Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, July - September, 1996

Variable Details

Variablesoclast
LabelOccupation (last job)
Responses
100 100 gen managers - national government 7
101 101 gen managers - large organisations 72
102 102 gen managers - local government 56
103 103 administrators - national government 33
110 110 production,works managers 169
111 111 building/contract managers 98
112 112 clerks of works 16
113 113 mining & energy managers 10
120 120 treasurers & financial managers 29
121 121 marketing & sales managers 190
122 122 purchasing managers 20
123 123 advertising etc managers 24
124 124 personnel,training etc managers 51
125 125 organisational managers 2
126 126 computer systems etc managers 33
127 127 company secretaries 42
130 130 credit controllers 39
131 131 banking etc managers (bar self-emp) 64
132 132 Civil Service executive officers 38
139 139 other financial etc managers nes 169
140 140 transport managers 42
141 141 stores controllers 34
142 142 warehouse etc managers 25
150 150 officers in UK armed forces 7
151 151 officers in non-UK armed forces 0
152 152 police officers - inspectors & above 13
153 153 firemen - station officers & above 11
154 154 prison principal officers and above 2
155 155 senior customs & excise etc officers 0
160 160 Farm owners & managers etc 86
169 169 other farming etc managers 8
170 170 property & estate managers 29
171 171 garage managers & proprietors 18
172 172 hairdressing managers & proprietors 20
173 173 hotel & accommodation managers 60
174 174 restaurant & catering managers 103
175 175 publicans, club stewards etc 120
176 176 entertainment & sports managers 35
177 177 travel agency managers 3
178 178 butchers/fishmongers managers etc 29
179 179 service industry managers etc 435
190 190 trade union etc officials 33
191 191 education registrars etc 25
199 199 other managers & administrators nes 110
200 200 chemists 22
201 201 biological scientists & biochemists 36
202 202 physicists, geologists etc 4
209 209 other natural scientists nes 7
210 210 engineers - civil, structural etc 35
211 211 mechanical engineers 42
212 212 electrical engineers 22
213 213 electronic engineers 12
214 214 software engineers 11
215 215 chemical engineers 3
216 216 design & development engineers 25
217 217 process & production engineers 7
218 218 planning & quality control engineers 45
219 219 other engineers & technologists nes 30
220 220 medical practitioners 40
221 221 pharmacists,pharmacologists 18
222 222 ophthalmic opticians 2
223 223 dental practitioners 16
224 224 veterinarians 1
230 230 university,polytechnic teachers etc 60
231 231 further education teachers etc 125
232 232 education officers,school inspectors 14
233 233 secondary education teachers etc 197
234 234 primary,nursery education teachers 247
235 235 special education teachers etc 30
239 239 other teaching professionals nes 48
240 240 judges & officers of the court 5
241 241 barristers & advocates 1
242 242 solicitors 26
250 250 chartered & certified accountants 45
251 251 management accountants 7
252 252 actuaries,economists & statisticians 15
253 253 management,business consultants etc 19
260 260 architects 35
261 261 town planners 4
262 262 general practice surveyors 22
270 270 librarians 12
271 271 archivists & curators 7
290 290 psychologists 4
291 291 other social,behaviourial scientists 2
292 292 clergy 19
293 293 social workers,probation officers 63
300 300 laboratory technicians 54
301 301 engineering technicians 28
302 302 electrical,electronic technicians 14
303 303 architectural etc technicians 7
304 302 civil engineering etc technicians 8
309 309 other scientific technicians nes 38
310 310 draughtspersons 49
311 311 building inspectors 2
312 312 quantity surveyors 6
313 313 marine,insurance & other surveyors 4
320 320 computer analysts,programmers 47
330 330 air traffic planners & controllers 6
331 331 aircraft flight deck officers 3
332 332 ship & hovercraft officers 14
340 340 nurses 313
341 341 midwives 15
342 342 medical radiographers 9
343 343 physiotherapists 14
344 344 chiropodists 3
345 345 dispensing opticians 0
346 346 medical,dental technicians etc 14
347 347 occupational & speech therapists etc 30
348 348 environmental health officers 6
349 349 other health professionals nes 7
350 350 legal service & related occupations 25
360 360 estimators,valuers 20
361 361 underwriters,claims assessors etc 60
362 362 taxation experts 6
363 363 personnel,industrial relations etc 26
364 364 organisational etc officers 25
370 370 matrons,houseparents 51
371 371 welfare,community & youth workers 77
