-9 | Missing |
10 | Inadequately described (OPCS internal use only) |
20 | Occupation not stated (OPCS internal use only) |
30 | Full-time student (OPCS internal use only) |
40 | Independent means (OPCS internal use only) |
50 | Permanently sick (OPCS internal use only) |
60 | Full-time care of home and/or dependent relatives (OPCS internal use only) |
70 | No previous occupation (OPCS internal use only) |
100 | General administrators; national government (Assistant Secretary/Grade 5 and above) |
101 | General managers; large companies and organisations |
102 | Local government officers (administrative and executive functions) |
103 | General administrators; national government (HEO to Senior Principal/Grade 6) |
110 | Production, works and maintenance managers |
111 | Managers in building and contracting |
112 | Clerks of works |
113 | Managers in mining and energy industries |
120 | Treasurers and company financial managers |
121 | Marketing and sales managers |
122 | Purchasing managers |
123 | Advertising and public relations managers |
124 | Personnel, training and industrial relations managers |
125 | Organisation and methods and work study managers |
126 | Computer systems and data processing managers |
127 | Company secretaries |
130 | Credit controllers |
131 | Bank, building society and post office managers (except self-employed) |
132 | Civil Service executive officers |
139 | Other financial institution and office managers nec |
140 | Transport managers |
141 | Stores controllers |
142 | Managers in warehousing and other materials handling |
150 | Officers in United Kingdom armed forces |
151 | Officers in foreign and Commonwealth armed forces |
152 | Police officers (inspector and above) |
153 | Fire service officers (station officer and above) |
154 | Prison officers (principal officer and above) |
155 | Customs and excise, immigration service officers (customs: chief preventive officer and above; excise: surveyor and above) |
160 | Farm owners and managers, horticulturists |
169 | Other managers in farming, horticulture, forestry and fishing nec |
170 | Property and estate managers |
171 | Garage managers and proprietors |
172 | Hairdressers' and barbers' managers and proprietors |
173 | Hotel and accommodation managers |
174 | Restaurant and catering managers |
175 | Publicans, innkeepers and club stewards |
176 | Entertainment and sports managers |
177 | Travel agency managers |
178 | Managers and proprietors of butchers and fishmongers |
179 | Managers and proprietors in service industries nec |
190 | Officials of trade associations, trade unions, professional bodies and charities |
191 | Registrars and administrators of educational establishments |
199 | Other managers and administrators nec |
200 | Chemists |
201 | Biological scientists and biochemists |
202 | Physicists, geologists and meteorologists |
209 | Other natural scientists nec |
210 | Civil, structural, municipal, mining and quarrying engineers |
211 | Mechanical engineers |
212 | Electrical engineers |
213 | Electronic engineers |
214 | Software engineers |
215 | Chemical engineers |
216 | Design and development engineers |
217 | Process and production engineers |
218 | Planning and quality control engineers |
219 | Other engineers and technologists nec |
220 | Medical practitioners |
221 | Pharmacists/pharmacologists |
222 | Ophthalmic opticians |
223 | Dental practitioners |
224 | Veterinarians |
230 | University and polytechnic teaching professionals |
231 | Higher and further education teaching professionals |
232 | Education officers, school inspectors |
233 | Secondary (and middle school deemed secondary) education teaching professionals |
234 | Primary (and middle school deemed primary) and nursery education teaching professionals |
235 | Special education teaching professionals |
239 | Other teaching professionals nec |
240 | Judges and officers of the Court |
241 | Barristers and advocates |
242 | Solicitors |
250 | Chartered and certified accountants |
251 | Management accountants |
252 | Actuaries, economists and statisticians |
253 | Management consultants, business analysts |
260 | Architects |
261 | Town planners |
