Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Labour Force Survey Two-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, January - June, 2000

Variable Details

Variablesocmain2
LabelOccupation (main job)
Responses
100 100 gen managers - national government 24
101 101 gen managers - large organisations 128
102 102 gen managers - local government 159
103 103 administrators - national government 107
110 110 production,works managers 610
111 111 building/contract managers 253
112 112 clerks of works 7
113 113 mining & energy managers 25
120 120 treasurers & financial managers 166
121 121 marketing & sales managers 829
122 122 purchasing managers 51
123 123 advertising etc managers 100
124 124 personnel,training etc managers 190
125 125 organisational managers 21
126 126 computer systems etc managers 264
127 127 company secretaries 71
130 130 credit controllers 64
131 131 banking etc managers (bar self-emp) 129
132 132 Civil Service executive officers 121
139 139 other financial etc managers nes 519
140 140 transport managers 106
141 141 stores controllers 94
142 142 warehouse etc managers 105
150 150 officers in UK armed forces 26
151 151 officers in non-UK armed forces 1
152 152 police officers - inspectors & above 24
153 153 firemen - station officers & above 13
154 154 prison principal officers and above 6
155 155 senior customs & excise etc officers 4
160 160 Farm owners & managers etc 196
169 169 other farming etc managers 38
170 170 property & estate managers 87
171 171 garage managers & proprietors 79
172 172 hairdressing managers & proprietors 119
173 173 hotel & accommodation managers 71
174 174 restaurant & catering managers 180
175 175 publicans, club stewards etc 53
176 176 entertainment & sports managers 93
177 177 travel agency managers 44
178 178 butchers/fishmongers managers etc 28
179 179 service industry managers etc 1001
190 190 trade union etc officials 68
191 191 education registrars etc 53
199 199 other managers & administrators nes 334
200 200 chemists 53
201 201 biological scientists & biochemists 102
202 202 physicists, geologists etc 17
209 209 other natural scientists nes 35
210 210 engineers - civil, structural etc 108
211 211 mechanical engineers 83
212 212 electrical engineers 58
213 213 electronic engineers 54
214 214 software engineers 258
215 215 chemical engineers 16
216 216 design & development engineers 126
217 217 process & production engineers 37
218 218 planning & quality control engineers 80
219 219 other engineers & technologists nes 101
220 220 medical practitioners 190
221 221 pharmacists,pharmacologists 56
222 222 ophthalmic opticians 15
223 223 dental practitioners 33
224 224 veterinarians 19
230 230 university,polytechnic teachers etc 187
231 231 further education teachers etc 196
232 232 education officers,school inspectors 35
233 233 secondary education teachers etc 637
234 234 primary,nursery education teachers 649
235 235 special education teachers etc 101
239 239 other teaching professionals nes 159
240 240 judges & officers of the court 5
241 241 barristers & advocates 20
242 242 solicitors 146
250 250 chartered & certified accountants 281
251 251 management accountants 71
252 252 actuaries,economists & statisticians 59
253 253 management,business consultants etc 106
260 260 architects 42
261 261 town planners 35
262 262 general practice surveyors 89
270 270 librarians 32
271 271 archivists & curators 21
290 290 psychologists 20
291 291 other social,behaviourial scientists 10
292 292 clergy 63
293 293 social workers,probation officers 167
300 300 laboratory technicians 116
301 301 engineering technicians 90
302 302 electrical,electronic technicians 52
303 303 architectural etc technicians 18
304 304 civil engineering etc technicians 11
309 309 other scientific technicians nes 104
310 310 draughtspersons 87
311 311 building inspectors 8
312 312 quantity surveyors 75
313 313 marine,insurance & other surveyors 8
320 320 computer analysts,programmers 411
330 330 air traffic planners & controllers 7
331 331 aircraft flight deck officers 25
332 332 ship & hovercraft officers 27
340 340 nurses 816
341 341 midwives 63
342 342 medical radiographers 29
343 343 physiotherapists 52
344 344 chiropodists 19
345 345 dispensing opticians 7
346 346 medical,dental technicians etc 73
347 347 occupational & speech therapists etc 113
348 348 environmental health officers 22
349 349 other health professionals nes 45
350 350 legal service & related occupations 54
360 360 estimators,valuers 48
361 361 underwriters,claims assessors etc 266
362 362 taxation experts 41
363 363 personnel,industrial relations etc 79
364 364 organisational etc officers 54
370 370 matrons,houseparents 110
