First job: SOC 2000
This variable is only available in the Special Licence (SN 6931) and Secure Access (SN 6676) datasets.
Datafile
Index terms
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 11 | 0.02% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 1862 | 3.71% |
| Senior officials (special interest organisations) | 1114 | 23 | 0.05% |
| Production, works and maintenance managers | 1121 | 60 | 0.12% |
| Managers in building and contracting | 1122 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Managers in mining and energy | 1123 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Financial managers and chartered secretaries | 1131 | 18 | 0.04% |
| Marketing and sales managers | 1132 | 57 | 0.11% |
| Personnel, training and industrial relations managers | 1135 | 22 | 0.04% |
| Information and communications technology managers | 1136 | 14 | 0.03% |
| Research and development managers | 1137 | 7 | 0.01% |
| Quality assurance managers | 1141 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Customer care managers | 1142 | 15 | 0.03% |
| Financial institution managers | 1151 | 40 | 0.08% |
| Office managers | 1152 | 8 | 0.02% |
| Transport and distribution managers | 1161 | 30 | 0.06% |
| Stores and warehouse managers | 1162 | 13 | 0.03% |
| Retail and wholesale managers | 1163 | 222 | 0.44% |
| Officers in armed forces | 1171 | 36 | 0.07% |
| Security managers | 1174 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Healthcare practice managers | 1183 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Residential and day care managers | 1185 | 6 | 0.01% |
| Farm managers | 1211 | 5 | 0.01% |
| Hotel and accommodation managers | 1221 | 54 | 0.11% |
| Conference and exhibition managers | 1222 | 6 | 0.01% |
| Restaurant and catering managers | 1223 | 118 | 0.24% |
| Publicans and managers of licensed premises | 1224 | 32 | 0.06% |
| Leisure and sports facility managers | 1225 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Property, housing and land managers | 1231 | 15 | 0.03% |
| Garage managers and proprietors | 1232 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Shopkeepers | 1234 | 143 | 0.28% |
| Recycling and refuse disposal managers | 1235 | 7 | 0.01% |
| Managers and proprietors in other services n.e.c. | 1239 | 112 | 0.22% |
| Chemists | 2111 | 92 | 0.18% |
| Biological scientists and biochemists | 2112 | 121 | 0.24% |
| Physicists, geologists and meteorologists | 2113 | 57 | 0.11% |
| Civil engineers | 2121 | 76 | 0.15% |
| Mechanical engineers | 2122 | 48 | 0.1% |
| Electrical engineers | 2123 | 17 | 0.03% |
| Electronics engineers | 2124 | 14 | 0.03% |
| Chemical engineers | 2125 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Design and development engineers | 2126 | 55 | 0.11% |
| Production and process engineers | 2127 | 52 | 0.1% |
| Planning and quality control engineers | 2128 | 23 | 0.05% |
| Engineering professionals n.e.c. | 2129 | 71 | 0.14% |
| IT strategy and planning professionals | 2131 | 28 | 0.06% |
| Software professionals | 2132 | 241 | 0.48% |
| Medical practitioners | 2211 | 285 | 0.57% |
| Psychologists | 2212 | 22 | 0.04% |
| Pharmacists/pharmacologists | 2213 | 67 | 0.13% |
| Ophthalmic opticians | 2214 | 12 | 0.02% |
| Dental practitioners | 2215 | 31 | 0.06% |
| Veterinarians | 2216 | 9 | 0.02% |
| Higher education teaching professionals | 2311 | 44 | 0.09% |
| Further education teaching professionals | 2312 | 50 | 0.1% |
| Education officers, school inspectors | 2313 | 5 | 0.01% |
| Secondary education teaching professionals | 2314 | 660 | 1.31% |
| Primary and nursery education teaching professionals | 2315 | 840 | 1.67% |
| Special needs education teaching professionals | 2316 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Registrars and senior administrators of educational establishments | 2317 | 8 | 0.02% |
