Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, April - June, 1999

Variable Details

Variablesoclast
LabelOccupation (last job)
Responses
100 100 gen managers - national government 4
101 101 gen managers - large organisations 49
102 102 gen managers - local government 61
103 103 administrators - national government 29
110 110 production,works managers 158
111 111 building/contract managers 68
112 112 clerks of works 3
113 113 mining & energy managers 9
120 120 treasurers & financial managers 38
121 121 marketing & sales managers 157
122 122 purchasing managers 14
123 123 advertising etc managers 21
124 124 personnel,training etc managers 61
125 125 organisational managers 4
126 126 computer systems etc managers 34
127 127 company secretaries 31
130 130 credit controllers 23
131 131 banking etc managers (bar self-emp) 63
132 132 Civil Service executive officers 30
139 139 other financial etc managers nes 154
140 140 transport managers 26
141 141 stores controllers 33
142 142 warehouse etc managers 33
150 150 officers in UK armed forces 6
151 151 officers in non-UK armed forces 1
152 152 police officers - inspectors & above 4
153 153 firemen - station officers & above 3
154 154 prison principal officers and above 4
155 155 senior customs & excise etc officers 1
160 160 Farm owners & managers etc 73
169 169 other farming etc managers 5
170 170 property & estate managers 25
171 171 garage managers & proprietors 23
172 172 hairdressing managers & proprietors 29
173 173 hotel & accommodation managers 48
174 174 restaurant & catering managers 109
175 175 publicans, club stewards etc 71
176 176 entertainment & sports managers 27
177 177 travel agency managers 7
178 178 butchers/fishmongers managers etc 13
179 179 service industry managers etc 385
190 190 trade union etc officials 21
191 191 education registrars etc 16
199 199 other managers & administrators nes 113
200 200 chemists 10
201 201 biological scientists & biochemists 20
202 202 physicists, geologists etc 8
209 209 other natural scientists nes 11
210 210 engineers - civil, structural etc 32
211 211 mechanical engineers 28
212 212 electrical engineers 26
213 213 electronic engineers 11
214 214 software engineers 13
215 215 chemical engineers 2
216 216 design & development engineers 29
217 217 process & production engineers 7
218 218 planning & quality control engineers 24
219 219 other engineers & technologists nes 27
220 220 medical practitioners 60
221 221 pharmacists,pharmacologists 10
222 222 ophthalmic opticians 1
223 223 dental practitioners 5
224 224 veterinarians 2
230 230 university,polytechnic teachers etc 59
231 231 further education teachers etc 74
232 232 education officers,school inspectors 11
233 233 secondary education teachers etc 172
234 234 primary,nursery education teachers 220
235 235 special education teachers etc 29
239 239 other teaching professionals nes 67
240 240 judges & officers of the court 3
241 241 barristers & advocates 9
242 242 solicitors 22
250 250 chartered & certified accountants 41
251 251 management accountants 6
252 252 actuaries,economists & statisticians 11
253 253 management,business consultants etc 21
260 260 architects 39
261 261 town planners 0
262 262 general practice surveyors 24
270 270 librarians 7
271 271 archivists & curators 7
290 290 psychologists 3
291 291 other social,behaviourial scientists 0
292 292 clergy 20
293 293 social workers,probation officers 45
300 300 laboratory technicians 65
301 301 engineering technicians 29
302 302 electrical,electronic technicians 9
303 303 architectural etc technicians 11
304 302 civil engineering etc technicians 7
309 309 other scientific technicians nes 31
310 310 draughtspersons 36
311 311 building inspectors 3
312 312 quantity surveyors 14
313 313 marine,insurance & other surveyors 3
320 320 computer analysts,programmers 53
330 330 air traffic planners & controllers 4
331 331 aircraft flight deck officers 3
332 332 ship & hovercraft officers 13
340 340 nurses 287
341 341 midwives 12
342 342 medical radiographers 8
343 343 physiotherapists 12
344 344 chiropodists 5
345 345 dispensing opticians 4
346 346 medical,dental technicians etc 18
347 347 occupational & speech therapists etc 32
348 348 environmental health officers 4
349 349 other health professionals nes 7
350 350 legal service & related occupations 23
360 360 estimators,valuers 15
361 361 underwriters,claims assessors etc 47
362 362 taxation experts 5
363 363 personnel,industrial relations etc 20
364 364 organisational etc officers 18
370 370 matrons,houseparents 63
371 371 welfare,community & youth workers 77
380 380 authors,writers,journalists 42
