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1. Employee 24 gt Number of employees lt 25 25 For employees categorised as e Supervisor e Other employee For managers according to SOC code Number of employees in the workplace lt 25 25 The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual Chapter 12 Choosing a derivation method Table 7 Comparison of allocations under the reduced and the full method NS SEC reduced Total Per cent eight class 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 5 6 7 NS SEC Full eight class 1 1 2877 25 84 2986 4 4 1 2 5028 5028 7 4 2 1164 15896 17060 25 0 3 9227 9227 13 5 4 6013 6013 8 8 5 6925 6925 10 1 6 12195 12195 17 9 7 8804 8804 12 9 Total 4041 5028 15921 9227 6097 6925 12195 8804 68238 100 Per cent 5 9 7 4 23 3 13 5 8 9 10 1 17 9 12 9 100 Please note that the numbers in this table are estimates based on survey data and are thus affected by sampling and coding variance Figures may not add exactly due to rounding Table 8 Comparison of allocations under the simplified and full method NS SEC simplified Total Per cent eight class 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 5 6 7 NS SEC Full eight class 1 1 2899 51 3 22 2 3 6 2986 4 4 1 2 17 5011 5028 7 4 2 1164 13512 1917 467 17060 25 0 3 18 9041 168 9227 13 5 4 234 381 514 2934 713 427 810 6013 8 8 5 234 3576 2164 951 6925 10 1 6 121 44 12030 12195 17 9 7 977 70 7757 8804 12 9 Total 4314 5011 13962 11475 49
2. Table 5 NS SEC operational categories linked to Socio economic Groups Socio economic Group NS SEC operational categories 1 Employers and managers in central and local government industry commerce etc large establishments 1 1 Employers in industry commerce etc large establishments 1 2 Managers in central and local government industry commerce etc large establishments 2 2 Employers and managers in industry commerce etc small establishments 2 1 Employers in industry commerce etc small establishments 8 1 2 2 Managers in industry commerce etc small establishments 5 3 Professional workers self employed 3 3 4 Professional workers employees 3 1 5 Intermediate non manual workers 5 1 Ancillary workers and artists 3 2 3 4 4 1 4 3 7 3 5 2 Foremen and supervisors non manual 6 6 Junior non manual workers 4 2 7 1 7 2 12 1 12 6 7 Personal service workers 12 7 13 1 8 Foremen and supervisors manual 10 9 Skilled manual workers 7 4 11 1 12 3 13 3 10 Semi skilled manual workers 11 2 12 2 12 4 13 2 11 Unskilled manual workers 13 4 12 Own account workers other than professional 4 4 9 1 13 Farmers employers and managers 8 2 14 Farmers own account 9 2 15 Agricultural workers 12 5 13 5 16 Members of armed forces 17 Inadequately described and not stated occupations 16 17 Chapter 8 Continuity with Social Class and Socio economic Group The Nati
3. 36 The derivation tables Chapter 15 Using the derivation tables The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual 15 Using the derivation tables 15 1 Many users will derive NS SEC by employing software to combine occupational unit group OUG and employment status You can also use the derivation tables here The process is similar to that used for Social Class based on Occupation SC and Socio economic Group SEG in Volume 3 of the 1990 Standard Occupational Classification Office of Population Censuses and Surveys 1991 which cross classifies OUGs with employment status categories 15 2 There are four tables for deriving NS SEC from Standard Occupational Classification SOC a Full method NS SEC operational categories b Full method NS SEC analytic classes c Reduced method NS SEC operational categories d Reduced method NS SEC analytic classes For the simplified method use either the full or reduced method tables and look in the column or row for ssec 15 3 The derivation tables are available in two formats e Matrix arranges the combinations of SOC codes and employment status codes in a matrix This is the format used for the tables in this manual e Vector arranges the combinations of SOC codes and employment status codes in a vector This format is better for use with statistical packages such as SPSS SAS or STATA For information on the vector tables ple
4. Please note This derivation table has no empty cells The shaded cells have been filled using the priority order rules See Appendix A Indicates a change to the original shading This does not affect the values in the cells 43 Chapter 16 NS SEC derivation tables based on SOC2000 The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual Table 10 continued Standard Occupational Classification 2000 Simplified Employment status size of organisation unit group NS SEC 1 Employers 2 Employers 3 Self 4 Managers 5 Managers 6 Supervisors 7 Other large small employed large small employees organisations organisations no employees organisations organisations 5419 Textiles garments and related trades n e c 13 3 1 8 9 1 13 3 193 10 3 3 5421 Originators compositors and print preparers 11 1 1 8 9 1 11 1 11 1 10 5422 Printers 11 1 1 8 9 1 11 1 11 1 10 5423 Bookbinders and print finishers 13 3 1 8 9 1 i133 13 3 10 3 5424 Screen printers 11 1 1 8 9 1 11 1 11 1 10 11 1 5431 Butchers meat cutters 13 3 1 8 9 1 13 3 133 10 3 5432 Bakers flour confectioners 11 1 1 8 9 1 11 1 11 1 10 11 1 5433 Fishmongers poultry dressers 13 3 1 8 9 1 13 3 13 3 10 3 3 5434 Chefs cooks 12 2 1 8 9 1 12 2 12 2 10 2 2 5491 Glass and ceramics makers decorators and finishers 13 3 1 8 9 1 13 3 153 10 3 3 5492 Furniture makers other craft woodworkers 13 3 1 8 9 1 13 3 1553 10 3 3 5493 Pattern make
5. 3 1 2126 Design and development engineers 3 1 3 3 3 3 Sil 3 3 1 2127 Production and process engineers 4 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 4 1 2128 Planning and quality control engineers 4 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 4 1 2129 Engineering professionals n e c 3 1 3 3 3 3 Sil 3 3 1 2131 IT strategy and planning professionals 32 3 4 3 4 ak 3 2 3 2 Please note This derivation table has no empty cells The shaded cells have been filled using the priority order rules See Appendix A 54 The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual Chapter 16 NS SEC derivation tables based on SOC2000 Table 12 continued Standard Occupational Classification 2000 Simplified Employment status unit group NS SEC 1 Employers 2 Self employed 3 Managers 4 Supervisors 5 Other no employees employees 2132 Software professionals 3 2 3 4 3 4 32 3 2 3 2 2211 Medical practitioners 3 1 3 3 3 3 Sal 3 1 3 2212 Psychologists 3 1 33 3 3 3 1 3 1 3 1 2213 Pharmacists pharmacologists 3 1 3 3 3 3 Bal 3 1 3 2214 Ophthalmic opticians 4 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 2215 Dental practitioners 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 1 3 2216 Veterinarians 3 1 3 3 3 3 San 3 1 3 2311 Higher education teaching professionals 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 1 3 2312 Further education teaching professionals 4 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 2313 Education officers school inspectors 3 1 3 1 3 1 Sill ee va 3 2314 Secondary education teaching professionals 4 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 2315 Primary and nursery edu
6. 903 Fishing and related workers 9 1 8 1 9 1 3 5 10 3 5 904 Forestry workers 9 2 8 2 9 2 12S 10 12 5 910 Coal mine labourers 3 3 8 1 9 1 ake 10 3 3 911 Labourers in foundries 3 4 8 1 9 1 3 4 10 3 4 912 Labourers in engineering and allied trades 3 4 8 1 9 1 3 4 10 3 4 913 Mates to metal electrical and related fitters 3 4 8 1 9 1 13 4 10 13 4 919 Other labourers in making and processing industries n e c 3 4 8 1 9 1 3 4 10 3 4 920 Mates to woodworking trades workers 3 4 8 1 9 1 13 4 10 13 4 921 Mates to building trades workers 9 1 8 1 9 1 3 4 10 3 4 922 Rail construction and maintenance workers 11 2 8 1 9 1 112 10 11 2 923 Road construction and maintenance workers 10 8 1 9 1 2 4 10 2 4 924 Paviors kerb layers 9 1 8 1 9 1 2 4 10 2 4 929 Other building and civil engineering labourers n e c 13 4 8 1 9 1 3 4 10 3 4 930 Stevedores dockers 13 4 8 1 9 1 13 4 10 13 4 931 Goods porters 13 4 8 1 9 1 12 4 10 13 4 Please note This derivation table has no empty cells See key at the end of table 89 Chapter 17 NS SEC derivation tables based on SOC90 The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual Table 16 continued Standard Occupational Classification 1990 Simplified Employment status unit group NS SEC 1 Employers 2 Self employed 3 Managers 4 Supervisors 5 Other no employees employees 932 Slingers 3 4 8 1 gi 3 4 10 3 4 933 Refuse and salvage collectors 3 4 8 1 9 3 4 10 3 4 934 Driver
7. and quarrying engineers 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 12 1 2 1 2 2 211 Mechanical engineers 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 212 Electrical engineers 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 12 12 12 2 213 Electronic engineers 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 214 Software engineers 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 215 Chemical engineers 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 12 1 2 ee 2 216 Design and development engineers 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 Wes 12 2 217 Process and production engineers 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 218 Planning and quality control engineers 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 219 Other engineers and technologists n e c 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 182 12 2 220 Medical practitioners 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 i2 12 2 2 221 Pharmacists pharmacologists 1 2 ae 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 2 222 Ophthalmic opticians 2 wl 2 2 2 2 2 2 223 Dental practitioners 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 is 1 2 2 224 Veterinarians 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 IED 12 2 230 University and polytechnic teaching professionals 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 12 ke 1 2 2 231 Higher and further education teaching professionals 2 vA 2 2 2 2 2 2 232 Education officers school inspectors 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 1B 1 2 2 233 Secondary and middle school deemed secondary education teaching professionals 2 wl 2 2 2 2 2 2 234 Primary and middle school deemed primary and nursery education teaching professionals 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 235 Special education teaching professionals 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 239 Other teaching professionals n e c 4 1 4 4 3 3 2 3 240 Judges and officers of the Court 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 il 2 241 Barristers and advoca
8. employees L3 3 Traditional self employed L3 4 New self employed 2 L4 Lower professional and higher technical occupations L4 1 Traditional employees L4 2 New employees L4 3 Traditional self employed L4 4 New self employed L5 Lower managerial occupations L6 Higher supervisory occupations 3 L7 Intermediate occupations L7 1 Intermediate clerical and administrative L7 2 Intermediate sales and service L7 3 Intermediate technical and auxiliary L7 4 Intermediate engineering 4 L8 Employers in small organisations L8 1 Employers in small organisations non professional L8 2 Employers in small organisations agriculture L9 Own account workers L9 1 Own account workers non professional L9 2 Own account workers agriculture 5 L10 Lower supervisory occupations L11 Lower technical occupations L11 1 Lower technical craft L11 2 Lower technical process operative 6 L12 Semi routine occupations L12 1 Semi routine sales L12 2 Semi routine service L12 3 Semi routine technical L12 4 Semi routine operative L12 5 Semi routine agricultural L12 6 Semi routine clerical L12 7 Semi routine childcare 7 L13 Routine occupations L13 1 Routine sales and service L13 2 Routine production L13 3 Routine technical L13 4 Routine operative L13 5 Routine agricultural 8 L14 Never worked and long term unemployed L14 1 Never worked L14 2 Long term unemployed k L15 Full time students x L16 Occupations not stated or inadequately described
9. s mates 3 4 8 1 3 4 10 3 4 940 Postal workers mail sorters 2 2 8 1 9 AP 10 2 2 941 Messengers couriers 2 2 8 1 9 22 10 2 2 950 Hospital porters 2 2 8 1 9 DED 10 2 2 951 Hotel porters 3 1 8 1 Chil 3 1 10 3 1 952 Kitchen porters hands 2 2 8 1 9 1 22 10 2 2 953 Counterhands catering assistants 2 2 8 1 9 1 22 10 2 2 954 Shelf fillers 2 1 8 1 Ohi 21 10 2 1 955 Lift and car park attendants 3 4 8 1 3 4 10 3 4 956 Window cleaners 9 1 8 1 0 3 2 10 3 2 957 Road sweepers 3 4 8 1 9 3 4 10 3 4 958 Cleaners domestics 3 4 8 1 9 3 4 10 3 4 959 Other occupations in sales and services n e c 3 4 8 1 9 3 4 10 3 4 990 All other labourers and related workers 3 4 8 1 9 3 4 10 3 4 999 All others in miscellaneous occupations n e c 3 1 8 1 9 Seil 10 3 1 Please note This derivation table has no empty cells Cells filled by the developers in April 2001 Cells filled by using the priority order rules see Appendix A 90 The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual Chapter 17 NS SEC derivation tables based on SOC90 Table 17 NS SEC based on SOC90 simplified and reduced derivation table analytic classes Standard Occupational Classification 1990 Simplified Employment status unit group NS SEC 1 Employers 2 Self employed 3 Managers 4 Supervisors 5 Other no employees employees 100 General administrators national government Assistant Secretary Grade 5 and above 1
10. 1 4 1 3412 Authors writers 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 1 3413 Actors entertainers 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 1 3414 Dancers and choreographers 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 1 3415 Musicians 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 1 Please note This derivation table has no empty cells The shaded cells have been filled using the priority order rules See Appendix A 55 Chapter 16 NS SEC derivation tables based on SOC2000 The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual Table 12 continued Standard Occupational Classification 2000 Simplified Employment status unit group NS SEC 1 Employers 2 Self employed 3 Managers 4 Supervisors 5 Other no employees employees 3416 Arts officers producers and directors 43 43 43 4 1 4 1 4 1 3421 Graphic designers 7 3 8 1 9 1 73 6 7 3 3422 Product clothing and related designers 9 1 8 1 9 1 m3 6 7 3 3431 Journalists newspaper and periodical editors 4 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 1 3432 Broadcasting associate professionals 4 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 1 3433 Public relations officers 4 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 3434 Photographers and audio visual equipment operators 7 2 8 1 9 1 T2 6 Tez 3441 Sports players 4 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 3442 Sports coaches instructors and officials 4 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 3443 Fitness instructors 12 2 8 1 9 1 12 2 10 12 2 3449 Sports and fitness occupations n e c 7 2 8 1 9 1 T2 6 7 2 3511 Air traffic controllers 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 3512 Aircraft pilots and flight eng
11. 1 9 1 12 1 12 1 10 12 1 9259 Elementary sales occupations n e c 2 1 1 8 1 9 1 12 1 12 1 10 12 1 Please note This derivation table has no empty cells The shaded cells have been filled using the priority order rules See Appendix A 46 The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual Chapter 16 NS SEC derivation tables based on SOC2000 Table 11 NS SEC based on SOC2000 simplified and full derivation table analytic classes Standard Occupational Classification 2000 Simplified Employment status size of organisation unit group NS SEC 1 Employers 2 Employers 3 Self 4 Managers 5 Managers 6 Supervisors 7 Other large small employed large small employees organisations organisations no employees organisations organisations 1111 Senior officials in national government 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1112 Directors and chief executives of major organisations 1 1 1 1 1 1 i 1 1 1113 Senior officials in local government 1 1 4 4 4 1 1 1114 Senior officials of special interest organisations 2 1 1 4 4 1 1 2 2 2 1121 Production works and maintenance managers 1 1 1 1 4 4 1 1 2 2 2 1122 Managers in construction 2 El 4 4 2 2 2 2 1123 Managers in mining and energy 1 1 1 1 4 4 1 1 2 2 2 1131 Financial managers and chartered secretaries 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1132 Marketing and sales managers 1 1 1 1 4 4 1 1 2 2 2 1133 Purchasing managers 1 1 1 1 4 4 1 1 2 2 2 1134 Advertising
12. 10 The questions to ask The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual Note We are interested in the size of the local unit of the establishment at which the respondent works in terms of total number of employees The local unit is considered to be the geographical location where the job is mainly carried out Normally this will consist of a single building part of a building or at the largest a self contained group of buildings It is the total number of employees at the respondent s workplace that we are interested in not just the number employed within the particular section or department in which they work Question 7 Self employed working on own or with employees Were you working on your own or did you have employees 1 On own with partner s but no employees 2 With employees Go to question 8 Question 8 Number of employees self employed How many people did you employ at the place where you worked Were there 1 1 to 24 2 25 to 499 or 3 500 or more employees You will need to include an additional break 1 to 9 10 to 24 if you are intending to map the SOC2000 codes to the International Standard Classification of Occupations 1988 COM the European variant of the International Standard Classification of Occupations 1988 22 The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual Chapter 11 Understanding SOC2000 11 Understanding S
13. 11 1 10 1 1 5233 Auto electricians 11 1 8 1 9 1 Lea 10 1 1 5234 Vehicle spray painters 12 3 8 1 9 1 12 3 10 12 3 5241 Electricians electrical fitters 11 1 8 1 9 1 FEJ 10 1 1 5242 Telecommunications engineers 7 4 8 1 9 1 TA 6 7 4 5243 Lines repairers and cable jointers 11 1 8 1 9 1 11 1 10 1 1 5244 TV video and audio engineers 11 1 8 1 9 1 KOI 10 5245 Computer engineers installation and maintenance 7 4 8 1 9 1 7 4 6 7 4 5249 Electrical electronics engineers n e c 7 4 8 1 9 1 7 4 6 7 4 5311 Steel erectors 12 3 8 1 9 1 12 3 10 12 3 5312 Bricklayers masons 9 1 8 1 9 1 t3 10 13 3 5313 Roofers roof tilers and slaters 9 1 8 1 9 1 1372 10 13 2 5314 Plumbers heating and ventilating engineers 11 1 8 1 9 1 11 1 10 11 1 5315 Carpenters and joiners 9 1 8 1 9 1 13 3 10 13 3 5316 Glaziers window fabricators and fitters 9 1 8 1 9 1 1329 10 13 2 5319 Construction trades n e c 9 1 8 1 9 1 12 4 10 12 4 5321 Plasterers 9 1 8 1 9 1 13 3 10 13 3 5322 Floorers and wall tilers 9 1 8 1 9 1 13 3 10 13 3 5323 Painters and decorators 9 1 8 1 9 1 13 3 10 13 3 5411 Weavers and knitters 3 3 8 1 9 1 13 3 10 13 3 5412 Upholsterers 3 3 8 1 9 1 13 3 10 13 3 5413 Leather and related trades 3 3 8 1 9 1 13 3 10 13 3 5414 Tailors and dressmakers 2 3 8 1 9 1 12 3 10 12 3 5419 Textiles garments and related trades n e c 3 3 8 1 9 1 13 3 10 13 3 5421 Originators compositors and print preparers 11 1 8 1 9 1 11 1 10 11 1 5422 Printers 11 1 8 1 9 1 11 1 10 11 1 5423 Bookbinders
14. 13 1 9231 Window cleaners 9 1 8 1 9 1 13 2 13 2 0 13 2 9232 Road sweepers 13 4 8 1 9 1 13 4 13 4 0 13 4 9233 Cleaners domestics 13 4 8 1 9 1 13 4 13 4 10 13 4 9234 Launderers dry cleaners pressers 132 8 1 9 1 13 2 1332 10 13 2 9235 Refuse and salvage occupations 13 4 8 1 9 1 13 4 13 4 10 13 4 Please note This derivation table has no empty cells The shaded cells have been filled using the priority order rules See Appendix A 45 Chapter 16 NS SEC derivation tables based on SOC2000 The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual Table 10 continued Standard Occupational Classification 2000 Simplified Employment status size of organisation unit group NS SEC 1 Employers 2 Employers 3 Self 4 Managers 5 Managers 6 Supervisors 7 Other large small employed large small employees organisations organisations no employees organisations organisations 9239 Elementary cleaning occupations n e c 3 4 1 8 1 9 1 13 4 13 4 10 13 4 9241 Security guards and related occupations 2 2 1 8 1 9 1 122 122 10 12 2 9242 Traffic wardens 2 2 10 10 122 12 2 122 10 12 2 9243 School crossing patrol attendants 3 1 10 10 13 1 13 1 13 1 10 13 1 9244 School mid day assistants 3 1 10 10 13 1 13 1 13 1 10 13 1 9245 Car park attendants 3 4 1 8 1 9 1 13 4 13 4 10 13 4 9249 Elementary security occupations n e c 2 2 1 8 1 9 1 122 1222 10 12 2 9251 Shelf fillers 21 1 8
15. 13 3 8 1 9 1 13 3 10 13 3 592 Dental technicians 7 3 8 1 9 1 7 3 6 7 3 593 Musical instrument makers piano tuners 9 1 8 1 9 1 11 1 10 11 1 594 Gardeners groundsmen groundswomen 11 1 8 1 9 1 11 1 10 11 1 595 Horticultural trades 12 5 8 2 9 2 12S 10 12 5 596 Coach painters other spray painters 12 3 8 1 9 1 12 3 10 12 3 597 Face trained coalmining workers shotfirers and deputies 13 3 8 1 9 1 13 3 10 13 3 598 Office machinery mechanics 7 4 8 1 9 1 7 4 6 7 4 599 Other craft and related occupations n e c 11 1 8 1 9 1 11 1 10 11 1 600 NCOs and other ranks UK armed forces 7 2 T o Woh 6 Beds 601 NCOs and other ranks foreign and Commonwealth armed forces 7 2 res 2 72 6 yee 610 Police officers sergeant and below i 7 2 72 VT 6 7 2 611 Fire service officers leading fire officer and below 7 2 WD 2 T2 6 7 2 612 Prison service officers below principal officer 7 2 et 2 tae 6 yee Please note This derivation table has no empty cells See key at the end of table 87 Chapter 17 NS SEC derivation tables based on SOC90 The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual Table 16 continued Standard Occupational Classification 1990 Simplified Employment status unit group NS SEC 1 Employers 2 Self employed 3 Managers 4 Supervisors 5 Other no employees employees 613 Customs and excise officers immigration officers customs below chief preventive officer excise below surveyor 4
16. 13 4 13 4 10 13 4 930 Stevedores dockers 13 4 1 8 9 13 4 13 4 10 13 4 931 Goods porters 13 4 1 8 9 12 4 12 4 10 13 4 932 Slingers 13 4 1 8 93 13 4 13 4 10 13 4 933 Refuse and salvage collectors 13 4 1 8 9 13 4 13 4 10 13 4 934 Driver s mates 13 4 1 8 97 13 4 13 4 10 13 4 940 Postal workers mail sorters 12 2 1 8 9 122 122 10 12 2 941 Messengers couriers 12 2 1 8 9 12 2 12 2 10 12 2 950 Hospital porters 12 2 1 8 9i 12 2 12 2 10 12 2 951 Hotel porters 13 1 1 8 9y 13 1 13 1 10 13 1 952 Kitchen porters hands 12 2 1 8 9 12 2 122 10 12 2 953 Counterhands catering assistants 12 2 1 8 9 122 122 10 12 2 954 Shelf fillers 12 1 1 8 O 12 1 12 1 10 12 1 955 Lift and car park attendants 13 4 1 8 9 13 4 13 4 10 13 4 956 Window cleaners 9 1 1 8 9 13 2 13 2 10 13 2 957 Road sweepers 13 4 1 8 9 13 4 13 4 10 13 4 958 Cleaners domestics 13 4 1 8 9 13 4 13 4 10 13 4 959 Other occupations in sales and services n e c 13 4 1 8 9 13 4 13 4 10 13 4 990 All other labourers and related workers 13 4 1 8 9 13 4 13 4 10 13 4 999 All others in miscellaneous occupations n e c 13 1 1 8 9 13 1 13 1 10 13 1 Please note This derivation table has no empty cells Cells filled by the developers in April 2001 Cells filled by using the priority order rules see Appendix A 75 Chapter 17 NS SEC derivation tables based on SOC90 The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual Tabl