262 | Building, land, mining and 'general practice' surveyors |
270 | Librarians |
271 | Archivists and curators |
290 | Psychologists |
291 | Other social and behavioural scientists |
292 | Clergy |
293 | Social workers, probation officers |
300 | Laboratory technicians |
301 | Engineering technicians |
302 | Electrical/electronic technicians |
303 | Architectural and town planning technicians |
304 | Building and civil engineering technicians |
309 | Other scientific technicians nec |
310 | Draughtspersons |
311 | Building inspectors |
312 | Quantity surveyors |
313 | Marine, insurance and other surveyors |
320 | Computer analyst/programmers |
330 | Air traffic planners and controllers |
331 | Aircraft flight deck officers |
332 | Ship and hovercraft officers |
340 | Nurses |
341 | Midwives |
342 | Medical radiographers |
343 | Physiotherapists |
344 | Chiropodists |
345 | Dispensing opticians |
346 | Medical technicians, dental auxiliaries |
347 | Occupational and speech therapists, psychotherapists, therapists nec |
348 | Environmental health officers |
349 | Other health associate professionals nec |
350 | Legal service and related occupations |
360 | Estimators, valuers |
361 | Underwriters, claims assessors, brokers, investment analysts |
362 | Taxation experts |
363 | Personnel and industrial relations officers |
364 | Organisation and methods and work study officers |
370 | Matrons, houseparents |
371 | Welfare, community and youth workers |
380 | Authors, writers, journalists |
381 | Artists, commercial artists, graphic designers |
382 | Industrial designers |
383 | Clothing designers |
384 | Actors, entertainers, stage managers, producers and directors |
385 | Musicians |
386 | Photographers, camera, sound and video equipment operators |
387 | Professional athletes, sports officials |
390 | Information officers |
391 | Vocational and industrial trainers |
392 | Careers advisers and vocational guidance specialists |
393 | Driving instructors (excluding HGV) |
394 | Inspectors of factories, utilities and trading standards |
395 | Other statutory and similar inspectors nec |
396 | Occupational hygienists and safety officers (health and safety) |
399 | Other associate professional and technical occupations nec |
400 | Civil Service administrative officers and assistants |
401 | Local government clerical officers and assistants |
410 | Accounts and wages clerks, book-keepers, other financial clerks |
411 | Counter clerks and cashiers |
412 | Debt, rent and other cash collectors |
420 | Filing, computer and other records clerks (including legal conveyancing) |
421 | Library assistants/clerks |
430 | Clerks (not otherwise specified) |
440 | Stores, despatch and production control clerks |
441 | Storekeepers and warehousemen/women |
450 | Medical secretaries |
451 | Legal secretaries |
452 | Typists and word processor operators |
459 | Other secretaries, personal assistants, typists, word processor operators nec |
460 | Receptionists |
461 | Receptionist/telephonists |
462 | Telephone operators |
463 | Radio and telegraph operators, other office communication system operators |
490 | Computer operators, data processing operators, other office machine operators |
491 | Tracers, drawing office assistants |
500 | Bricklayers, masons |
501 | Roofers, slaters, tilers, sheeters, cladders |
502 | Plasterers |
503 | Glaziers |
504 | Builders, building contractors |
505 | Scaffolders, stagers, steeplejacks, riggers |
506 | Floorers, floor coverers, carpet fitters and planners, floor and wall tilers |
507 | Painters and decorators |
509 | Other construction trades nec |
510 | Centre, capstan, turret and other lathe setters and setter-operators |
511 | Boring and drilling machine setters and setter-operators |
512 | Grinding machine setters and setter-operators |
513 | Milling machine setters and setter-operators |
514 | Press setters and setter-operators |
515 | Tool makers, tool fitters and markers-out |
516 | Metal working production and maintenance fitters |
517 | Precision instrument makers and repairers |
518 | Goldsmiths, silversmiths, precious stone workers |
519 | Other machine tool setters and setter-operators nec (including CNC setter-operators) |
