Current job: SOC 2000: Job 3
This variable is only available in the Special Licence (SN 6931) and Secure Access (SN 6676) datasets.
Standard Occupational Classification 2000 (SOC2000) of current job 3. Full 4-digit version for Special Licence release (SN6931) only. Current job 3 refers to being in paid employment during the last week, even if the respondent was away from work in that week. The classification is coded post-field using the respondent’s description of the job. From Wave 2 onwards the job description is collected using proactive dependent interviewing. Respondents who held a current job 3 in their last personal interview (i.e., when their interview outcome was “full adult interview”) and for whom a valid Standard Occupational Classification code was available were asked whether the job description provided in that interview was still true. If the description has changed, the new description was collected and coded post-field. The Standard Occupational Classification code from the last interview is used if the description was confirmed. Note that information from interviews with proxies is not fed forward. In the first two waves of Understanding Society the description was first coded to the code frame of SOC 2000. From Wave 3 onward, descriptions of new jobs were first coded to the code frame of SOC 2010 and the code for earlier versions of the classification was computed from a look-up file. For detailed information on the classification, see SOC 2000.
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Derived variable note:
Standard Occupational Classification 2000 (SOC2000) of current job 3. Full 4-digit version for Special Licence release (SN6931) only. Current job 3 refers to being in paid employment during the last week, even if the respondent was away from work in that week. The classification is coded post-field using the respondent's description of the job. From Wave 2 onwards the job description is collected using proactive dependent interviewing. Respondents who held a current job 3 in their last personal interview (i.e., when their interview outcome was "full adult interview") and for whom a valid Standard Occupational Classification code was available were asked whether the job description provided in that interview was still true. If the description has changed, the new description was collected and coded post-field. The Standard Occupational Classification code from the last interview is used if the description was confirmed. Note that information from interviews with proxies is not fed forward. In the first two waves of Understanding Society the description was first coded to the code frame of SOC 2000. From Wave 3 onward, descriptions of new jobs were first coded to the code frame of SOC 2010 and the code for earlier versions of the classification was computed from a look-up file. For detailed information on the classification, see SOC 2000.
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 11 | 0.03% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 35222 | 99.3% |
| refusal | -2 | 8 | 0.02% |
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Senior officials (local government) | 1113 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Financial managers and chartered secretaries | 1131 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Advertising and public relations managers | 1134 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Personnel, training and industrial relations managers | 1135 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Quality assurance managers | 1141 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Transport and distribution managers | 1161 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Retail and wholesale managers | 1163 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Hospital and health service managers | 1181 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Natural environment and conservation managers | 1212 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Hotel and accommodation managers | 1221 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Conference and exhibition managers | 1222 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Property, housing and land managers | 1231 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Managers and proprietors in other services n.e.c. | 1239 | 9 | 0.03% |
| Engineering professionals n.e.c. | 2129 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Medical practitioners | 2211 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Pharmacists/pharmacologists | 2213 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Veterinarians | 2216 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Further education teaching professionals | 2312 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Education officers, school inspectors | 2313 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Secondary education teaching professionals | 2314 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Registrars and senior administrators of educational establishments | 2317 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Teaching professionals n.e.c. | 2319 | 20 | 0.06% |
| Scientific researchers | 2321 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Researchers n.e.c. | 2329 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Chartered and certified accountants | 2421 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Social workers | 2442 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Clergy | 2444 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Science and engineering technicians n.e.c. | 3119 | 1 | 0.0% |
| IT operations technicians | 3131 | 1 | 0.0% |
| IT user support technicians | 3132 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Nurses | 3211 | 6 | 0.02% |
| Medical and dental technicians | 3218 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Therapists n.e.c. | 3229 | 5 | 0.01% |
| Youth and community workers | 3231 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Housing and welfare officers | 3232 | 7 | 0.02% |
| Artists | 3411 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Authors, writers | 3412 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Actors, entertainers | 3413 | 6 | 0.02% |
| Musicians | 3415 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Graphic designers | 3421 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Broadcasting associate professionals | 3432 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Photographers and audio-visual equipment operators | 3434 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Sports coaches, instructors and officials | 3442 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Fitness instructors | 3443 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Business and related associate professionals n.e.c. | 3539 | 5 | 0.01% |
| Marketing associate professionals | 3543 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Personnel and industrial relations officers | 3562 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Vocational and industrial trainers and instructors | 3563 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Officers of non-governmental organisations | 4114 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Accounts and wages clerks, book-keepers, other financial clerks | 4122 | 5 | 0.01% |
| Library assistants/clerks | 4135 | 1 | 0.0% |
| General office assistants/clerks | 4150 | 8 | 0.02% |
| Personal assistants and other secretaries | 4215 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Receptionists | 4216 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Gardeners and groundsmen/groundswomen | 5113 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Metal working production and maintenance fitters | 5223 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Plumbers, heating and ventilating engineers | 5314 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Plasterers | 5321 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Chefs, cooks | 5434 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Nursing auxiliaries and assistants | 6111 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Ambulance staff (excluding paramedics) | 6112 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Houseparents and residential wardens | 6114 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Care assistants and home carers | 6115 | 6 | 0.02% |