17. 2 Please note This derivation table has no empty cells See key at the end of table 91 Chapter 17 NS SEC derivation tables based on SOC90 The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual Table 17 continued Standard Occupational Classification 1990 Simplified Employment status unit group NS SEC 1 Employers 2 Self employed 3 Managers 4 Supervisors 5 Other no employees employees 210 Civil structural municipal mining and quarrying engineers 1 2 1 2 12 1 2 12 1 2 211 Mechanical engineers 1 2 1 2 1 2 12 ee 1 2 212 Electrical engineers 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 12 12 213 Electronic engineers 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 214 Software engineers 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 215 Chemical engineers 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 12 1 2 216 Design and development engineers 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 217 Process and production engineers 2 2 2 2 2 2 218 Planning and quality control engineers 2 2 2 2 2 2 219 Other engineers and technologists n e c 1 2 1 2 1 2 12 12 1 2 220 Medical practitioners 1 2 1 2 T2 12 12 1 2 221 Pharmacists pharmacologists 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 222 Ophthalmic opticians 2 2 2 2 2 2 223 Dental practitioners 1 2 1 2 1 2 12 i 1 2 224 Veterinarians 1 2 12 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 230 University and polytechnic teaching professionals 12 1 2 1 2 1 2 T2 1 2 231 Higher and further education teaching professionals 2 2 2 2 2 2 232 Education officers school inspectors 1 2 182 1 2 TZ 1 2 132 233 Secondary and m
18. 2 6212 Travel agents 7 2 8 1 9 1 2 6 7 2 6213 Travel and tour guides or 8 1 9 1 13 1 10 13 1 6214 Air travel assistants 7 2 8 1 9 1 Vee 6 TD 6215 Rail travel assistants 7 2 8 1 9 1 TEP 6 7 2 6219 Leisure and travel service occupations n e c 3 3 8 1 9 1 13 3 10 13 3 6221 Hairdressers barbers 3 1 8 1 9 1 13 1 10 13 1 Please note This derivation table has no empty cells The shaded cells have been filled using the priority order rules See Appendix A 57 Chapter 16 NS SEC derivation tables based on SOC2000 The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual Table 12 continued Standard Occupational Classification 2000 Simplified Employment status unit group NS SEC 1 Employers 2 Self employed 3 Managers 4 Supervisors 5 Other no employees employees 6222 Beauticians and related occupations 9 1 8 1 9 122 10 22 6231 Housekeepers and related occupations 12 2 8 1 9 122 0 2 2 6232 Caretakers 12 2 8 9 122 0 12 2 6291 Undertakers and mortuary assistants 12 2 8 1 9 122 0 2 2 6292 Pest control officers 12 2 8 9 122 0 12 2 7111 Sales and retail assistants 12 1 8 1 9 12 1 0 2 1 7112 Retail cashiers and check out operators 12 1 8 1 9 12 1 10 2 1 7113 Telephone salespersons 12 1 8 9 12 1 0 12 1 7121 Collector salespersons and credit agents 12 1 8 1 9 12 1 0 2 1 7122 Debt rent and other cash collectors 7 2 8 1 9 UV 6 7 2 7123 Roundsmen women and van salespersons 13
19. 2 2 175 Publicans innkeepers and club stewards 2 wl 4 4 2 2 2 2 Please note This derivation table has no empty cells See key at the end of table 76 The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual Chapter 17 NS SEC derivation tables based on SOC90 Table 15 continued Standard Occupational Classification 1990 Simplified Employment status size of organisation unit group NS SEC 1 Employers 2 Employers 3 Self employed 4 Managers 5 Managers 6 Supervisors 7 Other large small no employees large small employees organisations organisations prganisations organisations 176 Entertainment and sports managers 2 uf 4 4 2 2 2 2 177 Travel agency managers 2 Mi 4 4 2 2 2 2 178 Managers and proprietors of butchers and fishmongers 4 mt 4 4 2 2 2 2 179 Managers and proprietors in service industries n e c 2 l 4 4 2 2 2 2 190 Officials of trade associations trade unions professional bodies and charities 2 al 4 4 1 1 2 2 2 191 Registrars and administrators of educational establishments 1 2 1 2 1 2 12 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 199 Other managers and administrators n e c 2 1 4 4 2 2 2 2 200 Chemists 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 2 201 Biological scientists and biochemists 1 2 2 1 2 12 1 1 2 1 2 ie 202 Physicists geologists and meteorologists 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 2 209 Other natural scientists n e c 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 12 142 1 2 2 210 Civil structural municipal mining
20. 2 2 2 2 2 312 Quantity surveyors 2 2 2 2 2 2 313 Marine insurance and other surveyors 2 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 Z 320 Computer analyst programmers 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 330 Air traffic planners and controllers 2 2 2 2 2 2 331 Aircraft flight deck officers 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 332 Ship and hovercraft officers 2 2 2 2 2 2 340 Nurses 2 4 2 2 2 2 341 Midwives 2 2 2 2 2 2 342 Medical radiographers 2 2 2 2 2 2 343 Physiotherapists 2 2 2 2 2 2 344 Chiropodists 2 2 2 2 2 2 345 Dispensing opticians 3 4 4 3 2 3 346 Medical technicians dental auxiliaries 6 4 4 3 5 6 347 Occupational and speech therapists psychotherapists therapists n e c 2 2 2 2 2 2 348 Environmental health officers 1 2 i 1 2 12 1 2 1 2 349 Other health associate professionals n e c 6 4 4 6 5 6 350 Legal service and related occupations 3 12 4 3 2 3 360 Estimators valuers 2 2 2 2 2 2 361 Underwriters claims assessors brokers investment analysts 2 2 2 12 2 2 Please note This derivation table has no empty cells See key at the end of table 92 The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual Chapter 17 NS SEC derivation tables based on SOC90 Table 17 continued Standard Occupational Classification 1990 Simplified Employment status unit group NS SEC 1 Employers 2 Self employed 3 Managers 4 Supervisors 5 Other no employees employees 362 Taxation experts 1 2 1 2 1 2 12 E2 2 363 Personnel and industrial relations offi
21. 2 9 2 6 6 6 5112 Horticultural trades 12 5 8 2 9 2 125 10 12 5 Please note This derivation table has no empty cells The shaded cells have been filled using the priority order rules See Appendix A 56 The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual Chapter 16 NS SEC derivation tables based on SOC2000 Table 12 continued Standard Occupational Classification 2000 Simplified Employment status unit group NS SEC 1 Employers 2 Self employed 3 Managers 4 Supervisors 5 Other no employees employees 5113 Gardeners and groundsmen groundswomen 11 1 8 1 9 1 11 1 10 11 1 5119 Agricultural and fishing trades n e c 9 2 8 2 9 2 11 1 10 11 1 5211 Smiths and forge workers 13 3 8 1 9 1 13 3 10 13 3 5212 Moulders core makers die casters 12 3 8 1 9 1 123 10 123 5213 Sheet metal workers 12 3 8 1 9 1 12 3 10 12 3 5214 Metal plate workers shipwrights riveters 13 3 8 1 9 1 13 3 10 13 3 5215 Welding trades 13 3 8 1 9 1 13 3 10 13 3 5216 Pipe fitters 13 3 8 1 9 1 13 3 10 13 3 5221 Metal machining setters and setter operators 12 3 8 1 9 1 12 3 10 12 3 5222 Tool makers tool fitters and markers out 11 1 8 1 9 1 11 1 10 1 1 5223 Metal working production and maintenance fitters 11 1 8 1 9 1 11 1 10 1 1 5224 Precision instrument makers and repairers 11 1 8 1 9 1 11 1 10 1 1 5231 Motor mechanics auto engineers 11 1 8 1 9 1 11 1 10 1 1 5232 Vehicle body builders and repairers 11 1 8 1 9 1
22. 3 3 3 gt 5 5 1183 Healthcare practice managers 5 8 1 9 1 3 5 1184 Social services managers 2 8 1 9 1 2 2 2 1185 Residential and day care managers 5 8 1 9 1 5 5 5 1211 Farm managers 5 8 2 9 2 5 5 5 1212 Natural environment and conservation managers 2 8 1 9 1 2 2 2 1219 Managers in animal husbandry forestry and fishing n e c 9 2 8 2 9 2 5 5 5 1221 Hotel and accommodation managers 9 1 8 1 9 1 5 3 5 1222 Conference and exhibition managers 5 8 1 9 1 5 5 5 1223 Restaurant and catering managers 8 1 8 1 9 1 3 5 5 1224 Publicans and managers of licensed premises 5 8 1 9 1 5 5 5 1225 Leisure and sports managers 5 8 1 9 1 5 5 5 1226 Travel agency managers 5 8 1 9 1 5 5 5 1231 Property housing and land managers 2 8 1 9 1 2 2 2 1232 Garage managers and proprietors 8 1 8 1 9 1 5 5 5 1233 Hairdressing and beauty salon managers and proprietors 8 1 8 1 9 1 5 5 5 1234 Shopkeepers and wholesale retail dealers 8 1 8 1 9 1 5 5 5 1235 Recycling and refuse disposal managers 5 8 1 9 1 5 5 5 1239 Managers and proprietors in other services n e c 5 8 1 9 1 5 5 5 2111 Chemists 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 3 1 2112 Biological scientists and biochemists 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 31 2113 Physicists geologists and meteorologists 3 1 3 3 33 3 1 3 3 1 2121 Civil engineers 3 1 3 3 3 3 ok 3 3 1 2122 Mechanical engineers 3 1 3 3 3 3 Sil 3 3 1 2123 Electrical engineers 3 1 3 3 3 3 eee 3 3 1 2124 Electronics engineers 3 1 3 3 3 3 on 3 3 1 2125 Chemical engineers 3 1 3 3 3 3 Sal 3
23. 3 3 3 1 Skil 3 3 1 2312 Further education teaching professionals 4 1 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 4 1 2313 Education officers school inspectors 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 3 1 2314 Secondary education teaching professionals 4 1 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 4 1 2315 Primary and nursery education teaching professionals 4 1 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 4 1 2316 Special needs education teaching professionals 4 1 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 4 1 2317 Registrars and senior administrators of educational establishments 3 1 Shl 3 1 3 1 3 1 3a 3 3 1 2319 Teaching professionals n e c 9 1 1 8 1 9 1 Tea 7 3 6 7 3 2321 Scientific researchers 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 Ball 3 3 1 2322 Social science researchers 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 1 3 3 1 2329 Researchers n e c 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 Skil 3 3 1 2411 Solicitors and lawyers judges and coroners 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 Sal 3 3 1 2419 Legal professionals n e c 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 abil 3 3 1 2421 Chartered and certified accountants 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 Sbll 3 3 1 2422 Management accountants 3 2 3 4 3 4 3 4 Sh 32 3 2 3 2 2423 Management consultants actuaries economists and statisticians 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 331 3 3 1 2431 Architects 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 1 3 3 1 2432 Town planners 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 1 3 3 1 2433 Quantity surveyors 4 1 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 4 1 2434 Chartered surveyors not quantity surveyors 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 BA 3 1 3 3 1 2441 Public service administrative professionals 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 4 1 2442 Social workers 4 1 4 3
24. 3 8 9 13 3 0 13 3 7124 Market and street traders and assistants 9 1 8 1 9 13 1 0 3 1 7125 Merchandisers and window dressers G2 8 9 We 6 7 2 7129 Sales related occupations n e c 42 8 1 9 2 6 7 2 7211 Call centre agents operators T2 8 1 9 T2 6 7 2 7212 Customer care occupations 7 2 8 1 9 T2 6 7 2 8111 Food drink and tobacco process operatives 12 4 8 1 9 12 4 0 2 4 8112 Glass and ceramics process operatives 12 3 8 1 9 12 3 0 2 3 8113 Textile process operatives 13 2 8 1 9 13 2 0 3 2 8114 Chemical and related process operatives 11 2 8 1 9 11 2 10 11 2 8115 Rubber process operatives 12 3 8 1 9 12 3 0 12 3 8116 Plastics process operatives 12 4 8 1 9 12 4 0 12 4 8117 Metal making and treating process operatives 12 3 8 1 9 12 3 10 2 3 8118 Electroplaters 12 3 8 1 9 12 3 0 2 3 8119 Process operatives n e c 12 4 8 1 9 12 4 0 12 4 8121 Paper and wood machine operatives 12 3 8 1 9 12 3 0 23 8122 Coal mine operatives 13 3 8 1 9 13 3 0 3 3 8123 Quarry workers and related operatives 11 2 8 1 9 11 2 0 11 2 8124 Energy plant operatives 12 4 8 1 9 12 4 0 2 4 8125 Metal working machine operatives 12 4 8 1 9 12 4 0 2 4 8126 Water and sewerage plant operatives 11 2 8 1 9 11 2 10 11 2 8129 Plant and machine operatives n e c 12 4 8 1 9 12 4 10 2 4 8131 Assemblers electrical products 12 4 8 1 9 12 4 0 2 4 8132 Assemblers vehicles and metal goods 12 4 8 1 9 12 4 0 2 4 8133 Routine inspectors and testers 11 2 8 1 9 11 2 0 11 2 8134 Weighers
25. 3415 Musicians 4 3 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 3416 Arts officers producers and directors 4 3 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 3421 Graphic designers 7 3 1 8 1 9 1 7 3 13 6 K 3422 Product clothing and related designers 9 1 1 8 1 9 1 7 3 73 6 R 3431 Journalists newspaper and periodical editors 4 1 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 3432 Broadcasting associate professionals 4 1 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 3433 Public relations officers 4 1 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 3434 Photographers and audio visual equipment operators T2 1 8 1 9 1 M2 T2 6 7 2 3441 Sports players 4 1 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 3442 Sports coaches instructors and officials 4 1 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 3443 Fitness instructors 12 2 1 8 1 9 1 12 2 122 10 12 2 3449 Sports and fitness occupations n e c 7 2 1 8 1 9 1 J2 T2 6 7 2 3511 Air traffic controllers 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 3512 Aircraft pilots and flight engineers 3 2 3 4 3 4 3 4 32 32 3 2 3 2 3513 Ship and hovercraft officers 4 1 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 3514 Train drivers 11 1 10 10 11 1 11 1 11 1 10 11 1 3520 Legal associate professionals 7 1 1 8 1 9 1 il 7 1 6 7 1 3531 Estimators valuers and assessors 4 1 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 3532 Brokers 3 2 3 4 3 4 3 4 32 32 32 3 2 3533 Insurance underwriters 32 3 4 3 4 3 4 32 32 3 2 3 2 3534 Finance and investment analysts advisers 4 1 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 3535 Taxation experts 3 2 3 4 3 4 3 4 32 32 3 2 3 2 3536 Importers exporters 4 2 1 4 4 4 4 4 2 42 4 2 4 2 3537 Financial and
26. 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 3115 Quality assurance technicians 11 1 8 1 9 1 11 1 10 11 1 3119 Science and engineering technicians n e c 4 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 3121 Architectural technologists and town planning technicians 4 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 3122 Draughtspersons T3 8 1 9 1 Ue 6 L3 3123 Building inspectors 4 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 3131 IT operations technicians 4 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 3132 IT user support technicians 4 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 3211 Nurses 4 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 1 3212 Midwives 4 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 1 3213 Paramedics 6 6 Ue 72 6 T2 3214 Medical radiographers 4 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 3215 Chiropodists 4 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 3216 Dispensing opticians T3 8 1 9 1 Ue 6 T3 3217 Pharmaceutical dispensers 12 1 8 1 9 1 12 1 10 12 1 3218 Medical and dental technicians 7 3 8 1 9 1 ES 6 T3 3221 Physiotherapists 4 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 3222 Occupational therapists 4 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 3223 Speech and language therapists 3 2 3 4 3 4 3 2 3 2 32 3229 Therapists n e c 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 3231 Youth and community workers 4 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 3232 Housing and welfare officers 4 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 3311 NCOs and other ranks 7 2 6 72 T2 6 7 2 3312 Police officers sergeant and below 7 2 6 T2 T2 6 7 2 3313 Fire service officers leading fire officer and below T2 6 UD N2 6 T2 3314 Prison service officers below principal officer 7 2 6 Tee N2 6 7 2 3319 Protective service associate professionals n e c 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 3411 Artists 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 1 4
27. 4 4 6 gt 6 4134 Transport and distribution clerks 3 4 4 3 2 3 4135 Library assistants clerks 3 4 4 3 2 3 4136 Database assistants clerks 3 4 4 3 2 3 4137 Market research interviewers 6 4 4 6 5 6 4141 Telephonists 6 4 4 6 5 6 4142 Communication operators 5 4 4 5 5 5 4150 General office assistants clerks 3 4 4 3 2 3 4211 Medical secretaries 3 4 4 3 2 3 4212 Legal secretaries 3 4 4 3 2 3 4213 School secretaries 3 4 4 3 2 3 4214 Company secretaries 3 4 4 3 2 3 4215 Personal assistants and other secretaries 3 4 4 3 2 3 4216 Receptionists 6 4 4 6 5 6 4217 Typists 3 4 4 3 2 3 S111 Farmers 4 4 4 2 2 2 5112 Horticultural trades 6 4 4 6 6 Please note This derivation table has no empty cells The shaded cells have been filled using the priority order rules See Appendix A 62 The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual Chapter 16 NS SEC derivation tables based on SOC2000 Table 13 continued Standard Occupational Classification 2000 Simplified Employment status unit group NS SEC 1 Employers 2 Self employed 3 Managers 4 Supervisors 5 Other no employees employees 5113 Gardeners and groundsmen groundswomen 5 4 4 5 5 5 5119 Agricultural and fishing trades n e c 4 4 4 3 5 gt 5211 Smiths and forge workers 7 4 4 7 5 7 5212 Moulders core makers die casters 6 4 4 6 5 6 5213 Sheet metal workers 6 4 4 6 5 6 5214 Metal plate workers shipwrights riveters 7 4 4 7 5 7 5
28. 4 5 6 7 1162 5 1 81 91 5 5 5 5 3213 6 6 6 72 72 7 2 6 7 2 5312 9 1 1 81 91 13 3 13 3 10 13 3 6139 13 5 1 8 2 9 2 13 5 13 5 10 13 5 8114 11 2 1 81 91 11 2 11 2 10 11 2 ssec simplified NS SEC 101 Related publications The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual Related publications Available from Palgrave Macmillan Houndmills Basingstoke Hampshire RG21 6XS Tel 01256 302611 www palgrave com ons Standard Occupational Classification 2000 Volume 1 Structure and description of unit groups 2000 Price 40 ISBN O 11 621388 4 Volume 2 The coding index 2000 Price 39 ISBN O 11 621389 2 Also available to download from www statistics gov uk The ESRC Review of Government Social Classifications Published in 1998 jointly by ONS and ESRC this report describes the development of the new socio economic classification the interim version of NS SEC 1998 Price 20 ISBN 1 85774 2915 Also available to download from www statistics gov uk The National Statistics Socio economic Classification Origins Development and Use A complete description of the development of NS SEC including its rebasing on SOC2000 2005 Price 50 ISBN 1 4039 9648 2 Also available to download from www statistics gov uk 102 The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual References References Elias P McKnight A Davies R and Kinshott G 2000 Occupational Change Re
29. 4 7 5 pi 863 Weighers graders sorters 7 4 4 7 5 7 864 Routine laboratory testers 3 4 4 3 2 3 869 Other routine process operatives n e c 5 4 4 5 5 5 870 Bus inspectors 5 4 4 5 5 5 871 Road transport depot inspectors and related occupations 5 4 4 5 5 5 872 Drivers of road goods vehicles 7 4 4 7 5 7 873 Bus and coach drivers 7 4 4 7 5 7 874 Taxi cab drivers and chauffeurs 4 4 4 fi 5 7 875 Bus conductors 7 4 4 7 5 7 880 Seafarers merchant navy barge lighter and boat operatives 6 4 4 6 5 6 881 Rail transport inspectors supervisors and guards 5 4 4 5 5 3 882 Rail engine drivers and assistants 5 5 5 5 5 5 883 Rail signal operatives and crossing keepers 5 4 4 5 5 5 884 Shunters and points operatives 5 4 4 5 5 5 885 Mechanical plant drivers and operatives earth moving and civil engineering 7 4 4 7 5 7 886 Crane drivers 6 4 4 6 5 6 887 Fork lift and mechanical truck drivers 6 4 4 6 5 6 889 Other transport and machinery operatives n e c 7 4 4 7 5 7 890 Washers screeners and crushers in mines and quarries 5 4 4 5 5 5 891 Printing machine minders and assistants 6 4 4 6 5 6 892 Water and sewerage plant attendants 5 4 4 a 5 5 893 Electrical energy boiler and related plant operatives and attendants 6 4 4 6 5 6 894 Oilers greasers lubricators 6 4 4 6 k 6 895 Mains and service pipe layers pipe jointers 7 4 4 7 5 7 896 Construction and related operatives 5 4 4 5 5 7 897 Woodworking machine operatives 6 4 4 6 5 6 898 Mine excluding coal a
30. 5244 TV video and audio engineers 5 Ta 4 4 5 5 5 5 5245 Computer engineers installation and maintenance 3 1 1 4 4 5 3 2 3 5249 Electrical electronics engineers n e c 3 1 1 4 4 3 3 2 3 5311 Steel erectors 6 11 4 4 6 6 5 6 5312 Bricklayers masons 4 1 1 4 4 F 4 5 7 5313 Roofers roof tilers and slaters 4 1 1 4 4 7 7 5 7 5314 Plumbers heating and ventilating engineers 5 1 1 4 5 5 5 5 5315 Carpenters and joiners 4 1 1 4 7 7 5 7 5316 Glaziers window fabricators and fitters 4 1 1 4 4 7 7 5 7 5319 Construction trades n e c 4 1 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 5321 Plasterers 4 1 1 4 4 T 7 5 T 5322 Floorers and wall tilers 4 1 1 4 4 T 7 5 7 5323 Painters and decorators 4 1 1 4 4 7 7 5 T 5411 Weavers and knitters 7 1 1 4 4 T 7 5 7 5412 Upholsterers 7 1 1 4 4 T 7 5 T 5413 Leather and related trades a 1 1 4 4 T 7 5 7 5414 Tailors and dressmakers 6 1 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 Please note This derivation table has no empty cells The shaded cells have been filled using the priority order rules See Appendix A 50 The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual Chapter 16 NS SEC derivation tables based on SOC2000 Table 11 continued Standard Occupational Classification 2000 Simplified Employment status size of organisation unit group NS SEC 1 Employers 2 Employers 3 Self 4 Managers 5 Managers 6 Supervisors 7 Other large small employed large small lemployees organisations jorganisat
31. 640 Assistant nurses nursing auxiliaries 3 1 1 4 4 3 3 2 3 641 Hospital ward assistants 3 1 1 4 4 3 3 2 3 642 Ambulance staff 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 Please note This derivation table has no empty cells See key at the end of table 80 The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual Chapter 17 NS SEC derivation tables based on SOC90 Table 15 continued Standard Occupational Classification 1990 Simplified Employment status size of organisation unit group NS SEC 1 Employers 2 Employers 3 Self employed 4 Managers 5 Managers 6 Supervisors 7 Other large small no employees large small employees organisations organisations rganisations organisations 643 Dental nurses 6 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 644 Care assistants and attendants 6 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 650 Nursery nurses 3 1 4 4 3 3 2 3 651 Playgroup leaders 6 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 652 Educational assistants 6 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 659 Other childcare and related occupations n e c 7 1 4 4 7 7 5 7 660 Hairdressers barbers 7 1 4 4 a 7 5 7 661 Beauticians and related occupations 4 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 670 Domestic housekeepers and related occupations 6 a 4 4 6 6 5 6 671 Housekeepers non domestic 5 all 4 4 6 6 5 6 672 Caretakers 6 l 4 4 6 6 5 6 673 Launderers dry cleaners pressers 7 ll 4 4 7 7 5 7 690 Undertakers 6 wl 4 4 6 6 5 6 691 Bookmakers 2 l 4 4 2 2 5 6 699 Other personal and protective service occupations n e c 6 wl 4 4 6 6 5 6 700 Buyers ret
