Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Labour Force Survey Two-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, April - September, 1998

Variable Details

Variablesocmain2
LabelOccupation (main job)
Responses
100 100 gen managers - national government 15
101 101 gen managers - large organisations 140
102 102 gen managers - local government 172
103 103 administrators - national government 94
110 110 production,works managers 636
111 111 building/contract managers 231
112 112 clerks of works 7
113 113 mining & energy managers 21
120 120 treasurers & financial managers 189
121 121 marketing & sales managers 800
122 122 purchasing managers 56
123 123 advertising etc managers 86
124 124 personnel,training etc managers 193
125 125 organisational managers 15
126 126 computer systems etc managers 253
127 127 company secretaries 101
130 130 credit controllers 78
131 131 banking etc managers (bar self-emp) 146
132 132 Civil Service executive officers 151
139 139 other financial etc managers nes 511
140 140 transport managers 117
141 141 stores controllers 100
142 142 warehouse etc managers 98
150 150 officers in UK armed forces 37
151 151 officers in non-UK armed forces 3
152 152 police officers - inspectors & above 27
153 153 firemen - station officers & above 15
154 154 prison principal officers and above 1
155 155 senior customs & excise etc officers 1
160 160 Farm owners & managers etc 260
169 169 other farming etc managers 34
170 170 property & estate managers 96
171 171 garage managers & proprietors 59
172 172 hairdressing managers & proprietors 109
173 173 hotel & accommodation managers 105
174 174 restaurant & catering managers 211
175 175 publicans, club stewards etc 97
176 176 entertainment & sports managers 73
177 177 travel agency managers 32
178 178 butchers/fishmongers managers etc 33
179 179 service industry managers etc 935
190 190 trade union etc officials 43
191 191 education registrars etc 46
199 199 other managers & administrators nes 405
200 200 chemists 56
201 201 biological scientists & biochemists 106
202 202 physicists, geologists etc 21
209 209 other natural scientists nes 38
210 210 engineers - civil, structural etc 107
211 211 mechanical engineers 64
212 212 electrical engineers 64
213 213 electronic engineers 60
214 214 software engineers 228
215 215 chemical engineers 11
216 216 design & development engineers 145
217 217 process & production engineers 55
218 218 planning & quality control engineers 88
219 219 other engineers & technologists nes 117
220 220 medical practitioners 209
221 221 pharmacists,pharmacologists 66
222 222 ophthalmic opticians 16
223 223 dental practitioners 37
224 224 veterinarians 16
230 230 university,polytechnic teachers etc 204
231 231 further education teachers etc 189
232 232 education officers,school inspectors 35
233 233 secondary education teachers etc 587
234 234 primary,nursery education teachers 630
235 235 special education teachers etc 69
239 239 other teaching professionals nes 127
240 240 judges & officers of the court 3
241 241 barristers & advocates 15
242 242 solicitors 149
250 250 chartered & certified accountants 297
251 251 management accountants 69
252 252 actuaries,economists & statisticians 40
253 253 management,business consultants etc 99
260 260 architects 65
261 261 town planners 33
262 262 general practice surveyors 103
270 270 librarians 35
271 271 archivists & curators 11
290 290 psychologists 22
291 291 other social,behaviourial scientists 4
292 292 clergy 60
293 293 social workers,probation officers 210
300 300 laboratory technicians 117
301 301 engineering technicians 77
302 302 electrical,electronic technicians 47
303 303 architectural etc technicians 25
304 302 civil engineering etc technicians 11
309 309 other scientific technicians nes 121
310 310 draughtspersons 98
311 311 building inspectors 12
312 312 quantity surveyors 59
313 313 marine,insurance & other surveyors 8
320 320 computer analysts,programmers 425
330 330 air traffic planners & controllers 9
331 331 aircraft flight deck officers 18
332 332 ship & hovercraft officers 38
340 340 nurses 845
341 341 midwives 57
342 342 medical radiographers 34
343 343 physiotherapists 46
344 344 chiropodists 25
345 345 dispensing opticians 9
346 346 medical,dental technicians etc 79
347 347 occupational & speech therapists etc 97
348 348 environmental health officers 27
349 349 other health professionals nes 35
350 350 legal service & related occupations 66
360 360 estimators,valuers 69
361 361 underwriters,claims assessors etc 288
362 362 taxation experts 39
363 363 personnel,industrial relations etc 107
364 364 organisational etc officers 68
370 370 matrons,houseparents 110
