Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Labour Force Survey Two-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, July - December, 1998

Variable Details

Variablesocmain1
LabelOccupation (main job)
Responses
100 100 gen managers - national government 15
101 101 gen managers - large organisations 146
102 102 gen managers - local government 183
103 103 administrators - national government 96
110 110 production,works managers 664
111 111 building/contract managers 251
112 112 clerks of works 8
113 113 mining & energy managers 20
120 120 treasurers & financial managers 202
121 121 marketing & sales managers 847
122 122 purchasing managers 63
123 123 advertising etc managers 78
124 124 personnel,training etc managers 180
125 125 organisational managers 15
126 126 computer systems etc managers 256
127 127 company secretaries 97
130 130 credit controllers 76
131 131 banking etc managers (bar self-emp) 160
132 132 Civil Service executive officers 143
139 139 other financial etc managers nes 516
140 140 transport managers 121
141 141 stores controllers 117
142 142 warehouse etc managers 101
150 150 officers in UK armed forces 41
151 151 officers in non-UK armed forces 2
152 152 police officers - inspectors & above 19
153 153 firemen - station officers & above 19
154 154 prison principal officers and above 3
155 155 senior customs & excise etc officers 1
160 160 Farm owners & managers etc 226
169 169 other farming etc managers 33
170 170 property & estate managers 106
171 171 garage managers & proprietors 49
172 172 hairdressing managers & proprietors 108
173 173 hotel & accommodation managers 95
174 174 restaurant & catering managers 193
175 175 publicans, club stewards etc 89
176 176 entertainment & sports managers 77
177 177 travel agency managers 37
178 178 butchers/fishmongers managers etc 33
179 179 service industry managers etc 967
190 190 trade union etc officials 57
191 191 education registrars etc 42
199 199 other managers & administrators nes 379
200 200 chemists 63
201 201 biological scientists & biochemists 118
202 202 physicists, geologists etc 20
209 209 other natural scientists nes 35
210 210 engineers - civil, structural etc 119
211 211 mechanical engineers 70
212 212 electrical engineers 61
213 213 electronic engineers 58
214 214 software engineers 218
215 215 chemical engineers 16
216 216 design & development engineers 148
217 217 process & production engineers 40
218 218 planning & quality control engineers 89
219 219 other engineers & technologists nes 118
220 220 medical practitioners 226
221 221 pharmacists,pharmacologists 63
222 222 ophthalmic opticians 16
223 223 dental practitioners 43
224 224 veterinarians 13
230 230 university,polytechnic teachers etc 205
231 231 further education teachers etc 202
232 232 education officers,school inspectors 43
233 233 secondary education teachers etc 598
234 234 primary,nursery education teachers 589
235 235 special education teachers etc 69
239 239 other teaching professionals nes 135
240 240 judges & officers of the court 3
241 241 barristers & advocates 21
242 242 solicitors 160
250 250 chartered & certified accountants 294
251 251 management accountants 60
252 252 actuaries,economists & statisticians 37
253 253 management,business consultants etc 116
260 260 architects 76
261 261 town planners 27
262 262 general practice surveyors 96
270 270 librarians 36
271 271 archivists & curators 13
290 290 psychologists 16
291 291 other social,behaviourial scientists 3
292 292 clergy 73
293 293 social workers,probation officers 204
300 300 laboratory technicians 112
301 301 engineering technicians 77
302 302 electrical,electronic technicians 39
303 303 architectural etc technicians 24
304 302 civil engineering etc technicians 14
309 309 other scientific technicians nes 118
310 310 draughtspersons 88
311 311 building inspectors 12
312 312 quantity surveyors 69
313 313 marine,insurance & other surveyors 11
320 320 computer analysts,programmers 403
330 330 air traffic planners & controllers 8
331 331 aircraft flight deck officers 20
332 332 ship & hovercraft officers 37
340 340 nurses 837
341 341 midwives 71
342 342 medical radiographers 41
343 343 physiotherapists 38
344 344 chiropodists 15
345 345 dispensing opticians 12
346 346 medical,dental technicians etc 71
347 347 occupational & speech therapists etc 100
348 348 environmental health officers 25
349 349 other health professionals nes 40
350 350 legal service & related occupations 65
360 360 estimators,valuers 64
361 361 underwriters,claims assessors etc 280
362 362 taxation experts 40
363 363 personnel,industrial relations etc 102
364 364 organisational etc officers 62
370 370 matrons,houseparents 120
