Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Labour Force Survey Five-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, January 2009 - March 2010

Variable Details

VariableSOC2KL2
LabelOccupation (last job)
Responses
1111 1111 Senior officials in national gov 0
1112 1112 Directors & chief execs of maj orgs 3
1113 1113 Senior officials in local gov 1
1114 1114 Sen. officials spec interest orgs 2
1121 1121 Prod. works & maintenance managers 16
1122 1122 Managers in construction 5
1123 1123 Managers in mining and energy 0
1131 1131 Financial managers & chartered secs 6
1132 1132 Marketing and sales managers 21
1133 1133 Purchasing managers 0
1134 1134 Advertising & public rel managers 1
1135 1135 Pers training & ind rel mngers 8
1136 1136 Info & communication technol mngers 8
1137 1137 Research and development managers 1
1141 1141 Quality assurance managers 0
1142 1142 Customer care managers 2
1151 1151 Financial institution managers 3
1152 1152 Office managers 16
1161 1161 Transport and distribution managers 2
1162 1162 Storage and warehouse managers 7
1163 1163 Retail and wholesale managers 14
1171 1171 Officers in armed forces 0
1172 1172 Police officers (inspectrs & above) 0
1173 1173 Snr officers fire, amb, prson et al 1
1174 1174 Security managers 1
1181 1181 Hospital and health service mngers 3
1182 1182 Pharmacy managers 0
1183 1183 Healthcare practice managers 1
1184 1184 Social services managers 2
1185 1185 Residential and day care managers 1
1211 1211 Farm managers 0
1212 1212 Natural environ & cons managers 0
1219 1219 Mngr anml hsbndry, frst, fish nec. 0
1221 1221 Hotel and accommodation managers 3
1222 1222 Conference and exhibition managers 0
1223 1223 Restaurant and catering managers 6
1224 1224 Publicans & managrs licensed prmses 5
1225 1225 Leisure and sports managers 0
1226 1226 Travel agency managers 1
1231 1231 Property, housing and land managers 3
1232 1232 Garage managers and proprietors 0
1233 1233 Hairdrs & beauty slon mngr & props 2
1234 1234 Shopkprs, wholesale & retail dealrs 9
1235 1235 Recyc and refuse disposal managers 0
1239 1239 Mngers and prop. In other srvcs NEC 8
2111 2111 Chemists 2
2112 2112 Bio scientists and biochemists 1
2113 2113 Physts, geologists & meteorologists 1
2121 2121 Civil engineers 0
2122 2122 Mechanical engineers 4
2123 2123 Electrical engineers 3
2124 2124 Electronics engineers 0
2125 2125 Chemical engineers 2
2126 2126 Design and development engineers 3
2127 2127 Production and process engineers 4
2128 2128 Planning and qlty control engineers 1
2129 2129 Engineering professionals n.e.c. 5
2131 2131 IT strategy and planning prfsnals 6
2132 2132 Software professionals 9
2211 2211 Medical practitioners 1
2212 2212 Psychologists 0
2213 2213 Pharmacists & pharmacologists 1
2214 2214 Ophthalmic opticians 0
2215 2215 Dental practitioners 1
2216 2216 Veterinarians 0
2311 2311 Higher educ teaching prfsnals 6
2312 2312 Further educ teaching prfsnals 9
2313 2313 educ officers,school inspectrs 3
2314 2314 Secondary eductn teaching prfsnals 13
2315 2315 Prim & nurs eductn teaching profs 25
2316 2316 Spec needs educ teaching profs 2
2317 2317 Registrs & sen admins ed establish 2
2319 2319 Teaching professionals n.e.c. 4
2321 2321 Scientific researchers 0
2322 2322 Social science researchers 0
2329 2329 Researchers n.e.c. 1
2411 2411 Solic & lawyers, judges & coroners 4
2419 2419 Legal professionals n.e.c. 0
2421 2421 Chartered and certified accountants 4
2422 2422 Management accountants 0
2423 2423 Mngmnt cons, actuar, econs & statn 2
2431 2431 Architects 3
2432 2432 Town planners 0
