Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 1996

Variable Details

Variablesoclast
LabelOccupation (last job)
Responses
100 100 gen managers - national government 8
101 101 gen managers - large organisations 66
102 102 gen managers - local government 46
103 103 administrators - national government 35
110 110 production,works managers 169
111 111 building/contract managers 88
112 112 clerks of works 12
113 113 mining & energy managers 13
120 120 treasurers & financial managers 37
121 121 marketing & sales managers 188
122 122 purchasing managers 24
123 123 advertising etc managers 26
124 124 personnel,training etc managers 47
125 125 organisational managers 2
126 126 computer systems etc managers 34
127 127 company secretaries 47
130 130 credit controllers 30
131 131 banking etc managers (bar self-emp) 68
132 132 Civil Service executive officers 44
139 139 other financial etc managers nes 169
140 140 transport managers 40
141 141 stores controllers 39
142 142 warehouse etc managers 30
150 150 officers in UK armed forces 8
151 151 officers in non-UK armed forces 1
152 152 police officers - inspectors & above 11
153 153 firemen - station officers & above 11
154 154 prison principal officers and above 0
155 155 senior customs & excise etc officers 0
160 160 Farm owners & managers etc 81
169 169 other farming etc managers 6
170 170 property & estate managers 28
171 171 garage managers & proprietors 18
172 172 hairdressing managers & proprietors 23
173 173 hotel & accommodation managers 67
174 174 restaurant & catering managers 105
175 175 publicans, club stewards etc 117
176 176 entertainment & sports managers 25
177 177 travel agency managers 3
178 178 butchers/fishmongers managers etc 22
179 179 service industry managers etc 392
190 190 trade union etc officials 23
191 191 education registrars etc 25
199 199 other managers & administrators nes 107
200 200 chemists 26
201 201 biological scientists & biochemists 32
202 202 physicists, geologists etc 8
209 209 other natural scientists nes 12
210 210 engineers - civil, structural etc 33
211 211 mechanical engineers 44
212 212 electrical engineers 21
213 213 electronic engineers 12
214 214 software engineers 13
215 215 chemical engineers 3
216 216 design & development engineers 25
217 217 process & production engineers 7
218 218 planning & quality control engineers 39
219 219 other engineers & technologists nes 26
220 220 medical practitioners 45
221 221 pharmacists,pharmacologists 18
222 222 ophthalmic opticians 0
223 223 dental practitioners 11
224 224 veterinarians 1
230 230 university,polytechnic teachers etc 56
231 231 further education teachers etc 109
232 232 education officers,school inspectors 10
233 233 secondary education teachers etc 194
234 234 primary,nursery education teachers 241
235 235 special education teachers etc 34
239 239 other teaching professionals nes 33
240 240 judges & officers of the court 4
241 241 barristers & advocates 6
242 242 solicitors 22
250 250 chartered & certified accountants 43
251 251 management accountants 6
252 252 actuaries,economists & statisticians 9
253 253 management,business consultants etc 18
260 260 architects 35
261 261 town planners 4
262 262 general practice surveyors 22
270 270 librarians 8
271 271 archivists & curators 8
290 290 psychologists 2
291 291 other social,behaviourial scientists 1
292 292 clergy 26
293 293 social workers,probation officers 54
300 300 laboratory technicians 61
301 301 engineering technicians 38
302 302 electrical,electronic technicians 17
303 303 architectural etc technicians 8
304 302 civil engineering etc technicians 9
309 309 other scientific technicians nes 36
310 310 draughtspersons 49
311 311 building inspectors 2
312 312 quantity surveyors 8
313 313 marine,insurance & other surveyors 5
320 320 computer analysts,programmers 47
330 330 air traffic planners & controllers 4
331 331 aircraft flight deck officers 6
332 332 ship & hovercraft officers 18
340 340 nurses 300
341 341 midwives 13
342 342 medical radiographers 6
343 343 physiotherapists 12
344 344 chiropodists 2
345 345 dispensing opticians 0
346 346 medical,dental technicians etc 17
347 347 occupational & speech therapists etc 33
348 348 environmental health officers 7
349 349 other health professionals nes 8
350 350 legal service & related occupations 25
360 360 estimators,valuers 22
361 361 underwriters,claims assessors etc 59
362 362 taxation experts 5
363 363 personnel,industrial relations etc 32
364 364 organisational etc officers 24
370 370 matrons,houseparents 62
371 371 welfare,community & youth workers 89
380 380 authors,writers,journalists 49
