Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variablesocmain
LabelOccupation (main job)
Responses
100 100 gen managers - national government 23
101 101 gen managers - large organisations 235
102 102 gen managers - local government 262
103 103 administrators - national government 130
110 110 production,works managers 886
111 111 building/contract managers 375
112 112 clerks of works 9
113 113 mining & energy managers 26
120 120 treasurers & financial managers 291
121 121 marketing & sales managers 1337
122 122 purchasing managers 91
123 123 advertising etc managers 148
124 124 personnel,training etc managers 298
125 125 organisational managers 22
126 126 computer systems etc managers 447
127 127 company secretaries 126
130 130 credit controllers 97
131 131 banking etc managers (bar self-emp) 191
132 132 Civil Service executive officers 186
139 139 other financial etc managers nes 788
140 140 transport managers 166
141 141 stores controllers 145
142 142 warehouse etc managers 146
150 150 officers in UK armed forces 61
151 151 officers in non-UK armed forces 6
152 152 police officers - inspectors & above 29
153 153 firemen - station officers & above 27
154 154 prison principal officers and above 6
155 155 senior customs & excise etc officers 1
160 160 Farm owners & managers etc 341
169 169 other farming etc managers 71
170 170 property & estate managers 156
171 171 garage managers & proprietors 113
172 172 hairdressing managers & proprietors 150
173 173 hotel & accommodation managers 143
174 174 restaurant & catering managers 354
175 175 publicans, club stewards etc 119
176 176 entertainment & sports managers 135
177 177 travel agency managers 69
178 178 butchers/fishmongers managers etc 45
179 179 service industry managers etc 1690
190 190 trade union etc officials 78
191 191 education registrars etc 76
199 199 other managers & administrators nes 543
200 200 chemists 80
201 201 biological scientists & biochemists 168
202 202 physicists, geologists etc 54
209 209 other natural scientists nes 52
210 210 engineers - civil, structural etc 181
211 211 mechanical engineers 125
212 212 electrical engineers 77
213 213 electronic engineers 83
214 214 software engineers 396
215 215 chemical engineers 20
216 216 design & development engineers 207
217 217 process & production engineers 49
218 218 planning & quality control engineers 124
219 219 other engineers & technologists nes 167
220 220 medical practitioners 393
221 221 pharmacists,pharmacologists 74
222 222 ophthalmic opticians 25
223 223 dental practitioners 63
224 224 veterinarians 22
230 230 university,polytechnic teachers etc 322
231 231 further education teachers etc 310
232 232 education officers,school inspectors 51
233 233 secondary education teachers etc 985
234 234 primary,nursery education teachers 918
235 235 special education teachers etc 135
239 239 other teaching professionals nes 266
240 240 judges & officers of the court 6
241 241 barristers & advocates 35
242 242 solicitors 260
250 250 chartered & certified accountants 436
251 251 management accountants 108
252 252 actuaries,economists & statisticians 87
253 253 management,business consultants etc 186
260 260 architects 87
261 261 town planners 37
262 262 general practice surveyors 144
270 270 librarians 54
271 271 archivists & curators 20
290 290 psychologists 29
291 291 other social,behaviourial scientists 9
292 292 clergy 115
293 293 social workers,probation officers 270
300 300 laboratory technicians 190
301 301 engineering technicians 126
302 302 electrical,electronic technicians 68
303 303 architectural etc technicians 34
304 302 civil engineering etc technicians 34
309 309 other scientific technicians nes 158
310 310 draughtspersons 147
311 311 building inspectors 11
312 312 quantity surveyors 120
313 313 marine,insurance & other surveyors 14
320 320 computer analysts,programmers 677
330 330 air traffic planners & controllers 13
331 331 aircraft flight deck officers 33
332 332 ship & hovercraft officers 51
340 340 nurses 1275
341 341 midwives 85
342 342 medical radiographers 34
343 343 physiotherapists 57
344 344 chiropodists 15
345 345 dispensing opticians 16
346 346 medical,dental technicians etc 115
347 347 occupational & speech therapists etc 167
348 348 environmental health officers 40
349 349 other health professionals nes 62
350 350 legal service & related occupations 102
360 360 estimators,valuers 75
361 361 underwriters,claims assessors etc 404
362 362 taxation experts 70
363 363 personnel,industrial relations etc 130
364 364 organisational etc officers 89
370 370 matrons,houseparents 183
371 371 welfare,community & youth workers 466
