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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, July - September, 1993

Variable Details

Variablesocmain
LabelOccupation (main job)
Responses
100 100 gen managers - national government 33
101 101 gen managers - large organisations 377
102 102 gen managers - local government 298
103 103 administrators - national government 190
110 110 production,works managers 751
111 111 building/contract managers 274
112 112 clerks of works 22
113 113 mining & energy managers 26
120 120 treasurers & financial managers 227
121 121 marketing & sales managers 1216
122 122 purchasing managers 79
123 123 advertising etc managers 113
124 124 personnel,training etc managers 274
125 125 organisational managers 28
126 126 computer systems etc managers 275
127 127 company secretaries 218
130 130 credit controllers 111
131 131 banking etc managers (bar self-emp) 244
132 132 Civil Service executive officers 200
139 139 other financial etc managers nes 667
140 140 transport managers 175
141 141 stores controllers 166
142 142 warehouse etc managers 176
150 150 officers in UK armed forces 61
151 151 officers in non-UK armed forces 7
152 152 police officers - inspectors & above 28
153 153 firemen - station officers & above 27
154 154 prison principal officers and above 4
155 155 senior customs & excise etc officers 2
160 160 Farm owners & managers etc 497
169 169 other farming etc managers 55
170 170 property & estate managers 140
171 171 garage managers & proprietors 122
172 172 hairdressing managers & proprietors 34
173 173 hotel & accommodation managers 230
174 174 restaurant & catering managers 347
175 175 publicans, club stewards etc 220
176 176 entertainment & sports managers 105
177 177 travel agency managers 62
178 178 butchers/fishmongers managers etc 67
179 179 service industry managers etc 1587
190 190 trade union etc officials 81
191 191 education registrars etc 58
199 199 other managers & administrators nes 504
200 200 chemists 74
201 201 biological scientists & biochemists 160
202 202 physicists, geologists etc 43
209 209 other natural scientists nes 65
210 210 engineers - civil, structural etc 166
211 211 mechanical engineers 158
212 212 electrical engineers 90
213 213 electronic engineers 87
214 214 software engineers 154
215 215 chemical engineers 16
216 216 design & development engineers 218
217 217 process & production engineers 61
218 218 planning & quality control engineers 175
219 219 other engineers & technologists nes 171
220 220 medical practitioners 302
221 221 pharmacists,pharmacologists 77
222 222 ophthalmic opticians 10
223 223 dental practitioners 52
224 224 veterinarians 20
230 230 university,polytechnic teachers etc 224
231 231 further education teachers etc 272
232 232 education officers,school inspectors 40
233 233 secondary education teachers etc 833
234 234 primary,nursery education teachers 829
235 235 special education teachers etc 136
239 239 other teaching professionals nes 155
240 240 judges & officers of the court 16
241 241 barristers & advocates 37
242 242 solicitors 190
250 250 chartered & certified accountants 427
251 251 management accountants 100
252 252 actuaries,economists & statisticians 65
253 253 management,business consultants etc 116
260 260 architects 80
261 261 town planners 39
262 262 general practice surveyors 146
270 270 librarians 44
271 271 archivists & curators 24
290 290 psychologists 16
291 291 other social,behaviourial scientists 4
292 292 clergy 111
293 293 social workers,probation officers 343
300 300 laboratory technicians 217
301 301 engineering technicians 120
302 302 electrical,electronic technicians 59
303 303 architectural etc technicians 51
304 302 civil engineering etc technicians 39
309 309 other scientific technicians nes 140
310 310 draughtspersons 182
311 311 building inspectors 20
312 312 quantity surveyors 100
313 313 marine,insurance & other surveyors 9
320 320 computer analysts,programmers 458
330 330 air traffic planners & controllers 13
331 331 aircraft flight deck officers 33
332 332 ship & hovercraft officers 44
340 340 nurses 1307
341 341 midwives 90
342 342 medical radiographers 48
343 343 physiotherapists 74
344 344 chiropodists 30
345 345 dispensing opticians 20
346 346 medical,dental technicians etc 85
347 347 occupational & speech therapists etc 124
348 348 environmental health officers 32
349 349 other health professionals nes 33
350 350 legal service & related occupations 82
360 360 estimators,valuers 94
361 361 underwriters,claims assessors etc 386
362 362 taxation experts 55
363 363 personnel,industrial relations etc 149
364 364 organisational etc officers 90
370 370 matrons,houseparents 139
371 371 welfare,community & youth workers 236
