Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Labour Force Survey Two-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, April - September, 2000

Variable Details

Variablesocmain2
LabelOccupation (main job)
Responses
100 100 gen managers - national government 27
101 101 gen managers - large organisations 136
102 102 gen managers - local government 155
103 103 administrators - national government 101
110 110 production,works managers 573
111 111 building/contract managers 244
112 112 clerks of works 6
113 113 mining & energy managers 31
120 120 treasurers & financial managers 173
121 121 marketing & sales managers 788
122 122 purchasing managers 49
123 123 advertising etc managers 79
124 124 personnel,training etc managers 178
125 125 organisational managers 24
126 126 computer systems etc managers 257
127 127 company secretaries 82
130 130 credit controllers 78
131 131 banking etc managers (bar self-emp) 135
132 132 Civil Service executive officers 114
139 139 other financial etc managers nes 541
140 140 transport managers 106
141 141 stores controllers 94
142 142 warehouse etc managers 103
150 150 officers in UK armed forces 23
151 151 officers in non-UK armed forces 2
152 152 police officers - inspectors & above 22
153 153 firemen - station officers & above 11
154 154 prison principal officers and above 7
155 155 senior customs & excise etc officers 4
160 160 Farm owners & managers etc 195
169 169 other farming etc managers 30
170 170 property & estate managers 96
171 171 garage managers & proprietors 68
172 172 hairdressing managers & proprietors 109
173 173 hotel & accommodation managers 76
174 174 restaurant & catering managers 184
175 175 publicans, club stewards etc 48
176 176 entertainment & sports managers 85
177 177 travel agency managers 39
178 178 butchers/fishmongers managers etc 25
179 179 service industry managers etc 914
190 190 trade union etc officials 54
191 191 education registrars etc 49
199 199 other managers & administrators nes 351
200 200 chemists 42
201 201 biological scientists & biochemists 109
202 202 physicists, geologists etc 19
209 209 other natural scientists nes 42
210 210 engineers - civil, structural etc 103
211 211 mechanical engineers 91
212 212 electrical engineers 57
213 213 electronic engineers 52
214 214 software engineers 262
215 215 chemical engineers 20
216 216 design & development engineers 109
217 217 process & production engineers 41
218 218 planning & quality control engineers 76
219 219 other engineers & technologists nes 94
220 220 medical practitioners 198
221 221 pharmacists,pharmacologists 51
222 222 ophthalmic opticians 16
223 223 dental practitioners 44
224 224 veterinarians 19
230 230 university,polytechnic teachers etc 165
231 231 further education teachers etc 171
232 232 education officers,school inspectors 41
233 233 secondary education teachers etc 575
234 234 primary,nursery education teachers 602
235 235 special education teachers etc 92
239 239 other teaching professionals nes 163
240 240 judges & officers of the court 1
241 241 barristers & advocates 23
242 242 solicitors 134
250 250 chartered & certified accountants 279
251 251 management accountants 63
252 252 actuaries,economists & statisticians 50
253 253 management,business consultants etc 106
260 260 architects 56
261 261 town planners 35
262 262 general practice surveyors 94
270 270 librarians 33
271 271 archivists & curators 18
290 290 psychologists 20
291 291 other social,behaviourial scientists 10
292 292 clergy 58
293 293 social workers,probation officers 168
300 300 laboratory technicians 117
301 301 engineering technicians 80
302 302 electrical,electronic technicians 52
303 303 architectural etc technicians 18
304 304 civil engineering etc technicians 14
309 309 other scientific technicians nes 92
310 310 draughtspersons 85
311 311 building inspectors 9
312 312 quantity surveyors 70
313 313 marine,insurance & other surveyors 8
320 320 computer analysts,programmers 433
330 330 air traffic planners & controllers 7
331 331 aircraft flight deck officers 26
332 332 ship & hovercraft officers 22
340 340 nurses 801
341 341 midwives 67
342 342 medical radiographers 28
343 343 physiotherapists 49
344 344 chiropodists 22
345 345 dispensing opticians 6
346 346 medical,dental technicians etc 72
347 347 occupational & speech therapists etc 119
348 348 environmental health officers 18
349 349 other health professionals nes 51
350 350 legal service & related occupations 53
360 360 estimators,valuers 53
361 361 underwriters,claims assessors etc 264
362 362 taxation experts 41
363 363 personnel,industrial relations etc 88
364 364 organisational etc officers 61
370 370 matrons,houseparents 98
