Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 1997

Variable Details

Variablesoclast
LabelOccupation (last job)
Responses
100 100 gen managers - national government 6
101 101 gen managers - large organisations 55
102 102 gen managers - local government 46
103 103 administrators - national government 36
110 110 production,works managers 170
111 111 building/contract managers 84
112 112 clerks of works 13
113 113 mining & energy managers 9
120 120 treasurers & financial managers 37
121 121 marketing & sales managers 192
122 122 purchasing managers 18
123 123 advertising etc managers 28
124 124 personnel,training etc managers 43
125 125 organisational managers 2
126 126 computer systems etc managers 32
127 127 company secretaries 39
130 130 credit controllers 21
131 131 banking etc managers (bar self-emp) 62
132 132 Civil Service executive officers 30
139 139 other financial etc managers nes 168
140 140 transport managers 32
141 141 stores controllers 39
142 142 warehouse etc managers 32
150 150 officers in UK armed forces 6
151 151 officers in non-UK armed forces 1
152 152 police officers - inspectors & above 10
153 153 firemen - station officers & above 7
154 154 prison principal officers and above 3
155 155 senior customs & excise etc officers 1
160 160 Farm owners & managers etc 72
169 169 other farming etc managers 8
170 170 property & estate managers 25
171 171 garage managers & proprietors 17
172 172 hairdressing managers & proprietors 36
173 173 hotel & accommodation managers 44
174 174 restaurant & catering managers 107
175 175 publicans, club stewards etc 103
176 176 entertainment & sports managers 26
177 177 travel agency managers 2
178 178 butchers/fishmongers managers etc 13
179 179 service industry managers etc 377
190 190 trade union etc officials 26
191 191 education registrars etc 20
199 199 other managers & administrators nes 110
200 200 chemists 22
201 201 biological scientists & biochemists 25
202 202 physicists, geologists etc 6
209 209 other natural scientists nes 10
210 210 engineers - civil, structural etc 30
211 211 mechanical engineers 35
212 212 electrical engineers 19
213 213 electronic engineers 10
214 214 software engineers 15
215 215 chemical engineers 2
216 216 design & development engineers 41
217 217 process & production engineers 5
218 218 planning & quality control engineers 24
219 219 other engineers & technologists nes 20
220 220 medical practitioners 49
221 221 pharmacists,pharmacologists 15
222 222 ophthalmic opticians 1
223 223 dental practitioners 13
224 224 veterinarians 1
230 230 university,polytechnic teachers etc 49
231 231 further education teachers etc 84
232 232 education officers,school inspectors 8
233 233 secondary education teachers etc 172
234 234 primary,nursery education teachers 210
235 235 special education teachers etc 26
239 239 other teaching professionals nes 42
240 240 judges & officers of the court 5
241 241 barristers & advocates 4
242 242 solicitors 21
250 250 chartered & certified accountants 37
251 251 management accountants 5
252 252 actuaries,economists & statisticians 12
253 253 management,business consultants etc 22
260 260 architects 29
261 261 town planners 3
262 262 general practice surveyors 26
270 270 librarians 8
271 271 archivists & curators 5
290 290 psychologists 0
291 291 other social,behaviourial scientists 2
292 292 clergy 23
293 293 social workers,probation officers 54
300 300 laboratory technicians 62
301 301 engineering technicians 33
302 302 electrical,electronic technicians 17
303 303 architectural etc technicians 4
304 302 civil engineering etc technicians 7
309 309 other scientific technicians nes 42
310 310 draughtspersons 47
311 311 building inspectors 3
312 312 quantity surveyors 9
313 313 marine,insurance & other surveyors 4
320 320 computer analysts,programmers 43
330 330 air traffic planners & controllers 5
331 331 aircraft flight deck officers 4
332 332 ship & hovercraft officers 14
340 340 nurses 281
341 341 midwives 10
342 342 medical radiographers 7
343 343 physiotherapists 11
344 344 chiropodists 3
345 345 dispensing opticians 2
346 346 medical,dental technicians etc 19
347 347 occupational & speech therapists etc 28
348 348 environmental health officers 7
349 349 other health professionals nes 7
350 350 legal service & related occupations 16
360 360 estimators,valuers 20
361 361 underwriters,claims assessors etc 56
362 362 taxation experts 6
363 363 personnel,industrial relations etc 33
364 364 organisational etc officers 25
370 370 matrons,houseparents 54
371 371 welfare,community & youth workers 96
380 380 authors,writers,journalists 54
