Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Labour Force Survey Two-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, January - June, 1997

Variable Details

Variablesocmain2
LabelOccupation (main job)
Responses
100 100 gen managers - national government 10
101 101 gen managers - large organisations 149
102 102 gen managers - local government 148
103 103 administrators - national government 86
110 110 production,works managers 629
111 111 building/contract managers 241
112 112 clerks of works 7
113 113 mining & energy managers 30
120 120 treasurers & financial managers 190
121 121 marketing & sales managers 889
122 122 purchasing managers 53
123 123 advertising etc managers 103
124 124 personnel,training etc managers 169
125 125 organisational managers 13
126 126 computer systems etc managers 232
127 127 company secretaries 99
130 130 credit controllers 57
131 131 banking etc managers (bar self-emp) 138
132 132 Civil Service executive officers 163
139 139 other financial etc managers nes 553
140 140 transport managers 100
141 141 stores controllers 103
142 142 warehouse etc managers 121
150 150 officers in UK armed forces 41
151 151 officers in non-UK armed forces 1
152 152 police officers - inspectors & above 30
153 153 firemen - station officers & above 17
154 154 prison principal officers and above 3
155 155 senior customs & excise etc officers 2
160 160 Farm owners & managers etc 309
169 169 other farming etc managers 31
170 170 property & estate managers 91
171 171 garage managers & proprietors 63
172 172 hairdressing managers & proprietors 104
173 173 hotel & accommodation managers 95
174 174 restaurant & catering managers 272
175 175 publicans, club stewards etc 141
176 176 entertainment & sports managers 72
177 177 travel agency managers 29
178 178 butchers/fishmongers managers etc 31
179 179 service industry managers etc 998
190 190 trade union etc officials 67
191 191 education registrars etc 36
199 199 other managers & administrators nes 345
200 200 chemists 47
201 201 biological scientists & biochemists 97
202 202 physicists, geologists etc 28
209 209 other natural scientists nes 30
210 210 engineers - civil, structural etc 116
211 211 mechanical engineers 92
212 212 electrical engineers 61
213 213 electronic engineers 52
214 214 software engineers 175
215 215 chemical engineers 14
216 216 design & development engineers 159
217 217 process & production engineers 47
218 218 planning & quality control engineers 97
219 219 other engineers & technologists nes 118
220 220 medical practitioners 201
221 221 pharmacists,pharmacologists 58
222 222 ophthalmic opticians 17
223 223 dental practitioners 48
224 224 veterinarians 16
230 230 university,polytechnic teachers etc 191
231 231 further education teachers etc 217
232 232 education officers,school inspectors 21
233 233 secondary education teachers etc 712
234 234 primary,nursery education teachers 631
235 235 special education teachers etc 87
239 239 other teaching professionals nes 131
240 240 judges & officers of the court 9
241 241 barristers & advocates 16
242 242 solicitors 170
250 250 chartered & certified accountants 264
251 251 management accountants 33
252 252 actuaries,economists & statisticians 44
253 253 management,business consultants etc 102
260 260 architects 57
261 261 town planners 21
262 262 general practice surveyors 98
270 270 librarians 31
271 271 archivists & curators 18
290 290 psychologists 21
291 291 other social,behaviourial scientists 11
292 292 clergy 60
293 293 social workers,probation officers 205
300 300 laboratory technicians 153
301 301 engineering technicians 82
302 302 electrical,electronic technicians 48
303 303 architectural etc technicians 19
304 302 civil engineering etc technicians 15
309 309 other scientific technicians nes 126
310 310 draughtspersons 93
311 311 building inspectors 6
312 312 quantity surveyors 69
313 313 marine,insurance & other surveyors 6
320 320 computer analysts,programmers 368
330 330 air traffic planners & controllers 16
331 331 aircraft flight deck officers 24
332 332 ship & hovercraft officers 49
340 340 nurses 886
341 341 midwives 62
342 342 medical radiographers 31
343 343 physiotherapists 51
344 344 chiropodists 22
345 345 dispensing opticians 10
346 346 medical,dental technicians etc 51
347 347 occupational & speech therapists etc 87
348 348 environmental health officers 22
349 349 other health professionals nes 29
350 350 legal service & related occupations 62
360 360 estimators,valuers 54
361 361 underwriters,claims assessors etc 265
362 362 taxation experts 50
363 363 personnel,industrial relations etc 104
364 364 organisational etc officers 61
370 370 matrons,houseparents 117