371 371 welfare,community & youth workers 308
380 380 authors,writers,journalists 149
381 381 artists,graphic designers etc 179
382 382 industrial designers 34
383 383 clothing designers 16
384 384 actors,stage managers etc 96
385 385 musicians 39
386 386 camera,sound etc equipment operators 68
387 387 athletes,sports officials etc 68
390 390 information officers 40
391 391 vocational & industrial trainers 173
392 392 careers advice etc specialists 34
393 393 driving instructors (excluding HGV) 38
394 394 factory inspectors etc 12
395 395 other statutory etc inspectors nes 16
396 396 occupational hygienists etc 48
399 399 other associate professionals nes 75
400 400 Civil Service administrative staff 354
401 401 local government clerical staff 275
410 410 accounts clerks,book-keepers etc 1136
411 411 counter clerks & cashiers 484
412 412 debt,rent & other cash collectors 44
420 420 filing and record clerks 468
421 421 library assistants etc 52
430 430 clerks nes 1134
440 440 stores,control clerks etc 88
441 441 storekeepers & warehousepersons 558
450 450 medical secretaries 73
451 451 legal secretaries 87
452 452 typists & word processor operators 72
459 459 other secretarial personnel nes 767
460 460 receptionists 308
461 461 reception telephonists 73
462 462 telephone operators 71
463 463 radio & telegraph operators 29
490 490 computer etc operators 220
491 491 tracers,drawing office assistants 1
500 500 bricklayers,masons 127
501 501 roofers,tilers,cladders etc 65
502 502 plasterers 51
503 503 glaziers 21
504 504 builders,building contractors 183
505 505 scaffolders,steeplejacks etc 28
506 506 floor,carpet,wall etc fitters 42
507 507 painters & decorators 196
509 509 other construction trades nes 138
510 510 lathe,capstan etc operators 36
511 511 boring,drilling machine operators 5
512 512 grinding machine setters,operators 17
513 513 milling machine setters,operators 8
514 514 press setters,operators 9
515 515 tool makers,fitters etc 46
516 516 metal work,maintenance fitters 527
517 517 precision instrument makers etc 31
518 518 gold,precious stone etc workers 15
519 519 other setters,operators nes 57
520 520 electrical production fitters 36
521 521 electricians etc 424
522 522 electrical engineers (non-prof) 12
523 523 telephone fitters 72
524 524 cable jointers,lines repairers 26
525 525 radio,TV & video engineers 27
526 526 computer engineers etc 74
529 529 other electrical trades nes 115
530 530 smiths & forge workers 10
531 531 moulders,core makers,die casters 12
532 532 plumbers,heating etc engineers 250
533 533 sheet metal workers 51
534 534 metal plate workers,riveters etc 22
535 535 steel erectors 18
536 536 barbenders,steel fixers 9
537 537 welding trades 138
540 540 motor mechanics etc 298
541 541 coach & vehicle body builders 26
542 542 vehicle body repairers etc 29
543 543 auto electricians 13
544 544 tyre & exhaust fitters 12
550 550 weavers 11
551 551 knitters 9
552 552 warp preparers,dyers,finishers etc 15
553 553 sewing machinists etc 149
554 554 coach trimmers,upholsterers etc 34
555 555 shoe repairers etc 27
556 556 tailors & dressmakers 14
557 557 milliners,furriers etc 14
559 559 other textile workers nes 22
560 560 originators & compositors 32
561 561 printers 32
562 562 bookbinders & print finishers 20
563 563 screen printers 10
569 569 other printing & related trades nes 97
570 570 carpenters & joiners 391
571 571 cabinet makers 27
572 572 case & box makers 3
573 573 pattern makers (moulds) 9
579 579 other woodworking trades nes 23
580 580 bakers,flour confectioners 59
581 581 butchers,meat cutters 60
582 582 fishmongers,poultry dressers 13
590 590 glass product & ceramics makers 50
591 591 glass product & ceramic finishers 14
592 592 dental technicians 7
593 593 music instrument makers,piano tuners 4
594 594 gardeners,groundspersons 232
595 595 horticultural trades 38
596 596 coach painters,other spray painters 49
597 597 face trained coalmining workers etc. 5
598 598 other machinery mechanics 14
599 599 other craft & related occup. nes 43
600 600 NCOs & other ranks, UK armed forces 105
601 601 NCOs & other ranks,non-UK forces 16
610 610 police officers (sergeant & below) 261
611 611 firemen (leading officer & below) 67
612 612 prison officers (below principal) 71
613 613 customs,immigration officers 14
614 614 traffic wardens 5
615 615 security guards etc 214
619 619 other security personnel nes 66
620 620 chefs,cooks 333
621 621 waiters,waitresses 262
622 622 bar staff 282
630 630 travel & flight attendants 60
631 631 railway station staff 10
640 640 assistant nurses & auxiliaries 204
641 641 hospital ward assistants 38
642 642 ambulance staff 52
643 643 dental nurses 61
644 644 care assistants & attendants 837
