Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 1997

Variable Details

Variablesoclast
LabelOccupation (last job)
Responses
100 100 gen managers - national government 9
101 101 gen managers - large organisations 45
102 102 gen managers - local government 50
103 103 administrators - national government 30
110 110 production,works managers 184
111 111 building/contract managers 70
112 112 clerks of works 14
113 113 mining & energy managers 7
120 120 treasurers & financial managers 44
121 121 marketing & sales managers 159
122 122 purchasing managers 18
123 123 advertising etc managers 28
124 124 personnel,training etc managers 48
125 125 organisational managers 0
126 126 computer systems etc managers 24
127 127 company secretaries 37
130 130 credit controllers 19
131 131 banking etc managers (bar self-emp) 50
132 132 Civil Service executive officers 35
139 139 other financial etc managers nes 151
140 140 transport managers 31
141 141 stores controllers 44
142 142 warehouse etc managers 32
150 150 officers in UK armed forces 11
151 151 officers in non-UK armed forces 3
152 152 police officers - inspectors & above 14
153 153 firemen - station officers & above 6
154 154 prison principal officers and above 2
155 155 senior customs & excise etc officers 0
160 160 Farm owners & managers etc 85
169 169 other farming etc managers 12
170 170 property & estate managers 22
171 171 garage managers & proprietors 12
172 172 hairdressing managers & proprietors 29
173 173 hotel & accommodation managers 44
174 174 restaurant & catering managers 103
175 175 publicans, club stewards etc 128
176 176 entertainment & sports managers 31
177 177 travel agency managers 7
178 178 butchers/fishmongers managers etc 14
179 179 service industry managers etc 439
190 190 trade union etc officials 21
191 191 education registrars etc 15
199 199 other managers & administrators nes 116
200 200 chemists 19
201 201 biological scientists & biochemists 26
202 202 physicists, geologists etc 5
209 209 other natural scientists nes 8
210 210 engineers - civil, structural etc 46
211 211 mechanical engineers 32
212 212 electrical engineers 19
213 213 electronic engineers 13
214 214 software engineers 18
215 215 chemical engineers 2
216 216 design & development engineers 42
217 217 process & production engineers 5
218 218 planning & quality control engineers 30
219 219 other engineers & technologists nes 22
220 220 medical practitioners 49
221 221 pharmacists,pharmacologists 11
222 222 ophthalmic opticians 0
223 223 dental practitioners 10
224 224 veterinarians 4
230 230 university,polytechnic teachers etc 50
231 231 further education teachers etc 110
232 232 education officers,school inspectors 9
233 233 secondary education teachers etc 189
234 234 primary,nursery education teachers 256
235 235 special education teachers etc 37
239 239 other teaching professionals nes 56
240 240 judges & officers of the court 3
241 241 barristers & advocates 3
242 242 solicitors 22
250 250 chartered & certified accountants 42
251 251 management accountants 5
252 252 actuaries,economists & statisticians 11
253 253 management,business consultants etc 11
260 260 architects 20
261 261 town planners 4
262 262 general practice surveyors 28
270 270 librarians 8
271 271 archivists & curators 7
290 290 psychologists 2
291 291 other social,behaviourial scientists 3
292 292 clergy 19
293 293 social workers,probation officers 39
300 300 laboratory technicians 51
301 301 engineering technicians 29
302 302 electrical,electronic technicians 9
303 303 architectural etc technicians 10
304 302 civil engineering etc technicians 3
309 309 other scientific technicians nes 49
310 310 draughtspersons 35
311 311 building inspectors 4
312 312 quantity surveyors 16
313 313 marine,insurance & other surveyors 3
320 320 computer analysts,programmers 38
330 330 air traffic planners & controllers 2
331 331 aircraft flight deck officers 3
332 332 ship & hovercraft officers 14
340 340 nurses 258
341 341 midwives 16
342 342 medical radiographers 11
343 343 physiotherapists 12
344 344 chiropodists 2
345 345 dispensing opticians 1
346 346 medical,dental technicians etc 15
347 347 occupational & speech therapists etc 23
348 348 environmental health officers 7
349 349 other health professionals nes 7
350 350 legal service & related occupations 15
360 360 estimators,valuers 17
361 361 underwriters,claims assessors etc 46
362 362 taxation experts 11
363 363 personnel,industrial relations etc 31
364 364 organisational etc officers 18
370 370 matrons,houseparents 74
371 371 welfare,community & youth workers 74
380 380 authors,writers,journalists 41
