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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Labour Force Survey Two-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, January - June, 1998

Variable Details

Variablesocmain2
LabelOccupation (main job)
Responses
100 100 gen managers - national government 18
101 101 gen managers - large organisations 140
102 102 gen managers - local government 177
103 103 administrators - national government 85
110 110 production,works managers 660
111 111 building/contract managers 208
112 112 clerks of works 5
113 113 mining & energy managers 20
120 120 treasurers & financial managers 215
121 121 marketing & sales managers 846
122 122 purchasing managers 53
123 123 advertising etc managers 93
124 124 personnel,training etc managers 232
125 125 organisational managers 14
126 126 computer systems etc managers 224
127 127 company secretaries 103
130 130 credit controllers 73
131 131 banking etc managers (bar self-emp) 144
132 132 Civil Service executive officers 161
139 139 other financial etc managers nes 494
140 140 transport managers 120
141 141 stores controllers 92
142 142 warehouse etc managers 97
150 150 officers in UK armed forces 41
151 151 officers in non-UK armed forces 2
152 152 police officers - inspectors & above 28
153 153 firemen - station officers & above 14
154 154 prison principal officers and above 3
155 155 senior customs & excise etc officers 0
160 160 Farm owners & managers etc 278
169 169 other farming etc managers 32
170 170 property & estate managers 109
171 171 garage managers & proprietors 66
172 172 hairdressing managers & proprietors 111
173 173 hotel & accommodation managers 109
174 174 restaurant & catering managers 201
175 175 publicans, club stewards etc 132
176 176 entertainment & sports managers 81
177 177 travel agency managers 32
178 178 butchers/fishmongers managers etc 37
179 179 service industry managers etc 965
190 190 trade union etc officials 46
191 191 education registrars etc 43
199 199 other managers & administrators nes 430
200 200 chemists 56
201 201 biological scientists & biochemists 100
202 202 physicists, geologists etc 29
209 209 other natural scientists nes 42
210 210 engineers - civil, structural etc 117
211 211 mechanical engineers 67
212 212 electrical engineers 68
213 213 electronic engineers 63
214 214 software engineers 209
215 215 chemical engineers 14
216 216 design & development engineers 155
217 217 process & production engineers 53
218 218 planning & quality control engineers 96
219 219 other engineers & technologists nes 115
220 220 medical practitioners 209
221 221 pharmacists,pharmacologists 57
222 222 ophthalmic opticians 16
223 223 dental practitioners 34
224 224 veterinarians 18
230 230 university,polytechnic teachers etc 223
231 231 further education teachers etc 209
232 232 education officers,school inspectors 26
233 233 secondary education teachers etc 622
234 234 primary,nursery education teachers 696
235 235 special education teachers etc 70
239 239 other teaching professionals nes 136
240 240 judges & officers of the court 5
241 241 barristers & advocates 18
242 242 solicitors 158
250 250 chartered & certified accountants 324
251 251 management accountants 77
252 252 actuaries,economists & statisticians 48
253 253 management,business consultants etc 97
260 260 architects 67
261 261 town planners 31
262 262 general practice surveyors 106
270 270 librarians 34
271 271 archivists & curators 13
290 290 psychologists 17
291 291 other social,behaviourial scientists 6
292 292 clergy 69
293 293 social workers,probation officers 187
300 300 laboratory technicians 112
301 301 engineering technicians 92
302 302 electrical,electronic technicians 44
303 303 architectural etc technicians 28
304 302 civil engineering etc technicians 11
309 309 other scientific technicians nes 120
310 310 draughtspersons 109
311 311 building inspectors 12
312 312 quantity surveyors 59
313 313 marine,insurance & other surveyors 6
320 320 computer analysts,programmers 395
330 330 air traffic planners & controllers 9
331 331 aircraft flight deck officers 19
332 332 ship & hovercraft officers 30
340 340 nurses 827
341 341 midwives 65
342 342 medical radiographers 38
343 343 physiotherapists 49
344 344 chiropodists 28
345 345 dispensing opticians 12
346 346 medical,dental technicians etc 82
347 347 occupational & speech therapists etc 110
348 348 environmental health officers 21
349 349 other health professionals nes 37
350 350 legal service & related occupations 62
360 360 estimators,valuers 73
361 361 underwriters,claims assessors etc 276
362 362 taxation experts 42
363 363 personnel,industrial relations etc 101
364 364 organisational etc officers 58
370 370 matrons,houseparents 121
