Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, September - November, 2000

Variable Details

VariableSOCLAST
LabelOccupation (last job)
Responses
100 100 gen managers - national government 12
101 101 gen managers - large organisations 41
102 102 gen managers - local government 53
103 103 administrators - national government 31
110 110 production,works managers 181
111 111 building/contract managers 71
112 112 clerks of works 10
113 113 mining & energy managers 9
120 120 treasurers & financial managers 40
121 121 marketing & sales managers 172
122 122 purchasing managers 21
123 123 advertising etc managers 29
124 124 personnel,training etc managers 49
125 125 organisational managers 3
126 126 computer systems etc managers 35
127 127 company secretaries 37
130 130 credit controllers 21
131 131 banking etc managers (bar self-emp) 46
132 132 Civil Service executive officers 27
139 139 other financial etc managers nes 165
140 140 transport managers 34
141 141 stores controllers 24
142 142 warehouse etc managers 32
150 150 officers in UK armed forces 7
151 151 officers in non-UK armed forces 1
152 152 police officers - inspectors & above 10
153 153 firemen - station officers & above 6
154 154 prison principal officers and above 3
155 155 senior customs & excise etc officers 1
160 160 Farm owners & managers etc 66
169 169 other farming etc managers 11
170 170 property & estate managers 26
171 171 garage managers & proprietors 16
172 172 hairdressing managers & proprietors 34
173 173 hotel & accommodation managers 50
174 174 restaurant & catering managers 105
175 175 publicans, club stewards etc 73
176 176 entertainment & sports managers 26
177 177 travel agency managers 10
178 178 butchers/fishmongers managers etc 17
179 179 service industry managers etc 346
190 190 trade union etc officials 19
191 191 education registrars etc 16
199 199 other managers & administrators nes 103
200 200 chemists 15
201 201 biological scientists & biochemists 17
202 202 physicists, geologists etc 7
209 209 other natural scientists nes 9
210 210 engineers - civil, structural etc 35
211 211 mechanical engineers 32
212 212 electrical engineers 18
213 213 electronic engineers 9
214 214 software engineers 23
215 215 chemical engineers 5
216 216 design & development engineers 32
217 217 process & production engineers 11
218 218 planning & quality control engineers 30
219 219 other engineers & technologists nes 24
220 220 medical practitioners 41
221 221 pharmacists,pharmacologists 7
222 222 ophthalmic opticians 1
223 223 dental practitioners 10
224 224 veterinarians 1
230 230 university,polytechnic teachers etc 50
231 231 further education teachers etc 72
232 232 education officers,school inspectors 10
233 233 secondary education teachers etc 183
234 234 primary,nursery education teachers 238
235 235 special education teachers etc 29
239 239 other teaching professionals nes 60
240 240 judges & officers of the court 3
241 241 barristers & advocates 3
242 242 solicitors 20
250 250 chartered & certified accountants 51
251 251 management accountants 11
252 252 actuaries,economists & statisticians 8
253 253 management,business consultants etc 28
260 260 architects 15
261 261 town planners 5
262 262 general practice surveyors 19
270 270 librarians 16
271 271 archivists & curators 1
290 290 psychologists 3
291 291 other social,behaviourial scientists 1
292 292 clergy 20
293 293 social workers,probation officers 51
300 300 laboratory technicians 40
301 301 engineering technicians 17
302 302 electrical,electronic technicians 10
303 303 architectural etc technicians 9
304 304 civil engineering etc technicians 1
309 309 other scientific technicians nes 27
310 310 draughtspersons 31
311 311 building inspectors 2
312 312 quantity surveyors 9
313 313 marine,insurance & other surveyors 2
320 320 computer analysts,programmers 60
330 330 air traffic planners & controllers 2
331 331 aircraft flight deck officers 8
332 332 ship & hovercraft officers 13
340 340 nurses 225
341 341 midwives 18
342 342 medical radiographers 7
343 343 physiotherapists 17
344 344 chiropodists 4
345 345 dispensing opticians 0
346 346 medical,dental technicians etc 13
347 347 occupational & speech therapists etc 26
348 348 environmental health officers 2
349 349 other health professionals nes 11
350 350 legal service & related occupations 21
360 360 estimators,valuers 18
361 361 underwriters,claims assessors etc 64
362 362 taxation experts 4
363 363 personnel,industrial relations etc 38
364 364 organisational etc officers 17
370 370 matrons,houseparents 63
371 371 welfare,community & youth workers 83
380 380 authors,writers,journalists 42
