Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variablesocmain1
LabelOccupation (main job)
Responses
100 100 gen managers - national government 12
101 101 gen managers - large organisations 136
102 102 gen managers - local government 178
103 103 administrators - national government 92
110 110 production,works managers 648
111 111 building/contract managers 226
112 112 clerks of works 8
113 113 mining & energy managers 19
120 120 treasurers & financial managers 192
121 121 marketing & sales managers 814
122 122 purchasing managers 53
123 123 advertising etc managers 84
124 124 personnel,training etc managers 199
125 125 organisational managers 14
126 126 computer systems etc managers 245
127 127 company secretaries 98
130 130 credit controllers 82
131 131 banking etc managers (bar self-emp) 146
132 132 Civil Service executive officers 156
139 139 other financial etc managers nes 495
140 140 transport managers 119
141 141 stores controllers 94
142 142 warehouse etc managers 101
150 150 officers in UK armed forces 38
151 151 officers in non-UK armed forces 3
152 152 police officers - inspectors & above 27
153 153 firemen - station officers & above 13
154 154 prison principal officers and above 1
155 155 senior customs & excise etc officers 1
160 160 Farm owners & managers etc 261
169 169 other farming etc managers 32
170 170 property & estate managers 88
171 171 garage managers & proprietors 56
172 172 hairdressing managers & proprietors 108
173 173 hotel & accommodation managers 101
174 174 restaurant & catering managers 212
175 175 publicans, club stewards etc 102
176 176 entertainment & sports managers 73
177 177 travel agency managers 27
178 178 butchers/fishmongers managers etc 33
179 179 service industry managers etc 934
190 190 trade union etc officials 46
191 191 education registrars etc 44
199 199 other managers & administrators nes 411
200 200 chemists 56
201 201 biological scientists & biochemists 105
202 202 physicists, geologists etc 21
209 209 other natural scientists nes 37
210 210 engineers - civil, structural etc 107
211 211 mechanical engineers 64
212 212 electrical engineers 61
213 213 electronic engineers 59
214 214 software engineers 213
215 215 chemical engineers 12
216 216 design & development engineers 145
217 217 process & production engineers 54
218 218 planning & quality control engineers 91
219 219 other engineers & technologists nes 117
220 220 medical practitioners 211
221 221 pharmacists,pharmacologists 63
222 222 ophthalmic opticians 16
223 223 dental practitioners 37
224 224 veterinarians 17
230 230 university,polytechnic teachers etc 212
231 231 further education teachers etc 202
232 232 education officers,school inspectors 31
233 233 secondary education teachers etc 601
234 234 primary,nursery education teachers 653
235 235 special education teachers etc 73
239 239 other teaching professionals nes 128
240 240 judges & officers of the court 4
241 241 barristers & advocates 16
242 242 solicitors 146
250 250 chartered & certified accountants 297
251 251 management accountants 73
252 252 actuaries,economists & statisticians 40
253 253 management,business consultants etc 99
260 260 architects 65
261 261 town planners 34
262 262 general practice surveyors 102
270 270 librarians 35
271 271 archivists & curators 15
290 290 psychologists 24
291 291 other social,behaviourial scientists 4
292 292 clergy 61
293 293 social workers,probation officers 206
300 300 laboratory technicians 119
301 301 engineering technicians 77
302 302 electrical,electronic technicians 47
303 303 architectural etc technicians 24
304 302 civil engineering etc technicians 10
309 309 other scientific technicians nes 110
310 310 draughtspersons 100
311 311 building inspectors 11
312 312 quantity surveyors 59
313 313 marine,insurance & other surveyors 8
320 320 computer analysts,programmers 407
330 330 air traffic planners & controllers 7
331 331 aircraft flight deck officers 16
332 332 ship & hovercraft officers 39
340 340 nurses 845
341 341 midwives 56
342 342 medical radiographers 34
343 343 physiotherapists 45
344 344 chiropodists 25
345 345 dispensing opticians 10
346 346 medical,dental technicians etc 75
347 347 occupational & speech therapists etc 99
348 348 environmental health officers 25
349 349 other health professionals nes 30
350 350 legal service & related occupations 63
360 360 estimators,valuers 72
361 361 underwriters,claims assessors etc 278
362 362 taxation experts 41
363 363 personnel,industrial relations etc 106
364 364 organisational etc officers 67
370 370 matrons,houseparents 113
371 371 welfare,community & youth workers 286
