Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Labour Force Survey Two-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, July - December, 2002

Variable Details

VariableSOC2KM1
LabelOccupation (main job)
Responses
1111 1111 Senior officials in national gov 20
1112 1112 Directors & chief execs of maj orgs 66
1113 1113 Senior officials in local gov 38
1114 1114 Sen. officials spec interest orgs 29
1121 1121 Prod. works & maintenance managers 590
1122 1122 Managers in construction 255
1123 1123 Managers in mining and energy 19
1131 1131 Financial managers & chartered secs 277
1132 1132 Marketing and sales managers 677
1133 1133 Purchasing managers 55
1134 1134 Advertising & public rel managers 59
1135 1135 Pers training & ind rel mngers 172
1136 1136 Info & communication technol mngers 338
1137 1137 Research and development managers 77
1141 1141 Quality assurance managers 68
1142 1142 Customer care managers 107
1151 1151 Financial institution managers 190
1152 1152 Office managers 339
1161 1161 Transport and distribution managers 114
1162 1162 Storage and warehouse managers 90
1163 1163 Retail and wholesale managers 538
1171 1171 Officers in armed forces 30
1172 1172 Police officers (inspectrs & above) 22
1173 1173 Snr officers fire, amb, prson et al 20
1174 1174 Security managers 26
1181 1181 Hospital and health service mngers 75
1182 1182 Pharmacy managers 15
1183 1183 Healthcare practice managers 34
1184 1184 Social services managers 53
1185 1185 Residential and day care managers 79
1211 1211 Farm managers 33
1212 1212 Natural environ & cons managers 9
1219 1219 Mngr anml hsbndry, frst, fish nec. 17
1221 1221 Hotel and accommodation managers 61
1222 1222 Conference and exhibition managers 15
1223 1223 Restaurant and catering managers 191
1224 1224 Publicans & managrs licensed prmses 67
1225 1225 Leisure and sports managers 61
1226 1226 Travel agency managers 9
1231 1231 Property, housing and land managers 133
1232 1232 Garage managers and proprietors 56
1233 1233 Hairdrs & beauty slon mngr & props 44
1234 1234 Shopkprs, wholesale & retail dealrs 256
1235 1235 Recyc and refuse disposal managers 9
1239 1239 Mngers and prop. In other srvcs NEC 217
2111 2111 Chemists 37
2112 2112 Bio scientists and biochemists 95
2113 2113 Physts, geologists & meteorologists 23
2121 2121 Civil engineers 91
2122 2122 Mechanical engineers 78
2123 2123 Electrical engineers 48
2124 2124 Electronics engineers 61
2125 2125 Chemical engineers 12
2126 2126 Design and development engineers 109
2127 2127 Production and process engineers 71
2128 2128 Planning and qlty control engineers 46
2129 2129 Engineering professionals n.e.c. 109
2131 2131 IT strategy and planning prfsnals 162
2132 2132 Software professionals 382
2211 2211 Medical practitioners 223
2212 2212 Psychologists 22
2213 2213 Pharmacists & pharmacologists 32
2214 2214 Ophthalmic opticians 30
2215 2215 Dental practitioners 36
2216 2216 Veterinarians 19
2311 2311 Higher education teaching prfsnals 173
2312 2312 Further education teaching prfsnals 183
2313 2313 Education officers,school inspectrs 29
2314 2314 Secondary eductn teaching prfsnals 503
2315 2315 Prim & nurs eductn teaching profs 504
2316 2316 Spec needs education teaching profs 112
2317 2317 Registrs & sen admins ed establish 47
2319 2319 Teaching professionals n.e.c. 166
2321 2321 Scientific researchers 24
2322 2322 Social science researchers 16
2329 2329 Researchers n.e.c. 49
2411 2411 Solic & lawyers, judges & coroners 148
2419 2419 Legal professionals n.e.c. 30
2421 2421 Chartered and certified accountants 190
2422 2422 Management accountants 83
2423 2423 Mngmnt cons, actuar, econs & statn 188
2431 2431 Architects 62
2432 2432 Town planners 24
