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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, July - September, 1996

Variable Details

Variablesocmain
LabelOccupation (main job)
Responses
100 100 gen managers - national government 22
101 101 gen managers - large organisations 306
102 102 gen managers - local government 240
103 103 administrators - national government 156
110 110 production,works managers 880
111 111 building/contract managers 335
112 112 clerks of works 14
113 113 mining & energy managers 28
120 120 treasurers & financial managers 284
121 121 marketing & sales managers 1302
122 122 purchasing managers 86
123 123 advertising etc managers 149
124 124 personnel,training etc managers 272
125 125 organisational managers 21
126 126 computer systems etc managers 320
127 127 company secretaries 174
130 130 credit controllers 91
131 131 banking etc managers (bar self-emp) 222
132 132 Civil Service executive officers 181
139 139 other financial etc managers nes 757
140 140 transport managers 134
141 141 stores controllers 173
142 142 warehouse etc managers 154
150 150 officers in UK armed forces 59
151 151 officers in non-UK armed forces 11
152 152 police officers - inspectors & above 30
153 153 firemen - station officers & above 20
154 154 prison principal officers and above 7
155 155 senior customs & excise etc officers 1
160 160 Farm owners & managers etc 541
169 169 other farming etc managers 56
170 170 property & estate managers 164
171 171 garage managers & proprietors 102
172 172 hairdressing managers & proprietors 107
173 173 hotel & accommodation managers 220
174 174 restaurant & catering managers 362
175 175 publicans, club stewards etc 198
176 176 entertainment & sports managers 124
177 177 travel agency managers 43
178 178 butchers/fishmongers managers etc 39
179 179 service industry managers etc 1493
190 190 trade union etc officials 83
191 191 education registrars etc 67
199 199 other managers & administrators nes 496
200 200 chemists 84
201 201 biological scientists & biochemists 140
202 202 physicists, geologists etc 56
209 209 other natural scientists nes 69
210 210 engineers - civil, structural etc 196
211 211 mechanical engineers 144
212 212 electrical engineers 81
213 213 electronic engineers 63
214 214 software engineers 235
215 215 chemical engineers 22
216 216 design & development engineers 193
217 217 process & production engineers 72
218 218 planning & quality control engineers 174
219 219 other engineers & technologists nes 172
220 220 medical practitioners 362
221 221 pharmacists,pharmacologists 87
222 222 ophthalmic opticians 20
223 223 dental practitioners 73
224 224 veterinarians 25
230 230 university,polytechnic teachers etc 263
231 231 further education teachers etc 310
232 232 education officers,school inspectors 36
233 233 secondary education teachers etc 899
234 234 primary,nursery education teachers 892
235 235 special education teachers etc 126
239 239 other teaching professionals nes 215
240 240 judges & officers of the court 13
241 241 barristers & advocates 32
242 242 solicitors 227
250 250 chartered & certified accountants 438
251 251 management accountants 86
252 252 actuaries,economists & statisticians 65
253 253 management,business consultants etc 140
260 260 architects 84
261 261 town planners 33
262 262 general practice surveyors 147
270 270 librarians 54
271 271 archivists & curators 20
290 290 psychologists 32
291 291 other social,behaviourial scientists 8
292 292 clergy 96
293 293 social workers,probation officers 344
300 300 laboratory technicians 242
301 301 engineering technicians 123
302 302 electrical,electronic technicians 66
303 303 architectural etc technicians 35
304 302 civil engineering etc technicians 36
309 309 other scientific technicians nes 164
310 310 draughtspersons 151
311 311 building inspectors 10
312 312 quantity surveyors 83
313 313 marine,insurance & other surveyors 10
320 320 computer analysts,programmers 522
330 330 air traffic planners & controllers 13
331 331 aircraft flight deck officers 34
332 332 ship & hovercraft officers 57
340 340 nurses 1364
341 341 midwives 103
342 342 medical radiographers 41
343 343 physiotherapists 81
344 344 chiropodists 28
345 345 dispensing opticians 17
346 346 medical,dental technicians etc 97
347 347 occupational & speech therapists etc 131
348 348 environmental health officers 27
349 349 other health professionals nes 52
350 350 legal service & related occupations 74
360 360 estimators,valuers 85
361 361 underwriters,claims assessors etc 349
362 362 taxation experts 57
363 363 personnel,industrial relations etc 151
364 364 organisational etc officers 103
370 370 matrons,houseparents 166
371 371 welfare,community & youth workers 339