| Teaching professionals n.e.c. | 2319 | 176 | 0.35% |
| Scientific researchers | 2321 | 81 | 0.16% |
| Social science researchers | 2322 | 49 | 0.1% |
| Researchers n.e.c. | 2329 | 133 | 0.26% |
| Solicitors and lawyers, judges and coroners | 2411 | 143 | 0.28% |
| Legal professionals n.e.c. | 2419 | 6 | 0.01% |
| Chartered and certified accountants | 2421 | 48 | 0.1% |
| Management consultants, actuaries, economists and statisticians | 2423 | 59 | 0.12% |
| Architects | 2431 | 32 | 0.06% |
| Town planners | 2432 | 10 | 0.02% |
| Quantity surveyors | 2433 | 40 | 0.08% |
| Chartered surveyors (not quantity surveyors) | 2434 | 70 | 0.14% |
| Public service administrative professionals | 2441 | 15 | 0.03% |
| Social workers | 2442 | 72 | 0.14% |
| Probation officers | 2443 | 7 | 0.01% |
| Clergy | 2444 | 8 | 0.02% |
| Librarians | 2451 | 70 | 0.14% |
| Archivists and curators | 2452 | 15 | 0.03% |
| Laboratory technicians | 3111 | 160 | 0.32% |
| Electrical/electronic technicians | 3112 | 65 | 0.13% |
| Engineering technicians | 3113 | 43 | 0.09% |
| Building and civil engineering technicians | 3114 | 20 | 0.04% |
| Science and engineering technicians n.e.c. | 3119 | 107 | 0.21% |
| Architectural and town planning technicians | 3121 | 100 | 0.2% |
| Draughtspersons | 3122 | 222 | 0.44% |
| IT operations technicians | 3131 | 86 | 0.17% |
| IT user support technicians | 3132 | 43 | 0.09% |
| Nurses | 3211 | 1070 | 2.13% |
| Midwives | 3212 | 15 | 0.03% |
| Medical radiographers | 3214 | 18 | 0.04% |
| Chiropodists | 3215 | 7 | 0.01% |
| Dispensing opticians | 3216 | 6 | 0.01% |
| Pharmaceutical dispensers | 3217 | 30 | 0.06% |
| Medical and dental technicians | 3218 | 49 | 0.1% |
| Physiotherapists | 3221 | 46 | 0.09% |
| Occupational therapists | 3222 | 33 | 0.07% |
| Speech and language therapists | 3223 | 20 | 0.04% |
| Therapists n.e.c. | 3229 | 23 | 0.05% |
| Youth and community workers | 3231 | 54 | 0.11% |
| Housing and welfare officers | 3232 | 77 | 0.15% |
| NCOs and other ranks | 3311 | 247 | 0.49% |
| Police officers (sergeant and below) | 3312 | 67 | 0.13% |
| Prison service officers (below principal officer) | 3314 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Protective service associate professionals n.e.c. | 3319 | 8 | 0.02% |
| Artists | 3411 | 27 | 0.05% |
| Authors, writers | 3412 | 87 | 0.17% |
| Actors, entertainers | 3413 | 43 | 0.09% |
| Dancers and choreographers | 3414 | 14 | 0.03% |
| Musicians | 3415 | 54 | 0.11% |
| Arts officers, producers and directors | 3416 | 9 | 0.02% |
| Graphic designers | 3421 | 109 | 0.22% |
| Product, clothing and related designers | 3422 | 140 | 0.28% |
| Journalists, newspaper and periodical editors | 3431 | 54 | 0.11% |
| Broadcasting associate professionals | 3432 | 40 | 0.08% |
| Public relations officers | 3433 | 17 | 0.03% |
| Photographers and audio-visual equipment operators | 3434 | 119 | 0.24% |
| Sports players | 3441 | 65 | 0.13% |
| Sports coaches, instructors and officials | 3442 | 63 | 0.13% |
| Fitness instructors | 3443 | 17 | 0.03% |
| Sports and fitness occupations n.e.c. | 3449 | 25 | 0.05% |
| Air traffic controllers | 3511 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Aircraft pilots and flight engineers | 3512 | 7 | 0.01% |
| Ship and hovercraft officers | 3513 | 55 | 0.11% |
| Train drivers | 3514 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Legal associate professionals | 3520 | 16 | 0.03% |
| Estimators, valuers and assessors | 3531 | 32 | 0.06% |
| Brokers | 3532 | 39 | 0.08% |
| Insurance underwriters | 3533 | 8 | 0.02% |
| Finance and investment analysts/advisers | 3534 | 41 | 0.08% |
| Taxation experts | 3535 | 10 | 0.02% |
| Importers, exporters | 3536 | 11 | 0.02% |
| Business and related associate professionals n.e.c. | 3539 | 51 | 0.1% |