371 371 welfare,community & youth workers 286
380 380 authors,writers,journalists 149
381 381 artists,graphic designers etc 162
382 382 industrial designers 32
383 383 clothing designers 12
384 384 actors,stage managers etc 97
385 385 musicians 33
386 386 camera,sound etc equipment operators 60
387 387 athletes,sports officials etc 58
390 390 information officers 51
391 391 vocational & industrial trainers 161
392 392 careers advice etc specialists 23
393 393 driving instructors (excluding HGV) 45
394 394 factory inspectors etc 12
395 395 other statutory etc inspectors nes 16
396 396 occupational hygienists etc 34
399 399 other associate professionals nes 77
400 400 Civil Service administrative staff 378
401 401 local government clerical staff 322
410 410 accounts clerks,book-keepers etc 1130
411 411 counter clerks & cashiers 536
412 412 debt,rent & other cash collectors 53
420 420 filing and record clerks 525
421 421 library assistants etc 51
430 430 clerks nes 1170
440 440 stores,control clerks etc 83
441 441 storekeepers & warehousepersons 592
450 450 medical secretaries 66
451 451 legal secretaries 105
452 452 typists & word processor operators 108
459 459 other secretarial personnel nes 873
460 460 receptionists 336
461 461 reception telephonists 71
462 462 telephone operators 66
463 463 radio & telegraph operators 48
490 490 computer etc operators 246
491 491 tracers,drawing office assistants 3
500 500 bricklayers,masons 148
501 501 roofers,tilers,cladders etc 47
502 502 plasterers 50
503 503 glaziers 15
504 504 builders,building contractors 198
505 505 scaffolders,steeplejacks etc 36
506 506 floor,carpet,wall etc fitters 57
507 507 painters & decorators 252
509 509 other construction trades nes 133
510 510 lathe,capstan etc operators 28
511 511 boring,drilling machine operators 2
512 512 grinding machine setters,operators 13
513 513 milling machine setters,operators 15
514 514 press setters,operators 9
515 515 tool makers,fitters etc 53
516 516 metal work,maintenance fitters 564
517 517 precision instrument makers etc 56
518 518 gold,precious stone etc workers 12
519 519 other setters,operators nes 63
520 520 electrical production fitters 31
521 521 electricians etc 419
522 522 electrical engineers (non-prof) 13
523 523 telephone fitters 84
524 524 cable jointers,lines repairers 23
525 525 radio,TV & video engineers 24
526 526 computer engineers etc 93
529 529 other electrical trades nes 137
530 530 smiths & forge workers 17
531 531 moulders,core makers,die casters 21
532 532 plumbers,heating etc engineers 273
533 533 sheet metal workers 52
534 534 metal plate workers,riveters etc 25
535 535 steel erectors 24
536 536 barbenders,steel fixers 0
537 537 welding trades 173
540 540 motor mechanics etc 389
541 541 coach & vehicle body builders 20
542 542 vehicle body repairers etc 32
543 543 auto electricians 24
544 544 tyre & exhaust fitters 20
550 550 weavers 8
551 551 knitters 15
552 552 warp preparers,dyers,finishers etc 19
553 553 sewing machinists etc 231
554 554 coach trimmers,upholsterers etc 30
555 555 shoe repairers etc 34
556 556 tailors & dressmakers 21
557 557 milliners,furriers etc 16
559 559 other textile workers nes 24
560 560 originators & compositors 30
561 561 printers 38
562 562 bookbinders & print finishers 19
563 563 screen printers 17
569 569 other printing & related trades nes 118
570 570 carpenters & joiners 420
571 571 cabinet makers 48
572 572 case & box makers 12
573 573 pattern makers (moulds) 2
579 579 other woodworking trades nes 25
580 580 bakers,flour confectioners 56
581 581 butchers,meat cutters 72
582 582 fishmongers,poultry dressers 15
590 590 glass product & ceramics makers 51
591 591 glass product & ceramic finishers 21
592 592 dental technicians 12
593 593 music instrument makers,piano tuners 3
594 594 gardeners,groundspersons 260
595 595 horticultural trades 43
596 596 coach painters,other spray painters 68
597 597 face trained coalmining workers etc. 11
598 598 other machinery mechanics 12
599 599 other craft & related occupations ne 44
600 600 NCOs & other ranks, UK armed forces 102
601 601 NCOs & other ranks,non-UK forces 17
610 610 police officers (sergeant & below) 271
611 611 firemen (leading officer & below) 63
612 612 prison officers (below principal) 61
613 613 customs,immigration officers 12
614 614 traffic wardens 9
615 615 security guards etc 238
619 619 other security personnel nes 56
620 620 chefs,cooks 397
621 621 waiters,waitresses 307
622 622 bar staff 255
630 630 travel & flight attendants 78
631 631 railway station staff 9
640 640 assistant nurses & auxiliaries 237
641 641 hospital ward assistants 53
642 642 ambulance staff 44
643 643 dental nurses 62
644 644 care assistants & attendants 815
