Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Labour Force Survey Two-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, October 2000 - March 2001

Variable Details

Variablesocmain1
LabelOccupation (main job)
Responses
100 100 gen managers - national government 37
101 101 gen managers - large organisations 130
102 102 gen managers - local government 178
103 103 administrators - national government 99
110 110 production,works managers 522
111 111 building/contract managers 206
112 112 clerks of works 8
113 113 mining & energy managers 25
120 120 treasurers & financial managers 185
121 121 marketing & sales managers 788
122 122 purchasing managers 52
123 123 advertising etc managers 85
124 124 personnel,training etc managers 185
125 125 organisational managers 27
126 126 computer systems etc managers 271
127 127 company secretaries 80
130 130 credit controllers 70
131 131 banking etc managers (bar self-emp) 131
132 132 Civil Service executive officers 93
139 139 other financial etc managers nes 548
140 140 transport managers 101
141 141 stores controllers 95
142 142 warehouse etc managers 89
150 150 officers in UK armed forces 41
151 151 officers in non-UK armed forces 3
152 152 police officers - inspectors & above 23
153 153 firemen - station officers & above 9
154 154 prison principal officers and above 8
155 155 senior customs & excise etc officers 3
160 160 Farm owners & managers etc 177
169 169 other farming etc managers 40
170 170 property & estate managers 88
171 171 garage managers & proprietors 64
172 172 hairdressing managers & proprietors 92
173 173 hotel & accommodation managers 74
174 174 restaurant & catering managers 191
175 175 publicans, club stewards etc 56
176 176 entertainment & sports managers 77
177 177 travel agency managers 39
178 178 butchers/fishmongers managers etc 27
179 179 service industry managers etc 915
190 190 trade union etc officials 37
191 191 education registrars etc 38
199 199 other managers & administrators nes 392
200 200 chemists 45
201 201 biological scientists & biochemists 93
202 202 physicists, geologists etc 24
209 209 other natural scientists nes 50
210 210 engineers - civil, structural etc 90
211 211 mechanical engineers 96
212 212 electrical engineers 55
213 213 electronic engineers 47
214 214 software engineers 258
215 215 chemical engineers 16
216 216 design & development engineers 108
217 217 process & production engineers 38
218 218 planning & quality control engineers 79
219 219 other engineers & technologists nes 89
220 220 medical practitioners 184
221 221 pharmacists,pharmacologists 46
222 222 ophthalmic opticians 18
223 223 dental practitioners 45
224 224 veterinarians 15
230 230 university,polytechnic teachers etc 185
231 231 further education teachers etc 189
232 232 education officers,school inspectors 36
233 233 secondary education teachers etc 594
234 234 primary,nursery education teachers 583
235 235 special education teachers etc 97
239 239 other teaching professionals nes 160
240 240 judges & officers of the court 6
241 241 barristers & advocates 24
242 242 solicitors 160
250 250 chartered & certified accountants 291
251 251 management accountants 51
252 252 actuaries,economists & statisticians 40
253 253 management,business consultants etc 129
260 260 architects 68
261 261 town planners 33
262 262 general practice surveyors 100
270 270 librarians 37
271 271 archivists & curators 26
290 290 psychologists 23
291 291 other social,behaviourial scientists 6
292 292 clergy 65
293 293 social workers,probation officers 184
300 300 laboratory technicians 95
301 301 engineering technicians 83
302 302 electrical,electronic technicians 49
303 303 architectural etc technicians 20
304 304 civil engineering etc technicians 14
309 309 other scientific technicians nes 92
310 310 draughtspersons 80
311 311 building inspectors 6
312 312 quantity surveyors 52
313 313 marine,insurance & other surveyors 6
320 320 computer analysts,programmers 443
330 330 air traffic planners & controllers 3
331 331 aircraft flight deck officers 27
332 332 ship & hovercraft officers 20
340 340 nurses 759
341 341 midwives 71
342 342 medical radiographers 30
343 343 physiotherapists 42
344 344 chiropodists 18
345 345 dispensing opticians 10
346 346 medical,dental technicians etc 76
347 347 occupational & speech therapists etc 113
348 348 environmental health officers 16
349 349 other health professionals nes 47
350 350 legal service & related occupations 54
360 360 estimators,valuers 48
361 361 underwriters,claims assessors etc 283
362 362 taxation experts 41
363 363 personnel,industrial relations etc 100
364 364 organisational etc officers 59
370 370 matrons,houseparents 104
