Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Labour Force Survey Two-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, January - June, 1999

Variable Details

Variablesocmain1
LabelOccupation (main job)
Responses
100 100 gen managers - national government 16
101 101 gen managers - large organisations 148
102 102 gen managers - local government 172
103 103 administrators - national government 95
110 110 production,works managers 597
111 111 building/contract managers 235
112 112 clerks of works 5
113 113 mining & energy managers 18
120 120 treasurers & financial managers 181
121 121 marketing & sales managers 847
122 122 purchasing managers 55
123 123 advertising etc managers 88
124 124 personnel,training etc managers 193
125 125 organisational managers 13
126 126 computer systems etc managers 292
127 127 company secretaries 73
130 130 credit controllers 74
131 131 banking etc managers (bar self-emp) 134
132 132 Civil Service executive officers 119
139 139 other financial etc managers nes 517
140 140 transport managers 107
141 141 stores controllers 101
142 142 warehouse etc managers 100
150 150 officers in UK armed forces 44
151 151 officers in non-UK armed forces 5
152 152 police officers - inspectors & above 19
153 153 firemen - station officers & above 19
154 154 prison principal officers and above 2
155 155 senior customs & excise etc officers 1
160 160 Farm owners & managers etc 201
169 169 other farming etc managers 43
170 170 property & estate managers 85
171 171 garage managers & proprietors 71
172 172 hairdressing managers & proprietors 92
173 173 hotel & accommodation managers 86
174 174 restaurant & catering managers 227
175 175 publicans, club stewards etc 72
176 176 entertainment & sports managers 84
177 177 travel agency managers 38
178 178 butchers/fishmongers managers etc 28
179 179 service industry managers etc 987
190 190 trade union etc officials 55
191 191 education registrars etc 44
199 199 other managers & administrators nes 335
200 200 chemists 50
201 201 biological scientists & biochemists 117
202 202 physicists, geologists etc 37
209 209 other natural scientists nes 35
210 210 engineers - civil, structural etc 125
211 211 mechanical engineers 82
212 212 electrical engineers 52
213 213 electronic engineers 47
214 214 software engineers 253
215 215 chemical engineers 16
216 216 design & development engineers 129
217 217 process & production engineers 34
218 218 planning & quality control engineers 82
219 219 other engineers & technologists nes 122
220 220 medical practitioners 231
221 221 pharmacists,pharmacologists 47
222 222 ophthalmic opticians 15
223 223 dental practitioners 46
224 224 veterinarians 11
230 230 university,polytechnic teachers etc 223
231 231 further education teachers etc 209
232 232 education officers,school inspectors 43
233 233 secondary education teachers etc 700
234 234 primary,nursery education teachers 631
235 235 special education teachers etc 86
239 239 other teaching professionals nes 146
240 240 judges & officers of the court 5
241 241 barristers & advocates 26
242 242 solicitors 165
250 250 chartered & certified accountants 302
251 251 management accountants 63
252 252 actuaries,economists & statisticians 50
253 253 management,business consultants etc 101
260 260 architects 59
261 261 town planners 22
262 262 general practice surveyors 95
270 270 librarians 41
271 271 archivists & curators 18
290 290 psychologists 16
291 291 other social,behaviourial scientists 4
292 292 clergy 69
293 293 social workers,probation officers 188
300 300 laboratory technicians 131
301 301 engineering technicians 76
302 302 electrical,electronic technicians 44
303 303 architectural etc technicians 21
304 302 civil engineering etc technicians 21
309 309 other scientific technicians nes 106
310 310 draughtspersons 96
311 311 building inspectors 9
312 312 quantity surveyors 83
313 313 marine,insurance & other surveyors 7
320 320 computer analysts,programmers 451
330 330 air traffic planners & controllers 12
331 331 aircraft flight deck officers 20
332 332 ship & hovercraft officers 35
340 340 nurses 818
341 341 midwives 64
342 342 medical radiographers 28
343 343 physiotherapists 34
344 344 chiropodists 11
345 345 dispensing opticians 10
346 346 medical,dental technicians etc 84
347 347 occupational & speech therapists etc 104
348 348 environmental health officers 29
349 349 other health professionals nes 41
350 350 legal service & related occupations 66
360 360 estimators,valuers 45
361 361 underwriters,claims assessors etc 268
362 362 taxation experts 50
363 363 personnel,industrial relations etc 77
364 364 organisational etc officers 48
370 370 matrons,houseparents 127
