Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Labour Force Survey Two-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, July - December, 2000

Variable Details

Variablesocmain2
LabelOccupation (main job)
Responses
100 100 gen managers - national government 32
101 101 gen managers - large organisations 130
102 102 gen managers - local government 161
103 103 administrators - national government 99
110 110 production,works managers 551
111 111 building/contract managers 224
112 112 clerks of works 6
113 113 mining & energy managers 22
120 120 treasurers & financial managers 178
121 121 marketing & sales managers 846
122 122 purchasing managers 52
123 123 advertising etc managers 81
124 124 personnel,training etc managers 191
125 125 organisational managers 23
126 126 computer systems etc managers 262
127 127 company secretaries 82
130 130 credit controllers 73
131 131 banking etc managers (bar self-emp) 138
132 132 Civil Service executive officers 106
139 139 other financial etc managers nes 548
140 140 transport managers 97
141 141 stores controllers 86
142 142 warehouse etc managers 95
150 150 officers in UK armed forces 37
151 151 officers in non-UK armed forces 2
152 152 police officers - inspectors & above 20
153 153 firemen - station officers & above 9
154 154 prison principal officers and above 8
155 155 senior customs & excise etc officers 4
160 160 Farm owners & managers etc 182
169 169 other farming etc managers 30
170 170 property & estate managers 100
171 171 garage managers & proprietors 67
172 172 hairdressing managers & proprietors 114
173 173 hotel & accommodation managers 84
174 174 restaurant & catering managers 200
175 175 publicans, club stewards etc 47
176 176 entertainment & sports managers 79
177 177 travel agency managers 35
178 178 butchers/fishmongers managers etc 21
179 179 service industry managers etc 931
190 190 trade union etc officials 48
191 191 education registrars etc 48
199 199 other managers & administrators nes 396
200 200 chemists 43
201 201 biological scientists & biochemists 107
202 202 physicists, geologists etc 18
209 209 other natural scientists nes 43
210 210 engineers - civil, structural etc 104
211 211 mechanical engineers 90
212 212 electrical engineers 54
213 213 electronic engineers 45
214 214 software engineers 259
215 215 chemical engineers 20
216 216 design & development engineers 110
217 217 process & production engineers 40
218 218 planning & quality control engineers 70
219 219 other engineers & technologists nes 90
220 220 medical practitioners 195
221 221 pharmacists,pharmacologists 47
222 222 ophthalmic opticians 13
223 223 dental practitioners 53
224 224 veterinarians 15
230 230 university,polytechnic teachers etc 163
231 231 further education teachers etc 179
232 232 education officers,school inspectors 44
233 233 secondary education teachers etc 564
234 234 primary,nursery education teachers 583
235 235 special education teachers etc 87
239 239 other teaching professionals nes 161
240 240 judges & officers of the court 3
241 241 barristers & advocates 23
242 242 solicitors 151
250 250 chartered & certified accountants 269
251 251 management accountants 56
252 252 actuaries,economists & statisticians 52
253 253 management,business consultants etc 124
260 260 architects 65
261 261 town planners 33
262 262 general practice surveyors 97
270 270 librarians 36
271 271 archivists & curators 25
290 290 psychologists 21
291 291 other social,behaviourial scientists 8
292 292 clergy 67
293 293 social workers,probation officers 169
300 300 laboratory technicians 101
301 301 engineering technicians 82
302 302 electrical,electronic technicians 48
303 303 architectural etc technicians 27
304 304 civil engineering etc technicians 12
309 309 other scientific technicians nes 80
310 310 draughtspersons 76
311 311 building inspectors 8
312 312 quantity surveyors 64
313 313 marine,insurance & other surveyors 6
320 320 computer analysts,programmers 449
330 330 air traffic planners & controllers 7
331 331 aircraft flight deck officers 27
332 332 ship & hovercraft officers 23
340 340 nurses 783
341 341 midwives 72
342 342 medical radiographers 31
343 343 physiotherapists 45
344 344 chiropodists 21
345 345 dispensing opticians 11
346 346 medical,dental technicians etc 79
347 347 occupational & speech therapists etc 119
348 348 environmental health officers 16
349 349 other health professionals nes 49
350 350 legal service & related occupations 51
360 360 estimators,valuers 51
361 361 underwriters,claims assessors etc 280
362 362 taxation experts 40
363 363 personnel,industrial relations etc 95
364 364 organisational etc officers 59
370 370 matrons,houseparents 90
