Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variablesocmain1
LabelOccupation (main job)
Responses
100 100 gen managers - national government 34
101 101 gen managers - large organisations 129
102 102 gen managers - local government 158
103 103 administrators - national government 101
110 110 production,works managers 551
111 111 building/contract managers 234
112 112 clerks of works 6
113 113 mining & energy managers 23
120 120 treasurers & financial managers 174
121 121 marketing & sales managers 826
122 122 purchasing managers 53
123 123 advertising etc managers 77
124 124 personnel,training etc managers 193
125 125 organisational managers 21
126 126 computer systems etc managers 260
127 127 company secretaries 83
130 130 credit controllers 74
131 131 banking etc managers (bar self-emp) 133
132 132 Civil Service executive officers 101
139 139 other financial etc managers nes 529
140 140 transport managers 99
141 141 stores controllers 88
142 142 warehouse etc managers 98
150 150 officers in UK armed forces 35
151 151 officers in non-UK armed forces 3
152 152 police officers - inspectors & above 19
153 153 firemen - station officers & above 10
154 154 prison principal officers and above 8
155 155 senior customs & excise etc officers 4
160 160 Farm owners & managers etc 186
169 169 other farming etc managers 29
170 170 property & estate managers 101
171 171 garage managers & proprietors 69
172 172 hairdressing managers & proprietors 113
173 173 hotel & accommodation managers 87
174 174 restaurant & catering managers 205
175 175 publicans, club stewards etc 47
176 176 entertainment & sports managers 79
177 177 travel agency managers 40
178 178 butchers/fishmongers managers etc 21
179 179 service industry managers etc 923
190 190 trade union etc officials 48
191 191 education registrars etc 51
199 199 other managers & administrators nes 391
200 200 chemists 44
201 201 biological scientists & biochemists 110
202 202 physicists, geologists etc 21
209 209 other natural scientists nes 43
210 210 engineers - civil, structural etc 103
211 211 mechanical engineers 87
212 212 electrical engineers 56
213 213 electronic engineers 48
214 214 software engineers 259
215 215 chemical engineers 19
216 216 design & development engineers 109
217 217 process & production engineers 40
218 218 planning & quality control engineers 74
219 219 other engineers & technologists nes 87
220 220 medical practitioners 196
221 221 pharmacists,pharmacologists 46
222 222 ophthalmic opticians 13
223 223 dental practitioners 53
224 224 veterinarians 15
230 230 university,polytechnic teachers etc 159
231 231 further education teachers etc 166
232 232 education officers,school inspectors 40
233 233 secondary education teachers etc 555
234 234 primary,nursery education teachers 561
235 235 special education teachers etc 87
239 239 other teaching professionals nes 149
240 240 judges & officers of the court 3
241 241 barristers & advocates 24
242 242 solicitors 147
250 250 chartered & certified accountants 276
251 251 management accountants 54
252 252 actuaries,economists & statisticians 53
253 253 management,business consultants etc 117
260 260 architects 62
261 261 town planners 34
262 262 general practice surveyors 96
270 270 librarians 34
271 271 archivists & curators 22
290 290 psychologists 22
291 291 other social,behaviourial scientists 8
292 292 clergy 65
293 293 social workers,probation officers 171
300 300 laboratory technicians 104
301 301 engineering technicians 85
302 302 electrical,electronic technicians 48
303 303 architectural etc technicians 27
304 304 civil engineering etc technicians 14
309 309 other scientific technicians nes 83
310 310 draughtspersons 75
311 311 building inspectors 7
312 312 quantity surveyors 64
313 313 marine,insurance & other surveyors 6
320 320 computer analysts,programmers 433
330 330 air traffic planners & controllers 7
331 331 aircraft flight deck officers 27
332 332 ship & hovercraft officers 22
340 340 nurses 774
341 341 midwives 70
342 342 medical radiographers 31
343 343 physiotherapists 45
344 344 chiropodists 21
345 345 dispensing opticians 9
346 346 medical,dental technicians etc 79
347 347 occupational & speech therapists etc 121
348 348 environmental health officers 17
349 349 other health professionals nes 53
350 350 legal service & related occupations 52
360 360 estimators,valuers 54
361 361 underwriters,claims assessors etc 275
362 362 taxation experts 39