380 380 authors,writers,journalists 143
381 381 artists,graphic designers etc 164
382 382 industrial designers 28
383 383 clothing designers 8
384 384 actors,stage managers etc 103
385 385 musicians 32
386 386 camera,sound etc equipment operators 65
387 387 athletes,sports officials etc 54
390 390 information officers 52
391 391 vocational & industrial trainers 163
392 392 careers advice etc specialists 26
393 393 driving instructors (excluding HGV) 35
394 394 factory inspectors etc 16
395 395 other statutory etc inspectors nes 18
396 396 occupational hygienists etc 38
399 399 other associate professionals nes 79
400 400 Civil Service administrative staff 359
401 401 local government clerical staff 310
410 410 accounts clerks,book-keepers etc 1150
411 411 counter clerks & cashiers 530
412 412 debt,rent & other cash collectors 52
420 420 filing and record clerks 485
421 421 library assistants etc 60
430 430 clerks nes 1136
440 440 stores,control clerks etc 71
441 441 storekeepers & warehousepersons 589
450 450 medical secretaries 61
451 451 legal secretaries 94
452 452 typists & word processor operators 99
459 459 other secretarial personnel nes 852
460 460 receptionists 325
461 461 reception telephonists 75
462 462 telephone operators 55
463 463 radio & telegraph operators 48
490 490 computer etc operators 230
491 491 tracers,drawing office assistants 2
500 500 bricklayers,masons 151
501 501 roofers,tilers,cladders etc 52
502 502 plasterers 57
503 503 glaziers 15
504 504 builders,building contractors 197
505 505 scaffolders,steeplejacks etc 33
506 506 floor,carpet,wall etc fitters 57
507 507 painters & decorators 256
509 509 other construction trades nes 126
510 510 lathe,capstan etc operators 30
511 511 boring,drilling machine operators 9
512 512 grinding machine setters,operators 15
513 513 milling machine setters,operators 18
514 514 press setters,operators 11
515 515 tool makers,fitters etc 46
516 516 metal work,maintenance fitters 585
517 517 precision instrument makers etc 44
518 518 gold,precious stone etc workers 12
519 519 other setters,operators nes 60
520 520 electrical production fitters 32
521 521 electricians etc 414
522 522 electrical engineers (non-prof) 11
523 523 telephone fitters 71
524 524 cable jointers,lines repairers 25
525 525 radio,TV & video engineers 26
526 526 computer engineers etc 75
529 529 other electrical trades nes 119
530 530 smiths & forge workers 15
531 531 moulders,core makers,die casters 26
532 532 plumbers,heating etc engineers 270
533 533 sheet metal workers 58
534 534 metal plate workers,riveters etc 28
535 535 steel erectors 24
536 536 barbenders,steel fixers 2
537 537 welding trades 173
540 540 motor mechanics etc 378
541 541 coach & vehicle body builders 18
542 542 vehicle body repairers etc 43
543 543 auto electricians 20
544 544 tyre & exhaust fitters 16
550 550 weavers 7
551 551 knitters 17
552 552 warp preparers,dyers,finishers etc 16
553 553 sewing machinists etc 239
554 554 coach trimmers,upholsterers etc 35
555 555 shoe repairers etc 37
556 556 tailors & dressmakers 18
557 557 milliners,furriers etc 14
559 559 other textile workers nes 26
560 560 originators & compositors 27
561 561 printers 45
562 562 bookbinders & print finishers 21
563 563 screen printers 16
569 569 other printing & related trades nes 120
570 570 carpenters & joiners 414
571 571 cabinet makers 45
572 572 case & box makers 9
573 573 pattern makers (moulds) 6
579 579 other woodworking trades nes 24
580 580 bakers,flour confectioners 62
581 581 butchers,meat cutters 68
582 582 fishmongers,poultry dressers 13
590 590 glass product & ceramics makers 46
591 591 glass product & ceramic finishers 26
592 592 dental technicians 18
593 593 music instrument makers,piano tuners 4
594 594 gardeners,groundspersons 235
595 595 horticultural trades 42
596 596 coach painters,other spray painters 55
597 597 face trained coalmining workers etc. 11
598 598 other machinery mechanics 14
599 599 other craft & related occupations ne 39
600 600 NCOs & other ranks, UK armed forces 103
601 601 NCOs & other ranks,non-UK forces 17
610 610 police officers (sergeant & below) 268
611 611 firemen (leading officer & below) 59
612 612 prison officers (below principal) 62
613 613 customs,immigration officers 12
614 614 traffic wardens 9
615 615 security guards etc 232
619 619 other security personnel nes 50
620 620 chefs,cooks 383
621 621 waiters,waitresses 314
622 622 bar staff 273
630 630 travel & flight attendants 66
631 631 railway station staff 12
640 640 assistant nurses & auxiliaries 261
641 641 hospital ward assistants 55
642 642 ambulance staff 35