| Nursery nurses | 6121 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Childminders and related occupations | 6122 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Playgroup leaders/assistants | 6123 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Educational assistants | 6124 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Animal care occupations n.e.c. | 6139 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Sports and leisure assistants | 6211 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Leisure and travel service occupations n.e.c. | 6219 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Hairdressers, barbers | 6221 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Caretakers | 6232 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Sales and retail assistants | 7111 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Retail cashiers and check-out operators | 7112 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Debt, rent and other cash collectors | 7122 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Market and street traders and assistants | 7124 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Sales related occupations n.e.c. | 7129 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Customer service occupations | 7212 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Van drivers | 8212 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Bus and coach drivers | 8213 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Labourers in building and woodworking trades | 9121 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Kitchen and catering assistants | 9223 | 6 | 0.02% |
| Waiters, waitresses | 9224 | 5 | 0.01% |
| Bar staff | 9225 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Window cleaners | 9231 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Cleaners, domestics | 9233 | 17 | 0.05% |
| Security guards and related occupations | 9241 | 1 | 0.0% |
| School mid-day assistants | 9244 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Total | 35471 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 2 | 0.01% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 27837 | 99.42% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Managers in building and contracting | 1122 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Financial managers and chartered secretaries | 1131 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Marketing and sales managers | 1132 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Advertising and public relations managers | 1134 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Hospital and health service managers | 1181 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Social services managers | 1184 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Natural environment and conservation managers | 1212 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Hotel and accommodation managers | 1221 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Conference and exhibition managers | 1222 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Restaurant and catering managers | 1223 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Leisure and sports facility managers | 1225 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Property, housing and land managers | 1231 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Shopkeepers | 1234 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Physicists, geologists and meteorologists | 2113 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Software professionals | 2132 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Medical practitioners | 2211 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Pharmacists/pharmacologists | 2213 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Higher education teaching professionals | 2311 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Further education teaching professionals | 2312 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Secondary education teaching professionals | 2314 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Special needs education teaching professionals | 2316 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Teaching professionals n.e.c. | 2319 | 5 | 0.02% |
| Solicitors and lawyers, judges and coroners | 2411 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Chartered and certified accountants | 2421 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Archivists and curators | 2452 | 1 | 0.0% |
| IT operations technicians | 3131 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Nurses | 3211 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Physiotherapists | 3221 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Therapists n.e.c. | 3229 | 6 | 0.02% |
| Youth and community workers | 3231 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Housing and welfare officers | 3232 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Artists | 3411 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Authors, writers | 3412 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Actors, entertainers | 3413 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Arts officers, producers and directors | 3416 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Graphic designers | 3421 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Product, clothing and related designers | 3422 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Journalists, newspaper and periodical editors | 3431 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Public relations officers | 3433 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Photographers and audio-visual equipment operators | 3434 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Sports coaches, instructors and officials | 3442 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Fitness instructors | 3443 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Sports and fitness occupations n.e.c. | 3449 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Legal associate professionals | 3520 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Business and related associate professionals n.e.c. | 3539 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Marketing associate professionals | 3543 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Vocational and industrial trainers and instructors | 3563 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Local government clerical officers and assistants | 4113 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Accounts and wages clerks, book-keepers, other financial clerks | 4122 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Database assistants/clerks | 4136 | 1 | 0.0% |
| General office assistants/clerks | 4150 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Gardeners and groundsmen/groundswomen | 5113 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Bricklayers, masons | 5312 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Plumbers, heating and ventilating engineers | 5314 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Carpenters and joiners | 5315 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Bakers, flour confectioners | 5432 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Musical instrument makers and tuners | 5494 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Nursing auxiliaries and assistants | 6111 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Care assistants and home carers | 6115 | 9 | 0.03% |
| Playgroup leaders/assistants | 6123 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Educational assistants | 6124 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Sports and leisure assistants | 6211 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Travel and tour guides | 6213 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Hairdressers, barbers | 6221 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Beauticians and related occupations | 6222 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Sales and retail assistants | 7111 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Debt, rent and other cash collectors | 7122 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Merchandisers and window dressers | 7125 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Sales related occupations n.e.c. | 7129 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Customer service occupations | 7212 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Process operatives n.e.c. | 8119 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Water and sewerage plant operatives | 8126 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Routine inspectors and testers | 8133 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Van drivers | 8212 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Packers, bottlers, canners, fillers | 9134 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Elementary occupations in goods handling & storage n.e.c. | 9149 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Postal workers, mail sorters, messengers, couriers | 9211 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Kitchen and catering assistants | 9223 | 5 | 0.02% |
| Road sweepers | 9232 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Cleaners, domestics | 9233 | 15 | 0.05% |
| Security guards and related occupations | 9241 | 1 | 0.0% |
| School mid-day assistants | 9244 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Elementary sales occupations n.e.c. | 9259 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Total | 27998 | 100.0% |
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