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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 1993

Variable Details

Variablesocmain
LabelOccupation (main job)
Responses
100 100 gen managers - national government 32
101 101 gen managers - large organisations 363
102 102 gen managers - local government 303
103 103 administrators - national government 184
110 110 production,works managers 785
111 111 building/contract managers 281
112 112 clerks of works 22
113 113 mining & energy managers 24
120 120 treasurers & financial managers 232
121 121 marketing & sales managers 1142
122 122 purchasing managers 75
123 123 advertising etc managers 125
124 124 personnel,training etc managers 288
125 125 organisational managers 34
126 126 computer systems etc managers 285
127 127 company secretaries 225
130 130 credit controllers 109
131 131 banking etc managers (bar self-emp) 247
132 132 Civil Service executive officers 191
139 139 other financial etc managers nes 649
140 140 transport managers 180
141 141 stores controllers 158
142 142 warehouse etc managers 182
150 150 officers in UK armed forces 61
151 151 officers in non-UK armed forces 6
152 152 police officers - inspectors & above 30
153 153 firemen - station officers & above 30
154 154 prison principal officers and above 5
155 155 senior customs & excise etc officers 4
160 160 Farm owners & managers etc 495
169 169 other farming etc managers 54
170 170 property & estate managers 147
171 171 garage managers & proprietors 136
172 172 hairdressing managers & proprietors 30
173 173 hotel & accommodation managers 204
174 174 restaurant & catering managers 343
175 175 publicans, club stewards etc 209
176 176 entertainment & sports managers 98
177 177 travel agency managers 70
178 178 butchers/fishmongers managers etc 59
179 179 service industry managers etc 1543
190 190 trade union etc officials 83
191 191 education registrars etc 56
199 199 other managers & administrators nes 506
200 200 chemists 83
201 201 biological scientists & biochemists 155
202 202 physicists, geologists etc 44
209 209 other natural scientists nes 69
210 210 engineers - civil, structural etc 195
211 211 mechanical engineers 166
212 212 electrical engineers 76
213 213 electronic engineers 70
214 214 software engineers 151
215 215 chemical engineers 23
216 216 design & development engineers 211
217 217 process & production engineers 57
218 218 planning & quality control engineers 170
219 219 other engineers & technologists nes 171
220 220 medical practitioners 298
221 221 pharmacists,pharmacologists 73
222 222 ophthalmic opticians 12
223 223 dental practitioners 53
224 224 veterinarians 23
230 230 university,polytechnic teachers etc 260
231 231 further education teachers etc 340
232 232 education officers,school inspectors 34
233 233 secondary education teachers etc 897
234 234 primary,nursery education teachers 879
235 235 special education teachers etc 129
239 239 other teaching professionals nes 171
240 240 judges & officers of the court 19
241 241 barristers & advocates 27
242 242 solicitors 204
250 250 chartered & certified accountants 424
251 251 management accountants 93
252 252 actuaries,economists & statisticians 67
253 253 management,business consultants etc 108
260 260 architects 87
261 261 town planners 38
262 262 general practice surveyors 153
270 270 librarians 43
271 271 archivists & curators 25
290 290 psychologists 21
291 291 other social,behaviourial scientists 5
292 292 clergy 117
293 293 social workers,probation officers 336
300 300 laboratory technicians 224
301 301 engineering technicians 130
302 302 electrical,electronic technicians 63
303 303 architectural etc technicians 54
304 302 civil engineering etc technicians 29
309 309 other scientific technicians nes 151
310 310 draughtspersons 171
311 311 building inspectors 18
312 312 quantity surveyors 86
313 313 marine,insurance & other surveyors 11
320 320 computer analysts,programmers 461
330 330 air traffic planners & controllers 13
331 331 aircraft flight deck officers 33
332 332 ship & hovercraft officers 47
340 340 nurses 1304
341 341 midwives 93
342 342 medical radiographers 44
343 343 physiotherapists 73
344 344 chiropodists 29
345 345 dispensing opticians 20
346 346 medical,dental technicians etc 84
347 347 occupational & speech therapists etc 125
348 348 environmental health officers 35
349 349 other health professionals nes 30
350 350 legal service & related occupations 79
360 360 estimators,valuers 101
361 361 underwriters,claims assessors etc 378
362 362 taxation experts 51
363 363 personnel,industrial relations etc 146
364 364 organisational etc officers 90
370 370 matrons,houseparents 140
371 371 welfare,community & youth workers 235
