Occupation (Current)

Description

The occupation classification of people who were in employment in the week before Census Day (21 March 2021). The Occupation classification is based on the Standard Occupation Classification 2020 (SOC2020). Occupation is applicable to people aged 16 and over in employment in the week before census (including economically active full-time students in employment). As such, this variable reports 'No code required' for the subset of the population where no response was expected.

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Variable categories

Showing 100 out of 105 categories from this variable.

A breakdown of the categories in the variable, by code and label.
Label Code
111 Chief Executives and Senior Officials 1
112 Production Managers and Directors 2
113 Functional Managers and Directors 3
114 Directors in Logistics, Warehousing and Transport 4
115 Managers and Directors in Retail and Wholesale 5
116 Senior Officers in Protective Services 6
117 Health and Social Services Managers and Directors 7
121 Managers and Proprietors in Agriculture Related Services 8
122 Managers and Proprietors in Hospitality and Leisure Services 9
123 Managers and Proprietors in Health and Care Services 10
124 Managers in Logistics, Warehousing and Transport 11
125 Managers and Proprietors in Other Services 12
211 Natural and Social Science Professionals 13
212 Engineering Professionals 14
213 Information Technology Professionals 15
214 Web and Multimedia Design Professionals 16
215 Conservation and Environment Professionals 17
216 Research and Development (R&D) and Other Research Professionals 18
221 Medical Practitioners 19
222 Therapy Professionals 20
223 Nursing and Midwifery Professionals 21
224 Veterinarians 22
225 Other Health Professionals 23
231 Teaching and other Educational Professionals 24
232 Other Educational Professionals 25
241 Legal Professionals 26
242 Finance Professionals 27
243 Business, Research and Administrative Professionals 28
244 Business and Financial Project Management Professionals 29
245 Architects, Chartered Architectural Technologists, Planning Officers, Surveyors and Construction Professionals 30
246 Welfare Professionals 31
247 Librarians and Related Professionals 32
248 Quality and Regulatory Professionals 33
249 Media Professionals 34
311 Science, Engineering and Production Technicians 35
312 CAD, Drawing and Architectural Technicians 36
313 Information Technology Technicians 37
321 Health Associate Professionals 38
322 Welfare and Housing Associate Professionals 39
323 Teaching and Childcare Associate Professionals 40
324 Veterinary nurses 41
331 Protective Service Occupations 42
341 Artistic, Literary and Media Occupations 43
342 Design Occupations 44
343 Sports and Fitness Occupations 45
351 Transport Associate Professionals 46
352 Legal Associate Professionals 47
353 Finance Associate Professionals 48
354 Business Associate Professionals 49
355 Sales, Marketing and Related Associate Professionals 50
356 Public Services Associate Professionals 51
357 HR, Training and Other Vocational Associate Guidance Professionals 52
358 Regulatory Associate Professionals 53
411 Administrative Occupations: Government and Related Organisations 54
412 Administrative Occupations: Finance 55
413 Administrative Occupations: Records 56
414 Administrative Occupations: Office Managers and Supervisors 57
415 Other Administrative Occupations 58
421 Secretarial and Related Occupations 59
511 Agricultural and Related Trades 60
521 Metal Forming, Welding and Related Trades 61
522 Metal Machining, Fitting and Instrument Making Trades 62
523 Vehicle Trades 63
524 Electrical and Electronic Trades 64
525 Skilled Metal, Electrical and Electronic Trades Supervisors 65
531 Construction and Building Trades 66
532 Building Finishing Trades 67
533 Construction and Building Trades Supervisors 68
541 Textiles and Garments Trades 69
542 Printing Trades 70
543 Food Preparation and Hospitality Trades 71
544 Other Skilled Trades 72
611 Teaching and Childcare Support Occupations 73
612 Animal Care and Control Services 74
613 Caring Personal Services 75
621 Leisure and Travel Services 76
622 Hairdressers and Related Services 77
623 Housekeeping and Related Services 78
624 Cleaning and Housekeeping Managers and Supervisors 79
625 Bed and Breakfast and Guest House Owners and Proprietors 80
631 Community and Civil Enforcement Occupations 81
711 Sales Assistants and Retail Cashiers 82
712 Sales Related Occupations 83
713 Shopkeepers and Sales Supervisors 84
721 Customer Service Occupations 85
722 Customer Service Supervisors 86
811 Process Operatives 87
812 Metal Working Machine Operatives 88
813 Plant and Machine Operatives 89
814 Assemblers and Routine Operatives 90
815 Construction Operatives 91
816 Production, Factory and Assembly Supervisors 92
821 Road Transport Drivers 93
822 Mobile Machine Drivers and Operatives 94
823 Other Drivers and Transport Operatives 95
911 Elementary Agricultural Occupations 96
912 Elementary Construction Occupations 97
913 Elementary Process Plant Occupations 98
921 Elementary Administration Occupations 99
922 Elementary Cleaning Occupations 100