Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, September - November 1999

Variable Details

VariableSOCMAIN
LabelOccupation (main job)
Responses
100 100 gen managers - national government 25
101 101 gen managers - large organisations 211
102 102 gen managers - local government 236
103 103 administrators - national government 133
110 110 production,works managers 856
111 111 building/contract managers 343
112 112 clerks of works 7
113 113 mining & energy managers 29
120 120 treasurers & financial managers 255
121 121 marketing & sales managers 1229
122 122 purchasing managers 84
123 123 advertising etc managers 168
124 124 personnel,training etc managers 296
125 125 organisational managers 23
126 126 computer systems etc managers 430
127 127 company secretaries 127
130 130 credit controllers 101
131 131 banking etc managers (bar self-emp) 194
132 132 Civil Service executive officers 165
139 139 other financial etc managers nes 772
140 140 transport managers 177
141 141 stores controllers 142
142 142 warehouse etc managers 134
150 150 officers in UK armed forces 49
151 151 officers in non-UK armed forces 4
152 152 police officers - inspectors & above 28
153 153 firemen - station officers & above 22
154 154 prison principal officers and above 5
155 155 senior customs & excise etc officers 1
160 160 Farm owners & managers etc 346
169 169 other farming etc managers 62
170 170 property & estate managers 151
171 171 garage managers & proprietors 115
172 172 hairdressing managers & proprietors 170
173 173 hotel & accommodation managers 141
174 174 restaurant & catering managers 310
175 175 publicans, club stewards etc 111
176 176 entertainment & sports managers 131
177 177 travel agency managers 69
178 178 butchers/fishmongers managers etc 44
179 179 service industry managers etc 1583
190 190 trade union etc officials 95
191 191 education registrars etc 75
199 199 other managers & administrators nes 498
200 200 chemists 72
201 201 biological scientists & biochemists 158
202 202 physicists, geologists etc 49
209 209 other natural scientists nes 56
210 210 engineers - civil, structural etc 173
211 211 mechanical engineers 131
212 212 electrical engineers 84
213 213 electronic engineers 89
214 214 software engineers 394
215 215 chemical engineers 23
216 216 design & development engineers 181
217 217 process & production engineers 52
218 218 planning & quality control engineers 110
219 219 other engineers & technologists nes 165
220 220 medical practitioners 327
221 221 pharmacists,pharmacologists 76
222 222 ophthalmic opticians 24
223 223 dental practitioners 60
224 224 veterinarians 26
230 230 university,polytechnic teachers etc 286
231 231 further education teachers etc 281
232 232 education officers,school inspectors 43
233 233 secondary education teachers etc 898
234 234 primary,nursery education teachers 896
235 235 special education teachers etc 139
239 239 other teaching professionals nes 252
240 240 judges & officers of the court 11
241 241 barristers & advocates 39
242 242 solicitors 250
250 250 chartered & certified accountants 452
251 251 management accountants 107
252 252 actuaries,economists & statisticians 86
253 253 management,business consultants etc 155
260 260 architects 70
261 261 town planners 44
262 262 general practice surveyors 138
270 270 librarians 49
271 271 archivists & curators 27
290 290 psychologists 30
291 291 other social,behaviourial scientists 10
292 292 clergy 104
293 293 social workers,probation officers 256
300 300 laboratory technicians 186
301 301 engineering technicians 120
302 302 electrical,electronic technicians 57
303 303 architectural etc technicians 33
304 304 civil engineering etc technicians 30
309 309 other scientific technicians nes 160
310 310 draughtspersons 135
311 311 building inspectors 8
312 312 quantity surveyors 112
313 313 marine,insurance & other surveyors 13
320 320 computer analysts,programmers 663
330 330 air traffic planners & controllers 16
331 331 aircraft flight deck officers 31
332 332 ship & hovercraft officers 47
340 340 nurses 1236
341 341 midwives 77
342 342 medical radiographers 34
343 343 physiotherapists 72
344 344 chiropodists 21
345 345 dispensing opticians 11
346 346 medical,dental technicians etc 111
347 347 occupational & speech therapists etc 165
348 348 environmental health officers 36
349 349 other health professionals nes 66
350 350 legal service & related occupations 107
360 360 estimators,valuers 69
361 361 underwriters,claims assessors etc 408
362 362 taxation experts 62
363 363 personnel,industrial relations etc 111
364 364 organisational etc officers 95
370 370 matrons,houseparents 169
371 371 welfare,community & youth workers 446
