Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 1997

Variable Details

Variablesocmain
LabelOccupation (main job)
Responses
100 100 gen managers - national government 22
101 101 gen managers - large organisations 226
102 102 gen managers - local government 212
103 103 administrators - national government 136
110 110 production,works managers 891
111 111 building/contract managers 336
112 112 clerks of works 14
113 113 mining & energy managers 38
120 120 treasurers & financial managers 281
121 121 marketing & sales managers 1298
122 122 purchasing managers 80
123 123 advertising etc managers 161
124 124 personnel,training etc managers 256
125 125 organisational managers 16
126 126 computer systems etc managers 316
127 127 company secretaries 161
130 130 credit controllers 86
131 131 banking etc managers (bar self-emp) 210
132 132 Civil Service executive officers 224
139 139 other financial etc managers nes 804
140 140 transport managers 135
141 141 stores controllers 162
142 142 warehouse etc managers 168
150 150 officers in UK armed forces 59
151 151 officers in non-UK armed forces 3
152 152 police officers - inspectors & above 35
153 153 firemen - station officers & above 23
154 154 prison principal officers and above 6
155 155 senior customs & excise etc officers 2
160 160 Farm owners & managers etc 502
169 169 other farming etc managers 50
170 170 property & estate managers 156
171 171 garage managers & proprietors 99
172 172 hairdressing managers & proprietors 148
173 173 hotel & accommodation managers 179
174 174 restaurant & catering managers 383
175 175 publicans, club stewards etc 246
176 176 entertainment & sports managers 125
177 177 travel agency managers 49
178 178 butchers/fishmongers managers etc 46
179 179 service industry managers etc 1546
190 190 trade union etc officials 92
191 191 education registrars etc 57
199 199 other managers & administrators nes 504
200 200 chemists 72
201 201 biological scientists & biochemists 128
202 202 physicists, geologists etc 46
209 209 other natural scientists nes 52
210 210 engineers - civil, structural etc 175
211 211 mechanical engineers 155
212 212 electrical engineers 80
213 213 electronic engineers 74
214 214 software engineers 257
215 215 chemical engineers 19
216 216 design & development engineers 213
217 217 process & production engineers 68
218 218 planning & quality control engineers 142
219 219 other engineers & technologists nes 166
220 220 medical practitioners 341
221 221 pharmacists,pharmacologists 98
222 222 ophthalmic opticians 25
223 223 dental practitioners 71
224 224 veterinarians 27
230 230 university,polytechnic teachers etc 279
231 231 further education teachers etc 316
232 232 education officers,school inspectors 28
233 233 secondary education teachers etc 985
234 234 primary,nursery education teachers 908
235 235 special education teachers etc 131
239 239 other teaching professionals nes 217
240 240 judges & officers of the court 14
241 241 barristers & advocates 27
242 242 solicitors 240
250 250 chartered & certified accountants 435
251 251 management accountants 51
252 252 actuaries,economists & statisticians 62
253 253 management,business consultants etc 138
260 260 architects 76
261 261 town planners 34
262 262 general practice surveyors 142
270 270 librarians 43
271 271 archivists & curators 21
290 290 psychologists 27
291 291 other social,behaviourial scientists 15
292 292 clergy 95
293 293 social workers,probation officers 296
300 300 laboratory technicians 217
301 301 engineering technicians 116
302 302 electrical,electronic technicians 67
303 303 architectural etc technicians 26
304 302 civil engineering etc technicians 23
309 309 other scientific technicians nes 184
310 310 draughtspersons 137
311 311 building inspectors 10
312 312 quantity surveyors 87
313 313 marine,insurance & other surveyors 11
320 320 computer analysts,programmers 536
330 330 air traffic planners & controllers 20
331 331 aircraft flight deck officers 37
332 332 ship & hovercraft officers 64
340 340 nurses 1311
341 341 midwives 94
342 342 medical radiographers 46
343 343 physiotherapists 80
344 344 chiropodists 33
345 345 dispensing opticians 21
346 346 medical,dental technicians etc 79
347 347 occupational & speech therapists etc 141
348 348 environmental health officers 34
349 349 other health professionals nes 41
350 350 legal service & related occupations 87
360 360 estimators,valuers 69
361 361 underwriters,claims assessors etc 404
362 362 taxation experts 63
363 363 personnel,industrial relations etc 142
364 364 organisational etc officers 97
370 370 matrons,houseparents 165
371 371 welfare,community & youth workers 392