371 371 welfare,community & youth workers 285
380 380 authors,writers,journalists 140
381 381 artists,graphic designers etc 173
382 382 industrial designers 31
383 383 clothing designers 8
384 384 actors,stage managers etc 110
385 385 musicians 37
386 386 camera,sound etc equipment operators 63
387 387 athletes,sports officials etc 51
390 390 information officers 57
391 391 vocational & industrial trainers 161
392 392 careers advice etc specialists 24
393 393 driving instructors (excluding HGV) 35
394 394 factory inspectors etc 15
395 395 other statutory etc inspectors nes 18
396 396 occupational hygienists etc 40
399 399 other associate professionals nes 77
400 400 Civil Service administrative staff 359
401 401 local government clerical staff 314
410 410 accounts clerks,book-keepers etc 1171
411 411 counter clerks & cashiers 543
412 412 debt,rent & other cash collectors 49
420 420 filing and record clerks 508
421 421 library assistants etc 57
430 430 clerks nes 1176
440 440 stores,control clerks etc 76
441 441 storekeepers & warehousepersons 577
450 450 medical secretaries 63
451 451 legal secretaries 97
452 452 typists & word processor operators 94
459 459 other secretarial personnel nes 853
460 460 receptionists 326
461 461 reception telephonists 80
462 462 telephone operators 63
463 463 radio & telegraph operators 46
490 490 computer etc operators 244
491 491 tracers,drawing office assistants 2
500 500 bricklayers,masons 149
501 501 roofers,tilers,cladders etc 53
502 502 plasterers 58
503 503 glaziers 15
504 504 builders,building contractors 195
505 505 scaffolders,steeplejacks etc 32
506 506 floor,carpet,wall etc fitters 61
507 507 painters & decorators 263
509 509 other construction trades nes 133
510 510 lathe,capstan etc operators 30
511 511 boring,drilling machine operators 7
512 512 grinding machine setters,operators 15
513 513 milling machine setters,operators 19
514 514 press setters,operators 11
515 515 tool makers,fitters etc 49
516 516 metal work,maintenance fitters 587
517 517 precision instrument makers etc 42
518 518 gold,precious stone etc workers 13
519 519 other setters,operators nes 57
520 520 electrical production fitters 31
521 521 electricians etc 425
522 522 electrical engineers (non-prof) 11
523 523 telephone fitters 68
524 524 cable jointers,lines repairers 24
525 525 radio,TV & video engineers 27
526 526 computer engineers etc 79
529 529 other electrical trades nes 120
530 530 smiths & forge workers 15
531 531 moulders,core makers,die casters 26
532 532 plumbers,heating etc engineers 269
533 533 sheet metal workers 60
534 534 metal plate workers,riveters etc 32
535 535 steel erectors 25
536 536 barbenders,steel fixers 2
537 537 welding trades 174
540 540 motor mechanics etc 383
541 541 coach & vehicle body builders 19
542 542 vehicle body repairers etc 38
543 543 auto electricians 20
544 544 tyre & exhaust fitters 14
550 550 weavers 9
551 551 knitters 16
552 552 warp preparers,dyers,finishers etc 16
553 553 sewing machinists etc 235
554 554 coach trimmers,upholsterers etc 35
555 555 shoe repairers etc 36
556 556 tailors & dressmakers 18
557 557 milliners,furriers etc 13
559 559 other textile workers nes 27
560 560 originators & compositors 27
561 561 printers 47
562 562 bookbinders & print finishers 18
563 563 screen printers 17
569 569 other printing & related trades nes 123
570 570 carpenters & joiners 426
571 571 cabinet makers 48
572 572 case & box makers 8
573 573 pattern makers (moulds) 6
579 579 other woodworking trades nes 25
580 580 bakers,flour confectioners 57
581 581 butchers,meat cutters 64
582 582 fishmongers,poultry dressers 14
590 590 glass product & ceramics makers 47
591 591 glass product & ceramic finishers 27
592 592 dental technicians 16
593 593 music instrument makers,piano tuners 5
594 594 gardeners,groundspersons 242
595 595 horticultural trades 51
596 596 coach painters,other spray painters 57
597 597 face trained coalmining workers etc. 10
598 598 other machinery mechanics 13
599 599 other craft & related occupations ne 41
600 600 NCOs & other ranks, UK armed forces 104
601 601 NCOs & other ranks,non-UK forces 16
610 610 police officers (sergeant & below) 269
611 611 firemen (leading officer & below) 59
612 612 prison officers (below principal) 61
613 613 customs,immigration officers 14
614 614 traffic wardens 9
615 615 security guards etc 242
619 619 other security personnel nes 55
620 620 chefs,cooks 398
621 621 waiters,waitresses 352
622 622 bar staff 266
630 630 travel & flight attendants 75
631 631 railway station staff 13
640 640 assistant nurses & auxiliaries 263
641 641 hospital ward assistants 52
642 642 ambulance staff 35
643 643 dental nurses 65
644 644 care assistants & attendants 858