2433 2433 Quantity surveyors 48
2434 2434 Chartrd surveyors (not qntity surv) 73
2441 2441 Public service administrative profs 39
2442 2442 Social workers 128
2443 2443 Probation officers 12
2444 2444 Clergy 45
2451 2451 Librarians 41
2452 2452 Archivists and curators 14
3111 3111 Laboratory technicians 98
3112 3112 Electrical & electronic technicians 47
3113 3113 Engineering technicians 110
3114 3114 Build & civil eng technicians 36
3115 3115 Quality assurance technicians 34
3119 3119 Science & eng technicians n.e.c. 75
3121 3121 Archt technols & town plan technics 19
3122 3122 Draughtspersons 70
3123 3123 Building inspectors 4
3131 3131 IT operations technicians 173
3132 3132 IT user support technicians 83
3211 3211 Nurses 760
3212 3212 Midwives 68
3213 3213 Paramedics 20
3214 3214 Medical radiographers 27
3215 3215 Chiropodists 16
3216 3216 Dispensing opticians 12
3217 3217 Pharmaceutical dispensers 43
3218 3218 Medical and dental technicians 46
3221 3221 Physiotherapists 45
3222 3222 Occupational therapists 38
3223 3223 Speech and language therapists 16
3229 3229 Therapists n.e.c. 60
3231 3231 Youth and community workers 103
3232 3232 Housing and welfare officers 176
3311 3311 NCOs and other ranks 97
3312 3312 Police offcrs (sergeant and below) 201
3313 3313 Fire serv off (leading off & below) 72
3314 3314 Prison serv off (below princ off) 38
3319 3319 Protective servcs assoc prfsnls NEC 34
3411 3411 Artists 39
3412 3412 Authors, writers 69
3413 3413 Actors, entertainers 29
3414 3414 Dancers and choreographers 2
3415 3415 Musicians 37
3416 3416 Arts officrs, prdcers and directors 32
3421 3421 Graphic designers 102
3422 3422 Product, clothing & related dsgners 62
3431 3431 Journalists, newsppr & period eds 75
3432 3432 Broadcasting associate prfssnals 51
3433 3433 Public relations officers 31
3434 3434 Photo. & audio-visual equip operats 62
3441 3441 Sports players 11
3442 3442 Sports coaches, instruc & officials 43
3443 3443 Fitness instructors 31
3449 3449 Sports and fitness occupations nec. 13
3511 3511 Air traffic controllers 12
3512 3512 Aircraft pilots and flight enginrs 20
3513 3513 Ship and hovercraft officers 26
3514 3514 Train drivers 25
3520 3520 Legal associate professionals 53
3529 3529 Legal associate professionals N.E.C 0
3531 3531 Estimators, valuers and assessors 95
3532 3532 Brokers 57
3533 3533 Insurance underwriters 25
3534 3534 Fin. & invest. analyst & advisers 187
3535 3535 Taxation experts 42
3536 3536 Importers, exporters 10
3537 3537 Financial and accounting techs 44
3539 3539 Business & related assoc profs nec. 142
3541 3541 Buyers and purchasing officers 99
3542 3542 Sales representatives 342
3543 3543 Marketing associate professionals 150
3544 3544 Estate agents, auctioneers 34
3551 3551 Conservat & environ protection offs 27
3552 3552 Countryside and park rangers 8
3561 3561 Public serv associate professionals 85
3562 3562 Personnel & ind relations offs 177
3563 3563 Vocatn & indust trainrs & instrctrs 197
3564 3564 Car. advis & voction guidnce spcils 33
3565 3565 Inspcts fact, utils & trdng stndrds 10
3566 3566 Statutory examiners 17
3567 3567 Occupl hygnists & health sfty offs 36
3568 3568 Environmental health officers 18
4111 4111 Civil Service executive officers 128
4112 4112 Civil Serv admin offcrs and assists 344
4113 4113 Local gov clerical offs & assists 323
4114 4114 Officers non-gov organisations 67
4121 4121 Credit controllers 79
4122 4122 Accnts wages clerk, bookkeeper 867
4123 4123 Counter clerks 317
4131 4131 Filng & othr recrds assists & clrks 266
4132 4132 Pensions and insurance clrks 146
4133 4133 Stock control clerks 197
4134 4134 Transport and distribution clerks 78
4135 4135 Library assistants & clerks 51
