Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, April - June, 1998

Variable Details

VariableSOCLAST
LabelOccupation (last job)
Responses
100 100 gen managers - national government 5
101 101 gen managers - large organisations 38
102 102 gen managers - local government 58
103 103 administrators - national government 35
110 110 production,works managers 186
111 111 building/contract managers 61
112 112 clerks of works 14
113 113 mining & energy managers 10
120 120 treasurers & financial managers 43
121 121 marketing & sales managers 163
122 122 purchasing managers 17
123 123 advertising etc managers 22
124 124 personnel,training etc managers 47
125 125 organisational managers 0
126 126 computer systems etc managers 22
127 127 company secretaries 33
130 130 credit controllers 29
131 131 banking etc managers (bar self-emp) 52
132 132 Civil Service executive officers 29
139 139 other financial etc managers nes 133
140 140 transport managers 43
141 141 stores controllers 35
142 142 warehouse etc managers 32
150 150 officers in UK armed forces 12
151 151 officers in non-UK armed forces 2
152 152 police officers - inspectors & above 15
153 153 firemen - station officers & above 9
154 154 prison principal officers and above 2
155 155 senior customs & excise etc officers 0
160 160 Farm owners & managers etc 80
169 169 other farming etc managers 10
170 170 property & estate managers 22
171 171 garage managers & proprietors 14
172 172 hairdressing managers & proprietors 33
173 173 hotel & accommodation managers 43
174 174 restaurant & catering managers 100
175 175 publicans, club stewards etc 100
176 176 entertainment & sports managers 33
177 177 travel agency managers 7
178 178 butchers/fishmongers managers etc 13
179 179 service industry managers etc 427
190 190 trade union etc officials 19
191 191 education registrars etc 16
199 199 other managers & administrators nes 126
200 200 chemists 12
201 201 biological scientists & biochemists 25
202 202 physicists, geologists etc 5
209 209 other natural scientists nes 7
210 210 engineers - civil, structural etc 62
211 211 mechanical engineers 34
212 212 electrical engineers 28
213 213 electronic engineers 20
214 214 software engineers 16
215 215 chemical engineers 5
216 216 design & development engineers 36
217 217 process & production engineers 8
218 218 planning & quality control engineers 38
219 219 other engineers & technologists nes 26
220 220 medical practitioners 49
221 221 pharmacists,pharmacologists 12
222 222 ophthalmic opticians 0
223 223 dental practitioners 4
224 224 veterinarians 1
230 230 university,polytechnic teachers etc 57
231 231 further education teachers etc 116
232 232 education officers,school inspectors 9
233 233 secondary education teachers etc 186
234 234 primary,nursery education teachers 252
235 235 special education teachers etc 39
239 239 other teaching professionals nes 47
240 240 judges & officers of the court 3
241 241 barristers & advocates 0
242 242 solicitors 19
250 250 chartered & certified accountants 43
251 251 management accountants 5
252 252 actuaries,economists & statisticians 9
253 253 management,business consultants etc 15
260 260 architects 23
261 261 town planners 4
262 262 general practice surveyors 25
270 270 librarians 9
271 271 archivists & curators 7
290 290 psychologists 3
291 291 other social,behaviourial scientists 5
292 292 clergy 23
293 293 social workers,probation officers 38
300 300 laboratory technicians 51
301 301 engineering technicians 16
302 302 electrical,electronic technicians 12
303 303 architectural etc technicians 14
304 302 civil engineering etc technicians 3
309 309 other scientific technicians nes 38
310 310 draughtspersons 44
311 311 building inspectors 5
312 312 quantity surveyors 15
313 313 marine,insurance & other surveyors 3
320 320 computer analysts,programmers 41
330 330 air traffic planners & controllers 5
331 331 aircraft flight deck officers 2
332 332 ship & hovercraft officers 10
340 340 nurses 249
341 341 midwives 19
342 342 medical radiographers 5
343 343 physiotherapists 17
344 344 chiropodists 3
345 345 dispensing opticians 3
346 346 medical,dental technicians etc 10
347 347 occupational & speech therapists etc 27
348 348 environmental health officers 6
349 349 other health professionals nes 6
350 350 legal service & related occupations 18
360 360 estimators,valuers 19
361 361 underwriters,claims assessors etc 57
362 362 taxation experts 7
363 363 personnel,industrial relations etc 30
364 364 organisational etc officers 18
370 370 matrons,houseparents 68
371 371 welfare,community & youth workers 75
380 380 authors,writers,journalists 43
381 381 artists,graphic designers etc 41
