Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 1996

Variable Details

Variablesocmain
LabelOccupation (main job)
Responses
100 100 gen managers - national government 26
101 101 gen managers - large organisations 316
102 102 gen managers - local government 243
103 103 administrators - national government 154
110 110 production,works managers 873
111 111 building/contract managers 322
112 112 clerks of works 17
113 113 mining & energy managers 25
120 120 treasurers & financial managers 272
121 121 marketing & sales managers 1317
122 122 purchasing managers 80
123 123 advertising etc managers 145
124 124 personnel,training etc managers 287
125 125 organisational managers 26
126 126 computer systems etc managers 314
127 127 company secretaries 190
130 130 credit controllers 97
131 131 banking etc managers (bar self-emp) 250
132 132 Civil Service executive officers 190
139 139 other financial etc managers nes 741
140 140 transport managers 149
141 141 stores controllers 182
142 142 warehouse etc managers 163
150 150 officers in UK armed forces 67
151 151 officers in non-UK armed forces 12
152 152 police officers - inspectors & above 31
153 153 firemen - station officers & above 16
154 154 prison principal officers and above 7
155 155 senior customs & excise etc officers 1
160 160 Farm owners & managers etc 553
169 169 other farming etc managers 55
170 170 property & estate managers 159
171 171 garage managers & proprietors 100
172 172 hairdressing managers & proprietors 75
173 173 hotel & accommodation managers 204
174 174 restaurant & catering managers 333
175 175 publicans, club stewards etc 193
176 176 entertainment & sports managers 107
177 177 travel agency managers 39
178 178 butchers/fishmongers managers etc 43
179 179 service industry managers etc 1540
190 190 trade union etc officials 79
191 191 education registrars etc 70
199 199 other managers & administrators nes 533
200 200 chemists 83
201 201 biological scientists & biochemists 143
202 202 physicists, geologists etc 54
209 209 other natural scientists nes 63
210 210 engineers - civil, structural etc 196
211 211 mechanical engineers 160
212 212 electrical engineers 83
213 213 electronic engineers 73
214 214 software engineers 231
215 215 chemical engineers 23
216 216 design & development engineers 193
217 217 process & production engineers 70
218 218 planning & quality control engineers 183
219 219 other engineers & technologists nes 183
220 220 medical practitioners 368
221 221 pharmacists,pharmacologists 91
222 222 ophthalmic opticians 22
223 223 dental practitioners 66
224 224 veterinarians 25
230 230 university,polytechnic teachers etc 286
231 231 further education teachers etc 360
232 232 education officers,school inspectors 41
233 233 secondary education teachers etc 900
234 234 primary,nursery education teachers 959
235 235 special education teachers etc 140
239 239 other teaching professionals nes 203
240 240 judges & officers of the court 16
241 241 barristers & advocates 29
242 242 solicitors 229
250 250 chartered & certified accountants 452
251 251 management accountants 102
252 252 actuaries,economists & statisticians 47
253 253 management,business consultants etc 139
260 260 architects 110
261 261 town planners 32
262 262 general practice surveyors 168
270 270 librarians 49
271 271 archivists & curators 22
290 290 psychologists 35
291 291 other social,behaviourial scientists 6
292 292 clergy 107
293 293 social workers,probation officers 351
300 300 laboratory technicians 248
301 301 engineering technicians 126
302 302 electrical,electronic technicians 68
303 303 architectural etc technicians 40
304 302 civil engineering etc technicians 34
309 309 other scientific technicians nes 147
310 310 draughtspersons 166
311 311 building inspectors 13
312 312 quantity surveyors 80
313 313 marine,insurance & other surveyors 12
320 320 computer analysts,programmers 478
330 330 air traffic planners & controllers 14
331 331 aircraft flight deck officers 30
332 332 ship & hovercraft officers 58
340 340 nurses 1358
341 341 midwives 99
342 342 medical radiographers 48
343 343 physiotherapists 73
344 344 chiropodists 22
345 345 dispensing opticians 19
346 346 medical,dental technicians etc 95
347 347 occupational & speech therapists etc 126
348 348 environmental health officers 27
349 349 other health professionals nes 57
350 350 legal service & related occupations 70
360 360 estimators,valuers 79
361 361 underwriters,claims assessors etc 383
362 362 taxation experts 53
363 363 personnel,industrial relations etc 153
364 364 organisational etc officers 104
370 370 matrons,houseparents 152
371 371 welfare,community & youth workers 303