381 381 artists,graphic designers etc 48
382 382 industrial designers 2
383 383 clothing designers 6
384 384 actors,stage managers etc 44
385 385 musicians 6
386 386 camera,sound etc equipment operators 18
387 387 athletes,sports officials etc 16
390 390 information officers 23
391 391 vocational & industrial trainers 53
392 392 careers advice etc specialists 5
393 393 driving instructors (excluding HGV) 19
394 394 factory inspectors etc 6
395 395 other statutory etc inspectors nes 1
396 396 occupational hygienists etc 11
399 399 other associate professionals nes 14
400 400 Civil Service administrative staff 136
401 401 local government clerical staff 99
410 410 accounts clerks,book-keepers etc 437
411 411 counter clerks & cashiers 180
412 412 debt,rent & other cash collectors 28
420 420 filing and record clerks 227
421 421 library assistants etc 16
430 430 clerks nes 525
440 440 stores,control clerks etc 54
441 441 storekeepers & warehousepersons 285
450 450 medical secretaries 27
451 451 legal secretaries 32
452 452 typists & word processor operators 64
459 459 other secretarial personnel nes 406
460 460 receptionists 150
461 461 reception telephonists 30
462 462 telephone operators 53
463 463 radio & telegraph operators 23
490 490 computer etc operators 91
491 491 tracers,drawing office assistants 1
500 500 bricklayers,masons 64
501 501 roofers,tilers,cladders etc 24
502 502 plasterers 33
503 503 glaziers 7
504 504 builders,building contractors 59
505 505 scaffolders,steeplejacks etc 30
506 506 floor,carpet,wall etc fitters 16
507 507 painters & decorators 116
509 509 other construction trades nes 43
510 510 lathe,capstan etc operators 13
511 511 boring,drilling machine operators 5
512 512 grinding machine setters,operators 8
513 513 milling machine setters,operators 3
514 514 press setters,operators 1
515 515 tool makers,fitters etc 20
516 516 metal work,maintenance fitters 181
517 517 precision instrument makers etc 12
518 518 gold,precious stone etc workers 2
519 519 other setters,operators nes 22
520 520 electrical production fitters 12
521 521 electricians etc 110
522 522 electrical engineers (non-prof) 6
523 523 telephone fitters 25
524 524 cable jointers,lines repairers 21
525 525 radio,TV & video engineers 12
526 526 computer engineers etc 14
529 529 other electrical trades nes 47
530 530 smiths & forge workers 6
531 531 moulders,core makers,die casters 15
532 532 plumbers,heating etc engineers 88
533 533 sheet metal workers 25
534 534 metal plate workers,riveters etc 21
535 535 steel erectors 7
536 536 barbenders,steel fixers 4
537 537 welding trades 85
540 540 motor mechanics etc 103
541 541 coach & vehicle body builders 7
542 542 vehicle body repairers etc 5
543 543 auto electricians 4
544 544 tyre & exhaust fitters 7
550 550 weavers 18
551 551 knitters 11
552 552 warp preparers,dyers,finishers etc 7
553 553 sewing machinists etc 205
554 554 coach trimmers,upholsterers etc 10
555 555 shoe repairers etc 31
556 556 tailors & dressmakers 15
557 557 milliners,furriers etc 10
559 559 other textile workers nes 33
560 560 originators & compositors 14
561 561 printers 7
562 562 bookbinders & print finishers 16
563 563 screen printers 4
569 569 other printing & related trades nes 40
570 570 carpenters & joiners 137
571 571 cabinet makers 12
572 572 case & box makers 1
573 573 pattern makers (moulds) 2
579 579 other woodworking trades nes 9
580 580 bakers,flour confectioners 22
581 581 butchers,meat cutters 37
582 582 fishmongers,poultry dressers 10
590 590 glass product & ceramics makers 17
591 591 glass product & ceramic finishers 10
592 592 dental technicians 4
593 593 music instrument makers,piano tuners 0
594 594 gardeners,groundspersons 108
595 595 horticultural trades 13
596 596 coach painters,other spray painters 19
597 597 face trained coalmining workers etc. 16
598 598 other machinery mechanics 7
599 599 other craft & related occupations ne 12
600 600 NCOs & other ranks, UK armed forces 20
601 601 NCOs & other ranks,non-UK forces 2
610 610 police officers (sergeant & below) 41
611 611 firemen (leading officer & below) 13
612 612 prison officers (below principal) 8
613 613 customs,immigration officers 1
614 614 traffic wardens 4
615 615 security guards etc 160
619 619 other security personnel nes 45
620 620 chefs,cooks 244
621 621 waiters,waitresses 186
622 622 bar staff 227
630 630 travel & flight attendants 37
631 631 railway station staff 14
640 640 assistant nurses & auxiliaries 146
641 641 hospital ward assistants 24
642 642 ambulance staff 12
643 643 dental nurses 13
644 644 care assistants & attendants 564
650 650 nursery nurses 64
