Last job: SOC 2020
This variable is only available in the Special Licence (SN 6931) and Secure Access (SN 6676) datasets.
Standard Socio-economic Classification (SOC 2020) of last job. Full 4-digit version for Special Licence release (SN6931) only. This is applicable to respondents who have not been in paid employment in the last week but were in paid employment in the past. The classification is coded post-field using the respondent’s description of the job. In the first two waves of Understanding Society the description was first coded to the code frame of SOC 2000. From Wave 3 onward, job descriptions were first coded to the code frame of SOC 2010 and the code for different versions of the classification was computed from a look-up file. For detailed information on the classification, see SOC 2020.
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Index terms
- Derived Variables
- Employment: Not Working/Seeking Work
- Employment: Industrial and Occupational Classification
Derived variable note:
Standard Socio-economic Classification (SOC 2020) of last job. Full 4-digit version for Special Licence release (SN6931) only. This is applicable to respondents who have not been in paid employment in the last week but were in paid employment in the past. The classification is coded post-field using the respondent's description of the job. In the first two waves of Understanding Society the description was first coded to the code frame of SOC 2000. From Wave 3 onward, job descriptions were first coded to the code frame of SOC 2010 and the code for different versions of the classification was computed from a look-up file. For detailed information on the classification, see SOC 2020.
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 10 | 0.03% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 32504 | 98.95% |
| proxy | -7 | 74 | 0.23% |
| refusal | -2 | 12 | 0.04% |
| don't know | -1 | 7 | 0.02% |
| Elected officers and representatives | 1112 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Production managers and directors in manufacturing | 1121 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Production managers and directors in construction | 1122 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Financial managers and directors | 1131 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Managers and directors in retail and wholesale | 1150 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Hotel and accommodation managers and proprietors | 1221 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Publicans and managers of licensed premises | 1223 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors | 1232 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Managers in transport and distribution | 1241 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Property, housing and estate managers | 1251 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Hairdressing and beauty salon managers and proprietors | 1253 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Directors in consultancy services | 1258 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Managers and proprietors in other services n.e.c. | 1259 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Civil engineers | 2121 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Engineering professionals n.e.c. | 2129 | 2 | 0.01% |
| IT managers | 2132 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Programmers and software development professionals | 2134 | 1 | 0.0% |
| IT network professionals | 2137 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Graphic and multimedia designers | 2142 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Research and development (R&D) managers | 2161 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Specialist medical practitioners | 2212 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Community nurses | 2232 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Specialist nurses | 2233 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Other nursing professionals | 2237 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Pharmacists | 2251 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Medical radiographers | 2254 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Other health professionals n.e.c. | 2259 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Higher education teaching professionals | 2311 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Further education teaching professionals | 2312 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Secondary education teaching professionals | 2313 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Primary education teaching professionals | 2314 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Special needs education teaching professionals | 2316 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Teaching professionals n.e.c. | 2319 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Head teachers and principals | 2321 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Other educational professionals n.e.c | 2329 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Marketing and commercial managers | 2432 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c. | 2439 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Quantity surveyors | 2453 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Construction project managers and related professionals | 2455 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Social workers | 2461 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Advertising accounts managers and creative directors | 2494 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Laboratory technicians | 3111 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Science, engineering and production technicians n.e.c. | 3119 | 1 | 0.0% |
| CAD, drawing and architectural technicians | 3120 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Database administrators and web content technicians | 3133 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Medical and dental technicians | 3213 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Child and early years officers | 3222 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Housing officers | 3223 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Welfare and housing associate professionals n.e.c. | 3229 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Non-commissioned officers and other ranks | 3311 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Police officers (sergeant and below) | 3312 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Dancers and choreographers | 3414 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Sports coaches, instructors and officials | 3432 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Fitness and wellbeing instructors | 3433 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Financial accounts managers | 3534 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Marketing associate professionals | 3554 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Sales accounts and business development managers | 3556 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Human resources and industrial relations officers | 3571 | 1 | 0.0% |