381 381 artists,graphic designers etc 36
382 382 industrial designers 5
383 383 clothing designers 5
384 384 actors,stage managers etc 54
385 385 musicians 14
386 386 camera,sound etc equipment operators 20
387 387 athletes,sports officials etc 23
390 390 information officers 18
391 391 vocational & industrial trainers 75
392 392 careers advice etc specialists 6
393 393 driving instructors (excluding HGV) 15
394 394 factory inspectors etc 9
395 395 other statutory etc inspectors nes 10
396 396 occupational hygienists etc 10
399 399 other associate professionals nes 21
400 400 Civil Service administrative staff 125
401 401 local government clerical staff 123
410 410 accounts clerks,book-keepers etc 450
411 411 counter clerks & cashiers 245
412 412 debt,rent & other cash collectors 23
420 420 filing and record clerks 222
421 421 library assistants etc 19
430 430 clerks nes 568
440 440 stores,control clerks etc 29
441 441 storekeepers & warehousepersons 289
450 450 medical secretaries 20
451 451 legal secretaries 28
452 452 typists & word processor operators 87
459 459 other secretarial personnel nes 470
460 460 receptionists 154
461 461 reception telephonists 44
462 462 telephone operators 58
463 463 radio & telegraph operators 27
490 490 computer etc operators 130
491 491 tracers,drawing office assistants 3
500 500 bricklayers,masons 90
501 501 roofers,tilers,cladders etc 33
502 502 plasterers 40
503 503 glaziers 7
504 504 builders,building contractors 61
505 505 scaffolders,steeplejacks etc 40
506 506 floor,carpet,wall etc fitters 17
507 507 painters & decorators 171
509 509 other construction trades nes 58
510 510 lathe,capstan etc operators 12
511 511 boring,drilling machine operators 18
512 512 grinding machine setters,operators 14
513 513 milling machine setters,operators 8
514 514 press setters,operators 1
515 515 tool makers,fitters etc 19
516 516 metal work,maintenance fitters 195
517 517 precision instrument makers etc 14
518 518 gold,precious stone etc workers 5
519 519 other setters,operators nes 22
520 520 electrical production fitters 9
521 521 electricians etc 139
522 522 electrical engineers (non-prof) 1
523 523 telephone fitters 37
524 524 cable jointers,lines repairers 13
525 525 radio,TV & video engineers 18
526 526 computer engineers etc 11
529 529 other electrical trades nes 30
530 530 smiths & forge workers 8
531 531 moulders,core makers,die casters 11
532 532 plumbers,heating etc engineers 97
533 533 sheet metal workers 22
534 534 metal plate workers,riveters etc 19
535 535 steel erectors 5
536 536 barbenders,steel fixers 6
537 537 welding trades 75
540 540 motor mechanics etc 128
541 541 coach & vehicle body builders 6
542 542 vehicle body repairers etc 10
543 543 auto electricians 3
544 544 tyre & exhaust fitters 6
550 550 weavers 5
551 551 knitters 8
552 552 warp preparers,dyers,finishers etc 16
553 553 sewing machinists etc 269
554 554 coach trimmers,upholsterers etc 18
555 555 shoe repairers etc 31
556 556 tailors & dressmakers 10
557 557 milliners,furriers etc 15
559 559 other textile workers nes 18
560 560 originators & compositors 18
561 561 printers 6
562 562 bookbinders & print finishers 16
563 563 screen printers 9
569 569 other printing & related trades nes 45
570 570 carpenters & joiners 157
571 571 cabinet makers 14
572 572 case & box makers 4
573 573 pattern makers (moulds) 3
579 579 other woodworking trades nes 12
580 580 bakers,flour confectioners 21
581 581 butchers,meat cutters 34
582 582 fishmongers,poultry dressers 14
590 590 glass product & ceramics makers 22
591 591 glass product & ceramic finishers 19
592 592 dental technicians 6
593 593 music instrument makers,piano tuners 2
594 594 gardeners,groundspersons 128
595 595 horticultural trades 27
596 596 coach painters,other spray painters 31
597 597 face trained coalmining workers etc. 17
598 598 other machinery mechanics 2
599 599 other craft & related occupations ne 17
600 600 NCOs & other ranks, UK armed forces 26
601 601 NCOs & other ranks,non-UK forces 6
610 610 police officers (sergeant & below) 45
611 611 firemen (leading officer & below) 6
612 612 prison officers (below principal) 13
613 613 customs,immigration officers 7
614 614 traffic wardens 9
615 615 security guards etc 170
619 619 other security personnel nes 46
620 620 chefs,cooks 256
621 621 waiters,waitresses 180
622 622 bar staff 258
630 630 travel & flight attendants 40
631 631 railway station staff 9
640 640 assistant nurses & auxiliaries 144
641 641 hospital ward assistants 26
642 642 ambulance staff 11
643 643 dental nurses 37
644 644 care assistants & attendants 473
