Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variablesocmain
LabelOccupation (main job)
Responses
100 100 gen managers - national government 20
101 101 gen managers - large organisations 226
102 102 gen managers - local government 264
103 103 administrators - national government 130
110 110 production,works managers 920
111 111 building/contract managers 364
112 112 clerks of works 11
113 113 mining & energy managers 32
120 120 treasurers & financial managers 302
121 121 marketing & sales managers 1239
122 122 purchasing managers 81
123 123 advertising etc managers 132
124 124 personnel,training etc managers 264
125 125 organisational managers 26
126 126 computer systems etc managers 378
127 127 company secretaries 136
130 130 credit controllers 108
131 131 banking etc managers (bar self-emp) 207
132 132 Civil Service executive officers 192
139 139 other financial etc managers nes 766
140 140 transport managers 189
141 141 stores controllers 169
142 142 warehouse etc managers 153
150 150 officers in UK armed forces 58
151 151 officers in non-UK armed forces 6
152 152 police officers - inspectors & above 26
153 153 firemen - station officers & above 26
154 154 prison principal officers and above 4
155 155 senior customs & excise etc officers 1
160 160 Farm owners & managers etc 362
169 169 other farming etc managers 67
170 170 property & estate managers 170
171 171 garage managers & proprietors 97
172 172 hairdressing managers & proprietors 166
173 173 hotel & accommodation managers 158
174 174 restaurant & catering managers 323
175 175 publicans, club stewards etc 145
176 176 entertainment & sports managers 124
177 177 travel agency managers 59
178 178 butchers/fishmongers managers etc 50
179 179 service industry managers etc 1512
190 190 trade union etc officials 81
191 191 education registrars etc 58
199 199 other managers & administrators nes 574
200 200 chemists 83
201 201 biological scientists & biochemists 167
202 202 physicists, geologists etc 44
209 209 other natural scientists nes 56
210 210 engineers - civil, structural etc 172
211 211 mechanical engineers 111
212 212 electrical engineers 96
213 213 electronic engineers 88
214 214 software engineers 343
215 215 chemical engineers 18
216 216 design & development engineers 206
217 217 process & production engineers 60
218 218 planning & quality control engineers 119
219 219 other engineers & technologists nes 169
220 220 medical practitioners 359
221 221 pharmacists,pharmacologists 91
222 222 ophthalmic opticians 23
223 223 dental practitioners 62
224 224 veterinarians 25
230 230 university,polytechnic teachers etc 303
231 231 further education teachers etc 310
232 232 education officers,school inspectors 57
233 233 secondary education teachers etc 917
234 234 primary,nursery education teachers 866
235 235 special education teachers etc 117
239 239 other teaching professionals nes 228
240 240 judges & officers of the court 4
241 241 barristers & advocates 38
242 242 solicitors 250
250 250 chartered & certified accountants 439
251 251 management accountants 91
252 252 actuaries,economists & statisticians 65
253 253 management,business consultants etc 183
260 260 architects 104
261 261 town planners 33
262 262 general practice surveyors 150
270 270 librarians 50
271 271 archivists & curators 13
290 290 psychologists 24
291 291 other social,behaviourial scientists 5
292 292 clergy 119
293 293 social workers,probation officers 293
300 300 laboratory technicians 167
301 301 engineering technicians 118
302 302 electrical,electronic technicians 68
303 303 architectural etc technicians 35
304 302 civil engineering etc technicians 25
309 309 other scientific technicians nes 162
310 310 draughtspersons 136
311 311 building inspectors 18
312 312 quantity surveyors 95
313 313 marine,insurance & other surveyors 12
320 320 computer analysts,programmers 626
330 330 air traffic planners & controllers 12
331 331 aircraft flight deck officers 24
332 332 ship & hovercraft officers 49
340 340 nurses 1259
341 341 midwives 88
342 342 medical radiographers 47
343 343 physiotherapists 62
344 344 chiropodists 26
345 345 dispensing opticians 13
346 346 medical,dental technicians etc 102
347 347 occupational & speech therapists etc 159
348 348 environmental health officers 37
349 349 other health professionals nes 60
350 350 legal service & related occupations 105
360 360 estimators,valuers 92
361 361 underwriters,claims assessors etc 410
362 362 taxation experts 62
363 363 personnel,industrial relations etc 142
364 364 organisational etc officers 92
370 370 matrons,houseparents 176
371 371 welfare,community & youth workers 434