380 380 authors,writers,journalists 243
381 381 artists,graphic designers etc 240
382 382 industrial designers 50
383 383 clothing designers 29
384 384 actors,stage managers etc 144
385 385 musicians 70
386 386 camera,sound etc equipment operators 113
387 387 athletes,sports officials etc 100
390 390 information officers 89
391 391 vocational & industrial trainers 226
392 392 careers advice etc specialists 59
393 393 driving instructors (excluding HGV) 73
394 394 factory inspectors etc 25
395 395 other statutory etc inspectors nes 25
396 396 occupational hygienists etc 48
399 399 other associate professionals nes 109
400 400 Civil Service administrative staff 545
401 401 local government clerical staff 443
410 410 accounts clerks,book-keepers etc 1634
411 411 counter clerks & cashiers 897
412 412 debt,rent & other cash collectors 83
420 420 filing and record clerks 760
421 421 library assistants etc 95
430 430 clerks nes 1695
440 440 stores,control clerks etc 130
441 441 storekeepers & warehousepersons 892
450 450 medical secretaries 108
451 451 legal secretaries 133
452 452 typists & word processor operators 175
459 459 other secretarial personnel nes 1451
460 460 receptionists 487
461 461 reception telephonists 145
462 462 telephone operators 117
463 463 radio & telegraph operators 69
490 490 computer etc operators 368
491 491 tracers,drawing office assistants 4
500 500 bricklayers,masons 243
501 501 roofers,tilers,cladders etc 78
502 502 plasterers 86
503 503 glaziers 45
504 504 builders,building contractors 333
505 505 scaffolders,steeplejacks etc 50
506 506 floor,carpet,wall etc fitters 96
507 507 painters & decorators 392
509 509 other construction trades nes 118
510 510 lathe,capstan etc operators 68
511 511 boring,drilling machine operators 10
512 512 grinding machine setters,operators 30
513 513 milling machine setters,operators 23
514 514 press setters,operators 15
515 515 tool makers,fitters etc 81
516 516 metal work,maintenance fitters 914
517 517 precision instrument makers etc 68
518 518 gold,precious stone etc workers 16
519 519 other setters,operators nes 99
520 520 electrical production fitters 42
521 521 electricians etc 629
522 522 electrical engineers (non-prof) 26
523 523 telephone fitters 109
524 524 cable jointers,lines repairers 27
525 525 radio,TV & video engineers 62
526 526 computer engineers etc 90
529 529 other electrical trades nes 189
530 530 smiths & forge workers 33
531 531 moulders,core makers,die casters 29
532 532 plumbers,heating etc engineers 379
533 533 sheet metal workers 72
534 534 metal plate workers,riveters etc 44
535 535 steel erectors 44
536 536 barbenders,steel fixers 9
537 537 welding trades 258
540 540 motor mechanics etc 513
541 541 coach & vehicle body builders 36
542 542 vehicle body repairers etc 63
543 543 auto electricians 26
544 544 tyre & exhaust fitters 16
550 550 weavers 32
551 551 knitters 32
552 552 warp preparers,dyers,finishers etc 40
553 553 sewing machinists etc 350
554 554 coach trimmers,upholsterers etc 55
555 555 shoe repairers etc 75
556 556 tailors & dressmakers 28
557 557 milliners,furriers etc 28
559 559 other textile workers nes 45
560 560 originators & compositors 70
561 561 printers 55
562 562 bookbinders & print finishers 34
563 563 screen printers 20
569 569 other printing & related trades nes 182
570 570 carpenters & joiners 618
571 571 cabinet makers 68
572 572 case & box makers 5
573 573 pattern makers (moulds) 13
579 579 other woodworking trades nes 29
580 580 bakers,flour confectioners 75
581 581 butchers,meat cutters 114
582 582 fishmongers,poultry dressers 21
590 590 glass product & ceramics makers 82
591 591 glass product & ceramic finishers 36
592 592 dental technicians 16
593 593 music instrument makers,piano tuners 6
594 594 gardeners,groundspersons 364
595 595 horticultural trades 73
596 596 coach painters,other spray painters 81
597 597 face trained coalmining workers etc. 18
598 598 other machinery mechanics 15
599 599 other craft & related occupations ne 80
600 600 NCOs & other ranks, UK armed forces 193
601 601 NCOs & other ranks,non-UK forces 29
610 610 police officers (sergeant & below) 371
611 611 firemen (leading officer & below) 104
612 612 prison officers (below principal) 84
613 613 customs,immigration officers 32
614 614 traffic wardens 13
615 615 security guards etc 407
619 619 other security personnel nes 98
620 620 chefs,cooks 641
621 621 waiters,waitresses 471
622 622 bar staff 465
630 630 travel & flight attendants 117
631 631 railway station staff 21
640 640 assistant nurses & auxiliaries 452
641 641 hospital ward assistants 83
642 642 ambulance staff 73
643 643 dental nurses 83
644 644 care assistants & attendants 1224
