Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Labour Force Survey Two-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, April - September, 1997

Variable Details

Variablesocmain1
LabelOccupation (main job)
Responses
100 100 gen managers - national government 11
101 101 gen managers - large organisations 142
102 102 gen managers - local government 149
103 103 administrators - national government 73
110 110 production,works managers 611
111 111 building/contract managers 222
112 112 clerks of works 6
113 113 mining & energy managers 25
120 120 treasurers & financial managers 199
121 121 marketing & sales managers 865
122 122 purchasing managers 53
123 123 advertising etc managers 86
124 124 personnel,training etc managers 183
125 125 organisational managers 9
126 126 computer systems etc managers 246
127 127 company secretaries 94
130 130 credit controllers 59
131 131 banking etc managers (bar self-emp) 142
132 132 Civil Service executive officers 157
139 139 other financial etc managers nes 559
140 140 transport managers 105
141 141 stores controllers 98
142 142 warehouse etc managers 111
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 19
154 154 prison principal officers and above 3
155 155 senior customs & excise etc officers 1
160 160 Farm owners & managers etc 309
169 169 other farming etc managers 24
170 170 property & estate managers 91
171 171 garage managers & proprietors 69
172 172 hairdressing managers & proprietors 100
173 173 hotel & accommodation managers 99
174 174 restaurant & catering managers 256
175 175 publicans, club stewards etc 154
176 176 entertainment & sports managers 82
177 177 travel agency managers 34
178 178 butchers/fishmongers managers etc 27
179 179 service industry managers etc 973
190 190 trade union etc officials 62
191 191 education registrars etc 38
199 199 other managers & administrators nes 375
200 200 chemists 41
201 201 biological scientists & biochemists 106
202 202 physicists, geologists etc 30
209 209 other natural scientists nes 28
210 210 engineers - civil, structural etc 125
211 211 mechanical engineers 88
212 212 electrical engineers 66
213 213 electronic engineers 54
214 214 software engineers 179
215 215 chemical engineers 15
216 216 design & development engineers 135
217 217 process & production engineers 43
218 218 planning & quality control engineers 92
219 219 other engineers & technologists nes 120
220 220 medical practitioners 180
221 221 pharmacists,pharmacologists 55
222 222 ophthalmic opticians 14
223 223 dental practitioners 37
224 224 veterinarians 15
230 230 university,polytechnic teachers etc 165
231 231 further education teachers etc 206
232 232 education officers,school inspectors 22
233 233 secondary education teachers etc 655
234 234 primary,nursery education teachers 604
235 235 special education teachers etc 75
239 239 other teaching professionals nes 127
240 240 judges & officers of the court 9
241 241 barristers & advocates 22
242 242 solicitors 168
250 250 chartered & certified accountants 256
251 251 management accountants 40
252 252 actuaries,economists & statisticians 43
253 253 management,business consultants etc 87
260 260 architects 52
261 261 town planners 25
262 262 general practice surveyors 87
270 270 librarians 24
271 271 archivists & curators 18
290 290 psychologists 22
291 291 other social,behaviourial scientists 13
292 292 clergy 56
293 293 social workers,probation officers 205
300 300 laboratory technicians 141
301 301 engineering technicians 86
302 302 electrical,electronic technicians 42
303 303 architectural etc technicians 21
304 302 civil engineering etc technicians 16
309 309 other scientific technicians nes 135
310 310 draughtspersons 99
311 311 building inspectors 6
312 312 quantity surveyors 77
313 313 marine,insurance & other surveyors 6
320 320 computer analysts,programmers 353
330 330 air traffic planners & controllers 17
331 331 aircraft flight deck officers 25
332 332 ship & hovercraft officers 38
340 340 nurses 871
341 341 midwives 73
342 342 medical radiographers 36
343 343 physiotherapists 51
344 344 chiropodists 21
345 345 dispensing opticians 12
346 346 medical,dental technicians etc 62
347 347 occupational & speech therapists etc 93
348 348 environmental health officers 26
349 349 other health professionals nes 32
350 350 legal service & related occupations 64
360 360 estimators,valuers 48
361 361 underwriters,claims assessors etc 278
362 362 taxation experts 48
363 363 personnel,industrial relations etc 104
364 364 organisational etc officers 61
370 370 matrons,houseparents 128
371 371 welfare,community & youth workers 283
380 380 authors,writers,journalists 152
