Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

VariableSOCMAIN
LabelOccupation (main job)
Responses
100 100 gen managers - national government 42
101 101 gen managers - large organisations 228
102 102 gen managers - local government 231
103 103 administrators - national government 143
110 110 production,works managers 908
111 111 building/contract managers 383
112 112 clerks of works 9
113 113 mining & energy managers 39
120 120 treasurers & financial managers 263
121 121 marketing & sales managers 1306
122 122 purchasing managers 82
123 123 advertising etc managers 155
124 124 personnel,training etc managers 298
125 125 organisational managers 34
126 126 computer systems etc managers 406
127 127 company secretaries 134
130 130 credit controllers 98
131 131 banking etc managers (bar self-emp) 210
132 132 Civil Service executive officers 166
139 139 other financial etc managers nes 840
140 140 transport managers 155
141 141 stores controllers 131
142 142 warehouse etc managers 151
150 150 officers in UK armed forces 46
151 151 officers in non-UK armed forces 3
152 152 police officers - inspectors & above 35
153 153 firemen - station officers & above 15
154 154 prison principal officers and above 10
155 155 senior customs & excise etc officers 4
160 160 Farm owners & managers etc 351
169 169 other farming etc managers 57
170 170 property & estate managers 167
171 171 garage managers & proprietors 121
172 172 hairdressing managers & proprietors 181
173 173 hotel & accommodation managers 142
174 174 restaurant & catering managers 294
175 175 publicans, club stewards etc 91
176 176 entertainment & sports managers 145
177 177 travel agency managers 68
178 178 butchers/fishmongers managers etc 44
179 179 service industry managers etc 1592
190 190 trade union etc officials 101
191 191 education registrars etc 71
199 199 other managers & administrators nes 541
200 200 chemists 78
201 201 biological scientists & biochemists 161
202 202 physicists, geologists etc 32
209 209 other natural scientists nes 63
210 210 engineers - civil, structural etc 161
211 211 mechanical engineers 149
212 212 electrical engineers 92
213 213 electronic engineers 84
214 214 software engineers 423
215 215 chemical engineers 28
216 216 design & development engineers 184
217 217 process & production engineers 57
218 218 planning & quality control engineers 119
219 219 other engineers & technologists nes 163
220 220 medical practitioners 321
221 221 pharmacists,pharmacologists 87
222 222 ophthalmic opticians 27
223 223 dental practitioners 65
224 224 veterinarians 30
230 230 university,polytechnic teachers etc 288
231 231 further education teachers etc 289
232 232 education officers,school inspectors 50
233 233 secondary education teachers etc 890
234 234 primary,nursery education teachers 925
235 235 special education teachers etc 141
239 239 other teaching professionals nes 270
240 240 judges & officers of the court 8
241 241 barristers & advocates 36
242 242 solicitors 228
250 250 chartered & certified accountants 482
251 251 management accountants 100
252 252 actuaries,economists & statisticians 87
253 253 management,business consultants etc 182
260 260 architects 94
261 261 town planners 49
262 262 general practice surveyors 148
270 270 librarians 48
271 271 archivists & curators 29
290 290 psychologists 35
291 291 other social,behaviourial scientists 13
292 292 clergy 119
293 293 social workers,probation officers 259
300 300 laboratory technicians 179
301 301 engineering technicians 126
302 302 electrical,electronic technicians 73
303 303 architectural etc technicians 32
304 304 civil engineering etc technicians 21
309 309 other scientific technicians nes 152
310 310 draughtspersons 129
311 311 building inspectors 12
312 312 quantity surveyors 110
313 313 marine,insurance & other surveyors 12
320 320 computer analysts,programmers 676
330 330 air traffic planners & controllers 11
331 331 aircraft flight deck officers 40
332 332 ship & hovercraft officers 42
340 340 nurses 1237
341 341 midwives 97
342 342 medical radiographers 43
343 343 physiotherapists 84
344 344 chiropodists 35
345 345 dispensing opticians 10
346 346 medical,dental technicians etc 108
347 347 occupational & speech therapists etc 183
348 348 environmental health officers 34
349 349 other health professionals nes 72
350 350 legal service & related occupations 84
360 360 estimators,valuers 90
361 361 underwriters,claims assessors etc 398
362 362 taxation experts 55
363 363 personnel,industrial relations etc 134
364 364 organisational etc officers 96
370 370 matrons,houseparents 159
371 371 welfare,community & youth workers 474