| National government administrative occupations | 4111 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks | 4122 | 7 | 0.02% |
| Bank and post office clerks | 4123 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Records clerks and assistants | 4131 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Human resources administrative occupations | 4136 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Customer service managers | 4143 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Data entry administrators | 4152 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Other administrative occupations n.e.c. | 4159 | 6 | 0.02% |
| Medical secretaries | 4211 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Personal assistants and other secretaries | 4215 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Receptionists | 4216 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Typists and related keyboard occupations | 4217 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Gardeners and landscape gardeners | 5113 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Metal working production and maintenance fitters | 5223 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Aircraft maintenance and related trades | 5234 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Telecoms and related network installers and repairers | 5242 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Electrical and electronic trades n.e.c. | 5249 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Roofers, roof tilers and slaters | 5314 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Plumbers & heating and ventilating installers and repairers | 5315 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Carpenters and joiners | 5316 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Glaziers, window fabricators and fitters | 5317 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Construction and building trades n.e.c. | 5319 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Floorers and wall tilers | 5322 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Painters and decorators | 5323 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Construction and building trades supervisors | 5330 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Printers | 5422 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Fishmongers and poultry dressers | 5433 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Chefs | 5434 | 5 | 0.02% |
| Cooks | 5435 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Catering and bar managers | 5436 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Early education and childcare assistants | 6111 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Teaching assistants | 6112 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Educational support assistants | 6113 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Animal care services occupations n.e.c. | 6129 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Nursing auxiliaries and assistants | 6131 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Ambulance staff (excluding paramedics) | 6132 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Houseparents and residential wardens | 6134 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Care workers and home carers | 6135 | 6 | 0.02% |
| Senior care workers | 6136 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Sports and leisure assistants | 6211 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Leisure and travel service occupations n.e.c. | 6219 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Hairdressers and barbers | 6221 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Housekeepers and related occupations | 6231 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Caretakers | 6232 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Sales and retail assistants | 7111 | 10 | 0.03% |
| Retail cashiers and check-out operators | 7112 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Vehicle and parts salespersons and advisers | 7115 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Sales related occupations n.e.c. | 7129 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Shopkeepers and owners - retail and wholesale | 7131 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Sales supervisors - retail and wholesale | 7132 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Customer service occupations n.e.c. | 7219 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Customer service supervisors | 7220 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Food, drink and tobacco process operatives | 8111 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Metal making and treating process operatives | 8115 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Printing machine assistants | 8135 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Plant and machine operatives n.e.c. | 8139 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Assemblers (vehicles and metal goods) | 8142 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Routine inspectors and testers | 8143 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Assemblers and routine operatives n.e.c. | 8149 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Large goods vehicle drivers | 8211 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Bus and coach drivers | 8212 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Delivery drivers and couriers | 8214 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Road transport drivers n.e.c. | 8219 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Fork-lift truck drivers | 8222 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Other drivers and transport operatives n.e.c. | 8239 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Elementary construction occupations n.e.c. | 9129 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Packers, bottlers, canners and fillers | 9132 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Elementary process plant occupations n.e.c. | 9139 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Postal workers, mail sorters and messengers | 9211 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Cleaners and domestics | 9223 | 5 | 0.02% |
