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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, Household Dataset, April - June, 2023

Variable Details

VariableSOC20M
LabelOccupation in Main Job SOC2020 unit level
Responses
1111 Chief executives and senior officials 116
1112 Elected officers and representatives 8
1121 Production managers and directors in manufacturing 294
1122 Production managers and directors in construction 135
1123 Production managers and directors in mining and energy 7
1131 Financial managers and directors 368
1132 Marketing, sales and advertising directors 181
1133 Public relations and communications directors 17
1134 Purchasing managers and directors 50
1135 Charitable organisation managers and directors 31
1136 Human resource managers and directors 171
1137 Information technology directors 121
1139 Functional managers and directors n.e.c. 132
1140 Directors in logistics, warehousing and transport 17
1150 Managers and directors in retail and wholesale 268
1161 Officers in armed forces 22
1162 Senior police officers 9
1163 Senior officers in fire, ambulance, prison and related servi 14
1171 Health services and public health managers and directors 73
1172 Social services managers and directors 38
1211 Managers and proprietors in agriculture and horticulture 35
1212 Managers and proprietors in forestry, fishing and related se 11
1221 Hotel and accommodation managers and proprietors 31
1222 Restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprieto 85
1223 Publicans and managers of licensed premises 22
1224 Leisure and sports managers 39
1225 Travel agency managers and proprietors 2
1231 Health care practice managers 33
1232 Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprieto 35
1233 Early education and childcare services proprietors 4
1241 Managers in transport and distribution 79
1242 Managers in storage and warehousing 47
1243 Managers in logistics 28
1251 Property, housing and estate managers 188
1252 Garage managers and proprietors 18
1253 Hairdressing and beauty salon managers and proprietors 13
1254 Waste disposal and environmental services managers 9
1255 Managers and directors in the creative industries 38
1256 Betting shop and gambling establishment managers 10
1257 Hire services managers and proprietors 6
1258 Directors in consultancy services 44
1259 Managers and proprietors in other services n.e.c. 92
2111 Chemical scientists 21
2112 Biological scientists 39
2113 Biochemists and biomedical scientists 45
2114 Physical scientists 31
2115 Social and humanities scientists 35
2119 Natural and social science professionals n.e.c. 27
2121 Civil engineers 86
2122 Mechanical engineers 61
2123 Electrical engineers 48
2124 Electronics engineers 20
2125 Production and process engineers 34
2126 Aerospace engineers 37
2127 Engineering project managers and project engineers 36
2129 Engineering professionals n.e.c. 108
2131 IT project managers 61
2132 IT managers 180
2133 IT business analysts, architects and systems designers 152
2134 Programmers and software development professionals 425
2135 Cyber security professionals 37
2136 IT quality and testing professionals 31
2137 IT network professionals 24
2139 Information technology professionals n.e.c. 134
2141 Web design professionals 22
2142 Graphic and multimedia designers 87
2151 Conservation professionals 22
2152 Environment professionals 50
2161 Research and development (R&D) managers 67
2162 Other researchers, unspecified discipline 50
2211 Generalist medical practitioners 144
2212 Specialist medical practitioners 121
2221 Physiotherapists 48
2222 Occupational therapists 37
2223 Speech and language therapists 28
2224 Psychotherapists and cognitive behaviour therapists 42
2225 Clinical psychologists 21
2226 Other psychologists 25
2229 Therapy professionals n.e.c. 34
2231 Midwifery nurses 37
2232 Community nurses 87
2233 Specialist nurses 67
2234 Nurse practitioners 67
2235 Mental health nurses 43
2236 Children's nurses 29
2237 Other nursing professionals 347
2240 Veterinarians 27
2251 Pharmacists 68
2252 Optometrists 19
2253 Dental practitioners 24
2254 Medical radiographers 41
2255 Paramedics 31
2256 Podiatrists 12
2259 Other health professionals n.e.c. 88
2311 Higher education teaching professionals 223
2312 Further education teaching professionals 57
2313 Secondary education teaching professionals 358
2314 Primary education teaching professionals 319