2433 2433 Quantity surveyors 0
2434 2434 Chartrd surveyors (not qntity surv) 1
2441 2441 Public service administrative profs 3
2442 2442 Social workers 2
2443 2443 Probation officers 2
2444 2444 Clergy 1
2451 2451 Librarians 2
2452 2452 Archivists and curators 0
3111 3111 Laboratory technicians 3
3112 3112 Electrical & electronic technicians 1
3113 3113 Engineering technicians 1
3114 3114 Build & civil eng technicians 2
3115 3115 Quality assurance technicians 2
3119 3119 Science & eng technicians n.e.c. 0
3121 3121 Archt technols & town plan technics 0
3122 3122 Draughtspersons 5
3123 3123 Building inspectors 0
3131 3131 IT operations technicians 3
3132 3132 IT user support technicians 3
3211 3211 Nurses 17
3212 3212 Midwives 3
3213 3213 Paramedics 0
3214 3214 Medical radiographers 2
3215 3215 Chiropodists 0
3216 3216 Dispensing opticians 1
3217 3217 Pharmaceutical dispensers 1
3218 3218 Medical and dental technicians 1
3221 3221 Physiotherapists 3
3222 3222 Occupational therapists 1
3223 3223 Speech and language therapists 0
3229 3229 Therapists n.e.c. 1
3231 3231 Youth and community workers 6
3232 3232 Housing and welfare officers 7
3311 3311 NCOs and other ranks 1
3312 3312 Police offcrs (sergeant and below) 3
3313 3313 Fire serv off (leading off & below) 1
3314 3314 Prison serv off (below princ off) 1
3319 3319 Protective servcs assoc prfsnls NEC 0
3411 3411 Artists 1
3412 3412 Authors, writers 1
3413 3413 Actors, entertainers 4
3414 3414 Dancers and choreographers 0
3415 3415 Musicians 0
3416 3416 Arts officrs, prdcers and directors 0
3421 3421 Graphic designers 0
3422 3422 Product, clothing & related dsgners 2
3431 3431 Journalists, newsppr & period eds 2
3432 3432 Broadcasting associate prfssnals 1
3433 3433 Public relations officers 0
3434 3434 Photo. & audio-visual equip operats 0
3441 3441 Sports players 0
3442 3442 Sports coaches, instruc & officials 2
3443 3443 Fitness instructors 0
3449 3449 Sports and fitness occupations nec. 0
3511 3511 Air traffic controllers 1
3512 3512 Aircraft pilots and flight enginrs 0
3513 3513 Ship and hovercraft officers 2
3514 3514 Train drivers 0
3520 3520 Legal associate professionals 0
3529 3529 Legal associate professionals N.E.C 0
3531 3531 Estimators, valuers and assessors 4
3532 3532 Brokers 0
3533 3533 Insurance underwriters 2
3534 3534 Fin. & invest. analyst & advisers 2
3535 3535 Taxation experts 0
3536 3536 Importers, exporters 0
3537 3537 Financial and accounting techs 0
3539 3539 Business & related assoc profs nec. 6
3541 3541 Buyers and purchasing officers 1
3542 3542 Sales representatives 13
3543 3543 Marketing associate professionals 3
3544 3544 Estate agents, auctioneers 2
3551 3551 Conservat & environ protection offs 1
3552 3552 Countryside and park rangers 0
3561 3561 Public serv associate professionals 5
3562 3562 Personnel & ind relations offs 10
3563 3563 Vocatn & indust trainrs & instrctrs 5
3564 3564 Car. advis & voction guidnce spcils 1
3565 3565 Inspcts fact, utils & trdng stndrds 0
3566 3566 Statutory examiners 2
3567 3567 Occupl hygnists & health sfty offs 5
3568 3568 Environmental health officers 0
4111 4111 Civil Service executive officers 2
4112 4112 Civil Serv admin offcrs and assists 5
4113 4113 Local gov clerical offs & assists 10
4114 4114 Officers non-gov organisations 4
4121 4121 Credit controllers 2
4122 4122 Accnts wages clerk, bookkeeper 37
4123 4123 Counter clerks 12
4131 4131 Filng & othr recrds assists & clrks 8
4132 4132 Pensions and insurance clrks 2
4133 4133 Stock control clerks 3
4134 4134 Transport and distribution clerks 1
4135 4135 Library assistants & clerks 2
