Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, April - June, 2000

Variable Details

VariableSOCLAST
LabelOccupation (last job)
Responses
100 100 gen managers - national government 12
101 101 gen managers - large organisations 48
102 102 gen managers - local government 50
103 103 administrators - national government 33
110 110 production,works managers 167
111 111 building/contract managers 76
112 112 clerks of works 9
113 113 mining & energy managers 8
120 120 treasurers & financial managers 38
121 121 marketing & sales managers 165
122 122 purchasing managers 19
123 123 advertising etc managers 21
124 124 personnel,training etc managers 59
125 125 organisational managers 1
126 126 computer systems etc managers 35
127 127 company secretaries 32
130 130 credit controllers 19
131 131 banking etc managers (bar self-emp) 50
132 132 Civil Service executive officers 30
139 139 other financial etc managers nes 169
140 140 transport managers 34
141 141 stores controllers 19
142 142 warehouse etc managers 32
150 150 officers in UK armed forces 6
151 151 officers in non-UK armed forces 3
152 152 police officers - inspectors & above 10
153 153 firemen - station officers & above 6
154 154 prison principal officers and above 2
155 155 senior customs & excise etc officers 1
160 160 Farm owners & managers etc 69
169 169 other farming etc managers 13
170 170 property & estate managers 24
171 171 garage managers & proprietors 15
172 172 hairdressing managers & proprietors 31
173 173 hotel & accommodation managers 51
174 174 restaurant & catering managers 85
175 175 publicans, club stewards etc 78
176 176 entertainment & sports managers 28
177 177 travel agency managers 10
178 178 butchers/fishmongers managers etc 18
179 179 service industry managers etc 354
190 190 trade union etc officials 15
191 191 education registrars etc 17
199 199 other managers & administrators nes 102
200 200 chemists 15
201 201 biological scientists & biochemists 20
202 202 physicists, geologists etc 11
209 209 other natural scientists nes 11
210 210 engineers - civil, structural etc 35
211 211 mechanical engineers 34
212 212 electrical engineers 16
213 213 electronic engineers 9
214 214 software engineers 28
215 215 chemical engineers 5
216 216 design & development engineers 32
217 217 process & production engineers 4
218 218 planning & quality control engineers 29
219 219 other engineers & technologists nes 25
220 220 medical practitioners 55
221 221 pharmacists,pharmacologists 9
222 222 ophthalmic opticians 0
223 223 dental practitioners 7
224 224 veterinarians 0
230 230 university,polytechnic teachers etc 48
231 231 further education teachers etc 76
232 232 education officers,school inspectors 5
233 233 secondary education teachers etc 173
234 234 primary,nursery education teachers 230
235 235 special education teachers etc 27
239 239 other teaching professionals nes 58
240 240 judges & officers of the court 6
241 241 barristers & advocates 4
242 242 solicitors 17
250 250 chartered & certified accountants 47
251 251 management accountants 11
252 252 actuaries,economists & statisticians 9
253 253 management,business consultants etc 25
260 260 architects 14
261 261 town planners 5
262 262 general practice surveyors 18
270 270 librarians 15
271 271 archivists & curators 0
290 290 psychologists 2
291 291 other social,behaviourial scientists 0
292 292 clergy 19
293 293 social workers,probation officers 38
300 300 laboratory technicians 43
301 301 engineering technicians 24
302 302 electrical,electronic technicians 11
303 303 architectural etc technicians 5
304 304 civil engineering etc technicians 3
309 309 other scientific technicians nes 26
310 310 draughtspersons 34
311 311 building inspectors 4
312 312 quantity surveyors 11
313 313 marine,insurance & other surveyors 2
320 320 computer analysts,programmers 61
330 330 air traffic planners & controllers 1
331 331 aircraft flight deck officers 4
332 332 ship & hovercraft officers 8
340 340 nurses 254
341 341 midwives 19
342 342 medical radiographers 1
343 343 physiotherapists 13
344 344 chiropodists 4
345 345 dispensing opticians 3
346 346 medical,dental technicians etc 18
347 347 occupational & speech therapists etc 21
348 348 environmental health officers 4
349 349 other health professionals nes 8
350 350 legal service & related occupations 20
360 360 estimators,valuers 15
361 361 underwriters,claims assessors etc 56
362 362 taxation experts 4
363 363 personnel,industrial relations etc 26
364 364 organisational etc officers 19
370 370 matrons,houseparents 57
371 371 welfare,community & youth workers 76
380 380 authors,writers,journalists 40