371 371 welfare,community & youth workers 317
380 380 authors,writers,journalists 135
381 381 artists,graphic designers etc 168
382 382 industrial designers 32
383 383 clothing designers 7
384 384 actors,stage managers etc 72
385 385 musicians 27
386 386 camera,sound etc equipment operators 78
387 387 athletes,sports officials etc 62
390 390 information officers 52
391 391 vocational & industrial trainers 180
392 392 careers advice etc specialists 36
393 393 driving instructors (excluding HGV) 33
394 394 factory inspectors etc 20
395 395 other statutory etc inspectors nes 13
396 396 occupational hygienists etc 48
399 399 other associate professionals nes 76
400 400 Civil Service administrative staff 358
401 401 local government clerical staff 262
410 410 accounts clerks,book-keepers etc 1049
411 411 counter clerks & cashiers 485
412 412 debt,rent & other cash collectors 33
420 420 filing and record clerks 475
421 421 library assistants etc 58
430 430 clerks nes 1128
440 440 stores,control clerks etc 94
441 441 storekeepers & warehousepersons 559
450 450 medical secretaries 65
451 451 legal secretaries 87
452 452 typists & word processor operators 82
459 459 other secretarial personnel nes 678
460 460 receptionists 294
461 461 reception telephonists 62
462 462 telephone operators 82
463 463 radio & telegraph operators 33
490 490 computer etc operators 208
491 491 tracers,drawing office assistants 1
500 500 bricklayers,masons 143
501 501 roofers,tilers,cladders etc 54
502 502 plasterers 54
503 503 glaziers 18
504 504 builders,building contractors 175
505 505 scaffolders,steeplejacks etc 26
506 506 floor,carpet,wall etc fitters 47
507 507 painters & decorators 229
509 509 other construction trades nes 123
510 510 lathe,capstan etc operators 34
511 511 boring,drilling machine operators 8
512 512 grinding machine setters,operators 11
513 513 milling machine setters,operators 10
514 514 press setters,operators 9
515 515 tool makers,fitters etc 45
516 516 metal work,maintenance fitters 525
517 517 precision instrument makers etc 36
518 518 gold,precious stone etc workers 15
519 519 other setters,operators nes 57
520 520 electrical production fitters 33
521 521 electricians etc 420
522 522 electrical engineers (non-prof) 10
523 523 telephone fitters 71
524 524 cable jointers,lines repairers 18
525 525 radio,TV & video engineers 31
526 526 computer engineers etc 91
529 529 other electrical trades nes 128
530 530 smiths & forge workers 8
531 531 moulders,core makers,die casters 17
532 532 plumbers,heating etc engineers 247
533 533 sheet metal workers 50
534 534 metal plate workers,riveters etc 30
535 535 steel erectors 17
536 536 barbenders,steel fixers 5
537 537 welding trades 165
540 540 motor mechanics etc 301
541 541 coach & vehicle body builders 18
542 542 vehicle body repairers etc 34
543 543 auto electricians 14
544 544 tyre & exhaust fitters 12
550 550 weavers 14
551 551 knitters 12
552 552 warp preparers,dyers,finishers etc 13
553 553 sewing machinists etc 134
554 554 coach trimmers,upholsterers etc 26
555 555 shoe repairers etc 22
556 556 tailors & dressmakers 16
557 557 milliners,furriers etc 13
559 559 other textile workers nes 21
560 560 originators & compositors 26
561 561 printers 17
562 562 bookbinders & print finishers 22
563 563 screen printers 12
569 569 other printing & related trades nes 95
570 570 carpenters & joiners 372
571 571 cabinet makers 41
572 572 case & box makers 8
573 573 pattern makers (moulds) 6
579 579 other woodworking trades nes 21
580 580 bakers,flour confectioners 51
581 581 butchers,meat cutters 57
582 582 fishmongers,poultry dressers 13
590 590 glass product & ceramics makers 50
591 591 glass product & ceramic finishers 17
592 592 dental technicians 10
593 593 music instrument makers,piano tuners 5
594 594 gardeners,groundspersons 219
595 595 horticultural trades 32
596 596 coach painters,other spray painters 52
597 597 face trained coalmining workers etc. 5
598 598 other machinery mechanics 3
599 599 other craft & related occup. nes 32
600 600 NCOs & other ranks, UK armed forces 95
601 601 NCOs & other ranks,non-UK forces 10
610 610 police officers (sergeant & below) 247
611 611 firemen (leading officer & below) 64
612 612 prison officers (below principal) 71
613 613 customs,immigration officers 18
614 614 traffic wardens 5
615 615 security guards etc 204
619 619 other security personnel nes 71
620 620 chefs,cooks 338
621 621 waiters,waitresses 301
622 622 bar staff 247
630 630 travel & flight attendants 67
631 631 railway station staff 14
640 640 assistant nurses & auxiliaries 200
641 641 hospital ward assistants 42
642 642 ambulance staff 45
643 643 dental nurses 64
644 644 care assistants & attendants 805
