Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Labour Force Survey Two-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, July - December, 1999

Variable Details

Variablesocmain2
LabelOccupation (main job)
Responses
100 100 gen managers - national government 17
101 101 gen managers - large organisations 128
102 102 gen managers - local government 162
103 103 administrators - national government 95
110 110 production,works managers 584
111 111 building/contract managers 212
112 112 clerks of works 7
113 113 mining & energy managers 16
120 120 treasurers & financial managers 166
121 121 marketing & sales managers 799
122 122 purchasing managers 58
123 123 advertising etc managers 104
124 124 personnel,training etc managers 209
125 125 organisational managers 17
126 126 computer systems etc managers 299
127 127 company secretaries 80
130 130 credit controllers 63
131 131 banking etc managers (bar self-emp) 129
132 132 Civil Service executive officers 118
139 139 other financial etc managers nes 510
140 140 transport managers 122
141 141 stores controllers 93
142 142 warehouse etc managers 93
150 150 officers in UK armed forces 32
151 151 officers in non-UK armed forces 3
152 152 police officers - inspectors & above 21
153 153 firemen - station officers & above 15
154 154 prison principal officers and above 5
155 155 senior customs & excise etc officers 1
160 160 Farm owners & managers etc 213
169 169 other farming etc managers 43
170 170 property & estate managers 85
171 171 garage managers & proprietors 85
172 172 hairdressing managers & proprietors 104
173 173 hotel & accommodation managers 77
174 174 restaurant & catering managers 199
175 175 publicans, club stewards etc 58
176 176 entertainment & sports managers 88
177 177 travel agency managers 40
178 178 butchers/fishmongers managers etc 32
179 179 service industry managers etc 975
190 190 trade union etc officials 65
191 191 education registrars etc 44
199 199 other managers & administrators nes 344
200 200 chemists 55
201 201 biological scientists & biochemists 106
202 202 physicists, geologists etc 39
209 209 other natural scientists nes 43
210 210 engineers - civil, structural etc 118
211 211 mechanical engineers 89
212 212 electrical engineers 53
213 213 electronic engineers 63
214 214 software engineers 261
215 215 chemical engineers 14
216 216 design & development engineers 125
217 217 process & production engineers 37
218 218 planning & quality control engineers 80
219 219 other engineers & technologists nes 116
220 220 medical practitioners 205
221 221 pharmacists,pharmacologists 48
222 222 ophthalmic opticians 19
223 223 dental practitioners 35
224 224 veterinarians 20
230 230 university,polytechnic teachers etc 195
231 231 further education teachers etc 205
232 232 education officers,school inspectors 28
233 233 secondary education teachers etc 633
234 234 primary,nursery education teachers 628
235 235 special education teachers etc 95
239 239 other teaching professionals nes 142
240 240 judges & officers of the court 9
241 241 barristers & advocates 17
242 242 solicitors 160
250 250 chartered & certified accountants 288
251 251 management accountants 77
252 252 actuaries,economists & statisticians 56
253 253 management,business consultants etc 104
260 260 architects 46
261 261 town planners 34
262 262 general practice surveyors 94
270 270 librarians 36
271 271 archivists & curators 20
290 290 psychologists 21
291 291 other social,behaviourial scientists 5
292 292 clergy 62
293 293 social workers,probation officers 169
300 300 laboratory technicians 138
301 301 engineering technicians 82
302 302 electrical,electronic technicians 43
303 303 architectural etc technicians 23
304 304 civil engineering etc technicians 17
309 309 other scientific technicians nes 116
310 310 draughtspersons 88
311 311 building inspectors 5
312 312 quantity surveyors 72
313 313 marine,insurance & other surveyors 11
320 320 computer analysts,programmers 449
330 330 air traffic planners & controllers 8
331 331 aircraft flight deck officers 22
332 332 ship & hovercraft officers 32
340 340 nurses 799
341 341 midwives 44
342 342 medical radiographers 25
343 343 physiotherapists 42
344 344 chiropodists 12
345 345 dispensing opticians 6
346 346 medical,dental technicians etc 82
347 347 occupational & speech therapists etc 109
348 348 environmental health officers 27
349 349 other health professionals nes 38
350 350 legal service & related occupations 67
360 360 estimators,valuers 43
361 361 underwriters,claims assessors etc 273
362 362 taxation experts 42
363 363 personnel,industrial relations etc 78
364 364 organisational etc officers 64