381 381 artists,graphic designers etc 47
382 382 industrial designers 3
383 383 clothing designers 13
384 384 actors,stage managers etc 46
385 385 musicians 18
386 386 camera,sound etc equipment operators 18
387 387 athletes,sports officials etc 10
390 390 information officers 16
391 391 vocational & industrial trainers 72
392 392 careers advice etc specialists 11
393 393 driving instructors (excluding HGV) 12
394 394 factory inspectors etc 8
395 395 other statutory etc inspectors nes 10
396 396 occupational hygienists etc 18
399 399 other associate professionals nes 13
400 400 Civil Service administrative staff 143
401 401 local government clerical staff 125
410 410 accounts clerks,book-keepers etc 499
411 411 counter clerks & cashiers 227
412 412 debt,rent & other cash collectors 20
420 420 filing and record clerks 229
421 421 library assistants etc 16
430 430 clerks nes 495
440 440 stores,control clerks etc 40
441 441 storekeepers & warehousepersons 303
450 450 medical secretaries 22
451 451 legal secretaries 28
452 452 typists & word processor operators 80
459 459 other secretarial personnel nes 483
460 460 receptionists 159
461 461 reception telephonists 51
462 462 telephone operators 57
463 463 radio & telegraph operators 23
490 490 computer etc operators 116
491 491 tracers,drawing office assistants 3
500 500 bricklayers,masons 113
501 501 roofers,tilers,cladders etc 35
502 502 plasterers 48
503 503 glaziers 8
504 504 builders,building contractors 63
505 505 scaffolders,steeplejacks etc 31
506 506 floor,carpet,wall etc fitters 27
507 507 painters & decorators 213
509 509 other construction trades nes 62
510 510 lathe,capstan etc operators 14
511 511 boring,drilling machine operators 12
512 512 grinding machine setters,operators 12
513 513 milling machine setters,operators 6
514 514 press setters,operators 4
515 515 tool makers,fitters etc 23
516 516 metal work,maintenance fitters 196
517 517 precision instrument makers etc 12
518 518 gold,precious stone etc workers 2
519 519 other setters,operators nes 18
520 520 electrical production fitters 13
521 521 electricians etc 135
522 522 electrical engineers (non-prof) 4
523 523 telephone fitters 29
524 524 cable jointers,lines repairers 12
525 525 radio,TV & video engineers 12
526 526 computer engineers etc 12
529 529 other electrical trades nes 29
530 530 smiths & forge workers 6
531 531 moulders,core makers,die casters 11
532 532 plumbers,heating etc engineers 101
533 533 sheet metal workers 20
534 534 metal plate workers,riveters etc 15
535 535 steel erectors 9
536 536 barbenders,steel fixers 9
537 537 welding trades 79
540 540 motor mechanics etc 116
541 541 coach & vehicle body builders 5
542 542 vehicle body repairers etc 9
543 543 auto electricians 8
544 544 tyre & exhaust fitters 11
550 550 weavers 7
551 551 knitters 7
552 552 warp preparers,dyers,finishers etc 12
553 553 sewing machinists etc 250
554 554 coach trimmers,upholsterers etc 11
555 555 shoe repairers etc 36
556 556 tailors & dressmakers 15
557 557 milliners,furriers etc 18
559 559 other textile workers nes 20
560 560 originators & compositors 14
561 561 printers 4
562 562 bookbinders & print finishers 13
563 563 screen printers 3
569 569 other printing & related trades nes 50
570 570 carpenters & joiners 162
571 571 cabinet makers 20
572 572 case & box makers 4
573 573 pattern makers (moulds) 2
579 579 other woodworking trades nes 5
580 580 bakers,flour confectioners 41
581 581 butchers,meat cutters 37
582 582 fishmongers,poultry dressers 16
590 590 glass product & ceramics makers 31
591 591 glass product & ceramic finishers 16
592 592 dental technicians 5
593 593 music instrument makers,piano tuners 1
594 594 gardeners,groundspersons 145
595 595 horticultural trades 20
596 596 coach painters,other spray painters 23
597 597 face trained coalmining workers etc. 23
598 598 other machinery mechanics 2
599 599 other craft & related occupations ne 28
600 600 NCOs & other ranks, UK armed forces 24
601 601 NCOs & other ranks,non-UK forces 5
610 610 police officers (sergeant & below) 34
611 611 firemen (leading officer & below) 9
612 612 prison officers (below principal) 10
613 613 customs,immigration officers 2
614 614 traffic wardens 6
615 615 security guards etc 183
619 619 other security personnel nes 29
620 620 chefs,cooks 261
621 621 waiters,waitresses 201
622 622 bar staff 254
630 630 travel & flight attendants 31
631 631 railway station staff 11
640 640 assistant nurses & auxiliaries 140
641 641 hospital ward assistants 19
642 642 ambulance staff 16
643 643 dental nurses 29
644 644 care assistants & attendants 483