2315 Nursery education teaching professionals 15
2316 Special needs education teaching professionals 103
2317 Teachers of English as a foreign language 18
2319 Teaching professionals n.e.c. 126
2321 Head teachers and principals 27
2322 Education managers 56
2323 Education advisers and school inspectors 37
2324 Early education and childcare services managers 34
2329 Other educational professionals n.e.c 71
2411 Barristers and judges 25
2412 Solicitors and lawyers 164
2419 Legal professionals n.e.c. 61
2421 Chartered and certified accountants 160
2422 Finance and investment analysts and advisers 224
2423 Taxation experts 40
2431 Management consultants and business analysts 184
2432 Marketing and commercial managers 70
2433 Actuaries, economists and statisticians 57
2434 Business and related research professionals 50
2435 Professional/Chartered company secretaries 3
2439 Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c. 78
2440 Business and financial project management professionals 269
2451 Architects 36
2452 Chartered architectural technologists, planning officers and 40
2453 Quantity surveyors 68
2454 Chartered surveyors 67
2455 Construction project managers and related professionals 67
2461 Social workers 96
2462 Probation officers 9
2463 Clergy 42
2464 Youth work professionals 5
2469 Welfare professionals n.e.c. 14
2471 Librarians 33
2472 Archivists and curators 13
2481 Quality control and planning engineers 40
2482 Quality assurance and regulatory professionals 119
2483 Environmental health professionals 12
2491 Newspaper and periodical editors 20
2492 Newspaper and periodical journalists and reporters 26
2493 Public relations professionals 58
2494 Advertising accounts managers and creative directors 36
3111 Laboratory technicians 55
3112 Electrical and electronics technicians 16
3113 Engineering technicians 59
3114 Building and civil engineering technicians 13
3115 Quality assurance technicians 26
3116 Planning, process and production technicians 20
3119 Science, engineering and production technicians n.e.c. 30
3120 CAD, drawing and architectural technicians 41
3131 IT operations technicians 70
3132 IT user support technicians 104
3133 Database administrators and web content technicians 44
3211 Dispensing opticians 6
3212 Pharmaceutical technicians 21
3213 Medical and dental technicians 44
3214 Complementary health associate professionals 30
3219 Health associate professionals n.e.c. 20
3221 Youth and community workers 71
3222 Child and early years officers 60
3223 Housing officers 42
3224 Counsellors 41
3229 Welfare and housing associate professionals n.e.c. 142
3231 Higher level teaching assistants 40
3232 Early education and childcare practitioners 49
3240 Veterinary nurses 19
3311 Non-commissioned officers and other ranks 31
3312 Police officers (sergeant and below) 139
3313 Fire service officers (watch manager and below) 24
3314 Prison service officers (below principal officer) 22
3319 Protective service associate professionals n.e.c. 66
3411 Artists 39
3412 Authors, writers and translators 101
3413 Actors, entertainers and presenters 28
3414 Dancers and choreographers 9
3415 Musicians 23
3416 Arts officers, producers and directors 61
3417 Photographers, audio-visual and broadcasting equipment opera 66
3421 Interior designers 31
3422 Clothing, fashion and accessories designers 10
3429 Design occupations n.e.c. 25
3431 Sports players 10
3432 Sports coaches, instructors and officials 74
3433 Fitness and wellbeing instructors 55
3511 Aircraft pilots and air traffic controllers 36
3512 Ship and hovercraft officers 19
3520 Legal associate professionals 60
3531 Brokers 51
3532 Insurance underwriters 24
3533 Financial and accounting technicians 27
3534 Financial accounts managers 133
3541 Estimators, valuers and assessors 59
3542 Importers and exporters 8
3543 Project support officers 49
3544 Data analysts 93
3549 Business associate professionals n.e.c. 100
3551 Buyers and procurement officers 58
3552 Business sales executives 139
3553 Merchandisers 21
3554 Marketing associate professionals 150
3555 Estate agents and auctioneers 37
3556 Sales accounts and business development managers 250
3557 Events and exhibition managers and organisers 70
3560 Public services associate professionals 122
3571 Human resources and industrial relations officers 143
3572 Careers advisers and vocational guidance specialists 22
3573 Information technology trainers 16
3574 Other vocational and industrial trainers 128