| Launderers, dry cleaners and pressers | 9224 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Refuse and salvage occupations | 9225 | 1 | 0.0% |
| School midday and crossing patrol occupations | 9232 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Shelf fillers | 9241 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Warehouse operatives | 9252 | 5 | 0.02% |
| Delivery operatives | 9253 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Hospital porters | 9262 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Kitchen and catering assistants | 9263 | 5 | 0.02% |
| Waiters and waitresses | 9264 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Bar staff | 9265 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Coffee shop workers | 9266 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Leisure and theme park attendants | 9267 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Total | 32849 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 106 | 0.3% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 32251 | 90.92% |
| proxy | -7 | 134 | 0.38% |
| refusal | -2 | 80 | 0.23% |
| don't know | -1 | 21 | 0.06% |
| Chief executives and senior officials | 1111 | 18 | 0.05% |
| Production managers and directors in manufacturing | 1121 | 15 | 0.04% |
| Production managers and directors in construction | 1122 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Production managers and directors in mining and energy | 1123 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Financial managers and directors | 1131 | 23 | 0.06% |
| Marketing, sales and advertising directors | 1132 | 8 | 0.02% |
| Public relations and communications directors | 1133 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Purchasing managers and directors | 1134 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Charitable organisation managers and directors | 1135 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Human resource managers and directors | 1136 | 12 | 0.03% |
| Information technology directors | 1137 | 7 | 0.02% |
| Functional managers and directors n.e.c. | 1139 | 18 | 0.05% |
| Managers and directors in retail and wholesale | 1150 | 19 | 0.05% |
| Officers in armed forces | 1161 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Senior police officers | 1162 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Health services and public health managers and directors | 1171 | 5 | 0.01% |
| Social services managers and directors | 1172 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Managers and proprietors in agriculture and horticulture | 1211 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Managers and proprietors in forestry, fishing and related services | 1212 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Hotel and accommodation managers and proprietors | 1221 | 11 | 0.03% |
| Restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprietors | 1222 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Publicans and managers of licensed premises | 1223 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Leisure and sports managers | 1224 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Travel agency managers and proprietors | 1225 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Health care practice managers | 1231 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors | 1232 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Early education and childcare services proprietors | 1233 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Managers in transport and distribution | 1241 | 5 | 0.01% |
| Managers in storage and warehousing | 1242 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Managers in logistics | 1243 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Property, housing and estate managers | 1251 | 8 | 0.02% |
| Waste disposal and environmental services managers | 1254 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Managers and directors in the creative industries | 1255 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Betting shop and gambling establishment managers | 1256 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Managers and proprietors in other services n.e.c. | 1259 | 82 | 0.23% |
| Chemical scientists | 2111 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Biological scientists | 2112 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Biochemists and biomedical scientists | 2113 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Physical scientists | 2114 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Social and humanities scientists | 2115 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Natural and social science professionals n.e.c. | 2119 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Civil engineers | 2121 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Mechanical engineers | 2122 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Electrical engineers | 2123 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Electronics engineers | 2124 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Production and process engineers | 2125 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Engineering professionals n.e.c. | 2129 | 20 | 0.06% |
| IT project managers | 2131 | 4 | 0.01% |
| IT managers | 2132 | 20 | 0.06% |
| IT business analysts, architects and systems designers | 2133 | 8 | 0.02% |
| Programmers and software development professionals | 2134 | 11 | 0.03% |
| IT quality and testing professionals | 2136 | 6 | 0.02% |
| Information technology professionals n.e.c. | 2139 | 6 | 0.02% |
| Graphic and multimedia designers | 2142 | 5 | 0.01% |
| Environment professionals | 2152 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Research and development (R&D) managers | 2161 | 7 | 0.02% |
| Other researchers, unspecified discipline | 2162 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Generalist medical practitioners | 2211 | 6 | 0.02% |
| Specialist medical practitioners | 2212 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Physiotherapists | 2221 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Clinical psychologists | 2225 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Midwifery nurses | 2231 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Community nurses | 2232 | 11 | 0.03% |
