Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 1996

Variable Details

Variablesoclast
LabelOccupation (last job)
Responses
100 100 gen managers - national government 8
101 101 gen managers - large organisations 79
102 102 gen managers - local government 64
103 103 administrators - national government 30
110 110 production,works managers 160
111 111 building/contract managers 77
112 112 clerks of works 19
113 113 mining & energy managers 11
120 120 treasurers & financial managers 28
121 121 marketing & sales managers 190
122 122 purchasing managers 14
123 123 advertising etc managers 22
124 124 personnel,training etc managers 55
125 125 organisational managers 1
126 126 computer systems etc managers 37
127 127 company secretaries 45
130 130 credit controllers 35
131 131 banking etc managers (bar self-emp) 55
132 132 Civil Service executive officers 46
139 139 other financial etc managers nes 144
140 140 transport managers 35
141 141 stores controllers 37
142 142 warehouse etc managers 35
150 150 officers in UK armed forces 9
151 151 officers in non-UK armed forces 2
152 152 police officers - inspectors & above 12
153 153 firemen - station officers & above 10
154 154 prison principal officers and above 1
155 155 senior customs & excise etc officers 0
160 160 Farm owners & managers etc 77
169 169 other farming etc managers 7
170 170 property & estate managers 20
171 171 garage managers & proprietors 20
172 172 hairdressing managers & proprietors 9
173 173 hotel & accommodation managers 62
174 174 restaurant & catering managers 105
175 175 publicans, club stewards etc 111
176 176 entertainment & sports managers 39
177 177 travel agency managers 8
178 178 butchers/fishmongers managers etc 20
179 179 service industry managers etc 472
190 190 trade union etc officials 28
191 191 education registrars etc 27
199 199 other managers & administrators nes 106
200 200 chemists 24
201 201 biological scientists & biochemists 25
202 202 physicists, geologists etc 7
209 209 other natural scientists nes 6
210 210 engineers - civil, structural etc 34
211 211 mechanical engineers 50
212 212 electrical engineers 22
213 213 electronic engineers 14
214 214 software engineers 13
215 215 chemical engineers 2
216 216 design & development engineers 32
217 217 process & production engineers 10
218 218 planning & quality control engineers 41
219 219 other engineers & technologists nes 31
220 220 medical practitioners 35
221 221 pharmacists,pharmacologists 17
222 222 ophthalmic opticians 1
223 223 dental practitioners 14
224 224 veterinarians 5
230 230 university,polytechnic teachers etc 50
231 231 further education teachers etc 97
232 232 education officers,school inspectors 16
233 233 secondary education teachers etc 187
234 234 primary,nursery education teachers 229
235 235 special education teachers etc 33
239 239 other teaching professionals nes 39
240 240 judges & officers of the court 4
241 241 barristers & advocates 4
242 242 solicitors 21
250 250 chartered & certified accountants 46
251 251 management accountants 11
252 252 actuaries,economists & statisticians 10
253 253 management,business consultants etc 21
260 260 architects 31
261 261 town planners 3
262 262 general practice surveyors 28
270 270 librarians 10
271 271 archivists & curators 13
290 290 psychologists 7
291 291 other social,behaviourial scientists 1
292 292 clergy 19
293 293 social workers,probation officers 63
300 300 laboratory technicians 67
301 301 engineering technicians 24
302 302 electrical,electronic technicians 17
303 303 architectural etc technicians 5
304 304 civil engineering etc technicians 10
309 309 other scientific technicians nes 30
310 310 draughtspersons 50
311 311 building inspectors 2
312 312 quantity surveyors 13
313 313 marine,insurance & other surveyors 2
320 320 computer analysts,programmers 55
330 330 air traffic planners & controllers 3
331 331 aircraft flight deck officers 2
332 332 ship & hovercraft officers 20
340 340 nurses 274
341 341 midwives 15
342 342 medical radiographers 13
343 343 physiotherapists 15
344 344 chiropodists 2
345 345 dispensing opticians 1
346 346 medical,dental technicians etc 18
347 347 occupational & speech therapists etc 21
348 348 environmental health officers 3
349 349 other health professionals nes 6
350 350 legal service & related occupations 27
360 360 estimators,valuers 28
361 361 underwriters,claims assessors etc 53
362 362 taxation experts 5
363 363 personnel,industrial relations etc 26
364 364 organisational etc officers 29
370 370 matrons,houseparents 41
371 371 welfare,community & youth workers 51
380 380 authors,writers,journalists 41
