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Quarterly Labour Force Survey, July - September, 2024

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Variable

SOC20M

Label

Occupation in Main Job SOC2020 unit level

Responses

1111	Chief executives and senior officials	139
1112	Elected officers and representatives	15
1121	Production managers and directors in manufacturing	255
1122	Production managers and directors in construction	160
1123	Production managers and directors in mining and energy	10
1131	Financial managers and directors	351
1132	Marketing, sales and advertising directors	217
1133	Public relations and communications directors	23
1134	Purchasing managers and directors	48
1135	Charitable organisation managers and directors	44
1136	Human resource managers and directors	222
1137	Information technology directors	140
1139	Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	148
1140	Directors in logistics, warehousing and transport	26
1150	Managers and directors in retail and wholesale	253
1161	Officers in armed forces	27
1162	Senior police officers	12
1163	Senior officers in fire, ambulance, prison and related servi	9
1171	Health services and public health managers and directors	84
1172	Social services managers and directors	30
1211	Managers and proprietors in agriculture and horticulture	41
1212	Managers and proprietors in forestry, fishing and related se	12
1221	Hotel and accommodation managers and proprietors	40
1222	Restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprieto	92
1223	Publicans and managers of licensed premises	25
1224	Leisure and sports managers	38
1225	Travel agency managers and proprietors	4
1231	Health care practice managers	22
1232	Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprieto	70
1233	Early education and childcare services proprietors	6
1241	Managers in transport and distribution	79
1242	Managers in storage and warehousing	70
1243	Managers in logistics	36
1251	Property, housing and estate managers	213
1252	Garage managers and proprietors	23
1253	Hairdressing and beauty salon managers and proprietors	11
1254	Waste disposal and environmental services managers	14
1255	Managers and directors in the creative industries	48
1256	Betting shop and gambling establishment managers	3
1257	Hire services managers and proprietors	9
1258	Directors in consultancy services	67
1259	Managers and proprietors in other services n.e.c.	104
2111	Chemical scientists	20
2112	Biological scientists	38
2113	Biochemists and biomedical scientists	63
2114	Physical scientists	22
2115	Social and humanities scientists	30
2119	Natural and social science professionals n.e.c.	24
2121	Civil engineers	78
2122	Mechanical engineers	82
2123	Electrical engineers	35
2124	Electronics engineers	26
2125	Production and process engineers	46
2126	Aerospace engineers	28
2127	Engineering project managers and project engineers	59
2129	Engineering professionals n.e.c.	111
2131	IT project managers	97
2132	IT managers	223
2133	IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	169
2134	Programmers and software development professionals	425
2135	Cyber security professionals	64
2136	IT quality and testing professionals	28
2137	IT network professionals	26
2139	Information technology professionals n.e.c.	129
2141	Web design professionals	31
2142	Graphic and multimedia designers	100
2151	Conservation professionals	34
2152	Environment professionals	67
2161	Research and development (R&D) managers	79
2162	Other researchers, unspecified discipline	48
2211	Generalist medical practitioners	152
2212	Specialist medical practitioners	119
2221	Physiotherapists	67
2222	Occupational therapists	53
2223	Speech and language therapists	17
2224	Psychotherapists and cognitive behaviour therapists	39
2225	Clinical psychologists	19
2226	Other psychologists	19
2229	Therapy professionals n.e.c.	56
2231	Midwifery nurses	45
2232	Community nurses	82
2233	Specialist nurses	64
2234	Nurse practitioners	74
2235	Mental health nurses	61
2236	Children's nurses	39
2237	Other nursing professionals	338
2240	Veterinarians	34
2251	Pharmacists	68
2252	Optometrists	18
2253	Dental practitioners	39
2254	Medical radiographers	30
2255	Paramedics	34
2256	Podiatrists	14
2259	Other health professionals n.e.c.	124
2311	Higher education teaching professionals	233
2312	Further education teaching professionals	56
2313	Secondary education teaching professionals	439