380 380 authors,writers,journalists 247
381 381 artists,graphic designers etc 258
382 382 industrial designers 49
383 383 clothing designers 18
384 384 actors,stage managers etc 173
385 385 musicians 67
386 386 camera,sound etc equipment operators 103
387 387 athletes,sports officials etc 85
390 390 information officers 74
391 391 vocational & industrial trainers 239
392 392 careers advice etc specialists 39
393 393 driving instructors (excluding HGV) 66
394 394 factory inspectors etc 16
395 395 other statutory etc inspectors nes 30
396 396 occupational hygienists etc 52
399 399 other associate professionals nes 103
400 400 Civil Service administrative staff 514
401 401 local government clerical staff 453
410 410 accounts clerks,book-keepers etc 1716
411 411 counter clerks & cashiers 789
412 412 debt,rent & other cash collectors 80
420 420 filing and record clerks 772
421 421 library assistants etc 72
430 430 clerks nes 1730
440 440 stores,control clerks etc 129
441 441 storekeepers & warehousepersons 874
450 450 medical secretaries 112
451 451 legal secretaries 145
452 452 typists & word processor operators 165
459 459 other secretarial personnel nes 1301
460 460 receptionists 487
461 461 reception telephonists 113
462 462 telephone operators 96
463 463 radio & telegraph operators 64
490 490 computer etc operators 363
491 491 tracers,drawing office assistants 5
500 500 bricklayers,masons 222
501 501 roofers,tilers,cladders etc 77
502 502 plasterers 83
503 503 glaziers 18
504 504 builders,building contractors 314
505 505 scaffolders,steeplejacks etc 50
506 506 floor,carpet,wall etc fitters 80
507 507 painters & decorators 402
509 509 other construction trades nes 206
510 510 lathe,capstan etc operators 43
511 511 boring,drilling machine operators 5
512 512 grinding machine setters,operators 19
513 513 milling machine setters,operators 22
514 514 press setters,operators 12
515 515 tool makers,fitters etc 76
516 516 metal work,maintenance fitters 810
517 517 precision instrument makers etc 78
518 518 gold,precious stone etc workers 14
519 519 other setters,operators nes 84
520 520 electrical production fitters 50
521 521 electricians etc 628
522 522 electrical engineers (non-prof) 20
523 523 telephone fitters 108
524 524 cable jointers,lines repairers 35
525 525 radio,TV & video engineers 35
526 526 computer engineers etc 154
529 529 other electrical trades nes 193
530 530 smiths & forge workers 25
531 531 moulders,core makers,die casters 27
532 532 plumbers,heating etc engineers 393
533 533 sheet metal workers 77
534 534 metal plate workers,riveters etc 45
535 535 steel erectors 33
536 536 barbenders,steel fixers 1
537 537 welding trades 253
540 540 motor mechanics etc 535
541 541 coach & vehicle body builders 27
542 542 vehicle body repairers etc 51
543 543 auto electricians 29
544 544 tyre & exhaust fitters 29
550 550 weavers 16
551 551 knitters 20
552 552 warp preparers,dyers,finishers etc 33
553 553 sewing machinists etc 350
554 554 coach trimmers,upholsterers etc 43
555 555 shoe repairers etc 49
556 556 tailors & dressmakers 31
557 557 milliners,furriers etc 30
559 559 other textile workers nes 42
560 560 originators & compositors 37
561 561 printers 57
562 562 bookbinders & print finishers 31
563 563 screen printers 24
569 569 other printing & related trades nes 164
570 570 carpenters & joiners 611
571 571 cabinet makers 65
572 572 case & box makers 16
573 573 pattern makers (moulds) 5
579 579 other woodworking trades nes 32
580 580 bakers,flour confectioners 86
581 581 butchers,meat cutters 94
582 582 fishmongers,poultry dressers 28
590 590 glass product & ceramics makers 70
591 591 glass product & ceramic finishers 31
592 592 dental technicians 16
593 593 music instrument makers,piano tuners 9
594 594 gardeners,groundspersons 361
595 595 horticultural trades 53
596 596 coach painters,other spray painters 95
597 597 face trained coalmining workers etc. 14
598 598 other machinery mechanics 21
599 599 other craft & related occupations ne 63
600 600 NCOs & other ranks, UK armed forces 156
601 601 NCOs & other ranks,non-UK forces 29
610 610 police officers (sergeant & below) 356
611 611 firemen (leading officer & below) 85
612 612 prison officers (below principal) 96
613 613 customs,immigration officers 19
614 614 traffic wardens 13
615 615 security guards etc 377
619 619 other security personnel nes 97
620 620 chefs,cooks 600
621 621 waiters,waitresses 484
622 622 bar staff 461
630 630 travel & flight attendants 123
631 631 railway station staff 18
640 640 assistant nurses & auxiliaries 386
641 641 hospital ward assistants 77
642 642 ambulance staff 66
643 643 dental nurses 96