381 381 artists,graphic designers etc 55
382 382 industrial designers 1
383 383 clothing designers 9
384 384 actors,stage managers etc 28
385 385 musicians 13
386 386 camera,sound etc equipment operators 18
387 387 athletes,sports officials etc 12
390 390 information officers 15
391 391 vocational & industrial trainers 50
392 392 careers advice etc specialists 4
393 393 driving instructors (excluding HGV) 20
394 394 factory inspectors etc 5
395 395 other statutory etc inspectors nes 8
396 396 occupational hygienists etc 16
399 399 other associate professionals nes 18
400 400 Civil Service administrative staff 120
401 401 local government clerical staff 72
410 410 accounts clerks,book-keepers etc 417
411 411 counter clerks & cashiers 209
412 412 debt,rent & other cash collectors 21
420 420 filing and record clerks 211
421 421 library assistants etc 21
430 430 clerks nes 489
440 440 stores,control clerks etc 38
441 441 storekeepers & warehousepersons 241
450 450 medical secretaries 27
451 451 legal secretaries 33
452 452 typists & word processor operators 60
459 459 other secretarial personnel nes 389
460 460 receptionists 149
461 461 reception telephonists 49
462 462 telephone operators 53
463 463 radio & telegraph operators 19
490 490 computer etc operators 89
491 491 tracers,drawing office assistants 0
500 500 bricklayers,masons 66
501 501 roofers,tilers,cladders etc 26
502 502 plasterers 22
503 503 glaziers 9
504 504 builders,building contractors 58
505 505 scaffolders,steeplejacks etc 18
506 506 floor,carpet,wall etc fitters 13
507 507 painters & decorators 144
509 509 other construction trades nes 38
510 510 lathe,capstan etc operators 13
511 511 boring,drilling machine operators 8
512 512 grinding machine setters,operators 6
513 513 milling machine setters,operators 2
514 514 press setters,operators 7
515 515 tool makers,fitters etc 18
516 516 metal work,maintenance fitters 186
517 517 precision instrument makers etc 14
518 518 gold,precious stone etc workers 5
519 519 other setters,operators nes 18
520 520 electrical production fitters 13
521 521 electricians etc 104
522 522 electrical engineers (non-prof) 2
523 523 telephone fitters 29
524 524 cable jointers,lines repairers 12
525 525 radio,TV & video engineers 18
526 526 computer engineers etc 15
529 529 other electrical trades nes 36
530 530 smiths & forge workers 7
531 531 moulders,core makers,die casters 4
532 532 plumbers,heating etc engineers 78
533 533 sheet metal workers 10
534 534 metal plate workers,riveters etc 29
535 535 steel erectors 15
536 536 barbenders,steel fixers 5
537 537 welding trades 65
540 540 motor mechanics etc 99
541 541 coach & vehicle body builders 5
542 542 vehicle body repairers etc 7
543 543 auto electricians 4
544 544 tyre & exhaust fitters 7
550 550 weavers 5
551 551 knitters 10
552 552 warp preparers,dyers,finishers etc 18
553 553 sewing machinists etc 214
554 554 coach trimmers,upholsterers etc 12
555 555 shoe repairers etc 31
556 556 tailors & dressmakers 14
557 557 milliners,furriers etc 8
559 559 other textile workers nes 21
560 560 originators & compositors 12
561 561 printers 8
562 562 bookbinders & print finishers 14
563 563 screen printers 2
569 569 other printing & related trades nes 43
570 570 carpenters & joiners 153
571 571 cabinet makers 9
572 572 case & box makers 3
573 573 pattern makers (moulds) 2
579 579 other woodworking trades nes 7
580 580 bakers,flour confectioners 19
581 581 butchers,meat cutters 30
582 582 fishmongers,poultry dressers 7
590 590 glass product & ceramics makers 20
591 591 glass product & ceramic finishers 12
592 592 dental technicians 0
593 593 music instrument makers,piano tuners 0
594 594 gardeners,groundspersons 105
595 595 horticultural trades 13
596 596 coach painters,other spray painters 17
597 597 face trained coalmining workers etc. 9
598 598 other machinery mechanics 2
599 599 other craft & related occup. nes 12
600 600 NCOs & other ranks, UK armed forces 23
601 601 NCOs & other ranks,non-UK forces 0
610 610 police officers (sergeant & below) 31
611 611 firemen (leading officer & below) 11
612 612 prison officers (below principal) 15
613 613 customs,immigration officers 4
614 614 traffic wardens 5
615 615 security guards etc 154
619 619 other security personnel nes 30
620 620 chefs,cooks 220
621 621 waiters,waitresses 162
622 622 bar staff 215
630 630 travel & flight attendants 37
631 631 railway station staff 7
640 640 assistant nurses & auxiliaries 135
641 641 hospital ward assistants 20
642 642 ambulance staff 11
643 643 dental nurses 13
644 644 care assistants & attendants 572
650 650 nursery nurses 66