371 371 welfare,community & youth workers 288
380 380 authors,writers,journalists 155
381 381 artists,graphic designers etc 173
382 382 industrial designers 36
383 383 clothing designers 14
384 384 actors,stage managers etc 96
385 385 musicians 51
386 386 camera,sound etc equipment operators 81
387 387 athletes,sports officials etc 68
390 390 information officers 66
391 391 vocational & industrial trainers 164
392 392 careers advice etc specialists 44
393 393 driving instructors (excluding HGV) 53
394 394 factory inspectors etc 12
395 395 other statutory etc inspectors nes 20
396 396 occupational hygienists etc 37
399 399 other associate professionals nes 78
400 400 Civil Service administrative staff 371
401 401 local government clerical staff 305
410 410 accounts clerks,book-keepers etc 1159
411 411 counter clerks & cashiers 562
412 412 debt,rent & other cash collectors 56
420 420 filing and record clerks 505
421 421 library assistants etc 61
430 430 clerks nes 1176
440 440 stores,control clerks etc 77
441 441 storekeepers & warehousepersons 594
450 450 medical secretaries 71
451 451 legal secretaries 93
452 452 typists & word processor operators 139
459 459 other secretarial personnel nes 891
460 460 receptionists 329
461 461 reception telephonists 94
462 462 telephone operators 66
463 463 radio & telegraph operators 39
490 490 computer etc operators 249
491 491 tracers,drawing office assistants 4
500 500 bricklayers,masons 153
501 501 roofers,tilers,cladders etc 62
502 502 plasterers 61
503 503 glaziers 28
504 504 builders,building contractors 214
505 505 scaffolders,steeplejacks etc 34
506 506 floor,carpet,wall etc fitters 43
507 507 painters & decorators 241
509 509 other construction trades nes 93
510 510 lathe,capstan etc operators 39
511 511 boring,drilling machine operators 8
512 512 grinding machine setters,operators 13
513 513 milling machine setters,operators 16
514 514 press setters,operators 6
515 515 tool makers,fitters etc 59
516 516 metal work,maintenance fitters 614
517 517 precision instrument makers etc 41
518 518 gold,precious stone etc workers 15
519 519 other setters,operators nes 59
520 520 electrical production fitters 28
521 521 electricians etc 432
522 522 electrical engineers (non-prof) 19
523 523 telephone fitters 75
524 524 cable jointers,lines repairers 24
525 525 radio,TV & video engineers 45
526 526 computer engineers etc 63
529 529 other electrical trades nes 131
530 530 smiths & forge workers 23
531 531 moulders,core makers,die casters 27
532 532 plumbers,heating etc engineers 268
533 533 sheet metal workers 56
534 534 metal plate workers,riveters etc 27
535 535 steel erectors 30
536 536 barbenders,steel fixers 6
537 537 welding trades 195
540 540 motor mechanics etc 366
541 541 coach & vehicle body builders 23
542 542 vehicle body repairers etc 39
543 543 auto electricians 17
544 544 tyre & exhaust fitters 14
550 550 weavers 15
551 551 knitters 17
552 552 warp preparers,dyers,finishers etc 28
553 553 sewing machinists etc 233
554 554 coach trimmers,upholsterers etc 35
555 555 shoe repairers etc 49
556 556 tailors & dressmakers 22
557 557 milliners,furriers etc 20
559 559 other textile workers nes 10
560 560 originators & compositors 42
561 561 printers 34
562 562 bookbinders & print finishers 21
563 563 screen printers 18
569 569 other printing & related trades nes 110
570 570 carpenters & joiners 431
571 571 cabinet makers 39
572 572 case & box makers 4
573 573 pattern makers (moulds) 7
579 579 other woodworking trades nes 26
580 580 bakers,flour confectioners 44
581 581 butchers,meat cutters 70
582 582 fishmongers,poultry dressers 12
590 590 glass product & ceramics makers 49
591 591 glass product & ceramic finishers 18
592 592 dental technicians 16
593 593 music instrument makers,piano tuners 5
594 594 gardeners,groundspersons 233
595 595 horticultural trades 50
596 596 coach painters,other spray painters 64
597 597 face trained coalmining workers etc. 15
598 598 other machinery mechanics 15
599 599 other craft & related occupations ne 38
600 600 NCOs & other ranks, UK armed forces 109
601 601 NCOs & other ranks,non-UK forces 15
610 610 police officers (sergeant & below) 257
611 611 firemen (leading officer & below) 84
612 612 prison officers (below principal) 60
613 613 customs,immigration officers 25
614 614 traffic wardens 9
615 615 security guards etc 236
619 619 other security personnel nes 65
620 620 chefs,cooks 371
621 621 waiters,waitresses 340
622 622 bar staff 281
630 630 travel & flight attendants 70
631 631 railway station staff 16
640 640 assistant nurses & auxiliaries 294
641 641 hospital ward assistants 47
642 642 ambulance staff 42
643 643 dental nurses 57
644 644 care assistants & attendants 817