380 380 authors,writers,journalists 257
381 381 artists,graphic designers etc 232
382 382 industrial designers 46
383 383 clothing designers 29
384 384 actors,stage managers etc 135
385 385 musicians 64
386 386 camera,sound etc equipment operators 111
387 387 athletes,sports officials etc 111
390 390 information officers 95
391 391 vocational & industrial trainers 203
392 392 careers advice etc specialists 56
393 393 driving instructors (excluding HGV) 70
394 394 factory inspectors etc 23
395 395 other statutory etc inspectors nes 27
396 396 occupational hygienists etc 47
399 399 other associate professionals nes 99
400 400 Civil Service administrative staff 550
401 401 local government clerical staff 421
410 410 accounts clerks,book-keepers etc 1640
411 411 counter clerks & cashiers 868
412 412 debt,rent & other cash collectors 82
420 420 filing and record clerks 763
421 421 library assistants etc 104
430 430 clerks nes 1654
440 440 stores,control clerks etc 113
441 441 storekeepers & warehousepersons 868
450 450 medical secretaries 115
451 451 legal secretaries 135
452 452 typists & word processor operators 182
459 459 other secretarial personnel nes 1455
460 460 receptionists 472
461 461 reception telephonists 161
462 462 telephone operators 122
463 463 radio & telegraph operators 67
490 490 computer etc operators 348
491 491 tracers,drawing office assistants 2
500 500 bricklayers,masons 227
501 501 roofers,tilers,cladders etc 77
502 502 plasterers 75
503 503 glaziers 48
504 504 builders,building contractors 321
505 505 scaffolders,steeplejacks etc 49
506 506 floor,carpet,wall etc fitters 89
507 507 painters & decorators 371
509 509 other construction trades nes 127
510 510 lathe,capstan etc operators 71
511 511 boring,drilling machine operators 13
512 512 grinding machine setters,operators 20
513 513 milling machine setters,operators 21
514 514 press setters,operators 13
515 515 tool makers,fitters etc 83
516 516 metal work,maintenance fitters 956
517 517 precision instrument makers etc 74
518 518 gold,precious stone etc workers 18
519 519 other setters,operators nes 107
520 520 electrical production fitters 43
521 521 electricians etc 652
522 522 electrical engineers (non-prof) 17
523 523 telephone fitters 114
524 524 cable jointers,lines repairers 34
525 525 radio,TV & video engineers 56
526 526 computer engineers etc 91
529 529 other electrical trades nes 183
530 530 smiths & forge workers 27
531 531 moulders,core makers,die casters 22
532 532 plumbers,heating etc engineers 386
533 533 sheet metal workers 68
534 534 metal plate workers,riveters etc 44
535 535 steel erectors 54
536 536 barbenders,steel fixers 9
537 537 welding trades 264
540 540 motor mechanics etc 517
541 541 coach & vehicle body builders 40
542 542 vehicle body repairers etc 64
543 543 auto electricians 30
544 544 tyre & exhaust fitters 21
550 550 weavers 32
551 551 knitters 20
552 552 warp preparers,dyers,finishers etc 37
553 553 sewing machinists etc 349
554 554 coach trimmers,upholsterers etc 53
555 555 shoe repairers etc 68
556 556 tailors & dressmakers 28
557 557 milliners,furriers etc 35
559 559 other textile workers nes 39
560 560 originators & compositors 63
561 561 printers 49
562 562 bookbinders & print finishers 38
563 563 screen printers 19
569 569 other printing & related trades nes 162
570 570 carpenters & joiners 609
571 571 cabinet makers 71
572 572 case & box makers 5
573 573 pattern makers (moulds) 13
579 579 other woodworking trades nes 31
580 580 bakers,flour confectioners 82
581 581 butchers,meat cutters 117
582 582 fishmongers,poultry dressers 27
590 590 glass product & ceramics makers 85
591 591 glass product & ceramic finishers 40
592 592 dental technicians 17
593 593 music instrument makers,piano tuners 6
594 594 gardeners,groundspersons 308
595 595 horticultural trades 84
596 596 coach painters,other spray painters 79
597 597 face trained coalmining workers etc. 19
598 598 other machinery mechanics 18
599 599 other craft & related occupations ne 96
600 600 NCOs & other ranks, UK armed forces 198
601 601 NCOs & other ranks,non-UK forces 31
610 610 police officers (sergeant & below) 367
611 611 firemen (leading officer & below) 102
612 612 prison officers (below principal) 82
613 613 customs,immigration officers 28
614 614 traffic wardens 19
615 615 security guards etc 385
619 619 other security personnel nes 99
620 620 chefs,cooks 663
621 621 waiters,waitresses 434
622 622 bar staff 486
630 630 travel & flight attendants 114
631 631 railway station staff 27
640 640 assistant nurses & auxiliaries 441
641 641 hospital ward assistants 78
642 642 ambulance staff 76
643 643 dental nurses 77