380 380 authors,writers,journalists 228
381 381 artists,graphic designers etc 224
382 382 industrial designers 45
383 383 clothing designers 24
384 384 actors,stage managers etc 121
385 385 musicians 50
386 386 camera,sound etc equipment operators 127
387 387 athletes,sports officials etc 78
390 390 information officers 75
391 391 vocational & industrial trainers 187
392 392 careers advice etc specialists 54
393 393 driving instructors (excluding HGV) 57
394 394 factory inspectors etc 16
395 395 other statutory etc inspectors nes 21
396 396 occupational hygienists etc 36
399 399 other associate professionals nes 72
400 400 Civil Service administrative staff 489
401 401 local government clerical staff 409
410 410 accounts clerks,book-keepers etc 1713
411 411 counter clerks & cashiers 942
412 412 debt,rent & other cash collectors 99
420 420 filing and record clerks 815
421 421 library assistants etc 85
430 430 clerks nes 1576
440 440 stores,control clerks etc 114
441 441 storekeepers & warehousepersons 802
450 450 medical secretaries 77
451 451 legal secretaries 145
452 452 typists & word processor operators 275
459 459 other secretarial personnel nes 1468
460 460 receptionists 378
461 461 reception telephonists 238
462 462 telephone operators 109
463 463 radio & telegraph operators 69
490 490 computer etc operators 457
491 491 tracers,drawing office assistants 3
500 500 bricklayers,masons 265
501 501 roofers,tilers,cladders etc 97
502 502 plasterers 95
503 503 glaziers 37
504 504 builders,building contractors 338
505 505 scaffolders,steeplejacks etc 60
506 506 floor,carpet,wall etc fitters 92
507 507 painters & decorators 374
509 509 other construction trades nes 151
510 510 lathe,capstan etc operators 58
511 511 boring,drilling machine operators 16
512 512 grinding machine setters,operators 29
513 513 milling machine setters,operators 21
514 514 press setters,operators 18
515 515 tool makers,fitters etc 76
516 516 metal work,maintenance fitters 982
517 517 precision instrument makers etc 76
518 518 gold,precious stone etc workers 25
519 519 other setters,operators nes 85
520 520 electrical production fitters 58
521 521 electricians etc 667
522 522 electrical engineers (non-prof) 12
523 523 telephone fitters 123
524 524 cable jointers,lines repairers 61
525 525 radio,TV & video engineers 68
526 526 computer engineers etc 90
529 529 other electrical trades nes 188
530 530 smiths & forge workers 24
531 531 moulders,core makers,die casters 29
532 532 plumbers,heating etc engineers 378
533 533 sheet metal workers 80
534 534 metal plate workers,riveters etc 59
535 535 steel erectors 45
536 536 barbenders,steel fixers 15
537 537 welding trades 272
540 540 motor mechanics etc 530
541 541 coach & vehicle body builders 26
542 542 vehicle body repairers etc 67
543 543 auto electricians 36
544 544 tyre & exhaust fitters 29
550 550 weavers 15
551 551 knitters 35
552 552 warp preparers,dyers,finishers etc 37
553 553 sewing machinists etc 416
554 554 coach trimmers,upholsterers etc 74
555 555 shoe repairers etc 100
556 556 tailors & dressmakers 35
557 557 milliners,furriers etc 37
559 559 other textile workers nes 29
560 560 originators & compositors 60
561 561 printers 44
562 562 bookbinders & print finishers 36
563 563 screen printers 24
569 569 other printing & related trades nes 157
570 570 carpenters & joiners 646
571 571 cabinet makers 75
572 572 case & box makers 6
573 573 pattern makers (moulds) 11
579 579 other woodworking trades nes 45
580 580 bakers,flour confectioners 104
581 581 butchers,meat cutters 128
582 582 fishmongers,poultry dressers 38
590 590 glass product & ceramics makers 94
591 591 glass product & ceramic finishers 42
592 592 dental technicians 19
593 593 music instrument makers,piano tuners 9
594 594 gardeners,groundspersons 333
595 595 horticultural trades 121
596 596 coach painters,other spray painters 104
597 597 face trained coalmining workers etc. 43
598 598 other machinery mechanics 20
599 599 other craft & related occupations ne 68
600 600 NCOs & other ranks, UK armed forces 210
601 601 NCOs & other ranks,non-UK forces 32
610 610 police officers (sergeant & below) 385
611 611 firemen (leading officer & below) 114
612 612 prison officers (below principal) 69
613 613 customs,immigration officers 32
614 614 traffic wardens 9
615 615 security guards etc 320
619 619 other security personnel nes 77
620 620 chefs,cooks 568
621 621 waiters,waitresses 414
622 622 bar staff 416
630 630 travel & flight attendants 111
631 631 railway station staff 36
640 640 assistant nurses & auxiliaries 555
641 641 hospital ward assistants 71
642 642 ambulance staff 62
643 643 dental nurses 97
644 644 care assistants & attendants 998
