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Quarterly Labour Force Survey, March - May, 1992 Variables

socmain — Occupation (main job)

Value Label Count Percentage Filename: qlfsmm92
-9.00 Does not apply 88883 n/a% n/a%
-8.00 No answer 278 n/a% n/a%
100.00 Gnrl admin nat.govern.(Grade 5 & above) 0 -% -%
101.00 Gen.mngrs;lrge companies organisations 426 0% 0%
102.00 Loc.govern.officers(admin & exec.) 341 0% 0%
103.00 Gen.admin.nat.govern.(HEO to Sen.Prin) 0 -% -%
110.00 Production, works & maintenance managers 745 1% 1%
111.00 Managers in building & contracting 296 0% 0%
112.00 Clerks of works 0 -% -%
113.00 Managers in mining & energy industries 0 -% -%
120.00 Treasurers & company financial managers 243 0% 0%
121.00 Marketing & sales managers 1044 1% 1%
122.00 Purchasing managers 0 -% -%
123.00 Advertising & public relations managers 0 -% -%
124.00 Personnel, train.& ind. relation mngrs 227 0% 0%
125.00 Organisation & mthds & wrk study mngrs 0 -% -%
126.00 Comp.systems & data processing mngrs 302 0% 0%
127.00 Company secretaries 249 0% 0%
130.00 Credit controllers 0 -% -%
131.00 Bnk,Build.Soc.&Post Off.mngrs(ex.S-Empd) 292 0% 0%
132.00 Civil Service executive officers 0 -% -%
139.00 Oth financial institution & off. mngrs 600 0% 0%
140.00 Transport managers 0 -% -%
141.00 Stores controllers 0 -% -%
142.00 Mngrs in warehous & oth matrls handling 0 -% -%
150.00 officers in UK armed forces 0 -% -%
151.00 Off.in foreign & Cmmnwlth armed forces 0 -% -%
152.00 Police officers (inspector & above) 0 -% -%
153.00 Fire off. (station off. & above) 0 -% -%
154.00 Prison off.(prin. off. 7 above) 0 -% -%
155.00 Cust & Ex,customs:chf prevent.off.& abov 0 -% -%
160.00 Farm owners & managers, horticulturists 754 1% 1%
169.00 Oth.mngrs farm,hort,forest & fishing 0 -% -%
170.00 Property & estate managers 0 -% -%
171.00 Garage managers & proprietors 0 -% -%
172.00 Hrdrssr & brbr mngrs & proprietors 0 -% -%
173.00 Hotel & accommodation managers 228 0% 0%
174.00 Restaurant & catering managers 342 0% 0%
175.00 Publcns,innkpers & club stewards 233 0% 0%
176.00 Entertainment & sports managers 0 -% -%
177.00 Travel agency managers 0 -% -%
178.00 Mngrs & prop.of butch.& fishmngrs 0 -% -%
179.00 Mngrs & prop.in service industries 1716 2% 2%
190.00 Off.trde assoc-unions,prfsl bod.& char. 0 -% -%
191.00 Registrars & admin.of educ.establishment 0 -% -%
199.00 Other managers & administrators nec 513 0% 0%
200.00 Chemists 0 -% -%
201.00 Biological scientists & biochemists 0 -% -%
202.00 Physicists, geologists & meteorologists 0 -% -%
209.00 Other natural scientists nec 0 -% -%
210.00 Cvl,struct.mun.mining,quarry engnrs 232 0% 0%
211.00 mechanical engineers 0 -% -%
212.00 Electrical engineers 0 -% -%
213.00 Electronic engineers 0 -% -%
214.00 Software engineers 0 -% -%
215.00 Chemical engineers 0 -% -%
216.00 Design & development engineers 216 0% 0%
217.00 Process & production engineers 0 -% -%
218.00 Planning & quality control engineers 227 0% 0%
219.00 Other engineers & technologists nec 0 -% -%
220.00 Medical practitioners 302 0% 0%
221.00 Pharmacists,pharmacologists 0 -% -%
222.00 Ophthalmic opticians 0 -% -%
223.00 Dental practitioners 0 -% -%
224.00 Veterinarians 0 -% -%
230.00 Univ.& poly.teaching professionals 241 0% 0%
231.00 High & furth educ.teach professionals 374 0% 0%
232.00 Education officers, school inspectors 0 -% -%
233.00 Secondary education teaching prfssnls 952 1% 1%
