Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, September - November 1999

Variable Details

VariableSOCLAST
LabelOccupation (last job)
Responses
100 100 gen managers - national government 15
101 101 gen managers - large organisations 58
102 102 gen managers - local government 50
103 103 administrators - national government 29
110 110 production,works managers 156
111 111 building/contract managers 74
112 112 clerks of works 8
113 113 mining & energy managers 6
120 120 treasurers & financial managers 36
121 121 marketing & sales managers 174
122 122 purchasing managers 13
123 123 advertising etc managers 26
124 124 personnel,training etc managers 50
125 125 organisational managers 4
126 126 computer systems etc managers 40
127 127 company secretaries 36
130 130 credit controllers 23
131 131 banking etc managers (bar self-emp) 62
132 132 Civil Service executive officers 33
139 139 other financial etc managers nes 165
140 140 transport managers 26
141 141 stores controllers 24
142 142 warehouse etc managers 35
150 150 officers in UK armed forces 8
151 151 officers in non-UK armed forces 1
152 152 police officers - inspectors & above 8
153 153 firemen - station officers & above 9
154 154 prison principal officers and above 3
155 155 senior customs & excise etc officers 1
160 160 Farm owners & managers etc 73
169 169 other farming etc managers 6
170 170 property & estate managers 27
171 171 garage managers & proprietors 18
172 172 hairdressing managers & proprietors 29
173 173 hotel & accommodation managers 57
174 174 restaurant & catering managers 117
175 175 publicans, club stewards etc 88
176 176 entertainment & sports managers 32
177 177 travel agency managers 8
178 178 butchers/fishmongers managers etc 15
179 179 service industry managers etc 380
190 190 trade union etc officials 19
191 191 education registrars etc 16
199 199 other managers & administrators nes 110
200 200 chemists 12
201 201 biological scientists & biochemists 24
202 202 physicists, geologists etc 15
209 209 other natural scientists nes 7
210 210 engineers - civil, structural etc 38
211 211 mechanical engineers 28
212 212 electrical engineers 21
213 213 electronic engineers 7
214 214 software engineers 7
215 215 chemical engineers 3
216 216 design & development engineers 33
217 217 process & production engineers 6
218 218 planning & quality control engineers 28
219 219 other engineers & technologists nes 28
220 220 medical practitioners 51
221 221 pharmacists,pharmacologists 9
222 222 ophthalmic opticians 3
223 223 dental practitioners 7
224 224 veterinarians 3
230 230 university,polytechnic teachers etc 54
231 231 further education teachers etc 82
232 232 education officers,school inspectors 8
233 233 secondary education teachers etc 203
234 234 primary,nursery education teachers 263
235 235 special education teachers etc 38
239 239 other teaching professionals nes 60
240 240 judges & officers of the court 4
241 241 barristers & advocates 6
242 242 solicitors 15
250 250 chartered & certified accountants 54
251 251 management accountants 6
252 252 actuaries,economists & statisticians 12
253 253 management,business consultants etc 28
260 260 architects 21
261 261 town planners 3
262 262 general practice surveyors 17
270 270 librarians 11
271 271 archivists & curators 4
290 290 psychologists 2
291 291 other social,behaviourial scientists 0
292 292 clergy 19
293 293 social workers,probation officers 42
300 300 laboratory technicians 45
301 301 engineering technicians 30
302 302 electrical,electronic technicians 10
303 303 architectural etc technicians 9
304 304 civil engineering etc technicians 4
309 309 other scientific technicians nes 27
310 310 draughtspersons 38
311 311 building inspectors 1
312 312 quantity surveyors 18
313 313 marine,insurance & other surveyors 4
320 320 computer analysts,programmers 38
330 330 air traffic planners & controllers 2
331 331 aircraft flight deck officers 4
332 332 ship & hovercraft officers 14
340 340 nurses 295
341 341 midwives 14
342 342 medical radiographers 5
343 343 physiotherapists 12
344 344 chiropodists 3
345 345 dispensing opticians 1
346 346 medical,dental technicians etc 20
347 347 occupational & speech therapists etc 25
348 348 environmental health officers 4
349 349 other health professionals nes 5
350 350 legal service & related occupations 15
360 360 estimators,valuers 13
361 361 underwriters,claims assessors etc 51
362 362 taxation experts 5
363 363 personnel,industrial relations etc 25
364 364 organisational etc officers 16
370 370 matrons,houseparents 61
371 371 welfare,community & youth workers 83
380 380 authors,writers,journalists 42
381 381 artists,graphic designers etc 43
