Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 1997

Variable Details

Variablesocmain
LabelOccupation (main job)
Responses
100 100 gen managers - national government 24
101 101 gen managers - large organisations 221
102 102 gen managers - local government 224
103 103 administrators - national government 109
110 110 production,works managers 885
111 111 building/contract managers 329
112 112 clerks of works 6
113 113 mining & energy managers 34
120 120 treasurers & financial managers 303
121 121 marketing & sales managers 1237
122 122 purchasing managers 74
123 123 advertising etc managers 126
124 124 personnel,training etc managers 297
125 125 organisational managers 12
126 126 computer systems etc managers 340
127 127 company secretaries 144
130 130 credit controllers 105
131 131 banking etc managers (bar self-emp) 209
132 132 Civil Service executive officers 245
139 139 other financial etc managers nes 786
140 140 transport managers 163
141 141 stores controllers 145
142 142 warehouse etc managers 160
150 150 officers in UK armed forces 60
151 151 officers in non-UK armed forces 5
152 152 police officers - inspectors & above 38
153 153 firemen - station officers & above 23
154 154 prison principal officers and above 4
155 155 senior customs & excise etc officers 1
160 160 Farm owners & managers etc 492
169 169 other farming etc managers 55
170 170 property & estate managers 163
171 171 garage managers & proprietors 106
172 172 hairdressing managers & proprietors 152
173 173 hotel & accommodation managers 171
174 174 restaurant & catering managers 365
175 175 publicans, club stewards etc 255
176 176 entertainment & sports managers 121
177 177 travel agency managers 54
178 178 butchers/fishmongers managers etc 46
179 179 service industry managers etc 1514
190 190 trade union etc officials 76
191 191 education registrars etc 54
199 199 other managers & administrators nes 644
200 200 chemists 60
201 201 biological scientists & biochemists 142
202 202 physicists, geologists etc 42
209 209 other natural scientists nes 49
210 210 engineers - civil, structural etc 168
211 211 mechanical engineers 117
212 212 electrical engineers 93
213 213 electronic engineers 86
214 214 software engineers 279
215 215 chemical engineers 21
216 216 design & development engineers 205
217 217 process & production engineers 68
218 218 planning & quality control engineers 121
219 219 other engineers & technologists nes 167
220 220 medical practitioners 327
221 221 pharmacists,pharmacologists 91
222 222 ophthalmic opticians 28
223 223 dental practitioners 50
224 224 veterinarians 23
230 230 university,polytechnic teachers etc 274
231 231 further education teachers etc 298
232 232 education officers,school inspectors 32
233 233 secondary education teachers etc 891
234 234 primary,nursery education teachers 908
235 235 special education teachers etc 113
239 239 other teaching professionals nes 190
240 240 judges & officers of the court 9
241 241 barristers & advocates 39
242 242 solicitors 233
250 250 chartered & certified accountants 435
251 251 management accountants 85
252 252 actuaries,economists & statisticians 68
253 253 management,business consultants etc 124
260 260 architects 97
261 261 town planners 45
262 262 general practice surveyors 138
270 270 librarians 38
271 271 archivists & curators 31
290 290 psychologists 29
291 291 other social,behaviourial scientists 9
292 292 clergy 107
293 293 social workers,probation officers 280
300 300 laboratory technicians 190
301 301 engineering technicians 115
302 302 electrical,electronic technicians 67
303 303 architectural etc technicians 31
304 302 civil engineering etc technicians 16
309 309 other scientific technicians nes 180
310 310 draughtspersons 141
311 311 building inspectors 15
312 312 quantity surveyors 107
313 313 marine,insurance & other surveyors 10
320 320 computer analysts,programmers 551
330 330 air traffic planners & controllers 17
331 331 aircraft flight deck officers 25
332 332 ship & hovercraft officers 53
340 340 nurses 1241
341 341 midwives 95
342 342 medical radiographers 56
343 343 physiotherapists 77
344 344 chiropodists 26
345 345 dispensing opticians 17
346 346 medical,dental technicians etc 109
347 347 occupational & speech therapists etc 145
348 348 environmental health officers 35
349 349 other health professionals nes 55
350 350 legal service & related occupations 95
360 360 estimators,valuers 103
361 361 underwriters,claims assessors etc 411
362 362 taxation experts 54
363 363 personnel,industrial relations etc 155
364 364 organisational etc officers 86
370 370 matrons,houseparents 165
371 371 welfare,community & youth workers 400