381 381 artists,graphic designers etc 54
382 382 industrial designers 5
383 383 clothing designers 10
384 384 actors,stage managers etc 55
385 385 musicians 14
386 386 camera,sound etc equipment operators 17
387 387 athletes,sports officials etc 14
390 390 information officers 13
391 391 vocational & industrial trainers 72
392 392 careers advice etc specialists 14
393 393 driving instructors (excluding HGV) 13
394 394 factory inspectors etc 7
395 395 other statutory etc inspectors nes 9
396 396 occupational hygienists etc 16
399 399 other associate professionals nes 21
400 400 Civil Service administrative staff 157
401 401 local government clerical staff 131
410 410 accounts clerks,book-keepers etc 539
411 411 counter clerks & cashiers 224
412 412 debt,rent & other cash collectors 27
420 420 filing and record clerks 252
421 421 library assistants etc 19
430 430 clerks nes 515
440 440 stores,control clerks etc 47
441 441 storekeepers & warehousepersons 329
450 450 medical secretaries 23
451 451 legal secretaries 31
452 452 typists & word processor operators 80
459 459 other secretarial personnel nes 498
460 460 receptionists 168
461 461 reception telephonists 65
462 462 telephone operators 62
463 463 radio & telegraph operators 17
490 490 computer etc operators 123
491 491 tracers,drawing office assistants 3
500 500 bricklayers,masons 113
501 501 roofers,tilers,cladders etc 34
502 502 plasterers 42
503 503 glaziers 8
504 504 builders,building contractors 73
505 505 scaffolders,steeplejacks etc 37
506 506 floor,carpet,wall etc fitters 24
507 507 painters & decorators 200
509 509 other construction trades nes 65
510 510 lathe,capstan etc operators 16
511 511 boring,drilling machine operators 9
512 512 grinding machine setters,operators 7
513 513 milling machine setters,operators 7
514 514 press setters,operators 5
515 515 tool makers,fitters etc 25
516 516 metal work,maintenance fitters 215
517 517 precision instrument makers etc 17
518 518 gold,precious stone etc workers 2
519 519 other setters,operators nes 23
520 520 electrical production fitters 14
521 521 electricians etc 142
522 522 electrical engineers (non-prof) 5
523 523 telephone fitters 41
524 524 cable jointers,lines repairers 14
525 525 radio,TV & video engineers 10
526 526 computer engineers etc 10
529 529 other electrical trades nes 36
530 530 smiths & forge workers 11
531 531 moulders,core makers,die casters 19
532 532 plumbers,heating etc engineers 115
533 533 sheet metal workers 21
534 534 metal plate workers,riveters etc 16
535 535 steel erectors 15
536 536 barbenders,steel fixers 9
537 537 welding trades 87
540 540 motor mechanics etc 115
541 541 coach & vehicle body builders 4
542 542 vehicle body repairers etc 9
543 543 auto electricians 7
544 544 tyre & exhaust fitters 15
550 550 weavers 4
551 551 knitters 10
552 552 warp preparers,dyers,finishers etc 15
553 553 sewing machinists etc 257
554 554 coach trimmers,upholsterers etc 17
555 555 shoe repairers etc 44
556 556 tailors & dressmakers 15
557 557 milliners,furriers etc 25
559 559 other textile workers nes 21
560 560 originators & compositors 18
561 561 printers 6
562 562 bookbinders & print finishers 15
563 563 screen printers 4
569 569 other printing & related trades nes 62
570 570 carpenters & joiners 160
571 571 cabinet makers 17
572 572 case & box makers 3
573 573 pattern makers (moulds) 2
579 579 other woodworking trades nes 4
580 580 bakers,flour confectioners 42
581 581 butchers,meat cutters 33
582 582 fishmongers,poultry dressers 14
590 590 glass product & ceramics makers 27
591 591 glass product & ceramic finishers 14
592 592 dental technicians 6
593 593 music instrument makers,piano tuners 1
594 594 gardeners,groundspersons 152
595 595 horticultural trades 29
596 596 coach painters,other spray painters 28
597 597 face trained coalmining workers etc. 31
598 598 other machinery mechanics 3
599 599 other craft & related occupations ne 35
600 600 NCOs & other ranks, UK armed forces 19
601 601 NCOs & other ranks,non-UK forces 5
610 610 police officers (sergeant & below) 29
611 611 firemen (leading officer & below) 11
612 612 prison officers (below principal) 11
613 613 customs,immigration officers 2
614 614 traffic wardens 4
615 615 security guards etc 182
619 619 other security personnel nes 24
620 620 chefs,cooks 267
621 621 waiters,waitresses 206
622 622 bar staff 259
630 630 travel & flight attendants 31
631 631 railway station staff 10
640 640 assistant nurses & auxiliaries 171
641 641 hospital ward assistants 23
642 642 ambulance staff 13
643 643 dental nurses 32
644 644 care assistants & attendants 497