234.00 Prim.& nurs. educ.teaching prfssnls 883 1% 1%
235.00 Special education teaching prfssnls 0 -% -%
239.00 Other teaching professionals nec 0 -% -%
240.00 Judges & officers of the court 0 -% -%
241.00 Barristers & advocates 0 -% -%
242.00 Solicitors 212 0% 0%
250.00 Chartered & certified accountants 456 0% 0%
251.00 Management accountants 0 -% -%
252.00 Actuaries, economists & statisticians 0 -% -%
253.00 Mngment consultants, business analysts 0 -% -%
260.00 Architects 0 -% -%
261.00 Town planners 0 -% -%
262.00 Building, land, mining surveyors 0 -% -%
270.00 Librarians 0 -% -%
271.00 Archivists & curators 0 -% -%
290.00 Psychologists 0 -% -%
291.00 Other social & behaviourial scientists 0 -% -%
292.00 Clergy 0 -% -%
293.00 Social workers, probation officers 363 0% 0%
300.00 Laboratory technicians 242 0% 0%
301.00 Engineering technicians 0 -% -%
302.00 Electrical,electronic technicians 0 -% -%
303.00 Architectural & twn planning technicians 0 -% -%
304.00 Building & civil engineering technicians 0 -% -%
309.00 Other scientific technicians nec 0 -% -%
310.00 Draughtspersons 227 0% 0%
311.00 Building inspectors 0 -% -%
312.00 Quantity surveyors 0 -% -%
313.00 Marine, insurance & other surveyors 0 -% -%
320.00 Computer analyst,programmers 531 0% 0%
330.00 Air traffic planners & controllers 0 -% -%
331.00 Aircraft flight deck officers 0 -% -%
332.00 Ship & hovercraft officers 0 -% -%
340.00 Nurses 1371 1% 1%
341.00 Midwives 0 -% -%
342.00 Medical radiographers 0 -% -%
343.00 Physiotherapists 0 -% -%
344.00 Chiropodists 0 -% -%
345.00 Dispensing opticians 0 -% -%
346.00 Medical technicians, dental auxiliaries 0 -% -%
347.00 Occupational & speech therapists,etc 0 -% -%
348.00 Environmental health officers 0 -% -%
349.00 Oth health associate professionals nec 0 -% -%
350.00 Legal service & related occupations 0 -% -%
360.00 Estimators, valuers 0 -% -%
361.00 Undrwrtrs,clm assess.brkrs,invest anlyst 383 0% 0%
362.00 Taxation experts 0 -% -%
363.00 Personnel & industrial relations officer 0 -% -%
364.00 Org.& methods & work study officers 0 -% -%
370.00 Matrons, houseparents 0 -% -%
371.00 Welfare, community & youth workers 244 0% 0%
380.00 Authors, writers, journalists 220 0% 0%
381.00 Artists, comm. artists, graphic designer 239 0% 0%
382.00 Industrial designers 0 -% -%
383.00 Clothing designers 0 -% -%
384.00 Actrs, entrtnrs, stge mngrs,prod. & dir. 0 -% -%
385.00 Musicians 0 -% -%
386.00 Photo., camera, sound & vid equip. oper. 0 -% -%
387.00 Professional athletes, sports officials 0 -% -%
390.00 Information officers 0 -% -%
391.00 Vocational & industrial trainers 0 -% -%
392.00 Careers adv.& voc. gdnce specialists 0 -% -%
393.00 Driving instructors (excluding HGV) 0 -% -%
394.00 Insp.of factrs, utlts & trad.stndrds 0 -% -%
395.00 Other statutory & similar insp.nec 0 -% -%
396.00 Occ.hygienists & safety officers 0 -% -%
399.00 Oth ass. prfssnal & tech. occptns nec 0 -% -%
400.00 Civil Service admin.off. & asstnts 603 0% 0%
401.00 Loc.govern.clerical off. & asstnts 439 0% 0%
410.00 Accnts & wges clrks,bk-kpers,finan clrks 1865 2% 2%
411.00 Counter clerks & cashiers 989 1% 1%
412.00 Debt, rent & other cash collectors 0 -% -%
420.00 Filing,comp.& oth rcrds clrks 815 1% 1%
421.00 Library assistants,clerks 0 -% -%
430.00 Clerks (nos) 1682 2% 2%
440.00 Strs, despatch & prod.control clerks 0 -% -%
441.00 Storekeepers & warehousemen,women 816 1% 1%