4136 4136 Database assistants & clerks 130
4137 4137 Market research interviewers 35
4141 4141 Telephonists 48
4142 4142 Communication operators 35
4150 4150 General office assistants or clerks 960
4211 4211 Medical secretaries 107
4212 4212 Legal secretaries 87
4213 4213 School secretaries 109
4214 4214 Company secretaries 48
4215 4215 Personal assists & othr secretaries 585
4216 4216 Receptionists 369
4217 4217 Typists 28
5111 5111 Farmers 126
5112 5112 Horticultural trades 30
5113 5113 Gardeners and grounds(wo)men 244
5119 5119 Agricult and fishing trades n.e.c. 43
5211 5211 Smiths and forge workers 11
5212 5212 Moulders, core makers, die casters 17
5213 5213 Sheet metal workers 39
5214 5214 Mtl plate wrkrs, shipwrig, riveters 21
5215 5215 Welding trades 127
5216 5216 Pipe fitters 25
5221 5221 Metal mach setter & setter-operator 143
5222 5222 Tool mkrs, tool fters & markers-out 55
5223 5223 Mtl working prod & maintnce fitter 404
5224 5224 Prec instrument makers & repairers 34
5231 5231 Motor mechanics, auto engineers 289
5232 5232 Vehicle body builders and repairers 46
5233 5233 Auto electricians 13
5234 5234 Vehicle spray painters 31
5241 5241 Electricians, electrical fitters 359
5242 5242 Telecommunications engineers 68
5243 5243 Lines repairers and cable jointers 18
5244 5244 TV, video and audio engineers 17
5245 5245 Comp engineer, installn & maintnce 61
5249 5249 Elec & electronic engineer n.e.c. 139
5311 5311 Steel erectors 15
5312 5312 Bricklayers, masons 123
5313 5313 Roofers, roof tilers and slaters 50
5314 5314 Plumb, hea & ventilating engineers 233
5315 5315 Carpenters and joiners 292
5316 5316 Glaziers, window fabric and fitters 86
5319 5319 Construction trades n.e.c. 281
5321 5321 Plasterers 56
5322 5322 Floorers and wall tilers 61
5323 5323 Painters and decorators 211
5411 5411 Weavers and knitters 13
5412 5412 Upholsterers 28
5413 5413 Leather and related trades 13
5414 5414 Tailors and dressmakers 15
5419 5419 Text, garment & related trades nec. 9
5421 5421 Origntrs, compositors & print preps 13
5422 5422 Printers 58
5423 5423 Bookbinders and print finishers 34
5424 5424 Screen printers 7
5431 5431 Butchers, meat cutters 51
5432 5432 Bakers, flour confectioners 42
5433 5433 Fishmongers, poultry dressers 13
5434 5434 Chefs, cooks 326
5491 5491 Glss & cermic mkr, decortr, finshr 41
5492 5492 Furntre mkr, other crft woodworkers 71
5493 5493 Pattern makers (moulds) 12
5494 5494 Musicl instrument makers and tuners 4
5495 5495 Goldsmth, slvrsmth, prec stone wrkr 13
5496 5496 Floral arrangers, florists 18
5499 5499 Hand craft occupations n.e.c. 19
6111 6111 Nursing auxiliaries and assistants 302
6112 6112 Amb staff (excluding paramedics) 21
6113 6113 Dental nurses 42
6114 6114 Houseprnts and residential wardens 53
6115 6115 Care assistants and home carers 779
6121 6121 Nursery nurses 188
6122 6122 Childminders and rel occupations 177
6123 6123 Playgroup leaders & assistants 93
6124 6124 Educational assistants 476
6131 6131 Veterinary nurses and assistants 16
6139 6139 Animal care occupations n.e.c. 55
6211 6211 Sports and leisure assistants 70
6212 6212 Travel agents 57
6213 6213 Travel and tour guides 22
6214 6214 Air travel assistants 34
6215 6215 Rail travel assistants 14
6219 6219 Leisure & travel serv occuptns nec. 20
6221 6221 Hairdressers, barbers 212
6222 6222 Beauticians and related occupations 45
6231 6231 Housekprs and related occupations 60
6232 6232 Caretakers 126
6291 6291 Undertakers and mortuary assistants 21
6292 6292 Pest control officers 10
7111 7111 Sales and retail assistants 1757
7112 7112 Ret cashiers and check-out operator 447
7113 7113 Telephone salespersons 85
7121 7121 Collector salsprsns and cred agents 32