380 380 authors,writers,journalists 247
381 381 artists,graphic designers etc 245
382 382 industrial designers 35
383 383 clothing designers 24
384 384 actors,stage managers etc 151
385 385 musicians 75
386 386 camera,sound etc equipment operators 102
387 387 athletes,sports officials etc 85
390 390 information officers 90
391 391 vocational & industrial trainers 251
392 392 careers advice etc specialists 47
393 393 driving instructors (excluding HGV) 67
394 394 factory inspectors etc 14
395 395 other statutory etc inspectors nes 27
396 396 occupational hygienists etc 64
399 399 other associate professionals nes 108
400 400 Civil Service administrative staff 527
401 401 local government clerical staff 427
410 410 accounts clerks,book-keepers etc 1719
411 411 counter clerks & cashiers 742
412 412 debt,rent & other cash collectors 80
420 420 filing and record clerks 722
421 421 library assistants etc 87
430 430 clerks nes 1714
440 440 stores,control clerks etc 108
441 441 storekeepers & warehousepersons 909
450 450 medical secretaries 91
451 451 legal secretaries 137
452 452 typists & word processor operators 183
459 459 other secretarial personnel nes 1335
460 460 receptionists 486
461 461 reception telephonists 110
462 462 telephone operators 108
463 463 radio & telegraph operators 47
490 490 computer etc operators 350
491 491 tracers,drawing office assistants 3
500 500 bricklayers,masons 236
501 501 roofers,tilers,cladders etc 84
502 502 plasterers 91
503 503 glaziers 26
504 504 builders,building contractors 321
505 505 scaffolders,steeplejacks etc 55
506 506 floor,carpet,wall etc fitters 73
507 507 painters & decorators 366
509 509 other construction trades nes 181
510 510 lathe,capstan etc operators 43
511 511 boring,drilling machine operators 13
512 512 grinding machine setters,operators 26
513 513 milling machine setters,operators 24
514 514 press setters,operators 12
515 515 tool makers,fitters etc 73
516 516 metal work,maintenance fitters 834
517 517 precision instrument makers etc 55
518 518 gold,precious stone etc workers 16
519 519 other setters,operators nes 79
520 520 electrical production fitters 42
521 521 electricians etc 602
522 522 electrical engineers (non-prof) 20
523 523 telephone fitters 109
524 524 cable jointers,lines repairers 40
525 525 radio,TV & video engineers 42
526 526 computer engineers etc 123
529 529 other electrical trades nes 174
530 530 smiths & forge workers 22
531 531 moulders,core makers,die casters 37
532 532 plumbers,heating etc engineers 423
533 533 sheet metal workers 96
534 534 metal plate workers,riveters etc 39
535 535 steel erectors 40
536 536 barbenders,steel fixers 8
537 537 welding trades 252
540 540 motor mechanics etc 532
541 541 coach & vehicle body builders 29
542 542 vehicle body repairers etc 60
543 543 auto electricians 20
544 544 tyre & exhaust fitters 31
550 550 weavers 15
551 551 knitters 30
552 552 warp preparers,dyers,finishers etc 25
553 553 sewing machinists etc 366
554 554 coach trimmers,upholsterers etc 45
555 555 shoe repairers etc 65
556 556 tailors & dressmakers 35
557 557 milliners,furriers etc 23
559 559 other textile workers nes 23
560 560 originators & compositors 36
561 561 printers 69
562 562 bookbinders & print finishers 26
563 563 screen printers 25
569 569 other printing & related trades nes 165
570 570 carpenters & joiners 633
571 571 cabinet makers 71
572 572 case & box makers 13
573 573 pattern makers (moulds) 12
579 579 other woodworking trades nes 34
580 580 bakers,flour confectioners 90
581 581 butchers,meat cutters 89
582 582 fishmongers,poultry dressers 20
590 590 glass product & ceramics makers 71
591 591 glass product & ceramic finishers 37
592 592 dental technicians 27
593 593 music instrument makers,piano tuners 9
594 594 gardeners,groundspersons 310
595 595 horticultural trades 61
596 596 coach painters,other spray painters 96
597 597 face trained coalmining workers etc. 22
598 598 other machinery mechanics 20
599 599 other craft & related occupations ne 59
600 600 NCOs & other ranks, UK armed forces 175
601 601 NCOs & other ranks,non-UK forces 34
610 610 police officers (sergeant & below) 351
611 611 firemen (leading officer & below) 96
612 612 prison officers (below principal) 77
613 613 customs,immigration officers 27
614 614 traffic wardens 15
615 615 security guards etc 342
619 619 other security personnel nes 97
620 620 chefs,cooks 597
621 621 waiters,waitresses 501
622 622 bar staff 492
630 630 travel & flight attendants 101
631 631 railway station staff 27
640 640 assistant nurses & auxiliaries 410
641 641 hospital ward assistants 65
642 642 ambulance staff 58
643 643 dental nurses 96