380 380 authors,writers,journalists 250
381 381 artists,graphic designers etc 306
382 382 industrial designers 51
383 383 clothing designers 26
384 384 actors,stage managers etc 155
385 385 musicians 62
386 386 camera,sound etc equipment operators 110
387 387 athletes,sports officials etc 113
390 390 information officers 77
391 391 vocational & industrial trainers 263
392 392 careers advice etc specialists 53
393 393 driving instructors (excluding HGV) 67
394 394 factory inspectors etc 17
395 395 other statutory etc inspectors nes 21
396 396 occupational hygienists etc 64
399 399 other associate professionals nes 107
400 400 Civil Service administrative staff 527
401 401 local government clerical staff 395
410 410 accounts clerks,book-keepers etc 1740
411 411 counter clerks & cashiers 760
412 412 debt,rent & other cash collectors 67
420 420 filing and record clerks 730
421 421 library assistants etc 84
430 430 clerks nes 1774
440 440 stores,control clerks etc 151
441 441 storekeepers & warehousepersons 863
450 450 medical secretaries 119
451 451 legal secretaries 148
452 452 typists & word processor operators 120
459 459 other secretarial personnel nes 1179
460 460 receptionists 474
461 461 reception telephonists 112
462 462 telephone operators 124
463 463 radio & telegraph operators 57
490 490 computer etc operators 325
491 491 tracers,drawing office assistants 1
500 500 bricklayers,masons 219
501 501 roofers,tilers,cladders etc 104
502 502 plasterers 94
503 503 glaziers 34
504 504 builders,building contractors 294
505 505 scaffolders,steeplejacks etc 44
506 506 floor,carpet,wall etc fitters 78
507 507 painters & decorators 309
509 509 other construction trades nes 219
510 510 lathe,capstan etc operators 45
511 511 boring,drilling machine operators 11
512 512 grinding machine setters,operators 26
513 513 milling machine setters,operators 16
514 514 press setters,operators 13
515 515 tool makers,fitters etc 72
516 516 metal work,maintenance fitters 807
517 517 precision instrument makers etc 59
518 518 gold,precious stone etc workers 24
519 519 other setters,operators nes 89
520 520 electrical production fitters 51
521 521 electricians etc 637
522 522 electrical engineers (non-prof) 17
523 523 telephone fitters 111
524 524 cable jointers,lines repairers 34
525 525 radio,TV & video engineers 46
526 526 computer engineers etc 132
529 529 other electrical trades nes 189
530 530 smiths & forge workers 14
531 531 moulders,core makers,die casters 19
532 532 plumbers,heating etc engineers 396
533 533 sheet metal workers 73
534 534 metal plate workers,riveters etc 41
535 535 steel erectors 31
536 536 barbenders,steel fixers 13
537 537 welding trades 235
540 540 motor mechanics etc 471
541 541 coach & vehicle body builders 31
542 542 vehicle body repairers etc 48
543 543 auto electricians 17
544 544 tyre & exhaust fitters 19
550 550 weavers 23
551 551 knitters 12
552 552 warp preparers,dyers,finishers etc 19
553 553 sewing machinists etc 220
554 554 coach trimmers,upholsterers etc 43
555 555 shoe repairers etc 48
556 556 tailors & dressmakers 20
557 557 milliners,furriers etc 26
559 559 other textile workers nes 33
560 560 originators & compositors 46
561 561 printers 44
562 562 bookbinders & print finishers 32
563 563 screen printers 19
569 569 other printing & related trades nes 146
570 570 carpenters & joiners 618
571 571 cabinet makers 48
572 572 case & box makers 8
573 573 pattern makers (moulds) 10
579 579 other woodworking trades nes 35
580 580 bakers,flour confectioners 89
581 581 butchers,meat cutters 102
582 582 fishmongers,poultry dressers 24
590 590 glass product & ceramics makers 66
591 591 glass product & ceramic finishers 35
592 592 dental technicians 14
593 593 music instrument makers,piano tuners 5
594 594 gardeners,groundspersons 342
595 595 horticultural trades 62
596 596 coach painters,other spray painters 89
597 597 face trained coalmining workers etc. 5
598 598 other machinery mechanics 21
599 599 other craft & related occup. nes 71
600 600 NCOs & other ranks, UK armed forces 165
601 601 NCOs & other ranks,non-UK forces 27
610 610 police officers (sergeant & below) 388
611 611 firemen (leading officer & below) 106
612 612 prison officers (below principal) 107
613 613 customs,immigration officers 23
614 614 traffic wardens 7
615 615 security guards etc 353
619 619 other security personnel nes 106
620 620 chefs,cooks 600
621 621 waiters,waitresses 448
622 622 bar staff 492
630 630 travel & flight attendants 117
631 631 railway station staff 14
640 640 assistant nurses & auxiliaries 332
641 641 hospital ward assistants 66
642 642 ambulance staff 78
643 643 dental nurses 85
