Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 1998

Variable Details

Variablesocmain
LabelOccupation (main job)
Responses
100 100 gen managers - national government 23
101 101 gen managers - large organisations 228
102 102 gen managers - local government 251
103 103 administrators - national government 118
110 110 production,works managers 945
111 111 building/contract managers 325
112 112 clerks of works 10
113 113 mining & energy managers 30
120 120 treasurers & financial managers 299
121 121 marketing & sales managers 1256
122 122 purchasing managers 74
123 123 advertising etc managers 134
124 124 personnel,training etc managers 300
125 125 organisational managers 18
126 126 computer systems etc managers 344
127 127 company secretaries 149
130 130 credit controllers 113
131 131 banking etc managers (bar self-emp) 200
132 132 Civil Service executive officers 217
139 139 other financial etc managers nes 739
140 140 transport managers 168
141 141 stores controllers 138
142 142 warehouse etc managers 144
150 150 officers in UK armed forces 58
151 151 officers in non-UK armed forces 6
152 152 police officers - inspectors & above 38
153 153 firemen - station officers & above 18
154 154 prison principal officers and above 3
155 155 senior customs & excise etc officers 1
160 160 Farm owners & managers etc 449
169 169 other farming etc managers 55
170 170 property & estate managers 156
171 171 garage managers & proprietors 93
172 172 hairdressing managers & proprietors 159
173 173 hotel & accommodation managers 170
174 174 restaurant & catering managers 341
175 175 publicans, club stewards etc 183
176 176 entertainment & sports managers 123
177 177 travel agency managers 51
178 178 butchers/fishmongers managers etc 51
179 179 service industry managers etc 1490
190 190 trade union etc officials 75
191 191 education registrars etc 62
199 199 other managers & administrators nes 627
200 200 chemists 73
201 201 biological scientists & biochemists 148
202 202 physicists, geologists etc 42
209 209 other natural scientists nes 53
210 210 engineers - civil, structural etc 168
211 211 mechanical engineers 96
212 212 electrical engineers 96
213 213 electronic engineers 88
214 214 software engineers 313
215 215 chemical engineers 23
216 216 design & development engineers 211
217 217 process & production engineers 78
218 218 planning & quality control engineers 129
219 219 other engineers & technologists nes 158
220 220 medical practitioners 349
221 221 pharmacists,pharmacologists 93
222 222 ophthalmic opticians 23
223 223 dental practitioners 55
224 224 veterinarians 26
230 230 university,polytechnic teachers etc 310
231 231 further education teachers etc 298
232 232 education officers,school inspectors 42
233 233 secondary education teachers etc 868
234 234 primary,nursery education teachers 933
235 235 special education teachers etc 101
239 239 other teaching professionals nes 219
240 240 judges & officers of the court 8
241 241 barristers & advocates 37
242 242 solicitors 237
250 250 chartered & certified accountants 441
251 251 management accountants 105
252 252 actuaries,economists & statisticians 65
253 253 management,business consultants etc 153
260 260 architects 97
261 261 town planners 43
262 262 general practice surveyors 144
270 270 librarians 45
271 271 archivists & curators 19
290 290 psychologists 30
291 291 other social,behaviourial scientists 9
292 292 clergy 109
293 293 social workers,probation officers 284
300 300 laboratory technicians 166
301 301 engineering technicians 131
302 302 electrical,electronic technicians 70
303 303 architectural etc technicians 34
304 302 civil engineering etc technicians 15
309 309 other scientific technicians nes 160
310 310 draughtspersons 150
311 311 building inspectors 16
312 312 quantity surveyors 89
313 313 marine,insurance & other surveyors 12
320 320 computer analysts,programmers 571
330 330 air traffic planners & controllers 12
331 331 aircraft flight deck officers 26
332 332 ship & hovercraft officers 46
340 340 nurses 1221
341 341 midwives 82
342 342 medical radiographers 50
343 343 physiotherapists 65
344 344 chiropodists 34
345 345 dispensing opticians 18
346 346 medical,dental technicians etc 115
347 347 occupational & speech therapists etc 160
348 348 environmental health officers 37
349 349 other health professionals nes 52
350 350 legal service & related occupations 89
360 360 estimators,valuers 99
361 361 underwriters,claims assessors etc 412
362 362 taxation experts 60
363 363 personnel,industrial relations etc 141
364 364 organisational etc officers 93
370 370 matrons,houseparents 173
371 371 welfare,community & youth workers 403
380 380 authors,writers,journalists 234
381 381 artists,graphic designers etc 256
382 382 industrial designers 34
383 383 clothing designers 23
384 384 actors,stage managers etc 151
385 385 musicians 60
386 386 camera,sound etc equipment operators 95
387 387 athletes,sports officials etc 85
390 390 information officers 80
391 391 vocational & industrial trainers 258
392 392 careers advice etc specialists 43
393 393 driving instructors (excluding HGV) 63
