Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 1995

Variable Details

Variablesocmain
LabelOccupation (main job)
Responses
100 100 gen managers - national government 37
101 101 gen managers - large organisations 357
102 102 gen managers - local government 332
103 103 administrators - national government 164
110 110 production,works managers 818
111 111 building/contract managers 324
112 112 clerks of works 19
113 113 mining & energy managers 27
120 120 treasurers & financial managers 237
121 121 marketing & sales managers 1258
122 122 purchasing managers 85
123 123 advertising etc managers 162
124 124 personnel,training etc managers 288
125 125 organisational managers 25
126 126 computer systems etc managers 317
127 127 company secretaries 211
130 130 credit controllers 110
131 131 banking etc managers (bar self-emp) 248
132 132 Civil Service executive officers 183
139 139 other financial etc managers nes 742
140 140 transport managers 153
141 141 stores controllers 134
142 142 warehouse etc managers 178
150 150 officers in UK armed forces 54
151 151 officers in non-UK armed forces 6
152 152 police officers - inspectors & above 36
153 153 firemen - station officers & above 28
154 154 prison principal officers and above 6
155 155 senior customs & excise etc officers 5
160 160 Farm owners & managers etc 614
169 169 other farming etc managers 60
170 170 property & estate managers 138
171 171 garage managers & proprietors 137
172 172 hairdressing managers & proprietors 38
173 173 hotel & accommodation managers 212
174 174 restaurant & catering managers 362
175 175 publicans, club stewards etc 247
176 176 entertainment & sports managers 124
177 177 travel agency managers 63
178 178 butchers/fishmongers managers etc 48
179 179 service industry managers etc 1568
190 190 trade union etc officials 93
191 191 education registrars etc 79
199 199 other managers & administrators nes 554
200 200 chemists 90
201 201 biological scientists & biochemists 140
202 202 physicists, geologists etc 47
209 209 other natural scientists nes 62
210 210 engineers - civil, structural etc 195
211 211 mechanical engineers 133
212 212 electrical engineers 85
213 213 electronic engineers 72
214 214 software engineers 165
215 215 chemical engineers 17
216 216 design & development engineers 197
217 217 process & production engineers 62
218 218 planning & quality control engineers 182
219 219 other engineers & technologists nes 167
220 220 medical practitioners 339
221 221 pharmacists,pharmacologists 96
222 222 ophthalmic opticians 20
223 223 dental practitioners 63
224 224 veterinarians 22
230 230 university,polytechnic teachers etc 244
231 231 further education teachers etc 384
232 232 education officers,school inspectors 39
233 233 secondary education teachers etc 946
234 234 primary,nursery education teachers 886
235 235 special education teachers etc 144
239 239 other teaching professionals nes 188
240 240 judges & officers of the court 14
241 241 barristers & advocates 29
242 242 solicitors 243
250 250 chartered & certified accountants 438
251 251 management accountants 80
252 252 actuaries,economists & statisticians 51
253 253 management,business consultants etc 125
260 260 architects 98
261 261 town planners 28
262 262 general practice surveyors 148
270 270 librarians 52
271 271 archivists & curators 14
290 290 psychologists 21
291 291 other social,behaviourial scientists 10
292 292 clergy 117
293 293 social workers,probation officers 359
300 300 laboratory technicians 260
301 301 engineering technicians 140
302 302 electrical,electronic technicians 54
303 303 architectural etc technicians 48
304 304 civil engineering etc technicians 33
309 309 other scientific technicians nes 154
310 310 draughtspersons 158
311 311 building inspectors 11
312 312 quantity surveyors 82
313 313 marine,insurance & other surveyors 17
320 320 computer analysts,programmers 471
330 330 air traffic planners & controllers 16
331 331 aircraft flight deck officers 27
332 332 ship & hovercraft officers 42
340 340 nurses 1347
341 341 midwives 94
342 342 medical radiographers 48
343 343 physiotherapists 76
344 344 chiropodists 30
345 345 dispensing opticians 14
346 346 medical,dental technicians etc 92
347 347 occupational & speech therapists etc 122
348 348 environmental health officers 42
349 349 other health professionals nes 44
350 350 legal service & related occupations 83
360 360 estimators,valuers 100
361 361 underwriters,claims assessors etc 401
362 362 taxation experts 52
363 363 personnel,industrial relations etc 122
364 364 organisational etc officers 81
370 370 matrons,houseparents 132
371 371 welfare,community & youth workers 262