363 363 personnel,industrial relations etc 95
364 364 organisational etc officers 58
370 370 matrons,houseparents 96
371 371 welfare,community & youth workers 308
380 380 authors,writers,journalists 138
381 381 artists,graphic designers etc 173
382 382 industrial designers 33
383 383 clothing designers 11
384 384 actors,stage managers etc 66
385 385 musicians 30
386 386 camera,sound etc equipment operators 74
387 387 athletes,sports officials etc 62
390 390 information officers 54
391 391 vocational & industrial trainers 182
392 392 careers advice etc specialists 35
393 393 driving instructors (excluding HGV) 32
394 394 factory inspectors etc 19
395 395 other statutory etc inspectors nes 13
396 396 occupational hygienists etc 46
399 399 other associate professionals nes 75
400 400 Civil Service administrative staff 354
401 401 local government clerical staff 259
410 410 accounts clerks,book-keepers etc 1045
411 411 counter clerks & cashiers 473
412 412 debt,rent & other cash collectors 33
420 420 filing and record clerks 470
421 421 library assistants etc 58
430 430 clerks nes 1096
440 440 stores,control clerks etc 97
441 441 storekeepers & warehousepersons 544
450 450 medical secretaries 65
451 451 legal secretaries 90
452 452 typists & word processor operators 89
459 459 other secretarial personnel nes 690
460 460 receptionists 298
461 461 reception telephonists 67
462 462 telephone operators 79
463 463 radio & telegraph operators 33
490 490 computer etc operators 202
491 491 tracers,drawing office assistants 1
500 500 bricklayers,masons 143
501 501 roofers,tilers,cladders etc 55
502 502 plasterers 54
503 503 glaziers 18
504 504 builders,building contractors 175
505 505 scaffolders,steeplejacks etc 27
506 506 floor,carpet,wall etc fitters 46
507 507 painters & decorators 229
509 509 other construction trades nes 128
510 510 lathe,capstan etc operators 32
511 511 boring,drilling machine operators 9
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 526
517 517 precision instrument makers etc 34
518 518 gold,precious stone etc workers 13
519 519 other setters,operators nes 59
520 520 electrical production fitters 37
521 521 electricians etc 414
522 522 electrical engineers (non-prof) 10
523 523 telephone fitters 73
524 524 cable jointers,lines repairers 21
525 525 radio,TV & video engineers 30
526 526 computer engineers etc 85
529 529 other electrical trades nes 127
530 530 smiths & forge workers 8
531 531 moulders,core makers,die casters 17
532 532 plumbers,heating etc engineers 250
533 533 sheet metal workers 53
534 534 metal plate workers,riveters etc 30
535 535 steel erectors 17
536 536 barbenders,steel fixers 5
537 537 welding trades 160
540 540 motor mechanics etc 306
541 541 coach & vehicle body builders 19
542 542 vehicle body repairers etc 36
543 543 auto electricians 16
544 544 tyre & exhaust fitters 15
550 550 weavers 15
551 551 knitters 12
552 552 warp preparers,dyers,finishers etc 14
553 553 sewing machinists etc 136
554 554 coach trimmers,upholsterers etc 25
555 555 shoe repairers etc 22
556 556 tailors & dressmakers 17
557 557 milliners,furriers etc 13
559 559 other textile workers nes 23
560 560 originators & compositors 28
561 561 printers 19
562 562 bookbinders & print finishers 21
563 563 screen printers 12
569 569 other printing & related trades nes 98
570 570 carpenters & joiners 363
571 571 cabinet makers 38
572 572 case & box makers 8
573 573 pattern makers (moulds) 6
579 579 other woodworking trades nes 22
580 580 bakers,flour confectioners 53
581 581 butchers,meat cutters 62
582 582 fishmongers,poultry dressers 14
590 590 glass product & ceramics makers 48
591 591 glass product & ceramic finishers 20
592 592 dental technicians 10
593 593 music instrument makers,piano tuners 5
594 594 gardeners,groundspersons 222
595 595 horticultural trades 36
596 596 coach painters,other spray painters 54
597 597 face trained coalmining workers etc. 5
598 598 other machinery mechanics 5
599 599 other craft & related occup. nes 36
600 600 NCOs & other ranks, UK armed forces 94
601 601 NCOs & other ranks,non-UK forces 11
610 610 police officers (sergeant & below) 246
611 611 firemen (leading officer & below) 64
612 612 prison officers (below principal) 72
613 613 customs,immigration officers 18
614 614 traffic wardens 7
615 615 security guards etc 209
619 619 other security personnel nes 73
620 620 chefs,cooks 331
621 621 waiters,waitresses 289
622 622 bar staff 250
630 630 travel & flight attendants 70
