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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Labour Force Survey Two-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, April - September, 1999

Variable Details

Variablesocmain2
LabelOccupation (main job)
Responses
100 100 gen managers - national government 15
101 101 gen managers - large organisations 140
102 102 gen managers - local government 171
103 103 administrators - national government 92
110 110 production,works managers 574
111 111 building/contract managers 217
112 112 clerks of works 5
113 113 mining & energy managers 16
120 120 treasurers & financial managers 183
121 121 marketing & sales managers 816
122 122 purchasing managers 60
123 123 advertising etc managers 85
124 124 personnel,training etc managers 195
125 125 organisational managers 15
126 126 computer systems etc managers 295
127 127 company secretaries 79
130 130 credit controllers 58
131 131 banking etc managers (bar self-emp) 121
132 132 Civil Service executive officers 124
139 139 other financial etc managers nes 491
140 140 transport managers 105
141 141 stores controllers 99
142 142 warehouse etc managers 88
150 150 officers in UK armed forces 34
151 151 officers in non-UK armed forces 3
152 152 police officers - inspectors & above 20
153 153 firemen - station officers & above 22
154 154 prison principal officers and above 3
155 155 senior customs & excise etc officers 0
160 160 Farm owners & managers etc 206
169 169 other farming etc managers 48
170 170 property & estate managers 82
171 171 garage managers & proprietors 75
172 172 hairdressing managers & proprietors 100
173 173 hotel & accommodation managers 76
174 174 restaurant & catering managers 201
175 175 publicans, club stewards etc 72
176 176 entertainment & sports managers 82
177 177 travel agency managers 45
178 178 butchers/fishmongers managers etc 32
179 179 service industry managers etc 1003
190 190 trade union etc officials 56
191 191 education registrars etc 50
199 199 other managers & administrators nes 331
200 200 chemists 53
201 201 biological scientists & biochemists 107
202 202 physicists, geologists etc 41
209 209 other natural scientists nes 33
210 210 engineers - civil, structural etc 120
211 211 mechanical engineers 88
212 212 electrical engineers 48
213 213 electronic engineers 58
214 214 software engineers 244
215 215 chemical engineers 11
216 216 design & development engineers 127
217 217 process & production engineers 32
218 218 planning & quality control engineers 81
219 219 other engineers & technologists nes 108
220 220 medical practitioners 213
221 221 pharmacists,pharmacologists 39
222 222 ophthalmic opticians 18
223 223 dental practitioners 43
224 224 veterinarians 17
230 230 university,polytechnic teachers etc 203
231 231 further education teachers etc 188
232 232 education officers,school inspectors 33
233 233 secondary education teachers etc 632
234 234 primary,nursery education teachers 581
235 235 special education teachers etc 89
239 239 other teaching professionals nes 139
240 240 judges & officers of the court 6
241 241 barristers & advocates 23
242 242 solicitors 160
250 250 chartered & certified accountants 285
251 251 management accountants 70
252 252 actuaries,economists & statisticians 61
253 253 management,business consultants etc 106
260 260 architects 51
261 261 town planners 25
262 262 general practice surveyors 90
270 270 librarians 36
271 271 archivists & curators 18
290 290 psychologists 18
291 291 other social,behaviourial scientists 2
292 292 clergy 68
293 293 social workers,probation officers 164
300 300 laboratory technicians 112
301 301 engineering technicians 76
302 302 electrical,electronic technicians 36
303 303 architectural etc technicians 25
304 304 civil engineering etc technicians 19
309 309 other scientific technicians nes 110
310 310 draughtspersons 87
311 311 building inspectors 7
312 312 quantity surveyors 74
313 313 marine,insurance & other surveyors 11
320 320 computer analysts,programmers 424
330 330 air traffic planners & controllers 7
331 331 aircraft flight deck officers 20
332 332 ship & hovercraft officers 30
340 340 nurses 798
341 341 midwives 60
342 342 medical radiographers 22
343 343 physiotherapists 38
344 344 chiropodists 10
345 345 dispensing opticians 7
346 346 medical,dental technicians etc 83
347 347 occupational & speech therapists etc 111
348 348 environmental health officers 24
349 349 other health professionals nes 43
350 350 legal service & related occupations 62
360 360 estimators,valuers 46
361 361 underwriters,claims assessors etc 239
362 362 taxation experts 49
363 363 personnel,industrial relations etc 74
364 364 organisational etc officers 52
370 370 matrons,houseparents 113