644 644 care assistants & attendants 1317
650 650 nursery nurses 314
651 651 playgroup leaders 64
652 652 educational assistants 544
659 659 other childcare occupations nes 650
660 660 hairdressers,barbers 234
661 661 beauticians & related occupations 65
670 670 domestic housekeepers etc 67
671 671 housekeepers (non-domestic) 38
672 672 caretakers 194
673 673 launderers,dry cleaners etc 96
690 690 undertakers 19
691 691 bookmakers 30
699 699 other personal services nes 169
700 700 buyers (retail trade) 18
701 701 buyers etc (non-retail) 128
702 702 importers & exporters 24
703 703 air,commodity & ship brokers 9
710 710 technical & wholesale sales reps 500
719 719 other sales representatives nes 367
720 720 sales assistants 3296
721 721 retail cash & check-out operators 553
722 722 petrol pump forecourt attendants 26
730 730 collectors & credit agents 55
731 731 rounds & van salespersons 84
732 732 market,street traders etc 52
733 733 scrap dealers etc 6
790 790 merchandisers 48
791 791 window dressers, floral arrangers 46
792 792 telephone salespersons 244
800 800 bakery etc process operatives 91
801 801 brewery etc process operatives 11
802 802 tobacco process operatives 3
809 809 other food etc process operatives 292
810 810 tannery production operatives 5
811 811 preparatory fibre processors 7
812 812 spinners,doublers,twisters 17
813 813 winders,reelers 5
814 814 other textiles operatives 31
820 820 other chemical etc operatives nes 122
821 821 paper,wood etc process operatives 60
822 822 cutting etc machine operatives 15
823 823 glass,ceramics furnace operatives 14
824 824 rubber etc process operatives 38
825 825 plastic operatives etc 167
826 826 synthetic fibre makers 4
829 829 other chemical etc operatives 25
830 830 furnace operatives (metal) 15
831 831 metal drawers 7
832 832 rollers 4
833 833 annealers,hardeners etc (metal) 4
834 834 electroplaters etc 23
839 839 other metal process operatives nes 54
840 840 machine tool operatives 198
841 841 automatic machine operatives 62
842 842 metal polishers 11
843 843 metal dressing operatives 10
844 844 shot blasters 7
850 850 assemblers etc (electronic goods) 252
851 851 assemblers etc (vehicles,metal) 153
859 859 other assemblers etc nes 129
860 860 inspectors etc(metal,electrical) 167
861 861 inspectors etc(other goods) 93
862 862 packers,bottlers etc 440
863 863 weighers,graders,sorters 42
864 864 routine laboratory testers 30
869 869 other routine operatives nes 65
870 870 bus inspectors 5
871 871 road transport depot inspectors etc 24
872 872 drivers of road goods vehicles 1162
873 873 bus & coach drivers 315
874 874 cab drivers & chauffeurs 386
875 875 bus conductors 2
880 880 seafarers (merchant navy) etc 23
881 881 railway inspectors,guards etc 22
882 882 railway engine drivers etc 39
883 883 railway signal etc operatives 8
884 884 shunters & points operatives 8
885 885 mechanical plant drivers etc 108
886 886 crane drivers 45
887 887 forklift & mechanical truck drivers 217
889 889 other transport & machinery ops nes 57
890 890 washers etc in mines & quarries 2
891 891 printing machine minders 70
892 892 water etc plant attendants 20
893 893 energy etc plant operatives 20
894 894 lubricators etc 7
895 895 service pipe layers & jointers 31
896 896 construction operatives 181
897 897 woodworking machine operatives 69
898 898 mine & quarry workers (non-coal) 29
899 899 other machine etc operatives nes 173
900 900 farm workers 213
901 901 farm machinery drivers etc 27
902 902 other related farming occupations 87
903 903 fishing & related workers 18
904 904 forestry workers 25
910 910 coal mine labourers 8
911 911 foundry labourers 11
912 912 engineering etc labourers 46
913 913 fitters mates (metal,electric) 21
919 919 making,processing labourers 81
920 920 woodworkers mates 12
921 921 building trade mates 29
922 922 rail construction etc workers 17
923 923 road construction etc workers 55
924 924 paviours,kerb layers 14
929 925 other building etc labourers 263
930 930 stevedores,dockers 21
931 931 goods porters 174
932 932 slingers 5
933 933 refuse & salvage collectors 37
934 934 drivers mates 15
940 940 postal workers,mail sorters 383
941 941 messengers,couriers 167
950 950 hospital porters 37
951 951 hotel porters 19
952 952 Kitchen porters 355
953 953 catering assistants 551
954 954 shelf fillers 231
955 955 lift & car park attendants 21
956 956 window cleaners 77
957 957 road sweepers 31
958 958 cleaners,domestics 1682
959 959 other sales,service occupations 54
990 990 all other labourers etc 231
999 999 all others (miscellaneous) 37
-10 No answer/Does not apply 77320
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.