Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variablesocmain1
LabelOccupation (main job)
Responses
100 100 gen managers - national government 18
101 101 gen managers - large organisations 133
102 102 gen managers - local government 162
103 103 administrators - national government 90
110 110 production,works managers 585
111 111 building/contract managers 215
112 112 clerks of works 5
113 113 mining & energy managers 16
120 120 treasurers & financial managers 163
121 121 marketing & sales managers 793
122 122 purchasing managers 59
123 123 advertising etc managers 104
124 124 personnel,training etc managers 200
125 125 organisational managers 13
126 126 computer systems etc managers 294
127 127 company secretaries 77
130 130 credit controllers 61
131 131 banking etc managers (bar self-emp) 127
132 132 Civil Service executive officers 117
139 139 other financial etc managers nes 513
140 140 transport managers 114
141 141 stores controllers 98
142 142 warehouse etc managers 95
150 150 officers in UK armed forces 30
151 151 officers in non-UK armed forces 2
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 39
170 170 property & estate managers 77
171 171 garage managers & proprietors 81
172 172 hairdressing managers & proprietors 100
173 173 hotel & accommodation managers 77
174 174 restaurant & catering managers 213
175 175 publicans, club stewards etc 59
176 176 entertainment & sports managers 80
177 177 travel agency managers 42
178 178 butchers/fishmongers managers etc 33
179 179 service industry managers etc 987
190 190 trade union etc officials 60
191 191 education registrars etc 43
199 199 other managers & administrators nes 333
200 200 chemists 57
201 201 biological scientists & biochemists 107
202 202 physicists, geologists etc 40
209 209 other natural scientists nes 43
210 210 engineers - civil, structural etc 124
211 211 mechanical engineers 88
212 212 electrical engineers 59
213 213 electronic engineers 66
214 214 software engineers 265
215 215 chemical engineers 15
216 216 design & development engineers 124
217 217 process & production engineers 36
218 218 planning & quality control engineers 73
219 219 other engineers & technologists nes 112
220 220 medical practitioners 204
221 221 pharmacists,pharmacologists 45
222 222 ophthalmic opticians 18
223 223 dental practitioners 36
224 224 veterinarians 20
230 230 university,polytechnic teachers etc 185
231 231 further education teachers etc 191
232 232 education officers,school inspectors 29
233 233 secondary education teachers etc 620
234 234 primary,nursery education teachers 606
235 235 special education teachers etc 93
239 239 other teaching professionals nes 135
240 240 judges & officers of the court 9
241 241 barristers & advocates 18
242 242 solicitors 161
250 250 chartered & certified accountants 283
251 251 management accountants 81
252 252 actuaries,economists & statisticians 56
253 253 management,business consultants etc 105
260 260 architects 46
261 261 town planners 35
262 262 general practice surveyors 93
270 270 librarians 37
271 271 archivists & curators 19
290 290 psychologists 21
291 291 other social,behaviourial scientists 5
292 292 clergy 61
293 293 social workers,probation officers 164
300 300 laboratory technicians 136
301 301 engineering technicians 83
302 302 electrical,electronic technicians 40
303 303 architectural etc technicians 23
304 304 civil engineering etc technicians 17
309 309 other scientific technicians nes 117
310 310 draughtspersons 88
311 311 building inspectors 5
312 312 quantity surveyors 71
313 313 marine,insurance & other surveyors 11
320 320 computer analysts,programmers 452
330 330 air traffic planners & controllers 7
331 331 aircraft flight deck officers 23
332 332 ship & hovercraft officers 33
340 340 nurses 788
341 341 midwives 44
342 342 medical radiographers 24
343 343 physiotherapists 42
344 344 chiropodists 11
345 345 dispensing opticians 6
346 346 medical,dental technicians etc 83
347 347 occupational & speech therapists etc 103
348 348 environmental health officers 26
349 349 other health professionals nes 37
350 350 legal service & related occupations 67
360 360 estimators,valuers 45
361 361 underwriters,claims assessors etc 263
362 362 taxation experts 43
363 363 personnel,industrial relations etc 74
364 364 organisational etc officers 64
370 370 matrons,houseparents 106