2314	Primary education teaching professionals	343
2315	Nursery education teaching professionals	15
2316	Special needs education teaching professionals	78
2317	Teachers of English as a foreign language	19
2319	Teaching professionals n.e.c.	84
2321	Head teachers and principals	70
2322	Education managers	54
2323	Education advisers and school inspectors	44
2324	Early education and childcare services managers	29
2329	Other educational professionals n.e.c	65
2411	Barristers and judges	37
2412	Solicitors and lawyers	185
2419	Legal professionals n.e.c.	67
2421	Chartered and certified accountants	193
2422	Finance and investment analysts and advisers	236
2423	Taxation experts	33
2431	Management consultants and business analysts	212
2432	Marketing and commercial managers	135
2433	Actuaries, economists and statisticians	44
2434	Business and related research professionals	72
2435	Professional/Chartered company secretaries	2
2439	Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c.	67
2440	Business and financial project management professionals	247
2451	Architects	53
2452	Chartered architectural technologists, planning officers and	50
2453	Quantity surveyors	33
2454	Chartered surveyors	53
2455	Construction project managers and related professionals	89
2461	Social workers	114
2462	Probation officers	19
2463	Clergy	41
2464	Youth work professionals	8
2469	Welfare professionals n.e.c.	19
2471	Librarians	14
2472	Archivists and curators	8
2481	Quality control and planning engineers	27
2482	Quality assurance and regulatory professionals	155
2483	Environmental health professionals	17
2491	Newspaper and periodical editors	25
2492	Newspaper and periodical journalists and reporters	37
2493	Public relations professionals	67
2494	Advertising accounts managers and creative directors	29
3111	Laboratory technicians	62
3112	Electrical and electronics technicians	17
3113	Engineering technicians	65
3114	Building and civil engineering technicians	15
3115	Quality assurance technicians	31
3116	Planning, process and production technicians	27
3119	Science, engineering and production technicians n.e.c.	40
3120	CAD, drawing and architectural technicians	58
3131	IT operations technicians	77
3132	IT user support technicians	105
3133	Database administrators and web content technicians	58
3211	Dispensing opticians	9
3212	Pharmaceutical technicians	25
3213	Medical and dental technicians	43
3214	Complementary health associate professionals	22
3219	Health associate professionals n.e.c.	32
3221	Youth and community workers	64
3222	Child and early years officers	49
3223	Housing officers	45
3224	Counsellors	47
3229	Welfare and housing associate professionals n.e.c.	161
3231	Higher level teaching assistants	140
3232	Early education and childcare practitioners	64
3240	Veterinary nurses	32
3311	Non-commissioned officers and other ranks	32
3312	Police officers (sergeant and below)	165
3313	Fire service officers (watch manager and below)	33
3314	Prison service officers (below principal officer)	36
3319	Protective service associate professionals n.e.c.	87
3411	Artists	50
3412	Authors, writers and translators	81
3413	Actors, entertainers and presenters	32
3414	Dancers and choreographers	9
3415	Musicians	35
3416	Arts officers, producers and directors	88
3417	Photographers, audio-visual and broadcasting equipment opera	66
3421	Interior designers	33
3422	Clothing, fashion and accessories designers	18
3429	Design occupations n.e.c.	34
3431	Sports players	7
3432	Sports coaches, instructors and officials	96
3433	Fitness and wellbeing instructors	54
3511	Aircraft pilots and air traffic controllers	26
3512	Ship and hovercraft officers	19
3520	Legal associate professionals	65
3531	Brokers	49
3532	Insurance underwriters	30
3533	Financial and accounting technicians	28
3534	Financial accounts managers	130
3541	Estimators, valuers and assessors	79
3542	Importers and exporters	7
3543	Project support officers	60
3544	Data analysts	101
3549	Business associate professionals n.e.c.	94
3551	Buyers and procurement officers	64
3552	Business sales executives	134
3553	Merchandisers	20
3554	Marketing associate professionals	157
3555	Estate agents and auctioneers	53
3556	Sales accounts and business development managers	340
3557	Events and exhibition managers and organisers	52
3560	Public services associate professionals	88
3571	Human resources and industrial relations officers	161