380 380 authors,writers,journalists 252
381 381 artists,graphic designers etc 263
382 382 industrial designers 42
383 383 clothing designers 17
384 384 actors,stage managers etc 179
385 385 musicians 74
386 386 camera,sound etc equipment operators 117
387 387 athletes,sports officials etc 94
390 390 information officers 83
391 391 vocational & industrial trainers 241
392 392 careers advice etc specialists 39
393 393 driving instructors (excluding HGV) 72
394 394 factory inspectors etc 21
395 395 other statutory etc inspectors nes 26
396 396 occupational hygienists etc 61
399 399 other associate professionals nes 94
400 400 Civil Service administrative staff 514
401 401 local government clerical staff 438
410 410 accounts clerks,book-keepers etc 1724
411 411 counter clerks & cashiers 836
412 412 debt,rent & other cash collectors 87
420 420 filing and record clerks 780
421 421 library assistants etc 92
430 430 clerks nes 1864
440 440 stores,control clerks etc 144
441 441 storekeepers & warehousepersons 910
450 450 medical secretaries 122
451 451 legal secretaries 135
452 452 typists & word processor operators 140
459 459 other secretarial personnel nes 1337
460 460 receptionists 475
461 461 reception telephonists 115
462 462 telephone operators 114
463 463 radio & telegraph operators 53
490 490 computer etc operators 357
491 491 tracers,drawing office assistants 3
500 500 bricklayers,masons 191
501 501 roofers,tilers,cladders etc 86
502 502 plasterers 78
503 503 glaziers 30
504 504 builders,building contractors 334
505 505 scaffolders,steeplejacks etc 58
506 506 floor,carpet,wall etc fitters 84
507 507 painters & decorators 344
509 509 other construction trades nes 197
510 510 lathe,capstan etc operators 54
511 511 boring,drilling machine operators 5
512 512 grinding machine setters,operators 23
513 513 milling machine setters,operators 23
514 514 press setters,operators 13
515 515 tool makers,fitters etc 67
516 516 metal work,maintenance fitters 821
517 517 precision instrument makers etc 80
518 518 gold,precious stone etc workers 23
519 519 other setters,operators nes 71
520 520 electrical production fitters 40
521 521 electricians etc 614
522 522 electrical engineers (non-prof) 18
523 523 telephone fitters 101
524 524 cable jointers,lines repairers 37
525 525 radio,TV & video engineers 48
526 526 computer engineers etc 148
529 529 other electrical trades nes 209
530 530 smiths & forge workers 31
531 531 moulders,core makers,die casters 28
532 532 plumbers,heating etc engineers 405
533 533 sheet metal workers 75
534 534 metal plate workers,riveters etc 38
535 535 steel erectors 29
536 536 barbenders,steel fixers 8
537 537 welding trades 236
540 540 motor mechanics etc 517
541 541 coach & vehicle body builders 32
542 542 vehicle body repairers etc 52
543 543 auto electricians 38
544 544 tyre & exhaust fitters 21
550 550 weavers 17
551 551 knitters 16
552 552 warp preparers,dyers,finishers etc 26
553 553 sewing machinists etc 311
554 554 coach trimmers,upholsterers etc 34
555 555 shoe repairers etc 42
556 556 tailors & dressmakers 24
557 557 milliners,furriers etc 35
559 559 other textile workers nes 43
560 560 originators & compositors 33
561 561 printers 56
562 562 bookbinders & print finishers 28
563 563 screen printers 22
569 569 other printing & related trades nes 133
570 570 carpenters & joiners 606
571 571 cabinet makers 67
572 572 case & box makers 16
573 573 pattern makers (moulds) 8
579 579 other woodworking trades nes 43
580 580 bakers,flour confectioners 85
581 581 butchers,meat cutters 98
582 582 fishmongers,poultry dressers 25
590 590 glass product & ceramics makers 72
591 591 glass product & ceramic finishers 34
592 592 dental technicians 15
593 593 music instrument makers,piano tuners 8
594 594 gardeners,groundspersons 350
595 595 horticultural trades 64
596 596 coach painters,other spray painters 97
597 597 face trained coalmining workers etc. 14
598 598 other machinery mechanics 26
599 599 other craft & related occupations ne 57
600 600 NCOs & other ranks, UK armed forces 203
601 601 NCOs & other ranks,non-UK forces 30
610 610 police officers (sergeant & below) 383
611 611 firemen (leading officer & below) 97
612 612 prison officers (below principal) 109
613 613 customs,immigration officers 19
614 614 traffic wardens 12
615 615 security guards etc 359
619 619 other security personnel nes 117
620 620 chefs,cooks 593
621 621 waiters,waitresses 472
622 622 bar staff 491
630 630 travel & flight attendants 104
631 631 railway station staff 25
640 640 assistant nurses & auxiliaries 371
641 641 hospital ward assistants 71
642 642 ambulance staff 68
643 643 dental nurses 79
