Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variablesocmain1
LabelOccupation (main job)
Responses
100 100 gen managers - national government 22
101 101 gen managers - large organisations 144
102 102 gen managers - local government 174
103 103 administrators - national government 84
110 110 production,works managers 648
111 111 building/contract managers 207
112 112 clerks of works 4
113 113 mining & energy managers 20
120 120 treasurers & financial managers 211
121 121 marketing & sales managers 820
122 122 purchasing managers 56
123 123 advertising etc managers 87
124 124 personnel,training etc managers 231
125 125 organisational managers 11
126 126 computer systems etc managers 218
127 127 company secretaries 97
130 130 credit controllers 78
131 131 banking etc managers (bar self-emp) 149
132 132 Civil Service executive officers 164
139 139 other financial etc managers nes 492
140 140 transport managers 121
141 141 stores controllers 92
142 142 warehouse etc managers 100
150 150 officers in UK armed forces 41
151 151 officers in non-UK armed forces 2
152 152 police officers - inspectors & above 25
153 153 firemen - station officers & above 16
154 154 prison principal officers and above 2
155 155 senior customs & excise etc officers 0
160 160 Farm owners & managers etc 281
169 169 other farming etc managers 30
170 170 property & estate managers 107
171 171 garage managers & proprietors 67
172 172 hairdressing managers & proprietors 108
173 173 hotel & accommodation managers 109
174 174 restaurant & catering managers 205
175 175 publicans, club stewards etc 130
176 176 entertainment & sports managers 80
177 177 travel agency managers 35
178 178 butchers/fishmongers managers etc 37
179 179 service industry managers etc 973
190 190 trade union etc officials 48
191 191 education registrars etc 42
199 199 other managers & administrators nes 431
200 200 chemists 60
201 201 biological scientists & biochemists 103
202 202 physicists, geologists etc 28
209 209 other natural scientists nes 42
210 210 engineers - civil, structural etc 120
211 211 mechanical engineers 64
212 212 electrical engineers 72
213 213 electronic engineers 64
214 214 software engineers 209
215 215 chemical engineers 15
216 216 design & development engineers 153
217 217 process & production engineers 52
218 218 planning & quality control engineers 97
219 219 other engineers & technologists nes 114
220 220 medical practitioners 207
221 221 pharmacists,pharmacologists 58
222 222 ophthalmic opticians 14
223 223 dental practitioners 34
224 224 veterinarians 18
230 230 university,polytechnic teachers etc 222
231 231 further education teachers etc 220
232 232 education officers,school inspectors 25
233 233 secondary education teachers etc 623
234 234 primary,nursery education teachers 702
235 235 special education teachers etc 68
239 239 other teaching professionals nes 130
240 240 judges & officers of the court 6
241 241 barristers & advocates 17
242 242 solicitors 158
250 250 chartered & certified accountants 328
251 251 management accountants 78
252 252 actuaries,economists & statisticians 47
253 253 management,business consultants etc 96
260 260 architects 69
261 261 town planners 34
262 262 general practice surveyors 105
270 270 librarians 34
271 271 archivists & curators 14
290 290 psychologists 19
291 291 other social,behaviourial scientists 4
292 292 clergy 70
293 293 social workers,probation officers 191
300 300 laboratory technicians 115
301 301 engineering technicians 88
302 302 electrical,electronic technicians 43
303 303 architectural etc technicians 27
304 302 civil engineering etc technicians 11
309 309 other scientific technicians nes 119
310 310 draughtspersons 113
311 311 building inspectors 14
312 312 quantity surveyors 61
313 313 marine,insurance & other surveyors 5
320 320 computer analysts,programmers 380
330 330 air traffic planners & controllers 9
331 331 aircraft flight deck officers 18
332 332 ship & hovercraft officers 35
340 340 nurses 832
341 341 midwives 63
342 342 medical radiographers 38
343 343 physiotherapists 50
344 344 chiropodists 27
345 345 dispensing opticians 12
346 346 medical,dental technicians etc 80
347 347 occupational & speech therapists etc 106
348 348 environmental health officers 21
349 349 other health professionals nes 37
350 350 legal service & related occupations 65
360 360 estimators,valuers 70
361 361 underwriters,claims assessors etc 279
362 362 taxation experts 41
363 363 personnel,industrial relations etc 101
364 364 organisational etc officers 59
370 370 matrons,houseparents 115
371 371 welfare,community & youth workers 269
