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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, September - November, 1998

Variable Details

Variablesoclast
LabelOccupation (last job)
Responses
100 100 gen managers - national government 11
101 101 gen managers - large organisations 55
102 102 gen managers - local government 50
103 103 administrators - national government 33
110 110 production,works managers 176
111 111 building/contract managers 72
112 112 clerks of works 14
113 113 mining & energy managers 11
120 120 treasurers & financial managers 39
121 121 marketing & sales managers 152
122 122 purchasing managers 15
123 123 advertising etc managers 22
124 124 personnel,training etc managers 45
125 125 organisational managers 2
126 126 computer systems etc managers 33
127 127 company secretaries 37
130 130 credit controllers 23
131 131 banking etc managers (bar self-emp) 59
132 132 Civil Service executive officers 30
139 139 other financial etc managers nes 142
140 140 transport managers 36
141 141 stores controllers 34
142 142 warehouse etc managers 35
150 150 officers in UK armed forces 9
151 151 officers in non-UK armed forces 1
152 152 police officers - inspectors & above 7
153 153 firemen - station officers & above 11
154 154 prison principal officers and above 3
155 155 senior customs & excise etc officers 0
160 160 Farm owners & managers etc 89
169 169 other farming etc managers 11
170 170 property & estate managers 25
171 171 garage managers & proprietors 13
172 172 hairdressing managers & proprietors 33
173 173 hotel & accommodation managers 46
174 174 restaurant & catering managers 111
175 175 publicans, club stewards etc 84
176 176 entertainment & sports managers 28
177 177 travel agency managers 11
178 178 butchers/fishmongers managers etc 13
179 179 service industry managers etc 410
190 190 trade union etc officials 21
191 191 education registrars etc 13
199 199 other managers & administrators nes 130
200 200 chemists 20
201 201 biological scientists & biochemists 21
202 202 physicists, geologists etc 6
209 209 other natural scientists nes 8
210 210 engineers - civil, structural etc 32
211 211 mechanical engineers 31
212 212 electrical engineers 29
213 213 electronic engineers 17
214 214 software engineers 13
215 215 chemical engineers 7
216 216 design & development engineers 28
217 217 process & production engineers 6
218 218 planning & quality control engineers 37
219 219 other engineers & technologists nes 27
220 220 medical practitioners 60
221 221 pharmacists,pharmacologists 16
222 222 ophthalmic opticians 1
223 223 dental practitioners 3
224 224 veterinarians 3
230 230 university,polytechnic teachers etc 64
231 231 further education teachers etc 108
232 232 education officers,school inspectors 7
233 233 secondary education teachers etc 174
234 234 primary,nursery education teachers 271
235 235 special education teachers etc 34
239 239 other teaching professionals nes 59
240 240 judges & officers of the court 1
241 241 barristers & advocates 3
242 242 solicitors 20
250 250 chartered & certified accountants 44
251 251 management accountants 6
252 252 actuaries,economists & statisticians 8
253 253 management,business consultants etc 16
260 260 architects 29
261 261 town planners 3
262 262 general practice surveyors 23
270 270 librarians 8
271 271 archivists & curators 7
290 290 psychologists 7
291 291 other social,behaviourial scientists 1
292 292 clergy 22
293 293 social workers,probation officers 43
300 300 laboratory technicians 50
301 301 engineering technicians 21
302 302 electrical,electronic technicians 10
303 303 architectural etc technicians 16
304 302 civil engineering etc technicians 7
309 309 other scientific technicians nes 47
310 310 draughtspersons 33
311 311 building inspectors 4
312 312 quantity surveyors 11
313 313 marine,insurance & other surveyors 4
320 320 computer analysts,programmers 43
330 330 air traffic planners & controllers 6
331 331 aircraft flight deck officers 5
332 332 ship & hovercraft officers 12
340 340 nurses 266
341 341 midwives 17
342 342 medical radiographers 7
343 343 physiotherapists 15
344 344 chiropodists 4
345 345 dispensing opticians 3
346 346 medical,dental technicians etc 13
347 347 occupational & speech therapists etc 34
348 348 environmental health officers 5
349 349 other health professionals nes 8
350 350 legal service & related occupations 18
360 360 estimators,valuers 22
361 361 underwriters,claims assessors etc 60
362 362 taxation experts 7
363 363 personnel,industrial relations etc 19
364 364 organisational etc officers 21
370 370 matrons,houseparents 76
371 371 welfare,community & youth workers 79