644 644 care assistants & attendants 1357
650 650 nursery nurses 319
651 651 playgroup leaders 66
652 652 educational assistants 448
659 659 other childcare occupations nes 672
660 660 hairdressers,barbers 230
661 661 beauticians & related occupations 70
670 670 domestic housekeepers etc 64
671 671 housekeepers (non-domestic) 39
672 672 caretakers 214
673 673 launderers,dry cleaners etc 107
690 690 undertakers 17
691 691 bookmakers 35
699 699 other personal services nes 183
700 700 buyers (retail trade) 37
701 701 buyers etc (non-retail) 129
702 702 importers & exporters 19
703 703 air,commodity & ship brokers 12
710 710 technical & wholesale sales reps 582
719 719 other sales representatives nes 358
720 720 sales assistants 3243
721 721 retail cash & check-out operators 532
722 722 petrol pump forecourt attendants 22
730 730 collectors & credit agents 50
731 731 rounds & van salespersons 87
732 732 market,street traders etc 59
733 733 scrap dealers etc 5
790 790 merchandisers 38
791 791 window dressers, floral arrangers 55
792 792 telephone salespersons 197
800 800 bakery etc process operatives 94
801 801 brewery etc process operatives 15
802 802 tobacco process operatives 6
809 809 other food etc process operatives 315
810 810 tannery production operatives 7
811 811 preparatory fibre processors 9
812 812 spinners,doublers,twisters 11
813 813 winders,reelers 9
814 814 other textiles operatives 30
820 820 other chemical etc operatives nes 143
821 821 paper,wood etc process operatives 40
822 822 cutting etc machine operatives 17
823 823 glass,ceramics furnace operatives 11
824 824 rubber etc process operatives 64
825 825 plastic operatives etc 199
826 826 synthetic fibre makers 6
829 829 other chemical etc operatives 44
830 830 furnace operatives (metal) 16
831 831 metal drawers 6
832 832 rollers 6
833 833 annealers,hardeners etc (metal) 7
834 834 electroplaters etc 32
839 839 other metal process operatives nes 47
840 840 machine tool operatives 215
841 841 automatic machine operatives 66
842 842 metal polishers 15
843 843 metal dressing operatives 9
844 844 shot blasters 3
850 850 assemblers etc (electronic goods) 277
851 851 assemblers etc (vehicles,metal) 166
859 859 other assemblers etc nes 127
860 860 inspectors etc(metal,electrical) 174
861 861 inspectors etc(other goods) 112
862 862 packers,bottlers etc 462
863 863 weighers,graders,sorters 36
864 864 routine laboratory testers 31
869 869 other routine operatives nes 58
870 870 bus inspectors 6
871 871 road transport depot inspectors etc 14
872 872 drivers of road goods vehicles 1228
873 873 bus & coach drivers 279
874 874 cab drivers & chauffeurs 415
875 875 bus conductors 7
880 880 seafarers (merchant navy) etc 23
881 881 railway inspectors,guards etc 18
882 882 railway engine drivers etc 48
883 883 railway signal etc operatives 8
884 884 shunters & points operatives 4
885 885 mechanical plant drivers etc 102
886 886 crane drivers 41
887 887 forklift & mechanical truck drivers 222
889 889 other transport & machinery ops nes 54
890 890 washers etc in mines & quarries 1
891 891 printing machine minders 82
892 892 water etc plant attendants 25
893 893 energy etc plant operatives 19
894 894 lubricators etc 9
895 895 service pipe layers & jointers 40
896 896 construction operatives 190
897 897 woodworking machine operatives 76
898 898 mine & quarry workers (non-coal) 34
899 899 other machine etc operatives nes 198
900 900 farm workers 228
901 901 farm machinery drivers etc 42
902 902 other related farming occupations 104
903 903 fishing & related workers 28
904 904 forestry workers 35
910 910 coal mine labourers 4
911 911 foundry labourers 6
912 912 engineering etc labourers 29
913 913 fitters mates (metal,electric) 33
919 919 making,processing labourers 62
920 920 woodworkers mates 7
921 921 building trade mates 20
922 922 rail construction etc workers 20
923 923 road construction etc workers 61
924 924 paviours,kerb layers 17
929 925 other building etc labourers 248
930 930 stevedores,dockers 17
931 931 goods porters 194
932 932 slingers 4
933 933 refuse & salvage collectors 48
934 934 drivers mates 14
940 940 postal workers,mail sorters 391
941 941 messengers,couriers 194
950 950 hospital porters 43
951 951 hotel porters 24
952 952 Kitchen porters 371
953 953 catering assistants 579
954 954 shelf fillers 242
955 955 lift & car park attendants 25
956 956 window cleaners 57
957 957 road sweepers 21
958 958 cleaners,domestics 1679
959 959 other sales,service occupations 59
990 990 all other labourers etc 263
999 999 all others (miscellaneous) 26
-10 No answer/Does not apply 78959
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.