650 650 nursery nurses 200
651 651 playgroup leaders 47
652 652 educational assistants 278
659 659 other childcare occupations nes 441
660 660 hairdressers,barbers 150
661 661 beauticians & related occupations 60
670 670 domestic housekeepers etc 28
671 671 housekeepers (non-domestic) 27
672 672 caretakers 130
673 673 launderers,dry cleaners etc 81
690 690 undertakers 18
691 691 bookmakers 21
699 699 other personal services nes 127
700 700 buyers (retail trade) 19
701 701 buyers etc (non-retail) 94
702 702 importers & exporters 8
703 703 air,commodity & ship brokers 9
710 710 technical & wholesale sales reps 363
719 719 other sales representatives nes 232
720 720 sales assistants 2186
721 721 retail cash & check-out operators 354
722 722 petrol pump forecourt attendants 17
730 730 collectors & credit agents 25
731 731 rounds & van salespersons 64
732 732 market,street traders etc 30
733 733 scrap dealers etc 6
790 790 merchandisers 23
791 791 window dressers, floral arrangers 34
792 792 telephone salespersons 107
800 800 bakery etc process operatives 41
801 801 brewery etc process operatives 12
802 802 tobacco process operatives 5
809 809 other food etc process operatives 214
810 810 tannery production operatives 4
811 811 preparatory fibre processors 3
812 812 spinners,doublers,twisters 7
813 813 winders,reelers 3
814 814 other textiles operatives 17
820 820 other chemical etc operatives nes 102
821 821 paper,wood etc process operatives 24
822 822 cutting etc machine operatives 17
823 823 glass,ceramics furnace operatives 6
824 824 rubber etc process operatives 40
825 825 plastic operatives etc 134
826 826 synthetic fibre makers 10
829 829 other chemical etc operatives 34
830 830 furnace operatives (metal) 10
831 831 metal drawers 5
832 832 rollers 4
833 833 annealers,hardeners etc (metal) 8
834 834 electroplaters etc 14
839 839 other metal process operatives nes 30
840 840 machine tool operatives 157
841 841 automatic machine operatives 47
842 842 metal polishers 9
843 843 metal dressing operatives 12
844 844 shot blasters 2
850 850 assemblers etc (electronic goods) 209
851 851 assemblers etc (vehicles,metal) 135
859 859 other assemblers etc nes 96
860 860 inspectors etc(metal,electrical) 119
861 861 inspectors etc(other goods) 72
862 862 packers,bottlers etc 344
863 863 weighers,graders,sorters 33
864 864 routine laboratory testers 25
869 869 other routine operatives nes 51
870 870 bus inspectors 1
871 871 road transport depot inspectors etc 7
872 872 drivers of road goods vehicles 841
873 873 bus & coach drivers 195
874 874 cab drivers & chauffeurs 236
875 875 bus conductors 5
880 880 seafarers (merchant navy) etc 17
881 881 railway inspectors,guards etc 15
882 882 railway engine drivers etc 29
883 883 railway signal etc operatives 5
884 884 shunters & points operatives 3
885 885 mechanical plant drivers etc 65
886 886 crane drivers 21
887 887 forklift & mechanical truck drivers 173
889 889 other transport & machinery ops nes 30
890 890 washers etc in mines & quarries 3
891 891 printing machine minders 59
892 892 water etc plant attendants 22
893 893 energy etc plant operatives 15
894 894 lubricators etc 5
895 895 service pipe layers & jointers 23
896 896 construction operatives 114
897 897 woodworking machine operatives 58
898 898 mine & quarry workers (non-coal) 17
899 899 other machine etc operatives nes 150
900 900 farm workers 165
901 901 farm machinery drivers etc 28
902 902 other related farming occupations 75
903 903 fishing & related workers 16
904 904 forestry workers 22
910 910 coal mine labourers 5
911 911 foundry labourers 9
912 912 engineering etc labourers 23
913 913 fitters mates (metal,electric) 22
919 919 making,processing labourers 51
920 920 woodworkers mates 7
921 921 building trade mates 19
922 922 rail construction etc workers 17
923 923 road construction etc workers 41
924 924 paviours,kerb layers 10
929 925 other building etc labourers 177
930 930 stevedores,dockers 13
931 931 goods porters 110
932 932 slingers 1
933 933 refuse & salvage collectors 31
934 934 drivers mates 9
940 940 postal workers,mail sorters 238
941 941 messengers,couriers 117
950 950 hospital porters 31
951 951 hotel porters 15
952 952 Kitchen porters 272
953 953 catering assistants 371
954 954 shelf fillers 150
955 955 lift & car park attendants 12
956 956 window cleaners 35
957 957 road sweepers 13
958 958 cleaners,domestics 1110
959 959 other sales,service occupations 38
990 990 all other labourers etc 189
999 999 all others (miscellaneous) 28
-9 Does not apply 16047
-8 No answer 3
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLabour Force Survey Two-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, April - September, 1998