650 650 nursery nurses 194
651 651 playgroup leaders 53
652 652 educational assistants 266
659 659 other childcare occupations nes 422
660 660 hairdressers,barbers 148
661 661 beauticians & related occupations 50
670 670 domestic housekeepers etc 30
671 671 housekeepers (non-domestic) 29
672 672 caretakers 134
673 673 launderers,dry cleaners etc 79
690 690 undertakers 13
691 691 bookmakers 26
699 699 other personal services nes 122
700 700 buyers (retail trade) 21
701 701 buyers etc (non-retail) 87
702 702 importers & exporters 11
703 703 air,commodity & ship brokers 12
710 710 technical & wholesale sales reps 343
719 719 other sales representatives nes 236
720 720 sales assistants 2053
721 721 retail cash & check-out operators 344
722 722 petrol pump forecourt attendants 14
730 730 collectors & credit agents 28
731 731 rounds & van salespersons 69
732 732 market,street traders etc 29
733 733 scrap dealers etc 6
790 790 merchandisers 21
791 791 window dressers, floral arrangers 28
792 792 telephone salespersons 107
800 800 bakery etc process operatives 55
801 801 brewery etc process operatives 15
802 802 tobacco process operatives 3
809 809 other food etc process operatives 197
810 810 tannery production operatives 5
811 811 preparatory fibre processors 3
812 812 spinners,doublers,twisters 7
813 813 winders,reelers 4
814 814 other textiles operatives 15
820 820 other chemical etc operatives nes 96
821 821 paper,wood etc process operatives 20
822 822 cutting etc machine operatives 19
823 823 glass,ceramics furnace operatives 8
824 824 rubber etc process operatives 45
825 825 plastic operatives etc 146
826 826 synthetic fibre makers 8
829 829 other chemical etc operatives 37
830 830 furnace operatives (metal) 12
831 831 metal drawers 2
832 832 rollers 6
833 833 annealers,hardeners etc (metal) 8
834 834 electroplaters etc 18
839 839 other metal process operatives nes 34
840 840 machine tool operatives 151
841 841 automatic machine operatives 48
842 842 metal polishers 9
843 843 metal dressing operatives 8
844 844 shot blasters 4
850 850 assemblers etc (electronic goods) 196
851 851 assemblers etc (vehicles,metal) 123
859 859 other assemblers etc nes 100
860 860 inspectors etc(metal,electrical) 116
861 861 inspectors etc(other goods) 72
862 862 packers,bottlers etc 311
863 863 weighers,graders,sorters 32
864 864 routine laboratory testers 33
869 869 other routine operatives nes 45
870 870 bus inspectors 1
871 871 road transport depot inspectors etc 7
872 872 drivers of road goods vehicles 865
873 873 bus & coach drivers 187
874 874 cab drivers & chauffeurs 249
875 875 bus conductors 4
880 880 seafarers (merchant navy) etc 18
881 881 railway inspectors,guards etc 11
882 882 railway engine drivers etc 34
883 883 railway signal etc operatives 9
884 884 shunters & points operatives 2
885 885 mechanical plant drivers etc 64
886 886 crane drivers 17
887 887 forklift & mechanical truck drivers 167
889 889 other transport & machinery ops nes 32
890 890 washers etc in mines & quarries 3
891 891 printing machine minders 63
892 892 water etc plant attendants 18
893 893 energy etc plant operatives 16
894 894 lubricators etc 5
895 895 service pipe layers & jointers 27
896 896 construction operatives 113
897 897 woodworking machine operatives 59
898 898 mine & quarry workers (non-coal) 21
899 899 other machine etc operatives nes 142
900 900 farm workers 171
901 901 farm machinery drivers etc 30
902 902 other related farming occupations 67
903 903 fishing & related workers 17
904 904 forestry workers 24
910 910 coal mine labourers 3
911 911 foundry labourers 9
912 912 engineering etc labourers 31
913 913 fitters mates (metal,electric) 26
919 919 making,processing labourers 48
920 920 woodworkers mates 8
921 921 building trade mates 18
922 922 rail construction etc workers 14
923 923 road construction etc workers 34
924 924 paviours,kerb layers 10
929 925 other building etc labourers 177
930 930 stevedores,dockers 16
931 931 goods porters 119
932 932 slingers 1
933 933 refuse & salvage collectors 28
934 934 drivers mates 13
940 940 postal workers,mail sorters 251
941 941 messengers,couriers 108
950 950 hospital porters 42
951 951 hotel porters 13
952 952 Kitchen porters 272
953 953 catering assistants 351
954 954 shelf fillers 156
955 955 lift & car park attendants 9
956 956 window cleaners 41
957 957 road sweepers 11
958 958 cleaners,domestics 1097
959 959 other sales,service occupations 39
990 990 all other labourers etc 177
999 999 all others (miscellaneous) 20
-9 Does not apply 16262
-8 No answer 6
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLabour Force Survey Two-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, July - December, 1998