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Claimants, Occupation
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occupation (473 categories)
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- 0000 : Occupation unknown
- 1111 : Senior officials in national government
- 1112 : Directors and chief executives of major organisations
- 1113 : Senior officials in local government
- 1114 : Senior officials of special interest organisations
- 1121 : Production, works and maintenance managers
- 1122 : Managers in construction
- 1123 : Managers in mining and energy
- 1131 : Financial managers and chartered secretaries
- 1132 : Marketing and sales managers
- 1133 : Purchasing managers
- 1134 : Advertising and public relations managers
- 1135 : Personnel, training and industrial relations managers
- 1136 : Information and communication technology managers
- 1137 : Research and development managers
- 1141 : Quality assurance managers
- 1142 : Customer care managers
- 1151 : Financial institution managers
- 1152 : Office managers
- 1161 : Transport and distribution managers
- 1162 : Storage and warehouse managers
- 1163 : Retail and wholesale managers
- 1171 : Officers in armed forces
- 1172 : Police officers (inspectors and above)
- 1173 : Senior officers in fire, ambulance, prison and related services
- 1174 : Security managers
- 1181 : Hospital and health service managers
- 1182 : Pharmacy managers
- 1183 : Healthcare practice managers
- 1184 : Social services managers
- 1185 : Residential and day care managers
- 1211 : Farm managers
- 1212 : Natural environment and conservation managers
- 1219 : Managers in animal husbandry, forestry and fishing n.e.c.
- 1221 : Hotel and accommodation managers
- 1222 : Conference and exhibition managers
- 1223 : Restaurant and catering managers
- 1224 : Publicans and managers of licensed premises
- 1225 : Leisure and sports managers
- 1226 : Travel agency managers
- 1231 : Property, housing and land managers
- 1232 : Garage managers and proprietors
- 1233 : Hairdressing and beauty salon managers and proprietors
- 1234 : Shopkeepers and wholesale/retail dealers
- 1235 : Recycling and refuse disposal managers
- 1239 : Managers and proprietors in other services n.e.c.
- 2111 : Chemists
- 2112 : Biological scientists and biochemists
- 2113 : Physicists, geologists and meteorologists
- 2121 : Civil engineers
- 2122 : Mechanical engineers
- 2123 : Electrical engineers
- 2124 : Electronics engineers
- 2125 : Chemical engineers
- 2126 : Design and development engineers
- 2127 : Production and process engineers
- 2128 : Planning and quality control engineers
- 2129 : Engineering professionals n.e.c.
- 2131 : IT strategy and planning professionals
- 2132 : Software professionals
- 2211 : Medical practitioners
- 2212 : Psychologists
- 2213 : Pharmacists/pharmacologists
- 2214 : Ophthalmic opticians
- 2215 : Dental practitioners
- 2216 : Veterinarians
- 2311 : Higher education teaching professionals
- 2312 : Further education teaching professionals
- 2313 : Education officers, school inspectors
- 2314 : Secondary education teaching professionals
- 2315 : Primary and nursery education teaching professionals
- 2316 : Special needs education teaching professionals
- 2317 : Registrars and senior administrators of educational establishments
- 2319 : Teaching professionals n.e.c.
- 2321 : Scientific researchers
- 2322 : Social science researchers
- 2329 : Researchers n.e.c.
- 2411 : Solicitors and lawyers, judges and coroners
- 2419 : Legal professionals n.e.c.
- 2421 : Chartered and certified accountants
- 2422 : Management accountants
- 2423 : Management consultants, actuaries, economists and statisticians
- 2431 : Architects
- 2432 : Town planners
- 2433 : Quantity surveyors
- 2434 : Chartered surveyors (not quantity surveyors)
- 2441 : Public service administrative professionals
- 2442 : Social workers
- 2443 : Probation officers
- 2444 : Clergy
- 2451 : Librarians
- 2452 : Archivists and curators
- 3111 : Laboratory technicians
- 3112 : Electrical/electronics technicians
- 3113 : Engineering technicians
- 3114 : Building and civil engineering technicians
- 3115 : Quality assurance technicians
- 3119 : Science and engineering technicians n.e.c.
