Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 1992

Variable Details

Variablesocmain
LabelOccupation (main job)
Responses
100 100 gen managers - national government 44
101 101 gen managers - large organisations 432
102 102 gen managers - local government 319
103 103 administrators - national government 159
110 110 production,works managers 737
111 111 building/contract managers 273
112 112 clerks of works 17
113 113 mining & energy managers 34
120 120 treasurers & financial managers 269
121 121 marketing & sales managers 1158
122 122 purchasing managers 77
123 123 advertising etc managers 130
124 124 personnel,training etc managers 228
125 125 organisational managers 21
126 126 computer systems etc managers 277
127 127 company secretaries 226
130 130 credit controllers 120
131 131 banking etc managers (bar self-emp) 268
132 132 Civil Service executive officers 204
139 139 other financial etc managers nes 643
140 140 transport managers 153
141 141 stores controllers 155
142 142 warehouse etc managers 159
150 150 officers in UK armed forces 67
151 151 officers in non-UK armed forces 7
152 152 police officers - inspectors & above 21
153 153 firemen - station officers & above 25
154 154 prison principal officers and above 8
155 155 senior customs & excise etc officers 1
160 160 Farm owners & managers etc 547
169 169 other farming etc managers 51
170 170 property & estate managers 130
171 171 garage managers & proprietors 122
172 172 hairdressing managers & proprietors 37
173 173 hotel & accommodation managers 239
174 174 restaurant & catering managers 368
175 175 publicans, club stewards etc 199
176 176 entertainment & sports managers 140
177 177 travel agency managers 73
178 178 butchers/fishmongers managers etc 69
179 179 service industry managers etc 1581
190 190 trade union etc officials 98
191 191 education registrars etc 54
199 199 other managers & administrators nes 472
200 200 chemists 107
201 201 biological scientists & biochemists 138
202 202 physicists, geologists etc 49
209 209 other natural scientists nes 59
210 210 engineers - civil, structural etc 192
211 211 mechanical engineers 164
212 212 electrical engineers 105
213 213 electronic engineers 89
214 214 software engineers 167
215 215 chemical engineers 19
216 216 design & development engineers 225
217 217 process & production engineers 63
218 218 planning & quality control engineers 192
219 219 other engineers & technologists nes 183
220 220 medical practitioners 313
221 221 pharmacists,pharmacologists 88
222 222 ophthalmic opticians 19
223 223 dental practitioners 63
224 224 veterinarians 24
230 230 university,polytechnic teachers etc 205
231 231 further education teachers etc 321
232 232 education officers,school inspectors 50
233 233 secondary education teachers etc 886
234 234 primary,nursery education teachers 848
235 235 special education teachers etc 147
239 239 other teaching professionals nes 172
240 240 judges & officers of the court 14
241 241 barristers & advocates 38
242 242 solicitors 205
250 250 chartered & certified accountants 466
251 251 management accountants 100
252 252 actuaries,economists & statisticians 73
253 253 management,business consultants etc 121
260 260 architects 101
261 261 town planners 41
262 262 general practice surveyors 130
270 270 librarians 47
271 271 archivists & curators 17
290 290 psychologists 20
291 291 other social,behaviourial scientists 11
292 292 clergy 110
293 293 social workers,probation officers 332
300 300 laboratory technicians 234
301 301 engineering technicians 126
302 302 electrical,electronic technicians 44
303 303 architectural etc technicians 47
304 302 civil engineering etc technicians 33
309 309 other scientific technicians nes 144
310 310 draughtspersons 200
311 311 building inspectors 13
312 312 quantity surveyors 112
313 313 marine,insurance & other surveyors 12
320 320 computer analysts,programmers 501
330 330 air traffic planners & controllers 11
331 331 aircraft flight deck officers 36
332 332 ship & hovercraft officers 47
340 340 nurses 1275
341 341 midwives 100
342 342 medical radiographers 39
343 343 physiotherapists 74
344 344 chiropodists 30
345 345 dispensing opticians 17
346 346 medical,dental technicians etc 71
347 347 occupational & speech therapists etc 112
348 348 environmental health officers 26
349 349 other health professionals nes 37
350 350 legal service & related occupations 78
360 360 estimators,valuers 121
361 361 underwriters,claims assessors etc 379
362 362 taxation experts 66
363 363 personnel,industrial relations etc 150
364 364 organisational etc officers 88
370 370 matrons,houseparents 154
371 371 welfare,community & youth workers 209