644 644 care assistants & attendants 1276
650 650 nursery nurses 289
651 651 playgroup leaders 67
652 652 educational assistants 399
659 659 other childcare occupations nes 651
660 660 hairdressers,barbers 251
661 661 beauticians & related occupations 70
670 670 domestic housekeepers etc 52
671 671 housekeepers (non-domestic) 44
672 672 caretakers 191
673 673 launderers,dry cleaners etc 122
690 690 undertakers 19
691 691 bookmakers 33
699 699 other personal services nes 178
700 700 buyers (retail trade) 29
701 701 buyers etc (non-retail) 123
702 702 importers & exporters 18
703 703 air,commodity & ship brokers 18
710 710 technical & wholesale sales reps 537
719 719 other sales representatives nes 376
720 720 sales assistants 3229
721 721 retail cash & check-out operators 533
722 722 petrol pump forecourt attendants 24
730 730 collectors & credit agents 55
731 731 rounds & van salespersons 95
732 732 market,street traders etc 57
733 733 scrap dealers etc 6
790 790 merchandisers 37
791 791 window dressers, floral arrangers 52
792 792 telephone salespersons 180
800 800 bakery etc process operatives 88
801 801 brewery etc process operatives 17
802 802 tobacco process operatives 7
809 809 other food etc process operatives 295
810 810 tannery production operatives 8
811 811 preparatory fibre processors 6
812 812 spinners,doublers,twisters 9
813 813 winders,reelers 5
814 814 other textiles operatives 23
820 820 other chemical etc operatives nes 139
821 821 paper,wood etc process operatives 31
822 822 cutting etc machine operatives 23
823 823 glass,ceramics furnace operatives 12
824 824 rubber etc process operatives 63
825 825 plastic operatives etc 209
826 826 synthetic fibre makers 10
829 829 other chemical etc operatives 49
830 830 furnace operatives (metal) 17
831 831 metal drawers 4
832 832 rollers 9
833 833 annealers,hardeners etc (metal) 11
834 834 electroplaters etc 30
839 839 other metal process operatives nes 50
840 840 machine tool operatives 200
841 841 automatic machine operatives 67
842 842 metal polishers 13
843 843 metal dressing operatives 18
844 844 shot blasters 5
850 850 assemblers etc (electronic goods) 307
851 851 assemblers etc (vehicles,metal) 190
859 859 other assemblers etc nes 135
860 860 inspectors etc(metal,electrical) 165
861 861 inspectors etc(other goods) 114
862 862 packers,bottlers etc 493
863 863 weighers,graders,sorters 49
864 864 routine laboratory testers 48
869 869 other routine operatives nes 65
870 870 bus inspectors 3
871 871 road transport depot inspectors etc 14
872 872 drivers of road goods vehicles 1204
873 873 bus & coach drivers 273
874 874 cab drivers & chauffeurs 397
875 875 bus conductors 6
880 880 seafarers (merchant navy) etc 25
881 881 railway inspectors,guards etc 15
882 882 railway engine drivers etc 46
883 883 railway signal etc operatives 9
884 884 shunters & points operatives 3
885 885 mechanical plant drivers etc 90
886 886 crane drivers 29
887 887 forklift & mechanical truck drivers 248
889 889 other transport & machinery ops nes 51
890 890 washers etc in mines & quarries 3
891 891 printing machine minders 83
892 892 water etc plant attendants 24
893 893 energy etc plant operatives 21
894 894 lubricators etc 7
895 895 service pipe layers & jointers 43
896 896 construction operatives 163
897 897 woodworking machine operatives 77
898 898 mine & quarry workers (non-coal) 31
899 899 other machine etc operatives nes 208
900 900 farm workers 230
901 901 farm machinery drivers etc 47
902 902 other related farming occupations 107
903 903 fishing & related workers 24
904 904 forestry workers 40
910 910 coal mine labourers 6
911 911 foundry labourers 7
912 912 engineering etc labourers 35
913 913 fitters mates (metal,electric) 38
919 919 making,processing labourers 67
920 920 woodworkers mates 12
921 921 building trade mates 23
922 922 rail construction etc workers 18
923 923 road construction etc workers 57
924 924 paviours,kerb layers 11
929 925 other building etc labourers 249
930 930 stevedores,dockers 22
931 931 goods porters 170
932 932 slingers 3
933 933 refuse & salvage collectors 44
934 934 drivers mates 12
940 940 postal workers,mail sorters 381
941 941 messengers,couriers 181
950 950 hospital porters 53
951 951 hotel porters 22
952 952 Kitchen porters 390
953 953 catering assistants 570
954 954 shelf fillers 220
955 955 lift & car park attendants 16
956 956 window cleaners 58
957 957 road sweepers 17
958 958 cleaners,domestics 1743
959 959 other sales,service occupations 67
990 990 all other labourers etc 270
999 999 all others (miscellaneous) 31
-9 Does not apply 81550
-8 No answer 6
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.