370 370 matrons,houseparents 102
371 371 welfare,community & youth workers 288
380 380 authors,writers,journalists 152
381 381 artists,graphic designers etc 178
382 382 industrial designers 22
383 383 clothing designers 12
384 384 actors,stage managers etc 97
385 385 musicians 36
386 386 camera,sound etc equipment operators 72
387 387 athletes,sports officials etc 53
390 390 information officers 53
391 391 vocational & industrial trainers 169
392 392 careers advice etc specialists 28
393 393 driving instructors (excluding HGV) 49
394 394 factory inspectors etc 9
395 395 other statutory etc inspectors nes 22
396 396 occupational hygienists etc 42
399 399 other associate professionals nes 58
400 400 Civil Service administrative staff 344
401 401 local government clerical staff 295
410 410 accounts clerks,book-keepers etc 1141
411 411 counter clerks & cashiers 518
412 412 debt,rent & other cash collectors 46
420 420 filing and record clerks 471
421 421 library assistants etc 59
430 430 clerks nes 1182
440 440 stores,control clerks etc 100
441 441 storekeepers & warehousepersons 601
450 450 medical secretaries 84
451 451 legal secretaries 88
452 452 typists & word processor operators 81
459 459 other secretarial personnel nes 828
460 460 receptionists 315
461 461 reception telephonists 71
462 462 telephone operators 80
463 463 radio & telegraph operators 33
490 490 computer etc operators 222
491 491 tracers,drawing office assistants 0
500 500 bricklayers,masons 144
501 501 roofers,tilers,cladders etc 60
502 502 plasterers 54
503 503 glaziers 21
504 504 builders,building contractors 213
505 505 scaffolders,steeplejacks etc 28
506 506 floor,carpet,wall etc fitters 39
507 507 painters & decorators 214
509 509 other construction trades nes 124
510 510 lathe,capstan etc operators 36
511 511 boring,drilling machine operators 0
512 512 grinding machine setters,operators 18
513 513 milling machine setters,operators 15
514 514 press setters,operators 8
515 515 tool makers,fitters etc 40
516 516 metal work,maintenance fitters 537
517 517 precision instrument makers etc 48
518 518 gold,precious stone etc workers 19
519 519 other setters,operators nes 47
520 520 electrical production fitters 41
521 521 electricians etc 413
522 522 electrical engineers (non-prof) 13
523 523 telephone fitters 71
524 524 cable jointers,lines repairers 26
525 525 radio,TV & video engineers 34
526 526 computer engineers etc 94
529 529 other electrical trades nes 127
530 530 smiths & forge workers 15
531 531 moulders,core makers,die casters 16
532 532 plumbers,heating etc engineers 250
533 533 sheet metal workers 51
534 534 metal plate workers,riveters etc 21
535 535 steel erectors 19
536 536 barbenders,steel fixers 9
537 537 welding trades 134
540 540 motor mechanics etc 320
541 541 coach & vehicle body builders 30
542 542 vehicle body repairers etc 33
543 543 auto electricians 17
544 544 tyre & exhaust fitters 17
550 550 weavers 18
551 551 knitters 7
552 552 warp preparers,dyers,finishers etc 20
553 553 sewing machinists etc 185
554 554 coach trimmers,upholsterers etc 27
555 555 shoe repairers etc 25
556 556 tailors & dressmakers 19
557 557 milliners,furriers etc 18
559 559 other textile workers nes 23
560 560 originators & compositors 30
561 561 printers 36
562 562 bookbinders & print finishers 21
563 563 screen printers 17
569 569 other printing & related trades nes 85
570 570 carpenters & joiners 408
571 571 cabinet makers 42
572 572 case & box makers 5
573 573 pattern makers (moulds) 10
579 579 other woodworking trades nes 30
580 580 bakers,flour confectioners 54
581 581 butchers,meat cutters 62
582 582 fishmongers,poultry dressers 17
590 590 glass product & ceramics makers 50
591 591 glass product & ceramic finishers 20
592 592 dental technicians 8
593 593 music instrument makers,piano tuners 7
594 594 gardeners,groundspersons 228
595 595 horticultural trades 39
596 596 coach painters,other spray painters 75
597 597 face trained coalmining workers etc. 5
598 598 other machinery mechanics 17
599 599 other craft & related occup. nes 40
600 600 NCOs & other ranks, UK armed forces 99
601 601 NCOs & other ranks,non-UK forces 9
610 610 police officers (sergeant & below) 260
611 611 firemen (leading officer & below) 67
612 612 prison officers (below principal) 70
613 613 customs,immigration officers 23
614 614 traffic wardens 8
615 615 security guards etc 183
619 619 other security personnel nes 64
620 620 chefs,cooks 332
621 621 waiters,waitresses 281
622 622 bar staff 281
630 630 travel & flight attendants 65
631 631 railway station staff 7
640 640 assistant nurses & auxiliaries 231
641 641 hospital ward assistants 35
642 642 ambulance staff 54