381 381 artists,graphic designers etc 46
382 382 industrial designers 6
383 383 clothing designers 6
384 384 actors,stage managers etc 53
385 385 musicians 16
386 386 camera,sound etc equipment operators 34
387 387 athletes,sports officials etc 15
390 390 information officers 24
391 391 vocational & industrial trainers 70
392 392 careers advice etc specialists 9
393 393 driving instructors (excluding HGV) 24
394 394 factory inspectors etc 8
395 395 other statutory etc inspectors nes 5
396 396 occupational hygienists etc 19
399 399 other associate professionals nes 28
400 400 Civil Service administrative staff 151
401 401 local government clerical staff 116
410 410 accounts clerks,book-keepers etc 504
411 411 counter clerks & cashiers 219
412 412 debt,rent & other cash collectors 25
420 420 filing and record clerks 252
421 421 library assistants etc 17
430 430 clerks nes 561
440 440 stores,control clerks etc 41
441 441 storekeepers & warehousepersons 348
450 450 medical secretaries 17
451 451 legal secretaries 33
452 452 typists & word processor operators 85
459 459 other secretarial personnel nes 472
460 460 receptionists 161
461 461 reception telephonists 81
462 462 telephone operators 67
463 463 radio & telegraph operators 18
490 490 computer etc operators 139
491 491 tracers,drawing office assistants 4
500 500 bricklayers,masons 124
501 501 roofers,tilers,cladders etc 50
502 502 plasterers 39
503 503 glaziers 8
504 504 builders,building contractors 102
505 505 scaffolders,steeplejacks etc 39
506 506 floor,carpet,wall etc fitters 26
507 507 painters & decorators 196
509 509 other construction trades nes 52
510 510 lathe,capstan etc operators 15
511 511 boring,drilling machine operators 13
512 512 grinding machine setters,operators 9
513 513 milling machine setters,operators 12
514 514 press setters,operators 6
515 515 tool makers,fitters etc 19
516 516 metal work,maintenance fitters 230
517 517 precision instrument makers etc 20
518 518 gold,precious stone etc workers 5
519 519 other setters,operators nes 25
520 520 electrical production fitters 15
521 521 electricians etc 146
522 522 electrical engineers (non-prof) 3
523 523 telephone fitters 40
524 524 cable jointers,lines repairers 19
525 525 radio,TV & video engineers 12
526 526 computer engineers etc 19
529 529 other electrical trades nes 31
530 530 smiths & forge workers 4
531 531 moulders,core makers,die casters 14
532 532 plumbers,heating etc engineers 126
533 533 sheet metal workers 28
534 534 metal plate workers,riveters etc 13
535 535 steel erectors 21
536 536 barbenders,steel fixers 12
537 537 welding trades 91
540 540 motor mechanics etc 118
541 541 coach & vehicle body builders 8
542 542 vehicle body repairers etc 16
543 543 auto electricians 5
544 544 tyre & exhaust fitters 11
550 550 weavers 9
551 551 knitters 15
552 552 warp preparers,dyers,finishers etc 16
553 553 sewing machinists etc 246
554 554 coach trimmers,upholsterers etc 12
555 555 shoe repairers etc 62
556 556 tailors & dressmakers 17
557 557 milliners,furriers etc 34
559 559 other textile workers nes 14
560 560 originators & compositors 18
561 561 printers 10
562 562 bookbinders & print finishers 11
563 563 screen printers 5
569 569 other printing & related trades nes 60
570 570 carpenters & joiners 200
571 571 cabinet makers 16
572 572 case & box makers 0
573 573 pattern makers (moulds) 2
579 579 other woodworking trades nes 12
580 580 bakers,flour confectioners 37
581 581 butchers,meat cutters 42
582 582 fishmongers,poultry dressers 15
590 590 glass product & ceramics makers 22
591 591 glass product & ceramic finishers 15
592 592 dental technicians 4
593 593 music instrument makers,piano tuners 2
594 594 gardeners,groundspersons 138
595 595 horticultural trades 35
596 596 coach painters,other spray painters 26
597 597 face trained coalmining workers etc. 32
598 598 other machinery mechanics 1
599 599 other craft & related occupations ne 55
600 600 NCOs & other ranks, UK armed forces 25
601 601 NCOs & other ranks,non-UK forces 4
610 610 police officers (sergeant & below) 34
611 611 firemen (leading officer & below) 15
612 612 prison officers (below principal) 9
613 613 customs,immigration officers 6
614 614 traffic wardens 4
615 615 security guards etc 192
619 619 other security personnel nes 26
620 620 chefs,cooks 302
621 621 waiters,waitresses 190
622 622 bar staff 264
630 630 travel & flight attendants 37
631 631 railway station staff 16
640 640 assistant nurses & auxiliaries 168
641 641 hospital ward assistants 22
642 642 ambulance staff 18
643 643 dental nurses 21