| Specialist nurses | 2233 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Nurse practitioners | 2234 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Mental health nurses | 2235 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Children's nurses | 2236 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Other nursing professionals | 2237 | 51 | 0.14% |
| Veterinarians | 2240 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Pharmacists | 2251 | 8 | 0.02% |
| Optometrists | 2252 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Dental practitioners | 2253 | 5 | 0.01% |
| Medical radiographers | 2254 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Paramedics | 2255 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Podiatrists | 2256 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Other health professionals n.e.c. | 2259 | 7 | 0.02% |
| Higher education teaching professionals | 2311 | 21 | 0.06% |
| Further education teaching professionals | 2312 | 6 | 0.02% |
| Secondary education teaching professionals | 2313 | 35 | 0.1% |
| Primary education teaching professionals | 2314 | 65 | 0.18% |
| Nursery education teaching professionals | 2315 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Special needs education teaching professionals | 2316 | 9 | 0.03% |
| Teachers of English as a foreign language | 2317 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Teaching professionals n.e.c. | 2319 | 21 | 0.06% |
| Head teachers and principals | 2321 | 18 | 0.05% |
| Education managers | 2322 | 8 | 0.02% |
| Education advisers and school inspectors | 2323 | 8 | 0.02% |
| Early education and childcare services managers | 2324 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Other educational professionals n.e.c | 2329 | 8 | 0.02% |
| Barristers and judges | 2411 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Solicitors and lawyers | 2412 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Legal professionals n.e.c. | 2419 | 6 | 0.02% |
| Chartered and certified accountants | 2421 | 6 | 0.02% |
| Finance and investment analysts and advisers | 2422 | 6 | 0.02% |
| Taxation experts | 2423 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Management consultants and business analysts | 2431 | 6 | 0.02% |
| Marketing and commercial managers | 2432 | 6 | 0.02% |
| Actuaries, economists and statisticians | 2433 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Business and related research professionals | 2434 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c. | 2439 | 6 | 0.02% |
| Business and financial project management professionals | 2440 | 17 | 0.05% |
| Architects | 2451 | 8 | 0.02% |
| Chartered architectural technologists, planning officers and consultants | 2452 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Quantity surveyors | 2453 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Chartered surveyors | 2454 | 6 | 0.02% |
| Social workers | 2461 | 16 | 0.05% |
| Probation officers | 2462 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Clergy | 2463 | 7 | 0.02% |
| Welfare professionals n.e.c. | 2469 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Librarians | 2471 | 8 | 0.02% |
| Archivists and curators | 2472 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Quality control and planning engineers | 2481 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Quality assurance and regulatory professionals | 2482 | 10 | 0.03% |
| Environmental health professionals | 2483 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Newspaper and periodical editors | 2491 | 6 | 0.02% |
| Newspaper and periodical journalists and reporters | 2492 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Advertising accounts managers and creative directors | 2494 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Laboratory technicians | 3111 | 8 | 0.02% |
| Electrical and electronics technicians | 3112 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Engineering technicians | 3113 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Quality assurance technicians | 3115 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Planning, process and production technicians | 3116 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Science, engineering and production technicians n.e.c. | 3119 | 6 | 0.02% |
| CAD, drawing and architectural technicians | 3120 | 7 | 0.02% |
| IT operations technicians | 3131 | 8 | 0.02% |
| IT user support technicians | 3132 | 12 | 0.03% |
| Database administrators and web content technicians | 3133 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Pharmaceutical technicians | 3212 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Medical and dental technicians | 3213 | 5 | 0.01% |
| Complementary health associate professionals | 3214 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Health associate professionals n.e.c. | 3219 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Youth and community workers | 3221 | 5 | 0.01% |
| Child and early years officers | 3222 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Housing officers | 3223 | 5 | 0.01% |
| Counsellors | 3224 | 5 | 0.01% |
| Welfare and housing associate professionals n.e.c. | 3229 | 17 | 0.05% |
| Early education and childcare practitioners | 3232 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Police officers (sergeant and below) | 3312 | 5 | 0.01% |
| Fire service officers (watch manager and below) | 3313 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Prison service officers (below principal officer) | 3314 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Protective service associate professionals n.e.c. | 3319 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Artists | 3411 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Authors, writers and translators | 3412 | 8 | 0.02% |
| Actors, entertainers and presenters | 3413 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Dancers and choreographers | 3414 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Musicians | 3415 | 8 | 0.02% |
| Arts officers, producers and directors | 3416 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Photographers, audio-visual and broadcasting equipment operators | 3417 | 5 | 0.01% |
| Interior designers | 3421 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Design occupations n.e.c. | 3429 | 6 | 0.02% |
| Sports coaches, instructors and officials | 3432 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Fitness and wellbeing instructors | 3433 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Legal associate professionals | 3520 | 6 | 0.02% |