371 371 welfare,community & youth workers 290
380 380 authors,writers,journalists 152
381 381 artists,graphic designers etc 162
382 382 industrial designers 24
383 383 clothing designers 13
384 384 actors,stage managers etc 106
385 385 musicians 35
386 386 camera,sound etc equipment operators 72
387 387 athletes,sports officials etc 51
390 390 information officers 54
391 391 vocational & industrial trainers 169
392 392 careers advice etc specialists 29
393 393 driving instructors (excluding HGV) 49
394 394 factory inspectors etc 9
395 395 other statutory etc inspectors nes 20
396 396 occupational hygienists etc 43
399 399 other associate professionals nes 55
400 400 Civil Service administrative staff 345
401 401 local government clerical staff 288
410 410 accounts clerks,book-keepers etc 1111
411 411 counter clerks & cashiers 534
412 412 debt,rent & other cash collectors 51
420 420 filing and record clerks 452
421 421 library assistants etc 57
430 430 clerks nes 1159
440 440 stores,control clerks etc 99
441 441 storekeepers & warehousepersons 578
450 450 medical secretaries 83
451 451 legal secretaries 99
452 452 typists & word processor operators 77
459 459 other secretarial personnel nes 824
460 460 receptionists 308
461 461 reception telephonists 73
462 462 telephone operators 76
463 463 radio & telegraph operators 34
490 490 computer etc operators 222
491 491 tracers,drawing office assistants 0
500 500 bricklayers,masons 142
501 501 roofers,tilers,cladders etc 61
502 502 plasterers 55
503 503 glaziers 21
504 504 builders,building contractors 214
505 505 scaffolders,steeplejacks etc 31
506 506 floor,carpet,wall etc fitters 38
507 507 painters & decorators 212
509 509 other construction trades nes 126
510 510 lathe,capstan etc operators 37
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 7
515 515 tool makers,fitters etc 42
516 516 metal work,maintenance fitters 532
517 517 precision instrument makers etc 50
518 518 gold,precious stone etc workers 17
519 519 other setters,operators nes 47
520 520 electrical production fitters 38
521 521 electricians etc 406
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 90
529 529 other electrical trades nes 130
530 530 smiths & forge workers 15
531 531 moulders,core makers,die casters 17
532 532 plumbers,heating etc engineers 246
533 533 sheet metal workers 51
534 534 metal plate workers,riveters etc 24
535 535 steel erectors 17
536 536 barbenders,steel fixers 9
537 537 welding trades 138
540 540 motor mechanics etc 329
541 541 coach & vehicle body builders 28
542 542 vehicle body repairers etc 32
543 543 auto electricians 17
544 544 tyre & exhaust fitters 14
550 550 weavers 17
551 551 knitters 7
552 552 warp preparers,dyers,finishers etc 21
553 553 sewing machinists etc 202
554 554 coach trimmers,upholsterers etc 27
555 555 shoe repairers etc 24
556 556 tailors & dressmakers 19
557 557 milliners,furriers etc 17
559 559 other textile workers nes 23
560 560 originators & compositors 30
561 561 printers 37
562 562 bookbinders & print finishers 20
563 563 screen printers 17
569 569 other printing & related trades nes 91
570 570 carpenters & joiners 403
571 571 cabinet makers 41
572 572 case & box makers 4
573 573 pattern makers (moulds) 9
579 579 other woodworking trades nes 29
580 580 bakers,flour confectioners 59
581 581 butchers,meat cutters 54
582 582 fishmongers,poultry dressers 16
590 590 glass product & ceramics makers 50
591 591 glass product & ceramic finishers 21
592 592 dental technicians 8
593 593 music instrument makers,piano tuners 6
594 594 gardeners,groundspersons 231
595 595 horticultural trades 37
596 596 coach painters,other spray painters 75
597 597 face trained coalmining workers etc. 6
598 598 other machinery mechanics 17
599 599 other craft & related occupations ne 36
600 600 NCOs & other ranks, UK armed forces 99
601 601 NCOs & other ranks,non-UK forces 12
610 610 police officers (sergeant & below) 260
611 611 firemen (leading officer & below) 67
612 612 prison officers (below principal) 68
613 613 customs,immigration officers 23
614 614 traffic wardens 8
615 615 security guards etc 182
619 619 other security personnel nes 66
620 620 chefs,cooks 323
621 621 waiters,waitresses 278
622 622 bar staff 248
630 630 travel & flight attendants 66
631 631 railway station staff 9
640 640 assistant nurses & auxiliaries 236
641 641 hospital ward assistants 37