| Buyers and purchasing officers | 3541 | 39 | 0.08% |
| Sales representatives | 3542 | 170 | 0.34% |
| Marketing associate professionals | 3543 | 140 | 0.28% |
| Estate agents, auctioneers | 3544 | 34 | 0.07% |
| Conservation and environmental protection officers | 3551 | 6 | 0.01% |
| Countryside and park rangers | 3552 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Personnel and industrial relations officers | 3562 | 101 | 0.2% |
| Vocational and industrial trainers and instructors | 3563 | 68 | 0.14% |
| Careers advisers and vocational guidance specialists | 3564 | 14 | 0.03% |
| Inspectors of factories, utilities and trading standards | 3565 | 5 | 0.01% |
| Statutory examiners | 3566 | 6 | 0.01% |
| Occupational hygienists and safety officers (health and safety) | 3567 | 6 | 0.01% |
| Environmental health officers | 3568 | 23 | 0.05% |
| Civil Service executive officers | 4111 | 70 | 0.14% |
| Civil Service administrative officers and assistants | 4112 | 611 | 1.22% |
| Local government clerical officers and assistants | 4113 | 190 | 0.38% |
| Officers of non-governmental organisations | 4114 | 26 | 0.05% |
| Credit controllers | 4121 | 44 | 0.09% |
| Accounts and wages clerks, book-keepers, other financial clerks | 4122 | 1157 | 2.3% |
| Counter clerks | 4123 | 1062 | 2.12% |
| Filing and other records assistants/clerks | 4131 | 483 | 0.96% |
| Pensions and insurance clerks | 4132 | 272 | 0.54% |
| Stock control clerks | 4133 | 115 | 0.23% |
| Transport and distribution clerks | 4134 | 88 | 0.18% |
| Library assistants/clerks | 4135 | 78 | 0.16% |
| Database assistants/clerks | 4136 | 313 | 0.62% |
| Market research interviewers | 4137 | 24 | 0.05% |
| Telephonists | 4141 | 161 | 0.32% |
| Communication operators | 4142 | 55 | 0.11% |
| General office assistants/clerks | 4150 | 2053 | 4.09% |
| Medical secretaries | 4211 | 53 | 0.11% |
| Legal secretaries | 4212 | 80 | 0.16% |
| School secretaries | 4213 | 13 | 0.03% |
| Company secretaries | 4214 | 7 | 0.01% |
| Personal assistants and other secretaries | 4215 | 1064 | 2.12% |
| Receptionists | 4216 | 593 | 1.18% |
| Typists | 4217 | 647 | 1.29% |
| Farmers | 5111 | 169 | 0.34% |
| Horticultural trades | 5112 | 58 | 0.12% |
| Gardeners and groundsmen/groundswomen | 5113 | 178 | 0.35% |
| Agricultural and fishing trades n.e.c. | 5119 | 19 | 0.04% |
| Smiths and forge workers | 5211 | 19 | 0.04% |
| Moulders, core makers, die casters | 5212 | 15 | 0.03% |
| Sheet metal workers | 5213 | 68 | 0.14% |
| Metal plate workers, shipwrights, riveters | 5214 | 38 | 0.08% |
| Welding trades | 5215 | 161 | 0.32% |
| Pipe fitters | 5216 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Metal machining setters and setter-operators | 5221 | 70 | 0.14% |
| Tool makers, tool fitters and markers-out | 5222 | 88 | 0.18% |
| Metal working production and maintenance fitters | 5223 | 595 | 1.19% |
| Precision instrument makers and repairers | 5224 | 55 | 0.11% |
| Motor mechanics, auto engineers | 5231 | 447 | 0.89% |
| Vehicle body builders and repairers | 5232 | 81 | 0.16% |
| Auto electricians | 5233 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Vehicle spray painters | 5234 | 18 | 0.04% |
| Electricians, electrical fitters | 5241 | 482 | 0.96% |
| Telecommunications engineers | 5242 | 53 | 0.11% |
| Lines repairers and cable jointers, | 5243 | 6 | 0.01% |
| TV, video and audio engineers | 5244 | 38 | 0.08% |
| Computer engineers, installation and maintenance | 5245 | 35 | 0.07% |
| Electrical/electronics engineers n.e.c. | 5249 | 75 | 0.15% |
| Steel erectors | 5311 | 15 | 0.03% |
| Bricklayers, masons | 5312 | 132 | 0.26% |
| Roofers, roof tilers and slaters | 5313 | 16 | 0.03% |
| Plumbers, heating and ventilating engineers | 5314 | 202 | 0.4% |
| Carpenters and joiners | 5315 | 436 | 0.87% |