381 381 artists,graphic designers etc 43
382 382 industrial designers 5
383 383 clothing designers 6
384 384 actors,stage managers etc 29
385 385 musicians 8
386 386 camera,sound etc equipment operators 13
387 387 athletes,sports officials etc 11
390 390 information officers 19
391 391 vocational & industrial trainers 39
392 392 careers advice etc specialists 0
393 393 driving instructors (excluding HGV) 17
394 394 factory inspectors etc 5
395 395 other statutory etc inspectors nes 11
396 396 occupational hygienists etc 17
399 399 other associate professionals nes 20
400 400 Civil Service administrative staff 122
401 401 local government clerical staff 80
410 410 accounts clerks,book-keepers etc 368
411 411 counter clerks & cashiers 186
412 412 debt,rent & other cash collectors 19
420 420 filing and record clerks 193
421 421 library assistants etc 23
430 430 clerks nes 487
440 440 stores,control clerks etc 39
441 441 storekeepers & warehousepersons 226
450 450 medical secretaries 24
451 451 legal secretaries 37
452 452 typists & word processor operators 60
459 459 other secretarial personnel nes 376
460 460 receptionists 144
461 461 reception telephonists 56
462 462 telephone operators 42
463 463 radio & telegraph operators 16
490 490 computer etc operators 82
491 491 tracers,drawing office assistants 2
500 500 bricklayers,masons 65
501 501 roofers,tilers,cladders etc 21
502 502 plasterers 29
503 503 glaziers 7
504 504 builders,building contractors 50
505 505 scaffolders,steeplejacks etc 18
506 506 floor,carpet,wall etc fitters 13
507 507 painters & decorators 119
509 509 other construction trades nes 51
510 510 lathe,capstan etc operators 18
511 511 boring,drilling machine operators 8
512 512 grinding machine setters,operators 8
513 513 milling machine setters,operators 3
514 514 press setters,operators 6
515 515 tool makers,fitters etc 17
516 516 metal work,maintenance fitters 179
517 517 precision instrument makers etc 16
518 518 gold,precious stone etc workers 3
519 519 other setters,operators nes 21
520 520 electrical production fitters 14
521 521 electricians etc 111
522 522 electrical engineers (non-prof) 3
523 523 telephone fitters 25
524 524 cable jointers,lines repairers 15
525 525 radio,TV & video engineers 10
526 526 computer engineers etc 11
529 529 other electrical trades nes 39
530 530 smiths & forge workers 9
531 531 moulders,core makers,die casters 6
532 532 plumbers,heating etc engineers 79
533 533 sheet metal workers 9
534 534 metal plate workers,riveters etc 25
535 535 steel erectors 15
536 536 barbenders,steel fixers 3
537 537 welding trades 64
540 540 motor mechanics etc 102
541 541 coach & vehicle body builders 8
542 542 vehicle body repairers etc 6
543 543 auto electricians 3
544 544 tyre & exhaust fitters 8
550 550 weavers 4
551 551 knitters 10
552 552 warp preparers,dyers,finishers etc 16
553 553 sewing machinists etc 210
554 554 coach trimmers,upholsterers etc 9
555 555 shoe repairers etc 33
556 556 tailors & dressmakers 16
557 557 milliners,furriers etc 10
559 559 other textile workers nes 13
560 560 originators & compositors 9
561 561 printers 12
562 562 bookbinders & print finishers 9
563 563 screen printers 4
569 569 other printing & related trades nes 38
570 570 carpenters & joiners 125
571 571 cabinet makers 14
572 572 case & box makers 2
573 573 pattern makers (moulds) 1
579 579 other woodworking trades nes 5
580 580 bakers,flour confectioners 15
581 581 butchers,meat cutters 25
582 582 fishmongers,poultry dressers 10
590 590 glass product & ceramics makers 19
591 591 glass product & ceramic finishers 16
592 592 dental technicians 1
593 593 music instrument makers,piano tuners 1
594 594 gardeners,groundspersons 106
595 595 horticultural trades 21
596 596 coach painters,other spray painters 20
597 597 face trained coalmining workers etc. 6
598 598 other machinery mechanics 2
599 599 other craft & related occup. nes 13
600 600 NCOs & other ranks, UK armed forces 14
601 601 NCOs & other ranks,non-UK forces 3
610 610 police officers (sergeant & below) 27
611 611 firemen (leading officer & below) 12
612 612 prison officers (below principal) 17
613 613 customs,immigration officers 4
614 614 traffic wardens 6
615 615 security guards etc 146
619 619 other security personnel nes 37
620 620 chefs,cooks 231
621 621 waiters,waitresses 140
622 622 bar staff 207
630 630 travel & flight attendants 27
631 631 railway station staff 6
640 640 assistant nurses & auxiliaries 122
641 641 hospital ward assistants 22
642 642 ambulance staff 16
643 643 dental nurses 17
644 644 care assistants & attendants 559
650 650 nursery nurses 69