381 381 artists,graphic designers etc 169
382 382 industrial designers 25
383 383 clothing designers 18
384 384 actors,stage managers etc 88
385 385 musicians 52
386 386 camera,sound etc equipment operators 73
387 387 athletes,sports officials etc 68
390 390 information officers 68
391 391 vocational & industrial trainers 171
392 392 careers advice etc specialists 36
393 393 driving instructors (excluding HGV) 55
394 394 factory inspectors etc 11
395 395 other statutory etc inspectors nes 20
396 396 occupational hygienists etc 39
399 399 other associate professionals nes 80
400 400 Civil Service administrative staff 367
401 401 local government clerical staff 286
410 410 accounts clerks,book-keepers etc 1170
411 411 counter clerks & cashiers 542
412 412 debt,rent & other cash collectors 53
420 420 filing and record clerks 467
421 421 library assistants etc 68
430 430 clerks nes 1163
440 440 stores,control clerks etc 64
441 441 storekeepers & warehousepersons 568
450 450 medical secretaries 75
451 451 legal secretaries 93
452 452 typists & word processor operators 139
459 459 other secretarial personnel nes 874
460 460 receptionists 316
461 461 reception telephonists 75
462 462 telephone operators 61
463 463 radio & telegraph operators 35
490 490 computer etc operators 231
491 491 tracers,drawing office assistants 3
500 500 bricklayers,masons 178
501 501 roofers,tilers,cladders etc 59
502 502 plasterers 55
503 503 glaziers 25
504 504 builders,building contractors 201
505 505 scaffolders,steeplejacks etc 41
506 506 floor,carpet,wall etc fitters 48
507 507 painters & decorators 233
509 509 other construction trades nes 115
510 510 lathe,capstan etc operators 33
511 511 boring,drilling machine operators 5
512 512 grinding machine setters,operators 18
513 513 milling machine setters,operators 14
514 514 press setters,operators 7
515 515 tool makers,fitters etc 60
516 516 metal work,maintenance fitters 596
517 517 precision instrument makers etc 44
518 518 gold,precious stone etc workers 14
519 519 other setters,operators nes 60
520 520 electrical production fitters 31
521 521 electricians etc 422
522 522 electrical engineers (non-prof) 16
523 523 telephone fitters 71
524 524 cable jointers,lines repairers 23
525 525 radio,TV & video engineers 40
526 526 computer engineers etc 71
529 529 other electrical trades nes 127
530 530 smiths & forge workers 17
531 531 moulders,core makers,die casters 32
532 532 plumbers,heating etc engineers 268
533 533 sheet metal workers 60
534 534 metal plate workers,riveters etc 28
535 535 steel erectors 23
536 536 barbenders,steel fixers 6
537 537 welding trades 187
540 540 motor mechanics etc 356
541 541 coach & vehicle body builders 22
542 542 vehicle body repairers etc 34
543 543 auto electricians 17
544 544 tyre & exhaust fitters 20
550 550 weavers 13
551 551 knitters 15
552 552 warp preparers,dyers,finishers etc 27
553 553 sewing machinists etc 220
554 554 coach trimmers,upholsterers etc 28
555 555 shoe repairers etc 51
556 556 tailors & dressmakers 23
557 557 milliners,furriers etc 16
559 559 other textile workers nes 12
560 560 originators & compositors 34
561 561 printers 39
562 562 bookbinders & print finishers 18
563 563 screen printers 16
569 569 other printing & related trades nes 119
570 570 carpenters & joiners 425
571 571 cabinet makers 37
572 572 case & box makers 6
573 573 pattern makers (moulds) 8
579 579 other woodworking trades nes 22
580 580 bakers,flour confectioners 51
581 581 butchers,meat cutters 70
582 582 fishmongers,poultry dressers 12
590 590 glass product & ceramics makers 47
591 591 glass product & ceramic finishers 22
592 592 dental technicians 15
593 593 music instrument makers,piano tuners 4
594 594 gardeners,groundspersons 230
595 595 horticultural trades 63
596 596 coach painters,other spray painters 66
597 597 face trained coalmining workers etc. 14
598 598 other machinery mechanics 12
599 599 other craft & related occupations ne 37
600 600 NCOs & other ranks, UK armed forces 106
601 601 NCOs & other ranks,non-UK forces 14
610 610 police officers (sergeant & below) 240
611 611 firemen (leading officer & below) 82
612 612 prison officers (below principal) 59
613 613 customs,immigration officers 23
614 614 traffic wardens 7
615 615 security guards etc 223
619 619 other security personnel nes 53
620 620 chefs,cooks 368
621 621 waiters,waitresses 326
622 622 bar staff 268
630 630 travel & flight attendants 67
631 631 railway station staff 19
640 640 assistant nurses & auxiliaries 283
641 641 hospital ward assistants 39
642 642 ambulance staff 41
643 643 dental nurses 53
644 644 care assistants & attendants 792
650 650 nursery nurses 165