371 371 welfare,community & youth workers 313
380 380 authors,writers,journalists 151
381 381 artists,graphic designers etc 156
382 382 industrial designers 31
383 383 clothing designers 16
384 384 actors,stage managers etc 107
385 385 musicians 43
386 386 camera,sound etc equipment operators 69
387 387 athletes,sports officials etc 58
390 390 information officers 57
391 391 vocational & industrial trainers 173
392 392 careers advice etc specialists 24
393 393 driving instructors (excluding HGV) 54
394 394 factory inspectors etc 9
395 395 other statutory etc inspectors nes 20
396 396 occupational hygienists etc 36
399 399 other associate professionals nes 67
400 400 Civil Service administrative staff 355
401 401 local government clerical staff 308
410 410 accounts clerks,book-keepers etc 1133
411 411 counter clerks & cashiers 556
412 412 debt,rent & other cash collectors 58
420 420 filing and record clerks 518
421 421 library assistants etc 59
430 430 clerks nes 1176
440 440 stores,control clerks etc 95
441 441 storekeepers & warehousepersons 611
450 450 medical secretaries 81
451 451 legal secretaries 106
452 452 typists & word processor operators 97
459 459 other secretarial personnel nes 850
460 460 receptionists 288
461 461 reception telephonists 55
462 462 telephone operators 75
463 463 radio & telegraph operators 37
490 490 computer etc operators 228
491 491 tracers,drawing office assistants 2
500 500 bricklayers,masons 121
501 501 roofers,tilers,cladders etc 57
502 502 plasterers 54
503 503 glaziers 20
504 504 builders,building contractors 212
505 505 scaffolders,steeplejacks etc 36
506 506 floor,carpet,wall etc fitters 56
507 507 painters & decorators 227
509 509 other construction trades nes 130
510 510 lathe,capstan etc operators 41
511 511 boring,drilling machine operators 2
512 512 grinding machine setters,operators 14
513 513 milling machine setters,operators 15
514 514 press setters,operators 6
515 515 tool makers,fitters etc 43
516 516 metal work,maintenance fitters 531
517 517 precision instrument makers etc 48
518 518 gold,precious stone etc workers 16
519 519 other setters,operators nes 48
520 520 electrical production fitters 28
521 521 electricians etc 431
522 522 electrical engineers (non-prof) 12
523 523 telephone fitters 65
524 524 cable jointers,lines repairers 28
525 525 radio,TV & video engineers 31
526 526 computer engineers etc 94
529 529 other electrical trades nes 137
530 530 smiths & forge workers 21
531 531 moulders,core makers,die casters 18
532 532 plumbers,heating etc engineers 254
533 533 sheet metal workers 52
534 534 metal plate workers,riveters etc 26
535 535 steel erectors 20
536 536 barbenders,steel fixers 2
537 537 welding trades 151
540 540 motor mechanics etc 341
541 541 coach & vehicle body builders 22
542 542 vehicle body repairers etc 38
543 543 auto electricians 27
544 544 tyre & exhaust fitters 14
550 550 weavers 13
551 551 knitters 10
552 552 warp preparers,dyers,finishers etc 21
553 553 sewing machinists etc 220
554 554 coach trimmers,upholsterers etc 22
555 555 shoe repairers etc 31
556 556 tailors & dressmakers 15
557 557 milliners,furriers etc 18
559 559 other textile workers nes 29
560 560 originators & compositors 19
561 561 printers 32
562 562 bookbinders & print finishers 15
563 563 screen printers 12
569 569 other printing & related trades nes 106
570 570 carpenters & joiners 388
571 571 cabinet makers 46
572 572 case & box makers 10
573 573 pattern makers (moulds) 5
579 579 other woodworking trades nes 29
580 580 bakers,flour confectioners 53
581 581 butchers,meat cutters 67
582 582 fishmongers,poultry dressers 17
590 590 glass product & ceramics makers 56
591 591 glass product & ceramic finishers 21
592 592 dental technicians 9
593 593 music instrument makers,piano tuners 4
594 594 gardeners,groundspersons 203
595 595 horticultural trades 35
596 596 coach painters,other spray painters 68
597 597 face trained coalmining workers etc. 8
598 598 other machinery mechanics 18
599 599 other craft & related occupations ne 43
600 600 NCOs & other ranks, UK armed forces 115
601 601 NCOs & other ranks,non-UK forces 18
610 610 police officers (sergeant & below) 257
611 611 firemen (leading officer & below) 68
612 612 prison officers (below principal) 74
613 613 customs,immigration officers 12
614 614 traffic wardens 10
615 615 security guards etc 221
619 619 other security personnel nes 59
620 620 chefs,cooks 359
621 621 waiters,waitresses 289
622 622 bar staff 270
630 630 travel & flight attendants 61
631 631 railway station staff 15
640 640 assistant nurses & auxiliaries 245
641 641 hospital ward assistants 41
642 642 ambulance staff 53
643 643 dental nurses 56
644 644 care assistants & attendants 853
