Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

VariableSOCMAIN
LabelOccupation (main job)
Responses
100 100 gen managers - national government 47
101 101 gen managers - large organisations 215
102 102 gen managers - local government 259
103 103 administrators - national government 137
110 110 production,works managers 818
111 111 building/contract managers 333
112 112 clerks of works 13
113 113 mining & energy managers 31
120 120 treasurers & financial managers 268
121 121 marketing & sales managers 1271
122 122 purchasing managers 74
123 123 advertising etc managers 130
124 124 personnel,training etc managers 285
125 125 organisational managers 37
126 126 computer systems etc managers 391
127 127 company secretaries 135
130 130 credit controllers 107
131 131 banking etc managers (bar self-emp) 195
132 132 Civil Service executive officers 138
139 139 other financial etc managers nes 856
140 140 transport managers 145
141 141 stores controllers 139
142 142 warehouse etc managers 137
150 150 officers in UK armed forces 51
151 151 officers in non-UK armed forces 6
152 152 police officers - inspectors & above 25
153 153 firemen - station officers & above 14
154 154 prison principal officers and above 9
155 155 senior customs & excise etc officers 4
160 160 Farm owners & managers etc 337
169 169 other farming etc managers 54
170 170 property & estate managers 166
171 171 garage managers & proprietors 101
172 172 hairdressing managers & proprietors 155
173 173 hotel & accommodation managers 145
174 174 restaurant & catering managers 303
175 175 publicans, club stewards etc 88
176 176 entertainment & sports managers 127
177 177 travel agency managers 68
178 178 butchers/fishmongers managers etc 33
179 179 service industry managers etc 1471
190 190 trade union etc officials 75
191 191 education registrars etc 59
199 199 other managers & administrators nes 580
200 200 chemists 62
201 201 biological scientists & biochemists 139
202 202 physicists, geologists etc 37
209 209 other natural scientists nes 67
210 210 engineers - civil, structural etc 145
211 211 mechanical engineers 132
212 212 electrical engineers 82
213 213 electronic engineers 68
214 214 software engineers 406
215 215 chemical engineers 30
216 216 design & development engineers 165
217 217 process & production engineers 56
218 218 planning & quality control engineers 106
219 219 other engineers & technologists nes 131
220 220 medical practitioners 317
221 221 pharmacists,pharmacologists 76
222 222 ophthalmic opticians 25
223 223 dental practitioners 69
224 224 veterinarians 21
230 230 university,polytechnic teachers etc 277
231 231 further education teachers etc 275
232 232 education officers,school inspectors 58
233 233 secondary education teachers etc 863
234 234 primary,nursery education teachers 824
235 235 special education teachers etc 129
239 239 other teaching professionals nes 260
240 240 judges & officers of the court 8
241 241 barristers & advocates 38
242 242 solicitors 251
250 250 chartered & certified accountants 421
251 251 management accountants 79
252 252 actuaries,economists & statisticians 68
253 253 management,business consultants etc 172
260 260 architects 99
261 261 town planners 38
262 262 general practice surveyors 139
270 270 librarians 51
271 271 archivists & curators 35
290 290 psychologists 33
291 291 other social,behaviourial scientists 11
292 292 clergy 108
293 293 social workers,probation officers 265
300 300 laboratory technicians 151
301 301 engineering technicians 121
302 302 electrical,electronic technicians 67
303 303 architectural etc technicians 30
304 304 civil engineering etc technicians 22
309 309 other scientific technicians nes 129
310 310 draughtspersons 116
311 311 building inspectors 11
312 312 quantity surveyors 87
313 313 marine,insurance & other surveyors 9
320 320 computer analysts,programmers 694
330 330 air traffic planners & controllers 9
331 331 aircraft flight deck officers 38
332 332 ship & hovercraft officers 36
340 340 nurses 1186
341 341 midwives 102
342 342 medical radiographers 48
343 343 physiotherapists 68
344 344 chiropodists 34
345 345 dispensing opticians 16
346 346 medical,dental technicians etc 118
347 347 occupational & speech therapists etc 187
348 348 environmental health officers 25
349 349 other health professionals nes 74
350 350 legal service & related occupations 87
360 360 estimators,valuers 68
361 361 underwriters,claims assessors etc 423
362 362 taxation experts 60
363 363 personnel,industrial relations etc 138
364 364 organisational etc officers 97
370 370 matrons,houseparents 154
371 371 welfare,community & youth workers 467