| Glaziers, window fabricators and fitters | 5316 | 49 | 0.1% |
| Construction trades n.e.c. | 5319 | 74 | 0.15% |
| Plasterers | 5321 | 61 | 0.12% |
| Floorers and wall tilers | 5322 | 38 | 0.08% |
| Painters and decorators | 5323 | 303 | 0.6% |
| Weavers and knitters | 5411 | 66 | 0.13% |
| Upholsterers | 5412 | 53 | 0.11% |
| Leather and related trades | 5413 | 69 | 0.14% |
| Tailors and dressmakers | 5414 | 196 | 0.39% |
| Textiles, garments and related trades n.e.c. | 5419 | 38 | 0.08% |
| Originators, compositors and print preparers | 5421 | 60 | 0.12% |
| Printers | 5422 | 146 | 0.29% |
| Bookbinders and print finishers | 5423 | 153 | 0.3% |
| Screen printers | 5424 | 33 | 0.07% |
| Butchers, meat cutters | 5431 | 179 | 0.36% |
| Bakers, flour confectioners | 5432 | 129 | 0.26% |
| Fishmongers, poultry dressers | 5433 | 46 | 0.09% |
| Chefs, cooks | 5434 | 560 | 1.12% |
| Glass and ceramics makers and decorators | 5491 | 92 | 0.18% |
| Furniture makers, other craft woodworkers | 5492 | 102 | 0.2% |
| Pattern makers (moulds) | 5493 | 10 | 0.02% |
| Musical instrument makers and tuners | 5494 | 9 | 0.02% |
| Goldsmiths, silversmiths, precious stone workers | 5495 | 27 | 0.05% |
| Floral arrangers, florists | 5496 | 45 | 0.09% |
| Hand craft occupations | 5499 | 34 | 0.07% |
| Nursing auxiliaries and assistants | 6111 | 269 | 0.54% |
| Ambulance staff (excluding paramedics) | 6112 | 9 | 0.02% |
| Dental nurses | 6113 | 150 | 0.3% |
| Houseparents and residential wardens | 6114 | 21 | 0.04% |
| Care assistants and home carers | 6115 | 568 | 1.13% |
| Nursery nurses | 6121 | 360 | 0.72% |
| Childminders and related occupations | 6122 | 374 | 0.75% |
| Playgroup leaders/assistants | 6123 | 16 | 0.03% |
| Educational assistants | 6124 | 93 | 0.19% |
| Veterinary nurses and assistants | 6131 | 34 | 0.07% |
| Animal care occupations n.e.c. | 6139 | 189 | 0.38% |
| Sports and leisure assistants | 6211 | 48 | 0.1% |
| Travel agents | 6212 | 110 | 0.22% |
| Travel and tour guides | 6213 | 25 | 0.05% |
| Air travel assistants | 6214 | 31 | 0.06% |
| Rail travel assistants | 6215 | 23 | 0.05% |
| Leisure and travel service occupations n.e.c. | 6219 | 23 | 0.05% |
| Hairdressers, barbers | 6221 | 975 | 1.94% |
| Beauticians and related occupations | 6222 | 64 | 0.13% |
| Housekeepers and related occupations | 6231 | 68 | 0.14% |
| Caretakers | 6232 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Sales and retail assistants | 7111 | 4671 | 9.31% |
| Retail cashiers and check-out operators | 7112 | 639 | 1.27% |
| Telephone salespersons | 7113 | 108 | 0.22% |
| Collector salespersons and credit agents | 7121 | 17 | 0.03% |
| Debt, rent and other cash collectors | 7122 | 39 | 0.08% |
| Roundsmen/women and van salespersons | 7123 | 157 | 0.31% |
| Market and street traders and assistants | 7124 | 73 | 0.15% |
| Merchandisers and window dressers | 7125 | 89 | 0.18% |
| Sales related occupations n.e.c. | 7129 | 80 | 0.16% |
| Call centre agents/operators | 7211 | 101 | 0.2% |
| Customer service occupations | 7212 | 170 | 0.34% |
| Food, drink and tobacco process operatives | 8111 | 408 | 0.81% |
| Glass and ceramics process operatives | 8112 | 21 | 0.04% |
| Textile process operatives | 8113 | 366 | 0.73% |
| Chemical and related process operatives | 8114 | 88 | 0.18% |
| Rubber process operatives | 8115 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Plastics process operatives | 8116 | 77 | 0.15% |
| Metal making and treating process operatives | 8117 | 24 | 0.05% |
| Electroplaters | 8118 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Process operatives n.e.c. | 8119 | 37 | 0.07% |
| Paper and wood machine operatives | 8121 | 128 | 0.25% |
| Coal mine operatives | 8122 | 83 | 0.17% |
| Quarry workers and related operatives | 8123 | 9 | 0.02% |