380 380 authors,writers,journalists 235
381 381 artists,graphic designers etc 236
382 382 industrial designers 48
383 383 clothing designers 24
384 384 actors,stage managers etc 125
385 385 musicians 51
386 386 camera,sound etc equipment operators 127
387 387 athletes,sports officials etc 86
390 390 information officers 65
391 391 vocational & industrial trainers 196
392 392 careers advice etc specialists 48
393 393 driving instructors (excluding HGV) 58
394 394 factory inspectors etc 16
395 395 other statutory etc inspectors nes 19
396 396 occupational hygienists etc 41
399 399 other associate professionals nes 89
400 400 Civil Service administrative staff 482
401 401 local government clerical staff 404
410 410 accounts clerks,book-keepers etc 1690
411 411 counter clerks & cashiers 904
412 412 debt,rent & other cash collectors 100
420 420 filing and record clerks 760
421 421 library assistants etc 86
430 430 clerks nes 1572
440 440 stores,control clerks etc 113
441 441 storekeepers & warehousepersons 844
450 450 medical secretaries 85
451 451 legal secretaries 138
452 452 typists & word processor operators 258
459 459 other secretarial personnel nes 1414
460 460 receptionists 378
461 461 reception telephonists 223
462 462 telephone operators 105
463 463 radio & telegraph operators 70
490 490 computer etc operators 438
491 491 tracers,drawing office assistants 3
500 500 bricklayers,masons 259
501 501 roofers,tilers,cladders etc 98
502 502 plasterers 101
503 503 glaziers 42
504 504 builders,building contractors 344
505 505 scaffolders,steeplejacks etc 53
506 506 floor,carpet,wall etc fitters 84
507 507 painters & decorators 372
509 509 other construction trades nes 138
510 510 lathe,capstan etc operators 48
511 511 boring,drilling machine operators 17
512 512 grinding machine setters,operators 27
513 513 milling machine setters,operators 22
514 514 press setters,operators 17
515 515 tool makers,fitters etc 72
516 516 metal work,maintenance fitters 963
517 517 precision instrument makers etc 70
518 518 gold,precious stone etc workers 22
519 519 other setters,operators nes 83
520 520 electrical production fitters 61
521 521 electricians etc 648
522 522 electrical engineers (non-prof) 11
523 523 telephone fitters 114
524 524 cable jointers,lines repairers 52
525 525 radio,TV & video engineers 59
526 526 computer engineers etc 89
529 529 other electrical trades nes 191
530 530 smiths & forge workers 27
531 531 moulders,core makers,die casters 21
532 532 plumbers,heating etc engineers 380
533 533 sheet metal workers 78
534 534 metal plate workers,riveters etc 65
535 535 steel erectors 47
536 536 barbenders,steel fixers 14
537 537 welding trades 252
540 540 motor mechanics etc 563
541 541 coach & vehicle body builders 27
542 542 vehicle body repairers etc 71
543 543 auto electricians 30
544 544 tyre & exhaust fitters 35
550 550 weavers 20
551 551 knitters 29
552 552 warp preparers,dyers,finishers etc 39
553 553 sewing machinists etc 410
554 554 coach trimmers,upholsterers etc 68
555 555 shoe repairers etc 106
556 556 tailors & dressmakers 34
557 557 milliners,furriers etc 46
559 559 other textile workers nes 28
560 560 originators & compositors 65
561 561 printers 52
562 562 bookbinders & print finishers 32
563 563 screen printers 25
569 569 other printing & related trades nes 153
570 570 carpenters & joiners 646
571 571 cabinet makers 74
572 572 case & box makers 4
573 573 pattern makers (moulds) 6
579 579 other woodworking trades nes 41
580 580 bakers,flour confectioners 103
581 581 butchers,meat cutters 128
582 582 fishmongers,poultry dressers 35
590 590 glass product & ceramics makers 88
591 591 glass product & ceramic finishers 37
592 592 dental technicians 17
593 593 music instrument makers,piano tuners 14
594 594 gardeners,groundspersons 306
595 595 horticultural trades 104
596 596 coach painters,other spray painters 106
597 597 face trained coalmining workers etc. 38
598 598 other machinery mechanics 24
599 599 other craft & related occupations ne 69
600 600 NCOs & other ranks, UK armed forces 196
601 601 NCOs & other ranks,non-UK forces 34
610 610 police officers (sergeant & below) 380
611 611 firemen (leading officer & below) 127
612 612 prison officers (below principal) 67
613 613 customs,immigration officers 32
614 614 traffic wardens 9
615 615 security guards etc 297
619 619 other security personnel nes 78
620 620 chefs,cooks 552
621 621 waiters,waitresses 414
622 622 bar staff 412
630 630 travel & flight attendants 115
631 631 railway station staff 35
640 640 assistant nurses & auxiliaries 531
641 641 hospital ward assistants 72
642 642 ambulance staff 65
643 643 dental nurses 94
644 644 care assistants & attendants 999