644 644 care assistants & attendants 1246
650 650 nursery nurses 278
651 651 playgroup leaders 66
652 652 educational assistants 370
659 659 other childcare occupations nes 662
660 660 hairdressers,barbers 254
661 661 beauticians & related occupations 73
670 670 domestic housekeepers etc 55
671 671 housekeepers (non-domestic) 43
672 672 caretakers 177
673 673 launderers,dry cleaners etc 100
690 690 undertakers 20
691 691 bookmakers 37
699 699 other personal services nes 160
700 700 buyers (retail trade) 29
701 701 buyers etc (non-retail) 112
702 702 importers & exporters 8
703 703 air,commodity & ship brokers 8
710 710 technical & wholesale sales reps 526
719 719 other sales representatives nes 286
720 720 sales assistants 3293
721 721 retail cash & check-out operators 534
722 722 petrol pump forecourt attendants 29
730 730 collectors & credit agents 66
731 731 rounds & van salespersons 103
732 732 market,street traders etc 57
733 733 scrap dealers etc 10
790 790 merchandisers 40
791 791 window dressers, floral arrangers 57
792 792 telephone salespersons 156
800 800 bakery etc process operatives 62
801 801 brewery etc process operatives 13
802 802 tobacco process operatives 10
809 809 other food etc process operatives 304
810 810 tannery production operatives 3
811 811 preparatory fibre processors 7
812 812 spinners,doublers,twisters 9
813 813 winders,reelers 6
814 814 other textiles operatives 35
820 820 other chemical etc operatives nes 163
821 821 paper,wood etc process operatives 46
822 822 cutting etc machine operatives 23
823 823 glass,ceramics furnace operatives 15
824 824 rubber etc process operatives 51
825 825 plastic operatives etc 197
826 826 synthetic fibre makers 10
829 829 other chemical etc operatives 45
830 830 furnace operatives (metal) 17
831 831 metal drawers 4
832 832 rollers 8
833 833 annealers,hardeners etc (metal) 5
834 834 electroplaters etc 29
839 839 other metal process operatives nes 51
840 840 machine tool operatives 206
841 841 automatic machine operatives 69
842 842 metal polishers 14
843 843 metal dressing operatives 17
844 844 shot blasters 8
850 850 assemblers etc (electronic goods) 332
851 851 assemblers etc (vehicles,metal) 170
859 859 other assemblers etc nes 130
860 860 inspectors etc(metal,electrical) 173
861 861 inspectors etc(other goods) 133
862 862 packers,bottlers etc 522
863 863 weighers,graders,sorters 44
864 864 routine laboratory testers 43
869 869 other routine operatives nes 67
870 870 bus inspectors 3
871 871 road transport depot inspectors etc 15
872 872 drivers of road goods vehicles 1234
873 873 bus & coach drivers 243
874 874 cab drivers & chauffeurs 376
875 875 bus conductors 2
880 880 seafarers (merchant navy) etc 24
881 881 railway inspectors,guards etc 24
882 882 railway engine drivers etc 33
883 883 railway signal etc operatives 11
884 884 shunters & points operatives 3
885 885 mechanical plant drivers etc 99
886 886 crane drivers 44
887 887 forklift & mechanical truck drivers 260
889 889 other transport & machinery ops nes 35
890 890 washers etc in mines & quarries 5
891 891 printing machine minders 90
892 892 water etc plant attendants 18
893 893 energy etc plant operatives 23
894 894 lubricators etc 11
895 895 service pipe layers & jointers 37
896 896 construction operatives 179
897 897 woodworking machine operatives 94
898 898 mine & quarry workers (non-coal) 33
899 899 other machine etc operatives nes 256
900 900 farm workers 257
901 901 farm machinery drivers etc 33
902 902 other related farming occupations 98
903 903 fishing & related workers 24
904 904 forestry workers 30
910 910 coal mine labourers 9
911 911 foundry labourers 11
912 912 engineering etc labourers 39
913 913 fitters mates (metal,electric) 28
919 919 making,processing labourers 63
920 920 woodworkers mates 14
921 921 building trade mates 38
922 922 rail construction etc workers 23
923 923 road construction etc workers 56
924 924 paviours,kerb layers 9
929 925 other building etc labourers 266
930 930 stevedores,dockers 21
931 931 goods porters 173
932 932 slingers 6
933 933 refuse & salvage collectors 44
934 934 drivers mates 7
940 940 postal workers,mail sorters 364
941 941 messengers,couriers 175
950 950 hospital porters 41
951 951 hotel porters 26
952 952 Kitchen porters 365
953 953 catering assistants 567
954 954 shelf fillers 227
955 955 lift & car park attendants 19
956 956 window cleaners 72
957 957 road sweepers 19
958 958 cleaners,domestics 1775
959 959 other sales,service occupations 47
990 990 all other labourers etc 277
999 999 all others (miscellaneous) 22
-9 Does not apply 82581
-8 No answer 60
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 1997