3572	Careers advisers and vocational guidance specialists	30
3573	Information technology trainers	11
3574	Other vocational and industrial trainers	129
3581	Inspectors of standards and regulations	48
3582	Health and safety managers and officers	93
4111	National government administrative occupations	199
4112	Local government administrative occupations	134
4113	Officers of non-governmental organisations	43
4121	Credit controllers	35
4122	Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks	353
4123	Bank and post office clerks	76
4124	Finance officers	37
4129	Financial administrative occupations n.e.c.	162
4131	Records clerks and assistants	140
4132	Pensions and insurance clerks and assistants	49
4133	Stock control clerks and assistants	55
4134	Transport and distribution clerks and assistants	57
4135	Library clerks and assistants	18
4136	Human resources administrative occupations	45
4141	Office managers	139
4142	Office supervisors	55
4143	Customer service managers	58
4151	Sales administrators	69
4152	Data entry administrators	22
4159	Other administrative occupations n.e.c.	588
4211	Medical secretaries	73
4212	Legal secretaries	29
4213	School secretaries	45
4214	Company secretaries and administrators	32
4215	Personal assistants and other secretaries	141
4216	Receptionists	142
4217	Typists and related keyboard occupations	7
5111	Farmers	147
5112	Horticultural trades	16
5113	Gardeners and landscape gardeners	138
5114	Groundsmen and greenkeepers	34
5119	Agricultural and fishing trades n.e.c.	36
5211	Sheet metal workers	14
5212	Metal plate workers, smiths, moulders and related occupation	11
5213	Welding trades	41
5214	Pipe fitters	3
5221	Metal machining setters and setter-operators	30
5222	Tool makers, tool fitters and markers-out	2
5223	Metal working production and maintenance fitters	158
5224	Precision instrument makers and repairers	12
5225	Air-conditioning and refrigeration installers and repairers	10
5231	Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians	167
5232	Vehicle body builders and repairers	19
5233	Vehicle paint technicians	15
5234	Aircraft maintenance and related trades	30
5235	Boat and ship builders and repairers	8
5236	Rail and rolling stock builders and repairers	9
5241	Electricians and electrical fitters	173
5242	Telecoms and related network installers and repairers	52
5243	TV, video and audio servicers and repairers	4
5244	Computer system and equipment installers and servicers	31
5245	Security system installers and repairers	20
5246	Electrical service and maintenance mechanics and repairers	35
5249	Electrical and electronic trades n.e.c.	23
5250	Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors	41
5311	Steel erectors	4
5312	Stonemasons and related trades	10
5313	Bricklayers	40
5314	Roofers, roof tilers and slaters	33
5315	Plumbers & heating and ventilating installers and repairers	149
5316	Carpenters and joiners	159
5317	Glaziers, window fabricators and fitters	35
5319	Construction and building trades n.e.c.	177
5321	Plasterers	29
5322	Floorers and wall tilers	36
5323	Painters and decorators	87
5330	Construction and building trades supervisors	39
5411	Upholsterers	12
5412	Footwear and leather working trades	5
5413	Tailors and dressmakers	8
5419	Textiles, garments and related trades n.e.c.	7
5421	Pre-press technicians	5
5422	Printers	18
5423	Print finishing and binding workers	5
5431	Butchers	16
5432	Bakers and flour confectioners	26
5433	Fishmongers and poultry dressers	4
5434	Chefs	151
5435	Cooks	40
5436	Catering and bar managers	63
5441	Glass and ceramics makers, decorators and finishers	12
5442	Furniture makers and other craft woodworkers	41
5443	Florists	5
5449	Other skilled trades n.e.c.	24
6111	Early education and childcare assistants	128
6112	Teaching assistants	188
6113	Educational support assistants	177
6114	Childminders	58
6116	Nannies and au pairs	14
6117	Playworkers	16
6121	Pest control officers	8
6129	Animal care services occupations n.e.c.	92
6131	Nursing auxiliaries and assistants	265
6132	Ambulance staff (excluding paramedics)	27
6133	Dental nurses	46
6134	Houseparents and residential wardens	28
6135	Care workers and home carers	790
6136	Senior care workers	100
6137	Care escorts	21
6138	Undertakers, mortuary and crematorium assistants	18
6211	Sports and leisure assistants	39
6212	Travel agents	23
6213	Air travel assistants	31
6214	Rail travel assistants	16
6219	Leisure and travel service occupations n.e.c.	25