650 650 nursery nurses 202
651 651 playgroup leaders 69
652 652 educational assistants 213
659 659 other childcare occupations nes 619
660 660 hairdressers,barbers 394
661 661 beauticians & related occupations 48
670 670 domestic housekeepers etc 43
671 671 housekeepers (non-domestic) 17
672 672 caretakers 200
673 673 launderers,dry cleaners etc 118
690 690 undertakers 14
691 691 bookmakers 40
699 699 other personal services nes 178
700 700 buyers (retail trade) 34
701 701 buyers etc (non-retail) 110
702 702 importers & exporters 20
703 703 air,commodity & ship brokers 17
710 710 technical & wholesale sales reps 585
719 719 other sales representatives nes 354
720 720 sales assistants 3031
721 721 retail cash & check-out operators 556
722 722 petrol pump forecourt attendants 29
730 730 collectors & credit agents 72
731 731 rounds & van salespersons 148
732 732 market,street traders etc 98
733 733 scrap dealers etc 14
790 790 merchandisers 48
791 791 window dressers, floral arrangers 51
792 792 telephone salespersons 122
800 800 bakery etc process operatives 84
801 801 brewery etc process operatives 15
802 802 tobacco process operatives 11
809 809 other food etc process operatives 292
810 810 tannery production operatives 17
811 811 preparatory fibre processors 8
812 812 spinners,doublers,twisters 20
813 813 winders,reelers 26
814 814 other textiles operatives 51
820 820 other chemical etc operatives nes 190
821 821 paper,wood etc process operatives 32
822 822 cutting etc machine operatives 36
823 823 glass,ceramics furnace operatives 13
824 824 rubber etc process operatives 60
825 825 plastic operatives etc 182
826 826 synthetic fibre makers 6
829 829 other chemical etc operatives 35
830 830 furnace operatives (metal) 18
831 831 metal drawers 12
832 832 rollers 8
833 833 annealers,hardeners etc (metal) 9
834 834 electroplaters etc 14
839 839 other metal process operatives nes 56
840 840 machine tool operatives 215
841 841 automatic machine operatives 68
842 842 metal polishers 15
843 843 metal dressing operatives 17
844 844 shot blasters 9
850 850 assemblers etc (electronic goods) 252
851 851 assemblers etc (vehicles,metal) 158
859 859 other assemblers etc nes 144
860 860 inspectors etc(metal,electrical) 208
861 861 inspectors etc(other goods) 137
862 862 packers,bottlers etc 479
863 863 weighers,graders,sorters 63
864 864 routine laboratory testers 50
869 869 other routine operatives nes 49
870 870 bus inspectors 7
871 871 road transport depot inspectors etc 20
872 872 drivers of road goods vehicles 1122
873 873 bus & coach drivers 298
874 874 cab drivers & chauffeurs 327
875 875 bus conductors 7
880 880 seafarers (merchant navy) etc 25
881 881 railway inspectors,guards etc 37
882 882 railway engine drivers etc 49
883 883 railway signal etc operatives 23
884 884 shunters & points operatives 8
885 885 mechanical plant drivers etc 124
886 886 crane drivers 62
887 887 forklift & mechanical truck drivers 219
889 889 other transport & machinery ops nes 72
890 890 washers etc in mines & quarries 5
891 891 printing machine minders 101
892 892 water etc plant attendants 34
893 893 energy etc plant operatives 37
894 894 lubricators etc 18
895 895 service pipe layers & jointers 31
896 896 construction operatives 181
897 897 woodworking machine operatives 103
898 898 mine & quarry workers (non-coal) 29
899 899 other machine etc operatives nes 221
900 900 farm workers 345
901 901 farm machinery drivers etc 42
902 902 other related farming occupations 93
903 903 fishing & related workers 27
904 904 forestry workers 38
910 910 coal mine labourers 11
911 911 foundry labourers 14
912 912 engineering etc labourers 41
913 913 fitters mates (metal,electric) 66
919 919 making,processing labourers 55
920 920 woodworkers mates 13
921 921 building trade mates 26
922 922 rail construction etc workers 45
923 923 road construction etc workers 62
924 924 paviours,kerb layers 10
929 925 other building etc labourers 276
930 930 stevedores,dockers 17
931 931 goods porters 200
932 932 slingers 4
933 933 refuse & salvage collectors 38
934 934 drivers mates 9
940 940 postal workers,mail sorters 440
941 941 messengers,couriers 216
950 950 hospital porters 50
951 951 hotel porters 24
952 952 Kitchen porters 390
953 953 catering assistants 534
954 954 shelf fillers 160
955 955 lift & car park attendants 19
956 956 window cleaners 80
957 957 road sweepers 15
958 958 cleaners,domestics 2158
959 959 other sales,service occupations 46
990 990 all other labourers etc 220
999 999 all others (miscellaneous) 27
-9 Does not apply 84578
-8 No answer 122
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 1993
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