Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Labour Force Survey Two-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, October 1997 - March 1998

Variable Details

Variablesocmain1
LabelOccupation (main job)
Responses
100 100 gen managers - national government 19
101 101 gen managers - large organisations 136
102 102 gen managers - local government 162
103 103 administrators - national government 78
110 110 production,works managers 640
111 111 building/contract managers 220
112 112 clerks of works 3
113 113 mining & energy managers 22
120 120 treasurers & financial managers 216
121 121 marketing & sales managers 852
122 122 purchasing managers 52
123 123 advertising etc managers 86
124 124 personnel,training etc managers 223
125 125 organisational managers 10
126 126 computer systems etc managers 231
127 127 company secretaries 94
130 130 credit controllers 78
131 131 banking etc managers (bar self-emp) 153
132 132 Civil Service executive officers 187
139 139 other financial etc managers nes 535
140 140 transport managers 111
141 141 stores controllers 105
142 142 warehouse etc managers 116
150 150 officers in UK armed forces 41
151 151 officers in non-UK armed forces 4
152 152 police officers - inspectors & above 29
153 153 firemen - station officers & above 13
154 154 prison principal officers and above 3
155 155 senior customs & excise etc officers 1
160 160 Farm owners & managers etc 293
169 169 other farming etc managers 31
170 170 property & estate managers 102
171 171 garage managers & proprietors 72
172 172 hairdressing managers & proprietors 90
173 173 hotel & accommodation managers 105
174 174 restaurant & catering managers 226
175 175 publicans, club stewards etc 142
176 176 entertainment & sports managers 77
177 177 travel agency managers 36
178 178 butchers/fishmongers managers etc 36
179 179 service industry managers etc 988
190 190 trade union etc officials 52
191 191 education registrars etc 39
199 199 other managers & administrators nes 455
200 200 chemists 45
201 201 biological scientists & biochemists 101
202 202 physicists, geologists etc 25
209 209 other natural scientists nes 37
210 210 engineers - civil, structural etc 118
211 211 mechanical engineers 79
212 212 electrical engineers 64
213 213 electronic engineers 63
214 214 software engineers 192
215 215 chemical engineers 14
216 216 design & development engineers 133
217 217 process & production engineers 49
218 218 planning & quality control engineers 85
219 219 other engineers & technologists nes 112
220 220 medical practitioners 197
221 221 pharmacists,pharmacologists 63
222 222 ophthalmic opticians 22
223 223 dental practitioners 29
224 224 veterinarians 16
230 230 university,polytechnic teachers etc 194
231 231 further education teachers etc 210
232 232 education officers,school inspectors 22
233 233 secondary education teachers etc 631
234 234 primary,nursery education teachers 664
235 235 special education teachers etc 75
239 239 other teaching professionals nes 120
240 240 judges & officers of the court 6
241 241 barristers & advocates 29
242 242 solicitors 159
250 250 chartered & certified accountants 311
251 251 management accountants 70
252 252 actuaries,economists & statisticians 54
253 253 management,business consultants etc 83
260 260 architects 69
261 261 town planners 34
262 262 general practice surveyors 103
270 270 librarians 27
271 271 archivists & curators 17
290 290 psychologists 23
291 291 other social,behaviourial scientists 7
292 292 clergy 57
293 293 social workers,probation officers 199
300 300 laboratory technicians 123
301 301 engineering technicians 74
302 302 electrical,electronic technicians 43
303 303 architectural etc technicians 23
304 302 civil engineering etc technicians 10
309 309 other scientific technicians nes 132
310 310 draughtspersons 105
311 311 building inspectors 13
312 312 quantity surveyors 73
313 313 marine,insurance & other surveyors 7
320 320 computer analysts,programmers 389
330 330 air traffic planners & controllers 11
331 331 aircraft flight deck officers 16
332 332 ship & hovercraft officers 27
340 340 nurses 864
341 341 midwives 66
342 342 medical radiographers 45
343 343 physiotherapists 56
344 344 chiropodists 24
345 345 dispensing opticians 11
346 346 medical,dental technicians etc 82
347 347 occupational & speech therapists etc 101
348 348 environmental health officers 25
349 349 other health professionals nes 34
350 350 legal service & related occupations 63
360 360 estimators,valuers 71
361 361 underwriters,claims assessors etc 269
362 362 taxation experts 40
363 363 personnel,industrial relations etc 115
364 364 organisational etc officers 54
370 370 matrons,houseparents 117