650 650 nursery nurses 170
651 651 playgroup leaders 58
652 652 educational assistants 268
659 659 other childcare occupations nes 479
660 660 hairdressers,barbers 172
661 661 beauticians & related occupations 42
670 670 domestic housekeepers etc 45
671 671 housekeepers (non-domestic) 23
672 672 caretakers 125
673 673 launderers,dry cleaners etc 57
690 690 undertakers 14
691 691 bookmakers 20
699 699 other personal services nes 104
700 700 buyers (retail trade) 23
701 701 buyers etc (non-retail) 76
702 702 importers & exporters 9
703 703 air,commodity & ship brokers 6
710 710 technical & wholesale sales reps 386
719 719 other sales representatives nes 209
720 720 sales assistants 2122
721 721 retail cash & check-out operators 414
722 722 petrol pump forecourt attendants 14
730 730 collectors & credit agents 43
731 731 rounds & van salespersons 80
732 732 market,street traders etc 49
733 733 scrap dealers etc 5
790 790 merchandisers 31
791 791 window dressers, floral arrangers 32
792 792 telephone salespersons 97
800 800 bakery etc process operatives 59
801 801 brewery etc process operatives 5
802 802 tobacco process operatives 4
809 809 other food etc process operatives 195
810 810 tannery production operatives 4
811 811 preparatory fibre processors 3
812 812 spinners,doublers,twisters 10
813 813 winders,reelers 7
814 814 other textiles operatives 31
820 820 other chemical etc operatives nes 121
821 821 paper,wood etc process operatives 41
822 822 cutting etc machine operatives 18
823 823 glass,ceramics furnace operatives 12
824 824 rubber etc process operatives 40
825 825 plastic operatives etc 111
826 826 synthetic fibre makers 5
829 829 other chemical etc operatives 35
830 830 furnace operatives (metal) 13
831 831 metal drawers 5
832 832 rollers 7
833 833 annealers,hardeners etc (metal) 5
834 834 electroplaters etc 14
839 839 other metal process operatives nes 36
840 840 machine tool operatives 130
841 841 automatic machine operatives 55
842 842 metal polishers 16
843 843 metal dressing operatives 8
844 844 shot blasters 4
850 850 assemblers etc (electronic goods) 203
851 851 assemblers etc (vehicles,metal) 116
859 859 other assemblers etc nes 93
860 860 inspectors etc(metal,electrical) 106
861 861 inspectors etc(other goods) 88
862 862 packers,bottlers etc 315
863 863 weighers,graders,sorters 33
864 864 routine laboratory testers 27
869 869 other routine operatives nes 42
870 870 bus inspectors 4
871 871 road transport depot inspectors etc 15
872 872 drivers of road goods vehicles 796
873 873 bus & coach drivers 173
874 874 cab drivers & chauffeurs 267
875 875 bus conductors 0
880 880 seafarers (merchant navy) etc 13
881 881 railway inspectors,guards etc 18
882 882 railway engine drivers etc 30
883 883 railway signal etc operatives 5
884 884 shunters & points operatives 1
885 885 mechanical plant drivers etc 61
886 886 crane drivers 31
887 887 forklift & mechanical truck drivers 177
889 889 other transport & machinery ops nes 39
890 890 washers etc in mines & quarries 3
891 891 printing machine minders 68
892 892 water etc plant attendants 12
893 893 energy etc plant operatives 18
894 894 lubricators etc 8
895 895 service pipe layers & jointers 17
896 896 construction operatives 113
897 897 woodworking machine operatives 59
898 898 mine & quarry workers (non-coal) 17
899 899 other machine etc operatives nes 188
900 900 farm workers 194
901 901 farm machinery drivers etc 22
902 902 other related farming occupations 71
903 903 fishing & related workers 12
904 904 forestry workers 30
910 910 coal mine labourers 6
911 911 foundry labourers 4
912 912 engineering etc labourers 26
913 913 fitters mates (metal,electric) 27
919 919 making,processing labourers 59
920 920 woodworkers mates 7
921 921 building trade mates 28
922 922 rail construction etc workers 12
923 923 road construction etc workers 38
924 924 paviours,kerb layers 3
929 925 other building etc labourers 175
930 930 stevedores,dockers 21
931 931 goods porters 98
932 932 slingers 3
933 933 refuse & salvage collectors 21
934 934 drivers mates 6
940 940 postal workers,mail sorters 249
941 941 messengers,couriers 145
950 950 hospital porters 21
951 951 hotel porters 22
952 952 Kitchen porters 251
953 953 catering assistants 406
954 954 shelf fillers 155
955 955 lift & car park attendants 13
956 956 window cleaners 39
957 957 road sweepers 10
958 958 cleaners,domestics 1141
959 959 other sales,service occupations 36
990 990 all other labourers etc 156
999 999 all others (miscellaneous) 7
-9 Does not apply 17198
-8 No answer 42
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLabour Force Survey Two-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, January - June, 1997