371 371 welfare,community & youth workers 275
380 380 authors,writers,journalists 148
381 381 artists,graphic designers etc 176
382 382 industrial designers 21
383 383 clothing designers 11
384 384 actors,stage managers etc 89
385 385 musicians 37
386 386 camera,sound etc equipment operators 67
387 387 athletes,sports officials etc 60
390 390 information officers 58
391 391 vocational & industrial trainers 183
392 392 careers advice etc specialists 29
393 393 driving instructors (excluding HGV) 43
394 394 factory inspectors etc 14
395 395 other statutory etc inspectors nes 20
396 396 occupational hygienists etc 43
399 399 other associate professionals nes 75
400 400 Civil Service administrative staff 369
401 401 local government clerical staff 329
410 410 accounts clerks,book-keepers etc 1201
411 411 counter clerks & cashiers 565
412 412 debt,rent & other cash collectors 47
420 420 filing and record clerks 498
421 421 library assistants etc 60
430 430 clerks nes 1172
440 440 stores,control clerks etc 72
441 441 storekeepers & warehousepersons 609
450 450 medical secretaries 56
451 451 legal secretaries 87
452 452 typists & word processor operators 109
459 459 other secretarial personnel nes 906
460 460 receptionists 325
461 461 reception telephonists 82
462 462 telephone operators 64
463 463 radio & telegraph operators 41
490 490 computer etc operators 239
491 491 tracers,drawing office assistants 2
500 500 bricklayers,masons 166
501 501 roofers,tilers,cladders etc 54
502 502 plasterers 60
503 503 glaziers 13
504 504 builders,building contractors 193
505 505 scaffolders,steeplejacks etc 39
506 506 floor,carpet,wall etc fitters 45
507 507 painters & decorators 251
509 509 other construction trades nes 141
510 510 lathe,capstan etc operators 31
511 511 boring,drilling machine operators 9
512 512 grinding machine setters,operators 18
513 513 milling machine setters,operators 19
514 514 press setters,operators 9
515 515 tool makers,fitters etc 45
516 516 metal work,maintenance fitters 598
517 517 precision instrument makers etc 40
518 518 gold,precious stone etc workers 10
519 519 other setters,operators nes 62
520 520 electrical production fitters 28
521 521 electricians etc 404
522 522 electrical engineers (non-prof) 14
523 523 telephone fitters 71
524 524 cable jointers,lines repairers 27
525 525 radio,TV & video engineers 25
526 526 computer engineers etc 83
529 529 other electrical trades nes 120
530 530 smiths & forge workers 13
531 531 moulders,core makers,die casters 23
532 532 plumbers,heating etc engineers 280
533 533 sheet metal workers 63
534 534 metal plate workers,riveters etc 33
535 535 steel erectors 25
536 536 barbenders,steel fixers 4
537 537 welding trades 186
540 540 motor mechanics etc 360
541 541 coach & vehicle body builders 19
542 542 vehicle body repairers etc 39
543 543 auto electricians 16
544 544 tyre & exhaust fitters 26
550 550 weavers 10
551 551 knitters 17
552 552 warp preparers,dyers,finishers etc 14
553 553 sewing machinists etc 221
554 554 coach trimmers,upholsterers etc 39
555 555 shoe repairers etc 34
556 556 tailors & dressmakers 19
557 557 milliners,furriers etc 12
559 559 other textile workers nes 15
560 560 originators & compositors 29
561 561 printers 48
562 562 bookbinders & print finishers 19
563 563 screen printers 15
569 569 other printing & related trades nes 117
570 570 carpenters & joiners 405
571 571 cabinet makers 47
572 572 case & box makers 9
573 573 pattern makers (moulds) 7
579 579 other woodworking trades nes 22
580 580 bakers,flour confectioners 61
581 581 butchers,meat cutters 61
582 582 fishmongers,poultry dressers 18
590 590 glass product & ceramics makers 52
591 591 glass product & ceramic finishers 28
592 592 dental technicians 19
593 593 music instrument makers,piano tuners 5
594 594 gardeners,groundspersons 231
595 595 horticultural trades 45
596 596 coach painters,other spray painters 62
597 597 face trained coalmining workers etc. 10
598 598 other machinery mechanics 13
599 599 other craft & related occupations ne 47
600 600 NCOs & other ranks, UK armed forces 112
601 601 NCOs & other ranks,non-UK forces 17
610 610 police officers (sergeant & below) 257
611 611 firemen (leading officer & below) 56
612 612 prison officers (below principal) 60
613 613 customs,immigration officers 13
614 614 traffic wardens 12
615 615 security guards etc 235
619 619 other security personnel nes 58
620 620 chefs,cooks 396
621 621 waiters,waitresses 337
622 622 bar staff 314
630 630 travel & flight attendants 66
631 631 railway station staff 13
640 640 assistant nurses & auxiliaries 264
641 641 hospital ward assistants 50
642 642 ambulance staff 39
643 643 dental nurses 65
644 644 care assistants & attendants 844
650 650 nursery nurses 185