380 380 authors,writers,journalists 151
381 381 artists,graphic designers etc 177
382 382 industrial designers 20
383 383 clothing designers 12
384 384 actors,stage managers etc 90
385 385 musicians 41
386 386 camera,sound etc equipment operators 63
387 387 athletes,sports officials etc 53
390 390 information officers 58
391 391 vocational & industrial trainers 177
392 392 careers advice etc specialists 28
393 393 driving instructors (excluding HGV) 42
394 394 factory inspectors etc 14
395 395 other statutory etc inspectors nes 23
396 396 occupational hygienists etc 41
399 399 other associate professionals nes 77
400 400 Civil Service administrative staff 371
401 401 local government clerical staff 326
410 410 accounts clerks,book-keepers etc 1180
411 411 counter clerks & cashiers 557
412 412 debt,rent & other cash collectors 49
420 420 filing and record clerks 496
421 421 library assistants etc 61
430 430 clerks nes 1126
440 440 stores,control clerks etc 66
441 441 storekeepers & warehousepersons 614
450 450 medical secretaries 57
451 451 legal secretaries 85
452 452 typists & word processor operators 107
459 459 other secretarial personnel nes 908
460 460 receptionists 309
461 461 reception telephonists 75
462 462 telephone operators 73
463 463 radio & telegraph operators 39
490 490 computer etc operators 227
491 491 tracers,drawing office assistants 2
500 500 bricklayers,masons 165
501 501 roofers,tilers,cladders etc 56
502 502 plasterers 59
503 503 glaziers 14
504 504 builders,building contractors 192
505 505 scaffolders,steeplejacks etc 37
506 506 floor,carpet,wall etc fitters 44
507 507 painters & decorators 243
509 509 other construction trades nes 144
510 510 lathe,capstan etc operators 30
511 511 boring,drilling machine operators 8
512 512 grinding machine setters,operators 19
513 513 milling machine setters,operators 19
514 514 press setters,operators 9
515 515 tool makers,fitters etc 46
516 516 metal work,maintenance fitters 591
517 517 precision instrument makers etc 38
518 518 gold,precious stone etc workers 10
519 519 other setters,operators nes 63
520 520 electrical production fitters 32
521 521 electricians etc 400
522 522 electrical engineers (non-prof) 15
523 523 telephone fitters 72
524 524 cable jointers,lines repairers 30
525 525 radio,TV & video engineers 24
526 526 computer engineers etc 86
529 529 other electrical trades nes 122
530 530 smiths & forge workers 14
531 531 moulders,core makers,die casters 25
532 532 plumbers,heating etc engineers 277
533 533 sheet metal workers 64
534 534 metal plate workers,riveters etc 32
535 535 steel erectors 25
536 536 barbenders,steel fixers 5
537 537 welding trades 176
540 540 motor mechanics etc 361
541 541 coach & vehicle body builders 18
542 542 vehicle body repairers etc 38
543 543 auto electricians 17
544 544 tyre & exhaust fitters 27
550 550 weavers 9
551 551 knitters 18
552 552 warp preparers,dyers,finishers etc 16
553 553 sewing machinists etc 238
554 554 coach trimmers,upholsterers etc 36
555 555 shoe repairers etc 35
556 556 tailors & dressmakers 18
557 557 milliners,furriers etc 13
559 559 other textile workers nes 16
560 560 originators & compositors 25
561 561 printers 49
562 562 bookbinders & print finishers 17
563 563 screen printers 16
569 569 other printing & related trades nes 120
570 570 carpenters & joiners 404
571 571 cabinet makers 48
572 572 case & box makers 10
573 573 pattern makers (moulds) 6
579 579 other woodworking trades nes 22
580 580 bakers,flour confectioners 61
581 581 butchers,meat cutters 55
582 582 fishmongers,poultry dressers 18
590 590 glass product & ceramics makers 56
591 591 glass product & ceramic finishers 27
592 592 dental technicians 19
593 593 music instrument makers,piano tuners 5
594 594 gardeners,groundspersons 208
595 595 horticultural trades 41
596 596 coach painters,other spray painters 62
597 597 face trained coalmining workers etc. 12
598 598 other machinery mechanics 12
599 599 other craft & related occupations ne 42
600 600 NCOs & other ranks, UK armed forces 110
601 601 NCOs & other ranks,non-UK forces 20
610 610 police officers (sergeant & below) 260
611 611 firemen (leading officer & below) 55
612 612 prison officers (below principal) 58
613 613 customs,immigration officers 13
614 614 traffic wardens 13
615 615 security guards etc 230
619 619 other security personnel nes 54
620 620 chefs,cooks 386
621 621 waiters,waitresses 304
622 622 bar staff 288
630 630 travel & flight attendants 65
631 631 railway station staff 15
640 640 assistant nurses & auxiliaries 258
641 641 hospital ward assistants 50
642 642 ambulance staff 39
643 643 dental nurses 67