380 380 authors,writers,journalists 50
381 381 artists,graphic designers etc 54
382 382 industrial designers 5
383 383 clothing designers 11
384 384 actors,stage managers etc 59
385 385 musicians 18
386 386 camera,sound etc equipment operators 19
387 387 athletes,sports officials etc 17
390 390 information officers 17
391 391 vocational & industrial trainers 65
392 392 careers advice etc specialists 15
393 393 driving instructors (excluding HGV) 18
394 394 factory inspectors etc 4
395 395 other statutory etc inspectors nes 7
396 396 occupational hygienists etc 17
399 399 other associate professionals nes 16
400 400 Civil Service administrative staff 152
401 401 local government clerical staff 121
410 410 accounts clerks,book-keepers etc 528
411 411 counter clerks & cashiers 208
412 412 debt,rent & other cash collectors 29
420 420 filing and record clerks 257
421 421 library assistants etc 25
430 430 clerks nes 553
440 440 stores,control clerks etc 48
441 441 storekeepers & warehousepersons 324
450 450 medical secretaries 20
451 451 legal secretaries 29
452 452 typists & word processor operators 96
459 459 other secretarial personnel nes 494
460 460 receptionists 173
461 461 reception telephonists 64
462 462 telephone operators 66
463 463 radio & telegraph operators 16
490 490 computer etc operators 120
491 491 tracers,drawing office assistants 3
500 500 bricklayers,masons 109
501 501 roofers,tilers,cladders etc 43
502 502 plasterers 41
503 503 glaziers 6
504 504 builders,building contractors 84
505 505 scaffolders,steeplejacks etc 38
506 506 floor,carpet,wall etc fitters 28
507 507 painters & decorators 194
509 509 other construction trades nes 59
510 510 lathe,capstan etc operators 21
511 511 boring,drilling machine operators 12
512 512 grinding machine setters,operators 6
513 513 milling machine setters,operators 11
514 514 press setters,operators 5
515 515 tool makers,fitters etc 22
516 516 metal work,maintenance fitters 224
517 517 precision instrument makers etc 24
518 518 gold,precious stone etc workers 4
519 519 other setters,operators nes 24
520 520 electrical production fitters 15
521 521 electricians etc 145
522 522 electrical engineers (non-prof) 9
523 523 telephone fitters 39
524 524 cable jointers,lines repairers 11
525 525 radio,TV & video engineers 8
526 526 computer engineers etc 16
529 529 other electrical trades nes 37
530 530 smiths & forge workers 5
531 531 moulders,core makers,die casters 16
532 532 plumbers,heating etc engineers 127
533 533 sheet metal workers 20
534 534 metal plate workers,riveters etc 17
535 535 steel erectors 17
536 536 barbenders,steel fixers 10
537 537 welding trades 82
540 540 motor mechanics etc 117
541 541 coach & vehicle body builders 5
542 542 vehicle body repairers etc 11
543 543 auto electricians 6
544 544 tyre & exhaust fitters 10
550 550 weavers 5
551 551 knitters 12
552 552 warp preparers,dyers,finishers etc 16
553 553 sewing machinists etc 260
554 554 coach trimmers,upholsterers etc 15
555 555 shoe repairers etc 46
556 556 tailors & dressmakers 15
557 557 milliners,furriers etc 26
559 559 other textile workers nes 15
560 560 originators & compositors 17
561 561 printers 9
562 562 bookbinders & print finishers 13
563 563 screen printers 3
569 569 other printing & related trades nes 54
570 570 carpenters & joiners 176
571 571 cabinet makers 17
572 572 case & box makers 1
573 573 pattern makers (moulds) 1
579 579 other woodworking trades nes 5
580 580 bakers,flour confectioners 43
581 581 butchers,meat cutters 42
582 582 fishmongers,poultry dressers 17
590 590 glass product & ceramics makers 23
591 591 glass product & ceramic finishers 18
592 592 dental technicians 3
593 593 music instrument makers,piano tuners 1
594 594 gardeners,groundspersons 140
595 595 horticultural trades 28
596 596 coach painters,other spray painters 26
597 597 face trained coalmining workers etc. 31
598 598 other machinery mechanics 3
599 599 other craft & related occupations ne 45
600 600 NCOs & other ranks, UK armed forces 20
601 601 NCOs & other ranks,non-UK forces 5
610 610 police officers (sergeant & below) 28
611 611 firemen (leading officer & below) 11
612 612 prison officers (below principal) 8
613 613 customs,immigration officers 3
614 614 traffic wardens 6
615 615 security guards etc 175
619 619 other security personnel nes 28
620 620 chefs,cooks 281
621 621 waiters,waitresses 184
622 622 bar staff 264
630 630 travel & flight attendants 30
631 631 railway station staff 13
640 640 assistant nurses & auxiliaries 176
641 641 hospital ward assistants 22
642 642 ambulance staff 17
643 643 dental nurses 33
644 644 care assistants & attendants 465