520 | Production fitters (electrical/electronic) |
521 | Electricians, electrical maintenance fitters |
522 | Electrical engineers (not professional) |
523 | Telephone fitters |
524 | Cable jointers, lines repairers |
525 | Radio, TV and video engineers |
526 | Computer engineers, installation and maintenance |
529 | Other electrical/electronic trades nec |
530 | Smiths and forge workers |
531 | Moulders, core makers, die casters |
532 | Plumbers, heating and ventilating engineers and related trades |
533 | Sheet metal workers |
534 | Metal plate workers, shipwrights, riveters |
535 | Steel erectors |
536 | Barbenders, steel fixers |
537 | Welding trades |
540 | Motor mechanics, auto engineers (including road patrol engineers) |
541 | Coach and vehicle body builders |
542 | Vehicle body repairers, panel beaters |
543 | Auto electricians |
544 | Tyre and exhaust fitters |
550 | Weavers |
551 | Knitters |
552 | Warp preparers, bleachers, dyers and finishers |
553 | Sewing machinists, menders, darners and embroiderers |
554 | Coach trimmers, upholsterers and mattress makers |
555 | Shoe repairers, leather cutters and sewers, footwear lasters, makers and finishers, other leather making and repairing |
556 | Tailors and dressmakers |
557 | Clothing cutters, milliners, furriers |
559 | Other textiles, garments and related trades nec |
560 | Originators, compositors and print preparers |
561 | Printers |
562 | Bookbinders and print finishers |
563 | Screen printers |
569 | Other printing and related trades nec |
570 | Carpenters and joiners |
571 | Cabinet makers |
572 | Case and box makers |
573 | Pattern makers (moulds) |
579 | Other woodworking trades nec |
580 | Bakers, flour confectioners |
581 | Butchers, meat cutters |
582 | Fishmongers, poultry dressers |
590 | Glass product and ceramics makers |
591 | Glass product and ceramics finishers and decorators |
592 | Dental technicians |
593 | Musical instrument makers, piano tuners |
594 | Gardeners, groundsmen/groundswomen |
595 | Horticultural trades |
596 | Coach painters, other spray painters |
597 | Face trained coalmining workers, shotfirers and deputies |
598 | Office machinery mechanics |
599 | Other craft and related occupations nec |
600 | NCOs and other ranks, United Kingdom armed forces |
601 | NCOs and other ranks, foreign and Commonwealth armed forces |
610 | Police officers (sergeant and below) |
611 | Fire service officers (leading fire officer and below) |
612 | Prison service officers (below principal officer) |
613 | Customs and excise officers, immigration officers (customs: below chief preventive officer; excise: below surveyor) |
614 | Traffic wardens |
615 | Security guards and related occupations |
619 | Other security and protective service occupations nec |
620 | Chefs, cooks |
621 | Waiters, waitresses |
622 | Bar staff |
630 | Travel and flight attendants |
631 | Railway station staff |
640 | Assistant nurses, nursing auxiliaries |
641 | Hospital ward assistants |
642 | Ambulance staff |
643 | Dental nurses |
644 | Care assistants and attendants |
650 | Nursery nurses |
651 | Playgroup leaders |
652 | Educational assistants |
659 | Other childcare and related occupations nec |
660 | Hairdressers, barbers |
661 | Beauticians and related occupations |
670 | Domestic housekeepers and related occupations |
671 | Housekeepers (non-domestic) |
672 | Caretakers |
673 | Launderers, dry cleaners, pressers |
690 | Undertakers |
691 | Bookmakers |
699 | Other personal and protective service occupations nec |
700 | Buyers (retail trade) |
701 | Buyers and purchasing officers (not retail) |
702 | Importers and exporters |
703 | Air, commodity and ship brokers |
710 | Technical and wholesale sales representatives |
719 | Other sales representatives nec |
720 | Sales assistants |
721 | Retail cash desk and check-out operators |
722 | Petrol pump forecourt attendants |
730 | Collector salespersons and credit agents |
731 | Roundsmen/women and van salespersons |
732 | Market and street traders and assistants |
733 | Scrap dealers, scrap metal merchants |
790 | Merchandisers |
791 | Window dressers, floral arrangers |
792 | Telephone salespersons |
800 | Bakery and confectionery process operatives |