| Brokers | 3531 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Insurance underwriters | 3532 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Financial and accounting technicians | 3533 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Financial accounts managers | 3534 | 13 | 0.04% |
| Estimators, valuers and assessors | 3541 | 5 | 0.01% |
| Importers and exporters | 3542 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Project support officers | 3543 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Data analysts | 3544 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Business associate professionals n.e.c. | 3549 | 15 | 0.04% |
| Buyers and procurement officers | 3551 | 7 | 0.02% |
| Business sales executives | 3552 | 10 | 0.03% |
| Merchandisers | 3553 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Marketing associate professionals | 3554 | 5 | 0.01% |
| Estate agents and auctioneers | 3555 | 7 | 0.02% |
| Sales accounts and business development managers | 3556 | 24 | 0.07% |
| Events managers and organisers | 3557 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Public services associate professionals | 3560 | 6 | 0.02% |
| Human resources and industrial relations officers | 3571 | 8 | 0.02% |
| Careers advisers and vocational guidance specialists | 3572 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Information technology trainers | 3573 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Other vocational and industrial trainers | 3574 | 10 | 0.03% |
| Inspectors of standards and regulations | 3581 | 11 | 0.03% |
| Health and safety managers and officers | 3582 | 9 | 0.03% |
| National government administrative occupations | 4111 | 17 | 0.05% |
| Local government administrative occupations | 4112 | 8 | 0.02% |
| Officers of non-governmental organisations | 4113 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Credit controllers | 4121 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks | 4122 | 25 | 0.07% |
| Bank and post office clerks | 4123 | 9 | 0.03% |
| Financial administrative occupations n.e.c. | 4129 | 15 | 0.04% |
| Records clerks and assistants | 4131 | 15 | 0.04% |
| Pensions and insurance clerks and assistants | 4132 | 6 | 0.02% |
| Stock control clerks and assistants | 4133 | 8 | 0.02% |
| Transport and distribution clerks and assistants | 4134 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Library clerks and assistants | 4135 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Human resources administrative occupations | 4136 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Office managers | 4141 | 18 | 0.05% |
| Office supervisors | 4142 | 5 | 0.01% |
| Customer service managers | 4143 | 7 | 0.02% |
| Sales administrators | 4151 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Data entry administrators | 4152 | 8 | 0.02% |
| Other administrative occupations n.e.c. | 4159 | 107 | 0.3% |
| Medical secretaries | 4211 | 6 | 0.02% |
| Legal secretaries | 4212 | 4 | 0.01% |
| School secretaries | 4213 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Company secretaries and administrators | 4214 | 5 | 0.01% |
| Personal assistants and other secretaries | 4215 | 53 | 0.15% |
| Receptionists | 4216 | 41 | 0.12% |
| Typists and related keyboard occupations | 4217 | 7 | 0.02% |
| Farmers | 5111 | 7 | 0.02% |
| Horticultural trades | 5112 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Gardeners and landscape gardeners | 5113 | 11 | 0.03% |
| Groundsmen and greenkeepers | 5114 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Agricultural and fishing trades n.e.c. | 5119 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Sheet metal workers | 5211 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Metal plate workers, smiths, moulders and related occupations | 5212 | 5 | 0.01% |
| Welding trades | 5213 | 11 | 0.03% |
| Metal machining setters and setter-operators | 5221 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Tool makers, tool fitters and markers-out | 5222 | 5 | 0.01% |
| Metal working production and maintenance fitters | 5223 | 19 | 0.05% |
| Precision instrument makers and repairers | 5224 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians | 5231 | 13 | 0.04% |
| Aircraft maintenance and related trades | 5234 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Boat and ship builders and repairers | 5235 | 5 | 0.01% |
| Electricians and electrical fitters | 5241 | 11 | 0.03% |
| Telecoms and related network installers and repairers | 5242 | 5 | 0.01% |
| Computer system and equipment installers and servicers | 5244 | 5 | 0.01% |
| Security system installers and repairers | 5245 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Electrical service and maintenance mechanics and repairers | 5246 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Electrical and electronic trades n.e.c. | 5249 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors | 5250 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Stonemasons and related trades | 5312 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Bricklayers | 5313 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Roofers, roof tilers and slaters | 5314 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Plumbers & heating and ventilating installers and repairers | 5315 | 7 | 0.02% |
| Carpenters and joiners | 5316 | 13 | 0.04% |
| Glaziers, window fabricators and fitters | 5317 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Construction and building trades n.e.c. | 5319 | 13 | 0.04% |
| Plasterers | 5321 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Floorers and wall tilers | 5322 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Painters and decorators | 5323 | 6 | 0.02% |
| Construction and building trades supervisors | 5330 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Upholsterers | 5411 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Footwear and leather working trades | 5412 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Tailors and dressmakers | 5413 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Textiles, garments and related trades n.e.c. | 5419 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Pre-press technicians | 5421 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Printers | 5422 | 6 | 0.02% |
| Print finishing and binding workers | 5423 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Butchers | 5431 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Bakers and flour confectioners | 5432 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Chefs | 5434 | 14 | 0.04% |
| Cooks | 5435 | 15 | 0.04% |
| Catering and bar managers | 5436 | 6 | 0.02% |