382 382 industrial designers 4
383 383 clothing designers 9
384 384 actors,stage managers etc 38
385 385 musicians 14
386 386 camera,sound etc equipment operators 15
387 387 athletes,sports officials etc 10
390 390 information officers 17
391 391 vocational & industrial trainers 57
392 392 careers advice etc specialists 6
393 393 driving instructors (excluding HGV) 18
394 394 factory inspectors etc 3
395 395 other statutory etc inspectors nes 2
396 396 occupational hygienists etc 11
399 399 other associate professionals nes 19
400 400 Civil Service administrative staff 136
401 401 local government clerical staff 99
410 410 accounts clerks,book-keepers etc 421
411 411 counter clerks & cashiers 212
412 412 debt,rent & other cash collectors 26
420 420 filing and record clerks 218
421 421 library assistants etc 19
430 430 clerks nes 547
440 440 stores,control clerks etc 50
441 441 storekeepers & warehousepersons 266
450 450 medical secretaries 28
451 451 legal secretaries 41
452 452 typists & word processor operators 62
459 459 other secretarial personnel nes 407
460 460 receptionists 153
461 461 reception telephonists 37
462 462 telephone operators 52
463 463 radio & telegraph operators 19
490 490 computer etc operators 91
491 491 tracers,drawing office assistants 2
500 500 bricklayers,masons 63
501 501 roofers,tilers,cladders etc 25
502 502 plasterers 28
503 503 glaziers 8
504 504 builders,building contractors 68
505 505 scaffolders,steeplejacks etc 23
506 506 floor,carpet,wall etc fitters 16
507 507 painters & decorators 129
509 509 other construction trades nes 38
510 510 lathe,capstan etc operators 17
511 511 boring,drilling machine operators 7
512 512 grinding machine setters,operators 9
513 513 milling machine setters,operators 1
514 514 press setters,operators 3
515 515 tool makers,fitters etc 18
516 516 metal work,maintenance fitters 188
517 517 precision instrument makers etc 11
518 518 gold,precious stone etc workers 4
519 519 other setters,operators nes 25
520 520 electrical production fitters 16
521 521 electricians etc 99
522 522 electrical engineers (non-prof) 4
523 523 telephone fitters 33
524 524 cable jointers,lines repairers 7
525 525 radio,TV & video engineers 12
526 526 computer engineers etc 20
529 529 other electrical trades nes 46
530 530 smiths & forge workers 6
531 531 moulders,core makers,die casters 9
532 532 plumbers,heating etc engineers 82
533 533 sheet metal workers 24
534 534 metal plate workers,riveters etc 25
535 535 steel erectors 14
536 536 barbenders,steel fixers 4
537 537 welding trades 80
540 540 motor mechanics etc 106
541 541 coach & vehicle body builders 3
542 542 vehicle body repairers etc 6
543 543 auto electricians 5
544 544 tyre & exhaust fitters 3
550 550 weavers 17
551 551 knitters 10
552 552 warp preparers,dyers,finishers etc 10
553 553 sewing machinists etc 224
554 554 coach trimmers,upholsterers etc 14
555 555 shoe repairers etc 29
556 556 tailors & dressmakers 11
557 557 milliners,furriers etc 7
559 559 other textile workers nes 29
560 560 originators & compositors 16
561 561 printers 7
562 562 bookbinders & print finishers 14
563 563 screen printers 6
569 569 other printing & related trades nes 43
570 570 carpenters & joiners 161
571 571 cabinet makers 10
572 572 case & box makers 1
573 573 pattern makers (moulds) 3
579 579 other woodworking trades nes 6
580 580 bakers,flour confectioners 18
581 581 butchers,meat cutters 37
582 582 fishmongers,poultry dressers 12
590 590 glass product & ceramics makers 20
591 591 glass product & ceramic finishers 11
592 592 dental technicians 1
593 593 music instrument makers,piano tuners 0
594 594 gardeners,groundspersons 110
595 595 horticultural trades 18
596 596 coach painters,other spray painters 26
597 597 face trained coalmining workers etc. 16
598 598 other machinery mechanics 6
599 599 other craft & related occup. nes 17
600 600 NCOs & other ranks, UK armed forces 24
601 601 NCOs & other ranks,non-UK forces 3
610 610 police officers (sergeant & below) 35
611 611 firemen (leading officer & below) 9
612 612 prison officers (below principal) 12
613 613 customs,immigration officers 1
614 614 traffic wardens 4
615 615 security guards etc 175
619 619 other security personnel nes 40
620 620 chefs,cooks 241
621 621 waiters,waitresses 168
622 622 bar staff 217
630 630 travel & flight attendants 44
631 631 railway station staff 13
640 640 assistant nurses & auxiliaries 141
641 641 hospital ward assistants 21
642 642 ambulance staff 15
643 643 dental nurses 21
644 644 care assistants & attendants 550
650 650 nursery nurses 73
651 651 playgroup leaders 11
652 652 educational assistants 98
659 659 other childcare occupations nes 218
660 660 hairdressers,barbers 93