644 644 care assistants & attendants 838
650 650 nursery nurses 173
651 651 playgroup leaders 48
652 652 educational assistants 249
659 659 other childcare occupations nes 470
660 660 hairdressers,barbers 142
661 661 beauticians & related occupations 59
670 670 domestic housekeepers etc 25
671 671 housekeepers (non-domestic) 32
672 672 caretakers 126
673 673 launderers,dry cleaners etc 62
690 690 undertakers 14
691 691 bookmakers 19
699 699 other personal services nes 127
700 700 buyers (retail trade) 17
701 701 buyers etc (non-retail) 97
702 702 importers & exporters 9
703 703 air,commodity & ship brokers 7
710 710 technical & wholesale sales reps 357
719 719 other sales representatives nes 220
720 720 sales assistants 2142
721 721 retail cash & check-out operators 372
722 722 petrol pump forecourt attendants 19
730 730 collectors & credit agents 36
731 731 rounds & van salespersons 79
732 732 market,street traders etc 34
733 733 scrap dealers etc 6
790 790 merchandisers 26
791 791 window dressers, floral arrangers 27
792 792 telephone salespersons 119
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 204
810 810 tannery production operatives 4
811 811 preparatory fibre processors 6
812 812 spinners,doublers,twisters 7
813 813 winders,reelers 5
814 814 other textiles operatives 16
820 820 other chemical etc operatives nes 96
821 821 paper,wood etc process operatives 29
822 822 cutting etc machine operatives 21
823 823 glass,ceramics furnace operatives 5
824 824 rubber etc process operatives 36
825 825 plastic operatives etc 130
826 826 synthetic fibre makers 6
829 829 other chemical etc operatives 37
830 830 furnace operatives (metal) 12
831 831 metal drawers 3
832 832 rollers 4
833 833 annealers,hardeners etc (metal) 6
834 834 electroplaters etc 21
839 839 other metal process operatives nes 38
840 840 machine tool operatives 140
841 841 automatic machine operatives 49
842 842 metal polishers 8
843 843 metal dressing operatives 11
844 844 shot blasters 6
850 850 assemblers etc (electronic goods) 224
851 851 assemblers etc (vehicles,metal) 122
859 859 other assemblers etc nes 97
860 860 inspectors etc(metal,electrical) 122
861 861 inspectors etc(other goods) 78
862 862 packers,bottlers etc 318
863 863 weighers,graders,sorters 26
864 864 routine laboratory testers 27
869 869 other routine operatives nes 44
870 870 bus inspectors 2
871 871 road transport depot inspectors etc 7
872 872 drivers of road goods vehicles 823
873 873 bus & coach drivers 184
874 874 cab drivers & chauffeurs 239
875 875 bus conductors 4
880 880 seafarers (merchant navy) etc 9
881 881 railway inspectors,guards etc 17
882 882 railway engine drivers etc 23
883 883 railway signal etc operatives 11
884 884 shunters & points operatives 2
885 885 mechanical plant drivers etc 72
886 886 crane drivers 29
887 887 forklift & mechanical truck drivers 187
889 889 other transport & machinery ops nes 30
890 890 washers etc in mines & quarries 4
891 891 printing machine minders 54
892 892 water etc plant attendants 16
893 893 energy etc plant operatives 13
894 894 lubricators etc 7
895 895 service pipe layers & jointers 24
896 896 construction operatives 115
897 897 woodworking machine operatives 69
898 898 mine & quarry workers (non-coal) 21
899 899 other machine etc operatives nes 145
900 900 farm workers 160
901 901 farm machinery drivers etc 25
902 902 other related farming occupations 70
903 903 fishing & related workers 16
904 904 forestry workers 19
910 910 coal mine labourers 4
911 911 foundry labourers 7
912 912 engineering etc labourers 29
913 913 fitters mates (metal,electric) 16
919 919 making,processing labourers 56
920 920 woodworkers mates 9
921 921 building trade mates 18
922 922 rail construction etc workers 14
923 923 road construction etc workers 30
924 924 paviours,kerb layers 5
929 925 other building etc labourers 153
930 930 stevedores,dockers 15
931 931 goods porters 105
932 932 slingers 1
933 933 refuse & salvage collectors 32
934 934 drivers mates 10
940 940 postal workers,mail sorters 241
941 941 messengers,couriers 126
950 950 hospital porters 30
951 951 hotel porters 13
952 952 Kitchen porters 250
953 953 catering assistants 393
954 954 shelf fillers 135
955 955 lift & car park attendants 13
956 956 window cleaners 37
957 957 road sweepers 17
958 958 cleaners,domestics 1120
959 959 other sales,service occupations 30
990 990 all other labourers etc 186
999 999 all others (miscellaneous) 26
-9 Does not apply 17392
-8 No answer 23
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLabour Force Survey Two-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, January - June, 1998