650 650 nursery nurses 73
651 651 playgroup leaders 28
652 652 educational assistants 81
659 659 other childcare occupations nes 233
660 660 hairdressers,barbers 131
661 661 beauticians & related occupations 15
670 670 domestic housekeepers etc 35
671 671 housekeepers (non-domestic) 11
672 672 caretakers 122
673 673 launderers,dry cleaners etc 75
690 690 undertakers 3
691 691 bookmakers 12
699 699 other personal services nes 77
700 700 buyers (retail trade) 6
701 701 buyers etc (non-retail) 31
702 702 importers & exporters 5
703 703 air,commodity & ship brokers 4
710 710 technical & wholesale sales reps 114
719 719 other sales representatives nes 84
720 720 sales assistants 1294
721 721 retail cash & check-out operators 218
722 722 petrol pump forecourt attendants 18
730 730 collectors & credit agents 28
731 731 rounds & van salespersons 33
732 732 market,street traders etc 33
733 733 scrap dealers etc 2
790 790 merchandisers 13
791 791 window dressers, floral arrangers 23
792 792 telephone salespersons 52
800 800 bakery etc process operatives 45
801 801 brewery etc process operatives 8
802 802 tobacco process operatives 1
809 809 other food etc process operatives 146
810 810 tannery production operatives 5
811 811 preparatory fibre processors 7
812 812 spinners,doublers,twisters 12
813 813 winders,reelers 7
814 814 other textiles operatives 25
820 820 other chemical etc operatives nes 52
821 821 paper,wood etc process operatives 12
822 822 cutting etc machine operatives 10
823 823 glass,ceramics furnace operatives 4
824 824 rubber etc process operatives 15
825 825 plastic operatives etc 70
826 826 synthetic fibre makers 3
829 829 other chemical etc operatives 16
830 830 furnace operatives (metal) 10
831 831 metal drawers 4
832 832 rollers 1
833 833 annealers,hardeners etc (metal) 3
834 834 electroplaters etc 11
839 839 other metal process operatives nes 25
840 840 machine tool operatives 60
841 841 automatic machine operatives 42
842 842 metal polishers 7
843 843 metal dressing operatives 16
844 844 shot blasters 5
850 850 assemblers etc (electronic goods) 142
851 851 assemblers etc (vehicles,metal) 73
859 859 other assemblers etc nes 58
860 860 inspectors etc(metal,electrical) 95
861 861 inspectors etc(other goods) 62
862 862 packers,bottlers etc 389
863 863 weighers,graders,sorters 25
864 864 routine laboratory testers 15
869 869 other routine operatives nes 26
870 870 bus inspectors 2
871 871 road transport depot inspectors etc 9
872 872 drivers of road goods vehicles 410
873 873 bus & coach drivers 95
874 874 cab drivers & chauffeurs 92
875 875 bus conductors 3
880 880 seafarers (merchant navy) etc 16
881 881 railway inspectors,guards etc 10
882 882 railway engine drivers etc 29
883 883 railway signal etc operatives 4
884 884 shunters & points operatives 0
885 885 mechanical plant drivers etc 37
886 886 crane drivers 32
887 887 forklift & mechanical truck drivers 69
889 889 other transport & machinery ops nes 23
890 890 washers etc in mines & quarries 5
891 891 printing machine minders 38
892 892 water etc plant attendants 13
893 893 energy etc plant operatives 25
894 894 lubricators etc 6
895 895 service pipe layers & jointers 23
896 896 construction operatives 82
897 897 woodworking machine operatives 26
898 898 mine & quarry workers (non-coal) 8
899 899 other machine etc operatives nes 94
900 900 farm workers 80
901 901 farm machinery drivers etc 14
902 902 other related farming occupations 40
903 903 fishing & related workers 9
904 904 forestry workers 19
910 910 coal mine labourers 9
911 911 foundry labourers 6
912 912 engineering etc labourers 12
913 913 fitters mates (metal,electric) 33
919 919 making,processing labourers 35
920 920 woodworkers mates 8
921 921 building trade mates 22
922 922 rail construction etc workers 18
923 923 road construction etc workers 27
924 924 paviours,kerb layers 11
929 925 other building etc labourers 220
930 930 stevedores,dockers 21
931 931 goods porters 70
932 932 slingers 3
933 933 refuse & salvage collectors 23
934 934 drivers mates 4
940 940 postal workers,mail sorters 101
941 941 messengers,couriers 65
950 950 hospital porters 27
951 951 hotel porters 18
952 952 Kitchen porters 201
953 953 catering assistants 320
954 954 shelf fillers 61
955 955 lift & car park attendants 11
956 956 window cleaners 22
957 957 road sweepers 14
958 958 cleaners,domestics 1339
959 959 other sales,service occupations 25
990 990 all other labourers etc 201
999 999 all others (miscellaneous) 11
-9 Does not apply 130642
-8 No answer 37
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 1996