801 | Brewery and vinery process operatives |
802 | Tobacco process operatives |
809 | Other food, drink and tobacco process operatives nec |
810 | Tannery production operatives |
811 | Preparatory fibre processors |
812 | Spinners, doublers, twisters |
813 | Winders, reelers |
814 | Other textiles processing operatives |
820 | Chemical, gas and petroleum process plant operatives |
821 | Paper, wood and related process plant operatives |
822 | Cutting and slitting machine operatives (paper products etc) |
823 | Glass and ceramics furnace operatives, kilnsetters |
824 | Rubber process operatives, moulding machine operatives, tyre builders |
825 | Plastics process operatives, moulders and extruders |
826 | Synthetic fibre makers |
829 | Other chemicals, paper, plastics and related process operatives nec |
830 | Furnace operatives (metal) |
831 | Metal drawers |
832 | Rollers |
833 | Annealers, hardeners, temperers (metal) |
834 | Electroplaters, galvanisers, colour coaters |
839 | Other metal making and treating process operatives nec |
840 | Machine tool operatives (including CNC machine tool operatives) |
841 | Press stamping and automatic machine operatives |
842 | Metal polishers |
843 | Metal dressing operatives |
844 | Shot blasters |
850 | Assemblers/lineworkers (electrical/electronic goods) |
851 | Assemblers/lineworkers (vehicles and other metal goods) |
859 | Other assemblers/lineworkers nec |
860 | Inspectors, viewers and testers (metal and electrical goods) |
861 | Inspectors, viewers, testers and examiners (other manufactured goods) |
862 | Packers, bottlers, canners, fillers |
863 | Weighers, graders, sorters |
864 | Routine laboratory testers |
869 | Other routine process operatives nec |
870 | Bus inspectors |
871 | Road transport depot inspectors and related occupations |
872 | Drivers of road goods vehicles |
873 | Bus and coach drivers |
874 | Taxi, cab drivers and chauffeurs |
875 | Bus conductors |
880 | Seafarers (merchant navy); barge, lighter and boat operatives |
881 | Rail transport inspectors, supervisors and guards |
882 | Rail engine drivers and assistants |
883 | Rail signal operatives and crossing keepers |
884 | Shunters and points operatives |
885 | Mechanical plant drivers and operatives (earth moving and civil engineering) |
886 | Crane drivers |
887 | Fork lift and mechanical truck drivers |
889 | Other transport and machinery operatives nec |
890 | Washers, screeners and crushers in mines and quarries |
891 | Printing machine minders and assistants |
892 | Water and sewerage plant attendants |
893 | Electrical, energy, boiler and related plant operatives and attendants |
894 | Oilers, greasers, lubricators |
895 | Mains and service pipe layers, pipe jointers |
896 | Construction and related operatives |
897 | Woodworking machine operatives |
898 | Mine (excluding coal) and quarry workers |
899 | Other plant and machine operatives nec |
900 | Farm workers |
901 | Agricultural machinery drivers and operatives |
902 | All other occupations in farming and related |
903 | Fishing and related workers |
904 | Forestry workers |
910 | Coal mine labourers |
911 | Labourers in foundries |
912 | Labourers in engineering and allied trades |
913 | Mates to metal/electrical and related fitters |
919 | Other labourers in making and processing industries nec |
920 | Mates to woodworking trades workers |
921 | Mates to building trades workers |
922 | Rail construction and maintenance workers |
923 | Road construction and maintenance workers |
924 | Paviors, kerb layers |
929 | Other building and civil engineering labourers nec |
930 | Stevedores, dockers |
931 | Goods porters |
932 | Slingers |
933 | Refuse and salvage collectors |
934 | Driver's mates |
940 | Postal workers, mail sorters |
941 | Messengers, couriers |
950 | Hospital porters |
951 | Hotel porters |
952 | Kitchen porters, hands |
953 | Counterhands, catering assistants |
954 | Shelf fillers |
955 | Lift and car park attendants |
956 | Window cleaners |
957 | Road sweepers |
958 | Cleaners, domestics |
959 | Other occupations in sales and services nec |
990 | All other labourers and related workers |
999 | All others in miscellaneous occupations nec |