651 651 playgroup leaders 15
652 652 educational assistants 92
659 659 other childcare occupations nes 205
660 660 hairdressers,barbers 89
661 661 beauticians & related occupations 15
670 670 domestic housekeepers etc 27
671 671 housekeepers (non-domestic) 16
672 672 caretakers 95
673 673 launderers,dry cleaners etc 50
690 690 undertakers 5
691 691 bookmakers 5
699 699 other personal services nes 50
700 700 buyers (retail trade) 10
701 701 buyers etc (non-retail) 16
702 702 importers & exporters 4
703 703 air,commodity & ship brokers 2
710 710 technical & wholesale sales reps 95
719 719 other sales representatives nes 90
720 720 sales assistants 1155
721 721 retail cash & check-out operators 175
722 722 petrol pump forecourt attendants 9
730 730 collectors & credit agents 18
731 731 rounds & van salespersons 37
732 732 market,street traders etc 13
733 733 scrap dealers etc 2
790 790 merchandisers 11
791 791 window dressers, floral arrangers 21
792 792 telephone salespersons 79
800 800 bakery etc process operatives 31
801 801 brewery etc process operatives 3
802 802 tobacco process operatives 6
809 809 other food etc process operatives 136
810 810 tannery production operatives 2
811 811 preparatory fibre processors 1
812 812 spinners,doublers,twisters 5
813 813 winders,reelers 6
814 814 other textiles operatives 10
820 820 other chemical etc operatives nes 38
821 821 paper,wood etc process operatives 16
822 822 cutting etc machine operatives 5
823 823 glass,ceramics furnace operatives 3
824 824 rubber etc process operatives 16
825 825 plastic operatives etc 54
826 826 synthetic fibre makers 1
829 829 other chemical etc operatives 15
830 830 furnace operatives (metal) 7
831 831 metal drawers 2
832 832 rollers 4
833 833 annealers,hardeners etc (metal) 0
834 834 electroplaters etc 5
839 839 other metal process operatives nes 10
840 840 machine tool operatives 51
841 841 automatic machine operatives 34
842 842 metal polishers 5
843 843 metal dressing operatives 7
844 844 shot blasters 3
850 850 assemblers etc (electronic goods) 92
851 851 assemblers etc (vehicles,metal) 55
859 859 other assemblers etc nes 52
860 860 inspectors etc(metal,electrical) 63
861 861 inspectors etc(other goods) 43
862 862 packers,bottlers etc 343
863 863 weighers,graders,sorters 26
864 864 routine laboratory testers 16
869 869 other routine operatives nes 19
870 870 bus inspectors 0
871 871 road transport depot inspectors etc 3
872 872 drivers of road goods vehicles 303
873 873 bus & coach drivers 77
874 874 cab drivers & chauffeurs 108
875 875 bus conductors 2
880 880 seafarers (merchant navy) etc 8
881 881 railway inspectors,guards etc 10
882 882 railway engine drivers etc 12
883 883 railway signal etc operatives 8
884 884 shunters & points operatives 3
885 885 mechanical plant drivers etc 27
886 886 crane drivers 29
887 887 forklift & mechanical truck drivers 59
889 889 other transport & machinery ops nes 15
890 890 washers etc in mines & quarries 1
891 891 printing machine minders 37
892 892 water etc plant attendants 10
893 893 energy etc plant operatives 14
894 894 lubricators etc 3
895 895 service pipe layers & jointers 11
896 896 construction operatives 57
897 897 woodworking machine operatives 16
898 898 mine & quarry workers (non-coal) 4
899 899 other machine etc operatives nes 60
900 900 farm workers 53
901 901 farm machinery drivers etc 4
902 902 other related farming occupations 29
903 903 fishing & related workers 7
904 904 forestry workers 7
910 910 coal mine labourers 1
911 911 foundry labourers 1
912 912 engineering etc labourers 13
913 913 fitters mates (metal,electric) 21
919 919 making,processing labourers 30
920 920 woodworkers mates 2
921 921 building trade mates 18
922 922 rail construction etc workers 14
923 923 road construction etc workers 19
924 924 paviours,kerb layers 7
929 925 other building etc labourers 133
930 930 stevedores,dockers 4
931 931 goods porters 49
932 932 slingers 4
933 933 refuse & salvage collectors 10
934 934 drivers mates 4
940 940 postal workers,mail sorters 91
941 941 messengers,couriers 40
950 950 hospital porters 25
951 951 hotel porters 13
952 952 Kitchen porters 170
953 953 catering assistants 267
954 954 shelf fillers 62
955 955 lift & car park attendants 12
956 956 window cleaners 12
957 957 road sweepers 13
958 958 cleaners,domestics 1005
959 959 other sales,service occupations 22
990 990 all other labourers etc 98
999 999 all others (miscellaneous) 7
-10 No answer/Does not apply 124826
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, April - June, 2000
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.