380 380 authors,writers,journalists 262
381 381 artists,graphic designers etc 256
382 382 industrial designers 41
383 383 clothing designers 20
384 384 actors,stage managers etc 134
385 385 musicians 51
386 386 camera,sound etc equipment operators 124
387 387 athletes,sports officials etc 92
390 390 information officers 81
391 391 vocational & industrial trainers 185
392 392 careers advice etc specialists 51
393 393 driving instructors (excluding HGV) 78
394 394 factory inspectors etc 25
395 395 other statutory etc inspectors nes 20
396 396 occupational hygienists etc 44
399 399 other associate professionals nes 94
400 400 Civil Service administrative staff 580
401 401 local government clerical staff 418
410 410 accounts clerks,book-keepers etc 1690
411 411 counter clerks & cashiers 877
412 412 debt,rent & other cash collectors 108
420 420 filing and record clerks 824
421 421 library assistants etc 87
430 430 clerks nes 1576
440 440 stores,control clerks etc 101
441 441 storekeepers & warehousepersons 868
450 450 medical secretaries 101
451 451 legal secretaries 155
452 452 typists & word processor operators 223
459 459 other secretarial personnel nes 1477
460 460 receptionists 435
461 461 reception telephonists 206
462 462 telephone operators 101
463 463 radio & telegraph operators 60
490 490 computer etc operators 382
491 491 tracers,drawing office assistants 6
500 500 bricklayers,masons 229
501 501 roofers,tilers,cladders etc 90
502 502 plasterers 82
503 503 glaziers 39
504 504 builders,building contractors 352
505 505 scaffolders,steeplejacks etc 52
506 506 floor,carpet,wall etc fitters 87
507 507 painters & decorators 361
509 509 other construction trades nes 134
510 510 lathe,capstan etc operators 52
511 511 boring,drilling machine operators 10
512 512 grinding machine setters,operators 27
513 513 milling machine setters,operators 21
514 514 press setters,operators 14
515 515 tool makers,fitters etc 84
516 516 metal work,maintenance fitters 929
517 517 precision instrument makers etc 80
518 518 gold,precious stone etc workers 19
519 519 other setters,operators nes 88
520 520 electrical production fitters 52
521 521 electricians etc 648
522 522 electrical engineers (non-prof) 13
523 523 telephone fitters 129
524 524 cable jointers,lines repairers 40
525 525 radio,TV & video engineers 69
526 526 computer engineers etc 111
529 529 other electrical trades nes 191
530 530 smiths & forge workers 26
531 531 moulders,core makers,die casters 28
532 532 plumbers,heating etc engineers 389
533 533 sheet metal workers 82
534 534 metal plate workers,riveters etc 45
535 535 steel erectors 51
536 536 barbenders,steel fixers 7
537 537 welding trades 226
540 540 motor mechanics etc 510
541 541 coach & vehicle body builders 35
542 542 vehicle body repairers etc 60
543 543 auto electricians 39
544 544 tyre & exhaust fitters 29
550 550 weavers 17
551 551 knitters 40
552 552 warp preparers,dyers,finishers etc 44
553 553 sewing machinists etc 370
554 554 coach trimmers,upholsterers etc 62
555 555 shoe repairers etc 73
556 556 tailors & dressmakers 32
557 557 milliners,furriers etc 51
559 559 other textile workers nes 30
560 560 originators & compositors 57
561 561 printers 49
562 562 bookbinders & print finishers 36
563 563 screen printers 24
569 569 other printing & related trades nes 171
570 570 carpenters & joiners 654
571 571 cabinet makers 76
572 572 case & box makers 8
573 573 pattern makers (moulds) 6
579 579 other woodworking trades nes 37
580 580 bakers,flour confectioners 77
581 581 butchers,meat cutters 129
582 582 fishmongers,poultry dressers 33
590 590 glass product & ceramics makers 92
591 591 glass product & ceramic finishers 47
592 592 dental technicians 30
593 593 music instrument makers,piano tuners 6
594 594 gardeners,groundspersons 321
595 595 horticultural trades 79
596 596 coach painters,other spray painters 114
597 597 face trained coalmining workers etc. 28
598 598 other machinery mechanics 11
599 599 other craft & related occupations ne 62
600 600 NCOs & other ranks, UK armed forces 222
601 601 NCOs & other ranks,non-UK forces 36
610 610 police officers (sergeant & below) 412
611 611 firemen (leading officer & below) 93
612 612 prison officers (below principal) 68
613 613 customs,immigration officers 26
614 614 traffic wardens 21
615 615 security guards etc 348
619 619 other security personnel nes 83
620 620 chefs,cooks 619
621 621 waiters,waitresses 409
622 622 bar staff 430
630 630 travel & flight attendants 104
631 631 railway station staff 27
640 640 assistant nurses & auxiliaries 471
641 641 hospital ward assistants 72
642 642 ambulance staff 68
643 643 dental nurses 81