32. 69 Other managers in farming horticulture forestry and fishing n e c 9 2 8 2 9 2 11 1 11 1 11 1 70 Property and estate managers 5 8 1 9 5 5 71 Garage managers and proprietors 8 1 8 1 9 5 5 5 72 Hairdressers and barbers managers and proprietors 9 1 8 1 9 5 5 5 73 Hotel and accommodation managers 9 1 8 1 9 5 5 3 74 Restaurant and catering managers 5 8 1 9 5 5 S 75 Publicans innkeepers and club stewards 5 8 1 9 5 5 5 76 Entertainment and sports managers 5 8 1 9 5 5 5 77 Travel agency managers 5 8 1 9 5 5 5 78 Managers and proprietors of butchers and fishmongers 8 1 8 1 9 5 5 5 79 Managers and proprietors in service industries n e c 5 8 1 9 5 5 5 90 Officials of trade associations trade unions professional bodies and charities 4 1 8 1 97 5 4 1 4 1 91 Registrars and administrators of educational establishments 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 Soll 3 1 99 Other managers and administrators n e c 5 8 1 9 5 5 5 200 Chemists 3 1 3 3 3 3 5 Ball 3 1 201 Biological scientists and biochemists 3 1 3 3 3 3 5 Sial 3 1 202 Physicists geologists and meteorologists 3 1 3 3 3 3 5 Ball 3 1 209 Other natural scientists n e c 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 1 3 1 Please note This derivation table has no empty cells See key at the end of table 84 The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual Chapter 17 NS SEC derivation tables based on SOC90 Table 16 continued Standard Occupational Classification 1
33. 8 1 9 1 11 2 11 2 10 11 2 8134 Weighers graders sorters 13 2 8 1 9 1 132 13 2 0 13 2 8135 Tyre exhaust and windscreen fitters 12 4 8 1 9 1 12 4 12 4 0 12 4 8136 Clothing cutters 12 3 8 1 9 1 12 3 12 3 0 12 3 8137 Sewing machinists 13 2 8 1 9 1 12 13 2 0 13 2 8138 Routine laboratory testers 73 8 1 9 1 3 T3 6 7 3 8139 Assemblers and routine operatives n e c 13 2 8 1 9 1 13 2 13 2 0 13 2 8141 Scaffolders stagers riggers 12 4 8 1 9 1 12 4 12 4 0 12 4 8142 Road construction operatives 10 8 1 9 1 12 4 12 4 10 12 4 8143 Rail construction and maintenance operatives 11 2 8 1 9 1 11 2 11 2 0 11 2 8149 Construction operatives n e c 10 8 1 9 1 13 4 13 4 10 13 4 8211 Heavy goods vehicle drivers 13 3 8 1 9 1 13 3 13 3 0 13 3 8212 Van drivers 13 3 8 1 9 1 13 3 13 3 0 133 8213 Bus and coach drivers 13 3 8 1 9 1 13 3 13 3 0 13 3 8214 Taxi cab drivers and chauffeurs 9 1 8 1 9 1 133 13 3 10 13 3 8215 Driving instructors 9 1 8 1 9 1 12 2 12 2 0 12 2 8216 Rail transport operatives 11 2 8 1 9 1 11 2 112 10 11 2 8217 Seafarers merchant navy barge lighter and boat operatives 12 4 8 1 9 1 12 4 12 4 10 12 4 8218 Air transport operatives 11 2 8 1 9 1 11 2 11 2 10 11 2 8219 Transport operatives n e c 10 8 1 9 1 11 2 112 10 11 2 8221 Crane drivers 12 3 8 1 9 1 125 12 3 0 12 3 8222 Fork lift truck drivers 12 3 8 1 9 1 12 3 12 3 0 12 3 8223 Agricultural machinery drivers 12 5 8 2 9 2 12 5 12 5 10 12 5 8229 Mobile machine drivers and operatives n e c 13 3
34. 8 1 9 1 12 4 10 12 4 881 Rail transport inspectors supervisors and guards 11 2 8 1 9 1 11 2 10 11 2 882 Rail engine drivers and assistants 11 2 11 2 112 2 10 11 2 883 Rail signal operatives and crossing keepers 11 2 8 1 9 1 11 2 10 11 2 884 Shunters and points operatives 11 2 8 1 9 1 11 2 10 11 2 885 Mechanical plant drivers and operatives earth moving and civil engineering 3 3 8 1 9 1 3 3 10 3 3 886 Crane drivers 2 3 8 1 9 1 2 3 10 2 3 887 Fork lift and mechanical truck drivers 2 3 8 1 9 1 2 3 10 2 3 889 Other transport and machinery operatives n e c 3 4 8 1 9 1 3 4 10 3 4 890 Washers screeners and crushers in mines and quarries 11 2 8 1 9 1 11 2 10 11 2 891 Printing machine minders and assistants 2 3 8 1 9 1 DES 10 2 3 892 Water and sewerage plant attendants 11 2 8 1 9 1 1172 10 11 2 893 Electrical energy boiler and related plant operatives and attendants 2 4 8 1 9 1 2 4 10 2 4 894 Oilers greasers lubricators 2 4 8 1 9 1 2 4 10 2 4 895 Mains and service pipe layers pipe jointers 3 4 8 1 9 1 3 4 10 3 4 896 Construction and related operatives 10 8 1 9 1 10 10 3 4 897 Woodworking machine operatives 2 3 8 1 9 1 2 3 10 2 3 898 Mine excluding coal and quarry workers 11 2 8 1 9 1 11 2 10 11 2 899 Other plant and machine operatives n e c 2 4 8 1 9 1 10 10 2 4 900 Farm workers 2 5 8 2 9 2 125 6 12 5 901 Agricultural machinery drivers and operatives 2 5 8 2 9 2 25 10 2 5 902 All other occupations in farming and related 3 5 8 2 9 2 3S 10 3 5
35. 8 1 9 1 5 5 5 5 74 Restaurant and catering managers 5 1 8 1 9 1 5 5 5 S 75 Publicans innkeepers and club stewards 5 1 8 1 9 1 9 5 5 5 Please note This derivation table has no empty cells See key at end of table 68 The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual Chapter 17 NS SEC derivation tables based on SOC90 Table 14 continued Standard Occupational Classification 1990 Simplified Employment status size of organisation unit group NS SEC 1 Employers 2 Employers 3 Self employed 4 Managers 5 Managers 6 Supervisors 7 Other large small no employees large small employees organisations organisations rganisations organisations 176 Entertainment and sports managers 3 1 8 1 9 1 5 5 5 5 177 Travel agency managers 3 1 8 1 9 1 5 5 5 5 178 Managers and proprietors of butchers and fishmongers 8 1 8 1 9 1 5 5 5 5 179 Managers and proprietors in service industries n e c 5 8 1 9 1 5 5 5 5 190 Officials of trade associations trade unions professional bodies and charities 4 1 8 1 9 1 2 5 4 1 4 1 191 Registrars and administrators of educational establishments 3 1 Ball 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 199 Other managers and administrators n e c 5 8 1 9 1 5 5 S 5 200 Chemists 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 gt 3 1 3 1 201 Biological scientists and biochemists 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 5 3 1 3 1 202 Physicists geologists and meteorologists 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 5 3 1 3 1 209 Other natura
36. National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual 8 Continuity with Social Class and Socio economic Group 8 1 The operational categories of NS SEC can be aggregated to produce approximated Social Class based on Occupation and approximated Socio economic Group see Tables 4 5 and 6 These approximations achieve a continuity level of 87 per cent for both SC and SEG 8 2 In the course of rebasing NS SEC on SOC2000 the developers produced a derivation of SC and SEG by making certain assumptions on changes over time and assessments of the relationship between SOC90 and SOC2000 unit groups You can find this derivation on the website of the Institute for Social and Economic Research at the University of Essex www iser essex ac uk 8 3 NS SEC based on SOC90 has also been developed see Chapter 17 Table 4 NS SEC operational categories linked to Social Class Social Class NS SEC operational categories l Professional etc occupations 3 1 3 3 ll Managerial and technical occupations 1 2 3 2 3 4 4 1 4 3 5 7 3 8 1 8 2 9 2 HIN Skilled occupations non manual 4 2 4 4 6 7 1 7 2 12 1 12 6 HIM Skilled occupations manual 7 4 9 1 10 11 1 12 3 13 3 IV Partly skilled occupations 11 2 12 2 12 4 12 5 12 7 13 1 13 2 13 5 Vv Unskilled occupations 13 4 16 The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual Chapter 8 Continuity with Social Class and Socio economic Group
37. National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual Table 14 NS SEC based on SOC90 simplified and full derivation table operational categories Standard Occupational Classification 1990 Simplified Employment status size of organisation unit group NS SEC 1 Employers 2 Employers 3 Self employed 4 Managers 5 Managers 6 Supervisors 7 Other large small no employees large small employees organisations organisations organisations organisations 00 General administrators national government Assistant Secretary Grade 5 and above 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 01 General managers large companies and organisations 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 02 Local government officers administrative and executive functions 2 9 1 9 1 9 1 2 2 2 2 03 General administrators national government HEO to Senior Principal Grade 6 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 10 Production works and maintenance managers 2 1 8 9 1 2 5 6 5 11 Managers in building and contracting 5 1 8 9 1 5 5 5 5 12 Clerks of works 5 1 8 9 1 5 5 5 5 13 Managers in mining and energy industries 2 1 8 9 1 2 5 5 5 20 Treasurers and company financial managers 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 21 Marketing and sales managers 2 1 8 4 3 2 5 5 5 22 Purchasing managers 2 1 8 9 1 2 5 5 5 23 Advertising and public relations managers 2 1 8 4 3 2 5 5 5 24 Personnel training and industrial relations managers 2 1 8 9 1 2 4 1 4 1 4 1 25 Organisation and methods and work study ma
38. Refuse and salvage collectors 7 4 4 7 5 T 934 Driver s mates vi 4 4 a 5 F 940 Postal workers mail sorters 6 4 4 6 5 6 941 Messengers couriers 6 4 4 6 5 6 950 Hospital porters 6 4 4 6 5 6 951 Hotel porters 7 4 4 7 5 7 952 Kitchen porters hands 6 4 4 6 5 6 953 Counterhands catering assistants 6 4 4 6 5 6 954 Shelf fillers 6 4 4 6 5 6 955 Lift and car park attendants 7 4 4 7 5 7 956 Window cleaners 4 4 4 7 5 T 957 Road sweepers T 4 4 7 5 7 958 Cleaners domestics 7 4 4 7 5 7 959 Other occupations in sales and services n e c 7 4 4 7 5 7 990 All other labourers and related workers 7 4 4 7 5 gi 999 All others in miscellaneous occupations n e c 7 4 4 7 5 7 Please note This derivation table has no empty cells Cells filled by the developers in April 2001 Cells filled by using the priority order rules see Appendix A 97 Chapter 17 NS SEC derivation tables based on SOC90 The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual 98 Appendix A A note on the derivation tables Appendix A A note on the derivation tables The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual Responses will sometimes produce combinations of codes for occupation and employment status size of organisation that are incompatible or unallowable for example self employed police officers When the original derivation tables were compiled the cells for incompatible or unallowable combinations were left emp
39. What did you mainly do in your job Open Note Check special qualifications training needed to do the job 10 2b Employment status size of organisation Questions 4 to 8 collect information for deriving the employment status size of organisation variable If the respondent answers Employee to question 4 you should ask questions 5 and 6 If the respondent answers Self employed to question 4 you should ask question 7 And if the respondent answers With employees to question 7 you should ask question 8 Question 4 Employee or self employed Were you working as an employee or were you self employed 1 Employee Go to question 5 2 Self employed Go to question 7 Note The division between employees and self employed is based on respondents own assessment of their employment status in their main job Question 5 Supervisory status In your job did you have any formal responsibility for supervising the work of other employees 1 Yes Go to question 6 2 No Go to question 6 Note Do not include e supervisors of children for example teachers nannies childminders e supervisors of animals e people who supervise security or buildings only for example caretakers security guards Question 6 Number of employees How many people worked for your employer at the place where you worked Were there 1 1 to 24 2 25 to 499 or 3 500 or more employees 21 Chapter
40. With both SOC unit group code and employment status size of organisation code use the full derivation tables to assign an operational category or an analytic class of NS SEC The matrix version of the full method derivation tables see Tables 10 and 11 contain a row for each SOC2000 unit group a column for simplified NS SEC and columns for the seven employment status size of organisation codes The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual Chapter 13 Deriving NS SEC full reduced and simplified methods Figure 4 Deriving the employment status size of organisation variable full method START SELF NO EMPLOYED YES MANAGER SOC CODE 1111 1239 EMPLOYS OTHERS EMPLOYERS LARGE No P ORGANISATIONS CODE 1 UNDER 25 EMPLOYEES EMPLOYERS L SMALL AS P ORGANISATIONS CODE 2 YES SELF EMPLOYED NO NO P EMPLOYEES CODE 3 MANAGERS UNDER 25 LARGE EMPLOYEES NO gt ORGANISATIONS CODE 4 MANAGERS YES gt SMALL ORGANISATIONS CODE 5 SUPERVISORS CODE 6 SUPERVISOR YES gt OTHER NO al EMPLOYEES CODE 7 27 Chapter 13 Deriving NS SEC full reduced and simplified methods The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual Use the SOC2000 unit group code to find the appropriate row and work across the row to reach the column for the empl
41. accounting technicians 4 2 1 4 4 4 4 4 2 4 2 4 2 4 2 3539 Business and related associate professionals n e c 4 1 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 3541 Buyers and purchasing officers 4 1 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 3542 Sales representatives 4 2 1 4 4 4 4 4 2 A2 4 2 4 2 3543 Marketing associate professionals 4 1 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 3544 Estate agents auctioneers 4 1 if 43 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 3551 Conservation and environmental protection officers 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 Sil 331 3 1 3 1 3552 Countryside and park rangers 1 2 1 8 1 9 1 UD We 6 2 3561 Public service associate professionals 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 1 3562 Personnel and industrial relations officers 4 1 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 3563 Vocational and industrial trainers and instructors 4 1 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 3564 Careers advisers and vocational guidance specialists 4 1 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 3565 Inspectors of factories utilities and trading standards 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 3566 Statutory examiners 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 3567 Occupational hygienists and safety officers health and safety 4 1 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 3568 Environmental health officers 3 2 32 a 3 2 32 32 3 2 3 2 4111 Civil Service executive officers 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4112 Civil Service administrative officers and assistants 7 1 6 6 TIl Al TAN 6 7 1 Please note This derivation table has no empty cells The shaded cells have been filled using the priority ord
42. administrators of educational establishments 1 2 E2 ie 1 2 il 1 2 1 2 1 2 2319 Teaching professionals n e c 4 1 1 4 4 3 3 2 3 2321 Scientific researchers 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 ED 1 2 1 2 1 2 2322 Social science researchers 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 2329 Researchers n e c 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 12 1 2 1 2 1 2 2411 Solicitors and lawyers judges and coroners 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 2419 Legal professionals n e c 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 be t2 1 2 1 2 2421 Chartered and certified accountants 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 2422 Management accountants 1 2 12 be 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 2423 Management consultants actuaries economists and statisticians 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 2431 Architects 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 2432 Town planners 1 2 12 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 2433 Quantity surveyors 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2434 Chartered surveyors not quantity surveyors 12 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 t2 1 2 1 2 2441 Public service administrative professionals 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2442 Social workers 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2443 Probation officers 1 2 ED 12 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 2444 Clergy 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 T2 1 2 1 2 1 2 2451 Librarians 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2452 Archivists and curators 2 2 2 2 2 2i 2 2 3111 Laboratory technicians 2 al 2 2 2 2 2 2 3112 Electrical electronics technicians 3 wl 4 4 3 3 2 3 3113 Engineering technicians 2 T 2 2 2 2 2 2 3114 Building and civil engineering technicians 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3115 Quality assurance technicians 5 l 4 4 5 5 5 5 3119 Science and engine
43. al 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1174 Security managers 2 4 4 2 2 2 1181 Hospital and health service managers wl 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1182 Pharmacy managers 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 1183 Healthcare practice managers 2 4 4 2 2 2 1184 Social services managers wl 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1185 Residential and day care managers 2 4 4 2 2 2 1211 Farm managers 2 4 4 2 2 2 1212 Natural environment and conservation managers 1 4 4 1 1 ies 1 1 1219 Managers in animal husbandry forestry and fishing n e c 4 4 4 2 2 2 1221 Hotel and accommodation managers 4 4 4 2 2 2 1222 Conference and exhibition managers 2 4 4 2 2 2 1223 Restaurant and catering managers 4 4 4 2 2 2 1224 Publicans and managers of licensed premises 2 4 4 2 2 2 1225 Leisure and sports managers 2 4 4 2 2 2 1226 Travel agency managers 2 4 4 2 2 2 1231 Property housing and land managers 1 1 4 4 1 1 1 1 ial 1232 Garage managers and proprietors 4 4 4 2 2 1233 Hairdressing and beauty salon managers and proprietors 4 4 4 2 2 2 1234 Shopkeepers and wholesale retail dealers 4 4 4 2 2 2 1235 Recycling and refuse disposal managers 2 4 4 2 2 2 1239 Managers and proprietors in other services n e c 2 4 4 2 2 2 2111 Chemists 2 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 2112 Biological scientists and biochemists 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 2113 Physicists geologists and meteorologists 2 1 2 1 2 T2 1 2 1 2 2121 Civil engineers 2 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 2122 Mechanical engineers 2 1 2 1 2 12 1 2 1 2 2123 Electrical engineers 2 1 2 1 2 T2 1 2 1 2 2124 Electron
44. economic Group linked to NS SEC operational categories Comparison of allocations under the reduced and full method Comparison of allocations under the simplified and full method NS SEC self coded derivation table five classes NS SEC based on SOC2000 simplified and full derivation table operational categories NS SEC based on SOC2000 simplified and full derivation table analytic classes NS SEC based on SOC2000 simplified and reduced derivation table operational categories NS SEC based on SOC2000 simplified and reduced derivation table analytic classes NS SEC based on SOC90 simplified and full derivation table operational categories NS SEC based on SOC90 simplified and full derivation table analytic classes NS SEC based on SOC90 simplified and reduced derivation table operational categories NS SEC based on SOC90 simplified and reduced derivation table analytic classes Page 25 25 35 40 47 54 60 68 76 84 91 The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual List of figures List of figures Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5 Figure 6 Assigning functional and residual categories of NS SEC to respondents Hierarchical structure of SOC2000 Employment status in the full method derivation Deriving the employment status size of organisation variable full method Deriving the employment status variable reduced method Deriving the employment status size of organisation variable se
45. empty cells See key at the end of table 82 The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual Chapter 17 NS SEC derivation tables based on SOC90 Table 15 continued Standard Occupational Classification 1990 Simplified Employment status size of organisation unit group NS SEC 1 Employers 2 Employers 3 Self employed 4 Managers 5 Managers 6 Supervisors 7 Other large small no employees large small employees organisations organisations prganisations organisations 919 Other labourers in making and processing industries n e c T 1 1 4 4 7 J 5 i 920 Mates to woodworking trades workers T 1 1 4 4 7 T 5 a 921 Mates to building trades workers 4 1 1 4 4 1 a 5 7 922 Rail construction and maintenance workers 5 1 1 4 4 5 5 5 5 923 Road construction and maintenance workers 5 11 4 4 6 6 5 6 924 Paviors kerb layers 4 1 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 929 Other building and civil engineering labourers n e c 7 11 4 4 7 T 5 yi 930 Stevedores dockers 7 1 1 4 4 7 7 S 7 931 Goods porters 7 1 1 4 4 6 6 5 7 932 Slingers 7 1 1 4 4 7 7 5 T 933 Refuse and salvage collectors 7 1 1 4 4 7 7 5 7 934 Driver s mates 7 11 4 4 F 7 5 7 940 Postal workers mail sorters 6 1 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 941 Messengers couriers 6 1 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 950 Hospital porters 6 1 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 951 Hotel porters 7 1 1 4 4 7 7 5 ap 952 Kitchen porters hands 6 ili 4 4 6 6 5 6 953 Counterhands catering assistants 6 EF 4 4 6 6 5 6 954 Shelf fillers 6 1 1
46. graders sorters 13 2 8 9 eS a2 0 13 2 8135 Tyre exhaust and windscreen fitters 12 4 8 9 12 4 0 12 4 8136 Clothing cutters 12 3 8 1 9 12 3 0 2 3 8137 Sewing machinists 13 2 8 9 13 2 0 13 2 8138 Routine laboratory testers 73 8 1 9 7 3 6 7 3 8139 Assemblers and routine operatives n e c 13 2 8 1 9 13 2 0 3 2 8141 Scaffolders stagers riggers 12 4 8 9 12 4 0 12 4 8142 Road construction operatives 10 8 1 9 12 4 0 2 4 8143 Rail construction and maintenance operatives 11 2 8 1 9 11 2 10 11 2 8149 Construction operatives n e c 10 8 1 9 13 4 0 3 4 8211 Heavy goods vehicle drivers 13 3 8 9 13 3 0 13 3 8212 Van drivers 13 3 8 9 13 3 0 13 3 8213 Bus and coach drivers 13 3 8 9 13 3 0 13 3 8214 Taxi cab drivers and chauffeurs 9 1 8 1 9 13 3 0 3 3 8215 Driving instructors 9 1 8 9 12 2 0 12 2 8216 Rail transport operatives 11 2 8 1 9 11 2 0 11 2 8217 Seafarers merchant navy barge lighter and boat operatives 12 4 8 9 12 4 0 12 4 8218 Air transport operatives 11 2 8 1 9 11 2 0 11 2 8219 Transport operatives n e c 10 8 1 9 11 2 0 11 2 8221 Crane drivers 12 3 8 9 12 3 0 12 3 8222 Fork lift truck drivers 12 3 8 9 12 3 0 12 3 8223 Agricultural machinery drivers 12 5 8 2 9 2 12 5 0 12 5 8229 Mobile machine drivers and operatives n e c 13 3 8 1 9 13 3 10 13 3 9111 Farm workers 12 5 8 2 9 2 12 5 0 12 5 9112 Forestry workers 9 2 8 2 9 2 12 5 0 12 5 9119 Fishing and agriculture related occupations n e c 13 5 8 2 9 2 13 5 0 13 5 91
47. lower professional and higher technical employees L4 2 New lower professional and higher technical employees L4 3 Traditional self employed lower professionals and higher technical L4 4 New self employed lower professionals and higher technical 11 Chapter 6 Category descriptions and operational issues The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual Employees in category L4 share fewer of the conditions associated with the service relationship than those in L3 The rules for allocating lower professional OUG employment status combinations to NS SEC are complicated The employee relations approach holds that lower professional status takes precedence over small employer status but not over large employer status Employers in small organisations who are in associate professional occupations are allocated to L4 rather than L8 But lower professionals who are also large employers are allocated to L1 L5 Lower managerial occupations Positions that have an attenuated form of service relationship Employees in these groups generally plan and supervise operations on behalf of the employer under the direction of senior managers These occupations share fewer of the conditions associated with the service relationship than those in L2 As discussed under L2 the size rule is sometimes used as an indicator of the conceptual distinction between higher and lower managerial occupations However