4136 4136 Database assistants & clerks 5
4137 4137 Market research interviewers 1
4141 4141 Telephonists 2
4142 4142 Communication operators 2
4150 4150 General office assistants or clerks 40
4211 4211 Medical secretaries 5
4212 4212 Legal secretaries 1
4213 4213 School secretaries 5
4214 4214 Company secretaries 4
4215 4215 Personal assists & othr secretaries 23
4216 4216 Receptionists 20
4217 4217 Typists 1
5111 5111 Farmers 4
5112 5112 Horticultural trades 1
5113 5113 Gardeners and grounds(wo)men 9
5119 5119 Agricult and fishing trades n.e.c. 1
5211 5211 Smiths and forge workers 0
5212 5212 Moulders, core makers, die casters 0
5213 5213 Sheet metal workers 1
5214 5214 Mtl plate wrkrs, shipwrig, riveters 1
5215 5215 Welding trades 3
5216 5216 Pipe fitters 2
5221 5221 Metal mach setter & setter-operator 2
5222 5222 Tool mkrs, tool fters & markers-out 3
5223 5223 Mtl working prod & maintnce fitter 7
5224 5224 Prec instrument makers & repairers 2
5231 5231 Motor mechanics, auto engineers 4
5232 5232 Vehicle body builders and repairers 1
5233 5233 Auto electricians 2
5234 5234 Vehicle spray painters 1
5241 5241 Electricians, electrical fitters 9
5242 5242 Telecommunications engineers 5
5243 5243 Lines repairers and cable jointers 0
5244 5244 TV, video and audio engineers 1
5245 5245 Comp engineer, installn & maintnce 0
5249 5249 Elec & electronic engineer n.e.c. 2
5311 5311 Steel erectors 0
5312 5312 Bricklayers, masons 4
5313 5313 Roofers, roof tilers and slaters 2
5314 5314 Plumb, hea & ventilating engineers 3
5315 5315 Carpenters and joiners 6
5316 5316 Glaziers, window fabric and fitters 1
5319 5319 Construction trades n.e.c. 9
5321 5321 Plasterers 4
5322 5322 Floorers and wall tilers 0
5323 5323 Painters and decorators 8
5411 5411 Weavers and knitters 1
5412 5412 Upholsterers 1
5413 5413 Leather and related trades 0
5414 5414 Tailors and dressmakers 0
5419 5419 Text, garment & related trades nec. 0
5421 5421 Origntrs, compositors & print preps 1
5422 5422 Printers 1
5423 5423 Bookbinders and print finishers 0
5424 5424 Screen printers 0
5431 5431 Butchers, meat cutters 2
5432 5432 Bakers, flour confectioners 1
5433 5433 Fishmongers, poultry dressers 0
5434 5434 Chefs, cooks 15
5491 5491 Glss & cermic mkr, decortr, finshr 1
5492 5492 Furntre mkr, other crft woodworkers 2
5493 5493 Pattern makers (moulds) 0
5494 5494 Musicl instrument makers and tuners 0
5495 5495 Goldsmth, slvrsmth, prec stone wrkr 0
5496 5496 Floral arrangers, florists 3
5499 5499 Hand craft occupations n.e.c. 0
6111 6111 Nursing auxiliaries and assistants 10
6112 6112 Amb staff (excluding paramedics) 0
6113 6113 Dental nurses 1
6114 6114 Houseprnts and residential wardens 2
6115 6115 Care assistants and home carers 40
6121 6121 Nursery nurses 6
6122 6122 Childminders and rel occupations 2
6123 6123 Playgroup leaders & assistants 3
6124 6124 educal assistants 20
6131 6131 Veterinary nurses and assistants 2
6139 6139 Animal care occupations n.e.c. 0
6211 6211 Sports and leisure assistants 3
6212 6212 Travel agents 0
6213 6213 Travel and tour guides 1
6214 6214 Air travel assistants 2
6215 6215 Rail travel assistants 0
6219 6219 Leisure & travel serv occuptns nec. 0
6221 6221 Hairdressers, barbers 8
6222 6222 Beauticians and related occupations 3
6231 6231 Housekprs and related occupations 2
6232 6232 Caretakers 8
6291 6291 Undertakers and mortuary assistants 1
6292 6292 Pest control officers 0
7111 7111 Sales and retail assistants 79
7112 7112 Retail cashiers/check-out operators 12
7113 7113 Telephone salespersons 3
7121 7121 Collector salsprsns and cred agents 1
