Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Opinions Survey, July 2010

Variable Details

VariableXSOC2000
LabelStandard Occupational Classification - SOC2000 - without dots
Responses
1111 Senior officials in national gov 0
1112 Directors & chief execs of maj orgs 0
1113 Senior officials in local gov 1
1114 Sen. officials spec interest orgs 1
1121 Prod. works & maintenance managers 12
1122 Managers in construction 12
1123 Managers in mining and energy 0
1131 Financial managers & chartered secs 5
1132 Marketing and sales managers 27
1133 Purchasing managers 1
1134 Advertising & public rel managers 1
1135 Pers training & ind rel mngers 7
1136 Info & communication technol mngers 8
1137 Research and development managers 2
1141 Quality assurance managers 0
1142 Customer care managers 3
1151 Financial institution managers 4
1152 Office managers 10
1161 Transport and distribution managers 1
1162 Storage and warehouse managers 2
1163 Retail and wholesale managers 15
1171 Officers in armed forces 3
1172 Police officers (inspectrs & above) 1
1173 Snr officers fire, amb, prson et al 0
1174 Security managers 1
1181 Hospital and health service mngers 1
1182 Pharmacy managers 0
1183 Healthcare practice managers 1
1184 Social services managers 4
1185 Residential and day care managers 8
1211 Farm managers 2
1212 Natural environ & cons managers 1
1219 Mngr anml hsbndry, frst, fish nec. 1
1221 Hotel and accommodation managers 1
1222 Conference and exhibition managers 0
1223 Restaurant and catering managers 6
1224 Publicans & managrs licensed prmses 3
1225 Leisure and sports managers 1
1226 Travel agency managers 0
1231 Property, housing and land managers 4
1232 Garage managers and proprietors 2
1233 Hairdrs & beauty slon mngr & props 2
1234 Shopkprs, wholesale & retail dealrs 4
1235 Recyc and refuse disposal managers 0
1239 Mngers and prop. In other srvcs NEC 3
2111 Chemists 0
2112 Bio scientists and biochemists 1
2113 Physts, geologists & meteorologists 1
2121 Civil engineers 1
2122 Mechanical engineers 2
2123 Electrical engineers 0
2124 Electronics engineers 0
2125 Chemical engineers 1
2126 Design and development engineers 0
2127 Production and process engineers 1
2128 Planning and qlty control engineers 2
2129 Engineering professionals n.e.c. 3
2131 IT strategy and planning prfsnals 4
2132 Software professionals 8
2211 Medical practitioners 6
2212 Psychologists 2
2213 Pharmacists & pharmacologists 2
2214 Ophthalmic opticians 1
2215 Dental practitioners 2
2216 Veterinarians 0
2311 Higher educ teaching prfsnals 5
2312 Further educ teaching prfsnals 2
2313 educ officers,school inspectrs 1
2314 Secondary eductn teaching prfsnals 13
2315 Prim & nurs eductn teaching profs 15
2316 Spec needs educ teaching profs 2
2317 Registrs & sen admins ed establish 4
2319 Teaching professionals n.e.c. 9
2321 Scientific researchers 1
2322 Social science researchers 1
2329 Researchers n.e.c. 1
2411 Solic & lawyers, judges & coroners 4
2419 Legal professionals n.e.c. 1
2421 Chartered and certified accountants 2
2422 Management accountants 2
2423 Mngmnt cons, actuar, econs & statn 7
2431 Architects 0
2432 Town planners 1
2433 Quantity surveyors 1
2434 Chartrd surveyors (not qntity surv) 3
2441 Public service administrative profs 1
2442 Social workers 2
2443 Probation officers 0
2444 Clergy 3
2451 Librarians 2
2452 Archivists and curators 1
3111 Laboratory technicians 3
3112 Electrical & electronic technicians 0
3113 Engineering technicians 0
3114 Build & civil eng technicians 0
3115 Quality assurance technicians 2
3119 Science & eng technicians n.e.c. 2
3121 Archt technols & town plan technics 0
3122 Draughtspersons 3
3123 Building inspectors 1
3131 IT operations technicians 5
3132 IT user support technicians 2
3211 Nurses 24
3212 Midwives 2
3213 Paramedics 0
3214 Medical radiographers 1
3215 Chiropodists 1
3216 Dispensing opticians 1
3217 Pharmaceutical dispensers 1
3218 Medical and dental technicians 1
3221 Physiotherapists 1
3222 Occupational therapists 2
3223 Speech and language therapists 0
3229 Therapists n.e.c. 2
3231 Youth and community workers 2
3232 Housing and welfare officers 8
3311 NCOs and other ranks 1
3312 Police offcrs (sergeant and below) 8
3313 Fire serv off (leading off & below) 0