48. machine tool setters and setter operators n e c including CNC setter operators 12 3 8 1 9 1 12 3 10 12 3 520 Production fitters electrical electronic 11 1 8 1 9 1 11 1 10 11 1 521 Electricians electrical maintenance fitters 11 1 8 1 9 1 11 1 10 11 1 522 Electrical engineers not professional 11 1 8 1 9 1 11 1 10 11 1 523 Telephone fitters 7 4 8 1 9 1 7 4 6 7 4 524 Cable jointers lines repairers 11 1 8 1 9 1 11 1 10 525 Radio TV and video engineers 11 1 8 1 9 1 11 1 10 526 Computer engineers installation and maintenance 7 4 8 1 9 1 7 4 6 7 4 529 Other electrical electronic trades n e c 7 4 8 1 9 1 7 4 6 7 4 530 Smiths and forge workers 13 3 8 1 9 1 13 3 10 13 3 531 Moulders core makers die casters 12 3 8 1 9 1 t23 10 12 3 532 Plumbers heating and ventilating engineers and related trades 11 1 8 1 9 1 10 10 11 1 533 Sheet metal workers 12 3 8 1 9 1 12 3 10 12 3 534 Metal plate workers shipwrights riveters 13 3 8 1 9 1 133 10 13 3 535 Steel erectors 12 3 8 1 9 1 12 3 10 12 3 536 Barbenders steel fixers 9 1 8 1 9 1 12 4 10 12 4 537 Welding trades 13 3 8 1 9 1 13 3 10 13 3 540 Motor mechanics auto engineers including road patrol engineers 11 1 8 1 9 1 11 1 10 11 1 541 Coach and vehicle body builders 11 1 8 1 9 1 11 1 10 11 1 542 Vehicle body repairers panel beaters 11 1 8 1 9 1 11 1 10 11 1 543 Auto electricians 11 1 8 1 9 1 11 1 10 11 1 544 Tyre and exhaust fitters 12 4 8 1 9 1 12 4 10 12 4 550 Weavers 13 3 8 1 9 1 13 3 10 13 3
49. no empty cells See key at end of table 69 Chapter 17 NS SEC derivation tables based on SOC90 The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual Table 14 continued Standard Occupational Classification 1990 Simplified Employment status size of organisation unit group NS SEC 1 Employers 2 Employers 3 Self employed 4 Managers 5 Managers 6 Supervisors 7 Other large small no employees large small employees organisations organisations organisations organisations 304 Building and civil engineering technicians 4 1 1 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 1 4 1 309 Other scientific technicians n e c 4 1 1 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 1 4 1 310 Draughtspersons 7 3 1 8 1 9 1 Ta 7 3 6 7 3 311 Building inspectors 4 1 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 1 4 1 312 Quantity surveyors 4 1 1 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 1 4 1 313 Marine insurance and other surveyors 4 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 1 4 1 320 Computer analyst programmers 3 2 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 2 3 2 32 3 2 330 Air traffic planners and controllers 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 4 1 4 1 4 1 331 Aircraft flight deck officers 3 2 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 2 32 32 3 2 332 Ship and hovercraft officers 4 1 1 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 1 4 1 340 Nurses 4 1 1 8 1 4 3 4 4 4 1 4 1 341 Midwives 4 1 1 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 1 4 1 342 Medical radiographers 4 1 1 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 1 4 1 343 Physiotherapists 4 1 1 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 1 4 1 344 Chiropodists 4 1 1 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 1 4 1 345 Dispensing opticians 7 3 1 8 1 9 1 TES 12 6 7 3 346 Medical tec
50. officers and assistants 7 1 7 1 TA 7A 6 7 1 410 Accounts and wages clerks book keepers other financial clerks 7 1 8 1 9 il 6 7 1 411 Counter clerks and cashiers 7 1 8 1 9 Tl 6 7 1 412 Debt rent and other cash collectors 7 2 8 1 9 7 2 6 132 420 Filing computer and other records clerks including legal conveyancing 7 1 8 1 9 7A 6 7 1 421 Library assistants clerks 7A 8 1 9 1 vel 6 del 430 Clerks n o s 7 2 8 1 g TD 6 7 2 440 Stores despatch and production control clerks 12 6 8 1 9 1 12 6 10 12 6 441 Storekeepers and warehousemen women 13 4 8 1 9 12 4 10 13 4 450 Medical secretaries 7 1 8 1 9 7A 6 7A 451 Legal secretaries 7A 8 1 9 7A 6 7 1 452 Typists and word processor operators 7 1 8 1 9 esl 6 7 1 459 Other secretaries personal assistants typists word processor operators n e c 7 1 8 1 9 Tel 6 7 1 460 Receptionists 12 6 8 1 9 12 6 10 12 6 461 Receptionist telephonists 12 6 8 1 9 12 6 10 12 6 462 Telephone operators 12 6 8 1 g 12 6 10 12 6 463 Radio and telegraph operators other office communication system operators 11 1 8 1 9 11 1 10 11 1 490 Computer operators data processing operators other office machine operators 7 1 8 1 9 7A 6 7 1 491 Tracers drawing office assistants 1 8 1 9 a3 6 73 500 Bricklayers masons 9 1 8 1 9 13 3 10 13 3 501 Roofers slaters tilers sheeters cladders 9 1 8 1 9 13 2 10 13 2 502 Plasterers 9 1 8 1 9 13 3 10 13 3 503 Glaziers 13 2 8 1 9 13 2 10 13 2 504 Builders building contractors
51. operatives 12 3 1 8 9 1 12 3 123 10 2 3 8118 Electroplaters 12 3 1 8 9 1 12 3 123 10 2 3 Please note This derivation table has no empty cells The shaded cells have been filled using the priority order rules See Appendix A 44 The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual Chapter 16 NS SEC derivation tables based on SOC2000 Table 10 continued Standard Occupational Classification 2000 Simplified Employment status size of organisation unit group NS SEC 1 Employers 2 Employers 3 Self 4 Managers 5 Managers 6 Supervisors 7 Other large small employed large small employees organisations organisations no employees organisations organisations 8119 Process operatives n e c 12 4 8 1 9 1 12 4 12 4 10 12 4 8121 Paper and wood machine operatives 12 3 8 1 9 1 12 3 12 3 10 12 3 8122 Coal mine operatives 13 3 8 1 9 1 13 3 13 3 10 13 3 8123 Quarry workers and related operatives 11 2 8 1 9 1 TAR ED 10 11 2 8124 Energy plant operatives 12 4 8 1 9 1 12 4 12 4 10 12 4 8125 Metal working machine operatives 12 4 8 1 9 1 12 4 12 4 10 12 4 8126 Water and sewerage plant operatives 11 2 8 1 9 1 11 2 112 10 11 2 8129 Plant and machine operatives n e c 12 4 8 1 9 1 12 4 12 4 10 12 4 8131 Assemblers electrical products 12 4 8 1 9 1 12 4 12 4 10 12 4 8132 Assemblers vehicles and metal goods 12 4 8 1 9 1 12 4 12 4 10 12 4 8133 Routine inspectors and testers 11 2
52. relationship between the different versions 7 2 The three class version may be assumed to involve a form of hierarchy but none of the other versions can be regarded as ordinal scales In particular it is not appropriate to create an ordinal scale by combining the self employed in Class 4 with the intermediate Class 3 because the self employed are distinctive in their life chances and behaviour We strongly recommend that you accept the theoretical and measurement principles of NS SEC take advantage of the conceptual base of the model for developing hypotheses linking it to outcomes of interest and use appropriate analytic techniques for nominal data Table 3 Eight five and three class versions eight classes 1 Higher managerial and professional 1 occupations occupations 1 1 Large employers and higher managerial occupations 1 2 Higher professional occupations 2 Lower managerial and professional occupations five classes Managerial and professional 1 7 3 You should also consider carefully whether to allocate those who have never worked and the long term unemployed to semi routine routine and manual occupations respectively or keep them separate For example if you are doing health analyses you would need to be very careful about how you define the long term unemployed and those who have never worked as including the permanently sick would clearly not be sensible They should be classified on the basis of last main j
53. 1 9225 Bar staff 13 1 8 1 9 1 13 1 10 3 1 9226 Leisure and theme park attendants 13 1 8 1 9 1 13 1 10 13 1 9229 Elementary personal services occupations n e c 13 1 8 1 9 1 13 1 10 13 1 9231 Window cleaners 9 1 8 1 9 1 13 2 10 3 2 9232 Road sweepers 13 4 8 1 9 1 13 4 10 3 4 9233 Cleaners domestics 13 4 8 1 9 1 13 4 10 3 4 9234 Launderers dry cleaners pressers 13 2 8 1 9 1 13 2 10 3 2 9235 Refuse and salvage occupations 13 4 8 1 9 1 13 4 10 13 4 9239 Elementary cleaning occupations n e c 13 4 8 1 9 1 13 4 10 13 4 9241 Security guards and related occupations 12 2 8 1 9 1 122 10 12 2 9242 Traffic wardens 12 2 10 122 122 10 2 2 9243 School crossing patrol attendants 13 1 10 13 1 13 1 10 13 1 9244 School mid day assistants 13 1 10 13 1 13 1 10 3 1 9245 Car park attendants 13 4 8 1 9 1 13 4 10 13 4 9249 Elementary security occupations n e c 12 2 8 1 9 1 12 2 10 12 2 9251 Shelf fillers 12 1 8 1 9 1 12 1 10 2 1 9259 Elementary sales occupations n e c 12 1 8 1 9 1 12 1 10 12 1 Please note This derivation table has no empty cells The shaded cells have been filled using the priority order rules See Appendix A 59 Chapter 16 NS SEC derivation tables based on SOC2000 The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual Table 13 NS SEC based on SOC2000 simplified and reduced derivation table analytic classes Standard Occupational Classification 2000 Simplified Employment status unit group NS SE
54. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 101 General managers large companies and organisations 1 1 iil 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 102 Local government officers administrative and executive functions 1 1 4 4 wl rI E 103 General administrators national government HEO to Senior Principal Grade 6 2 2 2 2 2 2 110 Production works and maintenance managers 1 1 4 4 wl 2 1 1 111 Managers in building and contracting 2 4 4 2 2 2 112 Clerks of works 2 4 4 2 2 2 113 Managers in mining and energy industries 1 1 4 4 Ai 1 1 1 1 120 Treasurers and company financial managers 1 1 12 12 wl 1 1 1 1 121 Marketing and sales managers Ba 4 2 ak 1 1 1 1 122 Purchasing managers 1 1 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 123 Advertising and public relations managers 11 4 2 wl 1 1 1 1 124 Personnel training and industrial relations managers 1 1 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 125 Organisation and methods and work study managers 1 1 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 126 Computer systems and data processing managers 1 1 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 127 Company secretaries 3 4 4 3 2 3 130 Credit controllers 3 4 4 3 2 3 131 Bank Building Society and Post Office managers except self employed 2 4 4 2 2 2 132 Civil Service executive officers 2 2 2 2 2 2 139 Other financial institution and office managers n e c 2 4 4 2 2 2 140 Transport managers 2 4 4 2 2 2 141 Stores controllers 6 4 4 6 6 6 142 Managers in warehousing and other materials handling 2 4 4 2 2 2 150 Officers in UK armed forces 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 151 Officers in foreign and Commonwealth armed force
55. 1 1 11 1 10 11 1 5232 Vehicle body builders and repairers 11 1 1 8 1 9 11 1 11 1 10 11 1 5233 Auto electricians 11 1 1 8 1 9 11 1 11 1 10 11 1 5234 Vehicle spray painters 12 3 1 8 1 9 123 123 10 12 3 5241 Electricians electrical fitters 11 1 1 8 1 9 11 1 11 1 10 11 1 5242 Telecommunications engineers 7 4 i 8 1 9 TA 7 4 6 7 4 5243 Lines repairers and cable jointers 1 8 1 9 11 1 11 1 10 11 1 5244 TYV video and audio engineers 1 8 1 9 11 1 11 1 10 11 1 5245 Computer engineers installation and maintenance TA 1 8 1 9 7 4 7 4 6 7 4 5249 Electrical electronics engineers n e c 7 4 1 8 1 9 7 4 7 4 6 7 4 5311 Steel erectors 12 3 1 8 1 9 123 123 10 2 3 5312 Bricklayers masons 9 1 8 1 9 13 3 133 10 3 3 5313 Roofers roof tilers and slaters 9 1 8 1 9 13 1332 10 3 2 5314 Plumbers heating and ventilating engineers 11 1 1 8 1 9 11 1 11 1 10 11 1 5315 Carpenters and joiners 9 1 8 1 9 13 3 13 3 10 3 3 5316 Glaziers window fabricators and fitters 9 1 8 1 9 13 2 13 2 10 3 2 5319 Construction trades n e c 9 1 8 1 9 12 4 12 4 10 2 4 5321 Plasterers 9 1 8 1 9 1353 13 3 10 3 3 5322 Floorers and wall tilers 9 1 8 1 9 13 3 13 3 10 3 3 5323 Painters and decorators 9 1 8 1 9 13 3 B3 10 3 3 5411 Weavers and knitters 13 3 1 8 1 9 13 3 13 3 10 3 3 5412 Upholsterers 13 3 1 8 1 9 BS 13 3 10 3 3 5413 Leather and related trades 13 3 1 8 1 9 13 3 13 3 10 13 3 5414 Tailors and dressmakers 12 3 1 8 1 9 123 23 10 23
56. 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 235 Special education teaching professionals 4 1 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 239 Other teaching professionals n e c 9 1 1 8 1 9 1 7 3 7 3 6 Ta 240 Judges and officers of the Court 3 1 33 33 3 3 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 241 Barristers and advocates 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 1 3 3 1 242 Solicitors 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 250 Chartered and certified accountants 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 251 Management accountants 3 2 3 4 3 4 3 4 32 32 ae 3 2 252 Actuaries economists and statisticians 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 ull Bull 3 1 3 1 253 Management consultants business analysts 3 2 3 4 3 4 3 4 32 3 2 32 3 2 260 Architects 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 26 Town planners 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 1 Sal 3 1 262 Building land mining and general practice surveyors 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 270 Librarians 4 1 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 27 Archivists and curators 4 1 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 290 Psychologists 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 29 Other social and behavioural scientists 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 292 Clergy 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 293 Social workers probation officers 4 1 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 300 Laboratory technicians 4 1 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 30 Engineering technicians 4 1 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 302 Electrical electronic technicians 7 3 1 8 1 9 1 7 3 7 3 6 7 3 303 Architectural and town planning technicians 4 1 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 Please note This derivation table has
57. 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 614 Traffic wardens 12 2 12 2 12 2 122 10 12 2 615 Security guards and related occupations 12 2 8 1 9 1 5 10 12 2 619 Other security and protective service occupations n e c 13 1 8 1 9 1 13 1 10 13 1 620 Chefs cooks 12 2 8 1 9 1 10 10 12 2 621 Waiters waitresses 13 1 8 1 9 1 IRAI 10 13 1 622 Bar staff 13 1 8 1 9 1 13 1 10 13 1 630 Travel and flight attendants 13 1 8 1 9 1 13 1 6 13 1 631 Railway station staff 11 2 8 1 9 1 11 2 10 11 2 640 Assistant nurses nursing auxiliaries 73 8 1 9 1 73 6 ES 641 Hospital ward assistants 7 3 8 1 Oil eS 6 7 3 642 Ambulance staff 7 2 te We UP 6 T2 643 Dental nurses 12 2 8 1 9 1 12 2 10 12 2 644 Care assistants and attendants 12 2 8 1 9 1 12 2 10 12 2 650 Nursery nurses 72 8 1 9 1 Ue 6 7 2 65 Playgroup leaders 12 7 8 1 9 1 12 7 10 12 7 652 Educational assistants 12 7 8 1 9 1 127 10 12 7 659 Other childcare and related occupations n e c 13 1 8 1 9 1 13 1 10 13 1 660 Hairdressers barbers 13 1 8 1 9 1 FRI 10 13 1 66 Beauticians and related occupations 9 1 8 1 9 1 12 2 10 12 2 670 Domestic housekeepers and related occupations 12 2 8 1 9 1 12 2 10 12 2 67 Housekeepers non domestic 10 8 1 9 1 122 10 12 2 672 Caretakers 12 2 8 1 9 1 12 2 10 12 2 673 Launderers dry cleaners pressers 13 2 8 1 9 1 13 2 10 13 2 690 Undertakers 12 2 8 1 9 1 12 2 10 122 69 Bookmakers 5 8 1 9 1 5 10 122 699 Other personal and protective service occupations n e c 12 2 8 1 9 1 12 2 10 12 2 700 Buyers retail tra
58. 1 8 1 9 1 12 4 12 4 10 2 4 844 Shot blasters 2 4 1 8 1 9 1 12 4 12 4 10 2 4 850 Assemblers lineworkers electrical electronic goods 2 4 1 8 1 9 1 12 4 12 4 10 2 4 851 Assemblers lineworkers vehicles and other metal goods 2 4 1 8 1 9 1 12 4 12 4 10 2 4 859 Other assemblers lineworkers n e c 3 2 1 8 1 9 1 B2 132 10 32 860 Inspectors viewers and testers metal and electrical goods 11 2 1 8 1 9 1 11 2 11 2 10 11 2 861 Inspectors viewers testers and examiners other manufactured goods 11 2 1 8 1 9 1 11 2 11 2 10 11 2 862 Packers bottlers canners fillers 13 2 1 8 1 9 1 13 2 13 2 10 13 2 863 Weighers graders sorters 13 2 1 8 1 9 1 132 13 2 10 13 2 864 Routine laboratory testers 7 3 1 8 1 9 1 We eS 6 a3 869 Other routine process operatives n e c 11 2 1 8 1 9 1 11 2 11 2 10 11 2 870 Bus inspectors 10 1 8 1 9 1 11 2 11 2 10 11 2 871 Road transport depot inspectors and related occupations 10 1 8 1 9 1 11 2 11 2 10 11 2 872 Drivers of road goods vehicles 13 3 1 8 1 9 1 133 13 3 10 13 3 873 Bus and coach drivers 13 3 1 8 1 9 1 13 3 13 3 10 13 3 874 Taxi cab drivers and chauffeurs 9 1 1 8 1 9 1 Bo 13 3 10 13 3 875 Bus conductors 13 3 1 8 1 9 1 13 3 sh 10 13 3 880 Seafarers merchant navy barge lighter and boat operatives 12 4 1 8 1 9 1 12 4 12 4 10 12 4 881 Rail transport inspectors supervisors and guards 11 2 il 8 1 9 1 11 2 11 2 10 11 2 882 Rail engine drivers and assistants 11 2 11 2 11 2 11 2 11 2 11 2 10 11 2 883 Rail sign
59. 1 9 5 5 5 12 Clerks of works 5 8 1 9 5 5 5 13 Managers in mining and energy industries 2 8 1 95 2 2 2 20 Treasurers and company financial managers 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 21 Marketing and sales managers 2 8 1 4 3 2 2 2 22 Purchasing managers 2 8 1 9 2 2 2 23 Advertising and public relations managers 2 8 1 4 3 2 2 2 24 Personnel training and industrial relations managers 2 8 1 Oil 2 2 2 25 Organisation and methods and work study managers 2 8 1 2 2 2 26 Computer systems and data processing managers 2 8 1 9 2 2 2 27 Company secretaries 7 1 8 1 g 7A 6 Wil 30 Credit controllers 7 1 8 1 9 7A 6 7A 31 Bank Building Society and Post Office managers except self employed 5 8 1 S 5 5 5 32 Civil Service executive officers 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 39 Other financial institution and office managers n e c gt 8 1 9 3 5 5 40 Transport managers 3 8 1 9s 5 5 5 41 Stores controllers 12 6 8 1 9 12 6 12 6 12 6 42 Managers in warehousing and other materials handling 3 8 1 95 5 5 5 50 Officers in UK armed forces 2 2 22 2 2 51 Officers in foreign and Commonwealth armed forces 2 2 22 2 2 52 Police officers inspector and above 2 2 22 2 2 53 Fire service officers station officer and above 2 2 22 2 2 54 Prison officers principal officer and above 2 2 22 2 2 55 Customs and excise immigration service officers customs chief preventive officer and above excise surveyor and above 2 2 22 p PL 60 Farm owners and managers horticulturists 9 2 8 2 9 2 5 6 5
60. 1 T2 T2 6 7 2 651 Playgroup leaders 12 7 1 8 9 12 7 12 7 10 12 7 652 Educational assistants 12 7 1 8 9 12 7 12 7 10 12 7 659 Other childcare and related occupations n e c 13 1 1 8 9 13 1 13 1 10 13 1 660 Hairdressers barbers 13 1 1 8 9 13 1 13 1 10 13 1 661 Beauticians and related occupations 9 1 1 8 1 9 12 2 12 2 10 12 2 670 Domestic housekeepers and related occupations 12 2 1 8 Y 12 2 12 2 10 12 2 671 Housekeepers non domestic 10 1 8 9 12 2 12 2 10 12 672 Caretakers 12 2 1 8 9 122 12 2 10 12 2 673 Launderers dry cleaners pressers 13 2 1 8 9 13 2 13 2 10 13 2 690 Undertakers 12 2 1 8 9 12 2 12 2 10 122 691 Bookmakers 5 1 8 9 5 5 10 1212 699 Other personal and protective service occupations n e c 12 2 1 8 9 12 2 12 2 10 12 2 700 Buyers retail trade 4 1 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 701 Buyers and purchasing officers not retail 4 1 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 702 Importers and exporters 4 2 1 4 4 4 4 4 2 4 2 4 2 4 2 703 Air commodity and ship brokers 3 2 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 2 3 2 32 32 710 Technical and wholesale sales representatives 4 2 1 4 4 4 4 2 3 4 2 4 2 719 Other sales representatives n e c 7 2 1 4 4 4 4 4 2 4 2 6 7 2 720 Sales assistants 12 1 1 8 g7 12 1 12 1 10 12 1 721 Retail cash desk and check out operators 12 1 1 8 g5 12 1 12 1 10 12 1 722 Petrol pump forecourt attendants 12 1 1 8 g7 12 1 12 1 10 12 1 730 Collector salespersons and credit agents 9 1 1 8 9 12 1 12 1 10 12 1 731 Roundsmen women and
61. 10 The questions to ask 10 1 Two series of questions are needed in order to derive NS SEC three on occupation and five on employment status size of organisation They are designed to harmonise the collection of data across interview surveys Other harmonised questions can be used to identify students and the long term unemployed 10 2 the five for deriving employment status size of organisation are The three questions needed for coding occupation and shown here with instructions for interviewers They are also available on the National Statistics website at www statistics gov uk methods_quality ns_sec questions asp 10 2a Occupation Questions 1 to 3 collect information for coding to SOC2000 They ask about current job for those in paid work and about last main job for those who have ever had paid work The exceptions are full time students and those who have been unemployed for more than a year who you should allocate to residual categories L14 and L15 see 6 2b Question 1 Industry description What did the firm organisation you worked for mainly make or do at the place where you worked Open Note Describe fully Probe manufacturing or processing or distributing etc and main goods produced materials used wholesale or retail etc Question 2 Occupation title current or last main job What was your main job Open Question 3 Occupation description current or last main job
62. 13 Textile process operatives 7 4 4 7 5 7 8114 Chemical and related process operatives 5 4 4 5 5 5 8115 Rubber process operatives 6 4 4 6 5 6 8116 Plastics process operatives 6 4 4 6 5 6 8117 Metal making and treating process operatives 6 4 4 6 5 6 8118 Electroplaters 6 4 4 6 5 6 8119 Process operatives n e c 6 4 4 6 5 6 8121 Paper and wood machine operatives 6 4 4 6 5 6 8122 Coal mine operatives i 4 4 7 gt 7 8123 Quarry workers and related operatives 5 4 4 5 5 5 8124 Energy plant operatives 6 4 4 6 5 6 8125 Metal working machine operatives 6 4 4 6 5 6 8126 Water and sewerage plant operatives 5 4 4 5 5 5 8129 Plant and machine operatives n e c 6 4 4 6 5 6 8131 Assemblers electrical products 6 4 4 6 5 6 8132 Assemblers vehicles and metal goods 6 4 4 6 5 6 8133 Routine inspectors and testers 5 4 4 5 9 5 8134 Weighers graders sorters 7 4 4 7 5 gi 8135 Tyre exhaust and windscreen fitters 6 4 4 6 5 6 8136 Clothing cutters 6 4 4 6 5 6 8137 Sewing machinists 7 4 4 7 5 7 8138 Routine laboratory testers 3 4 4 3 2 3 8139 Assemblers and routine operatives n e c 7 4 4 7 5 7 8141 Scaffolders stagers riggers 6 4 4 6 5 6 8142 Road construction operatives 5 4 4 6 5 6 8143 Rail construction and maintenance operatives 5 4 4 S 5 5 8149 Construction operatives n e c 5 4 4 7 5 7 8211 Heavy goods vehicle drivers 7 4 4 7 5 7 8212 Van drivers 7 4 4 7 5 7 8213 Bus and coach drivers 7 4 4 7 5 7 8214 Taxi cab drivers and chauffeurs 4 4 4 iT 5 7 8215 Driv