371 371 welfare,community & youth workers 299
380 380 authors,writers,journalists 156
381 381 artists,graphic designers etc 155
382 382 industrial designers 23
383 383 clothing designers 11
384 384 actors,stage managers etc 100
385 385 musicians 35
386 386 camera,sound etc equipment operators 69
387 387 athletes,sports officials etc 60
390 390 information officers 53
391 391 vocational & industrial trainers 160
392 392 careers advice etc specialists 27
393 393 driving instructors (excluding HGV) 48
394 394 factory inspectors etc 7
395 395 other statutory etc inspectors nes 19
396 396 occupational hygienists etc 43
399 399 other associate professionals nes 58
400 400 Civil Service administrative staff 360
401 401 local government clerical staff 295
410 410 accounts clerks,book-keepers etc 1055
411 411 counter clerks & cashiers 570
412 412 debt,rent & other cash collectors 57
420 420 filing and record clerks 482
421 421 library assistants etc 57
430 430 clerks nes 1238
440 440 stores,control clerks etc 96
441 441 storekeepers & warehousepersons 606
450 450 medical secretaries 76
451 451 legal secretaries 94
452 452 typists & word processor operators 87
459 459 other secretarial personnel nes 827
460 460 receptionists 309
461 461 reception telephonists 63
462 462 telephone operators 84
463 463 radio & telegraph operators 38
490 490 computer etc operators 215
491 491 tracers,drawing office assistants 1
500 500 bricklayers,masons 124
501 501 roofers,tilers,cladders etc 52
502 502 plasterers 47
503 503 glaziers 24
504 504 builders,building contractors 212
505 505 scaffolders,steeplejacks etc 32
506 506 floor,carpet,wall etc fitters 44
507 507 painters & decorators 209
509 509 other construction trades nes 132
510 510 lathe,capstan etc operators 42
511 511 boring,drilling machine operators 0
512 512 grinding machine setters,operators 18
513 513 milling machine setters,operators 16
514 514 press setters,operators 8
515 515 tool makers,fitters etc 41
516 516 metal work,maintenance fitters 500
517 517 precision instrument makers etc 55
518 518 gold,precious stone etc workers 15
519 519 other setters,operators nes 40
520 520 electrical production fitters 31
521 521 electricians etc 405
522 522 electrical engineers (non-prof) 11
523 523 telephone fitters 66
524 524 cable jointers,lines repairers 29
525 525 radio,TV & video engineers 30
526 526 computer engineers etc 96
529 529 other electrical trades nes 133
530 530 smiths & forge workers 19
531 531 moulders,core makers,die casters 16
532 532 plumbers,heating etc engineers 248
533 533 sheet metal workers 48
534 534 metal plate workers,riveters etc 23
535 535 steel erectors 14
536 536 barbenders,steel fixers 7
537 537 welding trades 148
540 540 motor mechanics etc 321
541 541 coach & vehicle body builders 23
542 542 vehicle body repairers etc 33
543 543 auto electricians 22
544 544 tyre & exhaust fitters 12
550 550 weavers 12
551 551 knitters 10
552 552 warp preparers,dyers,finishers etc 19
553 553 sewing machinists etc 198
554 554 coach trimmers,upholsterers etc 24
555 555 shoe repairers etc 26
556 556 tailors & dressmakers 18
557 557 milliners,furriers etc 15
559 559 other textile workers nes 25
560 560 originators & compositors 23
561 561 printers 37
562 562 bookbinders & print finishers 16
563 563 screen printers 15
569 569 other printing & related trades nes 84
570 570 carpenters & joiners 378
571 571 cabinet makers 38
572 572 case & box makers 6
573 573 pattern makers (moulds) 7
579 579 other woodworking trades nes 24
580 580 bakers,flour confectioners 51
581 581 butchers,meat cutters 48
582 582 fishmongers,poultry dressers 21
590 590 glass product & ceramics makers 47
591 591 glass product & ceramic finishers 19
592 592 dental technicians 11
593 593 music instrument makers,piano tuners 4
594 594 gardeners,groundspersons 230
595 595 horticultural trades 35
596 596 coach painters,other spray painters 68
597 597 face trained coalmining workers etc. 10
598 598 other machinery mechanics 18
599 599 other craft & related occupations ne 40
600 600 NCOs & other ranks, UK armed forces 113
601 601 NCOs & other ranks,non-UK forces 15
610 610 police officers (sergeant & below) 242
611 611 firemen (leading officer & below) 66
612 612 prison officers (below principal) 73
613 613 customs,immigration officers 16
614 614 traffic wardens 9
615 615 security guards etc 212
619 619 other security personnel nes 64
620 620 chefs,cooks 350
621 621 waiters,waitresses 323
622 622 bar staff 285
630 630 travel & flight attendants 60
631 631 railway station staff 14
640 640 assistant nurses & auxiliaries 213
641 641 hospital ward assistants 43
642 642 ambulance staff 54
643 643 dental nurses 57
644 644 care assistants & attendants 846
650 650 nursery nurses 211