394 394 factory inspectors etc 22
395 395 other statutory etc inspectors nes 24
396 396 occupational hygienists etc 56
399 399 other associate professionals nes 116
400 400 Civil Service administrative staff 524
401 401 local government clerical staff 456
410 410 accounts clerks,book-keepers etc 1761
411 411 counter clerks & cashiers 794
412 412 debt,rent & other cash collectors 69
420 420 filing and record clerks 733
421 421 library assistants etc 89
430 430 clerks nes 1700
440 440 stores,control clerks etc 104
441 441 storekeepers & warehousepersons 894
450 450 medical secretaries 95
451 451 legal secretaries 127
452 452 typists & word processor operators 161
459 459 other secretarial personnel nes 1334
460 460 receptionists 485
461 461 reception telephonists 116
462 462 telephone operators 97
463 463 radio & telegraph operators 61
490 490 computer etc operators 334
491 491 tracers,drawing office assistants 2
500 500 bricklayers,masons 232
501 501 roofers,tilers,cladders etc 82
502 502 plasterers 82
503 503 glaziers 21
504 504 builders,building contractors 286
505 505 scaffolders,steeplejacks etc 53
506 506 floor,carpet,wall etc fitters 88
507 507 painters & decorators 367
509 509 other construction trades nes 197
510 510 lathe,capstan etc operators 44
511 511 boring,drilling machine operators 12
512 512 grinding machine setters,operators 25
513 513 milling machine setters,operators 24
514 514 press setters,operators 14
515 515 tool makers,fitters etc 63
516 516 metal work,maintenance fitters 840
517 517 precision instrument makers etc 65
518 518 gold,precious stone etc workers 16
519 519 other setters,operators nes 84
520 520 electrical production fitters 43
521 521 electricians etc 574
522 522 electrical engineers (non-prof) 19
523 523 telephone fitters 101
524 524 cable jointers,lines repairers 34
525 525 radio,TV & video engineers 35
526 526 computer engineers etc 126
529 529 other electrical trades nes 177
530 530 smiths & forge workers 20
531 531 moulders,core makers,die casters 37
532 532 plumbers,heating etc engineers 405
533 533 sheet metal workers 81
534 534 metal plate workers,riveters etc 43
535 535 steel erectors 38
536 536 barbenders,steel fixers 5
537 537 welding trades 262
540 540 motor mechanics etc 527
541 541 coach & vehicle body builders 30
542 542 vehicle body repairers etc 56
543 543 auto electricians 30
544 544 tyre & exhaust fitters 34
550 550 weavers 15
551 551 knitters 26
552 552 warp preparers,dyers,finishers etc 23
553 553 sewing machinists etc 362
554 554 coach trimmers,upholsterers etc 45
555 555 shoe repairers etc 56
556 556 tailors & dressmakers 29
557 557 milliners,furriers etc 23
559 559 other textile workers nes 33
560 560 originators & compositors 38
561 561 printers 66
562 562 bookbinders & print finishers 27
563 563 screen printers 21
569 569 other printing & related trades nes 164
570 570 carpenters & joiners 596
571 571 cabinet makers 69
572 572 case & box makers 12
573 573 pattern makers (moulds) 10
579 579 other woodworking trades nes 34
580 580 bakers,flour confectioners 88
581 581 butchers,meat cutters 96
582 582 fishmongers,poultry dressers 25
590 590 glass product & ceramics makers 72
591 591 glass product & ceramic finishers 44
592 592 dental technicians 23
593 593 music instrument makers,piano tuners 8
594 594 gardeners,groundspersons 350
595 595 horticultural trades 66
596 596 coach painters,other spray painters 90
597 597 face trained coalmining workers etc. 12
598 598 other machinery mechanics 20
599 599 other craft & related occupations ne 66
600 600 NCOs & other ranks, UK armed forces 155
601 601 NCOs & other ranks,non-UK forces 32
610 610 police officers (sergeant & below) 361
611 611 firemen (leading officer & below) 82
612 612 prison officers (below principal) 86
613 613 customs,immigration officers 21
614 614 traffic wardens 13
615 615 security guards etc 341
619 619 other security personnel nes 98
620 620 chefs,cooks 605
621 621 waiters,waitresses 512
622 622 bar staff 482
630 630 travel & flight attendants 118
631 631 railway station staff 18
640 640 assistant nurses & auxiliaries 403
641 641 hospital ward assistants 73
642 642 ambulance staff 54
643 643 dental nurses 75
644 644 care assistants & attendants 1309
650 650 nursery nurses 268
651 651 playgroup leaders 71
652 652 educational assistants 393
659 659 other childcare occupations nes 668
660 660 hairdressers,barbers 231
661 661 beauticians & related occupations 86
670 670 domestic housekeepers etc 56
671 671 housekeepers (non-domestic) 50
672 672 caretakers 194
673 673 launderers,dry cleaners etc 115
690 690 undertakers 24
691 691 bookmakers 40
699 699 other personal services nes 201
700 700 buyers (retail trade) 32
701 701 buyers etc (non-retail) 135
702 702 importers & exporters 17
703 703 air,commodity & ship brokers 13
710 710 technical & wholesale sales reps 538
719 719 other sales representatives nes 339
720 720 sales assistants 3159
721 721 retail cash & check-out operators 525
722 722 petrol pump forecourt attendants 27
730 730 collectors & credit agents 54
731 731 rounds & van salespersons 93
732 732 market,street traders etc 49