- 3121 : Architectural technologists and town planning technicians
- 3122 : Draughtspersons
- 3123 : Building inspectors
- 3131 : IT operations technicians
- 3132 : IT user support technicians
- 3211 : Nurses
- 3212 : Midwives
- 3213 : Paramedics
- 3214 : Medical radiographers
- 3215 : Chiropodists
- 3216 : Dispensing opticians
- 3217 : Pharmaceutical dispensers
- 3218 : Medical and dental technicians
- 3221 : Physiotherapists
- 3222 : Occupational therapists
- 3223 : Speech and language therapists
- 3229 : Therapists n.e.c.
- 3231 : Youth and community workers
- 3232 : Housing and welfare officers
- 3311 : NCOs and other ranks
- 3312 : Police officers (sergeant and below)
- 3313 : Fire service officers (leading fire officer and below)
- 3314 : Prison service officers (below principal officer)
- 3319 : Protective service associate professionals n.e.c.
- 3411 : Artists
- 3412 : Authors, writers
- 3413 : Actors, entertainers
- 3414 : Dancers and choreographers
- 3415 : Musicians
- 3416 : Arts officers, producers and directors
- 3421 : Graphic designers
- 3422 : Product, clothing and related designers
- 3431 : Journalists, newspaper and periodical editors
- 3432 : Broadcasting associate professionals
- 3433 : Public relations officers
- 3434 : Photographers and audio-visual equipment operators
- 3441 : Sports players
- 3442 : Sports coaches, instructors and officials
- 3443 : Fitness instructors
- 3449 : Sports and fitness occupations n.e.c.
- 3511 : Air traffic controllers
- 3512 : Aircraft pilots and flight engineers
- 3513 : Ship and hovercraft officers
- 3514 : Train drivers
- 3520 : Legal associate professionals
- 3531 : Estimators, valuers and assessors
- 3532 : Brokers
- 3533 : Insurance underwriters
- 3534 : Finance and investment analysts/advisers
- 3535 : Taxation experts
- 3536 : Importers, exporters
- 3537 : Financial and accounting technicians
- 3539 : Business and related associate professionals n.e.c.
- 3541 : Buyers and purchasing officers
- 3542 : Sales representatives
- 3543 : Marketing associate professionals
- 3544 : Estate agents, auctioneers
- 3551 : Conservation and environmental protection officers
- 3552 : Countryside and park rangers
- 3561 : Public service associate professionals
- 3562 : Personnel and industrial relations officers
- 3563 : Vocational and industrial trainers and instructors
- 3564 : Careers advisers and vocational guidance specialists
- 3565 : Inspectors of factories, utilities and trading standards
- 3566 : Statutory examiners
- 3567 : Occupational hygienists and safety officers (health and safety)
- 3568 : Environmental health officers
- 4111 : Civil Service executive officers
- 4112 : Civil Service administrative officers and assistants
- 4113 : Local government clerical officers and assistants
- 4114 : Officers of non-governmental organisations
- 4121 : Credit controllers
- 4122 : Accounts and wages clerks, book-keepers, other financial clerks
- 4123 : Counter clerks
- 4131 : Filing and other records assistants/clerks
- 4132 : Pensions and insurance clerks
- 4133 : Stock control clerks
- 4134 : Transport and distribution clerks
- 4135 : Library assistants/clerks
- 4136 : Database assistants/clerks
- 4137 : Market research interviewers
- 4141 : Telephonists
- 4142 : Communication operators
- 4150 : General office assistants/clerks
- 4211 : Medical secretaries
- 4212 : Legal secretaries
- 4213 : School secretaries
- 4214 : Company secretaries
- 4215 : Personal assistants and other secretaries
- 4216 : Receptionists
- 4217 : Typists
- 5111 : Farmers
- 5112 : Horticultural trades
- 5113 : Gardeners and groundsmen/groundswomen
- 5119 : Agricultural and fishing trades n.e.c.