371 371 welfare,community & youth workers 254
380 380 authors,writers,journalists 158
381 381 artists,graphic designers etc 171
382 382 industrial designers 19
383 383 clothing designers 16
384 384 actors,stage managers etc 98
385 385 musicians 45
386 386 camera,sound etc equipment operators 66
387 387 athletes,sports officials etc 58
390 390 information officers 62
391 391 vocational & industrial trainers 186
392 392 careers advice etc specialists 33
393 393 driving instructors (excluding HGV) 39
394 394 factory inspectors etc 11
395 395 other statutory etc inspectors nes 17
396 396 occupational hygienists etc 44
399 399 other associate professionals nes 76
400 400 Civil Service administrative staff 360
401 401 local government clerical staff 310
410 410 accounts clerks,book-keepers etc 1156
411 411 counter clerks & cashiers 524
412 412 debt,rent & other cash collectors 61
420 420 filing and record clerks 509
421 421 library assistants etc 63
430 430 clerks nes 1131
440 440 stores,control clerks etc 70
441 441 storekeepers & warehousepersons 658
450 450 medical secretaries 60
451 451 legal secretaries 93
452 452 typists & word processor operators 115
459 459 other secretarial personnel nes 916
460 460 receptionists 316
461 461 reception telephonists 66
462 462 telephone operators 81
463 463 radio & telegraph operators 28
490 490 computer etc operators 235
491 491 tracers,drawing office assistants 1
500 500 bricklayers,masons 164
501 501 roofers,tilers,cladders etc 57
502 502 plasterers 61
503 503 glaziers 17
504 504 builders,building contractors 215
505 505 scaffolders,steeplejacks etc 40
506 506 floor,carpet,wall etc fitters 52
507 507 painters & decorators 240
509 509 other construction trades nes 121
510 510 lathe,capstan etc operators 26
511 511 boring,drilling machine operators 9
512 512 grinding machine setters,operators 19
513 513 milling machine setters,operators 20
514 514 press setters,operators 9
515 515 tool makers,fitters etc 44
516 516 metal work,maintenance fitters 576
517 517 precision instrument makers etc 39
518 518 gold,precious stone etc workers 10
519 519 other setters,operators nes 56
520 520 electrical production fitters 32
521 521 electricians etc 411
522 522 electrical engineers (non-prof) 13
523 523 telephone fitters 77
524 524 cable jointers,lines repairers 27
525 525 radio,TV & video engineers 30
526 526 computer engineers etc 86
529 529 other electrical trades nes 130
530 530 smiths & forge workers 14
531 531 moulders,core makers,die casters 24
532 532 plumbers,heating etc engineers 288
533 533 sheet metal workers 63
534 534 metal plate workers,riveters etc 29
535 535 steel erectors 28
536 536 barbenders,steel fixers 7
537 537 welding trades 177
540 540 motor mechanics etc 357
541 541 coach & vehicle body builders 24
542 542 vehicle body repairers etc 41
543 543 auto electricians 11
544 544 tyre & exhaust fitters 24
550 550 weavers 7
551 551 knitters 19
552 552 warp preparers,dyers,finishers etc 12
553 553 sewing machinists etc 244
554 554 coach trimmers,upholsterers etc 29
555 555 shoe repairers etc 44
556 556 tailors & dressmakers 21
557 557 milliners,furriers etc 17
559 559 other textile workers nes 16
560 560 originators & compositors 21
561 561 printers 48
562 562 bookbinders & print finishers 16
563 563 screen printers 19
569 569 other printing & related trades nes 106
570 570 carpenters & joiners 437
571 571 cabinet makers 52
572 572 case & box makers 9
573 573 pattern makers (moulds) 9
579 579 other woodworking trades nes 17
580 580 bakers,flour confectioners 59
581 581 butchers,meat cutters 61
582 582 fishmongers,poultry dressers 17
590 590 glass product & ceramics makers 50
591 591 glass product & ceramic finishers 31
592 592 dental technicians 17
593 593 music instrument makers,piano tuners 5
594 594 gardeners,groundspersons 202
595 595 horticultural trades 33
596 596 coach painters,other spray painters 66
597 597 face trained coalmining workers etc. 16
598 598 other machinery mechanics 15
599 599 other craft & related occupations ne 45
600 600 NCOs & other ranks, UK armed forces 117
601 601 NCOs & other ranks,non-UK forces 23
610 610 police officers (sergeant & below) 259
611 611 firemen (leading officer & below) 63
612 612 prison officers (below principal) 51
613 613 customs,immigration officers 17
614 614 traffic wardens 11
615 615 security guards etc 217
619 619 other security personnel nes 59
620 620 chefs,cooks 380
621 621 waiters,waitresses 316
622 622 bar staff 312
630 630 travel & flight attendants 65
631 631 railway station staff 17
640 640 assistant nurses & auxiliaries 273
641 641 hospital ward assistants 48
642 642 ambulance staff 37
643 643 dental nurses 63
644 644 care assistants & attendants 838