450.00 Medical secretaries 0 -% -%
451.00 Legal secretaries 0 -% -%
452.00 Typists & word processor operators 378 0% 0%
459.00 Oth sec,pers.assts,typt,wrd proc.oprtrs 1578 2% 2%
460.00 Receptionists 370 0% 0%
461.00 Receptionist,telephonists 255 0% 0%
462.00 Telephone operators 0 -% -%
463.00 Radio & telegraph operators 0 -% -%
490.00 Comp.ops,data proc.ops,oth off mchne ops 487 0% 0%
491.00 Tracers, drawing office assistants 0 -% -%
500.00 Bricklayers, masons 310 0% 0%
501.00 Roofer,slater,tiler,sheeter,cladders 0 -% -%
502.00 Plasterers 0 -% -%
503.00 Glaziers 0 -% -%
504.00 Builders, building contractors 351 0% 0%
505.00 Scaffolder,stager,steeplejack,riggers 0 -% -%
506.00 Floor coverers,crpt fttrs & planners 0 -% -%
507.00 Painters & decorators 447 0% 0%
509.00 Other construction trades nec 0 -% -%
510.00 Cntre,cpstn,turret & oth lathe setters 0 -% -%
511.00 Boring & drill mchne setters & ops 0 -% -%
512.00 Grinding machine setters & setter-ops 0 -% -%
513.00 Milling machine setters & setter-ops 0 -% -%
514.00 Press setters & setter-operators 0 -% -%
515.00 Tool mkrs,tool fitters & markers-out 0 -% -%
516.00 Mtl wrkng prod. & maintenance fitters 1016 1% 1%
517.00 Precision instrument makers & repairers 0 -% -%
518.00 Gold & silversmiths,precious stone wrkrs 0 -% -%
519.00 Oth.mchne tool set.& oprtrs nec 0 -% -%
520.00 Production fttrs(electrical,electronic) 0 -% -%
521.00 Electricians, elec. mntnnce fitters 754 1% 1%
522.00 Electrical engineers(not professional) 0 -% -%
523.00 Telephone fitters 0 -% -%
524.00 Cable jointers, lines repairers 0 -% -%
525.00 Radio, TV & video engineers 0 -% -%
526.00 Comp.engineers,installation & mntnnce 0 -% -%
529.00 Oth electrical,electronic trades nec 0 -% -%
530.00 Smiths & forge workers 0 -% -%
531.00 Moulders, core makers, die casters 0 -% -%
532.00 Plumb,heat.& vent.engnrs & rlted trds 442 0% 0%
533.00 Sheet metal workers 0 -% -%
534.00 Metal plte wrkrs,shipwrights,riveters 0 -% -%
535.00 Steel erectors 0 -% -%
536.00 Barbenders, steel fixers 0 -% -%
537.00 Welding trades 317 0% 0%
540.00 Motor mechanics, auto engineers 618 0% 0%
541.00 Coach & vehicle body builders 0 -% -%
542.00 Vehicle body repairers, panel beaters 0 -% -%
543.00 Auto electricians 0 -% -%
544.00 Tyre & exhaust fitters 0 -% -%
550.00 Weavers 0 -% -%
551.00 Knitters 0 -% -%
552.00 Warp prep,bleachers, dyers & finishers 0 -% -%
553.00 Sewing mach,menders,darners & embroid. 469 0% 0%
554.00 Coach trim,upholst. & mattress makers 0 -% -%
555.00 Shoe repairers, leather cutters etc. 0 -% -%
556.00 Tailors & dressmakers 0 -% -%
557.00 Clothing cutters, milliners, furriers 0 -% -%
559.00 Oth textiles, garments & rltd trades nec 0 -% -%
560.00 Originators & compositors 0 -% -%
561.00 Printers 0 -% -%
562.00 Bookbinders & print finishers 0 -% -%
563.00 Screen printers 0 -% -%
569.00 Other printing & related trades nec 0 -% -%
570.00 Carpenters & joiners 758 1% 1%
571.00 Cabinet makers 0 -% -%
572.00 Case & box makers 0 -% -%
573.00 Pattern makers (moulds) 0 -% -%
579.00 Other woodworking trades nec 0 -% -%
580.00 Bakers, flour confectioners 0 -% -%
581.00 Butchers, meat cutters 0 -% -%
582.00 Fishmongers, poultry dressers 0 -% -%
590.00 Glass product & ceramics makers 0 -% -%
591.00 Glass prdct,ceramics finishers & decor. 0 -% -%
592.00 Dental technicians 0 -% -%
593.00 Music.instrument makers, piano tuners 0 -% -%
594.00 Gardeners, groundsmen,groundswomen 355 0% 0%