643 643 dental nurses 57
644 644 care assistants & attendants 909
650 650 nursery nurses 224
651 651 playgroup leaders 48
652 652 educational assistants 332
659 659 other childcare occupations nes 422
660 660 hairdressers,barbers 159
661 661 beauticians & related occupations 34
670 670 domestic housekeepers etc 41
671 671 housekeepers (non-domestic) 22
672 672 caretakers 132
673 673 launderers,dry cleaners etc 70
690 690 undertakers 13
691 691 bookmakers 17
699 699 other personal services nes 92
700 700 buyers (retail trade) 14
701 701 buyers etc (non-retail) 93
702 702 importers & exporters 16
703 703 air,commodity & ship brokers 9
710 710 technical & wholesale sales reps 367
719 719 other sales representatives nes 230
720 720 sales assistants 2127
721 721 retail cash & check-out operators 358
722 722 petrol pump forecourt attendants 10
730 730 collectors & credit agents 32
731 731 rounds & van salespersons 64
732 732 market,street traders etc 37
733 733 scrap dealers etc 4
790 790 merchandisers 25
791 791 window dressers, floral arrangers 39
792 792 telephone salespersons 140
800 800 bakery etc process operatives 62
801 801 brewery etc process operatives 10
802 802 tobacco process operatives 5
809 809 other food etc process operatives 228
810 810 tannery production operatives 3
811 811 preparatory fibre processors 4
812 812 spinners,doublers,twisters 7
813 813 winders,reelers 4
814 814 other textiles operatives 32
820 820 other chemical etc operatives nes 93
821 821 paper,wood etc process operatives 30
822 822 cutting etc machine operatives 14
823 823 glass,ceramics furnace operatives 7
824 824 rubber etc process operatives 40
825 825 plastic operatives etc 122
826 826 synthetic fibre makers 0
829 829 other chemical etc operatives 25
830 830 furnace operatives (metal) 10
831 831 metal drawers 3
832 832 rollers 5
833 833 annealers,hardeners etc (metal) 0
834 834 electroplaters etc 19
839 839 other metal process operatives nes 29
840 840 machine tool operatives 126
841 841 automatic machine operatives 34
842 842 metal polishers 8
843 843 metal dressing operatives 9
844 844 shot blasters 5
850 850 assemblers etc (electronic goods) 169
851 851 assemblers etc (vehicles,metal) 97
859 859 other assemblers etc nes 97
860 860 inspectors etc(metal,electrical) 107
861 861 inspectors etc(other goods) 66
862 862 packers,bottlers etc 303
863 863 weighers,graders,sorters 26
864 864 routine laboratory testers 18
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 779
873 873 bus & coach drivers 177
874 874 cab drivers & chauffeurs 250
875 875 bus conductors 3
880 880 seafarers (merchant navy) etc 9
881 881 railway inspectors,guards etc 16
882 882 railway engine drivers etc 29
883 883 railway signal etc operatives 6
884 884 shunters & points operatives 3
885 885 mechanical plant drivers etc 61
886 886 crane drivers 26
887 887 forklift & mechanical truck drivers 138
889 889 other transport & machinery ops nes 46
890 890 washers etc in mines & quarries 1
891 891 printing machine minders 52
892 892 water etc plant attendants 10
893 893 energy etc plant operatives 15
894 894 lubricators etc 5
895 895 service pipe layers & jointers 21
896 896 construction operatives 114
897 897 woodworking machine operatives 47
898 898 mine & quarry workers (non-coal) 20
899 899 other machine etc operatives nes 120
900 900 farm workers 130
901 901 farm machinery drivers etc 20
902 902 other related farming occupations 56
903 903 fishing & related workers 13
904 904 forestry workers 19
910 910 coal mine labourers 6
911 911 foundry labourers 4
912 912 engineering etc labourers 23
913 913 fitters mates (metal,electric) 26
919 919 making,processing labourers 59
920 920 woodworkers mates 5
921 921 building trade mates 18
922 922 rail construction etc workers 16
923 923 road construction etc workers 37
924 924 paviours,kerb layers 6
929 925 other building etc labourers 142
930 930 stevedores,dockers 5
931 931 goods porters 125
932 932 slingers 3
933 933 refuse & salvage collectors 29
934 934 drivers mates 14
940 940 postal workers,mail sorters 269
941 941 messengers,couriers 95
950 950 hospital porters 21
951 951 hotel porters 16
952 952 Kitchen porters 211
953 953 catering assistants 342
954 954 shelf fillers 142
955 955 lift & car park attendants 13
956 956 window cleaners 41
957 957 road sweepers 18
958 958 cleaners,domestics 1016
959 959 other sales,service occupations 44
990 990 all other labourers etc 138
999 999 all others (miscellaneous) 18
-9 Does not apply 15035
-8 No answer 2
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLabour Force Survey Two-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, July - December, 1999