380 380 authors,writers,journalists 227
381 381 artists,graphic designers etc 240
382 382 industrial designers 47
383 383 clothing designers 17
384 384 actors,stage managers etc 125
385 385 musicians 61
386 386 camera,sound etc equipment operators 109
387 387 athletes,sports officials etc 75
390 390 information officers 82
391 391 vocational & industrial trainers 203
392 392 careers advice etc specialists 54
393 393 driving instructors (excluding HGV) 72
394 394 factory inspectors etc 19
395 395 other statutory etc inspectors nes 18
396 396 occupational hygienists etc 37
399 399 other associate professionals nes 69
400 400 Civil Service administrative staff 481
401 401 local government clerical staff 423
410 410 accounts clerks,book-keepers etc 1793
411 411 counter clerks & cashiers 979
412 412 debt,rent & other cash collectors 98
420 420 filing and record clerks 802
421 421 library assistants etc 74
430 430 clerks nes 1555
440 440 stores,control clerks etc 117
441 441 storekeepers & warehousepersons 802
450 450 medical secretaries 89
451 451 legal secretaries 147
452 452 typists & word processor operators 319
459 459 other secretarial personnel nes 1487
460 460 receptionists 352
461 461 reception telephonists 245
462 462 telephone operators 117
463 463 radio & telegraph operators 60
490 490 computer etc operators 463
491 491 tracers,drawing office assistants 12
500 500 bricklayers,masons 243
501 501 roofers,tilers,cladders etc 84
502 502 plasterers 74
503 503 glaziers 47
504 504 builders,building contractors 318
505 505 scaffolders,steeplejacks etc 66
506 506 floor,carpet,wall etc fitters 76
507 507 painters & decorators 401
509 509 other construction trades nes 158
510 510 lathe,capstan etc operators 65
511 511 boring,drilling machine operators 18
512 512 grinding machine setters,operators 22
513 513 milling machine setters,operators 25
514 514 press setters,operators 11
515 515 tool makers,fitters etc 87
516 516 metal work,maintenance fitters 950
517 517 precision instrument makers etc 87
518 518 gold,precious stone etc workers 27
519 519 other setters,operators nes 103
520 520 electrical production fitters 57
521 521 electricians etc 714
522 522 electrical engineers (non-prof) 8
523 523 telephone fitters 144
524 524 cable jointers,lines repairers 61
525 525 radio,TV & video engineers 64
526 526 computer engineers etc 91
529 529 other electrical trades nes 167
530 530 smiths & forge workers 20
531 531 moulders,core makers,die casters 30
532 532 plumbers,heating etc engineers 398
533 533 sheet metal workers 90
534 534 metal plate workers,riveters etc 57
535 535 steel erectors 65
536 536 barbenders,steel fixers 10
537 537 welding trades 280
540 540 motor mechanics etc 584
541 541 coach & vehicle body builders 34
542 542 vehicle body repairers etc 66
543 543 auto electricians 43
544 544 tyre & exhaust fitters 24
550 550 weavers 21
551 551 knitters 45
552 552 warp preparers,dyers,finishers etc 52
553 553 sewing machinists etc 415
554 554 coach trimmers,upholsterers etc 62
555 555 shoe repairers etc 94
556 556 tailors & dressmakers 47
557 557 milliners,furriers etc 36
559 559 other textile workers nes 28
560 560 originators & compositors 61
561 561 printers 59
562 562 bookbinders & print finishers 36
563 563 screen printers 27
569 569 other printing & related trades nes 165
570 570 carpenters & joiners 676
571 571 cabinet makers 72
572 572 case & box makers 15
573 573 pattern makers (moulds) 11
579 579 other woodworking trades nes 35
580 580 bakers,flour confectioners 94
581 581 butchers,meat cutters 134
582 582 fishmongers,poultry dressers 39
590 590 glass product & ceramics makers 109
591 591 glass product & ceramic finishers 49
592 592 dental technicians 24
593 593 music instrument makers,piano tuners 8
594 594 gardeners,groundspersons 312
595 595 horticultural trades 111
596 596 coach painters,other spray painters 104
597 597 face trained coalmining workers etc. 64
598 598 other machinery mechanics 23
599 599 other craft & related occupations ne 75
600 600 NCOs & other ranks, UK armed forces 230
601 601 NCOs & other ranks,non-UK forces 47
610 610 police officers (sergeant & below) 427
611 611 firemen (leading officer & below) 119
612 612 prison officers (below principal) 71
613 613 customs,immigration officers 32
614 614 traffic wardens 16
615 615 security guards etc 322
619 619 other security personnel nes 72
620 620 chefs,cooks 592
621 621 waiters,waitresses 390
622 622 bar staff 437
630 630 travel & flight attendants 93
631 631 railway station staff 21
640 640 assistant nurses & auxiliaries 595
641 641 hospital ward assistants 89
642 642 ambulance staff 59
643 643 dental nurses 81