595.00 horticultural trades 0 -% -%
596.00 Coach painters, other spray painters 0 -% -%
597.00 Face trained coalmining workers etc. 0 -% -%
598.00 Other machinery mechanics 0 -% -%
599.00 Other craft & related occupations nec 0 -% -%
600.00 NCOs & other ranks, UK armed forces 234 0% 0%
601.00 NCOs & oth rnks, freign & Common.forces 0 -% -%
610.00 Police officers (sergeant & below) 369 0% 0%
611.00 Fire serv.off.(leading fire off.& below) 0 -% -%
612.00 Prison off.(below principal officer) 0 -% -%
613.00 Customs & excise & immigration off. 0 -% -%
614.00 Traffic wardens 0 -% -%
615.00 Security guards & related occupations 319 0% 0%
619.00 Oth security & protective service occ 0 -% -%
620.00 Chefs, cooks 715 1% 1%
621.00 Waiters, waitresses 433 0% 0%
622.00 Bar staff 477 0% 0%
630.00 Travel & flight attendants 0 -% -%
631.00 Railway station staff 0 -% -%
640.00 Assistant nurses, nursing auxiliaries 568 0% 0%
641.00 Hospital ward assistants 0 -% -%
642.00 Ambulance staff 0 -% -%
643.00 Dental nurses 0 -% -%
644.00 Care assistants & attendants 885 1% 1%
650.00 Nursery nurses 191 0% 0%
651.00 Playgroup leaders 0 -% -%
652.00 Educational assistants 194 0% 0%
659.00 Oth childcare & rltd occupations nec 614 0% 0%
660.00 Hairdressers, barbers 462 0% 0%
661.00 Beauticians & related occupations 0 -% -%
670.00 Domestic housekeepers & related occ. 0 -% -%
671.00 Housekeepers (non domestic) 0 -% -%
672.00 Caretakers 214 0% 0%
673.00 Launderers, dry cleaners, pressers 0 -% -%
690.00 Undertakers 0 -% -%
691.00 Bookmakers 0 -% -%
699.00 Other personal & protective service 0 -% -%
700.00 Buyers (retail trade) 0 -% -%
701.00 Buyers & purchasing off.(not retail) 0 -% -%
702.00 Importers & exporters 0 -% -%
703.00 Air, commodity & ship brokers 0 -% -%
710.00 Technical & wholesale sales reps 612 0% 0%
719.00 Other sales representatives nec 404 0% 0%
720.00 Sales assistants 3259 4% 4%
721.00 Retail cash desk & check-out oprtrs 551 0% 0%
722.00 Petrol pump forecourt attendants 0 -% -%
730.00 Collector salespersons & credit agents 0 -% -%
731.00 Roundsmen,women & van salespersons 201 0% 0%
732.00 Market & street traders & assistants 0 -% -%
733.00 Scrap dealers, scrap metal merchants 0 -% -%
790.00 Merchandisers 0 -% -%
791.00 Window dressers, floral arrangers 0 -% -%
792.00 Telephone salespersons 0 -% -%
800.00 Bakery & confectionery process ops 0 -% -%
801.00 Brewery & vinery process operatives 0 -% -%
802.00 Tobacco process operatives 0 -% -%
809.00 Oth food,drink & tobacco process ops 328 0% 0%
810.00 Tannery production operatives 0 -% -%
811.00 Preparatory fibre processors 0 -% -%
812.00 Spinners, doublers,twisters 0 -% -%
813.00 Winders, reelers 0 -% -%
814.00 Other textiles processing operatives 0 -% -%
820.00 Chemical,gas & petrol.process plant ops 218 0% 0%
821.00 Paper,wood & related process plant ops 0 -% -%
822.00 Cutting & slitting machine operatives 0 -% -%
823.00 Glass and ceramics furnace ops 0 -% -%
824.00 Rubber process operatives etc. 0 -% -%
825.00 Plast.prcess ops,moulders & extruders 0 -% -%
826.00 Synthetic fibre makers 0 -% -%
829.00 Oth chem,paper,plast & reltd process ops 0 -% -%
830.00 Furnace operatives (metal) 0 -% -%
831.00 Metal drawers 0 -% -%
832.00 Rollers 0 -% -%
833.00 Annealers, hardeners, temperers (metal) 0 -% -%
834.00 Electroplaters,galvanisers,color coaters 0 -% -%
839.00 Oth metal making & treating process ops 0 -% -%