650 650 nursery nurses 71
651 651 playgroup leaders 23
652 652 educational assistants 82
659 659 other childcare occupations nes 231
660 660 hairdressers,barbers 113
661 661 beauticians & related occupations 20
670 670 domestic housekeepers etc 27
671 671 housekeepers (non-domestic) 12
672 672 caretakers 113
673 673 launderers,dry cleaners etc 73
690 690 undertakers 4
691 691 bookmakers 8
699 699 other personal services nes 75
700 700 buyers (retail trade) 4
701 701 buyers etc (non-retail) 32
702 702 importers & exporters 7
703 703 air,commodity & ship brokers 1
710 710 technical & wholesale sales reps 95
719 719 other sales representatives nes 83
720 720 sales assistants 1295
721 721 retail cash & check-out operators 209
722 722 petrol pump forecourt attendants 18
730 730 collectors & credit agents 21
731 731 rounds & van salespersons 24
732 732 market,street traders etc 33
733 733 scrap dealers etc 2
790 790 merchandisers 11
791 791 window dressers, floral arrangers 19
792 792 telephone salespersons 43
800 800 bakery etc process operatives 45
801 801 brewery etc process operatives 8
802 802 tobacco process operatives 1
809 809 other food etc process operatives 141
810 810 tannery production operatives 6
811 811 preparatory fibre processors 6
812 812 spinners,doublers,twisters 9
813 813 winders,reelers 7
814 814 other textiles operatives 20
820 820 other chemical etc operatives nes 49
821 821 paper,wood etc process operatives 17
822 822 cutting etc machine operatives 11
823 823 glass,ceramics furnace operatives 4
824 824 rubber etc process operatives 17
825 825 plastic operatives etc 54
826 826 synthetic fibre makers 6
829 829 other chemical etc operatives 17
830 830 furnace operatives (metal) 8
831 831 metal drawers 3
832 832 rollers 2
833 833 annealers,hardeners etc (metal) 2
834 834 electroplaters etc 11
839 839 other metal process operatives nes 20
840 840 machine tool operatives 54
841 841 automatic machine operatives 47
842 842 metal polishers 6
843 843 metal dressing operatives 16
844 844 shot blasters 7
850 850 assemblers etc (electronic goods) 122
851 851 assemblers etc (vehicles,metal) 65
859 859 other assemblers etc nes 60
860 860 inspectors etc(metal,electrical) 87
861 861 inspectors etc(other goods) 69
862 862 packers,bottlers etc 382
863 863 weighers,graders,sorters 31
864 864 routine laboratory testers 19
869 869 other routine operatives nes 25
870 870 bus inspectors 1
871 871 road transport depot inspectors etc 7
872 872 drivers of road goods vehicles 407
873 873 bus & coach drivers 93
874 874 cab drivers & chauffeurs 113
875 875 bus conductors 3
880 880 seafarers (merchant navy) etc 17
881 881 railway inspectors,guards etc 11
882 882 railway engine drivers etc 28
883 883 railway signal etc operatives 3
884 884 shunters & points operatives 0
885 885 mechanical plant drivers etc 37
886 886 crane drivers 26
887 887 forklift & mechanical truck drivers 76
889 889 other transport & machinery ops nes 19
890 890 washers etc in mines & quarries 5
891 891 printing machine minders 42
892 892 water etc plant attendants 11
893 893 energy etc plant operatives 20
894 894 lubricators etc 3
895 895 service pipe layers & jointers 19
896 896 construction operatives 79
897 897 woodworking machine operatives 25
898 898 mine & quarry workers (non-coal) 9
899 899 other machine etc operatives nes 99
900 900 farm workers 80
901 901 farm machinery drivers etc 21
902 902 other related farming occupations 40
903 903 fishing & related workers 6
904 904 forestry workers 18
910 910 coal mine labourers 5
911 911 foundry labourers 4
912 912 engineering etc labourers 13
913 913 fitters mates (metal,electric) 34
919 919 making,processing labourers 30
920 920 woodworkers mates 5
921 921 building trade mates 15
922 922 rail construction etc workers 16
923 923 road construction etc workers 36
924 924 paviours,kerb layers 11
929 925 other building etc labourers 209
930 930 stevedores,dockers 15
931 931 goods porters 66
932 932 slingers 2
933 933 refuse & salvage collectors 27
934 934 drivers mates 5
940 940 postal workers,mail sorters 99
941 941 messengers,couriers 65
950 950 hospital porters 24
951 951 hotel porters 16
952 952 Kitchen porters 195
953 953 catering assistants 287
954 954 shelf fillers 68
955 955 lift & car park attendants 12
956 956 window cleaners 19
957 957 road sweepers 15
958 958 cleaners,domestics 1212
959 959 other sales,service occupations 21
990 990 all other labourers etc 188
999 999 all others (miscellaneous) 9
-9 Does not apply 131448
-8 No answer 29
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 1997