- 5211 : Smiths and forge workers
- 5212 : Moulders, core makers, die casters
- 5213 : Sheet metal workers
- 5214 : Metal plate workers, shipwrights, riveters
- 5215 : Welding trades
- 5216 : Pipe fitters
- 5221 : Metal machining setters and setter-operators
- 5222 : Tool makers, tool fitters and markers-out
- 5223 : Metal working production and maintenance fitters
- 5224 : Precision instrument makers and repairers
- 5231 : Motor mechanics, auto engineers
- 5232 : Vehicle body builders and repairers
- 5233 : Auto electricians
- 5234 : Vehicle spray painters
- 5241 : Electricians, electrical fitters
- 5242 : Telecommunications engineers
- 5243 : Lines repairers and cable jointers
- 5244 : TV, video and audio engineers
- 5245 : Computer engineers, installation and maintenance
- 5249 : Electrical/electronics engineers n.e.c.
- 5311 : Steel erectors
- 5312 : Bricklayers, masons
- 5313 : Roofers, roof tilers and slaters
- 5314 : Plumbers, heating and ventilating engineers
- 5315 : Carpenters and joiners
- 5316 : Glaziers, window fabricators and fitters
- 5319 : Construction trades n.e.c.
- 5321 : Plasterers
- 5322 : Floorers and wall tilers
- 5323 : Painters and decorators
- 5411 : Weavers and knitters
- 5412 : Upholsterers
- 5413 : Leather and related trades
- 5414 : Tailors and dressmakers
- 5419 : Textiles, garments and related trades n.e.c.
- 5421 : Originators, compositors and print preparers
- 5422 : Printers
- 5423 : Bookbinders and print finishers
- 5424 : Screen printers
- 5431 : Butchers, meat cutters
- 5432 : Bakers, flour confectioners
- 5433 : Fishmongers, poultry dressers
- 5434 : Chefs, cooks
- 5491 : Glass and ceramics makers, decorators and finishers
- 5492 : Furniture makers, other craft woodworkers
- 5493 : Pattern makers (moulds)
- 5494 : Musical instrument makers and tuners
- 5495 : Goldsmiths, silversmiths, precious stone workers
- 5496 : Floral arrangers, florists
- 5499 : Hand craft occupations n.e.c.
- 6111 : Nursing auxiliaries and assistants
- 6112 : Ambulance staff (excluding paramedics)
- 6113 : Dental nurses
- 6114 : Houseparents and residential wardens
- 6115 : Care assistants and home carers
- 6121 : Nursery nurses
- 6122 : Childminders and related occupations
- 6123 : Playgroup leaders/assistants
- 6124 : Educational assistants
- 6131 : Veterinary nurses and assistants
- 6139 : Animal care occupations n.e.c.
- 6211 : Sports and leisure assistants
- 6212 : Travel agents
- 6213 : Travel and tour guides
- 6214 : Air travel assistants
- 6215 : Rail travel assistants
- 6219 : Leisure and travel service occupations n.e.c.
- 6221 : Hairdressers, barbers
- 6222 : Beauticians and related occupations
- 6231 : Housekeepers and related occupations
- 6232 : Caretakers
- 6291 : Undertakers and mortuary assistants
- 6292 : Pest control officers
- 7111 : Sales and retail assistants
- 7112 : Retail cashiers and check-out operators
- 7113 : Telephone salespersons
- 7121 : Collector salespersons and credit agents
- 7122 : Debt, rent and other cash collectors
- 7123 : Roundsmen/women and van salespersons
- 7124 : Market and street traders and assistants
- 7125 : Merchandisers and window dressers
- 7129 : Sales related occupations n.e.c.
- 7211 : Call centre agents/operators
- 7212 : Customer care occupations
- 8111 : Food, drink and tobacco process operatives
- 8112 : Glass and ceramics process operatives
- 8113 : Textile process operatives
- 8114 : Chemical and related process operatives
- 8115 : Rubber process operatives
- 8116 : Plastics process operatives
- 8117 : Metal making and treating process operatives
- 8118 : Electroplaters
- 8119 : Process operatives n.e.c.
- 8121 : Paper and wood machine operatives
- 8122 : Coal mine operatives
- 8123 : Quarry workers and related operatives
- 8124 : Energy plant operatives
- 8125 : Metal working machine operatives
- 8126 : Water and sewerage plant operatives
- 8129 : Plant and machine operatives n.e.c.