3581 Inspectors of standards and regulations 41
3582 Health and safety managers and officers 87
4111 National government administrative occupations 180
4112 Local government administrative occupations 148
4113 Officers of non-governmental organisations 67
4121 Credit controllers 34
4122 Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks 379
4123 Bank and post office clerks 79
4124 Finance officers 33
4129 Financial administrative occupations n.e.c. 147
4131 Records clerks and assistants 103
4132 Pensions and insurance clerks and assistants 45
4133 Stock control clerks and assistants 51
4134 Transport and distribution clerks and assistants 54
4135 Library clerks and assistants 15
4136 Human resources administrative occupations 28
4141 Office managers 142
4142 Office supervisors 24
4143 Customer service managers 82
4151 Sales administrators 70
4152 Data entry administrators 32
4159 Other administrative occupations n.e.c. 571
4211 Medical secretaries 48
4212 Legal secretaries 38
4213 School secretaries 45
4214 Company secretaries and administrators 29
4215 Personal assistants and other secretaries 150
4216 Receptionists 158
4217 Typists and related keyboard occupations 4
5111 Farmers 151
5112 Horticultural trades 17
5113 Gardeners and landscape gardeners 152
5114 Groundsmen and greenkeepers 24
5119 Agricultural and fishing trades n.e.c. 25
5211 Sheet metal workers 9
5212 Metal plate workers, smiths, moulders and related occupation 9
5213 Welding trades 55
5214 Pipe fitters 7
5221 Metal machining setters and setter-operators 32
5222 Tool makers, tool fitters and markers-out 7
5223 Metal working production and maintenance fitters 166
5224 Precision instrument makers and repairers 18
5225 Air-conditioning and refrigeration installers and repairers 9
5231 Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians 135
5232 Vehicle body builders and repairers 19
5233 Vehicle paint technicians 13
5234 Aircraft maintenance and related trades 30
5235 Boat and ship builders and repairers 6
5236 Rail and rolling stock builders and repairers 10
5241 Electricians and electrical fitters 173
5242 Telecoms and related network installers and repairers 42
5243 TV, video and audio servicers and repairers 5
5244 Computer system and equipment installers and servicers 37
5245 Security system installers and repairers 17
5246 Electrical service and maintenance mechanics and repairers 26
5249 Electrical and electronic trades n.e.c. 27
5250 Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors 30
5311 Steel erectors 3
5312 Stonemasons and related trades 11
5313 Bricklayers 43
5314 Roofers, roof tilers and slaters 42
5315 Plumbers & heating and ventilating installers and repairers 130
5316 Carpenters and joiners 152
5317 Glaziers, window fabricators and fitters 27
5319 Construction and building trades n.e.c. 165
5321 Plasterers 36
5322 Floorers and wall tilers 18
5323 Painters and decorators 68
5330 Construction and building trades supervisors 55
5411 Upholsterers 10
5412 Footwear and leather working trades 7
5413 Tailors and dressmakers 4
5419 Textiles, garments and related trades n.e.c. 7
5421 Pre-press technicians 5
5422 Printers 17
5423 Print finishing and binding workers 5
5431 Butchers 25
5432 Bakers and flour confectioners 35
5433 Fishmongers and poultry dressers 2
5434 Chefs 139
5435 Cooks 47
5436 Catering and bar managers 49
5441 Glass and ceramics makers, decorators and finishers 10
5442 Furniture makers and other craft woodworkers 37
5443 Florists 6
5449 Other skilled trades n.e.c. 38
6111 Early education and childcare assistants 100
6112 Teaching assistants 284
6113 Educational support assistants 144
6114 Childminders 38
6116 Nannies and au pairs 14
6117 Playworkers 14
6121 Pest control officers 2
6129 Animal care services occupations n.e.c. 82
6131 Nursing auxiliaries and assistants 221
6132 Ambulance staff (excluding paramedics) 12
6133 Dental nurses 46
6134 Houseparents and residential wardens 26
6135 Care workers and home carers 616
6136 Senior care workers 71
6137 Care escorts 9
6138 Undertakers, mortuary and crematorium assistants 21
6211 Sports and leisure assistants 54
6212 Travel agents 19
6213 Air travel assistants 35
6214 Rail travel assistants 16
6219 Leisure and travel service occupations n.e.c. 27
6221 Hairdressers and barbers 95
6222 Beauticians and related occupations 63
6231 Housekeepers and related occupations 26
6232 Caretakers 59