650 650 nursery nurses 234
651 651 playgroup leaders 86
652 652 educational assistants 315
659 659 other childcare occupations nes 646
660 660 hairdressers,barbers 289
661 661 beauticians & related occupations 62
670 670 domestic housekeepers etc 67
671 671 housekeepers (non-domestic) 37
672 672 caretakers 197
673 673 launderers,dry cleaners etc 118
690 690 undertakers 22
691 691 bookmakers 23
699 699 other personal services nes 202
700 700 buyers (retail trade) 32
701 701 buyers etc (non-retail) 117
702 702 importers & exporters 11
703 703 air,commodity & ship brokers 13
710 710 technical & wholesale sales reps 549
719 719 other sales representatives nes 317
720 720 sales assistants 3267
721 721 retail cash & check-out operators 592
722 722 petrol pump forecourt attendants 26
730 730 collectors & credit agents 56
731 731 rounds & van salespersons 110
732 732 market,street traders etc 79
733 733 scrap dealers etc 7
790 790 merchandisers 41
791 791 window dressers, floral arrangers 52
792 792 telephone salespersons 113
800 800 bakery etc process operatives 91
801 801 brewery etc process operatives 9
802 802 tobacco process operatives 9
809 809 other food etc process operatives 298
810 810 tannery production operatives 7
811 811 preparatory fibre processors 12
812 812 spinners,doublers,twisters 16
813 813 winders,reelers 12
814 814 other textiles operatives 57
820 820 other chemical etc operatives nes 163
821 821 paper,wood etc process operatives 44
822 822 cutting etc machine operatives 30
823 823 glass,ceramics furnace operatives 12
824 824 rubber etc process operatives 48
825 825 plastic operatives etc 178
826 826 synthetic fibre makers 8
829 829 other chemical etc operatives 47
830 830 furnace operatives (metal) 27
831 831 metal drawers 10
832 832 rollers 10
833 833 annealers,hardeners etc (metal) 10
834 834 electroplaters etc 24
839 839 other metal process operatives nes 57
840 840 machine tool operatives 207
841 841 automatic machine operatives 65
842 842 metal polishers 28
843 843 metal dressing operatives 14
844 844 shot blasters 8
850 850 assemblers etc (electronic goods) 291
851 851 assemblers etc (vehicles,metal) 196
859 859 other assemblers etc nes 153
860 860 inspectors etc(metal,electrical) 181
861 861 inspectors etc(other goods) 118
862 862 packers,bottlers etc 544
863 863 weighers,graders,sorters 53
864 864 routine laboratory testers 42
869 869 other routine operatives nes 55
870 870 bus inspectors 12
871 871 road transport depot inspectors etc 17
872 872 drivers of road goods vehicles 1185
873 873 bus & coach drivers 286
874 874 cab drivers & chauffeurs 370
875 875 bus conductors 2
880 880 seafarers (merchant navy) etc 23
881 881 railway inspectors,guards etc 19
882 882 railway engine drivers etc 48
883 883 railway signal etc operatives 13
884 884 shunters & points operatives 9
885 885 mechanical plant drivers etc 100
886 886 crane drivers 46
887 887 forklift & mechanical truck drivers 242
889 889 other transport & machinery ops nes 66
890 890 washers etc in mines & quarries 7
891 891 printing machine minders 113
892 892 water etc plant attendants 16
893 893 energy etc plant operatives 23
894 894 lubricators etc 6
895 895 service pipe layers & jointers 38
896 896 construction operatives 168
897 897 woodworking machine operatives 77
898 898 mine & quarry workers (non-coal) 25
899 899 other machine etc operatives nes 264
900 900 farm workers 278
901 901 farm machinery drivers etc 45
902 902 other related farming occupations 110
903 903 fishing & related workers 23
904 904 forestry workers 43
910 910 coal mine labourers 5
911 911 foundry labourers 10
912 912 engineering etc labourers 33
913 913 fitters mates (metal,electric) 38
919 919 making,processing labourers 94
920 920 woodworkers mates 14
921 921 building trade mates 31
922 922 rail construction etc workers 17
923 923 road construction etc workers 50
924 924 paviours,kerb layers 5
929 925 other building etc labourers 281
930 930 stevedores,dockers 33
931 931 goods porters 172
932 932 slingers 1
933 933 refuse & salvage collectors 31
934 934 drivers mates 8
940 940 postal workers,mail sorters 379
941 941 messengers,couriers 193
950 950 hospital porters 37
951 951 hotel porters 32
952 952 Kitchen porters 384
953 953 catering assistants 576
954 954 shelf fillers 216
955 955 lift & car park attendants 27
956 956 window cleaners 68
957 957 road sweepers 16
958 958 cleaners,domestics 1957
959 959 other sales,service occupations 44
990 990 all other labourers etc 281
999 999 all others (miscellaneous) 14
-9 Does not apply 86150
-8 No answer 120
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, July - September, 1996
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