63. 185 Residential and day care managers 5 1 8 1 9 J 5 5 5 1211 Farm managers 3 1 8 2 9 2 5 5 5 5 1212 Natural environment and conservation managers 2 1 8 1 9 2 5 5 5 1219 Managers in animal husbandry forestry and fishing n e c 9 2 1 8 2 9 2 5 5 5 5 1221 Hotel and accommodation managers 9 1 1 8 1 9 5 5 5 5 1222 Conference and exhibition managers 3 1 8 1 9 5 5 5 3 1223 Restaurant and catering managers 8 1 1 8 1 9 5 3 5 5 1224 Publicans and managers of licensed premises 5 1 8 1 9 5 5 5 5 1225 Leisure and sports managers 5 1 8 1 9 5 5 5 5 1226 Travel agency managers 5 1 8 1 9 5 5 5 5 1231 Property housing and land managers 2 1 8 1 9 2 5 5 D 1232 Garage managers and proprietors 8 1 1 8 1 9 5 5 5 5 1233 Hairdressing and beauty salon managers and proprietors 8 1 1 8 1 9 5 5 5 5 1234 Shopkeepers and wholesale retail dealers 8 1 1 8 1 9 5 5 5 5 1235 Recycling and refuse disposal managers 5 1 8 1 9 5 3 5 5 1239 Managers and proprietors in other services n e c 5 1 8 1 9 5 5 5 5 2111 Chemists 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 2112 Biological scientists and biochemists 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 2113 Physicists geologists and meteorologists 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 Shil 3 1 3 1 3 1 Please note This derivation table has no empty cells The shaded cells have been filled using the priority order rules See Appendix A 40 The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual Chapter 16 NS SEC derivation t
64. 2 719 Other sales representatives n e c 3 2 2 2 2 3 720 Sales assistants 6 4 4 6 5 6 721 Retail cash desk and check out operators 6 4 4 6 5 6 722 Petrol pump forecourt attendants 6 4 4 6 5 6 730 Collector salespersons and credit agents 4 4 4 6 5 6 731 Roundsmen women and van salespersons T 4 4 i 5 7 732 Market and street traders and assistants 4 4 4 7 5 7 733 Scrap dealers scrap metal merchants 4 4 4 2 2 2 790 Merchandisers 3 4 4 3 p 3 791 Window dressers floral arrangers 7 4 4 7 7 792 Telephone salespersons 6 4 6 5 6 800 Bakery and confectionery process operatives 6 4 4 6 5 6 801 Brewery and vinery process operatives 6 4 4 6 5 6 802 Tobacco process operatives 6 4 4 6 5 6 809 Other food drink and tobacco process operatives n e c 6 4 4 6 5 6 810 Tannery production operatives 3 4 4 5 5 5 811 Preparatory fibre processors 7 4 4 7 5 7 812 Spinners doublers twisters i 4 4 7 5 7 813 Winders reelers 7 4 4 7 5 7 814 Other textiles processing operatives 7 4 4 7 5 7 820 Chemical gas and petroleum process plant operatives 5 4 4 5 5 5 821 Paper wood and related process plant operatives 6 4 4 6 5 6 822 Cutting and slitting machine operatives paper products etc 6 4 4 6 5 6 823 Glass and ceramics furnace operatives kilnsetters 6 4 4 6 5 6 824 Rubber process operatives moulding machine operatives tyre builders 6 4 4 6 5 6 825 Plastics process operatives moulders and extruders 6 4 4 6 5 6 826 Synthetic fibre makers 5 4 4 5 5 5 829 O
65. 21 Labourers in building and woodworking trades 13 4 8 1 9 13 4 0 13 4 9129 Labourers in other construction trades n e c 13 4 8 1 9 13 4 0 13 4 9131 Labourers in foundries 13 4 8 9 13 4 0 13 4 9132 Industrial cleaning process occupations 13 4 8 1 9 13 4 0 13 4 9133 Printing machine minders and assistants 12 3 8 1 9 12 3 0 12 3 9134 Packers bottlers canners fillers 13 2 8 9 13 2 0 13 2 9139 Labourers in process and plant operations n e c 13 4 8 9 13 4 0 13 4 9141 Stevedores dockers and slingers 13 4 8 9 13 4 0 13 4 9149 Other goods handling and storage occupations n e c 13 4 8 9 13 4 0 13 4 Please note This derivation table has no empty cells The shaded cells have been filled using the priority order rules See Appendix A 58 The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual Chapter 16 NS SEC derivation tables based on SOC2000 Table 12 continued Standard Occupational Classification 2000 Simplified Employment status unit group NS SEC 1 Employers 2 Self employed 3 Managers 4 Supervisors 5 Other no employees employees 9211 Postal workers mail sorters messengers couriers 12 2 8 1 9 1 122 10 2 2 9219 Elementary office occupations n e c 12 6 8 1 9 1 12 6 10 12 6 9221 Hospital porters 12 2 8 1 9 1 122 10 2 2 9222 Hotel porters 13 1 8 1 9 1 13 1 10 3 1 9223 Kitchen and catering assistants 12 2 8 1 9 1 122 10 12 2 9224 Waiters waitresses 13 1 8 1 9 1 13 1 10 3
66. 215 Welding trades 7 4 4 T 5 7 5216 Pipe fitters 7 4 4 7 5 7 5221 Metal machining setters and setter operators 6 4 4 6 5 6 5222 Tool makers tool fitters and markers out 5 4 4 5 5 5 5223 Metal working production and maintenance fitters 5 4 4 5 5 5 5224 Precision instrument makers and repairers 5 4 4 5 5 5 5231 Motor mechanics auto engineers 5 4 4 5 5 5 5232 Vehicle body builders and repairers gt 4 4 5 5 5 5233 Auto electricians 5 4 4 5 5 5 5234 Vehicle spray painters 6 4 4 6 5 6 5241 Electricians electrical fitters 5 4 4 5 5 5 5242 Telecommunications engineers 3 4 4 3 2 3 5243 Lines repairers and cable jointers 5 4 4 5 5 5 5244 TV video and audio engineers 5 4 4 5 5 5 5245 Computer engineers installation and maintenance 3 4 4 3 2 3 5249 Electrical electronics engineers n e c 3 4 4 3 2 3 5311 Steel erectors 6 4 4 6 5 6 5312 Bricklayers masons 4 4 4 7 5 7 5313 Roofers roof tilers and slaters 4 4 4 5 7 5314 Plumbers heating and ventilating engineers 5 4 4 5 5 5 5315 Carpenters and joiners 4 4 4 7 5 7 5316 Glaziers window fabricators and fitters 4 4 4 7 5 7 5319 Construction trades n e c 4 4 4 6 3 6 5321 Plasterers 4 4 4 7 5 7 5322 Floorers and wall tilers 4 4 4 7 5 7 5323 Painters and decorators 4 4 4 7 5 7 5411 Weavers and knitters 7 4 4 7 5 7 5412 Upholsterers 7 4 4 7 5 7 5413 Leather and related trades 7 4 4 7 gt 7 5414 Tailors and dressmakers 6 4 4 6 3 6 5419 Textiles garments and related trades n e c 7 4 4 a 5 7 5421
67. 23 4405 14624 9524 68238 100 Per cent 6 3 7 3 20 5 16 8 7 2 6 5 21 4 14 0 100 Please note that the numbers in this table are estimates based on survey data and are thus affected by sampling and coding variance 25 Chapter 13 Deriving NS SEC full reduced and simplified methods The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual 13 Deriving NS SEC full reduced and simplified methods 13 1 Many of the 26 000 job titles in the SOC2000 coding index are linked to specific industries When deriving NS SEC using any of the three methods you will need information on industry from respondents in order to code occupations to the SOC2000 four digit unit groups See 10 2a question 1 13 2 To code job titles to the SOC2000 unit group 1112 Directors and chief executives of major organisations you will need the answer to the question on size of organisation A major organisation is taken as one employing 500 or more people 13 2a Using the full method There are four steps to derive NS SEC using the full method Step 1 Code occupation to the SOC2000 four digit unit group Use the answers to the questions on occupation questions 1 to 3 to assign the four digit unit group code of SOC2000 If a job title can be taken as a supervisor for the purposes of the employment status size of organisation variable the SOC2000 code should be prefixed with an S If question 5 has not been asked you
68. 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 4 1 2443 Probation officers 3 2 32 32 ah 3 2 32 3 2 3 2 2444 Clergy 3 1 3 3 3 3 33 3 1 sbi 3 3 1 2451 Librarians 4 1 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 4 1 2452 Archivists and curators 4 1 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 4 1 3111 Laboratory technicians 4 1 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 4 1 3112 Electrical electronics technicians 7 3 1 8 1 9 1 Tk Teo 6 73 3113 Engineering technicians 4 1 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 4 1 3114 Building and civil engineering technicians 4 1 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 4 1 3115 Quality assurance technicians 11 1 1 8 1 9 1 11 1 11 1 10 11 1 3119 Science and engineering technicians n e c 4 1 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 4 1 3121 Architectural technologists and town planning technicians 4 1 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 4 1 3122 Draughtspersons T3 1 8 1 9 1 Us Ths 6 7 3 3123 Building inspectors 4 1 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 4 1 3131 IT operations technicians 4 1 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 4 1 3132 IT user support technicians 4 1 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 4 1 3211 Nurses 4 1 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 3212 Midwives 4 1 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 4 1 3213 Paramedics 6 6 6 7 2 T2 UD 6 7 2 3214 Medical radiographers 4 1 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 4 1 3215 Chiropodists 4 1 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 4 1 3216 Dispensing opticians T3 1 8 1 9 1 Ths U3 6 7 3 Please note This derivation table has no empty cells The shaded cells have been filled using the priority order rules See Appendix A 41 Chapter 16 NS SEC derivation tables based on SOC2000 The National Statistics S
69. 4 4 3 3 2 3 3531 Estimators valuers and assessors 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3532 Brokers 1 2 1 2 1 2 T2 1 2 12 1 2 1 2 3533 Insurance underwriters 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 ee Bx 12 1 2 3534 Finance and investment analysts advisers 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3535 Taxation experts 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 ded 12 1 2 1 2 3536 Importers exporters 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3537 Financial and accounting technicians 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3539 Business and related associate professionals n e c 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3541 Buyers and purchasing officers 2 11 2 2 2 2 2 2 3542 Sales representatives 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3543 Marketing associate professionals 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3544 Estate agents auctioneers 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3551 Conservation and environmental protection officers 1 2 1 2 1 2 P2 1 2 1 2 1 2 3552 Countryside and park rangers 3 4 4 2 3 2 3 3561 Public service associate professionals 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3562 Personnel and industrial relations officers 2 11 2 2 2 2 2 2 3563 Vocational and industrial trainers and instructors 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3564 Careers advisers and vocational guidance specialists 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3565 Inspectors of factories utilities and trading standards 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3566 Statutory examiners 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3567 Occupational hygienists and safety officers health and safety 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3568 Environmental health officers 1 2 1 2 12 E2 T2 182 1 2 1 2 4111 Civil Service executive officers 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4112 Civil Service administrative officers and assista
70. 4 4 6 6 5 6 955 Lift and car park attendants 7 1 1 4 4 7 i 5 J 956 Window cleaners 4 1 1 4 4 7 7 a 7 957 Road sweepers T 1 1 4 4 7 7 5 T 958 Cleaners domestics 7 1 1 4 4 7 T 5 7 959 Other occupations in sales and services n e c 7 1 1 4 4 7 J 5 7 990 All other labourers and related workers a Lt 4 4 7 7 5 7 999 All others in miscellaneous occupations n e c 7 1 1 4 4 7 7 5 j Please note This derivation table has no empty cells Cells filled by the developers in April 2001 Cells filled by using the priority order rules see Appendix A 83 Chapter 17 NS SEC derivation tables based on SOC90 The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual Table 16 NS SEC based on SOC90 simplified and reduced derivation table operational categories Standard Occupational Classification 1990 Simplified Employment status unit group NS SEC 1 Employers 2 Self employed 3 Managers 4 Supervisors 5 Other no employees employees 00 General administrators national government Assistant Secretary Grade 5 and above 2 2 22 2 2 01 General managers large companies and organisations 2 2 22 2 2 02 Local government officers administrative and executive functions 2 9 1 9 2 2 2 03 General administrators national government HEO to Senior Principal Grade 6 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 10 Production works and maintenance managers 2 8 1 9 2 6 2 11 Managers in building and contracting 5 8
71. 4 7 7 5 7 590 Glass product and ceramics makers 7 1 1 4 4 7 7 5 7 591 Glass product and ceramics finishers and decorators 7 11 4 4 7 7 5 7 592 Dental technicians 3 1 1 4 4 3 3 2 3 593 Musical instrument makers piano tuners 4 1 1 4 4 5 5 5 5 594 Gardeners groundsmen groundswomen 5 1 1 4 4 5 5 5 5 595 Horticultural trades 6 11 4 4 6 6 5 6 596 Coach painters other spray painters 6 1 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 597 Face trained coalmining workers shotfirers and deputies 7 1 1 4 4 7 7 5 T 598 Office machinery mechanics 3 1 1 4 4 3 3 2 3 599 Other craft and related occupations n e c 5 1 1 4 4 5 5 5 5 600 NCOs and other ranks UK armed forces 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 601 NCOs and other ranks foreign and Commonwealth armed forces 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 610 Police officers sergeant and below 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 611 Fire service officers leading fire officer and below 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 612 Prison service officers below principal officer 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 613 Customs and excise officers immigration officers customs below chief preventive officer excise below surveyor 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 614 Traffic wardens 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 615 Security guards and related occupations 6 1 1 4 4 p 2 5 6 619 Other security and protective service occupations n e c 7 1 1 4 4 7 7 5 T 620 Chefs cooks 6 1 1 4 4 5 5 5 6 621 Waiters waitresses F 1 1 4 4 7 Fi 5 7 622 Bar staff 7 1 1 4 4 7 7 5 7 630 Travel and flight attendants 7 11 4 4 7 7 2 7 631 Railway station staff 5 11 4 4 5 5 5 5
72. 5 7 580 Bakers flour confectioners 5 4 4 5 5 5 581 Butchers meat cutters 7 4 4 T gt 7 582 Fishmongers poultry dressers ig 4 4 7 5 7 590 Glass product and ceramics makers 7 4 4 7 5 7 591 Glass product and ceramics finishers and decorators T 4 4 7 5 7 592 Dental technicians 3 4 4 3 2 3 593 Musical instrument makers piano tuners 4 4 4 5 5 5 594 Gardeners groundsmen groundswomen 5 4 4 5 5 5 595 Horticultural trades 6 4 4 6 5 6 596 Coach painters other spray painters 6 4 4 6 5 6 597 Face trained coalmining workers shotfirers and deputies 7 4 4 7 5 7 598 Office machinery mechanics 3 4 4 3 2 3 599 Other craft and related occupations n e c 5 4 4 5 5 5 600 NCOs and other ranks UK armed forces 3 3 3 3 2 3 601 NCOs and other ranks foreign and Commonwealth armed forces 3 3 3 2 3 610 Police officers sergeant and below 3 3 3 2 3 611 Fire service officers leading fire officer and below 3 3 3 3 2 3 612 Prison service officers below principal officer 3 3 5 3 2 3 Please note This derivation table has no empty cells See key at the end of table 94 The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual Chapter 17 NS SEC derivation tables based on SOC90 Table 17 continued Standard Occupational Classification 1990 Simplified Employment status unit group NS SEC 1 Employers 2 Self employed 3 Managers 4 Supervisors 5 Other no employees employees 613 Customs and excise officers immig
73. 5 Mechanical plant drivers and operatives earth moving and civil engineering 7 1 1 4 4 7 7 5 7 886 Crane drivers 6 1 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 887 Fork lift and mechanical truck driverg 6 1 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 889 Other transport and machinery operatives n e c 7 1 1 4 4 7 7 5 7 890 Washers screeners and crushers in mines and quarries 5 ii 4 4 5 5 5 5 891 Printing machine minders and assistants 6 1 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 892 Water and sewerage plant attendants 5 1 1 4 4 S 5 5 5 893 Electrical energy boiler and related plant operatives and attendants 6 1 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 894 Oilers greasers lubricators 6 KI 4 4 6 6 5 6 895 Mains and service pipe layers pipe jointers 7 1 1 4 4 7 7 5 7 896 Construction and related operatives 5 1 1 4 4 5 5 5 7 897 Woodworking machine operatives 6 1 1 4 4 6 6 3 6 898 Mine excluding coal and quarry workers 5 1 1 4 4 5 5 5 S 899 Other plant and machine operatives n e c 6 1 1 4 4 5 5 5 6 900 Farm workers 6 1 1 4 4 6 6 2 6 901 Agricultural machinery drivers and operatives 6 11 4 4 6 6 5 6 902 All other occupations in farming and related H 1 1 4 4 7 1 5 7 903 Fishing and related workers 4 1 1 4 4 7 7 5 7 904 Forestry workers 4 1 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 910 Coal mine labourers 7 1 1 4 4 7 7 5 7 911 Labourers in foundries J 1 1 4 4 7 7 5 Fd 912 Labourers in engineering and allied trades 7 1 1 4 4 7 1 5 7 913 Mates to metal electrical and related fitters 7 1 1 4 4 7 7 5 7 Please note This derivation table has no
74. 521 Electricians electrical maintenance fitters 5 1 1 4 4 5 5 5 5 522 Electrical engineers not professional 5 1 1 4 4 5 5 5 5 523 Telephone fitters 3 1 1 4 4 3 3 2 3 524 Cable jointers lines repairers 5 1 1 4 4 5 5 5 5 525 Radio TV and video engineers 5 1 1 4 4 5 5 5 5 526 Computer engineers installation and maintenance 3 1 1 4 4 3 3 2 3 529 Other electrical electronic trades n e c 3 1 1 4 3 3 2 3 530 Smiths and forge workers a 1 1 4 4 7 7 5 7 531 Moulders core makers die casters 6 1 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 532 Plumbers heating and ventilating engineers and related trades 5 1 1 4 4 5 5 5 5 533 Sheet metal workers 6 1 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 534 Metal plate workers shipwrights riveters 7 Ld 4 4 7 7 5 7 535 Steel erectors 6 1 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 536 Barbenders steel fixers 4 1 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 537 Welding trades 7 11 4 4 7 7 5 yi 540 Motor mechanics auto engineers including road patrol engineers 5 1 1 4 4 5 5 5 5 541 Coach and vehicle body builders 5 1 1 4 4 5 5 5 5 Please note This derivation table has no empty cells See key at the end of table 79 Chapter 17 NS SEC derivation tables based on SOC90 The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual Table 15 continued Standard Occupational Classification 1990 Simplified Employment status size of organisation unit group NS SEC 1 Employers 2 Employers 3 Self employed 4 Managers 5 Managers 6 Supervisors 7 Other large smal
75. 551 Knitters 13 3 8 1 9 1 13 3 10 13 3 552 Warp preparers bleachers dyers and finishers 13 2 8 1 9 1 13 2 10 13 2 553 Sewing machinists menders darners and embroiderers 13 2 8 1 9 1 13 2 10 13 2 554 Coach trimmers upholsterers and mattress makers 13 3 8 1 9 1 13 3 10 13 3 555 Shoe repairers leather cutters and sewers footwear lasters makers and finishers other leather making and repairing 13 3 8 1 9 1 13 3 10 13 3 556 Tailors and dressmakers 9 1 8 1 9 1 12 3 10 12 3 557 Clothing cutters milliners furriers 12 3 8 1 9 1 12 3 10 12 3 559 Other textiles garments and related trades n e c 13 3 8 1 9 1 13 3 10 13 3 560 Originators compositors and print preparers 1 1 8 1 9 1 11 1 10 11 1 561 Printers 1 1 8 1 9 1 11 1 10 11 1 562 Bookbinders and print finishers 13 3 8 1 9 1 13 3 10 13 3 563 Screen printers 1 1 8 1 9 1 11 1 10 11 1 569 Other printing and related trades n e c 1 1 8 1 9 1 11 1 10 11 1 570 Carpenters and joiners 9 1 8 1 9 1 13 3 10 133 571 Cabinet makers 13 3 8 1 9 1 13 3 10 13 3 572 Case and box makers 12 3 8 1 9 1 12 3 10 12 3 573 Pattern makers moulds 1 1 8 1 9 1 11 1 10 11 1 579 Other woodworking trades n e c 9 1 8 1 9 1 13 3 10 13 3 580 Bakers flour confectioners 1 1 8 1 9 1 11 1 10 11 1 581 Butchers meat cutters 13 3 8 1 9 1 13 3 10 13 3 582 Fishmongers poultry dressers 13 3 8 1 9 1 13 3 10 13 3 590 Glass product and ceramics makers 13 3 8 1 9 1 13 3 10 13 3 591 Glass product and ceramics finishers and decorators
76. 6 513 Milling machine setters and setter operators 6 4 4 6 5 6 514 Press setters and setter operators 5 4 4 6 5 6 515 Tool makers tool fitters and markers out 5 4 4 5 a 5 516 Metal working production and maintenance fitters 5 4 4 5 5 5 Please note This derivation table has no empty cells See key at the end of table 93 Chapter 17 NS SEC derivation tables based on SOC90 The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual Table 17 continued Standard Occupational Classification 1990 Simplified Employment status unit group NS SEC 1 Employers 2 Self employed 3 Managers 4 Supervisors 5 Other no employees employees 517 Precision instrument makers and repairers 5 4 4 3 5 5 518 Goldsmiths silversmiths precious stone workers 5 4 4 5 5 5 519 Other machine tool setters and setter operators n e c including CNC setter operators 6 4 4 6 5 6 520 Production fitters electrical electronic 5 4 4 5 5 5 521 Electricians electrical maintenance fitters 5 4 4 5 i 5 522 Electrical engineers not professional 5 4 4 5 5 5 523 Telephone fitters 3 4 4 3 2 3 524 Cable jointers lines repairers 5 4 4 5 5 5 525 Radio TV and video engineers 5 4 4 5 5 S 526 Computer engineers installation and maintenance 3 4 4 3 2 3 529 Other electrical electronic trades n e c 3 4 4 3 2 3 530 Smiths and forge workers i 4 4 7 5 7 531 Moulders core makers die casters 6 4 4 6 5 6 532 Plumbers heating and ventila
77. 8 1 9 1 13 3 13 3 0 13 3 9111 Farm workers 12 5 8 2 9 2 12 5 12 5 0 12 5 9112 Forestry workers 9 2 8 2 9 2 12 5 12 5 0 12 5 9119 Fishing and agriculture related occupations n e c 13 5 8 2 9 2 13 5 13 5 0 13 5 9121 Labourers in building and woodworking trades 13 4 8 1 9 1 13 4 13 4 0 13 4 9129 Labourers in other construction trades n e c 13 4 8 1 9 1 13 4 13 4 0 13 4 9131 Labourers in foundries 13 4 8 1 9 1 13 4 13 4 0 13 4 9132 Industrial cleaning process occupations 13 4 8 1 9 1 13 4 13 4 0 13 4 9133 Printing machine minders and assistants 12 3 8 1 9 1 12 12 3 0 12 3 9134 Packers bottlers canners fillers 13 2 8 1 9 1 132 132 0 13 2 9139 Labourers in process and plant operations n e c 13 4 8 1 9 1 13 4 13 4 0 13 4 9141 Stevedores dockers and slingers 13 4 8 1 9 1 13 4 13 4 0 13 4 9149 Other goods handling and storage occupations n e c 13 4 8 1 9 1 13 4 13 4 10 13 4 9211 Postal workers mail sorters messengers couriers 12 2 8 1 9 1 ee 12 2 0 12 2 9219 Elementary office occupations n e c 12 6 8 1 9 1 12 6 12 6 10 12 6 9221 Hospital porters 12 2 8 1 9 1 122 122 0 12 2 9222 Hotel porters 13 1 8 1 9 1 13 1 13 1 0 13 1 9223 Kitchen and catering assistants 12 2 8 1 9 1 12 2 12 2 10 12 2 9224 Waiters waitresses 13 1 8 1 9 1 13 1 13 1 0 13 1 9225 Bar staff 13 1 8 1 9 1 13 1 13 1 0 13 1 9226 Leisure and theme park attendants 13 1 8 1 9 1 13 1 13 1 10 13 1 9229 Elementary personal services occupations n e c 13 1 8 1 9 1 13 1 13 1 10