371 371 welfare,community & youth workers 320
380 380 authors,writers,journalists 128
381 381 artists,graphic designers etc 169
382 382 industrial designers 35
383 383 clothing designers 9
384 384 actors,stage managers etc 75
385 385 musicians 26
386 386 camera,sound etc equipment operators 78
387 387 athletes,sports officials etc 57
390 390 information officers 55
391 391 vocational & industrial trainers 180
392 392 careers advice etc specialists 36
393 393 driving instructors (excluding HGV) 34
394 394 factory inspectors etc 17
395 395 other statutory etc inspectors nes 11
396 396 occupational hygienists etc 38
399 399 other associate professionals nes 77
400 400 Civil Service administrative staff 355
401 401 local government clerical staff 256
410 410 accounts clerks,book-keepers etc 1026
411 411 counter clerks & cashiers 461
412 412 debt,rent & other cash collectors 34
420 420 filing and record clerks 485
421 421 library assistants etc 52
430 430 clerks nes 1093
440 440 stores,control clerks etc 78
441 441 storekeepers & warehousepersons 538
450 450 medical secretaries 67
451 451 legal secretaries 79
452 452 typists & word processor operators 79
459 459 other secretarial personnel nes 669
460 460 receptionists 299
461 461 reception telephonists 73
462 462 telephone operators 88
463 463 radio & telegraph operators 37
490 490 computer etc operators 210
491 491 tracers,drawing office assistants 1
500 500 bricklayers,masons 143
501 501 roofers,tilers,cladders etc 67
502 502 plasterers 55
503 503 glaziers 17
504 504 builders,building contractors 170
505 505 scaffolders,steeplejacks etc 34
506 506 floor,carpet,wall etc fitters 55
507 507 painters & decorators 216
509 509 other construction trades nes 122
510 510 lathe,capstan etc operators 29
511 511 boring,drilling machine operators 8
512 512 grinding machine setters,operators 13
513 513 milling machine setters,operators 9
514 514 press setters,operators 8
515 515 tool makers,fitters etc 37
516 516 metal work,maintenance fitters 486
517 517 precision instrument makers etc 43
518 518 gold,precious stone etc workers 16
519 519 other setters,operators nes 51
520 520 electrical production fitters 38
521 521 electricians etc 390
522 522 electrical engineers (non-prof) 11
523 523 telephone fitters 70
524 524 cable jointers,lines repairers 20
525 525 radio,TV & video engineers 35
526 526 computer engineers etc 88
529 529 other electrical trades nes 129
530 530 smiths & forge workers 13
531 531 moulders,core makers,die casters 20
532 532 plumbers,heating etc engineers 240
533 533 sheet metal workers 49
534 534 metal plate workers,riveters etc 33
535 535 steel erectors 18
536 536 barbenders,steel fixers 7
537 537 welding trades 151
540 540 motor mechanics etc 289
541 541 coach & vehicle body builders 20
542 542 vehicle body repairers etc 32
543 543 auto electricians 10
544 544 tyre & exhaust fitters 13
550 550 weavers 14
551 551 knitters 9
552 552 warp preparers,dyers,finishers etc 12
553 553 sewing machinists etc 128
554 554 coach trimmers,upholsterers etc 19
555 555 shoe repairers etc 22
556 556 tailors & dressmakers 16
557 557 milliners,furriers etc 10
559 559 other textile workers nes 17
560 560 originators & compositors 22
561 561 printers 24
562 562 bookbinders & print finishers 19
563 563 screen printers 14
569 569 other printing & related trades nes 80
570 570 carpenters & joiners 367
571 571 cabinet makers 34
572 572 case & box makers 5
573 573 pattern makers (moulds) 4
579 579 other woodworking trades nes 21
580 580 bakers,flour confectioners 41
581 581 butchers,meat cutters 68
582 582 fishmongers,poultry dressers 15
590 590 glass product & ceramics makers 49
591 591 glass product & ceramic finishers 11
592 592 dental technicians 7
593 593 music instrument makers,piano tuners 5
594 594 gardeners,groundspersons 212
595 595 horticultural trades 36
596 596 coach painters,other spray painters 58
597 597 face trained coalmining workers etc. 6
598 598 other machinery mechanics 5
599 599 other craft & related occup. nes 35
600 600 NCOs & other ranks, UK armed forces 88
601 601 NCOs & other ranks,non-UK forces 15
610 610 police officers (sergeant & below) 245
611 611 firemen (leading officer & below) 66
612 612 prison officers (below principal) 60
613 613 customs,immigration officers 18
614 614 traffic wardens 6
615 615 security guards etc 205
619 619 other security personnel nes 73
620 620 chefs,cooks 348
621 621 waiters,waitresses 279
622 622 bar staff 229
630 630 travel & flight attendants 61
631 631 railway station staff 14
640 640 assistant nurses & auxiliaries 197
641 641 hospital ward assistants 38
642 642 ambulance staff 48
643 643 dental nurses 56
644 644 care assistants & attendants 781