380 380 authors,writers,journalists 41
381 381 artists,graphic designers etc 42
382 382 industrial designers 3
383 383 clothing designers 8
384 384 actors,stage managers etc 60
385 385 musicians 8
386 386 camera,sound etc equipment operators 24
387 387 athletes,sports officials etc 15
390 390 information officers 31
391 391 vocational & industrial trainers 54
392 392 careers advice etc specialists 9
393 393 driving instructors (excluding HGV) 13
394 394 factory inspectors etc 8
395 395 other statutory etc inspectors nes 3
396 396 occupational hygienists etc 12
399 399 other associate professionals nes 18
400 400 Civil Service administrative staff 138
401 401 local government clerical staff 117
410 410 accounts clerks,book-keepers etc 438
411 411 counter clerks & cashiers 196
412 412 debt,rent & other cash collectors 38
420 420 filing and record clerks 228
421 421 library assistants etc 21
430 430 clerks nes 543
440 440 stores,control clerks etc 53
441 441 storekeepers & warehousepersons 299
450 450 medical secretaries 28
451 451 legal secretaries 27
452 452 typists & word processor operators 67
459 459 other secretarial personnel nes 426
460 460 receptionists 180
461 461 reception telephonists 29
462 462 telephone operators 54
463 463 radio & telegraph operators 26
490 490 computer etc operators 121
491 491 tracers,drawing office assistants 2
500 500 bricklayers,masons 75
501 501 roofers,tilers,cladders etc 30
502 502 plasterers 30
503 503 glaziers 3
504 504 builders,building contractors 62
505 505 scaffolders,steeplejacks etc 22
506 506 floor,carpet,wall etc fitters 11
507 507 painters & decorators 155
509 509 other construction trades nes 41
510 510 lathe,capstan etc operators 12
511 511 boring,drilling machine operators 7
512 512 grinding machine setters,operators 10
513 513 milling machine setters,operators 4
514 514 press setters,operators 0
515 515 tool makers,fitters etc 19
516 516 metal work,maintenance fitters 170
517 517 precision instrument makers etc 14
518 518 gold,precious stone etc workers 5
519 519 other setters,operators nes 21
520 520 electrical production fitters 8
521 521 electricians etc 117
522 522 electrical engineers (non-prof) 6
523 523 telephone fitters 31
524 524 cable jointers,lines repairers 17
525 525 radio,TV & video engineers 11
526 526 computer engineers etc 9
529 529 other electrical trades nes 37
530 530 smiths & forge workers 6
531 531 moulders,core makers,die casters 11
532 532 plumbers,heating etc engineers 83
533 533 sheet metal workers 26
534 534 metal plate workers,riveters etc 18
535 535 steel erectors 11
536 536 barbenders,steel fixers 3
537 537 welding trades 70
540 540 motor mechanics etc 87
541 541 coach & vehicle body builders 12
542 542 vehicle body repairers etc 16
543 543 auto electricians 5
544 544 tyre & exhaust fitters 10
550 550 weavers 12
551 551 knitters 13
552 552 warp preparers,dyers,finishers etc 12
553 553 sewing machinists etc 236
554 554 coach trimmers,upholsterers etc 14
555 555 shoe repairers etc 32
556 556 tailors & dressmakers 14
557 557 milliners,furriers etc 12
559 559 other textile workers nes 25
560 560 originators & compositors 25
561 561 printers 4
562 562 bookbinders & print finishers 14
563 563 screen printers 3
569 569 other printing & related trades nes 48
570 570 carpenters & joiners 159
571 571 cabinet makers 11
572 572 case & box makers 1
573 573 pattern makers (moulds) 0
579 579 other woodworking trades nes 6
580 580 bakers,flour confectioners 31
581 581 butchers,meat cutters 40
582 582 fishmongers,poultry dressers 6
590 590 glass product & ceramics makers 22
591 591 glass product & ceramic finishers 13
592 592 dental technicians 6
593 593 music instrument makers,piano tuners 3
594 594 gardeners,groundspersons 117
595 595 horticultural trades 15
596 596 coach painters,other spray painters 22
597 597 face trained coalmining workers etc. 16
598 598 other machinery mechanics 5
599 599 other craft & related occupations ne 19
600 600 NCOs & other ranks, UK armed forces 25
601 601 NCOs & other ranks,non-UK forces 2
610 610 police officers (sergeant & below) 45
611 611 firemen (leading officer & below) 13
612 612 prison officers (below principal) 10
613 613 customs,immigration officers 3
614 614 traffic wardens 6
615 615 security guards etc 167
619 619 other security personnel nes 33
620 620 chefs,cooks 218
621 621 waiters,waitresses 173
622 622 bar staff 238
630 630 travel & flight attendants 46
631 631 railway station staff 11
640 640 assistant nurses & auxiliaries 162
641 641 hospital ward assistants 20
642 642 ambulance staff 7
643 643 dental nurses 18
644 644 care assistants & attendants 542
650 650 nursery nurses 64
651 651 playgroup leaders 16