642 642 ambulance staff 52
643 643 dental nurses 63
644 644 care assistants & attendants 891
650 650 nursery nurses 216
651 651 playgroup leaders 49
652 652 educational assistants 309
659 659 other childcare occupations nes 409
660 660 hairdressers,barbers 158
661 661 beauticians & related occupations 36
670 670 domestic housekeepers etc 43
671 671 housekeepers (non-domestic) 20
672 672 caretakers 127
673 673 launderers,dry cleaners etc 69
690 690 undertakers 14
691 691 bookmakers 17
699 699 other personal services nes 104
700 700 buyers (retail trade) 14
701 701 buyers etc (non-retail) 96
702 702 importers & exporters 14
703 703 air,commodity & ship brokers 9
710 710 technical & wholesale sales reps 372
719 719 other sales representatives nes 240
720 720 sales assistants 2071
721 721 retail cash & check-out operators 349
722 722 petrol pump forecourt attendants 11
730 730 collectors & credit agents 31
731 731 rounds & van salespersons 67
732 732 market,street traders etc 39
733 733 scrap dealers etc 4
790 790 merchandisers 22
791 791 window dressers, floral arrangers 42
792 792 telephone salespersons 136
800 800 bakery etc process operatives 64
801 801 brewery etc process operatives 9
802 802 tobacco process operatives 5
809 809 other food etc process operatives 214
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 29
822 822 cutting etc machine operatives 13
823 823 glass,ceramics furnace operatives 7
824 824 rubber etc process operatives 39
825 825 plastic operatives etc 124
826 826 synthetic fibre makers 2
829 829 other chemical etc operatives 26
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 20
839 839 other metal process operatives nes 29
840 840 machine tool operatives 130
841 841 automatic machine operatives 37
842 842 metal polishers 8
843 843 metal dressing operatives 9
844 844 shot blasters 5
850 850 assemblers etc (electronic goods) 165
851 851 assemblers etc (vehicles,metal) 102
859 859 other assemblers etc nes 88
860 860 inspectors etc(metal,electrical) 112
861 861 inspectors etc(other goods) 70
862 862 packers,bottlers etc 289
863 863 weighers,graders,sorters 25
864 864 routine laboratory testers 16
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 781
873 873 bus & coach drivers 177
874 874 cab drivers & chauffeurs 246
875 875 bus conductors 3
880 880 seafarers (merchant navy) etc 11
881 881 railway inspectors,guards etc 17
882 882 railway engine drivers etc 28
883 883 railway signal etc operatives 7
884 884 shunters & points operatives 4
885 885 mechanical plant drivers etc 64
886 886 crane drivers 26
887 887 forklift & mechanical truck drivers 144
889 889 other transport & machinery ops nes 48
890 890 washers etc in mines & quarries 1
891 891 printing machine minders 49
892 892 water etc plant attendants 10
893 893 energy etc plant operatives 15
894 894 lubricators etc 6
895 895 service pipe layers & jointers 19
896 896 construction operatives 120
897 897 woodworking machine operatives 49
898 898 mine & quarry workers (non-coal) 20
899 899 other machine etc operatives nes 128
900 900 farm workers 145
901 901 farm machinery drivers etc 23
902 902 other related farming occupations 63
903 903 fishing & related workers 14
904 904 forestry workers 19
910 910 coal mine labourers 5
911 911 foundry labourers 3
912 912 engineering etc labourers 21
913 913 fitters mates (metal,electric) 24
919 919 making,processing labourers 54
920 920 woodworkers mates 5
921 921 building trade mates 18
922 922 rail construction etc workers 16
923 923 road construction etc workers 38
924 924 paviours,kerb layers 7
929 925 other building etc labourers 140
930 930 stevedores,dockers 7
931 931 goods porters 120
932 932 slingers 3
933 933 refuse & salvage collectors 27
934 934 drivers mates 12
940 940 postal workers,mail sorters 263
941 941 messengers,couriers 98
950 950 hospital porters 22
951 951 hotel porters 16
952 952 Kitchen porters 201
953 953 catering assistants 344
954 954 shelf fillers 131
955 955 lift & car park attendants 15
956 956 window cleaners 39
957 957 road sweepers 17
958 958 cleaners,domestics 1022
959 959 other sales,service occupations 38
990 990 all other labourers etc 144
999 999 all others (miscellaneous) 17
-9 Does not apply 15400
-8 No answer 4
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLabour Force Survey Two-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, July - December, 1999