7122 7122 Debt, rent and other cash collectrs 1
7123 7123 Rounds(wo)men and van salespersons 3
7124 7124 Mrkt and street traders and assist 2
7125 7125 Merchandisers and window dressers 0
7129 7129 Sales related occupations n.e.c. 1
7211 7211 Call centre agents & operators 3
7212 7212 Customer care occupations 11
8111 8111 Food, drink & tobac process operat 5
8112 8112 Glass and ceramics process oprties 0
8113 8113 Textile process operatives 1
8114 8114 Chem and related process operatives 5
8115 8115 Rubber process operatives 2
8116 8116 Plastics process operatives 0
8117 8117 Mtl mkng & treating procss operatve 1
8118 8118 Electroplaters 1
8119 8119 Process operatives n.e.c. 1
8121 8121 Paper and wood machine operatives 3
8122 8122 Coal mine operatives 0
8123 8123 Quarry workers and related oprtives 0
8124 8124 Energy plant operatives 0
8125 8125 Metal working machine operatives 8
8126 8126 Water and sewerage plant operatives 0
8129 8129 Plant and machine operatives n.e.c. 6
8131 8131 Assemblers (electrical products) 7
8132 8132 Assemblers (veh and metal goods) 8
8133 8133 Routine inspectors and testers 7
8134 8134 Weighers, graders, sorters 2
8135 8135 Tyre, exhaust and windscrn fitters 1
8136 8136 Clothing cutters 0
8137 8137 Sewing machinists 6
8138 8138 Routine laboratory testers 2
8139 8139 Assemblers and routine oprtves nec. 2
8141 8141 Scaffolders, stagers, riggers 0
8142 8142 Road construction operatives 1
8143 8143 Rail constructn & maintnce oprtives 1
8149 8149 Construction operatives n.e.c. 4
8211 8211 Heavy goods vehicle drivers 13
8212 8212 Van drivers 9
8213 8213 Bus and coach drivers 3
8214 8214 Taxi, cab drivers and chauffeurs 6
8215 8215 Driving instructors 1
8216 8216 Rail transport operatives 1
8217 8217 Seafrer (m navy), brge, lght, boat 1
8218 8218 Air transport operatives 0
8219 8219 Transport operatives n.e.c. 0
8221 8221 Crane drivers 3
8222 8222 Fork-lift truck drivers 6
8223 8223 Agricultural machinery drivers 0
8229 8229 Mobile machine drivers & operatives 3
9111 9111 Farm workers 0
9112 9112 Forestry workers 0
9119 9119 Fishng & agric reltd occupatns nec. 2
9121 9121 Labrers build & woodworking trades 10
9129 9129 Lab oth const trades n.e.c. 0
9131 9131 Labourers in foundries 0
9132 9132 Indust cleaning process occupations 2
9133 9133 Printing machine minders and assist 1
9134 9134 Packers, bottlers, canners, fillers 20
9139 9139 Labrs process & plant opertns nec. 7
9141 9141 Stevadores, dockers and slingers 0
9149 9149 Oth good hndlng & storage occup nec 19
9211 9211 Post wrkr, mail sort, msngr, courir 11
9219 9219 Elementary office occupatns n.e.c. 3
9221 9221 Hospital porters 0
9222 9222 Hotel porters 1
9223 9223 Kitchen and catering assistants 24
9224 9224 Waiters, waitresses 9
9225 9225 Bar staff 10
9226 9226 Leisure and theme park attendants 1
9229 9229 Elmntry persnal servcs occup n.e.c. 3
9231 9231 Window cleaners 0
9232 9232 Road sweepers 1
9233 9233 Cleaners, domestics 60
9234 9234 Launderers, dry cleaners, pressers 4
9235 9235 Refuse and salvage occupations 1
9239 9239 Elementary cleaning occupns nec. 0
9241 9241 Security guards and rel occupations 16
9242 9242 Traffic wardens 0
9243 9243 School crossing patrol attendants 0
9244 9244 School mid-day assistants 19
9245 9245 Car park attendants 2
9249 9249 Elementary security occupation nec. 1
9251 9251 Shelf fillers 4
9259 9259 Elementary sales occupations nec. 2
-9 Does not apply 5580
-8 No answer 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLabour Force Survey Five-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, January 2009 - March 2010