382 382 industrial designers 3
383 383 clothing designers 5
384 384 actors,stage managers etc 62
385 385 musicians 13
386 386 camera,sound etc equipment operators 20
387 387 athletes,sports officials etc 14
390 390 information officers 26
391 391 vocational & industrial trainers 50
392 392 careers advice etc specialists 10
393 393 driving instructors (excluding HGV) 22
394 394 factory inspectors etc 8
395 395 other statutory etc inspectors nes 4
396 396 occupational hygienists etc 13
399 399 other associate professionals nes 18
400 400 Civil Service administrative staff 133
401 401 local government clerical staff 120
410 410 accounts clerks,book-keepers etc 411
411 411 counter clerks & cashiers 229
412 412 debt,rent & other cash collectors 25
420 420 filing and record clerks 236
421 421 library assistants etc 19
430 430 clerks nes 545
440 440 stores,control clerks etc 37
441 441 storekeepers & warehousepersons 304
450 450 medical secretaries 20
451 451 legal secretaries 26
452 452 typists & word processor operators 85
459 459 other secretarial personnel nes 418
460 460 receptionists 177
461 461 reception telephonists 30
462 462 telephone operators 61
463 463 radio & telegraph operators 20
490 490 computer etc operators 130
491 491 tracers,drawing office assistants 4
500 500 bricklayers,masons 91
501 501 roofers,tilers,cladders etc 19
502 502 plasterers 27
503 503 glaziers 4
504 504 builders,building contractors 65
505 505 scaffolders,steeplejacks etc 26
506 506 floor,carpet,wall etc fitters 18
507 507 painters & decorators 166
509 509 other construction trades nes 46
510 510 lathe,capstan etc operators 12
511 511 boring,drilling machine operators 9
512 512 grinding machine setters,operators 9
513 513 milling machine setters,operators 8
514 514 press setters,operators 1
515 515 tool makers,fitters etc 19
516 516 metal work,maintenance fitters 174
517 517 precision instrument makers etc 12
518 518 gold,precious stone etc workers 8
519 519 other setters,operators nes 27
520 520 electrical production fitters 9
521 521 electricians etc 118
522 522 electrical engineers (non-prof) 3
523 523 telephone fitters 38
524 524 cable jointers,lines repairers 12
525 525 radio,TV & video engineers 11
526 526 computer engineers etc 15
529 529 other electrical trades nes 38
530 530 smiths & forge workers 8
531 531 moulders,core makers,die casters 9
532 532 plumbers,heating etc engineers 90
533 533 sheet metal workers 20
534 534 metal plate workers,riveters etc 18
535 535 steel erectors 7
536 536 barbenders,steel fixers 4
537 537 welding trades 65
540 540 motor mechanics etc 111
541 541 coach & vehicle body builders 7
542 542 vehicle body repairers etc 12
543 543 auto electricians 5
544 544 tyre & exhaust fitters 8
550 550 weavers 6
551 551 knitters 13
552 552 warp preparers,dyers,finishers etc 11
553 553 sewing machinists etc 238
554 554 coach trimmers,upholsterers etc 14
555 555 shoe repairers etc 28
556 556 tailors & dressmakers 10
557 557 milliners,furriers etc 19
559 559 other textile workers nes 23
560 560 originators & compositors 19
561 561 printers 8
562 562 bookbinders & print finishers 13
563 563 screen printers 6
569 569 other printing & related trades nes 43
570 570 carpenters & joiners 163
571 571 cabinet makers 11
572 572 case & box makers 3
573 573 pattern makers (moulds) 2
579 579 other woodworking trades nes 9
580 580 bakers,flour confectioners 27
581 581 butchers,meat cutters 34
582 582 fishmongers,poultry dressers 6
590 590 glass product & ceramics makers 23
591 591 glass product & ceramic finishers 16
592 592 dental technicians 4
593 593 music instrument makers,piano tuners 3
594 594 gardeners,groundspersons 129
595 595 horticultural trades 21
596 596 coach painters,other spray painters 20
597 597 face trained coalmining workers etc. 17
598 598 other machinery mechanics 2
599 599 other craft & related occupations ne 17
600 600 NCOs & other ranks, UK armed forces 37
601 601 NCOs & other ranks,non-UK forces 4
610 610 police officers (sergeant & below) 35
611 611 firemen (leading officer & below) 8
612 612 prison officers (below principal) 9
613 613 customs,immigration officers 4
614 614 traffic wardens 5
615 615 security guards etc 173
619 619 other security personnel nes 35
620 620 chefs,cooks 230
621 621 waiters,waitresses 181
622 622 bar staff 226
630 630 travel & flight attendants 38
631 631 railway station staff 10
640 640 assistant nurses & auxiliaries 162
641 641 hospital ward assistants 20
642 642 ambulance staff 11
643 643 dental nurses 24
644 644 care assistants & attendants 551
650 650 nursery nurses 57
651 651 playgroup leaders 14
652 652 educational assistants 84
659 659 other childcare occupations nes 248