6240 Cleaning and housekeeping managers and supervisors 35
6250 Bed and breakfast and guest house owners and proprietors 17
6311 Police community support officers 6
6312 Parking and civil enforcement occupations 11
7111 Sales and retail assistants 720
7112 Retail cashiers and check-out operators 113
7113 Telephone salespersons 12
7114 Pharmacy and optical dispensing assistants 57
7115 Vehicle and parts salespersons and advisers 20
7121 Collector salespersons and credit agents 7
7122 Debt, rent and other cash collectors 11
7123 Roundspersons and van salespersons 9
7124 Market and street traders and assistants 13
7125 Visual merchandisers and related occupations 7
7129 Sales related occupations n.e.c. 62
7131 Shopkeepers and owners - retail and wholesale 81
7132 Sales supervisors - retail and wholesale 94
7211 Call and contact centre occupations 56
7212 Telephonists 4
7213 Communication operators 33
7214 Market research interviewers 4
7219 Customer service occupations n.e.c. 208
7220 Customer service supervisors 31
8111 Food, drink and tobacco process operatives 84
8112 Textile process operatives 12
8113 Chemical and related process operatives 28
8114 Plastics process operatives 17
8115 Metal making and treating process operatives 9
8119 Process operatives n.e.c. 13
8120 Metal working machine operatives 24
8131 Paper and wood machine operatives 22
8132 Mining and quarry workers and related operatives 13
8133 Energy plant operatives 9
8134 Water and sewerage plant operatives 13
8135 Printing machine assistants 4
8139 Plant and machine operatives n.e.c. 17
8141 Assemblers (electrical and electronic products) 13
8142 Assemblers (vehicles and metal goods) 16
8143 Routine inspectors and testers 47
8144 Weighers, graders and sorters 10
8145 Tyre, exhaust and windscreen fitters 6
8146 Sewing machinists 18
8149 Assemblers and routine operatives n.e.c. 27
8151 Scaffolders, stagers and riggers 12
8152 Road construction operatives 16
8153 Rail construction and maintenance operatives 5
8159 Construction operatives n.e.c. 80
8160 Production, factory and assembly supervisors 23
8211 Large goods vehicle drivers 234
8212 Bus and coach drivers 68
8213 Taxi and cab drivers and chauffeurs 111
8214 Delivery drivers and couriers 202
8215 Driving instructors 35
8219 Road transport drivers n.e.c. 70
8221 Crane drivers 7
8222 Fork-lift truck drivers 51
8229 Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c. 49
8231 Train and tram drivers 18
8232 Marine and waterways transport operatives 6
8233 Air transport operatives 10
8234 Rail transport operatives 7
8239 Other drivers and transport operatives n.e.c. 16
9111 Farm workers 55
9112 Forestry and related workers 6
9119 Fishing and other elementary agriculture occupations n.e.c. 16
9121 Groundworkers 27
9129 Elementary construction occupations n.e.c. 81
9131 Industrial cleaning process occupations 37
9132 Packers, bottlers, canners and fillers 71
9139 Elementary process plant occupations n.e.c. 46
9211 Postal workers, mail sorters and messengers 114
9219 Elementary administration occupations n.e.c. 21
9221 Window cleaners 18
9222 Street cleaners 6
9223 Cleaners and domestics 401
9224 Launderers, dry cleaners and pressers 20
9225 Refuse and salvage occupations 23
9226 Vehicle valeters and cleaners 19
9229 Elementary cleaning occupations n.e.c. 8
9231 Security guards and related occupations 123
9232 School midday and crossing patrol occupations 67
9233 Exam invigilators 38
9241 Shelf fillers 52
9249 Elementary sales occupations n.e.c. 22
9251 Elementary storage supervisors 25
9252 Warehouse operatives 297
9253 Delivery operatives 16
9259 Elementary storage occupations n.e.c. 8
9261 Bar and catering supervisors 40
9262 Hospital porters 13
9263 Kitchen and catering assistants 303
9264 Waiters and waitresses 212
9265 Bar staff 116
9266 Coffee shop workers 39
9267 Leisure and theme park attendants 22
9269 Other elementary services occupations n.e.c. 33
-9 Does not apply 28902
-8 No answer 39
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, Household Dataset, April - June, 2023
UniverseHouseholds in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
SamplingSample drawn from main LFS data. See documentation for details.
Study TypeUntil 2015, data were produced from the April-June and October-December quarters of the main LFS each year. From January 2015, the household datasets are produced for each quarter.
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