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Quarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 2024

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Variable

SOC20M

Label

Occupation in Main Job SOC2020 unit level

Responses

1111	Chief executives and senior officials	121
1112	Elected officers and representatives	10
1121	Production managers and directors in manufacturing	254
1122	Production managers and directors in construction	148
1123	Production managers and directors in mining and energy	13
1131	Financial managers and directors	325
1132	Marketing, sales and advertising directors	206
1133	Public relations and communications directors	27
1134	Purchasing managers and directors	45
1135	Charitable organisation managers and directors	39
1136	Human resource managers and directors	196
1137	Information technology directors	130
1139	Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	127
1140	Directors in logistics, warehousing and transport	27
1150	Managers and directors in retail and wholesale	231
1161	Officers in armed forces	24
1162	Senior police officers	13
1163	Senior officers in fire, ambulance, prison and related servi	15
1171	Health services and public health managers and directors	88
1172	Social services managers and directors	37
1211	Managers and proprietors in agriculture and horticulture	42
1212	Managers and proprietors in forestry, fishing and related se	12
1221	Hotel and accommodation managers and proprietors	39
1222	Restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprieto	94
1223	Publicans and managers of licensed premises	25
1224	Leisure and sports managers	40
1225	Travel agency managers and proprietors	1
1231	Health care practice managers	19
1232	Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprieto	63
1233	Early education and childcare services proprietors	4
1241	Managers in transport and distribution	84
1242	Managers in storage and warehousing	61
1243	Managers in logistics	40
1251	Property, housing and estate managers	207
1252	Garage managers and proprietors	16
1253	Hairdressing and beauty salon managers and proprietors	6
1254	Waste disposal and environmental services managers	11
1255	Managers and directors in the creative industries	54
1256	Betting shop and gambling establishment managers	5
1257	Hire services managers and proprietors	10
1258	Directors in consultancy services	52
1259	Managers and proprietors in other services n.e.c.	91
2111	Chemical scientists	20
2112	Biological scientists	37
2113	Biochemists and biomedical scientists	68
2114	Physical scientists	16
2115	Social and humanities scientists	25
2119	Natural and social science professionals n.e.c.	31
2121	Civil engineers	83
2122	Mechanical engineers	71
2123	Electrical engineers	47
2124	Electronics engineers	27
2125	Production and process engineers	41
2126	Aerospace engineers	26
2127	Engineering project managers and project engineers	41
2129	Engineering professionals n.e.c.	111
2131	IT project managers	80
2132	IT managers	206
2133	IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	160
2134	Programmers and software development professionals	384
2135	Cyber security professionals	50
2136	IT quality and testing professionals	29
2137	IT network professionals	23
2139	Information technology professionals n.e.c.	124
2141	Web design professionals	36
2142	Graphic and multimedia designers	83
2151	Conservation professionals	27
2152	Environment professionals	57
2161	Research and development (R&D) managers	83
2162	Other researchers, unspecified discipline	43
2211	Generalist medical practitioners	131
2212	Specialist medical practitioners	129
2221	Physiotherapists	63
2222	Occupational therapists	50
2223	Speech and language therapists	18
2224	Psychotherapists and cognitive behaviour therapists	35
2225	Clinical psychologists	20
2226	Other psychologists	20
2229	Therapy professionals n.e.c.	46
2231	Midwifery nurses	37
2232	Community nurses	84
2233	Specialist nurses	67
2234	Nurse practitioners	68
2235	Mental health nurses	41
2236	Children's nurses	34
2237	Other nursing professionals	303
2240	Veterinarians	31
2251	Pharmacists	55
2252	Optometrists	17
2253	Dental practitioners	35
2254	Medical radiographers	26
2255	Paramedics	28
2256	Podiatrists	13
2259	Other health professionals n.e.c.	104
2311	Higher education teaching professionals	230
2312	Further education teaching professionals	51
2313	Secondary education teaching professionals	376
2314	Primary education teaching professionals	297