7122 7122 Debt, rent and other cash collectrs 59
7123 7123 Rounds(wo)men and van salespersons 39
7124 7124 Mrkt and street traders and assist 35
7125 7125 Merchandisers and window dressers 37
7129 7129 Sales related occupations n.e.c. 128
7211 7211 Call centre agents & operators 94
7212 7212 Customer care occupations 362
8111 8111 Food, drink & tobac process operat 258
8112 8112 Glass and ceramics process oprties 17
8113 8113 Textile process operatives 28
8114 8114 Chem and related process operatives 87
8115 8115 Rubber process operatives 17
8116 8116 Plastics process operatives 76
8117 8117 Mtl mkng & treating procss operatve 37
8118 8118 Electroplaters 10
8119 8119 Process operatives n.e.c. 41
8121 8121 Paper and wood machine operatives 74
8122 8122 Coal mine operatives 6
8123 8123 Quarry workers and related oprtives 19
8124 8124 Energy plant operatives 16
8125 8125 Metal working machine operatives 141
8126 8126 Water and sewerage plant operatives 13
8129 8129 Plant and machine operatives n.e.c. 56
8131 8131 Assemblers (electrical products) 111
8132 8132 Assemblers (veh and metal goods) 81
8133 8133 Routine inspectors and testers 134
8134 8134 Weighers, graders, sorters 22
8135 8135 Tyre, exhaust and windscrn fitters 28
8136 8136 Clothing cutters 19
8137 8137 Sewing machinists 111
8138 8138 Routine laboratory testers 24
8139 8139 Assemblers and routine oprtves nec. 114
8141 8141 Scaffolders, stagers, riggers 26
8142 8142 Road construction operatives 39
8143 8143 Rail constructn & maintnce oprtives 13
8149 8149 Construction operatives n.e.c. 117
8211 8211 Heavy goods vehicle drivers 488
8212 8212 Van drivers 249
8213 8213 Bus and coach drivers 179
8214 8214 Taxi, cab drivers and chauffeurs 220
8215 8215 Driving instructors 38
8216 8216 Rail transport operatives 24
8217 8217 Seafrer (m navy), brge, lght, boat 17
8218 8218 Air transport operatives 17
8219 8219 Transport operatives n.e.c. 26
8221 8221 Crane drivers 24
8222 8222 Fork-lift truck drivers 130
8223 8223 Agricultural machinery drivers 11
8229 8229 Mobile machine drivers & operatives 83
9111 9111 Farm workers 88
9112 9112 Forestry workers 16
9119 9119 Fishng & agric reltd occupatns nec. 40
9121 9121 Labrers build & woodworking trades 232
9129 9129 Lab oth const trades n.e.c. 31
9131 9131 Labourers in foundries 8
9132 9132 Indust cleaning process occupations 28
9133 9133 Printing machine minders and assist 32
9134 9134 Packers, bottlers, canners, fillers 239
9139 9139 Labrs process & plant opertns nec. 124
9141 9141 Stevadores, dockers and slingers 10
9149 9149 Oth good hndlng & storage occup nec 514
9211 9211 Post wrkr, mail sort, msngr, courir 305
9219 9219 Elementary office occupatns n.e.c. 70
9221 9221 Hospital porters 22
9222 9222 Hotel porters 11
9223 9223 Kitchen and catering assistants 582
9224 9224 Waiters, waitresses 267
9225 9225 Bar staff 250
9226 9226 Leisure and theme park attendants 29
9229 9229 Elmntry persnal servcs occup n.e.c. 27
9231 9231 Window cleaners 44
9232 9232 Road sweepers 10
9233 9233 Cleaners, domestics 940
9234 9234 Launderers, dry cleaners, pressers 47
9235 9235 Refuse and salvage occupations 29
9239 9239 Elementary cleaning occupns nec. 14
9241 9241 Security guards and rel occupations 227
9242 9242 Traffic wardens 6
9243 9243 School crossing patrol attendants 33
9244 9244 School mid-day assistants 153
9245 9245 Car park attendants 17
9249 9249 Elementary security occupation nec. 28
9251 9251 Shelf fillers 199
9259 9259 Elementary sales occupations nec. 35
-9 Does not apply 19354
-8 No answer 10
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLabour Force Survey Two-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, July - December, 2002