650 650 nursery nurses 220
651 651 playgroup leaders 48
652 652 educational assistants 359
659 659 other childcare occupations nes 458
660 660 hairdressers,barbers 148
661 661 beauticians & related occupations 37
670 670 domestic housekeepers etc 39
671 671 housekeepers (non-domestic) 22
672 672 caretakers 115
673 673 launderers,dry cleaners etc 59
690 690 undertakers 11
691 691 bookmakers 18
699 699 other personal services nes 115
700 700 buyers (retail trade) 10
701 701 buyers etc (non-retail) 89
702 702 importers & exporters 12
703 703 air,commodity & ship brokers 6
710 710 technical & wholesale sales reps 317
719 719 other sales representatives nes 221
720 720 sales assistants 2092
721 721 retail cash & check-out operators 383
722 722 petrol pump forecourt attendants 16
730 730 collectors & credit agents 33
731 731 rounds & van salespersons 53
732 732 market,street traders etc 33
733 733 scrap dealers etc 3
790 790 merchandisers 31
791 791 window dressers, floral arrangers 29
792 792 telephone salespersons 154
800 800 bakery etc process operatives 49
801 801 brewery etc process operatives 6
802 802 tobacco process operatives 3
809 809 other food etc process operatives 186
810 810 tannery production operatives 3
811 811 preparatory fibre processors 4
812 812 spinners,doublers,twisters 12
813 813 winders,reelers 5
814 814 other textiles operatives 21
820 820 other chemical etc operatives nes 77
821 821 paper,wood etc process operatives 44
822 822 cutting etc machine operatives 8
823 823 glass,ceramics furnace operatives 9
824 824 rubber etc process operatives 25
825 825 plastic operatives etc 99
826 826 synthetic fibre makers 2
829 829 other chemical etc operatives 13
830 830 furnace operatives (metal) 12
831 831 metal drawers 2
832 832 rollers 3
833 833 annealers,hardeners etc (metal) 0
834 834 electroplaters etc 15
839 839 other metal process operatives nes 33
840 840 machine tool operatives 131
841 841 automatic machine operatives 39
842 842 metal polishers 9
843 843 metal dressing operatives 8
844 844 shot blasters 6
850 850 assemblers etc (electronic goods) 166
851 851 assemblers etc (vehicles,metal) 108
859 859 other assemblers etc nes 84
860 860 inspectors etc(metal,electrical) 113
861 861 inspectors etc(other goods) 55
862 862 packers,bottlers etc 265
863 863 weighers,graders,sorters 31
864 864 routine laboratory testers 19
869 869 other routine operatives nes 38
870 870 bus inspectors 4
871 871 road transport depot inspectors etc 12
872 872 drivers of road goods vehicles 745
873 873 bus & coach drivers 197
874 874 cab drivers & chauffeurs 222
875 875 bus conductors 2
880 880 seafarers (merchant navy) etc 12
881 881 railway inspectors,guards etc 13
882 882 railway engine drivers etc 23
883 883 railway signal etc operatives 7
884 884 shunters & points operatives 5
885 885 mechanical plant drivers etc 68
886 886 crane drivers 27
887 887 forklift & mechanical truck drivers 139
889 889 other transport & machinery ops nes 40
890 890 washers etc in mines & quarries 1
891 891 printing machine minders 48
892 892 water etc plant attendants 16
893 893 energy etc plant operatives 14
894 894 lubricators etc 6
895 895 service pipe layers & jointers 23
896 896 construction operatives 127
897 897 woodworking machine operatives 43
898 898 mine & quarry workers (non-coal) 21
899 899 other machine etc operatives nes 114
900 900 farm workers 127
901 901 farm machinery drivers etc 17
902 902 other related farming occupations 55
903 903 fishing & related workers 11
904 904 forestry workers 17
910 910 coal mine labourers 5
911 911 foundry labourers 8
912 912 engineering etc labourers 29
913 913 fitters mates (metal,electric) 13
919 919 making,processing labourers 53
920 920 woodworkers mates 5
921 921 building trade mates 16
922 922 rail construction etc workers 12
923 923 road construction etc workers 32
924 924 paviours,kerb layers 8
929 925 other building etc labourers 161
930 930 stevedores,dockers 15
931 931 goods porters 117
932 932 slingers 1
933 933 refuse & salvage collectors 23
934 934 drivers mates 9
940 940 postal workers,mail sorters 256
941 941 messengers,couriers 122
950 950 hospital porters 26
951 951 hotel porters 15
952 952 Kitchen porters 228
953 953 catering assistants 361
954 954 shelf fillers 143
955 955 lift & car park attendants 10
956 956 window cleaners 46
957 957 road sweepers 23
958 958 cleaners,domestics 989
959 959 other sales,service occupations 29
990 990 all other labourers etc 148
999 999 all others (miscellaneous) 23
-9 Does not apply 15085
-8 No answer 2
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLabour Force Survey Two-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, January - June, 2000