651 651 playgroup leaders 49
652 652 educational assistants 261
659 659 other childcare occupations nes 473
660 660 hairdressers,barbers 144
661 661 beauticians & related occupations 61
670 670 domestic housekeepers etc 30
671 671 housekeepers (non-domestic) 32
672 672 caretakers 131
673 673 launderers,dry cleaners etc 66
690 690 undertakers 15
691 691 bookmakers 19
699 699 other personal services nes 130
700 700 buyers (retail trade) 18
701 701 buyers etc (non-retail) 100
702 702 importers & exporters 9
703 703 air,commodity & ship brokers 7
710 710 technical & wholesale sales reps 355
719 719 other sales representatives nes 234
720 720 sales assistants 2153
721 721 retail cash & check-out operators 378
722 722 petrol pump forecourt attendants 21
730 730 collectors & credit agents 40
731 731 rounds & van salespersons 76
732 732 market,street traders etc 32
733 733 scrap dealers etc 7
790 790 merchandisers 29
791 791 window dressers, floral arrangers 31
792 792 telephone salespersons 112
800 800 bakery etc process operatives 45
801 801 brewery etc process operatives 10
802 802 tobacco process operatives 5
809 809 other food etc process operatives 212
810 810 tannery production operatives 5
811 811 preparatory fibre processors 5
812 812 spinners,doublers,twisters 5
813 813 winders,reelers 5
814 814 other textiles operatives 14
820 820 other chemical etc operatives nes 97
821 821 paper,wood etc process operatives 27
822 822 cutting etc machine operatives 21
823 823 glass,ceramics furnace operatives 7
824 824 rubber etc process operatives 37
825 825 plastic operatives etc 137
826 826 synthetic fibre makers 8
829 829 other chemical etc operatives 35
830 830 furnace operatives (metal) 11
831 831 metal drawers 3
832 832 rollers 4
833 833 annealers,hardeners etc (metal) 6
834 834 electroplaters etc 20
839 839 other metal process operatives nes 39
840 840 machine tool operatives 143
841 841 automatic machine operatives 50
842 842 metal polishers 9
843 843 metal dressing operatives 12
844 844 shot blasters 6
850 850 assemblers etc (electronic goods) 211
851 851 assemblers etc (vehicles,metal) 123
859 859 other assemblers etc nes 97
860 860 inspectors etc(metal,electrical) 118
861 861 inspectors etc(other goods) 79
862 862 packers,bottlers etc 314
863 863 weighers,graders,sorters 28
864 864 routine laboratory testers 27
869 869 other routine operatives nes 45
870 870 bus inspectors 1
871 871 road transport depot inspectors etc 5
872 872 drivers of road goods vehicles 825
873 873 bus & coach drivers 184
874 874 cab drivers & chauffeurs 242
875 875 bus conductors 4
880 880 seafarers (merchant navy) etc 11
881 881 railway inspectors,guards etc 16
882 882 railway engine drivers etc 24
883 883 railway signal etc operatives 11
884 884 shunters & points operatives 3
885 885 mechanical plant drivers etc 74
886 886 crane drivers 28
887 887 forklift & mechanical truck drivers 184
889 889 other transport & machinery ops nes 32
890 890 washers etc in mines & quarries 4
891 891 printing machine minders 57
892 892 water etc plant attendants 15
893 893 energy etc plant operatives 14
894 894 lubricators etc 8
895 895 service pipe layers & jointers 25
896 896 construction operatives 120
897 897 woodworking machine operatives 64
898 898 mine & quarry workers (non-coal) 20
899 899 other machine etc operatives nes 149
900 900 farm workers 164
901 901 farm machinery drivers etc 24
902 902 other related farming occupations 75
903 903 fishing & related workers 15
904 904 forestry workers 19
910 910 coal mine labourers 4
911 911 foundry labourers 7
912 912 engineering etc labourers 24
913 913 fitters mates (metal,electric) 23
919 919 making,processing labourers 61
920 920 woodworkers mates 9
921 921 building trade mates 16
922 922 rail construction etc workers 16
923 923 road construction etc workers 35
924 924 paviours,kerb layers 4
929 925 other building etc labourers 166
930 930 stevedores,dockers 16
931 931 goods porters 112
932 932 slingers 1
933 933 refuse & salvage collectors 30
934 934 drivers mates 8
940 940 postal workers,mail sorters 253
941 941 messengers,couriers 121
950 950 hospital porters 31
951 951 hotel porters 12
952 952 Kitchen porters 262
953 953 catering assistants 387
954 954 shelf fillers 142
955 955 lift & car park attendants 14
956 956 window cleaners 39
957 957 road sweepers 18
958 958 cleaners,domestics 1128
959 959 other sales,service occupations 29
990 990 all other labourers etc 187
999 999 all others (miscellaneous) 33
-9 Does not apply 16983
-8 No answer 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLabour Force Survey Two-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, January - June, 1998
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