651 651 playgroup leaders 46
652 652 educational assistants 253
659 659 other childcare occupations nes 472
660 660 hairdressers,barbers 159
661 661 beauticians & related occupations 39
670 670 domestic housekeepers etc 42
671 671 housekeepers (non-domestic) 24
672 672 caretakers 115
673 673 launderers,dry cleaners etc 58
690 690 undertakers 10
691 691 bookmakers 22
699 699 other personal services nes 92
700 700 buyers (retail trade) 23
701 701 buyers etc (non-retail) 71
702 702 importers & exporters 11
703 703 air,commodity & ship brokers 7
710 710 technical & wholesale sales reps 375
719 719 other sales representatives nes 194
720 720 sales assistants 2049
721 721 retail cash & check-out operators 381
722 722 petrol pump forecourt attendants 13
730 730 collectors & credit agents 54
731 731 rounds & van salespersons 80
732 732 market,street traders etc 43
733 733 scrap dealers etc 6
790 790 merchandisers 31
791 791 window dressers, floral arrangers 36
792 792 telephone salespersons 95
800 800 bakery etc process operatives 45
801 801 brewery etc process operatives 7
802 802 tobacco process operatives 4
809 809 other food etc process operatives 201
810 810 tannery production operatives 3
811 811 preparatory fibre processors 5
812 812 spinners,doublers,twisters 6
813 813 winders,reelers 4
814 814 other textiles operatives 28
820 820 other chemical etc operatives nes 113
821 821 paper,wood etc process operatives 37
822 822 cutting etc machine operatives 22
823 823 glass,ceramics furnace operatives 13
824 824 rubber etc process operatives 35
825 825 plastic operatives etc 123
826 826 synthetic fibre makers 3
829 829 other chemical etc operatives 33
830 830 furnace operatives (metal) 11
831 831 metal drawers 2
832 832 rollers 7
833 833 annealers,hardeners etc (metal) 3
834 834 electroplaters etc 19
839 839 other metal process operatives nes 33
840 840 machine tool operatives 137
841 841 automatic machine operatives 54
842 842 metal polishers 14
843 843 metal dressing operatives 11
844 844 shot blasters 6
850 850 assemblers etc (electronic goods) 198
851 851 assemblers etc (vehicles,metal) 116
859 859 other assemblers etc nes 97
860 860 inspectors etc(metal,electrical) 104
861 861 inspectors etc(other goods) 82
862 862 packers,bottlers etc 320
863 863 weighers,graders,sorters 31
864 864 routine laboratory testers 32
869 869 other routine operatives nes 37
870 870 bus inspectors 3
871 871 road transport depot inspectors etc 17
872 872 drivers of road goods vehicles 812
873 873 bus & coach drivers 170
874 874 cab drivers & chauffeurs 270
875 875 bus conductors 0
880 880 seafarers (merchant navy) etc 11
881 881 railway inspectors,guards etc 17
882 882 railway engine drivers etc 23
883 883 railway signal etc operatives 14
884 884 shunters & points operatives 3
885 885 mechanical plant drivers etc 69
886 886 crane drivers 31
887 887 forklift & mechanical truck drivers 189
889 889 other transport & machinery ops nes 33
890 890 washers etc in mines & quarries 3
891 891 printing machine minders 72
892 892 water etc plant attendants 11
893 893 energy etc plant operatives 16
894 894 lubricators etc 8
895 895 service pipe layers & jointers 20
896 896 construction operatives 130
897 897 woodworking machine operatives 55
898 898 mine & quarry workers (non-coal) 22
899 899 other machine etc operatives nes 176
900 900 farm workers 174
901 901 farm machinery drivers etc 27
902 902 other related farming occupations 70
903 903 fishing & related workers 13
904 904 forestry workers 29
910 910 coal mine labourers 5
911 911 foundry labourers 7
912 912 engineering etc labourers 29
913 913 fitters mates (metal,electric) 25
919 919 making,processing labourers 52
920 920 woodworkers mates 12
921 921 building trade mates 30
922 922 rail construction etc workers 12
923 923 road construction etc workers 41
924 924 paviours,kerb layers 2
929 925 other building etc labourers 170
930 930 stevedores,dockers 14
931 931 goods porters 101
932 932 slingers 2
933 933 refuse & salvage collectors 26
934 934 drivers mates 5
940 940 postal workers,mail sorters 238
941 941 messengers,couriers 132
950 950 hospital porters 19
951 951 hotel porters 21
952 952 Kitchen porters 245
953 953 catering assistants 391
954 954 shelf fillers 152
955 955 lift & car park attendants 12
956 956 window cleaners 41
957 957 road sweepers 13
958 958 cleaners,domestics 1152
959 959 other sales,service occupations 34
990 990 all other labourers etc 162
999 999 all others (miscellaneous) 7
-9 Does not apply 17114
-8 No answer 35
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLabour Force Survey Two-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, April - September, 1997