78. 9 1 8 1 9 12 4 10 12 4 505 Scaffolders stagers steeplejacks riggers 12 4 8 1 9 12 4 10 12 4 506 Floorers floor coverers carpet fitters and planners floor and wall tilers 9 1 8 1 9 13 3 10 13 3 507 Painters and decorators 9 1 8 1 9 13 3 10 13 3 509 Other construction trades n e c 9 1 8 1 9 12 4 10 12 4 510 Centre capstan turret and other lathe setters and setter operators 12 3 8 1 9 123 10 12 3 511 Boring and drilling machine setters and setter operators 123 8 1 9 12 3 10 12 3 512 Grinding machine setters and setter operators 12 3 8 1 9 12 3 10 12 3 513 Milling machine setters and setter operators 12 3 8 1 9 12 3 10 12 3 514 Press setters and setter operators 10 8 1 9 123 10 12 3 515 Tool makers tool fitters and markers out 11 1 8 1 9 11 1 10 11 1 516 Metal working production and maintenance fitters 11 1 8 1 9 10 10 11 1 Please note This derivation table has no empty cells See key at the end of table 86 The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual Chapter 17 NS SEC derivation tables based on SOC90 Table 16 continued Standard Occupational Classification 1990 Simplified Employment status unit group NS SEC 1 Employers 2 Self employed 3 Managers 4 Supervisors 5 Other no employees employees 517 Precision instrument makers and repairers 11 1 8 1 9 1 11 1 10 11 1 518 Goldsmiths silversmiths precious stone workers 11 1 8 1 9 1 11 1 10 11 1 519 Other
79. 990 Simplified Employment status unit group NS SEC 1 Employers 2 Self employed 3 Managers 4 Supervisors 5 Other no employees employees 210 Civil structural municipal mining and quarrying engineers 3 1 33 3 3 3a oy 3 1 211 Mechanical engineers 3 1 3 3 3 3 Suk ch 3 1 212 Electrical engineers 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 1 Bs 3 1 213 Electronic engineers 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 1 a 3 1 214 Software engineers 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 1 a 3 1 215 Chemical engineers 3 1 33 3 3 3 1 a 3 1 216 Design and development engineers 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 1 a 3 1 217 Process and production engineers 4 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 4 1 218 Planning and quality control engineers 4 1 43 4 3 5 4 4 1 219 Other engineers and technologists n e c 3 1 33 3 3 3 1 3 3 1 220 Medical practitioners 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 3 1 221 Pharmacists pharmacologists 3 1 3 3 3 3 5 3 3 1 222 Ophthalmic opticians 4 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 4 1 223 Dental practitioners 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 3 1 224 Veterinarians 3 1 33 3 3 Sal 3 3 1 230 University and polytechnic teaching professionals 3 1 3 3 3 3 ook Be 3 1 231 Higher and further education teaching professionals 4 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 4 1 232 Education officers school inspectors 3 1 Sul 3 1 3 1 BF 3 1 233 Secondary and middle school deemed secondary education teaching professionals 4 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 4 1 234 Primary and middle school deemed primary and nursery education teaching professionals 4 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 4 1 235 Special education teaching professionals 4 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 4 1 239 O
80. C 1 Employers 2 Self employed 3 Managers 4 Supervisors 5 Other no employees employees 1111 Senior officials in national government l 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ikal 1112 Directors and chief executives of major organisations l 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1113 Senior officials in local government wl 4 4 1 1 1 1 1114 Senior officials of special interest organisations 2 4 4 2 2 2 1121 Production works and maintenance managers wl 4 4 1 1 EI 1 1 1122 Managers in construction 2 4 4 2 2 2 1123 Managers in mining and energy wl 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1131 Financial managers and chartered secretaries 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 iki 1 1 1132 Marketing and sales managers wl 4 4 1 1 11 1 1 1133 Purchasing managers 1 4 4 1 1 iE 1 1 1134 Advertising and public relations managers 1 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1135 Personnel training and industrial relations managers wl 4 4 1 1 11 1 1 1136 Information and communication technology managers wl 4 4 1 1 1 1 1137 Research and development managers 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1141 Quality assurance managers 2 4 4 2 2 2 1142 Customer care managers 2 4 4 2 2 2 1151 Financial institution managers 2 4 4 2 2 2 1152 Office managers 2 4 4 2 2 1161 Transport and distribution managers 2 4 4 2 2 2 1162 Storage and warehouse managers 2 4 4 2 2 2 1163 Retail and wholesale managers 2 4 4 2 2 2 1171 Officers in armed forces l 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 l 1172 Police officers inspectors and above Ai 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1173 Senior officers in fire ambulance prison and related services
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82. OC2000 11 1 SOC2000 has a hierarchical structure with four nested tiers It is important to understand how this structure works before deriving NS SEC 11 2 The four tiers of SOC2000 are represented in the way the occupational classification codes are numbered They are e Major groups top level broad definitions of occupation providing the first digit of the SOC2000 code number e Sub major groups second level definition of occupation providing first two digits e Minor groups third level definition providing the first three digits e Unit groups lowest most detailed definition of occupation providing the complete four figure SOC2000 code 11 3 Using the example of unit group 1211 Farm managers Figure 2 shows how the unit groups are nested within SOC2000 s hierarchical structure Figure 2 Hierarchical structure of SOC2000 Major Sub major Minor Unit group group group group Group title 1 Managers and senior officials 12 Managers and proprietors in agriculture and services 121 Managers in farming horticulture forestry and fishing 1211 Farm managers 11 4 SOC2000 was published in June 2000 Volume 1 includes the structure of the classification and descriptions of the unit groups Volume 2 contains the coding index and notes on coding See Related publications 23 Chapter 12 Choosing a derivation method The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual 12 Choos
83. Originators compositors and print preparers 5 4 4 5 5 5 5422 Printers 5 4 4 5 5 5 5423 Bookbinders and print finishers 7 4 4 1 5 7 5424 Screen printers 5 4 4 5 5 5 5431 Butchers meat cutters 7 4 4 A 5 T 5432 Bakers flour confectioners 5 4 4 5 5 5 5433 Fishmongers poultry dressers 7 4 4 7 5 7 5434 Chefs cooks 6 4 4 6 5 6 5491 Glass and ceramics makers decorators and finishers 7 4 4 7 5 7 5492 Furniture makers other craft woodworkers 7 4 4 yi 5 7 5493 Pattern makers moulds 5 4 4 5 5 5 5494 Musical instrument makers and tuners 4 4 4 5 5 3 5495 Goldsmiths silversmiths precious stone workers gt 4 4 5 3 5 5496 Floral arrangers florists 7 4 4 7 5 7 5499 Hand craft occupations n e c 3 4 4 5 5 5 6111 Nursing auxiliaries and assistants 3 4 4 3 2 3 6112 Ambulance staff excluding paramedics 3 2 3 3 2 3 6113 Dental nurses 6 4 4 6 5 6 6114 Houseparents and residential wardens 6 4 4 6 5 6 6115 Care assistants and home carers 6 4 4 6 5 6 6121 Nursery nurses 3 4 4 2i 2 3 6122 Childminders and related occupations 4 4 4 7 5 7 6123 Playgroup leaders assistants 6 4 4 6 5 6 6124 Educational assistants 6 4 4 6 5 6 6131 Veterinary nurses and assistants 6 4 4 6 5 6 6139 Animal care occupations n e c 7 4 4 7 5 7 6211 Sports and leisure assistants 6 4 4 6 5 6 6212 Travel agents 3 4 4 2 2 3 6213 Travel and tour guides 7 4 4 7 5 7 6214 Air travel assistants 3 4 4 3 2 3 6215 Rail travel assistants 3 4 4 3 2 3 6219 Leisure and travel service occupation
84. Question Respondent s answers number 1 Industry Dye works 2 Occupation title Colour mixer 3 Occupation description Mix colours for dyes 4 Employee self employed 1 employee 5 Supervisory status Not answered Assume 2 6 Number of employees 2 25 to 499 Resulting codes SOC2000 unit group code 8114 Employment status size of organisation 7 NS SEC operational category 11 2 13 2b Using the reduced method There are four steps to derive NS SEC by the reduced method Step 1 Code occupation to the SOC2000 four digit unit group Use the answers to the questions on occupation questions 1 to 3 to assign the four digit unit group code of SOC2000 If a job title can be taken as a supervisor for the purposes of the employment status variable the SOC2000 code should be prefixed with an S If question 5 has not been asked you can use the S prefix to the occupation code in the SOC2000 coding index as an indicator of supervisor employment status Step 2 Follow procedures when the answers to questions on employment status are missing Combine the answers to questions 4 5 and 7 to produce the employment status variable Where the questions have not been answered take the following actions Question Action not answered 4 Do not assume an answer go straight to step 2 of the procedure for deriving NS SEC using the simplified method 5 If the SOC2000 code starts with 1 no answer is required If the SOC2000 code does not start
85. This does not affect the values in the cells 61 Chapter 16 NS SEC derivation tables based on SOC2000 The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual Table 13 continued Standard Occupational Classification 2000 Simplified Employment status unit group NS SEC 1 Employers 2 Self employed 3 Managers 4 Supervisors 5 Other no employees employees 3416 Arts officers producers and directors 2 2 2 2 2 2 3421 Graphic designers 3 4 4 3 2 3 3422 Product clothing and related designers 4 4 4 3 2 3 3431 Journalists newspaper and periodical editors 2 2 2 2 2 2 3432 Broadcasting associate professionals 2 2 2 2 2 2 3433 Public relations officers 2 2 2 2 2 2 3434 Photographers and audio visual equipment operators 3 4 4 3 2 3 3441 Sports players 2 2 2 2 2 2 3442 Sports coaches instructors and officials 2 2 2 2 2 2 3443 Fitness instructors 6 4 4 6 Sl 6 3449 Sports and fitness occupations n e c 3 4 4 3 2 3 3511 Air traffic controllers 2 2 2 2 2 2 3512 Aircraft pilots and flight engineers 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 3513 Ship and hovercraft officers 2 2 2 2 2 2 3514 Train drivers 5 5 5 5 5 5 3520 Legal associate professionals 3 4 4 3 2 3 3531 Estimators valuers and assessors 2 2 2 2 2 2 3532 Brokers 1 2 1 2 1 2 182 1 2 1 2 3533 Insurance underwriters 12 1 2 1 2 12 1 2 1 2 3534 Finance and investment analysts advisers 2 2 2 2 2 2 3535 Taxation experts 1 2 1 2 1 2 12 1 2 1 2 3536 Importers exporters 2 2 2 2 2 2 3537 Fi
86. ables based on SOC2000 Table 10 continued Standard Occupational Classification 2000 Simplified Employment status size of organisation unit group NS SEC 1 Employers 2 Employers 3 Self 4 Managers 5 Managers 6 Supervisors 7 Other large small employed large small employees organisations organisations no employees organisations organisations 2121 Civil engineers 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 Spl 3 3 1 2122 Mechanical engineers 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 Sal 3 3 1 2123 Electrical engineers 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 Shi 3 3 1 2124 Electronics engineers 3 1 3 3 3 3 33 3 1 Sal 3 3 1 2125 Chemical engineers 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 SH 3 3 1 2126 Design and development engineers 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 1 3 3 1 2127 Production and process engineers 4 1 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 4 1 2128 Planning and quality control engineers 4 1 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 4 1 2129 Engineering professionals n e c 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 1 3 3 1 2131 IT strategy and planning professionals 3 2 3 4 3 4 3 4 B2 32 3 2 3 2 2132 Software professionals 3 2 3 4 3 4 3 4 S2 oe 3 2 3 2 2211 Medical practitioners 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 SHl 3 3 1 2212 Psychologists 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 Spil 3 3 1 2213 Pharmacists pharmacologists 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 Sbll 3 3 1 2214 Ophthalmic opticians 4 1 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 4 1 2215 Dental practitioners 33 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 abil 3 3 1 2216 Veterinarians 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 Sb 3 3 1 2311 Higher education teaching professionals 3 1 3 3 3 3
87. ables based on SOC2000 Table 11 continued Standard Occupational Classification 2000 Simplified Employment status size of organisation unit group NS SEC 1 Employers 2 Employers 3 Self 4 Managers 5 Managers 6 Supervisors 7 Other large small employed large small lemployees organisations jorganisations no employees organisations jorganisations 9239 Elementary cleaning occupations n e c 7 1 1 4 4 7 7 5 7 9241 Security guards and related occupations 6 1 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 9242 Traffic wardens 6 5 2 6 6 6 5 6 9243 School crossing patrol attendants 7 5 5 7 7 7 5 7 9244 School mid day assistants 7 5 3 7 7 7 5 7 9245 Car park attendants 7 1 1 4 4 7 7 5 7 9249 Elementary security occupations n e c 6 1 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 9251 Shelf fillers 6 1 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 9259 Elementary sales occupations n e c 6 1 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 Please note This derivation table has no empty cells The shaded cells have been filled using the priority order rules See Appendix A 53 Chapter 16 NS SEC derivation tables based on SOC2000 The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual Table 12 NS SEC based on S0C2000 simplified and reduced derivation table operational categories Standard Occupational Classification 2000 Simplified Employment status unit group NS SEC 1 Employers 2 Self employed 3 Managers 4 Supervisors 5 Other no employees employees 1111 Senior officials i
88. ail trade 2 wl 2 2 2 2 2 2 701 Buyers and purchasing officers not retail 2 a 2 2 2 2 Z 2 702 Importers and exporters 2 wl 2 2 2 2 2 2 703 Air commodity and ship brokers 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 12 1 2 aie 2 710 Technical and wholesale sales representatives 2 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 719 Other sales representatives n e c 3 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 720 Sales assistants 6 1 4 4 6 6 gt 6 721 Retail cash desk and check out operators 6 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 722 Petrol pump forecourt attendants 6 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 730 Collector salespersons and credit agents 4 wl 4 4 6 6 5 6 731 Roundsmen women and van salespersons i 1 4 4 7 7 5 7 732 Market and street traders and assistants 4 1 4 4 7 7 S 7 733 Scrap dealers scrap metal merchants 4 1 4 4 2 2 2 2 790 Merchandisers 3 1 4 4 3 5 2 3 791 Window dressers floral arrangers 7 1 4 4 7 7 3 7 792 Telephone salespersons 6 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 800 Bakery and confectionery process operatives 6 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 801 Brewery and vinery process operatives 6 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 802 Tobacco process operatives 6 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 809 Other food drink and tobacco process operatives n e c 6 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 810 Tannery production operatives gt 1 4 4 5 5 5 5 811 Preparatory fibre processors ef 1 4 4 y 7 5 7 812 Spinners doublers twisters 7 1 4 4 gi 7 5 F 813 Winders reelers 7 1 4 4 7 5 7 814 Other textiles processing operatives 7 1 4 4 7 7 5 7 820 Chemical gas and petroleum process plant operatives 5 1 4 4 5 5 5 5 821 Paper wood and related process plan
89. al operatives and crossing keepers 11 2 il 8 1 9 1 11 2 11 2 10 11 2 884 Shunters and points operatives 11 2 1 8 1 9 1 11 2 11 2 10 11 2 885 Mechanical plant drivers and operatives earth moving and civil engineering 3 3 1 8 1 9 1 1353 13 3 10 3 3 886 Crane drivers 2 3 1 8 1 9 1 12 3 123 10 2 3 887 Fork lift and mechanical truck driverg 2 3 1 8 1 9 1 123 123 10 2 3 889 Other transport and machinery operatives n e c 3 4 1 8 1 9 1 13 4 13 4 10 3 4 890 Washers screeners and crushers in mines and quarries 11 2 1 8 1 9 1 11 2 11 2 10 11 2 891 Printing machine minders and assistants 2 3 1 8 1 9 1 12 3 12 3 10 2 3 892 Water and sewerage plant attendants 11 2 1 8 1 9 1 11 2 11 2 10 11 2 893 Electrical energy boiler and related plant operatives and attendants 2 4 1 8 1 9 1 12 4 12 4 10 2 4 894 Oilers greasers lubricators 2 4 1 8 1 9 1 12 4 12 4 10 2 4 895 Mains and service pipe layers pipe jointers 3 4 1 8 1 9 1 13 4 13 4 10 3 4 896 Construction and related operatives 10 1 8 1 9 1 10 10 10 3 4 897 Woodworking machine operatives 2 3 1 8 1 9 1 123 12 3 10 23 898 Mine excluding coal and quarry workers 11 2 1 8 1 9 1 11 2 11 2 10 11 2 899 Other plant and machine operatives n e c 2 4 1 8 1 9 1 10 10 10 2 4 900 Farm workers 2 5 il 8 2 9 2 125 2S 6 2 5 901 Agricultural machinery drivers and operatives 2 5 1 8 2 9 2 12 5 IPs 10 25 902 All other occupations in farming and related 3 5 1 8 2 9 2 13 5 195 10 3 5 903 Fishing and related
90. analytic version has eight classes shown in Table 1 the first of which can be subdivided 2 6 NS SEC aims to differentiate positions within labour markets and production units in terms of their typical employment relations Among employees there are quite diverse employment relations and conditions that is they occupy different labour market situations and work situations Table 1 NS SEC analytic classes 1 Higher managerial and professional occupations 1 1 Large employers and higher managerial occupations 1 2 Higher professional occupations 2 Lower managerial and professional occupations 3 Intermediate occupations 4 Small employers and own account workers 5 Lower supervisory and technical occupations 6 Semi routine occupations 7 Routine occupations 8 Never worked and long term unemployed For complete coverage the three categories Students Occupations not stated or inadequately described and Not classifiable for other reasons are added as Not classified 2 7 Labour market situation equates to source of income economic security and prospects of economic advancement Work situation refers primarily to location in systems of authority and control at work although degree of autonomy at work is a secondary aspect 2 8 NS SEC categories distinguish different positions not people as defined by social relationships in the workplace that is by how employees are regulated by employers through employ
91. and print finishers 3 3 8 1 9 1 13 3 10 13 3 5424 Screen printers 11 1 8 1 9 1 11 1 10 11 1 5431 Butchers meat cutters 3 3 8 1 9 1 13 3 10 13 3 5432 Bakers flour confectioners 11 1 8 1 9 1 11 1 10 11 1 5433 Fishmongers poultry dressers 3 3 8 1 9 1 13 3 10 13 3 5434 Chefs cooks 22 8 1 9 1 12 2 10 12 2 5491 Glass and ceramics makers decorators and finishers 3 3 8 1 9 1 13 3 10 13 3 5492 Furniture makers other craft woodworkers 3 3 8 1 9 1 13 3 10 13 3 5493 Pattern makers moulds 11 1 8 1 9 1 11 1 10 11 1 5494 Musical instrument makers and tuners 9 1 8 1 9 1 11 1 10 11 1 5495 Goldsmiths silversmiths precious stone workers 11 1 8 1 9 1 11 1 10 11 1 5496 Floral arrangers florists 3 1 8 1 9 1 13 1 10 13 1 5499 Hand craft occupations n e c 11 1 8 1 9 1 11 1 10 11 1 6111 Nursing auxiliaries and assistants 7 3 8 1 9 1 73 6 7 3 6112 Ambulance staff excluding paramedics 7 2 6 TEI Wee 6 7 2 6113 Dental nurses 2 2 8 1 9 1 122 10 12 2 6114 Houseparents and residential wardens 2 1 8 1 9 1 12 7 10 12 7 6115 Care assistants and home carers 22 8 1 9 1 122 10 12 2 6121 Nursery nurses T2 8 1 9 1 TER 6 7 2 6122 Childminders and related occupations 9 1 8 1 9 1 13 1 10 13 1 6123 Playgroup leaders assistants 2 7 8 1 9 1 IP 10 12 7 6124 Educational assistants 2 8 1 9 1 12 7 10 12 7 6131 Veterinary nurses and assistants 2 2 8 1 9 1 12 2 10 12 2 6139 Animal care occupations n e c 3 5 8 2 9 2 13 5 10 13 5 6211 Sports and leisure assistants 2 2 8 1 9 1 122 10 12
92. and public relations managers 1 1 1 1 4 4 Iel 2 2 2 1135 Personnel training and industrial relations managers 1 1 1 1 4 4 1 1 2 2 2 1136 Information and communication technology managers 1 1 1 1 4 4 1 1 2 2 2 1137 Research and development managers 1 1 12 1 2 1 2 Pl 2 2 2 1141 Quality assurance managers 2 1 1 4 4 2 2 2 1142 Customer care managers 2 1 1 4 4 2 2 2 2 1151 Financial institution managers 2 1 1 4 4 2 2 2 2 1152 Office managers 2 1 1 4 4 2 2 2 2 1161 Transport and distribution managers 2 1 1 4 4 2 2 2 2 1162 Storage and warehouse managers 2 1 1 4 4 2 2 2 2 1163 Retail and wholesale managers 2 1 1 4 4 2 2 2 2 1171 Officers in armed forces 1 1 1 1 1 1 ia 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1172 Police officers inspectors and above 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1173 Senior officers in fire ambulance prison and related services 1 1 1 1 1 1 il 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1174 Security managers 2 t l 4 4 2 2 2 2 1181 Hospital and health service managers 11 11 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1182 Pharmacy managers 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 1183 Healthcare practice managers 2 1 1 4 4 2 2 2 2 1184 Social services managers 1 1 1 1 4 4 It 1 1 1 1 Wet 1185 Residential and day care managers 2 1 1 4 4 2 2 2 2 1211 Farm managers 2 1 1 4 4 2 2 2 2 1212 Natural environment and conservation managers 1 1 1 1 4 4 KI 2 2 2 1219 Managers in animal husbandry forestry and fishing n e c 4 1 1 4 4 2 2 2 1221 Hotel and accommodation managers 4 1 1 4 4 2 2 2 2 1222 Conference and exhibitio
93. ase visit our website at www statistics gov uk or get in touch with the National Statistics Customer Contact Centre on tel 0845 601 3034 email info statistics gov uk 15 4 A word of warning on statistical software the derivation tables contain values with decimal places that relate to the operational sub categories 3 1 3 2 etc With most statistical software precision problems can arise if the variables are defined as numerical values We recommend that you define NS SEC variables as names rather than numerical values so that they will not be picked up by software as figures to be included in calculations 38 16 NS SEC derivation tables based on SOC2000 Chapter 16 NS SEC derivation tables based on SOC2000 The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual Table 10 NS SEC based on SOC2000 simplified and full derivation table operational categories Standard Occupational Classification 2000 Simplified Employment status size of organisation unit group NS SEC 1 Employers 2 Employers 3 Self 4 Managers 5 Managers 6 Supervisors 7 Other large small employed large small employees organisations organisations no employees organisations organisations 1111 Senior officials in national government 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1112 Directors and chief executives of major organisations 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1113 Senior officials in local government 2 9 1 93 9 2 2 2 2 1114 Senior officials of special int
