Table 8 – Occupations – what types of jobs do they include?
From: The impact of EU and Non-EU immigration on British wages
Corporate managers | 11 | Senior officials in national government, managers in construction, marketing and sales. IT managers |
Managers and proprietors in agri and services | 12 | Farming managers, hotel managers, hairdressing and beauty salon managers |
Science and technology professionals | 21 | Physicists, civil engineers, chemists |
Health professionals | 22 | Doctors, dentists, vets |
Teaching and research professionals | 23 | Higher education teachers |
Business and public service professionals | 24 | Solicitors, lawyers, chartered accountants, librarians |
Science and technology associate professionals | 31 | Technicians in labs, IT, building and civil engineering |
Health and social welfare associate professionals | 32 | Nurses, pharmacists, physicians |
Protective services (associate professionals) | 33 | Police, prison and fire services |
Culture, media &sports (associate professionals) | 34 | Artists, actors, sports players |
Business and public service (associate professionals) | 35 | Train drivers, estate agents, insurance underwriters |
Administrative occupations | 41 | Credit controllers, data assistants, clerks |
Secretarial and related (admin) | 42 | Medical, legal, company secretaries, |
Skilled trades (agricultural) | 51 | Farmers, gardeners |
Skilled trades (metal and electrical) | 52 | Electricians, telecoms engineers, computer maintenance |
Skilled trades (construction and building) | 53 | Plumbers, carpenters, bricklayers, roofers, plasterers |
Skilled trades (textiles and printing) | 54 | Tailors, upholsters |
Caring personal service occupations | 61 | Child-minders, nursery nurses, animal care assistants |
Leisure and other personal service (caring) | 62 | Housekeepers, travel agents/assistants, caretakers, |
Sales occupations | 71 | Sales assistants, check-out staff |
Customer service occupations (sales) | 72 | Call centre staff |
Process, plant & machine operatives | 81 | Clothing cutters, tyre fitters, coal mine operatives, plastic process operatives |
Transport, mobile machine drivers & operatives | 82 | Crane drivers, taxi drivers, air/rail transport operatives |
Elementary trades, plant and storage | 91 | Packers, labourers, goods storage |
Elementary admin and service occs | 92 | Postmen, shelf fillers, car park attendants, cleaners road sweepers, bar staff, porters, waiters |