| Energy plant operatives | 8124 | 10 | 0.02% |
| Metal working machine operatives | 8125 | 304 | 0.61% |
| Water and sewerage plant operatives | 8126 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Plant and machine operatives n.e.c. | 8129 | 420 | 0.84% |
| Assemblers (electrical products) | 8131 | 215 | 0.43% |
| Assemblers (vehicles and metal goods) | 8132 | 53 | 0.11% |
| Routine inspectors and testers | 8133 | 93 | 0.19% |
| Weighers, graders, sorters | 8134 | 47 | 0.09% |
| Tyre, exhaust and windscreen fitters | 8135 | 40 | 0.08% |
| Clothing cutters | 8136 | 43 | 0.09% |
| Sewing machinists | 8137 | 987 | 1.97% |
| Routine laboratory testers | 8138 | 146 | 0.29% |
| Assemblers and routine operatives n.e.c. | 8139 | 381 | 0.76% |
| Scaffolders, stagers and riggers | 8141 | 17 | 0.03% |
| Road construction operatives | 8142 | 24 | 0.05% |
| Rail construction and maintenance operatives | 8143 | 10 | 0.02% |
| Construction operatives n.e.c. | 8149 | 21 | 0.04% |
| Heavy goods vehicle drivers | 8211 | 9 | 0.02% |
| Van drivers | 8212 | 99 | 0.2% |
| Bus and coach drivers | 8213 | 5 | 0.01% |
| Taxi, cab drivers and chauffeurs | 8214 | 18 | 0.04% |
| Driving instructors | 8215 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Rail transport operatives | 8216 | 22 | 0.04% |
| Seafarers (merchant navy); barge, lighter and boat operatives | 8217 | 64 | 0.13% |
| Air transport operatives | 8218 | 6 | 0.01% |
| Crane drivers | 8221 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Fork lift truck drivers | 8222 | 26 | 0.05% |
| Agricultural machinery drivers | 8223 | 7 | 0.01% |
| Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c. | 8229 | 7 | 0.01% |
| Farm workers | 9111 | 608 | 1.21% |
| Forestry workers | 9112 | 8 | 0.02% |
| Elementary occupations in fishing and agriculture n.e.c. | 9119 | 72 | 0.14% |
| Labourers in building and woodworking trades | 9121 | 382 | 0.76% |
| Labourers in other construction trades n.e.c. | 9129 | 16 | 0.03% |
| Labourers in foundries | 9131 | 11 | 0.02% |
| Industrial cleaning process occupations | 9132 | 32 | 0.06% |
| Printing machine minders and assistants | 9133 | 95 | 0.19% |
| Packers, bottlers, canners, fillers | 9134 | 743 | 1.48% |
| Labourers in process and plant operations n.e.c. | 9139 | 1077 | 2.15% |
| Stevedores, dockers and slingers | 9141 | 16 | 0.03% |
| Elementary occupations in goods handling & storage n.e.c. | 9149 | 710 | 1.41% |
| Postal workers, mail sorters, messengers, couriers | 9211 | 334 | 0.67% |
| Elementary office occupations n.e.c. | 9219 | 1862 | 3.71% |
| Hospital porters | 9221 | 18 | 0.04% |
| Hotel porters | 9222 | 22 | 0.04% |
| Kitchen and catering assistants | 9223 | 940 | 1.87% |
| Waiters, waitresses | 9224 | 641 | 1.28% |
| Bar staff | 9225 | 485 | 0.97% |
| Leisure and theme park attendants | 9226 | 95 | 0.19% |
| Elementary personal services occupations n.e.c. | 9229 | 65 | 0.13% |
| Window cleaners | 9231 | 7 | 0.01% |
| Road sweepers | 9232 | 15 | 0.03% |
| Cleaners, domestics | 9233 | 688 | 1.37% |
| Launderers, dry cleaners, pressers | 9234 | 150 | 0.3% |
| Refuse and salvage occupations | 9235 | 39 | 0.08% |
| Elementary cleaning occupations n.e.c. | 9239 | 12 | 0.02% |
| Security guards and related occupations | 9241 | 79 | 0.16% |
| School crossing patrol attendants | 9243 | 5 | 0.01% |
| School mid-day assistants | 9244 | 29 | 0.06% |
| Car park attendants | 9245 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Elementary security and safety occupations n.e.c. | 9249 | 9 | 0.02% |
| Shelf fillers | 9251 | 252 | 0.5% |
| Elementary sales occupations n.e.c. | 9259 | 30 | 0.06% |
| Total | 50198 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5875.4 | 1873 | 1114.0 | 9259.0 | 2365.04 | 48325 |
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