2315	Nursery education teaching professionals	22
2316	Special needs education teaching professionals	78
2317	Teachers of English as a foreign language	16
2319	Teaching professionals n.e.c.	91
2321	Head teachers and principals	52
2322	Education managers	45
2323	Education advisers and school inspectors	34
2324	Early education and childcare services managers	27
2329	Other educational professionals n.e.c	70
2411	Barristers and judges	28
2412	Solicitors and lawyers	176
2419	Legal professionals n.e.c.	64
2421	Chartered and certified accountants	161
2422	Finance and investment analysts and advisers	199
2423	Taxation experts	31
2431	Management consultants and business analysts	208
2432	Marketing and commercial managers	105
2433	Actuaries, economists and statisticians	45
2434	Business and related research professionals	62
2435	Professional/Chartered company secretaries	2
2439	Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c.	73
2440	Business and financial project management professionals	247
2451	Architects	47
2452	Chartered architectural technologists, planning officers and	46
2453	Quantity surveyors	35
2454	Chartered surveyors	55
2455	Construction project managers and related professionals	76
2461	Social workers	111
2462	Probation officers	16
2463	Clergy	33
2464	Youth work professionals	7
2469	Welfare professionals n.e.c.	22
2471	Librarians	15
2472	Archivists and curators	10
2481	Quality control and planning engineers	31
2482	Quality assurance and regulatory professionals	133
2483	Environmental health professionals	17
2491	Newspaper and periodical editors	16
2492	Newspaper and periodical journalists and reporters	32
2493	Public relations professionals	58
2494	Advertising accounts managers and creative directors	24
3111	Laboratory technicians	64
3112	Electrical and electronics technicians	15
3113	Engineering technicians	61
3114	Building and civil engineering technicians	12
3115	Quality assurance technicians	30
3116	Planning, process and production technicians	17
3119	Science, engineering and production technicians n.e.c.	39
3120	CAD, drawing and architectural technicians	45
3131	IT operations technicians	74
3132	IT user support technicians	84
3133	Database administrators and web content technicians	47
3211	Dispensing opticians	8
3212	Pharmaceutical technicians	18
3213	Medical and dental technicians	36
3214	Complementary health associate professionals	17
3219	Health associate professionals n.e.c.	33
3221	Youth and community workers	56
3222	Child and early years officers	38
3223	Housing officers	52
3224	Counsellors	39
3229	Welfare and housing associate professionals n.e.c.	139
3231	Higher level teaching assistants	96
3232	Early education and childcare practitioners	57
3240	Veterinary nurses	18
3311	Non-commissioned officers and other ranks	31
3312	Police officers (sergeant and below)	144
3313	Fire service officers (watch manager and below)	22
3314	Prison service officers (below principal officer)	30
3319	Protective service associate professionals n.e.c.	74
3411	Artists	44
3412	Authors, writers and translators	77
3413	Actors, entertainers and presenters	32
3414	Dancers and choreographers	3
3415	Musicians	34
3416	Arts officers, producers and directors	68
3417	Photographers, audio-visual and broadcasting equipment opera	75
3421	Interior designers	33
3422	Clothing, fashion and accessories designers	15
3429	Design occupations n.e.c.	33
3431	Sports players	6
3432	Sports coaches, instructors and officials	87
3433	Fitness and wellbeing instructors	55
3511	Aircraft pilots and air traffic controllers	19
3512	Ship and hovercraft officers	19
3520	Legal associate professionals	61
3531	Brokers	51
3532	Insurance underwriters	30
3533	Financial and accounting technicians	35
3534	Financial accounts managers	124
3541	Estimators, valuers and assessors	66
3542	Importers and exporters	6
3543	Project support officers	54
3544	Data analysts	89
3549	Business associate professionals n.e.c.	95
3551	Buyers and procurement officers	58
3552	Business sales executives	124
3553	Merchandisers	16
3554	Marketing associate professionals	136
3555	Estate agents and auctioneers	47
3556	Sales accounts and business development managers	320
3557	Events and exhibition managers and organisers	52
3560	Public services associate professionals	102
3571	Human resources and industrial relations officers	158
3572	Careers advisers and vocational guidance specialists	29
3573	Information technology trainers	12