| Glass and ceramics makers, decorators and finishers | 5441 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Furniture makers and other craft woodworkers | 5442 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Florists | 5443 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Other skilled trades n.e.c. | 5449 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Early education and childcare assistants | 6111 | 18 | 0.05% |
| Teaching assistants | 6112 | 28 | 0.08% |
| Educational support assistants | 6113 | 9 | 0.03% |
| Childminders | 6114 | 9 | 0.03% |
| Nannies and au pairs | 6116 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Playworkers | 6117 | 5 | 0.01% |
| Pest control officers | 6121 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Animal care services occupations n.e.c. | 6129 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Nursing auxiliaries and assistants | 6131 | 31 | 0.09% |
| Ambulance staff (excluding paramedics) | 6132 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Dental nurses | 6133 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Houseparents and residential wardens | 6134 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Care workers and home carers | 6135 | 110 | 0.31% |
| Senior care workers | 6136 | 9 | 0.03% |
| Care escorts | 6137 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Undertakers, mortuary and crematorium assistants | 6138 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Sports and leisure assistants | 6211 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Travel agents | 6212 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Air travel assistants | 6213 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Leisure and travel service occupations n.e.c. | 6219 | 10 | 0.03% |
| Hairdressers and barbers | 6221 | 17 | 0.05% |
| Beauticians and related occupations | 6222 | 6 | 0.02% |
| Housekeepers and related occupations | 6231 | 8 | 0.02% |
| Caretakers | 6232 | 11 | 0.03% |
| Cleaning and housekeeping managers and supervisors | 6240 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Bed and breakfast and guest house owners and proprietors | 6250 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Police community support officers | 6311 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Parking and civil enforcement occupations | 6312 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Sales and retail assistants | 7111 | 96 | 0.27% |
| Retail cashiers and check-out operators | 7112 | 27 | 0.08% |
| Telephone salespersons | 7113 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Pharmacy and optical dispensing assistants | 7114 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Vehicle and parts salespersons and advisers | 7115 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Collector salespersons and credit agents | 7121 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Debt, rent and other cash collectors | 7122 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Roundspersons and van salespersons | 7123 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Market and street traders and assistants | 7124 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Sales related occupations n.e.c. | 7129 | 10 | 0.03% |
| Shopkeepers and owners - retail and wholesale | 7131 | 7 | 0.02% |
| Sales supervisors - retail and wholesale | 7132 | 10 | 0.03% |
| Call and contact centre occupations | 7211 | 9 | 0.03% |
| Telephonists | 7212 | 5 | 0.01% |
| Communication operators | 7213 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Market research interviewers | 7214 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Customer service occupations n.e.c. | 7219 | 25 | 0.07% |
| Customer service supervisors | 7220 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Food, drink and tobacco process operatives | 8111 | 6 | 0.02% |
| Textile process operatives | 8112 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Chemical and related process operatives | 8113 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Metal making and treating process operatives | 8115 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Process operatives n.e.c. | 8119 | 7 | 0.02% |
| Metal working machine operatives | 8120 | 10 | 0.03% |
| Paper and wood machine operatives | 8131 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Mining and quarry workers and related operatives | 8132 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Water and sewerage plant operatives | 8134 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Printing machine assistants | 8135 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Plant and machine operatives n.e.c. | 8139 | 8 | 0.02% |
| Assemblers (electrical and electronic products) | 8141 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Assemblers (vehicles and metal goods) | 8142 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Routine inspectors and testers | 8143 | 10 | 0.03% |
| Weighers, graders and sorters | 8144 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Tyre, exhaust and windscreen fitters | 8145 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Sewing machinists | 8146 | 7 | 0.02% |
| Assemblers and routine operatives n.e.c. | 8149 | 10 | 0.03% |
| Scaffolders, stagers and riggers | 8151 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Road construction operatives | 8152 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Construction operatives n.e.c. | 8159 | 11 | 0.03% |
| Large goods vehicle drivers | 8211 | 23 | 0.06% |
| Bus and coach drivers | 8212 | 21 | 0.06% |
| Taxi and cab drivers and chauffeurs | 8213 | 6 | 0.02% |
| Delivery drivers and couriers | 8214 | 22 | 0.06% |
| Driving instructors | 8215 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Road transport drivers n.e.c. | 8219 | 18 | 0.05% |
| Crane drivers | 8221 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Fork-lift truck drivers | 8222 | 8 | 0.02% |
| Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c. | 8229 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Train and tram drivers | 8231 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Marine and waterways transport operatives | 8232 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Air transport operatives | 8233 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Farm workers | 9111 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Forestry and related workers | 9112 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Fishing and other elementary agriculture occupations n.e.c. | 9119 | 5 | 0.01% |
| Groundworkers | 9121 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Elementary construction occupations n.e.c. | 9129 | 14 | 0.04% |
| Packers, bottlers, canners and fillers | 9132 | 17 | 0.05% |
