Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Labour Force Survey Two-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, October 1999 - March 2000

Variable Details

Variablesocmain1
LabelOccupation (main job)
Responses
100 100 gen managers - national government 19
101 101 gen managers - large organisations 130
102 102 gen managers - local government 162
103 103 administrators - national government 100
110 110 production,works managers 599
111 111 building/contract managers 233
112 112 clerks of works 5
113 113 mining & energy managers 19
120 120 treasurers & financial managers 166
121 121 marketing & sales managers 868
122 122 purchasing managers 51
123 123 advertising etc managers 99
124 124 personnel,training etc managers 194
125 125 organisational managers 17
126 126 computer systems etc managers 283
127 127 company secretaries 80
130 130 credit controllers 69
131 131 banking etc managers (bar self-emp) 131
132 132 Civil Service executive officers 125
139 139 other financial etc managers nes 527
140 140 transport managers 110
141 141 stores controllers 96
142 142 warehouse etc managers 96
150 150 officers in UK armed forces 30
151 151 officers in non-UK armed forces 5
152 152 police officers - inspectors & above 20
153 153 firemen - station officers & above 10
154 154 prison principal officers and above 4
155 155 senior customs & excise etc officers 1
160 160 Farm owners & managers etc 212
169 169 other farming etc managers 42
170 170 property & estate managers 88
171 171 garage managers & proprietors 81
172 172 hairdressing managers & proprietors 114
173 173 hotel & accommodation managers 75
174 174 restaurant & catering managers 167
175 175 publicans, club stewards etc 60
176 176 entertainment & sports managers 84
177 177 travel agency managers 41
178 178 butchers/fishmongers managers etc 29
179 179 service industry managers etc 1032
190 190 trade union etc officials 66
191 191 education registrars etc 50
199 199 other managers & administrators nes 333
200 200 chemists 51
201 201 biological scientists & biochemists 105
202 202 physicists, geologists etc 23
209 209 other natural scientists nes 33
210 210 engineers - civil, structural etc 125
211 211 mechanical engineers 80
212 212 electrical engineers 57
213 213 electronic engineers 62
214 214 software engineers 266
215 215 chemical engineers 16
216 216 design & development engineers 133
217 217 process & production engineers 33
218 218 planning & quality control engineers 83
219 219 other engineers & technologists nes 107
220 220 medical practitioners 225
221 221 pharmacists,pharmacologists 51
222 222 ophthalmic opticians 17
223 223 dental practitioners 37
224 224 veterinarians 21
230 230 university,polytechnic teachers etc 198
231 231 further education teachers etc 188
232 232 education officers,school inspectors 31
233 233 secondary education teachers etc 639
234 234 primary,nursery education teachers 634
235 235 special education teachers etc 98
239 239 other teaching professionals nes 154
240 240 judges & officers of the court 8
241 241 barristers & advocates 23
242 242 solicitors 163
250 250 chartered & certified accountants 304
251 251 management accountants 77
252 252 actuaries,economists & statisticians 63
253 253 management,business consultants etc 104
260 260 architects 38
261 261 town planners 37
262 262 general practice surveyors 91
270 270 librarians 31
271 271 archivists & curators 19
290 290 psychologists 22
291 291 other social,behaviourial scientists 8
292 292 clergy 60
293 293 social workers,probation officers 166
300 300 laboratory technicians 129
301 301 engineering technicians 83
302 302 electrical,electronic technicians 49
303 303 architectural etc technicians 23
304 304 civil engineering etc technicians 17
309 309 other scientific technicians nes 116
310 310 draughtspersons 91
311 311 building inspectors 4
312 312 quantity surveyors 78
313 313 marine,insurance & other surveyors 14
320 320 computer analysts,programmers 427
330 330 air traffic planners & controllers 11
331 331 aircraft flight deck officers 21
332 332 ship & hovercraft officers 33
340 340 nurses 797
341 341 midwives 58
342 342 medical radiographers 30
343 343 physiotherapists 42
344 344 chiropodists 19
345 345 dispensing opticians 6
346 346 medical,dental technicians etc 76
347 347 occupational & speech therapists etc 105
348 348 environmental health officers 25
349 349 other health professionals nes 42
350 350 legal service & related occupations 59
360 360 estimators,valuers 54
361 361 underwriters,claims assessors etc 271
362 362 taxation experts 40
363 363 personnel,industrial relations etc 77
364 364 organisational etc officers 58
370 370 matrons,houseparents 111