3314 Prison serv off (below princ off) 3
3319 Protective servcs assoc prfsnls NEC 0
3411 Artists 1
3412 Authors, writers 2
3413 Actors, entertainers 2
3414 Dancers and choreographers 2
3415 Musicians 4
3416 Arts officrs, prdcers and directors 1
3421 Graphic designers 2
3422 Product, clothing & related dsgners 2
3431 Journalists, newsppr & period eds 3
3432 Broadcasting associate prfssnals 3
3433 Public relations officers 1
3434 Photo. & audio-visual equip operats 1
3441 Sports players 0
3442 Sports coaches, instruc & officials 1
3443 Fitness instructors 1
3449 Sports and fitness occupations nec. 1
3511 Air traffic controllers 1
3512 Aircraft pilots and flight enginrs 1
3513 Ship and hovercraft officers 0
3514 Train drivers 0
3520 Legal associate professionals 0
3529 Legal associate professionals N.E.C 0
3531 Estimators, valuers and assessors 1
3532 Brokers 3
3533 Insurance underwriters 3
3534 Fin. & invest. analyst & advisers 6
3535 Taxation experts 1
3536 Importers, exporters 0
3537 Financial and accounting techs 2
3539 Business & related assoc profs nec. 6
3541 Buyers and purchasing officers 5
3542 Sales representatives 7
3543 Marketing associate professionals 3
3544 Estate agents, auctioneers 1
3551 Conservat & environ protection offs 0
3552 Countryside and park rangers 0
3561 Public serv associate professionals 3
3562 Personnel & ind relations offs 4
3563 Vocatn & indust trainrs & instrctrs 3
3564 Car. advis & voction guidnce spcils 0
3565 Inspcts fact, utils & trdng stndrds 0
3566 Statutory examiners 0
3567 Occupl hygnists & health sfty offs 3
3568 Environmental health officers 2
4111 Civil Service executive officers 3
4112 Civil Serv admin offcrs and assists 8
4113 Local gov clerical offs & assists 12
4114 Officers non-gov organisations 3
4121 Credit controllers 3
4122 Accnts wages clerk, bookkeeper 29
4123 Counter clerks 12
4131 Filng & othr recrds assists & clrks 5
4132 Pensions and insurance clrks 3
4133 Stock control clerks 2
4134 Transport and distribution clerks 1
4135 Library assistants & clerks 2
4136 Database assistants & clerks 4
4137 Market research interviewers 0
4141 Telephonists 3
4142 Communication operators 0
4150 General office assistants or clerks 39
4211 Medical secretaries 1
4212 Legal secretaries 2
4213 School secretaries 2
4214 Company secretaries 3
4215 Personal assists & othr secretaries 16
4216 Receptionists 11
4217 Typists 2
5111 Farmers 2
5112 Horticultural trades 1
5113 Gardeners and grounds(wo)men 4
5119 Agricult and fishing trades n.e.c. 0
5211 Smiths and forge workers 1
5212 Moulders, core M346ers, die casters 0
5213 Sheet metal workers 1
5214 Mtl plate wrkrs, shipwrig, riveters 0
5215 Welding trades 0
5216 Pipe fitters 0
5221 Metal mach setter & setter-operator 3
5222 Tool mkrs, tool fters & markers-out 1
5223 Mtl working prod & maintnce fitter 8
5224 Prec instrument M346ers & repairers 0
5231 Motor mechanics, auto engineers 3
5232 Vehicle body builders and repairers 1
5233 Auto electricians 0
5234 Vehicle spray painters 0
5241 Electricians, electrical fitters 4
5242 Telecommunications engineers 1
5243 Lines repairers and cable jointers 0
5244 TV, video and audio engineers 0
5245 Comp engineer, installn & maintnce 2
5249 Elec & electronic engineer n.e.c. 0
5311 Steel erectors 2
5312 Bricklayers, masons 1
5313 Roofers, roof tilers and slaters 0
5314 Plumb, hea & ventilating engineers 2
5315 Carpenters and joiners 13
5316 Glaziers, window fabric and fitters 0
5319 Construction trades n.e.c. 5
5321 Plasterers 2
5322 Floorers and wall tilers 1
5323 Painters and decorators 5
5411 Weavers and knitters 1
5412 Upholsterers 0
5413 Leather and related trades 0
5414 Tailors and dressM346ers 1
5419 Text, garment & related trades nec. 0
5421 Origntrs, compositors & print preps 0
5422 Printers 2
5423 Bookbinders and print finishers 1
5424 Screen printers 0
5431 Butchers, meat cutters 1
5432 Bakers, flour confectioners 3
5433 Fishmongers, poultry dressers 0
5434 Chefs, cooks 15
5491 Glss & cermic mkr, decortr, finshr 1
5492 Furntre mkr, other crft woodworkers 1
5493 Pattern M346ers (moulds) 0
5494 Musicl instrument M346ers and tuners 0
5495 Goldsmth, slvrsmth, prec stone wrkr 1
5496 Floral arrangers, florists 1
5499 Hand craft occupations n.e.c. 1