6221	Hairdressers and barbers	102
6222	Beauticians and related occupations	76
6231	Housekeepers and related occupations	42
6232	Caretakers	61
6240	Cleaning and housekeeping managers and supervisors	59
6250	Bed and breakfast and guest house owners and proprietors	16
6311	Police community support officers	9
6312	Parking and civil enforcement occupations	12
7111	Sales and retail assistants	736
7112	Retail cashiers and check-out operators	96
7113	Telephone salespersons	21
7114	Pharmacy and optical dispensing assistants	65
7115	Vehicle and parts salespersons and advisers	40
7121	Collector salespersons and credit agents	5
7122	Debt, rent and other cash collectors	19
7123	Roundspersons and van salespersons	14
7124	Market and street traders and assistants	8
7125	Visual merchandisers and related occupations	9
7129	Sales related occupations n.e.c.	59
7131	Shopkeepers and owners - retail and wholesale	75
7132	Sales supervisors - retail and wholesale	125
7211	Call and contact centre occupations	68
7212	Telephonists	4
7213	Communication operators	27
7214	Market research interviewers	9
7219	Customer service occupations n.e.c.	273
7220	Customer service supervisors	43
8111	Food, drink and tobacco process operatives	96
8112	Textile process operatives	6
8113	Chemical and related process operatives	30
8114	Plastics process operatives	15
8115	Metal making and treating process operatives	15
8119	Process operatives n.e.c.	30
8120	Metal working machine operatives	18
8131	Paper and wood machine operatives	9
8132	Mining and quarry workers and related operatives	10
8133	Energy plant operatives	8
8134	Water and sewerage plant operatives	20
8135	Printing machine assistants	4
8139	Plant and machine operatives n.e.c.	21
8141	Assemblers (electrical and electronic products)	21
8142	Assemblers (vehicles and metal goods)	20
8143	Routine inspectors and testers	54
8144	Weighers, graders and sorters	9
8145	Tyre, exhaust and windscreen fitters	7
8146	Sewing machinists	25
8149	Assemblers and routine operatives n.e.c.	32
8151	Scaffolders, stagers and riggers	15
8152	Road construction operatives	20
8153	Rail construction and maintenance operatives	6
8159	Construction operatives n.e.c.	81
8160	Production, factory and assembly supervisors	23
8211	Large goods vehicle drivers	281
8212	Bus and coach drivers	99
8213	Taxi and cab drivers and chauffeurs	133
8214	Delivery drivers and couriers	220
8215	Driving instructors	31
8219	Road transport drivers n.e.c.	37
8221	Crane drivers	5
8222	Fork-lift truck drivers	52
8229	Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c.	54
8231	Train and tram drivers	19
8232	Marine and waterways transport operatives	6
8233	Air transport operatives	16
8234	Rail transport operatives	12
8239	Other drivers and transport operatives n.e.c.	26
9111	Farm workers	53
9112	Forestry and related workers	7
9119	Fishing and other elementary agriculture occupations n.e.c.	16
9121	Groundworkers	29
9129	Elementary construction occupations n.e.c.	79
9131	Industrial cleaning process occupations	35
9132	Packers, bottlers, canners and fillers	55
9139	Elementary process plant occupations n.e.c.	45
9211	Postal workers, mail sorters and messengers	100
9219	Elementary administration occupations n.e.c.	34
9221	Window cleaners	26
9222	Street cleaners	12
9223	Cleaners and domestics	417
9224	Launderers, dry cleaners and pressers	27
9225	Refuse and salvage occupations	20
9226	Vehicle valeters and cleaners	14
9229	Elementary cleaning occupations n.e.c.	3
9231	Security guards and related occupations	128
9232	School midday and crossing patrol occupations	61
9233	Exam invigilators	43
9241	Shelf fillers	39
9249	Elementary sales occupations n.e.c.	31
9251	Elementary storage supervisors	24
9252	Warehouse operatives	308
9253	Delivery operatives	9
9259	Elementary storage occupations n.e.c.	10
9261	Bar and catering supervisors	43
9262	Hospital porters	11
9263	Kitchen and catering assistants	335
9264	Waiters and waitresses	207
9265	Bar staff	141
9266	Coffee shop workers	54
9267	Leisure and theme park attendants	31
9269	Other elementary services occupations n.e.c.	29
-9	Does not apply	30296
-8	No answer	20

Disclaimer

Please note that these frequencies are not weighted.

Location

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, July - September, 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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