644 644 care assistants & attendants 1142
650 650 nursery nurses 232
651 651 playgroup leaders 73
652 652 educational assistants 284
659 659 other childcare occupations nes 622
660 660 hairdressers,barbers 429
661 661 beauticians & related occupations 52
670 670 domestic housekeepers etc 40
671 671 housekeepers (non-domestic) 24
672 672 caretakers 196
673 673 launderers,dry cleaners etc 103
690 690 undertakers 22
691 691 bookmakers 34
699 699 other personal services nes 158
700 700 buyers (retail trade) 30
701 701 buyers etc (non-retail) 101
702 702 importers & exporters 21
703 703 air,commodity & ship brokers 16
710 710 technical & wholesale sales reps 537
719 719 other sales representatives nes 360
720 720 sales assistants 3114
721 721 retail cash & check-out operators 588
722 722 petrol pump forecourt attendants 22
730 730 collectors & credit agents 52
731 731 rounds & van salespersons 127
732 732 market,street traders etc 76
733 733 scrap dealers etc 5
790 790 merchandisers 37
791 791 window dressers, floral arrangers 53
792 792 telephone salespersons 113
800 800 bakery etc process operatives 86
801 801 brewery etc process operatives 17
802 802 tobacco process operatives 6
809 809 other food etc process operatives 296
810 810 tannery production operatives 9
811 811 preparatory fibre processors 17
812 812 spinners,doublers,twisters 28
813 813 winders,reelers 23
814 814 other textiles operatives 61
820 820 other chemical etc operatives nes 170
821 821 paper,wood etc process operatives 51
822 822 cutting etc machine operatives 25
823 823 glass,ceramics furnace operatives 9
824 824 rubber etc process operatives 61
825 825 plastic operatives etc 178
826 826 synthetic fibre makers 6
829 829 other chemical etc operatives 43
830 830 furnace operatives (metal) 19
831 831 metal drawers 5
832 832 rollers 7
833 833 annealers,hardeners etc (metal) 8
834 834 electroplaters etc 18
839 839 other metal process operatives nes 53
840 840 machine tool operatives 224
841 841 automatic machine operatives 76
842 842 metal polishers 17
843 843 metal dressing operatives 17
844 844 shot blasters 4
850 850 assemblers etc (electronic goods) 289
851 851 assemblers etc (vehicles,metal) 164
859 859 other assemblers etc nes 136
860 860 inspectors etc(metal,electrical) 190
861 861 inspectors etc(other goods) 128
862 862 packers,bottlers etc 477
863 863 weighers,graders,sorters 46
864 864 routine laboratory testers 67
869 869 other routine operatives nes 48
870 870 bus inspectors 13
871 871 road transport depot inspectors etc 19
872 872 drivers of road goods vehicles 1274
873 873 bus & coach drivers 265
874 874 cab drivers & chauffeurs 348
875 875 bus conductors 3
880 880 seafarers (merchant navy) etc 29
881 881 railway inspectors,guards etc 25
882 882 railway engine drivers etc 57
883 883 railway signal etc operatives 16
884 884 shunters & points operatives 5
885 885 mechanical plant drivers etc 108
886 886 crane drivers 46
887 887 forklift & mechanical truck drivers 236
889 889 other transport & machinery ops nes 84
890 890 washers etc in mines & quarries 7
891 891 printing machine minders 115
892 892 water etc plant attendants 20
893 893 energy etc plant operatives 41
894 894 lubricators etc 20
895 895 service pipe layers & jointers 51
896 896 construction operatives 172
897 897 woodworking machine operatives 82
898 898 mine & quarry workers (non-coal) 32
899 899 other machine etc operatives nes 208
900 900 farm workers 318
901 901 farm machinery drivers etc 39
902 902 other related farming occupations 99
903 903 fishing & related workers 27
904 904 forestry workers 30
910 910 coal mine labourers 7
911 911 foundry labourers 11
912 912 engineering etc labourers 48
913 913 fitters mates (metal,electric) 38
919 919 making,processing labourers 44
920 920 woodworkers mates 17
921 921 building trade mates 32
922 922 rail construction etc workers 18
923 923 road construction etc workers 65
924 924 paviours,kerb layers 9
929 925 other building etc labourers 275
930 930 stevedores,dockers 27
931 931 goods porters 203
932 932 slingers 3
933 933 refuse & salvage collectors 41
934 934 drivers mates 6
940 940 postal workers,mail sorters 368
941 941 messengers,couriers 199
950 950 hospital porters 33
951 951 hotel porters 29
952 952 Kitchen porters 376
953 953 catering assistants 617
954 954 shelf fillers 197
955 955 lift & car park attendants 19
956 956 window cleaners 62
957 957 road sweepers 30
958 958 cleaners,domestics 2041
959 959 other sales,service occupations 49
990 990 all other labourers etc 247
999 999 all others (miscellaneous) 33
-9 Does not apply 89262
-8 No answer 102
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 1995