94. ations organisations no employees organisations organisations 2121 Civil engineers 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 2122 Mechanical engineers 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 2123 Electrical engineers 2 2 1 2 L2 ie w2 1 2 1 2 2124 Electronics engineers 2 2 1 2 1 2 iL 2 1 2 1 2 2125 Chemical engineers 2 2 1 2 1 2 be w2 1 2 1 2 2126 Design and development engineers 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 2127 Production and process engineers 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2128 Planning and quality control engineers 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2129 Engineering professionals n e c 2 2 1 2 1 2 12 1 2 1 2 1 2 2131 IT strategy and planning professionals 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 Le Ve 1 2 1 2 2132 Software professionals 1 2 12 1 2 1 2 T2 2 1 2 1 2 2211 Medical practitioners od 2 1 2 1 2 be 1 2 1 2 1 2 2212 Psychologists 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 T2 12 1 2 1 2 2213 Pharmacists pharmacologists 2 2 1 2 1 2 be 1 2 1 2 1 2 2214 Ophthalmic opticians 2 wl 2 2 2 2 2 2 2215 Dental practitioners 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 12 1 2 1 2 2216 Veterinarians 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 2311 Higher education teaching professionals 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 12 1 2 1 2 2312 Further education teaching professionals 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2313 Education officers school inspectors 12 12 iL 1 2 i 1 2 1 2 1 2 2314 Secondary education teaching professionals 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2315 Primary and nursery education teaching professionals 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2316 Special needs education teaching professionals 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2317 Registrars and senior
95. below chief preventive officer excise below surveyor 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 614 Traffic wardens 2 2 12 12 2 1222 122 122 10 2 2 615 Security guards and related occupations 2 2 1 8 1 9 1 5 5 10 2 2 619 Other security and protective service occupations n e c 3 1 1 8 1 9 1 13 1 13 1 10 3 1 620 Chefs cooks 2 2 1 8 1 9 1 10 10 10 2 2 621 Waiters waitresses 3 1 1 8 1 9 1 ENL 13 1 10 3 1 622 Bar staff 3 1 1 8 1 9 1 13 1 13 1 10 3 1 630 Travel and flight attendants 3 1 1 8 1 9 1 13 1 13 1 6 3 1 631 Railway station staff 11 2 1 8 1 9 1 11 2 11 2 10 11 2 640 Assistant nurses nursing auxiliaries Ta 1 8 1 9 1 13 7 3 6 73 641 Hospital ward assistants 13 1 8 1 9 1 Tes Yea 6 R3 642 Ambulance staff T 2 V2 UD WZ 7 2 T2 6 V2 Please note This derivation table has no empty cells See key at end of table 72 The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual Chapter 17 NS SEC derivation tables based on SOC90 Table 14 continued Standard Occupational Classification 1990 Simplified Employment status size of organisation unit group NS SEC 1 Employers 2 Employers 3 Self employed 4 Managers 5 Managers 6 Supervisors 7 Other large small no employees large small employees organisations organisations rganisations organisations 643 Dental nurses 12 2 1 8 9 12 2 12 2 10 12 2 644 Care assistants and attendants 12 2 1 8 1 9 12 2 12 2 10 12 2 650 Nursery nurses 7 2 1 8 9
96. can use the S prefix to the occupation code in the SOC2000 coding index as an indicator of supervisor employment status Step 2 Follow procedures when the answers to questions on employment status and size of organisation are missing questions 4 to 8 Combine the answers to the questions 4 5 and 6 or 4 7 and 8 to produce the employment status size of organisation variable Where the questions have not been answered take the following actions 26 Question Action not answered 4 Do not assume an answer Go straight to step 2 of the procedure for deriving NS SEC using the simplified method 6or8 Assume code 1 size 1 to 24 5 If the SOC2000 code starts with 1 no answer is required If the SOC2000 code does not start with 1 assume code 2 no supervisory status 7 Assume code 1 no employees Step 3 Derive the employment status size of organisation variable The employment status size of organisation variable has seven codes Employment status size of organisation Code Label 1 Employers large organisations Employers small organisations Self employed no employees Managers large organisations Managers small organisations Supervisors N DO wu A WN Other employees Use the answers or assumed answers to questions on employment status size of organisation and the SOC2000 unit group code to derive one of the seven codes Figure 4 illustrates the process Step 4 Derive the NS SEC category
97. care occupations n e c 7 1 1 4 4 7 T al 7 6211 Sports and leisure assistants 6 1 1 4 4 6 6 3 6 6212 Travel agents 3 11 4 4 3 3 2 3 6213 Travel and tour guides 7 1 1 4 4 7 7 5 7 6214 Air travel assistants 3 1 1 4 4 2 3 2 3 6215 Rail travel assistants 3 1 1 4 4 2 3 2 3 6219 Leisure and travel service occupations n e c T 1 1 4 4 7 7 5 7 6221 Hairdressers barbers F 1 1 4 4 7 7 5 ti 6222 Beauticians and related occupations 4 1 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 6231 Housekeepers and related occupations 6 1 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 6232 Caretakers 6 1 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 6291 Undertakers and mortuary assistants 6 1 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 6292 Pest control officers 6 1 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 7111 Sales and retail assistants 6 1 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 7112 Retail cashiers and check out operators 6 1 1 4 6 6 5 6 7113 Telephone salespersons 6 11 4 4 6 6 5 6 7121 Collector salespersons and credit agents 6 1 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 7122 Debt rent and other cash collectors 3 Ayal 4 4 3 3 2 3 7123 Roundsmen women and van salespersons 7 1 1 4 4 7 7 5 7 7124 Market and street traders and assistants 4 1 1 4 4 7 J 5 7 7125 Merchandisers and window dressers 3 1 1 4 4 3 3 2 3 7129 Sales related occupations n e c 3 1 1 4 4 S 3 2 3 7211 Call centre agents operators 3 1 1 4 4 3 3 2 3 7212 Customer care occupations 3 1 1 4 4 5 3 2 3 8111 Food drink and tobacco process operatives 6 1 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 8112 Glass and ceramics process operatives 6 1 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 8113 Textile process operatives 7 1 1 4 4 3 7 5 7 8114 Chemical and re
98. cation teaching professionals 4 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 2316 Special needs education teaching professionals 4 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 2317 Registrars and senior administrators of educational establishments 3 1 shi 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 2319 Teaching professionals n e c 9 1 8 1 9 1 TE 6 7 3 2321 Scientific researchers 3 1 3 3 33 shill 3 1 3 2322 Social science researchers 3 1 3 3 3 3 Bal 3 1 3 2329 Researchers n e c 3 1 3 3 3 3 Sol 3 1 3 2411 Solicitors and lawyers judges and coroners 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 1 3 2419 Legal professionals n e c 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 1 F 2421 Chartered and certified accountants 3 1 3 3 3 3 Sal 3 1 3 2422 Management accountants 3 2 3 4 3 4 D2 3 2 3 2 2423 Management consultants actuaries economists and statisticians 3 1 3 3 3 3 Bal 3 1 3 2431 Architects 3 1 3 3 3 3 Sal 3 1 3 2432 Town planners 3 1 3 3 3 3 Bal 3 1 3 2433 Quantity surveyors 4 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 2434 Chartered surveyors not quantity surveyors 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 1 Be 2441 Public service administrative professionals 4 1 4 1 41 4 1 4 1 4 2442 Social workers 4 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 2443 Probation officers 3 2 32 32 32 3 2 3 2 2444 Clergy 3 1 3 3 3 3 SHI 3 1 3 2451 Librarians 4 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 2452 Archivists and curators 4 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 3111 Laboratory technicians 4 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 3112 Electrical electronics technicians Ta 8 1 9 1 Wes 6 7 3 3113 Engineering technicians 4 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 3114 Building and civil engineering technicians 4 1
99. cers 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 364 Organisation and methods and work study officers 1 2 1 2 12 1 2 12 ies 2 1 2 370 Matrons houseparents 6 1 1 4 4 5 5 5 6 371 Welfare community and youth workers 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 380 Authors writers journalists 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 381 Artists commercial artists graphic designers 4 1 1 4 4 3 3 2 3 382 Industrial designers 4 1 1 4 4 2 2 2 3 383 Clothing designers 3 1 1 4 4 2 2 2 3 384 Actors entertainers stage managers producers and directors 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 385 Musicians 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 386 Photographers camera sound and video equipment operators 3 4 4 3 3 2 3 387 Professional athletes sports officials 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 390 Information officers 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 391 Vocational and industrial trainers 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 392 Careers advisers and vocational guidance specialists 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 393 Driving instructors excluding HGV 4 il 4 4 6 6 5 6 394 Inspectors of factories utilities and trading standards 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 395 Other statutory and similar inspectors n e c 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 396 Occupational hygienists and safety officers health and safety 2 iil 2 2 2 2 2 2 399 Other associate professional and technical occupations n e c 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 400 Civil Service administrative officers and assistants 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 401 Local government clerical officers and assistants 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 410 Accounts and wages clerks book keepers other financial clerks 3 4 4 3 3 2 3 411 Counter clerks and cashi
100. cers 2 2 2 2 2 2 364 Organisation and methods and work study officers 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 E2 1 2 370 Matrons houseparents 6 4 4 5 5 6 371 Welfare community and youth workers 2 2 2 2 2 2 380 Authors writers journalists 2 2 2 2 2 2 381 Artists commercial artists graphic designers 4 4 3 2 3 382 Industrial designers 4 4 4 2 2 3 383 Clothing designers 3 4 4 2 2 3 384 Actors entertainers stage managers producers and directors 2 2 2 2 2 2 385 Musicians 2 2 2 2 2 2 386 Photographers camera sound and video equipment operators 3 4 4 3 2 3 387 Professional athletes sports officials 2 2 2 2 2 2 390 Information officers 2 2 2 2 2 2 391 Vocational and industrial trainers 2 2 2 2 2 2 392 Careers advisers and vocational guidance specialists 2 2 2 2 2 2 393 Driving instructors excluding HGV 4 4 4 6 5 6 394 Inspectors of factories utilities and trading standards 2 2 2 2 2 2 395 Other statutory and similar inspectors n e c 2 2 2 2 2 2 396 Occupational hygienists and safety officers health and safety 2 2 2 2 2 2 399 Other associate professional and technical occupations n e c 2 2 2 LA 2 2 400 Civil Service administrative officers and assistants 3 3 5 3 2 3 401 Local government clerical officers and assistants 3 3 3 3 2 3 410 Accounts and wages clerks book keepers other financial clerks 3 4 4 3 2 3 411 Counter clerks and cashiers 3 4 4 3 2 3 412 Debt rent and other cash collectors 3 4 4 3 2 3 420 Filing computer and other records c
101. ch occupations Positions in L10 have different employment relations and conditions from those in L12 and L13 but similar conditions to those in L11 Operationally these positions are distinguished most easily by having a job title foreman or supervisor from an OUG which when combined with employee status is allocated to L11 L12 or L13 The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual Chapter 6 Category descriptions and operational issues L11 Lower technical occupations Positions with a modified labour contract in which employees are engaged in lower technical and related occupations L11 1 Lower technical craft occupations L11 2 Lower technical process operative occupations Positions in this category are distinguished by having a modified labour contract Employees are more likely than those in L12 or L13 to have some service elements in their employment relationship for example work autonomy Operationally job title does not help with the allocation of occupation to L11 as not all skilled OUGs are included Some are in L7 and others in L12 and L13 L12 Semi routine occupations Positions with a slightly modified labour contract in which employees are engaged in semi routine occupations L12 1 Semi routine sales occupations 112 2 Semi routine service occupations L12 3 Semi routine technical occupations L12 4 Semi routine operative occupations L12 5 Semi routine agri
102. clerical worker office clerk call centre agent nursing auxiliary nursery nurse J 2 Senior managers or administrators usually responsible for planning organising and co ordinating work and for finance such as finance manager chief executive 3 Technical and craft occupations such as motor mechanic fitter inspector plumber printer tool maker electrician gardener train driver O 4 Semi routine manual and service occupations such as postal worker machine operative security guard caretaker farm worker catering assistant receptionist sales assistant O5 Routine manual and service occupations such as HGV driver van driver cleaner porter packer sewing machinist messenger labourer waiter waitress bar staff 6 Middle or junior managers such as office manager retail manager bank manager restaurant manager warehouse manager publican 7 Traditional professional occupations such as accountant solicitor medical practitioner scientist civil mechanical engineer 8 14 7 There are three steps to derive the five class self coded NS SEC from the answers to questions 1 to 4 Step 1 Create the employment status variable The employment status variable has seven codes Employment status size of organisation Code Label Employers large organisations Employers small or
103. conomic Classification User Manual 4 Structure and flexibility 4 1 NS SEC can be derived in three ways full reduced or simplified depending on the level of detail of the employment status information available 4 2 The different methods allow you to apply NS SEC to registration and other administrative data census and survey data and to data of varying robustness The reduced method was developed for sources unable to collect information on size of organisation the simplified method provides a last resort solution See Chapters 12 and 13 for fuller descriptions of the three methods and how to derive NS SEC using each one 4 3 Although occupationally based there are procedures for classifying non employed people to NS SEC see 6 3 4 4 ONS researchers have also developed a self coded version of NS SEC which is suitable for use in situations such as postal surveys where the collection and coding of detailed occupation information is not justified See Chapter 14 4 5 NS SEC is nested so that the operational categories offer maximum flexibility in terms of the different collapses possible within the underlying conceptual model of employment relations to eight five and three analytic classes See Chapter 7 Classes and collapses Classes categories and sub categories Chapter 5 Analytic classes and operational categories The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual 5 Analytic classes and o
104. cultural occupations L12 6 Semi routine clerical occupations L12 7 Semi routine childcare occupations Employees in these positions are regulated by an only slightly modified labour contract typified by a short term and the direct exchange of money for effort The category name semi routine is designed to indicate that in employing this group employers must slightly improve on the basic labour contract that is the work involved requires at least some element of employee discretion L13 Routine occupations Positions with a basic labour contract in which employees are engaged in routine occupations L13 1 Routine sales and service occupations L13 2 Routine production occupations L13 3 Routine technical occupations L13 4 Routine operative occupations L13 5 Routine agricultural occupations These positions have the least need for employee discretion and employees are regulated by a basic labour contract 6 2b Residual operational categories L14 Never worked and long term unemployed Positions that involve involuntary exclusion from the labour market specifically a those who have never been in paid employment but would wish to be and b those who have been unemployed for an extended period while still seeking or wanting work L14 1 Never worked L14 2 Long term unemployed Both the long term unemployed and those who have never been in paid employment although available for work could be treated in emplo
105. d industrial trainers 4 1 1 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 1 4 1 392 Careers advisers and vocational guidance specialists 4 1 1 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 1 4 1 393 Driving instructors excluding HGV 9 1 1 8 1 9 1 12 2 12 2 10 12 2 394 Inspectors of factories utilities and trading standards 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 4 4 1 4 1 395 Other statutory and similar inspectors n e c 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 4 4 1 4 1 396 Occupational hygienists and safety officers health and safety 4 1 1 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 1 4 1 399 Other associate professional and technical occupations n e c 4 1 1 4 3 4 3 2 5 4 1 4 1 400 Civil Service administrative officers and assistants 7 1 7 1 7 1 TA T 7 1 6 7 1 401 Local government clerical officers and assistants 7 1 TA 7 1 T 7 7 1 6 7 1 410 Accounts and wages clerks book keepers other financial clerks 7A 1 8 1 9 1 R Rl 6 Ti 411 Counter clerks and cashiers 7 1 1 8 1 9 1 T 7 1 6 7 1 412 Debt rent and other cash collectors 7 2 1 8 1 9 1 a2 T 6 7 2 420 Filing computer and other records clerks including legal conveyancing 7A 1 8 1 9 1 Us Mell 6 7 1 421 Library assistants clerks 7 1 1 8 1 9 1 Ue Well 6 7 1 430 Clerks n o s 72 1 8 1 9 1 IED Ue 6 7 2 440 Stores despatch and production control clerks 12 6 1 8 1 om 12 6 12 6 10 12 6 Please note This derivation table has no empty cells See key at end of table 70 The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual Chapter 17 NS SEC derivation tables based o
106. d publications 1 4 The final phase of the review involved rebasing NS SEC on the new Standard Occupational Classification 2000 SOC2000 published in June of that year see Related publications This led to some important changes to the interim version of NS SEC previously published in Rose and O Reilly 1998 1 5 Since 2001 NS SEC has been available for use in all official statistics and surveys 1 6 NS SEC was developed from a sociological classification that has been widely used in pure and applied research known as the Goldthorpe Schema see Goldthorpe 1980 1987 1997 Erikson and Goldthorpe 1992 1 7 The decision to adopt the Goldthorpe Schema as the basis for NS SEC was made because it is accepted internationally and is conceptually clear It has also been reasonably validated both as a measure and as a good predictor of health and educational outcomes However NS SEC improves on the Goldthorpe Schema with more thorough validation The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual Chapter 2 Conceptual basis 2 Conceptual basis 2 1 NS SEC has been constructed to measure employment relations and conditions of occupations Conceptually these are central to showing the structure of socio economic positions in modern societies and helping to explain variations in social behaviour and other social phenomena 2 2 It is important that all of us who use NS SEC understand its conceptual basis and what it i
107. de 4 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 1 70 Buyers and purchasing officers not retail 4 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 1 702 Importers and exporters 4 2 4 4 4 4 4 2 4 2 4 2 703 Air commodity and ship brokers 3 2 3 4 3 4 3 2 32 32 710 Technical and wholesale sales representatives 4 2 4 4 4 4 5 4 2 4 2 719 Other sales representatives n e c T2 4 4 4 4 4 2 6 1 2 720 Sales assistants 12 1 8 1 9 1 12 1 10 12 1 72 Retail cash desk and check out operators 12 1 8 1 9 1 12 1 10 12 1 722 Petrol pump forecourt attendants 12 1 8 1 9 1 12 1 10 12 1 730 Collector salespersons and credit agents 9 1 8 1 9 1 12 1 10 12 1 73 Roundsmen women and van salespersons 13 3 8 1 9 1 13 3 10 13 3 732 Market and street traders and assistants 9 1 8 1 9 1 13 1 10 13 1 733 Scrap dealers scrap metal merchants 9 1 8 1 9 1 5 5 5 790 Merchandisers 7 2 8 1 9 1 T2 6 7 2 79 Window dressers floral arrangers 13 1 8 1 9 1 13 1 10 13 1 792 Telephone salespersons 12 1 8 1 9 1 12 1 10 12 1 800 Bakery and confectionery process operatives 12 4 8 1 9 1 12 4 10 12 4 80 Brewery and vinery process operatives 12 4 8 1 9 1 12 4 10 12 4 802 Tobacco process operatives 12 4 8 1 9 1 12 4 10 12 4 809 Other food drink and tobacco process operatives n e c 12 4 8 1 9 1 12 4 10 12 4 810 Tannery production operatives 11 2 8 1 9 1 11 2 10 11 2 811 Preparatory fibre processors 13 2 8 1 9 1 13 2 10 13 2 812 Spinners doublers twisters 13 2 8 1 9 1 13 2 10 13 2 813 Winders reelers 13 2 8 1 9 1 13 2 10 13 2 814 Other textiles proce
108. e 15 NS SEC based on SOC90 simplified and full derivation table analytic classes Standard Occupational Classification 1990 Simplified Employment status size of organisation unit group NS SEC 1 Employers 2 Employers 3 Self employed 4 Managers 5 Managers 6 Supervisors 7 Other large small no employees large small employees organisations organisations jorganisations organisations 100 General administrators national government Assistant Secretary Grade 5 and above 1 1 T4 1 1 lea 1 1 1 1 1 1 tell 101 General managers large companies and organisations 1 1 it 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 102 Local government officers administrative and executive functions 1 1 4 4 4 1 1 1 1 iit 1 1 103 General administrators national government HEO to Senior Principal Grade 6 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 110 Production works and maintenance managers 1 Al 4 4 J 2 2 2 111 Managers in building and contracting 2 wl 4 4 2 2 2 2 112 Clerks of works 2 1 1 4 4 2 2 2 2 113 Managers in mining and energy industries 1 x 4 4 1 2 2 2 120 Treasurers and company financial managers 1 2 1 2 ue 1 1 1 ma 1 1 121 Marketing and sales managers l wl 4 2 1 2 2 p 122 Purchasing managers 1 ok 4 4 1 2 2 2 123 Advertising and public relations managers 1 wl 4 2 1 2 2 2 124 Personnel training and industrial relations managers F A 4 4 1 2 2 2 125 Organisation and methods and work study managers 1 all 4 4 1 2 2 2 126 Com
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110. employment status size of organisation given at the top of the column and use this code to identify which row of the priority order table we should use e Looking from left to right across the table we take the number given in the first priority column e Using this number as an alternative employment status size of organisation code we return to our original row on the derivation table to locate the cell that sits in this column 100 e lf there is a value in this cell this is the best alternative NS SEC value to use for our original combination of codes and we write it into the original empty cell e But if the first priority cell is empty we return to the priority order table Using our original employment status size of organisation code to identify the correct row we locate the number in the second priority column Again we use this number as an alternative employment status size of organisation code and return to our original row on the derivation table to locate the cell that sits in this column We repeat the process until we locate a cell that contains an NS SEC value For example to fill the empty cell on row 3213 under column 3 of the original NS SEC derivation table we would use row 3 of the priority order table Table A2 Table A1 Selected rows from the original NS SEC full derivation table operational categories showing empty cells SOC2000 ssec Employment status size of unit group organisati