643 643 dental nurses 60
644 644 care assistants & attendants 837
650 650 nursery nurses 202
651 651 playgroup leaders 52
652 652 educational assistants 275
659 659 other childcare occupations nes 443
660 660 hairdressers,barbers 142
661 661 beauticians & related occupations 62
670 670 domestic housekeepers etc 28
671 671 housekeepers (non-domestic) 31
672 672 caretakers 132
673 673 launderers,dry cleaners etc 75
690 690 undertakers 17
691 691 bookmakers 23
699 699 other personal services nes 119
700 700 buyers (retail trade) 20
701 701 buyers etc (non-retail) 97
702 702 importers & exporters 8
703 703 air,commodity & ship brokers 8
710 710 technical & wholesale sales reps 365
719 719 other sales representatives nes 228
720 720 sales assistants 2068
721 721 retail cash & check-out operators 350
722 722 petrol pump forecourt attendants 19
730 730 collectors & credit agents 28
731 731 rounds & van salespersons 59
732 732 market,street traders etc 28
733 733 scrap dealers etc 6
790 790 merchandisers 23
791 791 window dressers, floral arrangers 35
792 792 telephone salespersons 98
800 800 bakery etc process operatives 43
801 801 brewery etc process operatives 10
802 802 tobacco process operatives 5
809 809 other food etc process operatives 209
810 810 tannery production operatives 4
811 811 preparatory fibre processors 4
812 812 spinners,doublers,twisters 7
813 813 winders,reelers 3
814 814 other textiles operatives 16
820 820 other chemical etc operatives nes 103
821 821 paper,wood etc process operatives 25
822 822 cutting etc machine operatives 18
823 823 glass,ceramics furnace operatives 5
824 824 rubber etc process operatives 40
825 825 plastic operatives etc 131
826 826 synthetic fibre makers 10
829 829 other chemical etc operatives 37
830 830 furnace operatives (metal) 9
831 831 metal drawers 4
832 832 rollers 4
833 833 annealers,hardeners etc (metal) 7
834 834 electroplaters etc 15
839 839 other metal process operatives nes 28
840 840 machine tool operatives 152
841 841 automatic machine operatives 47
842 842 metal polishers 9
843 843 metal dressing operatives 10
844 844 shot blasters 3
850 850 assemblers etc (electronic goods) 218
851 851 assemblers etc (vehicles,metal) 130
859 859 other assemblers etc nes 87
860 860 inspectors etc(metal,electrical) 117
861 861 inspectors etc(other goods) 78
862 862 packers,bottlers etc 308
863 863 weighers,graders,sorters 32
864 864 routine laboratory testers 20
869 869 other routine operatives nes 47
870 870 bus inspectors 1
871 871 road transport depot inspectors etc 7
872 872 drivers of road goods vehicles 825
873 873 bus & coach drivers 198
874 874 cab drivers & chauffeurs 233
875 875 bus conductors 5
880 880 seafarers (merchant navy) etc 15
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 67
886 886 crane drivers 22
887 887 forklift & mechanical truck drivers 172
889 889 other transport & machinery ops nes 30
890 890 washers etc in mines & quarries 3
891 891 printing machine minders 63
892 892 water etc plant attendants 25
893 893 energy etc plant operatives 15
894 894 lubricators etc 6
895 895 service pipe layers & jointers 22
896 896 construction operatives 112
897 897 woodworking machine operatives 57
898 898 mine & quarry workers (non-coal) 18
899 899 other machine etc operatives nes 154
900 900 farm workers 150
901 901 farm machinery drivers etc 25
902 902 other related farming occupations 68
903 903 fishing & related workers 17
904 904 forestry workers 24
910 910 coal mine labourers 5
911 911 foundry labourers 9
912 912 engineering etc labourers 19
913 913 fitters mates (metal,electric) 22
919 919 making,processing labourers 54
920 920 woodworkers mates 6
921 921 building trade mates 14
922 922 rail construction etc workers 17
923 923 road construction etc workers 38
924 924 paviours,kerb layers 9
929 925 other building etc labourers 161
930 930 stevedores,dockers 13
931 931 goods porters 114
932 932 slingers 1
933 933 refuse & salvage collectors 25
934 934 drivers mates 8
940 940 postal workers,mail sorters 231
941 941 messengers,couriers 116
950 950 hospital porters 30
951 951 hotel porters 11
952 952 Kitchen porters 250
953 953 catering assistants 370
954 954 shelf fillers 142
955 955 lift & car park attendants 12
956 956 window cleaners 38
957 957 road sweepers 13
958 958 cleaners,domestics 1071
959 959 other sales,service occupations 32
990 990 all other labourers etc 183
999 999 all others (miscellaneous) 34
-9 Does not apply 16686
-8 No answer 4
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLabour Force Survey Two-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, April - September, 1998