| Elementary process plant occupations n.e.c. | 9139 | 15 | 0.04% |
| Postal workers, mail sorters and messengers | 9211 | 19 | 0.05% |
| Elementary administration occupations n.e.c. | 9219 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Window cleaners | 9221 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Street cleaners | 9222 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Cleaners and domestics | 9223 | 81 | 0.23% |
| Launderers, dry cleaners and pressers | 9224 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Refuse and salvage occupations | 9225 | 6 | 0.02% |
| Vehicle valeters and cleaners | 9226 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Elementary cleaning occupations n.e.c. | 9229 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Security guards and related occupations | 9231 | 17 | 0.05% |
| School midday and crossing patrol occupations | 9232 | 12 | 0.03% |
| Exam invigilators | 9233 | 9 | 0.03% |
| Shelf fillers | 9241 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Elementary storage supervisors | 9251 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Warehouse operatives | 9252 | 28 | 0.08% |
| Delivery operatives | 9253 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Elementary storage occupations n.e.c. | 9259 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Bar and catering supervisors | 9261 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Kitchen and catering assistants | 9263 | 52 | 0.15% |
| Waiters and waitresses | 9264 | 22 | 0.06% |
| Bar staff | 9265 | 19 | 0.05% |
| Coffee shop workers | 9266 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Leisure and theme park attendants | 9267 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Other elementary services occupations n.e.c. | 9269 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Total | 35471 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 2 | 0.01% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 27816 | 99.35% |
| proxy | -7 | 104 | 0.37% |
| refusal | -2 | 5 | 0.02% |
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Production managers and directors in construction | 1122 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Human resource managers and directors | 1136 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Health services and public health managers and directors | 1171 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Managers in storage and warehousing | 1242 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Managers and proprietors in other services n.e.c. | 1259 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Engineering professionals n.e.c. | 2129 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Speech and language therapists | 2223 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Specialist nurses | 2233 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Other nursing professionals | 2237 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Secondary education teaching professionals | 2313 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Teaching professionals n.e.c. | 2319 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Education advisers and school inspectors | 2323 | 1 | 0.0% |
| CAD, drawing and architectural technicians | 3120 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Early education and childcare practitioners | 3232 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Non-commissioned officers and other ranks | 3311 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Aircraft pilots and air traffic controllers | 3511 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Project support officers | 3543 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Marketing associate professionals | 3554 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks | 4122 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Records clerks and assistants | 4131 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Other administrative occupations n.e.c. | 4159 | 1 | 0.0% |
| School secretaries | 4213 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Receptionists | 4216 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Gardeners and landscape gardeners | 5113 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians | 5231 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Vehicle body builders and repairers | 5232 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Electricians and electrical fitters | 5241 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Bricklayers | 5313 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Plumbers & heating and ventilating installers and repairers | 5315 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Plasterers | 5321 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Floorers and wall tilers | 5322 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Catering and bar managers | 5436 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Early education and childcare assistants | 6111 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Care workers and home carers | 6135 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Hairdressers and barbers | 6221 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Caretakers | 6232 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Sales and retail assistants | 7111 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Retail cashiers and check-out operators | 7112 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Sewing machinists | 8146 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Large goods vehicle drivers | 8211 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Bus and coach drivers | 8212 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Elementary construction occupations n.e.c. | 9129 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Elementary process plant occupations n.e.c. | 9139 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Postal workers, mail sorters and messengers | 9211 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Cleaners and domestics | 9223 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Security guards and related occupations | 9231 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Warehouse operatives | 9252 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Kitchen and catering assistants | 9263 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Waiters and waitresses | 9264 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Bar staff | 9265 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Total | 27998 | 100.0% |
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