840.00 Machine tool ops 236 0% 0%
841.00 Press stamping & automatic machine ops 0 -% -%
842.00 Metal polishers 0 -% -%
843.00 Metal dressing operatives 0 -% -%
844.00 Shot blasters 0 -% -%
850.00 Assemblers,lineworkers(electronic goods) 255 0% 0%
851.00 Assemb,lineworkers(vhcles & oth met gds) 0 -% -%
859.00 Other assemblers,lineworkers nec 0 -% -%
860.00 Inspectors etc(metal & electrical goods) 195 0% 0%
861.00 Inspectors etc(other manufactured goods) 0 -% -%
862.00 Packers, bottlers, canners, fillers 476 0% 0%
863.00 Weighers, graders, sorters 0 -% -%
864.00 Routine laboratory testers 0 -% -%
869.00 Other routine process operatives nec 0 -% -%
870.00 Bus inspectors 0 -% -%
871.00 Road transport depot inspectors etc. 0 -% -%
872.00 Drivers of road goods vehicles 1271 1% 1%
873.00 Bus & coach drivers 274 0% 0%
874.00 Taxi, cab drivers & chauffeurs 355 0% 0%
875.00 Bus conductors 0 -% -%
880.00 Seafarers (merchant navy)etc. 0 -% -%
881.00 Rail transport inspectors,sup.& guards 0 -% -%
882.00 Rail engine drivers & assistants 0 -% -%
883.00 Rail signal ops & crossing keepers 0 -% -%
884.00 Shunters & points operatives 0 -% -%
885.00 Mech.plnt drvrs & ops (civil engin.) 0 -% -%
886.00 Crane drivers 0 -% -%
887.00 Fork lift & mechanical truck drivers 246 0% 0%
889.00 Other transport & machinery ops nec 0 -% -%
890.00 Wash,screeners & crush in mines etc 0 -% -%
891.00 Printing machine minders & assistants 0 -% -%
892.00 Water & sewerage plant attendants 0 -% -%
893.00 Elec,energy,boiler & reltd plant ops etc 0 -% -%
894.00 Oilers, greasers, lubricators 0 -% -%
895.00 Mains & serv pipe layers,pipe jointers 0 -% -%
896.00 Construction & related operatives 202 0% 0%
897.00 Woodworking machine operatives 0 -% -%
898.00 Mine (excluding coal) & quarry workers 0 -% -%
899.00 Other plant & machine operatives nec 231 0% 0%
900.00 Farm workers 405 0% 0%
901.00 Agricultural machinery drivers & ops 0 -% -%
902.00 Other occupations in farming & related 0 -% -%
903.00 Fishing & related workers 0 -% -%
904.00 Forestry workers 0 -% -%
910.00 Coal mine labourers 0 -% -%
911.00 Labourers in foundries 0 -% -%
912.00 Labourers in engineering 7 allied trades 0 -% -%
913.00 Mates to metal,electrical & related fit. 0 -% -%
919.00 Oth lab.in making & processing ind. 0 -% -%
920.00 Mates to woodworking trades workers 0 -% -%
921.00 Mates to building trades workers 0 -% -%
922.00 Rail construction & maintenance workers 0 -% -%
923.00 Road construction & maintenance workers 0 -% -%
924.00 Paviors, kerb layers 0 -% -%
929.00 Other building & civil engineering labs 311 0% 0%
930.00 Stevedores, dockers 0 -% -%
931.00 Goods porters 0 -% -%
932.00 Slingers 0 -% -%
933.00 Refuse & salvage collectors 0 -% -%
934.00 Driver's mates 0 -% -%
940.00 Postal workers, mail sorters 480 0% 0%
941.00 Messengers, couriers 221 0% 0%
950.00 Hospital porters 0 -% -%
951.00 Hotel porters 0 -% -%
952.00 Kitchen porters, hands 472 0% 0%
953.00 Counterhands, catering assistants 588 0% 0%
954.00 Shelf fillers 0 -% -%
955.00 Lift & car park attendants 0 -% -%
956.00 Window cleaners 0 -% -%
957.00 Road sweepers 0 -% -%
958.00 Cleaners, domestics 2291 3% 3%
959.00 Other occupations in sales & services 0 -% -%
990.00 All other labourers & related workers 256 0% 0%
999.00 All others in misc. occupations 0 -% -%
159615 cases , missing values -8, -9 .

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