644 644 care assistants & attendants 1199
650 650 nursery nurses 245
651 651 playgroup leaders 91
652 652 educational assistants 331
659 659 other childcare occupations nes 658
660 660 hairdressers,barbers 300
661 661 beauticians & related occupations 58
670 670 domestic housekeepers etc 51
671 671 housekeepers (non-domestic) 23
672 672 caretakers 203
673 673 launderers,dry cleaners etc 125
690 690 undertakers 19
691 691 bookmakers 22
699 699 other personal services nes 196
700 700 buyers (retail trade) 37
701 701 buyers etc (non-retail) 124
702 702 importers & exporters 13
703 703 air,commodity & ship brokers 15
710 710 technical & wholesale sales reps 577
719 719 other sales representatives nes 310
720 720 sales assistants 3272
721 721 retail cash & check-out operators 585
722 722 petrol pump forecourt attendants 29
730 730 collectors & credit agents 54
731 731 rounds & van salespersons 108
732 732 market,street traders etc 86
733 733 scrap dealers etc 6
790 790 merchandisers 39
791 791 window dressers, floral arrangers 46
792 792 telephone salespersons 123
800 800 bakery etc process operatives 96
801 801 brewery etc process operatives 11
802 802 tobacco process operatives 11
809 809 other food etc process operatives 305
810 810 tannery production operatives 8
811 811 preparatory fibre processors 14
812 812 spinners,doublers,twisters 15
813 813 winders,reelers 14
814 814 other textiles operatives 46
820 820 other chemical etc operatives nes 162
821 821 paper,wood etc process operatives 38
822 822 cutting etc machine operatives 25
823 823 glass,ceramics furnace operatives 11
824 824 rubber etc process operatives 41
825 825 plastic operatives etc 193
826 826 synthetic fibre makers 14
829 829 other chemical etc operatives 47
830 830 furnace operatives (metal) 24
831 831 metal drawers 11
832 832 rollers 9
833 833 annealers,hardeners etc (metal) 8
834 834 electroplaters etc 26
839 839 other metal process operatives nes 65
840 840 machine tool operatives 216
841 841 automatic machine operatives 66
842 842 metal polishers 23
843 843 metal dressing operatives 20
844 844 shot blasters 11
850 850 assemblers etc (electronic goods) 298
851 851 assemblers etc (vehicles,metal) 192
859 859 other assemblers etc nes 140
860 860 inspectors etc(metal,electrical) 182
861 861 inspectors etc(other goods) 112
862 862 packers,bottlers etc 510
863 863 weighers,graders,sorters 45
864 864 routine laboratory testers 50
869 869 other routine operatives nes 39
870 870 bus inspectors 12
871 871 road transport depot inspectors etc 13
872 872 drivers of road goods vehicles 1242
873 873 bus & coach drivers 275
874 874 cab drivers & chauffeurs 355
875 875 bus conductors 2
880 880 seafarers (merchant navy) etc 31
881 881 railway inspectors,guards etc 21
882 882 railway engine drivers etc 50
883 883 railway signal etc operatives 13
884 884 shunters & points operatives 6
885 885 mechanical plant drivers etc 118
886 886 crane drivers 50
887 887 forklift & mechanical truck drivers 234
889 889 other transport & machinery ops nes 57
890 890 washers etc in mines & quarries 9
891 891 printing machine minders 124
892 892 water etc plant attendants 17
893 893 energy etc plant operatives 31
894 894 lubricators etc 8
895 895 service pipe layers & jointers 40
896 896 construction operatives 190
897 897 woodworking machine operatives 85
898 898 mine & quarry workers (non-coal) 26
899 899 other machine etc operatives nes 245
900 900 farm workers 279
901 901 farm machinery drivers etc 48
902 902 other related farming occupations 97
903 903 fishing & related workers 18
904 904 forestry workers 38
910 910 coal mine labourers 4
911 911 foundry labourers 8
912 912 engineering etc labourers 34
913 913 fitters mates (metal,electric) 35
919 919 making,processing labourers 76
920 920 woodworkers mates 9
921 921 building trade mates 21
922 922 rail construction etc workers 22
923 923 road construction etc workers 52
924 924 paviours,kerb layers 7
929 925 other building etc labourers 277
930 930 stevedores,dockers 26
931 931 goods porters 163
932 932 slingers 1
933 933 refuse & salvage collectors 28
934 934 drivers mates 7
940 940 postal workers,mail sorters 382
941 941 messengers,couriers 214
950 950 hospital porters 42
951 951 hotel porters 40
952 952 Kitchen porters 391
953 953 catering assistants 554
954 954 shelf fillers 205
955 955 lift & car park attendants 26
956 956 window cleaners 67
957 957 road sweepers 16
958 958 cleaners,domestics 2014
959 959 other sales,service occupations 45
990 990 all other labourers etc 292
999 999 all others (miscellaneous) 19
-9 Does not apply 87272
-8 No answer 137
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 1996