- 8131 : Assemblers (electrical products)
- 8132 : Assemblers (vehicles and metal goods)
- 8133 : Routine inspectors and testers
- 8134 : Weighers, graders, sorters
- 8135 : Tyre, exhaust and windscreen fitters
- 8136 : Clothing cutters
- 8137 : Sewing machinists
- 8138 : Routine laboratory testers
- 8139 : Assemblers and routine operatives n.e.c.
- 8141 : Scaffolders, stagers, riggers
- 8142 : Road construction operatives
- 8143 : Rail construction and maintenance operatives
- 8149 : Construction operatives n.e.c.
- 8211 : Heavy goods vehicle drivers
- 8212 : Van drivers
- 8213 : Bus and coach drivers
- 8214 : Taxi, cab drivers and chauffeurs
- 8215 : Driving instructors
- 8216 : Rail transport operatives
- 8217 : Seafarers (merchant navy); barge, lighter and boat operatives
- 8218 : Air transport operatives
- 8219 : Transport operatives n.e.c.
- 8221 : Crane drivers
- 8222 : Fork-lift truck drivers
- 8223 : Agricultural machinery drivers
- 8229 : Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c.
- 9111 : Farm workers
- 9112 : Forestry workers
- 9119 : Fishing and agriculture related occupations n.e.c.
- 9121 : Labourers in building and woodworking trades
- 9129 : Labourers in other construction trades n.e.c.
- 9131 : Labourers in foundries
- 9132 : Industrial cleaning process occupations
- 9133 : Printing machine minders and assistants
- 9134 : Packers, bottlers, canners, fillers
- 9139 : Labourers in process and plant operations n.e.c.
- 9141 : Stevedores, dockers and slingers
- 9149 : Other goods handling and storage occupations n.e.c.
- 9211 : Postal workers, mail sorters, messengers, couriers
- 9219 : Elementary office occupations n.e.c.
- 9221 : Hospital porters
- 9222 : Hotel porters
- 9223 : Kitchen and catering assistants
- 9224 : Waiters, waitresses
- 9225 : Bar staff
- 9226 : Leisure and theme park attendants
- 9229 : Elementary personal services occupations n.e.c.
- 9231 : Window cleaners
- 9232 : Road sweepers
- 9233 : Cleaners, domestics
- 9234 : Launderers, dry cleaners, pressers
- 9235 : Refuse and salvage occupations
- 9239 : Elementary cleaning occupations n.e.c.
- 9241 : Security guards and related occupations
- 9242 : Traffic wardens
- 9243 : School crossing patrol attendants
- 9244 : School mid-day assistants
- 9245 : Car park attendants
- 9249 : Elementary security occupations n.e.c.
- 9251 : Shelf fillers
- 9259 : Elementary sales occupations n.e.c.
- 000 : Occupation Unknown
- 111 : Corporate Managers And Senior Officials
- 112 : Production Managers
- 113 : Functional Managers
- 114 : Quality And Customer Care Managers
- 115 : Financial Institution And Office Managers
- 116 : Managers In Distribution, Storage And Retailing
- 117 : Protective Service Officers
- 118 : Health And Social Services Managers
- 121 : Managers In Farming, Horticulture, Forestry And Fishing
- 122 : Managers And Proprietors In Hospitality And Leisure Services
- 123 : Managers And Proprietors In Other Service Industries
- 211 : Science Professionals
- 212 : Engineering Professionals
- 213 : Information And Communication Technology Professionals
- 221 : Health Professionals
- 231 : Teaching Professionals
- 232 : Research Professionals
- 241 : Legal Professionals
- 242 : Business And Statistical Professionals
- 243 : Architects, Town Planners, Surveyors
- 244 : Public Service Professionals
- 245 : Librarians And Related Professionals
- 311 : Science And Engineering Technicians
- 312 : Draughtspersons And Building Inspectors
- 313 : IT Service Delivery Occupations
- 321 : Health Associate Professionals
- 322 : Therapists
- 323 : Social Welfare Associate Professionals
- 331 : Protective Service Occupations
- 341 : Artistic And Literary Occupations
- 342 : Design Associate Professionals
- 343 : Media Associate Professionals
- 344 : Sports And Fitness Occupations
- 351 : Transport Associate Professionals
- 352 : Legal Associate Professionals
- 353 : Business And Finance Associate Professionals
- 354 : Sales And Related Associate Professionals
- 355 : Conservation Associate Professionals
- 356 : Public Service And Other Associate Professionals
- 411 : Administrative Occupations: Government And Related Organisations
- 412 : Administrative Occupations: Finance
- 413 : Administrative Occupations: Records
- 414 : Administrative Occupations: Communications
- 415 : Administrative Occupations: General
- 421 : Secretarial And Related Occupations
- 511 : Agricultural Trades
- 521 : Metal Forming, Welding And Related Trades
- 522 : Metal Machining, Fitting And Instrument Making Trades
- 523 : Vehicle Trades
- 524 : Electrical Trades
- 531 : Construction Trades
- 532 : Building Trades
- 541 : Textiles And Garments Trades
- 542 : Printing Trades
- 543 : Food Preparation Trades
- 549 : Skilled Trades n. e. c.