652 652 educational assistants 94
659 659 other childcare occupations nes 262
660 660 hairdressers,barbers 104
661 661 beauticians & related occupations 10
670 670 domestic housekeepers etc 31
671 671 housekeepers (non-domestic) 19
672 672 caretakers 112
673 673 launderers,dry cleaners etc 77
690 690 undertakers 4
691 691 bookmakers 9
699 699 other personal services nes 50
700 700 buyers (retail trade) 5
701 701 buyers etc (non-retail) 27
702 702 importers & exporters 2
703 703 air,commodity & ship brokers 2
710 710 technical & wholesale sales reps 100
719 719 other sales representatives nes 97
720 720 sales assistants 1165
721 721 retail cash & check-out operators 220
722 722 petrol pump forecourt attendants 10
730 730 collectors & credit agents 15
731 731 rounds & van salespersons 28
732 732 market,street traders etc 13
733 733 scrap dealers etc 4
790 790 merchandisers 14
791 791 window dressers, floral arrangers 21
792 792 telephone salespersons 57
800 800 bakery etc process operatives 38
801 801 brewery etc process operatives 4
802 802 tobacco process operatives 1
809 809 other food etc process operatives 139
810 810 tannery production operatives 8
811 811 preparatory fibre processors 5
812 812 spinners,doublers,twisters 10
813 813 winders,reelers 10
814 814 other textiles operatives 12
820 820 other chemical etc operatives nes 51
821 821 paper,wood etc process operatives 15
822 822 cutting etc machine operatives 6
823 823 glass,ceramics furnace operatives 3
824 824 rubber etc process operatives 20
825 825 plastic operatives etc 61
826 826 synthetic fibre makers 6
829 829 other chemical etc operatives 18
830 830 furnace operatives (metal) 3
831 831 metal drawers 2
832 832 rollers 2
833 833 annealers,hardeners etc (metal) 0
834 834 electroplaters etc 8
839 839 other metal process operatives nes 13
840 840 machine tool operatives 74
841 841 automatic machine operatives 41
842 842 metal polishers 4
843 843 metal dressing operatives 7
844 844 shot blasters 6
850 850 assemblers etc (electronic goods) 126
851 851 assemblers etc (vehicles,metal) 67
859 859 other assemblers etc nes 79
860 860 inspectors etc(metal,electrical) 73
861 861 inspectors etc(other goods) 52
862 862 packers,bottlers etc 350
863 863 weighers,graders,sorters 38
864 864 routine laboratory testers 12
869 869 other routine operatives nes 31
870 870 bus inspectors 1
871 871 road transport depot inspectors etc 7
872 872 drivers of road goods vehicles 360
873 873 bus & coach drivers 94
874 874 cab drivers & chauffeurs 101
875 875 bus conductors 2
880 880 seafarers (merchant navy) etc 16
881 881 railway inspectors,guards etc 16
882 882 railway engine drivers etc 13
883 883 railway signal etc operatives 4
884 884 shunters & points operatives 2
885 885 mechanical plant drivers etc 32
886 886 crane drivers 10
887 887 forklift & mechanical truck drivers 76
889 889 other transport & machinery ops nes 18
890 890 washers etc in mines & quarries 3
891 891 printing machine minders 21
892 892 water etc plant attendants 9
893 893 energy etc plant operatives 23
894 894 lubricators etc 2
895 895 service pipe layers & jointers 11
896 896 construction operatives 63
897 897 woodworking machine operatives 32
898 898 mine & quarry workers (non-coal) 6
899 899 other machine etc operatives nes 71
900 900 farm workers 64
901 901 farm machinery drivers etc 4
902 902 other related farming occupations 45
903 903 fishing & related workers 11
904 904 forestry workers 7
910 910 coal mine labourers 9
911 911 foundry labourers 4
912 912 engineering etc labourers 12
913 913 fitters mates (metal,electric) 26
919 919 making,processing labourers 42
920 920 woodworkers mates 10
921 921 building trade mates 17
922 922 rail construction etc workers 7
923 923 road construction etc workers 32
924 924 paviours,kerb layers 6
929 925 other building etc labourers 169
930 930 stevedores,dockers 9
931 931 goods porters 52
932 932 slingers 4
933 933 refuse & salvage collectors 18
934 934 drivers mates 2
940 940 postal workers,mail sorters 100
941 941 messengers,couriers 50
950 950 hospital porters 15
951 951 hotel porters 15
952 952 Kitchen porters 195
953 953 catering assistants 291
954 954 shelf fillers 82
955 955 lift & car park attendants 15
956 956 window cleaners 18
957 957 road sweepers 16
958 958 cleaners,domestics 1234
959 959 other sales,service occupations 24
990 990 all other labourers etc 176
999 999 all others (miscellaneous) 11
-9 Does not apply 127567
-8 No answer 3
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, September - November, 1998
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.
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