380 380 authors,writers,journalists 228
381 381 artists,graphic designers etc 295
382 382 industrial designers 53
383 383 clothing designers 23
384 384 actors,stage managers etc 130
385 385 musicians 57
386 386 camera,sound etc equipment operators 117
387 387 athletes,sports officials etc 95
390 390 information officers 86
391 391 vocational & industrial trainers 263
392 392 careers advice etc specialists 53
393 393 driving instructors (excluding HGV) 54
394 394 factory inspectors etc 27
395 395 other statutory etc inspectors nes 15
396 396 occupational hygienists etc 66
399 399 other associate professionals nes 112
400 400 Civil Service administrative staff 511
401 401 local government clerical staff 369
410 410 accounts clerks,book-keepers etc 1588
411 411 counter clerks & cashiers 703
412 412 debt,rent & other cash collectors 58
420 420 filing and record clerks 705
421 421 library assistants etc 79
430 430 clerks nes 1721
440 440 stores,control clerks etc 144
441 441 storekeepers & warehousepersons 847
450 450 medical secretaries 100
451 451 legal secretaries 128
452 452 typists & word processor operators 118
459 459 other secretarial personnel nes 1066
460 460 receptionists 445
461 461 reception telephonists 101
462 462 telephone operators 126
463 463 radio & telegraph operators 55
490 490 computer etc operators 322
491 491 tracers,drawing office assistants 1
500 500 bricklayers,masons 224
501 501 roofers,tilers,cladders etc 98
502 502 plasterers 88
503 503 glaziers 29
504 504 builders,building contractors 267
505 505 scaffolders,steeplejacks etc 48
506 506 floor,carpet,wall etc fitters 71
507 507 painters & decorators 334
509 509 other construction trades nes 216
510 510 lathe,capstan etc operators 39
511 511 boring,drilling machine operators 10
512 512 grinding machine setters,operators 18
513 513 milling machine setters,operators 11
514 514 press setters,operators 12
515 515 tool makers,fitters etc 65
516 516 metal work,maintenance fitters 743
517 517 precision instrument makers etc 58
518 518 gold,precious stone etc workers 22
519 519 other setters,operators nes 72
520 520 electrical production fitters 55
521 521 electricians etc 600
522 522 electrical engineers (non-prof) 13
523 523 telephone fitters 100
524 524 cable jointers,lines repairers 28
525 525 radio,TV & video engineers 57
526 526 computer engineers etc 126
529 529 other electrical trades nes 195
530 530 smiths & forge workers 16
531 531 moulders,core makers,die casters 23
532 532 plumbers,heating etc engineers 365
533 533 sheet metal workers 77
534 534 metal plate workers,riveters etc 45
535 535 steel erectors 23
536 536 barbenders,steel fixers 13
537 537 welding trades 228
540 540 motor mechanics etc 447
541 541 coach & vehicle body builders 29
542 542 vehicle body repairers etc 46
543 543 auto electricians 25
544 544 tyre & exhaust fitters 23
550 550 weavers 26
551 551 knitters 15
552 552 warp preparers,dyers,finishers etc 18
553 553 sewing machinists etc 215
554 554 coach trimmers,upholsterers etc 43
555 555 shoe repairers etc 40
556 556 tailors & dressmakers 24
557 557 milliners,furriers etc 22
559 559 other textile workers nes 30
560 560 originators & compositors 37
561 561 printers 41
562 562 bookbinders & print finishers 27
563 563 screen printers 15
569 569 other printing & related trades nes 133
570 570 carpenters & joiners 571
571 571 cabinet makers 53
572 572 case & box makers 9
573 573 pattern makers (moulds) 7
579 579 other woodworking trades nes 32
580 580 bakers,flour confectioners 77
581 581 butchers,meat cutters 93
582 582 fishmongers,poultry dressers 24
590 590 glass product & ceramics makers 69
591 591 glass product & ceramic finishers 30
592 592 dental technicians 15
593 593 music instrument makers,piano tuners 7
594 594 gardeners,groundspersons 334
595 595 horticultural trades 49
596 596 coach painters,other spray painters 80
597 597 face trained coalmining workers etc. 9
598 598 other machinery mechanics 11
599 599 other craft & related occup. nes 55
600 600 NCOs & other ranks, UK armed forces 150
601 601 NCOs & other ranks,non-UK forces 23
610 610 police officers (sergeant & below) 358
611 611 firemen (leading officer & below) 95
612 612 prison officers (below principal) 90
613 613 customs,immigration officers 25
614 614 traffic wardens 10
615 615 security guards etc 332
619 619 other security personnel nes 113
620 620 chefs,cooks 585
621 621 waiters,waitresses 450
622 622 bar staff 425
630 630 travel & flight attendants 124
631 631 railway station staff 21
640 640 assistant nurses & auxiliaries 329
641 641 hospital ward assistants 62
642 642 ambulance staff 64
643 643 dental nurses 89