371 371 welfare,community & youth workers 304
380 380 authors,writers,journalists 138
381 381 artists,graphic designers etc 175
382 382 industrial designers 31
383 383 clothing designers 15
384 384 actors,stage managers etc 88
385 385 musicians 36
386 386 camera,sound etc equipment operators 68
387 387 athletes,sports officials etc 62
390 390 information officers 46
391 391 vocational & industrial trainers 183
392 392 careers advice etc specialists 32
393 393 driving instructors (excluding HGV) 40
394 394 factory inspectors etc 17
395 395 other statutory etc inspectors nes 17
396 396 occupational hygienists etc 42
399 399 other associate professionals nes 71
400 400 Civil Service administrative staff 354
401 401 local government clerical staff 265
410 410 accounts clerks,book-keepers etc 1071
411 411 counter clerks & cashiers 474
412 412 debt,rent & other cash collectors 35
420 420 filing and record clerks 476
421 421 library assistants etc 53
430 430 clerks nes 1124
440 440 stores,control clerks etc 93
441 441 storekeepers & warehousepersons 545
450 450 medical secretaries 77
451 451 legal secretaries 88
452 452 typists & word processor operators 82
459 459 other secretarial personnel nes 719
460 460 receptionists 291
461 461 reception telephonists 66
462 462 telephone operators 65
463 463 radio & telegraph operators 35
490 490 computer etc operators 217
491 491 tracers,drawing office assistants 1
500 500 bricklayers,masons 148
501 501 roofers,tilers,cladders etc 66
502 502 plasterers 62
503 503 glaziers 20
504 504 builders,building contractors 183
505 505 scaffolders,steeplejacks etc 29
506 506 floor,carpet,wall etc fitters 45
507 507 painters & decorators 228
509 509 other construction trades nes 140
510 510 lathe,capstan etc operators 31
511 511 boring,drilling machine operators 7
512 512 grinding machine setters,operators 12
513 513 milling machine setters,operators 9
514 514 press setters,operators 8
515 515 tool makers,fitters etc 50
516 516 metal work,maintenance fitters 517
517 517 precision instrument makers etc 30
518 518 gold,precious stone etc workers 18
519 519 other setters,operators nes 69
520 520 electrical production fitters 31
521 521 electricians etc 411
522 522 electrical engineers (non-prof) 11
523 523 telephone fitters 79
524 524 cable jointers,lines repairers 17
525 525 radio,TV & video engineers 24
526 526 computer engineers etc 79
529 529 other electrical trades nes 122
530 530 smiths & forge workers 7
531 531 moulders,core makers,die casters 12
532 532 plumbers,heating etc engineers 236
533 533 sheet metal workers 56
534 534 metal plate workers,riveters etc 27
535 535 steel erectors 17
536 536 barbenders,steel fixers 7
537 537 welding trades 155
540 540 motor mechanics etc 302
541 541 coach & vehicle body builders 23
542 542 vehicle body repairers etc 27
543 543 auto electricians 14
544 544 tyre & exhaust fitters 15
550 550 weavers 16
551 551 knitters 9
552 552 warp preparers,dyers,finishers etc 14
553 553 sewing machinists etc 142
554 554 coach trimmers,upholsterers etc 30
555 555 shoe repairers etc 26
556 556 tailors & dressmakers 13
557 557 milliners,furriers etc 15
559 559 other textile workers nes 26
560 560 originators & compositors 31
561 561 printers 21
562 562 bookbinders & print finishers 22
563 563 screen printers 11
569 569 other printing & related trades nes 106
570 570 carpenters & joiners 396
571 571 cabinet makers 34
572 572 case & box makers 7
573 573 pattern makers (moulds) 9
579 579 other woodworking trades nes 25
580 580 bakers,flour confectioners 50
581 581 butchers,meat cutters 60
582 582 fishmongers,poultry dressers 13
590 590 glass product & ceramics makers 45
591 591 glass product & ceramic finishers 20
592 592 dental technicians 10
593 593 music instrument makers,piano tuners 5
594 594 gardeners,groundspersons 238
595 595 horticultural trades 33
596 596 coach painters,other spray painters 52
597 597 face trained coalmining workers etc. 4
598 598 other machinery mechanics 10
599 599 other craft & related occup. nes 45
600 600 NCOs & other ranks, UK armed forces 95
601 601 NCOs & other ranks,non-UK forces 17
610 610 police officers (sergeant & below) 251
611 611 firemen (leading officer & below) 68
612 612 prison officers (below principal) 73
613 613 customs,immigration officers 18
614 614 traffic wardens 4
615 615 security guards etc 206
619 619 other security personnel nes 59
620 620 chefs,cooks 354
621 621 waiters,waitresses 290
622 622 bar staff 264
630 630 travel & flight attendants 70
631 631 railway station staff 15
640 640 assistant nurses & auxiliaries 195
641 641 hospital ward assistants 44
642 642 ambulance staff 55
643 643 dental nurses 63
644 644 care assistants & attendants 817