660 660 hairdressers,barbers 122
661 661 beauticians & related occupations 17
670 670 domestic housekeepers etc 36
671 671 housekeepers (non-domestic) 16
672 672 caretakers 98
673 673 launderers,dry cleaners etc 64
690 690 undertakers 6
691 691 bookmakers 7
699 699 other personal services nes 66
700 700 buyers (retail trade) 4
701 701 buyers etc (non-retail) 11
702 702 importers & exporters 3
703 703 air,commodity & ship brokers 0
710 710 technical & wholesale sales reps 94
719 719 other sales representatives nes 105
720 720 sales assistants 1228
721 721 retail cash & check-out operators 210
722 722 petrol pump forecourt attendants 11
730 730 collectors & credit agents 18
731 731 rounds & van salespersons 29
732 732 market,street traders etc 20
733 733 scrap dealers etc 7
790 790 merchandisers 14
791 791 window dressers, floral arrangers 18
792 792 telephone salespersons 54
800 800 bakery etc process operatives 46
801 801 brewery etc process operatives 3
802 802 tobacco process operatives 2
809 809 other food etc process operatives 139
810 810 tannery production operatives 7
811 811 preparatory fibre processors 7
812 812 spinners,doublers,twisters 5
813 813 winders,reelers 9
814 814 other textiles operatives 11
820 820 other chemical etc operatives nes 59
821 821 paper,wood etc process operatives 20
822 822 cutting etc machine operatives 6
823 823 glass,ceramics furnace operatives 2
824 824 rubber etc process operatives 20
825 825 plastic operatives etc 66
826 826 synthetic fibre makers 6
829 829 other chemical etc operatives 19
830 830 furnace operatives (metal) 6
831 831 metal drawers 2
832 832 rollers 3
833 833 annealers,hardeners etc (metal) 1
834 834 electroplaters etc 9
839 839 other metal process operatives nes 16
840 840 machine tool operatives 71
841 841 automatic machine operatives 40
842 842 metal polishers 3
843 843 metal dressing operatives 6
844 844 shot blasters 4
850 850 assemblers etc (electronic goods) 128
851 851 assemblers etc (vehicles,metal) 59
859 859 other assemblers etc nes 85
860 860 inspectors etc(metal,electrical) 84
861 861 inspectors etc(other goods) 57
862 862 packers,bottlers etc 402
863 863 weighers,graders,sorters 29
864 864 routine laboratory testers 16
869 869 other routine operatives nes 35
870 870 bus inspectors 1
871 871 road transport depot inspectors etc 8
872 872 drivers of road goods vehicles 374
873 873 bus & coach drivers 94
874 874 cab drivers & chauffeurs 102
875 875 bus conductors 3
880 880 seafarers (merchant navy) etc 12
881 881 railway inspectors,guards etc 15
882 882 railway engine drivers etc 10
883 883 railway signal etc operatives 6
884 884 shunters & points operatives 4
885 885 mechanical plant drivers etc 26
886 886 crane drivers 23
887 887 forklift & mechanical truck drivers 73
889 889 other transport & machinery ops nes 27
890 890 washers etc in mines & quarries 2
891 891 printing machine minders 17
892 892 water etc plant attendants 12
893 893 energy etc plant operatives 25
894 894 lubricators etc 1
895 895 service pipe layers & jointers 14
896 896 construction operatives 75
897 897 woodworking machine operatives 30
898 898 mine & quarry workers (non-coal) 5
899 899 other machine etc operatives nes 84
900 900 farm workers 56
901 901 farm machinery drivers etc 7
902 902 other related farming occupations 40
903 903 fishing & related workers 8
904 904 forestry workers 12
910 910 coal mine labourers 12
911 911 foundry labourers 3
912 912 engineering etc labourers 20
913 913 fitters mates (metal,electric) 21
919 919 making,processing labourers 38
920 920 woodworkers mates 9
921 921 building trade mates 15
922 922 rail construction etc workers 7
923 923 road construction etc workers 30
924 924 paviours,kerb layers 7
929 925 other building etc labourers 168
930 930 stevedores,dockers 5
931 931 goods porters 53
932 932 slingers 2
933 933 refuse & salvage collectors 25
934 934 drivers mates 4
940 940 postal workers,mail sorters 114
941 941 messengers,couriers 65
950 950 hospital porters 9
951 951 hotel porters 12
952 952 Kitchen porters 218
953 953 catering assistants 294
954 954 shelf fillers 89
955 955 lift & car park attendants 13
956 956 window cleaners 18
957 957 road sweepers 11
958 958 cleaners,domestics 1166
959 959 other sales,service occupations 21
990 990 all other labourers etc 182
999 999 all others (miscellaneous) 13
-10 No answer/Does not apply 128163
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, April - June, 1998
UniverseHouseholds in Great Britain and Northern Ireland;Households;National
SamplingSample drawn from main LFS data. See documentation for details.
Study TypeData are produced from the spring and autumn quarters of the main LFS each year.