631 631 railway station staff 15
640 640 assistant nurses & auxiliaries 201
641 641 hospital ward assistants 41
642 642 ambulance staff 45
643 643 dental nurses 63
644 644 care assistants & attendants 798
650 650 nursery nurses 187
651 651 playgroup leaders 40
652 652 educational assistants 383
659 659 other childcare occupations nes 408
660 660 hairdressers,barbers 140
661 661 beauticians & related occupations 40
670 670 domestic housekeepers etc 30
671 671 housekeepers (non-domestic) 29
672 672 caretakers 103
673 673 launderers,dry cleaners etc 53
690 690 undertakers 6
691 691 bookmakers 20
699 699 other personal services nes 97
700 700 buyers (retail trade) 16
701 701 buyers etc (non-retail) 81
702 702 importers & exporters 10
703 703 air,commodity & ship brokers 2
710 710 technical & wholesale sales reps 303
719 719 other sales representatives nes 235
720 720 sales assistants 1971
721 721 retail cash & check-out operators 315
722 722 petrol pump forecourt attendants 20
730 730 collectors & credit agents 24
731 731 rounds & van salespersons 43
732 732 market,street traders etc 29
733 733 scrap dealers etc 1
790 790 merchandisers 22
791 791 window dressers, floral arrangers 31
792 792 telephone salespersons 167
800 800 bakery etc process operatives 57
801 801 brewery etc process operatives 7
802 802 tobacco process operatives 1
809 809 other food etc process operatives 192
810 810 tannery production operatives 2
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 76
821 821 paper,wood etc process operatives 36
822 822 cutting etc machine operatives 9
823 823 glass,ceramics furnace operatives 7
824 824 rubber etc process operatives 26
825 825 plastic operatives etc 114
826 826 synthetic fibre makers 6
829 829 other chemical etc operatives 13
830 830 furnace operatives (metal) 8
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 31
840 840 machine tool operatives 114
841 841 automatic machine operatives 31
842 842 metal polishers 5
843 843 metal dressing operatives 8
844 844 shot blasters 4
850 850 assemblers etc (electronic goods) 154
851 851 assemblers etc (vehicles,metal) 105
859 859 other assemblers etc nes 76
860 860 inspectors etc(metal,electrical) 120
861 861 inspectors etc(other goods) 65
862 862 packers,bottlers etc 257
863 863 weighers,graders,sorters 29
864 864 routine laboratory testers 22
869 869 other routine operatives nes 41
870 870 bus inspectors 3
871 871 road transport depot inspectors etc 16
872 872 drivers of road goods vehicles 723
873 873 bus & coach drivers 186
874 874 cab drivers & chauffeurs 235
875 875 bus conductors 2
880 880 seafarers (merchant navy) etc 13
881 881 railway inspectors,guards etc 15
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 68
886 886 crane drivers 31
887 887 forklift & mechanical truck drivers 159
889 889 other transport & machinery ops nes 40
890 890 washers etc in mines & quarries 0
891 891 printing machine minders 52
892 892 water etc plant attendants 9
893 893 energy etc plant operatives 13
894 894 lubricators etc 5
895 895 service pipe layers & jointers 18
896 896 construction operatives 102
897 897 woodworking machine operatives 40
898 898 mine & quarry workers (non-coal) 20
899 899 other machine etc operatives nes 109
900 900 farm workers 119
901 901 farm machinery drivers etc 19
902 902 other related farming occupations 53
903 903 fishing & related workers 16
904 904 forestry workers 16
910 910 coal mine labourers 5
911 911 foundry labourers 6
912 912 engineering etc labourers 20
913 913 fitters mates (metal,electric) 11
919 919 making,processing labourers 40
920 920 woodworkers mates 11
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 172
930 930 stevedores,dockers 13
931 931 goods porters 106
932 932 slingers 1
933 933 refuse & salvage collectors 20
934 934 drivers mates 8
940 940 postal workers,mail sorters 272
941 941 messengers,couriers 96
950 950 hospital porters 29
951 951 hotel porters 14
952 952 Kitchen porters 196
953 953 catering assistants 304
954 954 shelf fillers 133
955 955 lift & car park attendants 9
956 956 window cleaners 50
957 957 road sweepers 21
958 958 cleaners,domestics 951
959 959 other sales,service occupations 21
990 990 all other labourers etc 121
999 999 all others (miscellaneous) 15
-9 Does not apply 14571
-8 No answer 4
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLabour Force Survey Two-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, July - December, 2000