3574	Other vocational and industrial trainers	119
3581	Inspectors of standards and regulations	37
3582	Health and safety managers and officers	87
4111	National government administrative occupations	169
4112	Local government administrative occupations	128
4113	Officers of non-governmental organisations	48
4121	Credit controllers	31
4122	Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks	314
4123	Bank and post office clerks	67
4124	Finance officers	44
4129	Financial administrative occupations n.e.c.	148
4131	Records clerks and assistants	106
4132	Pensions and insurance clerks and assistants	43
4133	Stock control clerks and assistants	59
4134	Transport and distribution clerks and assistants	48
4135	Library clerks and assistants	11
4136	Human resources administrative occupations	38
4141	Office managers	141
4142	Office supervisors	38
4143	Customer service managers	70
4151	Sales administrators	62
4152	Data entry administrators	20
4159	Other administrative occupations n.e.c.	526
4211	Medical secretaries	56
4212	Legal secretaries	33
4213	School secretaries	46
4214	Company secretaries and administrators	34
4215	Personal assistants and other secretaries	140
4216	Receptionists	122
4217	Typists and related keyboard occupations	7
5111	Farmers	141
5112	Horticultural trades	12
5113	Gardeners and landscape gardeners	154
5114	Groundsmen and greenkeepers	26
5119	Agricultural and fishing trades n.e.c.	28
5211	Sheet metal workers	12
5212	Metal plate workers, smiths, moulders and related occupation	14
5213	Welding trades	35
5214	Pipe fitters	1
5221	Metal machining setters and setter-operators	32
5222	Tool makers, tool fitters and markers-out	3
5223	Metal working production and maintenance fitters	168
5224	Precision instrument makers and repairers	11
5225	Air-conditioning and refrigeration installers and repairers	10
5231	Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians	142
5232	Vehicle body builders and repairers	16
5233	Vehicle paint technicians	10
5234	Aircraft maintenance and related trades	22
5235	Boat and ship builders and repairers	7
5236	Rail and rolling stock builders and repairers	7
5241	Electricians and electrical fitters	167
5242	Telecoms and related network installers and repairers	53
5243	TV, video and audio servicers and repairers	4
5244	Computer system and equipment installers and servicers	28
5245	Security system installers and repairers	15
5246	Electrical service and maintenance mechanics and repairers	28
5249	Electrical and electronic trades n.e.c.	25
5250	Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors	34
5311	Steel erectors	7
5312	Stonemasons and related trades	7
5313	Bricklayers	47
5314	Roofers, roof tilers and slaters	30
5315	Plumbers & heating and ventilating installers and repairers	132
5316	Carpenters and joiners	147
5317	Glaziers, window fabricators and fitters	28
5319	Construction and building trades n.e.c.	171
5321	Plasterers	20
5322	Floorers and wall tilers	32
5323	Painters and decorators	81
5330	Construction and building trades supervisors	39
5411	Upholsterers	8
5412	Footwear and leather working trades	5
5413	Tailors and dressmakers	10
5419	Textiles, garments and related trades n.e.c.	4
5421	Pre-press technicians	3
5422	Printers	13
5423	Print finishing and binding workers	3
5431	Butchers	19
5432	Bakers and flour confectioners	25
5433	Fishmongers and poultry dressers	2
5434	Chefs	117
5435	Cooks	35
5436	Catering and bar managers	57
5441	Glass and ceramics makers, decorators and finishers	15
5442	Furniture makers and other craft woodworkers	53
5443	Florists	7
5449	Other skilled trades n.e.c.	30
6111	Early education and childcare assistants	117
6112	Teaching assistants	207
6113	Educational support assistants	155
6114	Childminders	58
6116	Nannies and au pairs	8
6117	Playworkers	11
6121	Pest control officers	6
6129	Animal care services occupations n.e.c.	86
6131	Nursing auxiliaries and assistants	254
6132	Ambulance staff (excluding paramedics)	20
6133	Dental nurses	40
6134	Houseparents and residential wardens	30
6135	Care workers and home carers	717
6136	Senior care workers	90
6137	Care escorts	15
6138	Undertakers, mortuary and crematorium assistants	20
6211	Sports and leisure assistants	46
6212	Travel agents	19
6213	Air travel assistants	33
6214	Rail travel assistants	13
6219	Leisure and travel service occupations n.e.c.	20
6221	Hairdressers and barbers	109
6222	Beauticians and related occupations	74
6231	Housekeepers and related occupations	40