6111 Nursing auxiliaries and assistants 12
6112 Amb staff (excluding paramedics) 0
6113 Dental nurses 0
6114 Houseprnts and residential wardens 3
6115 Care assistants and home carers 31
6121 Nursery nurses 9
6122 Childminders and rel occupations 5
6123 Playgroup leaders & assistants 1
6124 educal assistants 19
6131 Veterinary nurses and assistants 0
6139 Animal care occupations n.e.c. 2
6211 Sports and leisure assistants 1
6212 Travel agents 0
6213 Travel and tour guides 0
6214 Air travel assistants 1
6215 Rail travel assistants 0
6219 Leisure & travel serv occuptns nec. 0
6221 Hairdressers, barbers 6
6222 Beauticians and related occupations 5
6231 Housekprs and related occupations 3
6232 Caretakers 7
6291 Undertakers and mortuary assistants 0
6292 Pest control officers 2
7111 Sales and retail assistants 57
7112 Retail cashiers/check-out operators 17
7113 Telephone salespersons 1
7121 Collector salsprsns and cred agents 0
7122 Debt, rent and other cash collectrs 1
7123 Rounds(wo)men and van salespersons 0
7124 Mrkt and street traders and assist 0
7125 Merchandisers and window dressers 1
7129 Sales related occupations n.e.c. 2
7211 Call centre agents & operators 1
7212 Customer care occupations 10
8111 Food, drink & tobac process operat 8
8112 Glass and ceramics process oprties 0
8113 Textile process operatives 1
8114 Chem and related process operatives 1
8115 Rubber process operatives 0
8116 Plastics process operatives 1
8117 Mtl mkng & treating procss operatve 2
8118 Electroplaters 0
8119 Process operatives n.e.c. 0
8121 Paper and wood machine operatives 3
8122 Coal mine operatives 2
8123 Quarry workers and related oprtives 0
8124 Energy plant operatives 0
8125 Metal working machine operatives 10
8126 Water and sewerage plant operatives 1
8129 Plant and machine operatives n.e.c. 2
8131 Assemblers (electrical products) 0
8132 Assemblers (veh and metal goods) 4
8133 Routine inspectors and testers 4
8134 Weighers, graders, sorters 1
8135 Tyre, exhaust and windscrn fitters 0
8136 Clothing cutters 0
8137 Sewing machinists 7
8138 Routine laboratory testers 0
8139 Assemblers and routine oprtves nec. 1
8141 Scaffolders, stagers, riggers 2
8142 Road construction operatives 1
8143 Rail constructn & maintnce oprtives 0
8149 Construction operatives n.e.c. 1
8211 Heavy goods vehicle drivers 12
8212 Van drivers 6
8213 Bus and coach drivers 4
8214 Taxi, cab drivers and chauffeurs 7
8215 Driving instructors 1
8216 Rail transport operatives 1
8217 Seafrer (m navy), brge, lght, boat 0
8218 Air transport operatives 4
8219 Transport operatives n.e.c. 0
8221 Crane drivers 1
8222 Fork-lift truck drivers 2
8223 Agricultural machinery drivers 1
8229 Mobile machine drivers & operatives 0
9111 Farm workers 2
9112 Forestry workers 0
9119 Fishng & agric reltd occupatns nec. 4
9121 Labrers build & woodworking trades 14
9129 Lab oth const trades n.e.c. 1
9131 Labourers in foundries 1
9132 Indust cleaning process occupations 1
9133 Printing machine minders and assist 1
9134 Packers, bottlers, canners, fillers 9
9139 Labrs process & plant opertns nec. 3
9141 Stevadores, dockers and slingers 0
9149 Oth good hndlng & storage occup nec 10
9211 Post wrkr, mail sort, msngr, courir 7
9219 Elementary office occupatns n.e.c. 3
9221 Hospital porters 0
9222 Hotel porters 0
9223 Kitchen and catering assistants 20
9224 Waiters, waitresses 13
9225 Bar staff 2
9226 Leisure and theme park attendants 1
9229 Elmntry persnal servcs occup n.e.c. 0
9231 Window cleaners 0
9232 Road sweepers 0
9233 Cleaners, domestics 34
9234 Launderers, dry cleaners, pressers 2
9235 Refuse and salvage occupations 0
9239 Elementary cleaning occupns nec. 1
9241 Security guards and rel occupations 8
9242 Traffic wardens 0
9243 School crossing patrol attendants 2
9244 School mid-day assistants 3
9245 Car park attendants 1
9249 Elementary security occupation nec. 2
9251 Shelf fillers 3
9259 Elementary sales occupations nec. 0
99998 Refusal 0
99999 Don't Know 0
Sysmiss 55
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Opinions Survey, July 2010
UniverseAdults, aged 16 or over, living in private households in Great Britain.;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study ;monthly (up to year 2000), eight cycles per year (up to April 2005), monthly thereafter.