650 650 nursery nurses 199
651 651 playgroup leaders 40
652 652 educational assistants 418
659 659 other childcare occupations nes 405
660 660 hairdressers,barbers 144
661 661 beauticians & related occupations 45
670 670 domestic housekeepers etc 30
671 671 housekeepers (non-domestic) 26
672 672 caretakers 105
673 673 launderers,dry cleaners etc 50
690 690 undertakers 7
691 691 bookmakers 20
699 699 other personal services nes 93
700 700 buyers (retail trade) 17
701 701 buyers etc (non-retail) 80
702 702 importers & exporters 9
703 703 air,commodity & ship brokers 2
710 710 technical & wholesale sales reps 305
719 719 other sales representatives nes 234
720 720 sales assistants 2066
721 721 retail cash & check-out operators 326
722 722 petrol pump forecourt attendants 23
730 730 collectors & credit agents 26
731 731 rounds & van salespersons 43
732 732 market,street traders etc 28
733 733 scrap dealers etc 2
790 790 merchandisers 21
791 791 window dressers, floral arrangers 34
792 792 telephone salespersons 162
800 800 bakery etc process operatives 56
801 801 brewery etc process operatives 6
802 802 tobacco process operatives 1
809 809 other food etc process operatives 200
810 810 tannery production operatives 1
811 811 preparatory fibre processors 4
812 812 spinners,doublers,twisters 10
813 813 winders,reelers 2
814 814 other textiles operatives 14
820 820 other chemical etc operatives nes 75
821 821 paper,wood etc process operatives 35
822 822 cutting etc machine operatives 9
823 823 glass,ceramics furnace operatives 6
824 824 rubber etc process operatives 26
825 825 plastic operatives etc 114
826 826 synthetic fibre makers 5
829 829 other chemical etc operatives 13
830 830 furnace operatives (metal) 9
831 831 metal drawers 5
832 832 rollers 2
833 833 annealers,hardeners etc (metal) 4
834 834 electroplaters etc 16
839 839 other metal process operatives nes 30
840 840 machine tool operatives 109
841 841 automatic machine operatives 32
842 842 metal polishers 5
843 843 metal dressing operatives 8
844 844 shot blasters 4
850 850 assemblers etc (electronic goods) 160
851 851 assemblers etc (vehicles,metal) 107
859 859 other assemblers etc nes 77
860 860 inspectors etc(metal,electrical) 124
861 861 inspectors etc(other goods) 63
862 862 packers,bottlers etc 281
863 863 weighers,graders,sorters 22
864 864 routine laboratory testers 21
869 869 other routine operatives nes 40
870 870 bus inspectors 3
871 871 road transport depot inspectors etc 12
872 872 drivers of road goods vehicles 721
873 873 bus & coach drivers 192
874 874 cab drivers & chauffeurs 235
875 875 bus conductors 2
880 880 seafarers (merchant navy) etc 12
881 881 railway inspectors,guards etc 14
882 882 railway engine drivers etc 24
883 883 railway signal etc operatives 7
884 884 shunters & points operatives 6
885 885 mechanical plant drivers etc 66
886 886 crane drivers 31
887 887 forklift & mechanical truck drivers 156
889 889 other transport & machinery ops nes 39
890 890 washers etc in mines & quarries 0
891 891 printing machine minders 54
892 892 water etc plant attendants 9
893 893 energy etc plant operatives 11
894 894 lubricators etc 5
895 895 service pipe layers & jointers 16
896 896 construction operatives 105
897 897 woodworking machine operatives 39
898 898 mine & quarry workers (non-coal) 21
899 899 other machine etc operatives nes 103
900 900 farm workers 111
901 901 farm machinery drivers etc 17
902 902 other related farming occupations 46
903 903 fishing & related workers 14
904 904 forestry workers 16
910 910 coal mine labourers 6
911 911 foundry labourers 4
912 912 engineering etc labourers 19
913 913 fitters mates (metal,electric) 15
919 919 making,processing labourers 47
920 920 woodworkers mates 8
921 921 building trade mates 14
922 922 rail construction etc workers 7
923 923 road construction etc workers 25
924 924 paviours,kerb layers 9
929 925 other building etc labourers 165
930 930 stevedores,dockers 11
931 931 goods porters 109
932 932 slingers 1
933 933 refuse & salvage collectors 19
934 934 drivers mates 8
940 940 postal workers,mail sorters 283
941 941 messengers,couriers 115
950 950 hospital porters 33
951 951 hotel porters 14
952 952 Kitchen porters 206
953 953 catering assistants 317
954 954 shelf fillers 151
955 955 lift & car park attendants 11
956 956 window cleaners 46
957 957 road sweepers 21
958 958 cleaners,domestics 929
959 959 other sales,service occupations 21
990 990 all other labourers etc 113
999 999 all others (miscellaneous) 20
-9 Does not apply 14245
-8 No answer 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLabour Force Survey Two-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, July - December, 2000