661 661 beauticians & related occupations 20
670 670 domestic housekeepers etc 19
671 671 housekeepers (non-domestic) 17
672 672 caretakers 111
673 673 launderers,dry cleaners etc 59
690 690 undertakers 1
691 691 bookmakers 5
699 699 other personal services nes 57
700 700 buyers (retail trade) 6
701 701 buyers etc (non-retail) 20
702 702 importers & exporters 2
703 703 air,commodity & ship brokers 4
710 710 technical & wholesale sales reps 99
719 719 other sales representatives nes 104
720 720 sales assistants 1142
721 721 retail cash & check-out operators 189
722 722 petrol pump forecourt attendants 21
730 730 collectors & credit agents 20
731 731 rounds & van salespersons 28
732 732 market,street traders etc 11
733 733 scrap dealers etc 3
790 790 merchandisers 15
791 791 window dressers, floral arrangers 21
792 792 telephone salespersons 58
800 800 bakery etc process operatives 33
801 801 brewery etc process operatives 3
802 802 tobacco process operatives 2
809 809 other food etc process operatives 137
810 810 tannery production operatives 3
811 811 preparatory fibre processors 1
812 812 spinners,doublers,twisters 8
813 813 winders,reelers 7
814 814 other textiles operatives 12
820 820 other chemical etc operatives nes 41
821 821 paper,wood etc process operatives 16
822 822 cutting etc machine operatives 7
823 823 glass,ceramics furnace operatives 5
824 824 rubber etc process operatives 26
825 825 plastic operatives etc 49
826 826 synthetic fibre makers 3
829 829 other chemical etc operatives 10
830 830 furnace operatives (metal) 5
831 831 metal drawers 5
832 832 rollers 5
833 833 annealers,hardeners etc (metal) 0
834 834 electroplaters etc 3
839 839 other metal process operatives nes 17
840 840 machine tool operatives 64
841 841 automatic machine operatives 27
842 842 metal polishers 11
843 843 metal dressing operatives 6
844 844 shot blasters 4
850 850 assemblers etc (electronic goods) 115
851 851 assemblers etc (vehicles,metal) 62
859 859 other assemblers etc nes 66
860 860 inspectors etc(metal,electrical) 66
861 861 inspectors etc(other goods) 46
862 862 packers,bottlers etc 331
863 863 weighers,graders,sorters 29
864 864 routine laboratory testers 21
869 869 other routine operatives nes 22
870 870 bus inspectors 0
871 871 road transport depot inspectors etc 4
872 872 drivers of road goods vehicles 324
873 873 bus & coach drivers 70
874 874 cab drivers & chauffeurs 112
875 875 bus conductors 3
880 880 seafarers (merchant navy) etc 8
881 881 railway inspectors,guards etc 14
882 882 railway engine drivers etc 20
883 883 railway signal etc operatives 7
884 884 shunters & points operatives 1
885 885 mechanical plant drivers etc 41
886 886 crane drivers 19
887 887 forklift & mechanical truck drivers 64
889 889 other transport & machinery ops nes 16
890 890 washers etc in mines & quarries 1
891 891 printing machine minders 25
892 892 water etc plant attendants 8
893 893 energy etc plant operatives 18
894 894 lubricators etc 2
895 895 service pipe layers & jointers 10
896 896 construction operatives 64
897 897 woodworking machine operatives 23
898 898 mine & quarry workers (non-coal) 7
899 899 other machine etc operatives nes 68
900 900 farm workers 56
901 901 farm machinery drivers etc 13
902 902 other related farming occupations 39
903 903 fishing & related workers 10
904 904 forestry workers 6
910 910 coal mine labourers 5
911 911 foundry labourers 1
912 912 engineering etc labourers 15
913 913 fitters mates (metal,electric) 25
919 919 making,processing labourers 33
920 920 woodworkers mates 5
921 921 building trade mates 15
922 922 rail construction etc workers 9
923 923 road construction etc workers 19
924 924 paviours,kerb layers 10
929 925 other building etc labourers 156
930 930 stevedores,dockers 6
931 931 goods porters 47
932 932 slingers 2
933 933 refuse & salvage collectors 24
934 934 drivers mates 1
940 940 postal workers,mail sorters 92
941 941 messengers,couriers 42
950 950 hospital porters 19
951 951 hotel porters 6
952 952 Kitchen porters 155
953 953 catering assistants 287
954 954 shelf fillers 61
955 955 lift & car park attendants 11
956 956 window cleaners 8
957 957 road sweepers 13
958 958 cleaners,domestics 1104
959 959 other sales,service occupations 18
990 990 all other labourers etc 152
999 999 all others (miscellaneous) 11
-9 Does not apply 125680
-8 No answer 8
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, September - November 1999
UniverseHouseholds in Great Britain and Northern Ireland;Households;National
SamplingSample drawn from main LFS data. See documentation for details.
Study TypeData are produced from the spring and autumn quarters of the main LFS each year.