650 650 nursery nurses 204
651 651 playgroup leaders 51
652 652 educational assistants 300
659 659 other childcare occupations nes 436
660 660 hairdressers,barbers 139
661 661 beauticians & related occupations 44
670 670 domestic housekeepers etc 37
671 671 housekeepers (non-domestic) 22
672 672 caretakers 137
673 673 launderers,dry cleaners etc 79
690 690 undertakers 9
691 691 bookmakers 25
699 699 other personal services nes 106
700 700 buyers (retail trade) 28
701 701 buyers etc (non-retail) 80
702 702 importers & exporters 11
703 703 air,commodity & ship brokers 10
710 710 technical & wholesale sales reps 384
719 719 other sales representatives nes 237
720 720 sales assistants 2080
721 721 retail cash & check-out operators 339
722 722 petrol pump forecourt attendants 17
730 730 collectors & credit agents 34
731 731 rounds & van salespersons 53
732 732 market,street traders etc 34
733 733 scrap dealers etc 3
790 790 merchandisers 16
791 791 window dressers, floral arrangers 29
792 792 telephone salespersons 125
800 800 bakery etc process operatives 48
801 801 brewery etc process operatives 12
802 802 tobacco process operatives 3
809 809 other food etc process operatives 200
810 810 tannery production operatives 3
811 811 preparatory fibre processors 4
812 812 spinners,doublers,twisters 7
813 813 winders,reelers 5
814 814 other textiles operatives 17
820 820 other chemical etc operatives nes 100
821 821 paper,wood etc process operatives 25
822 822 cutting etc machine operatives 14
823 823 glass,ceramics furnace operatives 10
824 824 rubber etc process operatives 46
825 825 plastic operatives etc 135
826 826 synthetic fibre makers 4
829 829 other chemical etc operatives 29
830 830 furnace operatives (metal) 9
831 831 metal drawers 4
832 832 rollers 4
833 833 annealers,hardeners etc (metal) 6
834 834 electroplaters etc 23
839 839 other metal process operatives nes 31
840 840 machine tool operatives 144
841 841 automatic machine operatives 43
842 842 metal polishers 9
843 843 metal dressing operatives 7
844 844 shot blasters 2
850 850 assemblers etc (electronic goods) 180
851 851 assemblers etc (vehicles,metal) 109
859 859 other assemblers etc nes 66
860 860 inspectors etc(metal,electrical) 111
861 861 inspectors etc(other goods) 80
862 862 packers,bottlers etc 290
863 863 weighers,graders,sorters 21
864 864 routine laboratory testers 22
869 869 other routine operatives nes 34
870 870 bus inspectors 2
871 871 road transport depot inspectors etc 11
872 872 drivers of road goods vehicles 821
873 873 bus & coach drivers 175
874 874 cab drivers & chauffeurs 256
875 875 bus conductors 3
880 880 seafarers (merchant navy) etc 10
881 881 railway inspectors,guards etc 13
882 882 railway engine drivers etc 35
883 883 railway signal etc operatives 6
884 884 shunters & points operatives 3
885 885 mechanical plant drivers etc 65
886 886 crane drivers 24
887 887 forklift & mechanical truck drivers 144
889 889 other transport & machinery ops nes 35
890 890 washers etc in mines & quarries 0
891 891 printing machine minders 65
892 892 water etc plant attendants 20
893 893 energy etc plant operatives 14
894 894 lubricators etc 8
895 895 service pipe layers & jointers 24
896 896 construction operatives 105
897 897 woodworking machine operatives 48
898 898 mine & quarry workers (non-coal) 24
899 899 other machine etc operatives nes 140
900 900 farm workers 158
901 901 farm machinery drivers etc 25
902 902 other related farming occupations 59
903 903 fishing & related workers 19
904 904 forestry workers 23
910 910 coal mine labourers 2
911 911 foundry labourers 4
912 912 engineering etc labourers 17
913 913 fitters mates (metal,electric) 23
919 919 making,processing labourers 42
920 920 woodworkers mates 7
921 921 building trade mates 8
922 922 rail construction etc workers 13
923 923 road construction etc workers 48
924 924 paviours,kerb layers 7
929 925 other building etc labourers 147
930 930 stevedores,dockers 12
931 931 goods porters 129
932 932 slingers 2
933 933 refuse & salvage collectors 35
934 934 drivers mates 4
940 940 postal workers,mail sorters 265
941 941 messengers,couriers 135
950 950 hospital porters 31
951 951 hotel porters 12
952 952 Kitchen porters 246
953 953 catering assistants 373
954 954 shelf fillers 151
955 955 lift & car park attendants 17
956 956 window cleaners 42
957 957 road sweepers 14
958 958 cleaners,domestics 1001
959 959 other sales,service occupations 35
990 990 all other labourers etc 145
999 999 all others (miscellaneous) 11
-9 Does not apply 16782
-8 No answer 5
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLabour Force Survey Two-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, January - June, 1999