644 644 care assistants & attendants 880
650 650 nursery nurses 208
651 651 playgroup leaders 56
652 652 educational assistants 218
659 659 other childcare occupations nes 585
660 660 hairdressers,barbers 416
661 661 beauticians & related occupations 54
670 670 domestic housekeepers etc 30
671 671 housekeepers (non-domestic) 15
672 672 caretakers 203
673 673 launderers,dry cleaners etc 138
690 690 undertakers 21
691 691 bookmakers 29
699 699 other personal services nes 182
700 700 buyers (retail trade) 34
701 701 buyers etc (non-retail) 120
702 702 importers & exporters 34
703 703 air,commodity & ship brokers 17
710 710 technical & wholesale sales reps 578
719 719 other sales representatives nes 356
720 720 sales assistants 3057
721 721 retail cash & check-out operators 552
722 722 petrol pump forecourt attendants 34
730 730 collectors & credit agents 81
731 731 rounds & van salespersons 180
732 732 market,street traders etc 97
733 733 scrap dealers etc 12
790 790 merchandisers 48
791 791 window dressers, floral arrangers 65
792 792 telephone salespersons 86
800 800 bakery etc process operatives 83
801 801 brewery etc process operatives 11
802 802 tobacco process operatives 10
809 809 other food etc process operatives 301
810 810 tannery production operatives 12
811 811 preparatory fibre processors 16
812 812 spinners,doublers,twisters 18
813 813 winders,reelers 26
814 814 other textiles operatives 46
820 820 other chemical etc operatives nes 209
821 821 paper,wood etc process operatives 48
822 822 cutting etc machine operatives 21
823 823 glass,ceramics furnace operatives 12
824 824 rubber etc process operatives 64
825 825 plastic operatives etc 155
826 826 synthetic fibre makers 2
829 829 other chemical etc operatives 47
830 830 furnace operatives (metal) 26
831 831 metal drawers 11
832 832 rollers 8
833 833 annealers,hardeners etc (metal) 11
834 834 electroplaters etc 20
839 839 other metal process operatives nes 40
840 840 machine tool operatives 206
841 841 automatic machine operatives 77
842 842 metal polishers 9
843 843 metal dressing operatives 14
844 844 shot blasters 8
850 850 assemblers etc (electronic goods) 259
851 851 assemblers etc (vehicles,metal) 194
859 859 other assemblers etc nes 144
860 860 inspectors etc(metal,electrical) 199
861 861 inspectors etc(other goods) 125
862 862 packers,bottlers etc 466
863 863 weighers,graders,sorters 61
864 864 routine laboratory testers 56
869 869 other routine operatives nes 38
870 870 bus inspectors 6
871 871 road transport depot inspectors etc 22
872 872 drivers of road goods vehicles 1185
873 873 bus & coach drivers 274
874 874 cab drivers & chauffeurs 337
875 875 bus conductors 4
880 880 seafarers (merchant navy) etc 41
881 881 railway inspectors,guards etc 33
882 882 railway engine drivers etc 69
883 883 railway signal etc operatives 16
884 884 shunters & points operatives 13
885 885 mechanical plant drivers etc 111
886 886 crane drivers 44
887 887 forklift & mechanical truck drivers 242
889 889 other transport & machinery ops nes 93
890 890 washers etc in mines & quarries 7
891 891 printing machine minders 133
892 892 water etc plant attendants 39
893 893 energy etc plant operatives 45
894 894 lubricators etc 27
895 895 service pipe layers & jointers 35
896 896 construction operatives 190
897 897 woodworking machine operatives 80
898 898 mine & quarry workers (non-coal) 33
899 899 other machine etc operatives nes 233
900 900 farm workers 378
901 901 farm machinery drivers etc 45
902 902 other related farming occupations 90
903 903 fishing & related workers 25
904 904 forestry workers 50
910 910 coal mine labourers 16
911 911 foundry labourers 7
912 912 engineering etc labourers 60
913 913 fitters mates (metal,electric) 68
919 919 making,processing labourers 71
920 920 woodworkers mates 17
921 921 building trade mates 30
922 922 rail construction etc workers 48
923 923 road construction etc workers 70
924 924 paviours,kerb layers 11
929 925 other building etc labourers 282
930 930 stevedores,dockers 24
931 931 goods porters 202
932 932 slingers 5
933 933 refuse & salvage collectors 51
934 934 drivers mates 7
940 940 postal workers,mail sorters 433
941 941 messengers,couriers 212
950 950 hospital porters 49
951 951 hotel porters 21
952 952 Kitchen porters 454
953 953 catering assistants 530
954 954 shelf fillers 152
955 955 lift & car park attendants 17
956 956 window cleaners 66
957 957 road sweepers 22
958 958 cleaners,domestics 2084
959 959 other sales,service occupations 40
990 990 all other labourers etc 233
999 999 all others (miscellaneous) 25
-9 Does not apply 84807
-8 No answer 131
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 1992