650 650 nursery nurses 203
651 651 playgroup leaders 40
652 652 educational assistants 415
659 659 other childcare occupations nes 378
660 660 hairdressers,barbers 141
661 661 beauticians & related occupations 42
670 670 domestic housekeepers etc 27
671 671 housekeepers (non-domestic) 19
672 672 caretakers 107
673 673 launderers,dry cleaners etc 47
690 690 undertakers 5
691 691 bookmakers 25
699 699 other personal services nes 100
700 700 buyers (retail trade) 19
701 701 buyers etc (non-retail) 79
702 702 importers & exporters 11
703 703 air,commodity & ship brokers 5
710 710 technical & wholesale sales reps 312
719 719 other sales representatives nes 247
720 720 sales assistants 1997
721 721 retail cash & check-out operators 296
722 722 petrol pump forecourt attendants 21
730 730 collectors & credit agents 23
731 731 rounds & van salespersons 45
732 732 market,street traders etc 25
733 733 scrap dealers etc 1
790 790 merchandisers 25
791 791 window dressers, floral arrangers 34
792 792 telephone salespersons 151
800 800 bakery etc process operatives 58
801 801 brewery etc process operatives 6
802 802 tobacco process operatives 1
809 809 other food etc process operatives 187
810 810 tannery production operatives 2
811 811 preparatory fibre processors 3
812 812 spinners,doublers,twisters 5
813 813 winders,reelers 1
814 814 other textiles operatives 12
820 820 other chemical etc operatives nes 72
821 821 paper,wood etc process operatives 40
822 822 cutting etc machine operatives 12
823 823 glass,ceramics furnace operatives 5
824 824 rubber etc process operatives 28
825 825 plastic operatives etc 93
826 826 synthetic fibre makers 5
829 829 other chemical etc operatives 24
830 830 furnace operatives (metal) 7
831 831 metal drawers 4
832 832 rollers 3
833 833 annealers,hardeners etc (metal) 4
834 834 electroplaters etc 9
839 839 other metal process operatives nes 23
840 840 machine tool operatives 99
841 841 automatic machine operatives 22
842 842 metal polishers 5
843 843 metal dressing operatives 5
844 844 shot blasters 2
850 850 assemblers etc (electronic goods) 169
851 851 assemblers etc (vehicles,metal) 96
859 859 other assemblers etc nes 75
860 860 inspectors etc(metal,electrical) 99
861 861 inspectors etc(other goods) 66
862 862 packers,bottlers etc 258
863 863 weighers,graders,sorters 19
864 864 routine laboratory testers 16
869 869 other routine operatives nes 36
870 870 bus inspectors 4
871 871 road transport depot inspectors etc 12
872 872 drivers of road goods vehicles 730
873 873 bus & coach drivers 174
874 874 cab drivers & chauffeurs 260
875 875 bus conductors 1
880 880 seafarers (merchant navy) etc 15
881 881 railway inspectors,guards etc 13
882 882 railway engine drivers etc 28
883 883 railway signal etc operatives 9
884 884 shunters & points operatives 4
885 885 mechanical plant drivers etc 55
886 886 crane drivers 28
887 887 forklift & mechanical truck drivers 157
889 889 other transport & machinery ops nes 42
890 890 washers etc in mines & quarries 0
891 891 printing machine minders 50
892 892 water etc plant attendants 6
893 893 energy etc plant operatives 13
894 894 lubricators etc 7
895 895 service pipe layers & jointers 18
896 896 construction operatives 104
897 897 woodworking machine operatives 47
898 898 mine & quarry workers (non-coal) 22
899 899 other machine etc operatives nes 104
900 900 farm workers 122
901 901 farm machinery drivers etc 15
902 902 other related farming occupations 48
903 903 fishing & related workers 15
904 904 forestry workers 17
910 910 coal mine labourers 5
911 911 foundry labourers 9
912 912 engineering etc labourers 22
913 913 fitters mates (metal,electric) 16
919 919 making,processing labourers 42
920 920 woodworkers mates 8
921 921 building trade mates 14
922 922 rail construction etc workers 8
923 923 road construction etc workers 28
924 924 paviours,kerb layers 9
929 925 other building etc labourers 172
930 930 stevedores,dockers 9
931 931 goods porters 98
932 932 slingers 2
933 933 refuse & salvage collectors 18
934 934 drivers mates 7
940 940 postal workers,mail sorters 254
941 941 messengers,couriers 96
950 950 hospital porters 32
951 951 hotel porters 12
952 952 Kitchen porters 199
953 953 catering assistants 314
954 954 shelf fillers 139
955 955 lift & car park attendants 11
956 956 window cleaners 49
957 957 road sweepers 21
958 958 cleaners,domestics 879
959 959 other sales,service occupations 31
990 990 all other labourers etc 100
999 999 all others (miscellaneous) 22
-9 Does not apply 14720
-8 No answer 4
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLabour Force Survey Two-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, October 2000 - March 2001