650 650 nursery nurses 198
651 651 playgroup leaders 74
652 652 educational assistants 200
659 659 other childcare occupations nes 610
660 660 hairdressers,barbers 399
661 661 beauticians & related occupations 51
670 670 domestic housekeepers etc 43
671 671 housekeepers (non-domestic) 17
672 672 caretakers 194
673 673 launderers,dry cleaners etc 122
690 690 undertakers 20
691 691 bookmakers 34
699 699 other personal services nes 202
700 700 buyers (retail trade) 29
701 701 buyers etc (non-retail) 110
702 702 importers & exporters 19
703 703 air,commodity & ship brokers 21
710 710 technical & wholesale sales reps 612
719 719 other sales representatives nes 344
720 720 sales assistants 3033
721 721 retail cash & check-out operators 550
722 722 petrol pump forecourt attendants 35
730 730 collectors & credit agents 80
731 731 rounds & van salespersons 166
732 732 market,street traders etc 100
733 733 scrap dealers etc 15
790 790 merchandisers 47
791 791 window dressers, floral arrangers 53
792 792 telephone salespersons 109
800 800 bakery etc process operatives 78
801 801 brewery etc process operatives 13
802 802 tobacco process operatives 10
809 809 other food etc process operatives 288
810 810 tannery production operatives 16
811 811 preparatory fibre processors 9
812 812 spinners,doublers,twisters 22
813 813 winders,reelers 25
814 814 other textiles operatives 46
820 820 other chemical etc operatives nes 195
821 821 paper,wood etc process operatives 34
822 822 cutting etc machine operatives 32
823 823 glass,ceramics furnace operatives 12
824 824 rubber etc process operatives 63
825 825 plastic operatives etc 173
826 826 synthetic fibre makers 9
829 829 other chemical etc operatives 36
830 830 furnace operatives (metal) 19
831 831 metal drawers 11
832 832 rollers 6
833 833 annealers,hardeners etc (metal) 8
834 834 electroplaters etc 15
839 839 other metal process operatives nes 49
840 840 machine tool operatives 227
841 841 automatic machine operatives 74
842 842 metal polishers 17
843 843 metal dressing operatives 16
844 844 shot blasters 8
850 850 assemblers etc (electronic goods) 257
851 851 assemblers etc (vehicles,metal) 147
859 859 other assemblers etc nes 135
860 860 inspectors etc(metal,electrical) 213
861 861 inspectors etc(other goods) 145
862 862 packers,bottlers etc 477
863 863 weighers,graders,sorters 60
864 864 routine laboratory testers 55
869 869 other routine operatives nes 47
870 870 bus inspectors 6
871 871 road transport depot inspectors etc 20
872 872 drivers of road goods vehicles 1162
873 873 bus & coach drivers 304
874 874 cab drivers & chauffeurs 326
875 875 bus conductors 5
880 880 seafarers (merchant navy) etc 35
881 881 railway inspectors,guards etc 39
882 882 railway engine drivers etc 53
883 883 railway signal etc operatives 19
884 884 shunters & points operatives 8
885 885 mechanical plant drivers etc 112
886 886 crane drivers 61
887 887 forklift & mechanical truck drivers 220
889 889 other transport & machinery ops nes 63
890 890 washers etc in mines & quarries 5
891 891 printing machine minders 122
892 892 water etc plant attendants 33
893 893 energy etc plant operatives 36
894 894 lubricators etc 22
895 895 service pipe layers & jointers 40
896 896 construction operatives 161
897 897 woodworking machine operatives 104
898 898 mine & quarry workers (non-coal) 31
899 899 other machine etc operatives nes 231
900 900 farm workers 349
901 901 farm machinery drivers etc 44
902 902 other related farming occupations 114
903 903 fishing & related workers 25
904 904 forestry workers 40
910 910 coal mine labourers 13
911 911 foundry labourers 13
912 912 engineering etc labourers 49
913 913 fitters mates (metal,electric) 69
919 919 making,processing labourers 61
920 920 woodworkers mates 15
921 921 building trade mates 27
922 922 rail construction etc workers 45
923 923 road construction etc workers 66
924 924 paviours,kerb layers 8
929 925 other building etc labourers 260
930 930 stevedores,dockers 26
931 931 goods porters 212
932 932 slingers 5
933 933 refuse & salvage collectors 54
934 934 drivers mates 5
940 940 postal workers,mail sorters 427
941 941 messengers,couriers 224
950 950 hospital porters 55
951 951 hotel porters 25
952 952 Kitchen porters 416
953 953 catering assistants 532
954 954 shelf fillers 146
955 955 lift & car park attendants 17
956 956 window cleaners 71
957 957 road sweepers 16
958 958 cleaners,domestics 2141
959 959 other sales,service occupations 40
990 990 all other labourers etc 230
999 999 all others (miscellaneous) 28
-9 Does not apply 84389
-8 No answer 151
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, July - September, 1993
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