380 380 authors,writers,journalists 239
381 381 artists,graphic designers etc 280
382 382 industrial designers 39
383 383 clothing designers 17
384 384 actors,stage managers etc 177
385 385 musicians 64
386 386 camera,sound etc equipment operators 99
387 387 athletes,sports officials etc 94
390 390 information officers 73
391 391 vocational & industrial trainers 251
392 392 careers advice etc specialists 42
393 393 driving instructors (excluding HGV) 72
394 394 factory inspectors etc 12
395 395 other statutory etc inspectors nes 27
396 396 occupational hygienists etc 74
399 399 other associate professionals nes 99
400 400 Civil Service administrative staff 513
401 401 local government clerical staff 423
410 410 accounts clerks,book-keepers etc 1723
411 411 counter clerks & cashiers 760
412 412 debt,rent & other cash collectors 72
420 420 filing and record clerks 701
421 421 library assistants etc 86
430 430 clerks nes 1794
440 440 stores,control clerks etc 143
441 441 storekeepers & warehousepersons 865
450 450 medical secretaries 124
451 451 legal secretaries 142
452 452 typists & word processor operators 123
459 459 other secretarial personnel nes 1268
460 460 receptionists 478
461 461 reception telephonists 106
462 462 telephone operators 120
463 463 radio & telegraph operators 48
490 490 computer etc operators 322
491 491 tracers,drawing office assistants 3
500 500 bricklayers,masons 202
501 501 roofers,tilers,cladders etc 88
502 502 plasterers 83
503 503 glaziers 36
504 504 builders,building contractors 313
505 505 scaffolders,steeplejacks etc 54
506 506 floor,carpet,wall etc fitters 63
507 507 painters & decorators 311
509 509 other construction trades nes 205
510 510 lathe,capstan etc operators 52
511 511 boring,drilling machine operators 3
512 512 grinding machine setters,operators 20
513 513 milling machine setters,operators 23
514 514 press setters,operators 14
515 515 tool makers,fitters etc 68
516 516 metal work,maintenance fitters 780
517 517 precision instrument makers etc 65
518 518 gold,precious stone etc workers 24
519 519 other setters,operators nes 74
520 520 electrical production fitters 53
521 521 electricians etc 616
522 522 electrical engineers (non-prof) 16
523 523 telephone fitters 102
524 524 cable jointers,lines repairers 35
525 525 radio,TV & video engineers 51
526 526 computer engineers etc 147
529 529 other electrical trades nes 201
530 530 smiths & forge workers 20
531 531 moulders,core makers,die casters 22
532 532 plumbers,heating etc engineers 370
533 533 sheet metal workers 69
534 534 metal plate workers,riveters etc 36
535 535 steel erectors 28
536 536 barbenders,steel fixers 12
537 537 welding trades 216
540 540 motor mechanics etc 470
541 541 coach & vehicle body builders 38
542 542 vehicle body repairers etc 46
543 543 auto electricians 31
544 544 tyre & exhaust fitters 25
550 550 weavers 22
551 551 knitters 16
552 552 warp preparers,dyers,finishers etc 29
553 553 sewing machinists etc 263
554 554 coach trimmers,upholsterers etc 49
555 555 shoe repairers etc 43
556 556 tailors & dressmakers 31
557 557 milliners,furriers etc 25
559 559 other textile workers nes 37
560 560 originators & compositors 48
561 561 printers 52
562 562 bookbinders & print finishers 30
563 563 screen printers 22
569 569 other printing & related trades nes 129
570 570 carpenters & joiners 596
571 571 cabinet makers 63
572 572 case & box makers 10
573 573 pattern makers (moulds) 13
579 579 other woodworking trades nes 47
580 580 bakers,flour confectioners 89
581 581 butchers,meat cutters 92
582 582 fishmongers,poultry dressers 26
590 590 glass product & ceramics makers 75
591 591 glass product & ceramic finishers 29
592 592 dental technicians 15
593 593 music instrument makers,piano tuners 10
594 594 gardeners,groundspersons 363
595 595 horticultural trades 58
596 596 coach painters,other spray painters 96
597 597 face trained coalmining workers etc. 10
598 598 other machinery mechanics 24
599 599 other craft & related occup. nes 62
600 600 NCOs & other ranks, UK armed forces 179
601 601 NCOs & other ranks,non-UK forces 22
610 610 police officers (sergeant & below) 369
611 611 firemen (leading officer & below) 94
612 612 prison officers (below principal) 111
613 613 customs,immigration officers 28
614 614 traffic wardens 8
615 615 security guards etc 320
619 619 other security personnel nes 114
620 620 chefs,cooks 573
621 621 waiters,waitresses 446
622 622 bar staff 457
630 630 travel & flight attendants 99
631 631 railway station staff 10
640 640 assistant nurses & auxiliaries 334
641 641 hospital ward assistants 57
642 642 ambulance staff 74
643 643 dental nurses 96