644 644 care assistants & attendants 435
650 650 nursery nurses 70
651 651 playgroup leaders 26
652 652 educational assistants 70
659 659 other childcare occupations nes 197
660 660 hairdressers,barbers 170
661 661 beauticians & related occupations 21
670 670 domestic housekeepers etc 20
671 671 housekeepers (non-domestic) 9
672 672 caretakers 130
673 673 launderers,dry cleaners etc 78
690 690 undertakers 6
691 691 bookmakers 8
699 699 other personal services nes 94
700 700 buyers (retail trade) 10
701 701 buyers etc (non-retail) 35
702 702 importers & exporters 4
703 703 air,commodity & ship brokers 2
710 710 technical & wholesale sales reps 117
719 719 other sales representatives nes 78
720 720 sales assistants 1378
721 721 retail cash & check-out operators 208
722 722 petrol pump forecourt attendants 24
730 730 collectors & credit agents 27
731 731 rounds & van salespersons 45
732 732 market,street traders etc 19
733 733 scrap dealers etc 0
790 790 merchandisers 11
791 791 window dressers, floral arrangers 23
792 792 telephone salespersons 41
800 800 bakery etc process operatives 54
801 801 brewery etc process operatives 7
802 802 tobacco process operatives 0
809 809 other food etc process operatives 142
810 810 tannery production operatives 2
811 811 preparatory fibre processors 7
812 812 spinners,doublers,twisters 11
813 813 winders,reelers 4
814 814 other textiles operatives 16
820 820 other chemical etc operatives nes 51
821 821 paper,wood etc process operatives 7
822 822 cutting etc machine operatives 10
823 823 glass,ceramics furnace operatives 4
824 824 rubber etc process operatives 16
825 825 plastic operatives etc 67
826 826 synthetic fibre makers 3
829 829 other chemical etc operatives 15
830 830 furnace operatives (metal) 9
831 831 metal drawers 5
832 832 rollers 6
833 833 annealers,hardeners etc (metal) 3
834 834 electroplaters etc 16
839 839 other metal process operatives nes 21
840 840 machine tool operatives 75
841 841 automatic machine operatives 33
842 842 metal polishers 5
843 843 metal dressing operatives 10
844 844 shot blasters 7
850 850 assemblers etc (electronic goods) 159
851 851 assemblers etc (vehicles,metal) 61
859 859 other assemblers etc nes 89
860 860 inspectors etc(metal,electrical) 85
861 861 inspectors etc(other goods) 70
862 862 packers,bottlers etc 447
863 863 weighers,graders,sorters 24
864 864 routine laboratory testers 19
869 869 other routine operatives nes 25
870 870 bus inspectors 3
871 871 road transport depot inspectors etc 8
872 872 drivers of road goods vehicles 458
873 873 bus & coach drivers 75
874 874 cab drivers & chauffeurs 95
875 875 bus conductors 1
880 880 seafarers (merchant navy) etc 19
881 881 railway inspectors,guards etc 10
882 882 railway engine drivers etc 22
883 883 railway signal etc operatives 7
884 884 shunters & points operatives 3
885 885 mechanical plant drivers etc 36
886 886 crane drivers 35
887 887 forklift & mechanical truck drivers 93
889 889 other transport & machinery ops nes 21
890 890 washers etc in mines & quarries 5
891 891 printing machine minders 41
892 892 water etc plant attendants 9
893 893 energy etc plant operatives 23
894 894 lubricators etc 5
895 895 service pipe layers & jointers 25
896 896 construction operatives 87
897 897 woodworking machine operatives 27
898 898 mine & quarry workers (non-coal) 10
899 899 other machine etc operatives nes 81
900 900 farm workers 96
901 901 farm machinery drivers etc 11
902 902 other related farming occupations 59
903 903 fishing & related workers 13
904 904 forestry workers 16
910 910 coal mine labourers 13
911 911 foundry labourers 4
912 912 engineering etc labourers 14
913 913 fitters mates (metal,electric) 37
919 919 making,processing labourers 40
920 920 woodworkers mates 13
921 921 building trade mates 26
922 922 rail construction etc workers 14
923 923 road construction etc workers 33
924 924 paviours,kerb layers 15
929 925 other building etc labourers 273
930 930 stevedores,dockers 17
931 931 goods porters 80
932 932 slingers 1
933 933 refuse & salvage collectors 21
934 934 drivers mates 1
940 940 postal workers,mail sorters 114
941 941 messengers,couriers 76
950 950 hospital porters 25
951 951 hotel porters 7
952 952 Kitchen porters 232
953 953 catering assistants 305
954 954 shelf fillers 57
955 955 lift & car park attendants 13
956 956 window cleaners 20
957 957 road sweepers 16
958 958 cleaners,domestics 1403
959 959 other sales,service occupations 28
990 990 all other labourers etc 210
999 999 all others (miscellaneous) 8
-9 Does not apply 132708
-8 No answer 57
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 1996