651 651 playgroup leaders 51
652 652 educational assistants 283
659 659 other childcare occupations nes 425
660 660 hairdressers,barbers 148
661 661 beauticians & related occupations 47
670 670 domestic housekeepers etc 30
671 671 housekeepers (non-domestic) 22
672 672 caretakers 133
673 673 launderers,dry cleaners etc 64
690 690 undertakers 12
691 691 bookmakers 18
699 699 other personal services nes 110
700 700 buyers (retail trade) 23
701 701 buyers etc (non-retail) 82
702 702 importers & exporters 10
703 703 air,commodity & ship brokers 8
710 710 technical & wholesale sales reps 367
719 719 other sales representatives nes 212
720 720 sales assistants 2078
721 721 retail cash & check-out operators 343
722 722 petrol pump forecourt attendants 13
730 730 collectors & credit agents 30
731 731 rounds & van salespersons 61
732 732 market,street traders etc 40
733 733 scrap dealers etc 3
790 790 merchandisers 28
791 791 window dressers, floral arrangers 35
792 792 telephone salespersons 123
800 800 bakery etc process operatives 65
801 801 brewery etc process operatives 11
802 802 tobacco process operatives 3
809 809 other food etc process operatives 197
810 810 tannery production operatives 4
811 811 preparatory fibre processors 6
812 812 spinners,doublers,twisters 7
813 813 winders,reelers 7
814 814 other textiles operatives 21
820 820 other chemical etc operatives nes 91
821 821 paper,wood etc process operatives 30
822 822 cutting etc machine operatives 12
823 823 glass,ceramics furnace operatives 8
824 824 rubber etc process operatives 40
825 825 plastic operatives etc 123
826 826 synthetic fibre makers 3
829 829 other chemical etc operatives 31
830 830 furnace operatives (metal) 12
831 831 metal drawers 3
832 832 rollers 4
833 833 annealers,hardeners etc (metal) 4
834 834 electroplaters etc 23
839 839 other metal process operatives nes 29
840 840 machine tool operatives 137
841 841 automatic machine operatives 41
842 842 metal polishers 9
843 843 metal dressing operatives 6
844 844 shot blasters 2
850 850 assemblers etc (electronic goods) 171
851 851 assemblers etc (vehicles,metal) 102
859 859 other assemblers etc nes 83
860 860 inspectors etc(metal,electrical) 109
861 861 inspectors etc(other goods) 72
862 862 packers,bottlers etc 310
863 863 weighers,graders,sorters 23
864 864 routine laboratory testers 19
869 869 other routine operatives nes 43
870 870 bus inspectors 4
871 871 road transport depot inspectors etc 10
872 872 drivers of road goods vehicles 805
873 873 bus & coach drivers 158
874 874 cab drivers & chauffeurs 240
875 875 bus conductors 7
880 880 seafarers (merchant navy) etc 13
881 881 railway inspectors,guards etc 14
882 882 railway engine drivers etc 28
883 883 railway signal etc operatives 7
884 884 shunters & points operatives 2
885 885 mechanical plant drivers etc 72
886 886 crane drivers 30
887 887 forklift & mechanical truck drivers 148
889 889 other transport & machinery ops nes 40
890 890 washers etc in mines & quarries 1
891 891 printing machine minders 53
892 892 water etc plant attendants 13
893 893 energy etc plant operatives 13
894 894 lubricators etc 6
895 895 service pipe layers & jointers 23
896 896 construction operatives 114
897 897 woodworking machine operatives 40
898 898 mine & quarry workers (non-coal) 20
899 899 other machine etc operatives nes 122
900 900 farm workers 160
901 901 farm machinery drivers etc 26
902 902 other related farming occupations 61
903 903 fishing & related workers 17
904 904 forestry workers 19
910 910 coal mine labourers 2
911 911 foundry labourers 5
912 912 engineering etc labourers 18
913 913 fitters mates (metal,electric) 22
919 919 making,processing labourers 46
920 920 woodworkers mates 6
921 921 building trade mates 15
922 922 rail construction etc workers 15
923 923 road construction etc workers 37
924 924 paviours,kerb layers 8
929 925 other building etc labourers 139
930 930 stevedores,dockers 14
931 931 goods porters 122
932 932 slingers 2
933 933 refuse & salvage collectors 36
934 934 drivers mates 12
940 940 postal workers,mail sorters 267
941 941 messengers,couriers 121
950 950 hospital porters 29
951 951 hotel porters 14
952 952 Kitchen porters 227
953 953 catering assistants 330
954 954 shelf fillers 148
955 955 lift & car park attendants 19
956 956 window cleaners 42
957 957 road sweepers 17
958 958 cleaners,domestics 986
959 959 other sales,service occupations 33
990 990 all other labourers etc 148
999 999 all others (miscellaneous) 12
-9 Does not apply 15295
-8 No answer 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLabour Force Survey Two-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, April - September, 1999
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