650 650 nursery nurses 191
651 651 playgroup leaders 45
652 652 educational assistants 368
659 659 other childcare occupations nes 429
660 660 hairdressers,barbers 143
661 661 beauticians & related occupations 37
670 670 domestic housekeepers etc 40
671 671 housekeepers (non-domestic) 26
672 672 caretakers 112
673 673 launderers,dry cleaners etc 65
690 690 undertakers 11
691 691 bookmakers 19
699 699 other personal services nes 111
700 700 buyers (retail trade) 12
701 701 buyers etc (non-retail) 88
702 702 importers & exporters 11
703 703 air,commodity & ship brokers 6
710 710 technical & wholesale sales reps 295
719 719 other sales representatives nes 227
720 720 sales assistants 2017
721 721 retail cash & check-out operators 322
722 722 petrol pump forecourt attendants 17
730 730 collectors & credit agents 30
731 731 rounds & van salespersons 55
732 732 market,street traders etc 28
733 733 scrap dealers etc 2
790 790 merchandisers 24
791 791 window dressers, floral arrangers 25
792 792 telephone salespersons 156
800 800 bakery etc process operatives 57
801 801 brewery etc process operatives 8
802 802 tobacco process operatives 3
809 809 other food etc process operatives 195
810 810 tannery production operatives 4
811 811 preparatory fibre processors 3
812 812 spinners,doublers,twisters 11
813 813 winders,reelers 2
814 814 other textiles operatives 19
820 820 other chemical etc operatives nes 76
821 821 paper,wood etc process operatives 36
822 822 cutting etc machine operatives 9
823 823 glass,ceramics furnace operatives 9
824 824 rubber etc process operatives 28
825 825 plastic operatives etc 108
826 826 synthetic fibre makers 4
829 829 other chemical etc operatives 10
830 830 furnace operatives (metal) 8
831 831 metal drawers 5
832 832 rollers 3
833 833 annealers,hardeners etc (metal) 2
834 834 electroplaters etc 16
839 839 other metal process operatives nes 28
840 840 machine tool operatives 118
841 841 automatic machine operatives 30
842 842 metal polishers 6
843 843 metal dressing operatives 9
844 844 shot blasters 4
850 850 assemblers etc (electronic goods) 153
851 851 assemblers etc (vehicles,metal) 97
859 859 other assemblers etc nes 79
860 860 inspectors etc(metal,electrical) 111
861 861 inspectors etc(other goods) 60
862 862 packers,bottlers etc 274
863 863 weighers,graders,sorters 32
864 864 routine laboratory testers 20
869 869 other routine operatives nes 45
870 870 bus inspectors 3
871 871 road transport depot inspectors etc 15
872 872 drivers of road goods vehicles 739
873 873 bus & coach drivers 203
874 874 cab drivers & chauffeurs 219
875 875 bus conductors 1
880 880 seafarers (merchant navy) etc 11
881 881 railway inspectors,guards etc 13
882 882 railway engine drivers etc 27
883 883 railway signal etc operatives 6
884 884 shunters & points operatives 6
885 885 mechanical plant drivers etc 69
886 886 crane drivers 26
887 887 forklift & mechanical truck drivers 146
889 889 other transport & machinery ops nes 40
890 890 washers etc in mines & quarries 0
891 891 printing machine minders 42
892 892 water etc plant attendants 13
893 893 energy etc plant operatives 14
894 894 lubricators etc 5
895 895 service pipe layers & jointers 17
896 896 construction operatives 103
897 897 woodworking machine operatives 40
898 898 mine & quarry workers (non-coal) 17
899 899 other machine etc operatives nes 97
900 900 farm workers 130
901 901 farm machinery drivers etc 22
902 902 other related farming occupations 57
903 903 fishing & related workers 13
904 904 forestry workers 14
910 910 coal mine labourers 5
911 911 foundry labourers 8
912 912 engineering etc labourers 28
913 913 fitters mates (metal,electric) 14
919 919 making,processing labourers 46
920 920 woodworkers mates 12
921 921 building trade mates 15
922 922 rail construction etc workers 7
923 923 road construction etc workers 32
924 924 paviours,kerb layers 7
929 925 other building etc labourers 181
930 930 stevedores,dockers 16
931 931 goods porters 126
932 932 slingers 1
933 933 refuse & salvage collectors 25
934 934 drivers mates 8
940 940 postal workers,mail sorters 247
941 941 messengers,couriers 95
950 950 hospital porters 28
951 951 hotel porters 14
952 952 Kitchen porters 220
953 953 catering assistants 321
954 954 shelf fillers 129
955 955 lift & car park attendants 6
956 956 window cleaners 51
957 957 road sweepers 20
958 958 cleaners,domestics 960
959 959 other sales,service occupations 28
990 990 all other labourers etc 137
999 999 all others (miscellaneous) 12
-9 Does not apply 14430
-8 No answer 3
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLabour Force Survey Two-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, April - September, 2000