371 371 welfare,community & youth workers 311
380 380 authors,writers,journalists 153
381 381 artists,graphic designers etc 195
382 382 industrial designers 29
383 383 clothing designers 12
384 384 actors,stage managers etc 96
385 385 musicians 46
386 386 camera,sound etc equipment operators 61
387 387 athletes,sports officials etc 62
390 390 information officers 51
391 391 vocational & industrial trainers 166
392 392 careers advice etc specialists 28
393 393 driving instructors (excluding HGV) 51
394 394 factory inspectors etc 10
395 395 other statutory etc inspectors nes 17
396 396 occupational hygienists etc 53
399 399 other associate professionals nes 65
400 400 Civil Service administrative staff 364
401 401 local government clerical staff 285
410 410 accounts clerks,book-keepers etc 1165
411 411 counter clerks & cashiers 515
412 412 debt,rent & other cash collectors 43
420 420 filing and record clerks 480
421 421 library assistants etc 57
430 430 clerks nes 1179
440 440 stores,control clerks etc 102
441 441 storekeepers & warehousepersons 585
450 450 medical secretaries 83
451 451 legal secretaries 96
452 452 typists & word processor operators 71
459 459 other secretarial personnel nes 821
460 460 receptionists 313
461 461 reception telephonists 65
462 462 telephone operators 73
463 463 radio & telegraph operators 35
490 490 computer etc operators 212
491 491 tracers,drawing office assistants 0
500 500 bricklayers,masons 134
501 501 roofers,tilers,cladders etc 60
502 502 plasterers 59
503 503 glaziers 22
504 504 builders,building contractors 194
505 505 scaffolders,steeplejacks etc 32
506 506 floor,carpet,wall etc fitters 46
507 507 painters & decorators 185
509 509 other construction trades nes 127
510 510 lathe,capstan etc operators 43
511 511 boring,drilling machine operators 4
512 512 grinding machine setters,operators 14
513 513 milling machine setters,operators 11
514 514 press setters,operators 10
515 515 tool makers,fitters etc 48
516 516 metal work,maintenance fitters 557
517 517 precision instrument makers etc 41
518 518 gold,precious stone etc workers 17
519 519 other setters,operators nes 56
520 520 electrical production fitters 42
521 521 electricians etc 426
522 522 electrical engineers (non-prof) 12
523 523 telephone fitters 70
524 524 cable jointers,lines repairers 18
525 525 radio,TV & video engineers 35
526 526 computer engineers etc 87
529 529 other electrical trades nes 141
530 530 smiths & forge workers 13
531 531 moulders,core makers,die casters 13
532 532 plumbers,heating etc engineers 253
533 533 sheet metal workers 51
534 534 metal plate workers,riveters etc 22
535 535 steel erectors 20
536 536 barbenders,steel fixers 8
537 537 welding trades 139
540 540 motor mechanics etc 321
541 541 coach & vehicle body builders 28
542 542 vehicle body repairers etc 35
543 543 auto electricians 19
544 544 tyre & exhaust fitters 15
550 550 weavers 18
551 551 knitters 9
552 552 warp preparers,dyers,finishers etc 18
553 553 sewing machinists etc 169
554 554 coach trimmers,upholsterers etc 28
555 555 shoe repairers etc 26
556 556 tailors & dressmakers 14
557 557 milliners,furriers etc 17
559 559 other textile workers nes 26
560 560 originators & compositors 37
561 561 printers 35
562 562 bookbinders & print finishers 20
563 563 screen printers 15
569 569 other printing & related trades nes 93
570 570 carpenters & joiners 416
571 571 cabinet makers 37
572 572 case & box makers 7
573 573 pattern makers (moulds) 10
579 579 other woodworking trades nes 32
580 580 bakers,flour confectioners 65
581 581 butchers,meat cutters 71
582 582 fishmongers,poultry dressers 15
590 590 glass product & ceramics makers 56
591 591 glass product & ceramic finishers 19
592 592 dental technicians 10
593 593 music instrument makers,piano tuners 4
594 594 gardeners,groundspersons 224
595 595 horticultural trades 35
596 596 coach painters,other spray painters 57
597 597 face trained coalmining workers etc. 5
598 598 other machinery mechanics 15
599 599 other craft & related occup. nes 42
600 600 NCOs & other ranks, UK armed forces 114
601 601 NCOs & other ranks,non-UK forces 14
610 610 police officers (sergeant & below) 280
611 611 firemen (leading officer & below) 67
612 612 prison officers (below principal) 72
613 613 customs,immigration officers 19
614 614 traffic wardens 6
615 615 security guards etc 209
619 619 other security personnel nes 65
620 620 chefs,cooks 365
621 621 waiters,waitresses 282
622 622 bar staff 291
630 630 travel & flight attendants 55
631 631 railway station staff 7
640 640 assistant nurses & auxiliaries 204
641 641 hospital ward assistants 32
642 642 ambulance staff 50
643 643 dental nurses 60
644 644 care assistants & attendants 888