650 650 nursery nurses 79
651 651 playgroup leaders 25
652 652 educational assistants 72
659 659 other childcare occupations nes 217
660 660 hairdressers,barbers 143
661 661 beauticians & related occupations 20
670 670 domestic housekeepers etc 32
671 671 housekeepers (non-domestic) 13
672 672 caretakers 129
673 673 launderers,dry cleaners etc 77
690 690 undertakers 2
691 691 bookmakers 12
699 699 other personal services nes 75
700 700 buyers (retail trade) 7
701 701 buyers etc (non-retail) 34
702 702 importers & exporters 3
703 703 air,commodity & ship brokers 5
710 710 technical & wholesale sales reps 119
719 719 other sales representatives nes 82
720 720 sales assistants 1340
721 721 retail cash & check-out operators 217
722 722 petrol pump forecourt attendants 19
730 730 collectors & credit agents 24
731 731 rounds & van salespersons 43
732 732 market,street traders etc 33
733 733 scrap dealers etc 2
790 790 merchandisers 9
791 791 window dressers, floral arrangers 28
792 792 telephone salespersons 45
800 800 bakery etc process operatives 43
801 801 brewery etc process operatives 7
802 802 tobacco process operatives 1
809 809 other food etc process operatives 155
810 810 tannery production operatives 4
811 811 preparatory fibre processors 9
812 812 spinners,doublers,twisters 6
813 813 winders,reelers 8
814 814 other textiles operatives 18
820 820 other chemical etc operatives nes 55
821 821 paper,wood etc process operatives 12
822 822 cutting etc machine operatives 6
823 823 glass,ceramics furnace operatives 4
824 824 rubber etc process operatives 12
825 825 plastic operatives etc 75
826 826 synthetic fibre makers 4
829 829 other chemical etc operatives 12
830 830 furnace operatives (metal) 7
831 831 metal drawers 3
832 832 rollers 1
833 833 annealers,hardeners etc (metal) 5
834 834 electroplaters etc 13
839 839 other metal process operatives nes 20
840 840 machine tool operatives 64
841 841 automatic machine operatives 39
842 842 metal polishers 6
843 843 metal dressing operatives 14
844 844 shot blasters 3
850 850 assemblers etc (electronic goods) 141
851 851 assemblers etc (vehicles,metal) 72
859 859 other assemblers etc nes 62
860 860 inspectors etc(metal,electrical) 101
861 861 inspectors etc(other goods) 65
862 862 packers,bottlers etc 405
863 863 weighers,graders,sorters 23
864 864 routine laboratory testers 18
869 869 other routine operatives nes 29
870 870 bus inspectors 1
871 871 road transport depot inspectors etc 7
872 872 drivers of road goods vehicles 421
873 873 bus & coach drivers 82
874 874 cab drivers & chauffeurs 90
875 875 bus conductors 3
880 880 seafarers (merchant navy) etc 13
881 881 railway inspectors,guards etc 10
882 882 railway engine drivers etc 29
883 883 railway signal etc operatives 5
884 884 shunters & points operatives 0
885 885 mechanical plant drivers etc 40
886 886 crane drivers 32
887 887 forklift & mechanical truck drivers 80
889 889 other transport & machinery ops nes 23
890 890 washers etc in mines & quarries 5
891 891 printing machine minders 35
892 892 water etc plant attendants 11
893 893 energy etc plant operatives 27
894 894 lubricators etc 6
895 895 service pipe layers & jointers 23
896 896 construction operatives 82
897 897 woodworking machine operatives 25
898 898 mine & quarry workers (non-coal) 7
899 899 other machine etc operatives nes 90
900 900 farm workers 78
901 901 farm machinery drivers etc 11
902 902 other related farming occupations 51
903 903 fishing & related workers 5
904 904 forestry workers 25
910 910 coal mine labourers 10
911 911 foundry labourers 4
912 912 engineering etc labourers 15
913 913 fitters mates (metal,electric) 37
919 919 making,processing labourers 41
920 920 woodworkers mates 4
921 921 building trade mates 19
922 922 rail construction etc workers 15
923 923 road construction etc workers 29
924 924 paviours,kerb layers 12
929 925 other building etc labourers 224
930 930 stevedores,dockers 20
931 931 goods porters 72
932 932 slingers 1
933 933 refuse & salvage collectors 13
934 934 drivers mates 3
940 940 postal workers,mail sorters 97
941 941 messengers,couriers 72
950 950 hospital porters 26
951 951 hotel porters 13
952 952 Kitchen porters 211
953 953 catering assistants 303
954 954 shelf fillers 63
955 955 lift & car park attendants 9
956 956 window cleaners 21
957 957 road sweepers 14
958 958 cleaners,domestics 1338
959 959 other sales,service occupations 22
990 990 all other labourers etc 199
999 999 all others (miscellaneous) 8
-9 Does not apply 131245
-8 No answer 52
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, July - September, 1996