651 651 playgroup leaders 10
652 652 educational assistants 94
659 659 other childcare occupations nes 237
660 660 hairdressers,barbers 85
661 661 beauticians & related occupations 20
670 670 domestic housekeepers etc 27
671 671 housekeepers (non-domestic) 12
672 672 caretakers 119
673 673 launderers,dry cleaners etc 63
690 690 undertakers 2
691 691 bookmakers 4
699 699 other personal services nes 56
700 700 buyers (retail trade) 6
701 701 buyers etc (non-retail) 23
702 702 importers & exporters 3
703 703 air,commodity & ship brokers 3
710 710 technical & wholesale sales reps 104
719 719 other sales representatives nes 108
720 720 sales assistants 1194
721 721 retail cash & check-out operators 198
722 722 petrol pump forecourt attendants 16
730 730 collectors & credit agents 22
731 731 rounds & van salespersons 30
732 732 market,street traders etc 8
733 733 scrap dealers etc 2
790 790 merchandisers 11
791 791 window dressers, floral arrangers 25
792 792 telephone salespersons 69
800 800 bakery etc process operatives 47
801 801 brewery etc process operatives 4
802 802 tobacco process operatives 2
809 809 other food etc process operatives 145
810 810 tannery production operatives 3
811 811 preparatory fibre processors 2
812 812 spinners,doublers,twisters 5
813 813 winders,reelers 6
814 814 other textiles operatives 13
820 820 other chemical etc operatives nes 47
821 821 paper,wood etc process operatives 13
822 822 cutting etc machine operatives 9
823 823 glass,ceramics furnace operatives 4
824 824 rubber etc process operatives 29
825 825 plastic operatives etc 53
826 826 synthetic fibre makers 2
829 829 other chemical etc operatives 11
830 830 furnace operatives (metal) 4
831 831 metal drawers 3
832 832 rollers 2
833 833 annealers,hardeners etc (metal) 0
834 834 electroplaters etc 9
839 839 other metal process operatives nes 21
840 840 machine tool operatives 68
841 841 automatic machine operatives 33
842 842 metal polishers 7
843 843 metal dressing operatives 7
844 844 shot blasters 7
850 850 assemblers etc (electronic goods) 116
851 851 assemblers etc (vehicles,metal) 77
859 859 other assemblers etc nes 69
860 860 inspectors etc(metal,electrical) 64
861 861 inspectors etc(other goods) 48
862 862 packers,bottlers etc 344
863 863 weighers,graders,sorters 30
864 864 routine laboratory testers 14
869 869 other routine operatives nes 30
870 870 bus inspectors 1
871 871 road transport depot inspectors etc 5
872 872 drivers of road goods vehicles 347
873 873 bus & coach drivers 74
874 874 cab drivers & chauffeurs 105
875 875 bus conductors 1
880 880 seafarers (merchant navy) etc 16
881 881 railway inspectors,guards etc 14
882 882 railway engine drivers etc 19
883 883 railway signal etc operatives 4
884 884 shunters & points operatives 2
885 885 mechanical plant drivers etc 32
886 886 crane drivers 18
887 887 forklift & mechanical truck drivers 74
889 889 other transport & machinery ops nes 15
890 890 washers etc in mines & quarries 3
891 891 printing machine minders 23
892 892 water etc plant attendants 9
893 893 energy etc plant operatives 24
894 894 lubricators etc 3
895 895 service pipe layers & jointers 6
896 896 construction operatives 67
897 897 woodworking machine operatives 19
898 898 mine & quarry workers (non-coal) 7
899 899 other machine etc operatives nes 50
900 900 farm workers 56
901 901 farm machinery drivers etc 6
902 902 other related farming occupations 35
903 903 fishing & related workers 9
904 904 forestry workers 10
910 910 coal mine labourers 7
911 911 foundry labourers 2
912 912 engineering etc labourers 11
913 913 fitters mates (metal,electric) 24
919 919 making,processing labourers 39
920 920 woodworkers mates 10
921 921 building trade mates 15
922 922 rail construction etc workers 10
923 923 road construction etc workers 21
924 924 paviours,kerb layers 4
929 925 other building etc labourers 169
930 930 stevedores,dockers 7
931 931 goods porters 53
932 932 slingers 3
933 933 refuse & salvage collectors 20
934 934 drivers mates 1
940 940 postal workers,mail sorters 104
941 941 messengers,couriers 53
950 950 hospital porters 15
951 951 hotel porters 9
952 952 Kitchen porters 162
953 953 catering assistants 287
954 954 shelf fillers 58
955 955 lift & car park attendants 8
956 956 window cleaners 10
957 957 road sweepers 15
958 958 cleaners,domestics 1169
959 959 other sales,service occupations 22
990 990 all other labourers etc 169
999 999 all others (miscellaneous) 3
-10 No answer/Does not apply 126870
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, April - June, 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.