644 644 care assistants & attendants 1240
650 650 nursery nurses 301
651 651 playgroup leaders 60
652 652 educational assistants 565
659 659 other childcare occupations nes 610
660 660 hairdressers,barbers 214
661 661 beauticians & related occupations 75
670 670 domestic housekeepers etc 50
671 671 housekeepers (non-domestic) 36
672 672 caretakers 161
673 673 launderers,dry cleaners etc 82
690 690 undertakers 10
691 691 bookmakers 31
699 699 other personal services nes 167
700 700 buyers (retail trade) 25
701 701 buyers etc (non-retail) 118
702 702 importers & exporters 23
703 703 air,commodity & ship brokers 10
710 710 technical & wholesale sales reps 453
719 719 other sales representatives nes 354
720 720 sales assistants 3092
721 721 retail cash & check-out operators 485
722 722 petrol pump forecourt attendants 32
730 730 collectors & credit agents 38
731 731 rounds & van salespersons 73
732 732 market,street traders etc 52
733 733 scrap dealers etc 4
790 790 merchandisers 39
791 791 window dressers, floral arrangers 50
792 792 telephone salespersons 246
800 800 bakery etc process operatives 87
801 801 brewery etc process operatives 9
802 802 tobacco process operatives 1
809 809 other food etc process operatives 278
810 810 tannery production operatives 3
811 811 preparatory fibre processors 6
812 812 spinners,doublers,twisters 13
813 813 winders,reelers 3
814 814 other textiles operatives 21
820 820 other chemical etc operatives nes 110
821 821 paper,wood etc process operatives 52
822 822 cutting etc machine operatives 16
823 823 glass,ceramics furnace operatives 9
824 824 rubber etc process operatives 38
825 825 plastic operatives etc 159
826 826 synthetic fibre makers 8
829 829 other chemical etc operatives 28
830 830 furnace operatives (metal) 11
831 831 metal drawers 5
832 832 rollers 3
833 833 annealers,hardeners etc (metal) 6
834 834 electroplaters etc 19
839 839 other metal process operatives nes 43
840 840 machine tool operatives 160
841 841 automatic machine operatives 57
842 842 metal polishers 11
843 843 metal dressing operatives 11
844 844 shot blasters 5
850 850 assemblers etc (electronic goods) 263
851 851 assemblers etc (vehicles,metal) 157
859 859 other assemblers etc nes 114
860 860 inspectors etc(metal,electrical) 166
861 861 inspectors etc(other goods) 92
862 862 packers,bottlers etc 441
863 863 weighers,graders,sorters 40
864 864 routine laboratory testers 28
869 869 other routine operatives nes 58
870 870 bus inspectors 7
871 871 road transport depot inspectors etc 19
872 872 drivers of road goods vehicles 1139
873 873 bus & coach drivers 280
874 874 cab drivers & chauffeurs 383
875 875 bus conductors 2
880 880 seafarers (merchant navy) etc 21
881 881 railway inspectors,guards etc 18
882 882 railway engine drivers etc 38
883 883 railway signal etc operatives 10
884 884 shunters & points operatives 7
885 885 mechanical plant drivers etc 94
886 886 crane drivers 43
887 887 forklift & mechanical truck drivers 229
889 889 other transport & machinery ops nes 55
890 890 washers etc in mines & quarries 0
891 891 printing machine minders 67
892 892 water etc plant attendants 16
893 893 energy etc plant operatives 16
894 894 lubricators etc 11
895 895 service pipe layers & jointers 30
896 896 construction operatives 171
897 897 woodworking machine operatives 71
898 898 mine & quarry workers (non-coal) 28
899 899 other machine etc operatives nes 162
900 900 farm workers 181
901 901 farm machinery drivers etc 29
902 902 other related farming occupations 77
903 903 fishing & related workers 22
904 904 forestry workers 23
910 910 coal mine labourers 5
911 911 foundry labourers 8
912 912 engineering etc labourers 35
913 913 fitters mates (metal,electric) 19
919 919 making,processing labourers 68
920 920 woodworkers mates 12
921 921 building trade mates 18
922 922 rail construction etc workers 12
923 923 road construction etc workers 44
924 924 paviours,kerb layers 13
929 925 other building etc labourers 267
930 930 stevedores,dockers 22
931 931 goods porters 162
932 932 slingers 2
933 933 refuse & salvage collectors 32
934 934 drivers mates 13
940 940 postal workers,mail sorters 399
941 941 messengers,couriers 165
950 950 hospital porters 46
951 951 hotel porters 21
952 952 Kitchen porters 319
953 953 catering assistants 520
954 954 shelf fillers 206
955 955 lift & car park attendants 19
956 956 window cleaners 73
957 957 road sweepers 28
958 958 cleaners,domestics 1592
959 959 other sales,service occupations 47
990 990 all other labourers etc 197
999 999 all others (miscellaneous) 34
-9 Does not apply 77129
-8 No answer 10
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.