644 644 care assistants & attendants 1362
650 650 nursery nurses 331
651 651 playgroup leaders 63
652 652 educational assistants 451
659 659 other childcare occupations nes 645
660 660 hairdressers,barbers 243
661 661 beauticians & related occupations 61
670 670 domestic housekeepers etc 66
671 671 housekeepers (non-domestic) 38
672 672 caretakers 197
673 673 launderers,dry cleaners etc 104
690 690 undertakers 22
691 691 bookmakers 32
699 699 other personal services nes 173
700 700 buyers (retail trade) 22
701 701 buyers etc (non-retail) 125
702 702 importers & exporters 19
703 703 air,commodity & ship brokers 10
710 710 technical & wholesale sales reps 543
719 719 other sales representatives nes 366
720 720 sales assistants 3254
721 721 retail cash & check-out operators 514
722 722 petrol pump forecourt attendants 18
730 730 collectors & credit agents 54
731 731 rounds & van salespersons 95
732 732 market,street traders etc 56
733 733 scrap dealers etc 5
790 790 merchandisers 33
791 791 window dressers, floral arrangers 52
792 792 telephone salespersons 223
800 800 bakery etc process operatives 92
801 801 brewery etc process operatives 12
802 802 tobacco process operatives 7
809 809 other food etc process operatives 322
810 810 tannery production operatives 5
811 811 preparatory fibre processors 7
812 812 spinners,doublers,twisters 13
813 813 winders,reelers 8
814 814 other textiles operatives 41
820 820 other chemical etc operatives nes 136
821 821 paper,wood etc process operatives 38
822 822 cutting etc machine operatives 22
823 823 glass,ceramics furnace operatives 10
824 824 rubber etc process operatives 65
825 825 plastic operatives etc 179
826 826 synthetic fibre makers 2
829 829 other chemical etc operatives 37
830 830 furnace operatives (metal) 16
831 831 metal drawers 4
832 832 rollers 5
833 833 annealers,hardeners etc (metal) 3
834 834 electroplaters etc 31
839 839 other metal process operatives nes 47
840 840 machine tool operatives 189
841 841 automatic machine operatives 60
842 842 metal polishers 13
843 843 metal dressing operatives 13
844 844 shot blasters 8
850 850 assemblers etc (electronic goods) 259
851 851 assemblers etc (vehicles,metal) 151
859 859 other assemblers etc nes 132
860 860 inspectors etc(metal,electrical) 164
861 861 inspectors etc(other goods) 95
862 862 packers,bottlers etc 485
863 863 weighers,graders,sorters 39
864 864 routine laboratory testers 25
869 869 other routine operatives nes 64
870 870 bus inspectors 5
871 871 road transport depot inspectors etc 20
872 872 drivers of road goods vehicles 1160
873 873 bus & coach drivers 279
874 874 cab drivers & chauffeurs 384
875 875 bus conductors 8
880 880 seafarers (merchant navy) etc 19
881 881 railway inspectors,guards etc 23
882 882 railway engine drivers etc 40
883 883 railway signal etc operatives 11
884 884 shunters & points operatives 5
885 885 mechanical plant drivers etc 95
886 886 crane drivers 45
887 887 forklift & mechanical truck drivers 206
889 889 other transport & machinery ops nes 62
890 890 washers etc in mines & quarries 2
891 891 printing machine minders 75
892 892 water etc plant attendants 19
893 893 energy etc plant operatives 24
894 894 lubricators etc 6
895 895 service pipe layers & jointers 39
896 896 construction operatives 190
897 897 woodworking machine operatives 65
898 898 mine & quarry workers (non-coal) 29
899 899 other machine etc operatives nes 180
900 900 farm workers 198
901 901 farm machinery drivers etc 29
902 902 other related farming occupations 92
903 903 fishing & related workers 18
904 904 forestry workers 22
910 910 coal mine labourers 8
911 911 foundry labourers 6
912 912 engineering etc labourers 32
913 913 fitters mates (metal,electric) 34
919 919 making,processing labourers 73
920 920 woodworkers mates 11
921 921 building trade mates 26
922 922 rail construction etc workers 19
923 923 road construction etc workers 52
924 924 paviours,kerb layers 12
929 925 other building etc labourers 244
930 930 stevedores,dockers 15
931 931 goods porters 183
932 932 slingers 3
933 933 refuse & salvage collectors 43
934 934 drivers mates 18
940 940 postal workers,mail sorters 388
941 941 messengers,couriers 148
950 950 hospital porters 37
951 951 hotel porters 28
952 952 Kitchen porters 314
953 953 catering assistants 560
954 954 shelf fillers 215
955 955 lift & car park attendants 25
956 956 window cleaners 59
957 957 road sweepers 24
958 958 cleaners,domestics 1717
959 959 other sales,service occupations 65
990 990 all other labourers etc 248
999 999 all others (miscellaneous) 27
-9 Does not apply 80028
-8 No answer 21
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.