380 380 authors,writers,journalists 253
381 381 artists,graphic designers etc 255
382 382 industrial designers 49
383 383 clothing designers 24
384 384 actors,stage managers etc 161
385 385 musicians 71
386 386 camera,sound etc equipment operators 109
387 387 athletes,sports officials etc 109
390 390 information officers 89
391 391 vocational & industrial trainers 240
392 392 careers advice etc specialists 62
393 393 driving instructors (excluding HGV) 85
394 394 factory inspectors etc 19
395 395 other statutory etc inspectors nes 28
396 396 occupational hygienists etc 56
399 399 other associate professionals nes 109
400 400 Civil Service administrative staff 544
401 401 local government clerical staff 432
410 410 accounts clerks,book-keepers etc 1667
411 411 counter clerks & cashiers 829
412 412 debt,rent & other cash collectors 86
420 420 filing and record clerks 728
421 421 library assistants etc 81
430 430 clerks nes 1751
440 440 stores,control clerks etc 125
441 441 storekeepers & warehousepersons 914
450 450 medical secretaries 102
451 451 legal secretaries 144
452 452 typists & word processor operators 196
459 459 other secretarial personnel nes 1399
460 460 receptionists 456
461 461 reception telephonists 128
462 462 telephone operators 105
463 463 radio & telegraph operators 55
490 490 computer etc operators 370
491 491 tracers,drawing office assistants 6
500 500 bricklayers,masons 227
501 501 roofers,tilers,cladders etc 90
502 502 plasterers 84
503 503 glaziers 41
504 504 builders,building contractors 310
505 505 scaffolders,steeplejacks etc 46
506 506 floor,carpet,wall etc fitters 74
507 507 painters & decorators 383
509 509 other construction trades nes 150
510 510 lathe,capstan etc operators 57
511 511 boring,drilling machine operators 10
512 512 grinding machine setters,operators 22
513 513 milling machine setters,operators 26
514 514 press setters,operators 11
515 515 tool makers,fitters etc 80
516 516 metal work,maintenance fitters 880
517 517 precision instrument makers etc 60
518 518 gold,precious stone etc workers 15
519 519 other setters,operators nes 78
520 520 electrical production fitters 41
521 521 electricians etc 636
522 522 electrical engineers (non-prof) 25
523 523 telephone fitters 104
524 524 cable jointers,lines repairers 31
525 525 radio,TV & video engineers 75
526 526 computer engineers etc 96
529 529 other electrical trades nes 183
530 530 smiths & forge workers 30
531 531 moulders,core makers,die casters 39
532 532 plumbers,heating etc engineers 368
533 533 sheet metal workers 75
534 534 metal plate workers,riveters etc 34
535 535 steel erectors 36
536 536 barbenders,steel fixers 7
537 537 welding trades 285
540 540 motor mechanics etc 519
541 541 coach & vehicle body builders 32
542 542 vehicle body repairers etc 57
543 543 auto electricians 33
544 544 tyre & exhaust fitters 20
550 550 weavers 22
551 551 knitters 23
552 552 warp preparers,dyers,finishers etc 37
553 553 sewing machinists etc 358
554 554 coach trimmers,upholsterers etc 49
555 555 shoe repairers etc 67
556 556 tailors & dressmakers 30
557 557 milliners,furriers etc 28
559 559 other textile workers nes 22
560 560 originators & compositors 61
561 561 printers 56
562 562 bookbinders & print finishers 29
563 563 screen printers 27
569 569 other printing & related trades nes 176
570 570 carpenters & joiners 629
571 571 cabinet makers 58
572 572 case & box makers 5
573 573 pattern makers (moulds) 11
579 579 other woodworking trades nes 31
580 580 bakers,flour confectioners 72
581 581 butchers,meat cutters 107
582 582 fishmongers,poultry dressers 20
590 590 glass product & ceramics makers 79
591 591 glass product & ceramic finishers 34
592 592 dental technicians 24
593 593 music instrument makers,piano tuners 6
594 594 gardeners,groundspersons 314
595 595 horticultural trades 61
596 596 coach painters,other spray painters 90
597 597 face trained coalmining workers etc. 18
598 598 other machinery mechanics 18
599 599 other craft & related occupations ne 69
600 600 NCOs & other ranks, UK armed forces 175
601 601 NCOs & other ranks,non-UK forces 25
610 610 police officers (sergeant & below) 359
611 611 firemen (leading officer & below) 110
612 612 prison officers (below principal) 87
613 613 customs,immigration officers 30
614 614 traffic wardens 14
615 615 security guards etc 387
619 619 other security personnel nes 93
620 620 chefs,cooks 612
621 621 waiters,waitresses 482
622 622 bar staff 474
630 630 travel & flight attendants 99
631 631 railway station staff 20
640 640 assistant nurses & auxiliaries 444
641 641 hospital ward assistants 70
642 642 ambulance staff 67
643 643 dental nurses 87