- 611 : Healthcare And Related Personal Services
- 612 : Childcare And Related Personal Services
- 613 : Animal Care Services
- 621 : Leisure And Travel Service Occupations
- 622 : Hairdressers And Related Occupations
- 623 : Housekeeping Occupations
- 629 : Personal Services Occupations n. e. c.
- 711 : Sales Assistants And Retail Cashiers
- 712 : Sales Related Occupations
- 721 : Customer Service Occupations
- 811 : Process Operatives
- 812 : Plant And Machine Operatives
- 813 : Assemblers And Routine Operatives
- 814 : Construction Operatives
- 821 : Transport Drivers And Operatives
- 822 : Mobile Machine Drivers And Operatives
- 911 : Elementary Agricultural Occupations
- 912 : Elementary Construction Occupations
- 913 : Elementary Process Plant Occupations
- 914 : Elementary Goods Storage Occupations
- 921 : Elementary Administration Occupations
- 922 : Elementary Personal Services Occupations
- 923 : Elementary Cleaning Occupations
- 924 : Elementary Security Occupations
- 925 : Elementary Sales Occupations
- 00 : Occupation unknown
- 11 : Corporate Managers
- 12 : Managers and Proprietors in Agriculture and Services
- 21 : Science and Technology Professionals
- 22 : Health Professionals
- 23 : Teaching and Research Professionals
- 24 : Business and Public Service Professionals
- 31 : Science and Technology Associate Professionals
- 32 : Health and Social Welfare Associate Professionals
- 33 : Protective Service Occupations
- 34 : Culture, Media and Sports Occupations
- 35 : Business and Public Service Associate Professionals
- 41 : Administrative Occupations
- 42 : Secretarial and Related Occupations
- 51 : Skilled Agricultural Trades
- 52 : Skilled Metal and Electronic Trades
- 53 : Skilled Construction and Building Trades
- 54 : Textiles, Printing and Other Skilled Trades
- 61 : Caring Personal Service Occupations
- 62 : Leisure and Other Personal Service Occupations
- 71 : Sales Occupations
- 72 : Customer Service Occupations
- 81 : Process, Plant and Machine Operatives
- 82 : Transport and Mobile Machine Drivers and Operatives
- 91 : Elementary Trades, Plant and Storage Related Occupations
- 92 : Elementary Administration and Service Occupations
- 0 : Occupation unknown
- 1 : Managers and Senior Officials
- 2 : Professional Occupations
- 3 : Associate Professional and Technical Occupations
- 4 : Administrative and Secretarial Occupations
- 5 : Skilled Trades Occupations
- 6 : Personal Service Occupations
- 7 : Sales and Customer Service occupations
- 8 : Process, Plant and Machine Operatives
- 9 : Elementary Occupations
Release calendar
| Release Date | Status | Reference Period |
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| There have been no releases. | ||
Revisions and corrections
| Date of revision | Dates affected | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 2017 | January 2016 |