650 650 nursery nurses 65
651 651 playgroup leaders 18
652 652 educational assistants 76
659 659 other childcare occupations nes 251
660 660 hairdressers,barbers 102
661 661 beauticians & related occupations 18
670 670 domestic housekeepers etc 35
671 671 housekeepers (non-domestic) 17
672 672 caretakers 110
673 673 launderers,dry cleaners etc 76
690 690 undertakers 8
691 691 bookmakers 8
699 699 other personal services nes 91
700 700 buyers (retail trade) 3
701 701 buyers etc (non-retail) 16
702 702 importers & exporters 4
703 703 air,commodity & ship brokers 0
710 710 technical & wholesale sales reps 101
719 719 other sales representatives nes 95
720 720 sales assistants 1230
721 721 retail cash & check-out operators 211
722 722 petrol pump forecourt attendants 15
730 730 collectors & credit agents 27
731 731 rounds & van salespersons 34
732 732 market,street traders etc 21
733 733 scrap dealers etc 4
790 790 merchandisers 11
791 791 window dressers, floral arrangers 13
792 792 telephone salespersons 58
800 800 bakery etc process operatives 33
801 801 brewery etc process operatives 5
802 802 tobacco process operatives 5
809 809 other food etc process operatives 143
810 810 tannery production operatives 5
811 811 preparatory fibre processors 9
812 812 spinners,doublers,twisters 8
813 813 winders,reelers 12
814 814 other textiles operatives 17
820 820 other chemical etc operatives nes 51
821 821 paper,wood etc process operatives 21
822 822 cutting etc machine operatives 9
823 823 glass,ceramics furnace operatives 4
824 824 rubber etc process operatives 16
825 825 plastic operatives etc 64
826 826 synthetic fibre makers 5
829 829 other chemical etc operatives 14
830 830 furnace operatives (metal) 11
831 831 metal drawers 6
832 832 rollers 4
833 833 annealers,hardeners etc (metal) 1
834 834 electroplaters etc 8
839 839 other metal process operatives nes 18
840 840 machine tool operatives 61
841 841 automatic machine operatives 35
842 842 metal polishers 4
843 843 metal dressing operatives 14
844 844 shot blasters 2
850 850 assemblers etc (electronic goods) 109
851 851 assemblers etc (vehicles,metal) 64
859 859 other assemblers etc nes 80
860 860 inspectors etc(metal,electrical) 85
861 861 inspectors etc(other goods) 62
862 862 packers,bottlers etc 405
863 863 weighers,graders,sorters 28
864 864 routine laboratory testers 19
869 869 other routine operatives nes 36
870 870 bus inspectors 0
871 871 road transport depot inspectors etc 4
872 872 drivers of road goods vehicles 376
873 873 bus & coach drivers 92
874 874 cab drivers & chauffeurs 107
875 875 bus conductors 0
880 880 seafarers (merchant navy) etc 13
881 881 railway inspectors,guards etc 13
882 882 railway engine drivers etc 25
883 883 railway signal etc operatives 7
884 884 shunters & points operatives 2
885 885 mechanical plant drivers etc 31
886 886 crane drivers 24
887 887 forklift & mechanical truck drivers 71
889 889 other transport & machinery ops nes 27
890 890 washers etc in mines & quarries 4
891 891 printing machine minders 23
892 892 water etc plant attendants 12
893 893 energy etc plant operatives 27
894 894 lubricators etc 0
895 895 service pipe layers & jointers 16
896 896 construction operatives 84
897 897 woodworking machine operatives 25
898 898 mine & quarry workers (non-coal) 8
899 899 other machine etc operatives nes 79
900 900 farm workers 73
901 901 farm machinery drivers etc 11
902 902 other related farming occupations 47
903 903 fishing & related workers 6
904 904 forestry workers 13
910 910 coal mine labourers 10
911 911 foundry labourers 5
912 912 engineering etc labourers 18
913 913 fitters mates (metal,electric) 32
919 919 making,processing labourers 39
920 920 woodworkers mates 7
921 921 building trade mates 13
922 922 rail construction etc workers 9
923 923 road construction etc workers 32
924 924 paviours,kerb layers 5
929 925 other building etc labourers 165
930 930 stevedores,dockers 13
931 931 goods porters 76
932 932 slingers 1
933 933 refuse & salvage collectors 29
934 934 drivers mates 6
940 940 postal workers,mail sorters 114
941 941 messengers,couriers 66
950 950 hospital porters 18
951 951 hotel porters 7
952 952 Kitchen porters 192
953 953 catering assistants 276
954 954 shelf fillers 75
955 955 lift & car park attendants 13
956 956 window cleaners 20
957 957 road sweepers 14
958 958 cleaners,domestics 1196
959 959 other sales,service occupations 22
990 990 all other labourers etc 204
999 999 all others (miscellaneous) 14
-9 Does not apply 127720
-8 No answer 18
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 1997