650 650 nursery nurses 233
651 651 playgroup leaders 49
652 652 educational assistants 348
659 659 other childcare occupations nes 443
660 660 hairdressers,barbers 163
661 661 beauticians & related occupations 33
670 670 domestic housekeepers etc 44
671 671 housekeepers (non-domestic) 23
672 672 caretakers 114
673 673 launderers,dry cleaners etc 76
690 690 undertakers 14
691 691 bookmakers 19
699 699 other personal services nes 92
700 700 buyers (retail trade) 11
701 701 buyers etc (non-retail) 86
702 702 importers & exporters 12
703 703 air,commodity & ship brokers 7
710 710 technical & wholesale sales reps 356
719 719 other sales representatives nes 232
720 720 sales assistants 2191
721 721 retail cash & check-out operators 366
722 722 petrol pump forecourt attendants 11
730 730 collectors & credit agents 35
731 731 rounds & van salespersons 72
732 732 market,street traders etc 37
733 733 scrap dealers etc 3
790 790 merchandisers 28
791 791 window dressers, floral arrangers 41
792 792 telephone salespersons 153
800 800 bakery etc process operatives 59
801 801 brewery etc process operatives 6
802 802 tobacco process operatives 3
809 809 other food etc process operatives 196
810 810 tannery production operatives 4
811 811 preparatory fibre processors 5
812 812 spinners,doublers,twisters 12
813 813 winders,reelers 5
814 814 other textiles operatives 30
820 820 other chemical etc operatives nes 93
821 821 paper,wood etc process operatives 33
822 822 cutting etc machine operatives 10
823 823 glass,ceramics furnace operatives 8
824 824 rubber etc process operatives 39
825 825 plastic operatives etc 109
826 826 synthetic fibre makers 1
829 829 other chemical etc operatives 21
830 830 furnace operatives (metal) 13
831 831 metal drawers 3
832 832 rollers 2
833 833 annealers,hardeners etc (metal) 2
834 834 electroplaters etc 18
839 839 other metal process operatives nes 29
840 840 machine tool operatives 126
841 841 automatic machine operatives 49
842 842 metal polishers 8
843 843 metal dressing operatives 9
844 844 shot blasters 7
850 850 assemblers etc (electronic goods) 163
851 851 assemblers etc (vehicles,metal) 104
859 859 other assemblers etc nes 85
860 860 inspectors etc(metal,electrical) 124
861 861 inspectors etc(other goods) 63
862 862 packers,bottlers etc 282
863 863 weighers,graders,sorters 33
864 864 routine laboratory testers 20
869 869 other routine operatives nes 39
870 870 bus inspectors 2
871 871 road transport depot inspectors etc 12
872 872 drivers of road goods vehicles 794
873 873 bus & coach drivers 188
874 874 cab drivers & chauffeurs 227
875 875 bus conductors 4
880 880 seafarers (merchant navy) etc 13
881 881 railway inspectors,guards etc 16
882 882 railway engine drivers etc 25
883 883 railway signal etc operatives 6
884 884 shunters & points operatives 4
885 885 mechanical plant drivers etc 66
886 886 crane drivers 27
887 887 forklift & mechanical truck drivers 144
889 889 other transport & machinery ops nes 46
890 890 washers etc in mines & quarries 1
891 891 printing machine minders 49
892 892 water etc plant attendants 15
893 893 energy etc plant operatives 17
894 894 lubricators etc 6
895 895 service pipe layers & jointers 24
896 896 construction operatives 126
897 897 woodworking machine operatives 48
898 898 mine & quarry workers (non-coal) 23
899 899 other machine etc operatives nes 120
900 900 farm workers 118
901 901 farm machinery drivers etc 21
902 902 other related farming occupations 52
903 903 fishing & related workers 11
904 904 forestry workers 18
910 910 coal mine labourers 3
911 911 foundry labourers 3
912 912 engineering etc labourers 24
913 913 fitters mates (metal,electric) 23
919 919 making,processing labourers 47
920 920 woodworkers mates 7
921 921 building trade mates 18
922 922 rail construction etc workers 14
923 923 road construction etc workers 33
924 924 paviours,kerb layers 10
929 925 other building etc labourers 153
930 930 stevedores,dockers 12
931 931 goods porters 130
932 932 slingers 2
933 933 refuse & salvage collectors 30
934 934 drivers mates 8
940 940 postal workers,mail sorters 262
941 941 messengers,couriers 96
950 950 hospital porters 24
951 951 hotel porters 17
952 952 Kitchen porters 211
953 953 catering assistants 352
954 954 shelf fillers 152
955 955 lift & car park attendants 13
956 956 window cleaners 40
957 957 road sweepers 16
958 958 cleaners,domestics 1008
959 959 other sales,service occupations 38
990 990 all other labourers etc 148
999 999 all others (miscellaneous) 21
-9 Does not apply 15581
-8 No answer 7
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLabour Force Survey Two-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, October 1999 - March 2000