November, 1997
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Households in Great Britain and Northern Ireland
SamplingSample drawn from main LFS data. See documentation for details.
Study TypeData are produced from the April-June and October-December quarters of the main LFS each year.