651 651 playgroup leaders 17
652 652 educational assistants 96
659 659 other childcare occupations nes 216
660 660 hairdressers,barbers 88
661 661 beauticians & related occupations 10
670 670 domestic housekeepers etc 35
671 671 housekeepers (non-domestic) 14
672 672 caretakers 111
673 673 launderers,dry cleaners etc 44
690 690 undertakers 4
691 691 bookmakers 4
699 699 other personal services nes 55
700 700 buyers (retail trade) 5
701 701 buyers etc (non-retail) 16
702 702 importers & exporters 4
703 703 air,commodity & ship brokers 1
710 710 technical & wholesale sales reps 94
719 719 other sales representatives nes 85
720 720 sales assistants 1096
721 721 retail cash & check-out operators 156
722 722 petrol pump forecourt attendants 12
730 730 collectors & credit agents 12
731 731 rounds & van salespersons 37
732 732 market,street traders etc 13
733 733 scrap dealers etc 2
790 790 merchandisers 12
791 791 window dressers, floral arrangers 25
792 792 telephone salespersons 63
800 800 bakery etc process operatives 37
801 801 brewery etc process operatives 0
802 802 tobacco process operatives 2
809 809 other food etc process operatives 132
810 810 tannery production operatives 1
811 811 preparatory fibre processors 3
812 812 spinners,doublers,twisters 6
813 813 winders,reelers 3
814 814 other textiles operatives 12
820 820 other chemical etc operatives nes 33
821 821 paper,wood etc process operatives 13
822 822 cutting etc machine operatives 6
823 823 glass,ceramics furnace operatives 3
824 824 rubber etc process operatives 11
825 825 plastic operatives etc 52
826 826 synthetic fibre makers 1
829 829 other chemical etc operatives 17
830 830 furnace operatives (metal) 7
831 831 metal drawers 1
832 832 rollers 3
833 833 annealers,hardeners etc (metal) 1
834 834 electroplaters etc 7
839 839 other metal process operatives nes 12
840 840 machine tool operatives 50
841 841 automatic machine operatives 25
842 842 metal polishers 6
843 843 metal dressing operatives 4
844 844 shot blasters 4
850 850 assemblers etc (electronic goods) 89
851 851 assemblers etc (vehicles,metal) 50
859 859 other assemblers etc nes 45
860 860 inspectors etc(metal,electrical) 61
861 861 inspectors etc(other goods) 46
862 862 packers,bottlers etc 306
863 863 weighers,graders,sorters 27
864 864 routine laboratory testers 15
869 869 other routine operatives nes 22
870 870 bus inspectors 1
871 871 road transport depot inspectors etc 6
872 872 drivers of road goods vehicles 316
873 873 bus & coach drivers 87
874 874 cab drivers & chauffeurs 117
875 875 bus conductors 4
880 880 seafarers (merchant navy) etc 8
881 881 railway inspectors,guards etc 9
882 882 railway engine drivers etc 17
883 883 railway signal etc operatives 8
884 884 shunters & points operatives 2
885 885 mechanical plant drivers etc 28
886 886 crane drivers 23
887 887 forklift & mechanical truck drivers 63
889 889 other transport & machinery ops nes 14
890 890 washers etc in mines & quarries 0
891 891 printing machine minders 22
892 892 water etc plant attendants 6
893 893 energy etc plant operatives 15
894 894 lubricators etc 4
895 895 service pipe layers & jointers 11
896 896 construction operatives 62
897 897 woodworking machine operatives 17
898 898 mine & quarry workers (non-coal) 2
899 899 other machine etc operatives nes 56
900 900 farm workers 57
901 901 farm machinery drivers etc 8
902 902 other related farming occupations 32
903 903 fishing & related workers 7
904 904 forestry workers 5
910 910 coal mine labourers 2
911 911 foundry labourers 5
912 912 engineering etc labourers 12
913 913 fitters mates (metal,electric) 15
919 919 making,processing labourers 26
920 920 woodworkers mates 4
921 921 building trade mates 17
922 922 rail construction etc workers 15
923 923 road construction etc workers 19
924 924 paviours,kerb layers 5
929 925 other building etc labourers 131
930 930 stevedores,dockers 5
931 931 goods porters 45
932 932 slingers 2
933 933 refuse & salvage collectors 11
934 934 drivers mates 1
940 940 postal workers,mail sorters 86
941 941 messengers,couriers 46
950 950 hospital porters 28
951 951 hotel porters 13
952 952 Kitchen porters 180
953 953 catering assistants 255
954 954 shelf fillers 54
955 955 lift & car park attendants 12
956 956 window cleaners 11
957 957 road sweepers 10
958 958 cleaners,domestics 1029
959 959 other sales,service occupations 21
990 990 all other labourers etc 113
999 999 all others (miscellaneous) 5
-9 Does not apply 121561
-8 No answer 7
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, September - November, 2000
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.