733 733 scrap dealers etc 12
790 790 merchandisers 40
791 791 window dressers, floral arrangers 59
792 792 telephone salespersons 155
800 800 bakery etc process operatives 66
801 801 brewery etc process operatives 14
802 802 tobacco process operatives 6
809 809 other food etc process operatives 319
810 810 tannery production operatives 8
811 811 preparatory fibre processors 8
812 812 spinners,doublers,twisters 9
813 813 winders,reelers 6
814 814 other textiles operatives 25
820 820 other chemical etc operatives nes 146
821 821 paper,wood etc process operatives 38
822 822 cutting etc machine operatives 26
823 823 glass,ceramics furnace operatives 12
824 824 rubber etc process operatives 49
825 825 plastic operatives etc 196
826 826 synthetic fibre makers 12
829 829 other chemical etc operatives 48
830 830 furnace operatives (metal) 15
831 831 metal drawers 5
832 832 rollers 5
833 833 annealers,hardeners etc (metal) 10
834 834 electroplaters etc 24
839 839 other metal process operatives nes 47
840 840 machine tool operatives 216
841 841 automatic machine operatives 75
842 842 metal polishers 12
843 843 metal dressing operatives 16
844 844 shot blasters 8
850 850 assemblers etc (electronic goods) 304
851 851 assemblers etc (vehicles,metal) 187
859 859 other assemblers etc nes 131
860 860 inspectors etc(metal,electrical) 175
861 861 inspectors etc(other goods) 117
862 862 packers,bottlers etc 486
863 863 weighers,graders,sorters 52
864 864 routine laboratory testers 39
869 869 other routine operatives nes 66
870 870 bus inspectors 2
871 871 road transport depot inspectors etc 12
872 872 drivers of road goods vehicles 1172
873 873 bus & coach drivers 283
874 874 cab drivers & chauffeurs 377
875 875 bus conductors 5
880 880 seafarers (merchant navy) etc 22
881 881 railway inspectors,guards etc 19
882 882 railway engine drivers etc 39
883 883 railway signal etc operatives 14
884 884 shunters & points operatives 6
885 885 mechanical plant drivers etc 101
886 886 crane drivers 35
887 887 forklift & mechanical truck drivers 263
889 889 other transport & machinery ops nes 46
890 890 washers etc in mines & quarries 4
891 891 printing machine minders 88
892 892 water etc plant attendants 28
893 893 energy etc plant operatives 21
894 894 lubricators etc 9
895 895 service pipe layers & jointers 35
896 896 construction operatives 171
897 897 woodworking machine operatives 87
898 898 mine & quarry workers (non-coal) 30
899 899 other machine etc operatives nes 235
900 900 farm workers 229
901 901 farm machinery drivers etc 38
902 902 other related farming occupations 105
903 903 fishing & related workers 23
904 904 forestry workers 27
910 910 coal mine labourers 6
911 911 foundry labourers 12
912 912 engineering etc labourers 35
913 913 fitters mates (metal,electric) 35
919 919 making,processing labourers 79
920 920 woodworkers mates 12
921 921 building trade mates 23
922 922 rail construction etc workers 23
923 923 road construction etc workers 54
924 924 paviours,kerb layers 9
929 925 other building etc labourers 247
930 930 stevedores,dockers 18
931 931 goods porters 173
932 932 slingers 1
933 933 refuse & salvage collectors 40
934 934 drivers mates 12
940 940 postal workers,mail sorters 350
941 941 messengers,couriers 169
950 950 hospital porters 42
951 951 hotel porters 20
952 952 Kitchen porters 382
953 953 catering assistants 568
954 954 shelf fillers 207
955 955 lift & car park attendants 17
956 956 window cleaners 61
957 957 road sweepers 20
958 958 cleaners,domestics 1768
959 959 other sales,service occupations 55
990 990 all other labourers etc 298
999 999 all others (miscellaneous) 46
-9 82728
-8 14
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 1998
UniverseAll persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and Northern Ireland. From winter 1994-1995, Northern Ireland is included in each quarter. Prior to this, data were only collected there in the March-May quarter each year. When the LFS moved to a quarterly cycle, two new groups of people were included in the survey to improve the coverage of young people: residents in National Health Service (NHS) hospital accommodation (formerly called nurses' homes), and students living in halls of residence or boarding schools.<br>Northern Ireland is not included in the Local Area Data files before 1997.;National
SamplingSimple random sample;Four sampling frames are used. For Great Britain, south of the Caledonian Canal, the Post Office Address File is used, whilst north of the Caledonian Canal, a random sample is drawn from the published telephone directory. The sample of residents in NHS accommodation is also drawn, unclustered, for the whole of Great Britain using a specially-prepared frame. In Northern Ireland, the source of the sample is the Valuation List used for rating purposes, excluding commercial units and known institutions. Households are interviewed on five occasions at quarterly intervals, thereby introducing a panel element to the survey. For further details see documentation.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. Data are collected quarterly.