644 644 care assistants & attendants 1240
650 650 nursery nurses 242
651 651 playgroup leaders 76
652 652 educational assistants 360
659 659 other childcare occupations nes 686
660 660 hairdressers,barbers 262
661 661 beauticians & related occupations 60
670 670 domestic housekeepers etc 66
671 671 housekeepers (non-domestic) 35
672 672 caretakers 185
673 673 launderers,dry cleaners etc 103
690 690 undertakers 22
691 691 bookmakers 26
699 699 other personal services nes 172
700 700 buyers (retail trade) 34
701 701 buyers etc (non-retail) 116
702 702 importers & exporters 17
703 703 air,commodity & ship brokers 10
710 710 technical & wholesale sales reps 582
719 719 other sales representatives nes 306
720 720 sales assistants 3296
721 721 retail cash & check-out operators 598
722 722 petrol pump forecourt attendants 25
730 730 collectors & credit agents 66
731 731 rounds & van salespersons 107
732 732 market,street traders etc 72
733 733 scrap dealers etc 9
790 790 merchandisers 43
791 791 window dressers, floral arrangers 45
792 792 telephone salespersons 159
800 800 bakery etc process operatives 80
801 801 brewery etc process operatives 10
802 802 tobacco process operatives 8
809 809 other food etc process operatives 287
810 810 tannery production operatives 6
811 811 preparatory fibre processors 8
812 812 spinners,doublers,twisters 16
813 813 winders,reelers 11
814 814 other textiles operatives 48
820 820 other chemical etc operatives nes 161
821 821 paper,wood etc process operatives 56
822 822 cutting etc machine operatives 28
823 823 glass,ceramics furnace operatives 16
824 824 rubber etc process operatives 46
825 825 plastic operatives etc 179
826 826 synthetic fibre makers 7
829 829 other chemical etc operatives 51
830 830 furnace operatives (metal) 21
831 831 metal drawers 9
832 832 rollers 8
833 833 annealers,hardeners etc (metal) 10
834 834 electroplaters etc 24
839 839 other metal process operatives nes 48
840 840 machine tool operatives 203
841 841 automatic machine operatives 70
842 842 metal polishers 31
843 843 metal dressing operatives 11
844 844 shot blasters 7
850 850 assemblers etc (electronic goods) 292
851 851 assemblers etc (vehicles,metal) 177
859 859 other assemblers etc nes 160
860 860 inspectors etc(metal,electrical) 153
861 861 inspectors etc(other goods) 114
862 862 packers,bottlers etc 491
863 863 weighers,graders,sorters 53
864 864 routine laboratory testers 39
869 869 other routine operatives nes 62
870 870 bus inspectors 8
871 871 road transport depot inspectors etc 21
872 872 drivers of road goods vehicles 1185
873 873 bus & coach drivers 251
874 874 cab drivers & chauffeurs 416
875 875 bus conductors 2
880 880 seafarers (merchant navy) etc 17
881 881 railway inspectors,guards etc 20
882 882 railway engine drivers etc 45
883 883 railway signal etc operatives 12
884 884 shunters & points operatives 4
885 885 mechanical plant drivers etc 95
886 886 crane drivers 51
887 887 forklift & mechanical truck drivers 248
889 889 other transport & machinery ops nes 54
890 890 washers etc in mines & quarries 4
891 891 printing machine minders 103
892 892 water etc plant attendants 19
893 893 energy etc plant operatives 26
894 894 lubricators etc 8
895 895 service pipe layers & jointers 32
896 896 construction operatives 176
897 897 woodworking machine operatives 83
898 898 mine & quarry workers (non-coal) 24
899 899 other machine etc operatives nes 268
900 900 farm workers 292
901 901 farm machinery drivers etc 27
902 902 other related farming occupations 94
903 903 fishing & related workers 23
904 904 forestry workers 44
910 910 coal mine labourers 8
911 911 foundry labourers 7
912 912 engineering etc labourers 35
913 913 fitters mates (metal,electric) 38
919 919 making,processing labourers 77
920 920 woodworkers mates 11
921 921 building trade mates 34
922 922 rail construction etc workers 18
923 923 road construction etc workers 45
924 924 paviours,kerb layers 4
929 925 other building etc labourers 247
930 930 stevedores,dockers 33
931 931 goods porters 168
932 932 slingers 5
933 933 refuse & salvage collectors 30
934 934 drivers mates 12
940 940 postal workers,mail sorters 344
941 941 messengers,couriers 194
950 950 hospital porters 46
951 951 hotel porters 29
952 952 Kitchen porters 360
953 953 catering assistants 578
954 954 shelf fillers 236
955 955 lift & car park attendants 27
956 956 window cleaners 66
957 957 road sweepers 21
958 958 cleaners,domestics 1886
959 959 other sales,service occupations 54
990 990 all other labourers etc 230
999 999 all others (miscellaneous) 12
-9 Does not apply 85663
-8 No answer 84
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 1997