6232	Caretakers	52
6240	Cleaning and housekeeping managers and supervisors	54
6250	Bed and breakfast and guest house owners and proprietors	12
6311	Police community support officers	8
6312	Parking and civil enforcement occupations	13
7111	Sales and retail assistants	713
7112	Retail cashiers and check-out operators	102
7113	Telephone salespersons	20
7114	Pharmacy and optical dispensing assistants	67
7115	Vehicle and parts salespersons and advisers	34
7121	Collector salespersons and credit agents	2
7122	Debt, rent and other cash collectors	11
7123	Roundspersons and van salespersons	6
7124	Market and street traders and assistants	7
7125	Visual merchandisers and related occupations	9
7129	Sales related occupations n.e.c.	40
7131	Shopkeepers and owners - retail and wholesale	86
7132	Sales supervisors - retail and wholesale	99
7211	Call and contact centre occupations	70
7212	Telephonists	2
7213	Communication operators	32
7214	Market research interviewers	9
7219	Customer service occupations n.e.c.	219
7220	Customer service supervisors	33
8111	Food, drink and tobacco process operatives	97
8112	Textile process operatives	7
8113	Chemical and related process operatives	29
8114	Plastics process operatives	17
8115	Metal making and treating process operatives	17
8119	Process operatives n.e.c.	30
8120	Metal working machine operatives	27
8131	Paper and wood machine operatives	13
8132	Mining and quarry workers and related operatives	12
8133	Energy plant operatives	5
8134	Water and sewerage plant operatives	17
8135	Printing machine assistants	6
8139	Plant and machine operatives n.e.c.	16
8141	Assemblers (electrical and electronic products)	20
8142	Assemblers (vehicles and metal goods)	19
8143	Routine inspectors and testers	59
8144	Weighers, graders and sorters	6
8145	Tyre, exhaust and windscreen fitters	6
8146	Sewing machinists	17
8149	Assemblers and routine operatives n.e.c.	34
8151	Scaffolders, stagers and riggers	13
8152	Road construction operatives	13
8153	Rail construction and maintenance operatives	8
8159	Construction operatives n.e.c.	70
8160	Production, factory and assembly supervisors	18
8211	Large goods vehicle drivers	245
8212	Bus and coach drivers	102
8213	Taxi and cab drivers and chauffeurs	99
8214	Delivery drivers and couriers	204
8215	Driving instructors	21
8219	Road transport drivers n.e.c.	44
8221	Crane drivers	5
8222	Fork-lift truck drivers	48
8229	Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c.	33
8231	Train and tram drivers	17
8232	Marine and waterways transport operatives	6
8233	Air transport operatives	17
8234	Rail transport operatives	11
8239	Other drivers and transport operatives n.e.c.	15
9111	Farm workers	53
9112	Forestry and related workers	3
9119	Fishing and other elementary agriculture occupations n.e.c.	18
9121	Groundworkers	33
9129	Elementary construction occupations n.e.c.	77
9131	Industrial cleaning process occupations	29
9132	Packers, bottlers, canners and fillers	67
9139	Elementary process plant occupations n.e.c.	39
9211	Postal workers, mail sorters and messengers	93
9219	Elementary administration occupations n.e.c.	23
9221	Window cleaners	23
9222	Street cleaners	9
9223	Cleaners and domestics	383
9224	Launderers, dry cleaners and pressers	25
9225	Refuse and salvage occupations	20
9226	Vehicle valeters and cleaners	21
9229	Elementary cleaning occupations n.e.c.	6
9231	Security guards and related occupations	112
9232	School midday and crossing patrol occupations	64
9233	Exam invigilators	50
9241	Shelf fillers	41
9249	Elementary sales occupations n.e.c.	34
9251	Elementary storage supervisors	23
9252	Warehouse operatives	263
9253	Delivery operatives	12
9259	Elementary storage occupations n.e.c.	9
9261	Bar and catering supervisors	40
9262	Hospital porters	14
9263	Kitchen and catering assistants	293
9264	Waiters and waitresses	177
9265	Bar staff	101
9266	Coffee shop workers	46
9267	Leisure and theme park attendants	21
9269	Other elementary services occupations n.e.c.	31
-9	Does not apply	28917
-8	No answer	14

Disclaimer

Please note that these frequencies are not weighted.

Location

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 2024

Universe

All persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and (from 1994) Northern Ireland.

Sampling

Four sampling frames are used. See documentation for details.

Study Type

Repeated cross-sectional study Data are collected quarterly

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