650 650 nursery nurses 193
651 651 playgroup leaders 52
652 652 educational assistants 267
659 659 other childcare occupations nes 477
660 660 hairdressers,barbers 165
661 661 beauticians & related occupations 55
670 670 domestic housekeepers etc 30
671 671 housekeepers (non-domestic) 28
672 672 caretakers 122
673 673 launderers,dry cleaners etc 64
690 690 undertakers 13
691 691 bookmakers 23
699 699 other personal services nes 109
700 700 buyers (retail trade) 20
701 701 buyers etc (non-retail) 80
702 702 importers & exporters 7
703 703 air,commodity & ship brokers 7
710 710 technical & wholesale sales reps 348
719 719 other sales representatives nes 165
720 720 sales assistants 2196
721 721 retail cash & check-out operators 350
722 722 petrol pump forecourt attendants 22
730 730 collectors & credit agents 44
731 731 rounds & van salespersons 75
732 732 market,street traders etc 33
733 733 scrap dealers etc 8
790 790 merchandisers 23
791 791 window dressers, floral arrangers 31
792 792 telephone salespersons 110
800 800 bakery etc process operatives 39
801 801 brewery etc process operatives 9
802 802 tobacco process operatives 8
809 809 other food etc process operatives 208
810 810 tannery production operatives 3
811 811 preparatory fibre processors 5
812 812 spinners,doublers,twisters 6
813 813 winders,reelers 5
814 814 other textiles operatives 22
820 820 other chemical etc operatives nes 125
821 821 paper,wood etc process operatives 29
822 822 cutting etc machine operatives 20
823 823 glass,ceramics furnace operatives 12
824 824 rubber etc process operatives 42
825 825 plastic operatives etc 140
826 826 synthetic fibre makers 6
829 829 other chemical etc operatives 32
830 830 furnace operatives (metal) 13
831 831 metal drawers 3
832 832 rollers 5
833 833 annealers,hardeners etc (metal) 3
834 834 electroplaters etc 21
839 839 other metal process operatives nes 37
840 840 machine tool operatives 151
841 841 automatic machine operatives 42
842 842 metal polishers 10
843 843 metal dressing operatives 13
844 844 shot blasters 2
850 850 assemblers etc (electronic goods) 228
851 851 assemblers etc (vehicles,metal) 128
859 859 other assemblers etc nes 79
860 860 inspectors etc(metal,electrical) 120
861 861 inspectors etc(other goods) 94
862 862 packers,bottlers etc 343
863 863 weighers,graders,sorters 33
864 864 routine laboratory testers 27
869 869 other routine operatives nes 48
870 870 bus inspectors 3
871 871 road transport depot inspectors etc 9
872 872 drivers of road goods vehicles 835
873 873 bus & coach drivers 175
874 874 cab drivers & chauffeurs 250
875 875 bus conductors 1
880 880 seafarers (merchant navy) etc 15
881 881 railway inspectors,guards etc 18
882 882 railway engine drivers etc 25
883 883 railway signal etc operatives 10
884 884 shunters & points operatives 2
885 885 mechanical plant drivers etc 60
886 886 crane drivers 31
887 887 forklift & mechanical truck drivers 180
889 889 other transport & machinery ops nes 23
890 890 washers etc in mines & quarries 4
891 891 printing machine minders 57
892 892 water etc plant attendants 14
893 893 energy etc plant operatives 17
894 894 lubricators etc 7
895 895 service pipe layers & jointers 28
896 896 construction operatives 125
897 897 woodworking machine operatives 65
898 898 mine & quarry workers (non-coal) 26
899 899 other machine etc operatives nes 171
900 900 farm workers 167
901 901 farm machinery drivers etc 24
902 902 other related farming occupations 62
903 903 fishing & related workers 18
904 904 forestry workers 15
910 910 coal mine labourers 6
911 911 foundry labourers 8
912 912 engineering etc labourers 25
913 913 fitters mates (metal,electric) 14
919 919 making,processing labourers 42
920 920 woodworkers mates 10
921 921 building trade mates 25
922 922 rail construction etc workers 18
923 923 road construction etc workers 39
924 924 paviours,kerb layers 5
929 925 other building etc labourers 184
930 930 stevedores,dockers 16
931 931 goods porters 113
932 932 slingers 2
933 933 refuse & salvage collectors 33
934 934 drivers mates 6
940 940 postal workers,mail sorters 245
941 941 messengers,couriers 118
950 950 hospital porters 29
951 951 hotel porters 18
952 952 Kitchen porters 241
953 953 catering assistants 371
954 954 shelf fillers 152
955 955 lift & car park attendants 12
956 956 window cleaners 44
957 957 road sweepers 14
958 958 cleaners,domestics 1134
959 959 other sales,service occupations 31
990 990 all other labourers etc 181
999 999 all others (miscellaneous) 14
-9 Does not apply 17284
-8 No answer 39
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLabour Force Survey Two-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, October 1997 - March 1998