111. er rules See Appendix A Indicates a change to the original shading This does not affect the values in the cells 42 The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual Chapter 16 NS SEC derivation tables based on SOC2000 Table 10 continued Standard Occupational Classification 2000 Simplified Employment status size of organisation unit group NS SEC 1 Employers 2 Employers 3 Self 4 Managers 5 Managers 6 Supervisors 7 Other large small employed large small employees organisations organisations no employees organisations organisations 4113 Local government clerical officers and assistants 7 6 6 7 1 7 1 Toll 6 7 1 4114 Officers of non governmental organisations 4 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4121 Credit controllers 7 1 8 1 9 TIt IK 6 7 1 4122 Accounts and wages clerks book keepers other financial clerks 7 1 8 1 9 Wl Toll 6 TA 4123 Counter clerks T 1 8 1 9 7A og 6 7 1 4131 Filing and other records assistants clerks 7 1 8 1 9 7 1 7 1 6 7 1 4132 Pensions and insurance clerks 7 1 8 1 9 7 1 Tell 6 7 1 4133 Stock control clerks 12 6 1 8 1 9 12 6 12 6 10 12 6 4134 Transport and distribution clerks 7 1 8 1 g Tell el 6 TA 4135 Library assistants clerks i 1 8 1 9 Well Tell 6 7 1 4136 Database assistants clerks T 1 8 1 9 7 1 7 1 6 7 1 4137 Market research interviewers 12 6 1 8 1 9 12 6 12 6 10 12 6 4141 Telephonists 12 6 1 8 1 9 12 6 12 6 10 12 6 4142 Commun
112. erest organisations 5 1 8 1 9 2 5 5 5 1121 Production works and maintenance managers 2 1 8 1 9 2 5 5 5 1122 Managers in construction 5 1 8 1 9 z 3 5 5 1123 Managers in mining and energy 2 1 8 1 9 2 5 5 5 1131 Financial managers and chartered secretaries 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 1132 Marketing and sales managers 2 1 8 1 9 2 3 5 5 1133 Purchasing managers 2 1 8 1 9 2 5 5 5 1134 Advertising and public relations managers 2 1 8 1 9 2 5 5 5 1135 Personnel training and industrial relations managers 2 1 8 1 9 2 5 5 5 1136 Information and communication technology managers 2 1 8 1 9 2 a 5 5 1137 Research and development managers 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 5 5 3 1141 Quality assurance managers S 1 8 1 9 5 3 5 5 1142 Customer care managers 5 1 8 1 9 5 3 5 5 1151 Financial institution managers 5 1 8 1 9 5 5 5 5 1152 Office managers 5 1 8 1 9 5 3 5 5 1161 Transport and distribution managers 5 1 8 1 g 5 3 5 5 1162 Storage and warehouse managers 5 1 8 1 9 5 5 5 5 1163 Retail and wholesale managers 5 1 8 1 9 5 5 S 5 1171 Officers in armed forces 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1172 Police officers inspectors and above 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1173 Senior officers in fire ambulance prison and related services 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1174 Security managers 5 1 8 1 9 5 5 5 5 1181 Hospital and health service managers 2 1 8 1 9 2 2 2 2 1182 Pharmacy managers 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 J 5 5 1183 Healthcare practice managers 5 1 8 1 9 5 5 5 5 1184 Social services managers 2 1 8 1 9 2 2 2 2 1
113. ering technicians n e c 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3121 Architectural technologists and town planning technicians 2 wl 2 2 2 2 2 2 3122 Draughtspersons 3 1 1 4 4 3 5 2 3 3123 Building inspectors 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3131 IT operations technicians 2 wl 2 2 2 2 2 2 3132 IT user support technicians 2 wl 2 2 2 2 2 2 3211 Nurses 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3212 Midwives 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3213 Paramedics 2 2 2 5 3 3 2 3 3214 Medical radiographers 2 wl 2 2 2 2 2 2 3215 Chiropodists 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3216 Dispensing opticians 3 1 1 4 4 3 3 2 3 Please note This derivation table has no empty cells The shaded cells have been filled using the priority order rules See Appendix A 48 The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual Chapter 16 NS SEC derivation tables based on SOC2000 Table 11 continued Standard Occupational Classification 2000 Simplified Employment status size of organisation unit group NS SEC 1 Employers 2 Employers 3 Self 4 Managers 5 Managers 6 Supervisors 7 Other large small employed large small lemployees organisations jorganisations no employees organisations jorganisations 3217 Pharmaceutical dispensers 6 Tel 4 4 6 6 5 6 3218 Medical and dental technicians 3 1 1 4 4 3 3 2 3 3221 Physiotherapists 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3222 Occupational therapists 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3223 Speech and language therapists 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 12 12 1 2 1 2 3229 Therapists n e c 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3231 Youth and community wo
114. erks 3 1 1 4 4 5 3 2 3 4211 Medical secretaries 3 1 1 4 4 3 3 2 3 4212 Legal secretaries 3 1 1 4 4 3 3 2 3 4213 School secretaries 3 1 1 4 4 2 3 2 3 4214 Company secretaries 3 1 1 4 4 3 3 2 3 4215 Personal assistants and other secretaries 3 1 1 4 4 3 3 2 3 4216 Receptionists 6 1 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 4217 Typists 3 1 1 4 4 3 3 2 3 5111 Farmers 4 1 1 4 4 2 2 2 2 5112 Horticultural trades 6 1 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 5113 Gardeners and groundsmen groundswomen 5 1 1 4 4 5 5 5 5 5119 Agricultural and fishing trades n e c 4 1 1 4 4 5 5 gt 5 5211 Smiths and forge workers 7 1 1 4 4 7 7 5 a 5212 Moulders core makers die casters 6 1 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 5213 Sheet metal workers 6 1 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 5214 Metal plate workers shipwrights riveters 7 1 1 4 4 7 7 5 7 5215 Welding trades 7 1 1 4 4 Ji 7 5 7 5216 Pipe fitters 7 1 1 4 4 7 Ji 5 7 5221 Metal machining setters and setter operators 6 1 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 5222 Tool makers tool fitters and markers out 5 1 1 4 4 5 5 5 5 5223 Metal working production and maintenance fitters 5 1 1 4 4 5 S 5 5 5224 Precision instrument makers and repairers 5 1 1 4 4 5 S 5 5 5231 Motor mechanics auto engineers 5 1 1 4 4 5 5 5 5 5232 Vehicle body builders and repairers 5 11 4 4 5 S 5 5 5233 Auto electricians 5 1 1 4 4 5 5 5 5 5234 Vehicle spray painters 6 1 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 5241 Electricians electrical fitters 5 1 1 4 4 5 5 5 5 5242 Telecommunications engineers 3 1 1 4 4 3 3 2 3 5243 Lines repairers and cable jointers 5 1 1 4 4 5 5 gt 5
115. ers 3 4 4 3 3 2 3 412 Debt rent and other cash collectors 3 4 4 3 3 2 3 420 Filing computer and other records clerks including legal conveyancing 3 1 1 4 4 3 3 2 3 421 Library assistants clerks 3 1 1 4 4 3 3 2 3 430 Clerks n o s 3 1 1 4 4 3 3 2 3 440 Stores despatch and production control clerks 6 ey 4 4 6 6 5 6 Please note This derivation table has no empty cells See key at the end of table 78 The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual Chapter 17 NS SEC derivation tables based on SOC90 Table 15 continued Standard Occupational Classification 1990 Simplified Employment status size of organisation unit group NS SEC 1 Employers 2 Employers 3 Self employed 4 Managers 5 Managers 6 Supervisors 7 Other large small no employees large small employees organisations organisations prganisations organisations 441 Storekeepers and warehousemen women i 11 4 4 6 6 5 yi 450 Medical secretaries 3 1 1 4 4 3 3 2 3 451 Legal secretaries 3 1 1 4 4 3 3 2 3 452 Typists and word processor operators 3 1 1 4 4 3 3 2 3 459 Other secretaries personal assistants typists word processor operators n e c 3 1 1 4 4 3 3 2 3 460 Receptionists 6 11 4 4 6 6 5 6 461 Receptionist telephonists 6 1 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 462 Telephone operators 6 1 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 463 Radio and telegraph operators other office communication system operators 5 1 1 4 4 5 5 5 490 Compute
116. es 6 1 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 841 Press stamping and automatic machine operatives 6 1 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 842 Metal polishers 6 1 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 843 Metal dressing operatives 6 1 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 844 Shot blasters 6 1 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 850 Assemblers lineworkers electrical electronic goods 6 1 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 851 Assemblers lineworkers vehicles and other metal goods 6 11 4 4 6 6 5 6 859 Other assemblers lineworkers n e c 74 1 1 4 4 7 1 5 7 860 Inspectors viewers and testers metal and electrical goods 5 L 4 4 5 5 S 5 861 Inspectors viewers testers and examiners other manufactured goods 3 1 1 4 4 5 5 5 5 862 Packers bottlers canners fillers 7 1 1 4 4 7 7 5 7 863 Weighers graders sorters 7 1 1 4 4 7 i 5 7 864 Routine laboratory testers 3 11 4 4 3 3 2 3 869 Other routine process operatives n e c 5 1 1 4 4 5 5 5 5 870 Bus inspectors 5 11 4 4 S 5 5 a 871 Road transport depot inspectors and related occupations 5 1 1 4 4 5 5 5 5 872 Drivers of road goods vehicles 7 1 1 4 4 7 7 5 7 873 Bus and coach drivers 7 1 1 4 4 7 7 5 7 874 Taxi cab drivers and chauffeurs 4 1 1 4 4 7 7 5 7 875 Bus conductors 7 1 1 4 4 7 7 5 7 880 Seafarers merchant navy barge lighter and boat operatives 6 1 1 4 4 6 6 2 6 881 Rail transport inspectors supervisors and guards 5 1 1 4 5 5 5 5 882 Rail engine drivers and assistants 3 3 S 5 5 5 5 5 883 Rail signal operatives and crossing keepers 5 1 1 4 4 S 5 5 5 884 Shunters and points operatives 5 1 1 4 4 5 5 gt 5 88
117. es repairers 11 1 1 8 9 11 1 11 1 10 11 1 525 Radio TV and video engineers 11 1 1 8 9 11 1 11 1 10 11 1 526 Computer engineers installation and maintenance 7 4 1 8 9 7 4 7 4 6 7 4 529 Other electrical electronic trades n e c 7 4 1 8 9 7 4 7 4 7 4 530 Smiths and forge workers 13 3 1 8 9 13 3 13 3 10 13 3 531 Moulders core makers die casters 12 3 1 8 9 12 3 12 3 10 12 3 532 Plumbers heating and ventilating engineers and related trades 11 1 1 8 9 10 10 10 11 1 533 Sheet metal workers 12 3 1 8 9 12 3 12 3 10 12 3 534 Metal plate workers shipwrights riveters 13 3 1 8 9 13 3 13 3 10 13 3 535 Steel erectors 123 1 8 9 12 3 12 3 10 12 3 536 Barbenders steel fixers 9 1 1 8 9 12 4 12 4 10 12 4 537 Welding trades 13 3 1 8 9 13 3 13 3 10 13 3 540 Motor mechanics auto engineers including road patrol engineers 11 1 1 8 9 10 541 Coach and vehicle body builders 11 1 1 8 9 10 Please note This derivation table has no empty cells See key at end of table 71 Chapter 17 NS SEC derivation tables based on SOC90 The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual Table 14 continued Standard Occupational Classification 1990 Simplified Employment status size of organisation unit group NS SEC 1 Employers 2 Employers 3 Self employed 4 Managers 5 Managers 6 Supervisors 7 Other large small no employees large small employees organ
118. ganisations Self employed no employees Managers large organisations Managers small organisations Supervisors N Ou BPWN Other employees Figure 6 illustrates the procedure to follow to derive an employment status variable from the answers to questions 1 to 3 Step 2 Create the self coded occupation variable On the basis of respondents tick box responses to question 4 create a variable with the following occupational codes Code Label Modern professional occupations Clerical and intermediate occupations Senior managers or administrators Technical and craft occupations Semi routine manual and service occupations Routine manual and service occupations Middle or junior managers oo NOURA UN Traditional professional occupations Step 3 Derive NS SEC Once you have derived the employment status and occupational variables combine them and assign one of the five NS SEC class codes to each combination of the two variables using the matrix table see Table 9 If there is information missing on employment status or occupation you can either impute missing values or treat these cases as missing data 33 Chapter 14 Deriving NS SEC self coded method The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual Figure 6 Deriving the employment status size of organisation variable self coded method START SELF NO EMPLOYED YES MANAGER Tick box 3 Questi
119. gerial OUGs are wholly or primarily occupied by higher or lower managers so this does not always apply L3 Higher professional occupations Positions whether occupied by employers the self employed or employees that cover all types of higher professional work As with L2 employees in these groups have a service relationship with their employer L3 1 Traditional professional employees L3 2 New professional employees L3 3 Traditional self employed professionals L3 4 New self employed professionals Both here and in L4 lower professional and higher technical occupations traditional refers to occupations regarded by SC and SEG as professional New refers to occupations not previously regarded as professional It is important to note that for professionals independent practice and salaried employment are often indistinguishable and that true self employment is difficult to identify An occupation that has been designated as professional is professional regardless of employment status For example a supervisor who is also a scientist is classified as a professional in L3 and not as a supervisor L6 L4 Lower professional and higher technical occupations Positions whether occupied by employers the self employed or employees that cover lower professional and higher technical occupations Employees in these groups have an attenuated form of the service relationship L4 1 Traditional
120. hnicians dental auxiliaries 12 1 1 8 1 9 1 73 73 10 12 1 347 Occupational and speech therapists psychotherapists therapists n e c 4 1 1 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 1 4 1 348 Environmental health officers 3 2 B2 32 32 32 32 32 3 2 349 Other health associate professionals n e c 12 2 1 8 1 9 1 12 2 12 2 10 12 2 350 Legal service and related occupations dA 1 3 3 9 1 7 7 1 6 7 1 360 Estimators valuers 4 1 1 4 3 4 3 4 4 1 4 1 4 1 361 Underwriters claims assessors brokers investment analysts 4 1 1 4 3 4 3 3 2 4 1 4 1 4 1 362 Taxation experts 3 2 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 2 32 22 ae 363 Personnel and industrial relations officers 4 1 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 364 Organisation and methods and work study officers 3 1 3 3 3 3 33 3 1 Sat 3 1 3 1 370 Matrons houseparents 12 7 1 8 1 9 1 10 10 10 12 7 371 Welfare community and youth workers 4 1 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 380 Authors writers journalists 4 1 1 43 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 381 Artists commercial artists graphic designers 9 1 1 8 1 9 1 7 3 7 3 6 7 3 382 Industrial designers 9 1 1 8 1 9 1 6 6 6 Lo 383 Clothing designers 73 1 8 1 9 1 6 6 6 73 384 Actors entertainers stage managers producers and directors 4 3 1 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 1 4 1 385 Musicians 4 3 1 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 1 4 1 386 Photographers camera sound and video equipment operators 7 3 1 8 1 9 1 73 7 3 6 T3 387 Professional athletes sports officials 4 2 1 4 4 4 4 4 2 4 2 4 2 4 2 390 Information officers 4 1 1 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 1 4 1 391 Vocational an
121. ication operators 11 1 1 8 1 9 11 1 11 1 10 11 1 4150 General office assistants clerks 7 2 1 8 1 9 TZ a2 6 7 2 4211 Medical secretaries 7A 1 8 1 9 7 1 7 1 6 7 1 4212 Legal secretaries 7 1 1 8 1 9 Well Theil 6 7 1 4213 School secretaries 7 1 1 8 1 9 7 1 T 6 7 1 4214 Company secretaries 7 1 1 8 1 9 TA hil 6 7 1 4215 Personal assistants and other secretaries 7 1 1 8 1 9 7 1 TA 6 7 1 4216 Receptionists 12 6 1 8 1 9 12 6 12 6 10 2 6 4217 Typists 7 1 1 8 1 9 Tell TA 6 7 1 5111 Farmers Ou 1 8 2 9 2 6 6 6 6 5112 Horticultural trades 12 5 1 8 2 9 2 12 12 5 10 2 9 5113 Gardeners and groundsmen groundswomen 11 1 1 8 1 9 11 1 11 1 10 11 1 5119 Agricultural and fishing trades n e c 9 2 1 8 2 9 2 11 1 11 1 10 11 1 5211 Smiths and forge workers 13 3 1 8 1 9 13 3 13 3 10 3 3 5212 Moulders core makers die casters 12 3 1 8 1 9 12 3 12 3 10 2 3 5213 Sheet metal workers 123 1 8 1 9 123 3 10 2 3 5214 Metal plate workers shipwrights riveters 13 3 1 8 1 9 133 13 3 10 3 3 5215 Welding trades 13 3 1 8 1 9 13 3 13 3 10 3 3 5216 Pipe fitters 13 3 1 8 1 9 13 3 13 3 10 3 3 5221 Metal machining setters and setter operators 12 3 1 8 1 9 123 123 10 2 3 5222 Tool makers tool fitters and markers out 11 1 1 8 1 9 11 1 11 1 10 11 1 5223 Metal working production and maintenance fitters 11 1 1 8 1 9 11 1 11 1 10 11 1 5224 Precision instrument makers and repairers 11 1 1 8 1 9 11 1 11 1 10 11 1 5231 Motor mechanics auto engineers 11 1 1 8 1 9 1
122. icians n e c 2 2 2 2 2 2 3121 Architectural technologists and town planning technicians 2 2 2 2 2 2 3122 Draughtspersons 3 4 4 5 2 3 3123 Building inspectors 2 2 2 2 2 2 3131 IT operations technicians 2 2 2 2 2 2 3132 IT user support technicians 2 2 2 2 2 2 3211 Nurses 2 2 2 2 2 2 3212 Midwives 2 2 2 2 2 2 3213 Paramedics 2 2 3 3 2 3 3214 Medical radiographers 2 2 2 2 2 2 3215 Chiropodists 2 2 2 2 2 2 3216 Dispensing opticians 3 4 4 3 2 3 3217 Pharmaceutical dispensers 6 4 4 6 5 6 3218 Medical and dental technicians 3 4 4 3 2 3 3221 Physiotherapists 2 2 2 2 2 2 3222 Occupational therapists 2 2 2 2 2 2 3223 Speech and language therapists 1 2 1 2 1 2 12 1 2 T2 3229 Therapists n e c 2 2 2 2 2 2 3231 Youth and community workers 2 2 2 2 2 2 3232 Housing and welfare officers 2 2 2 2 2 2 3311 NCOs and other ranks 3 2 3 3 2 3 3312 Police officers sergeant and below 3 2 3 3 2 3 3313 Fire service officers leading fire officer and below 3 2 3 3 FA 3 3314 Prison service officers below principal officer 3 2 3 3 2 3 3319 Protective service associate professionals n e c 2 2 2 2 2 2 3411 Artists 2 2 2 2 2 2 3412 Authors writers 2 2 2 2 2 2 3413 Actors entertainers 2 2 2 2 2 2 3414 Dancers and choreographers 2 2 2 2 2 2 3415 Musicians 2 2 2 2 2 2 Please note This derivation table has no empty cells The shaded cells have been filled using the priority order rules See Appendix A Indicates a change to the original shading
123. ics engineers ue 1 2 1 2 A 1 2 1 2 2125 Chemical engineers 2 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 2126 Design and development engineers oe 1 2 1 2 12 1 2 1 2 2127 Production and process engineers 2 2 2 2 2 2 2128 Planning and quality control engineers 2 2 2 2 2 2 2129 Engineering professionals n e c 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 12 1 2 2131 IT strategy and planning professionals 2 1 2 1 2 T2 1 2 1 2 Please note This derivation table has no empty cells The shaded cells have been filled using the priority order rules See Appendix A 60 The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual Chapter 16 NS SEC derivation tables based on SOC2000 Table 13 continued Standard Occupational Classification 2000 Simplified Employment status unit group NS SEC 1 Employers 2 Self employed 3 Managers 4 Supervisors 5 Other no employees employees 2132 Software professionals 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 12 1 2 2211 Medical practitioners 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 2212 Psychologists 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 2213 Pharmacists pharmacologists 122 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 2214 Ophthalmic opticians 2 2 2 2 2 2 2215 Dental practitioners 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 2216 Veterinarians 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 2311 Higher education teaching professionals 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 2312 Further education teaching professionals 2 2 2 2 2 2 2313 Education officers school inspectors 1 2 2 1 2 12 1 2 ly 2314 Secondary education teaching professionals 2 2 2 2 2 2 2315 Primar
124. iddle school deemed secondary education teaching professionals 2 2 2 2 2 2 234 Primary and middle school deemed primary and nursery education teaching professionals 2 2 2 2 2 2 235 Special education teaching professionals 2 2 2 2 2 2 239 Other teaching professionals n e c 4 4 4 3 2 3 240 Judges and officers of the Court 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 24 Barristers and advocates 1 2 1 2 1 2 12 1 2 1 2 242 Solicitors 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 250 Chartered and certified accountants 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 25 Management accountants 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 12 1 2 252 Actuaries economists and statisticians 122 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 253 Management consultants business analysts 12 1 2 L2 12 12 1 2 260 Architects 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 26 Town planners 1 2 1 2 1 2 12 12 1 2 262 Building land mining and general practice surveyors 1 2 1 2 1 2 12 2 1 2 270 Librarians 2 2 2 2 2 2 27 Archivists and curators 2 2 2 2 2 2 290 Psychologists 1 2 1 2 1 2 sles Le 1 2 29 Other social and behavioural scientists 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 292 Clergy 1 2 1 2 1 2 W2 1 2 1 2 293 Social workers probation officers 2 2 2 2 2 2 300 Laboratory technicians 2 2 2 2 2 2 30 Engineering technicians 2 2 2 2 2 2 302 Electrical electronic technicians 3 4 4 3 2 3 303 Architectural and town planning technicians 2 2 2 2 2 2 304 Building and civil engineering technicians 2 2 2 2 2 2 309 Other scientific technicians n e c 2 2 2 2 2 2 310 Draughtspersons 3 4 4 3 2 3 311 Building inspectors 2
125. ienists and safety officers health and safety 4 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 1 3568 Environmental health officers 3 2 32 32 32 3 2 3 2 4111 Civil Service executive officers 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4112 Civil Service administrative officers and assistants TA 6 7 1 g1 6 TA 4113 Local government clerical officers and assistants eA 6 7 1 TA 6 7 1 4114 Officers of non governmental organisations 4 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 1 4121 Credit controllers gA 8 1 9 Pl 6 7 1 4122 Accounts and wages clerks book keepers other financial clerks 7 1 8 1 9 7 1 6 7 1 4123 Counter clerks 7 1 8 1 9 TEM 6 TA 4131 Filing and other records assistants clerks TA 8 1 9 A 6 Tal 4132 Pensions and insurance clerks 7 1 8 1 9 TEM 6 VA 4133 Stock control clerks 12 6 8 1 9 12 6 10 12 6 4134 Transport and distribution clerks TA 8 1 9 TA 6 Tal 4135 Library assistants clerks TA 8 1 9 T 6 7A 4136 Database assistants clerks 7 1 8 1 9 Tl 6 7 1 4137 Market research interviewers 12 6 8 1 9 12 6 10 12 6 4141 Telephonists 12 6 8 1 9 12 6 10 12 6 4142 Communication operators 11 1 8 1 9 11 1 10 11 1 4150 General office assistants clerks 7 2 8 1 9 J2 6 7 2 4211 Medical secretaries 7 1 8 1 9 Tel 6 7A 4212 Legal secretaries T 8 1 9 vel 6 7 1 4213 School secretaries 7 1 8 1 9 TAI 6 7A 4214 Company secretaries 7 1 8 1 9 vel 6 7 1 4215 Personal assistants and other secretaries 7 1 8 1 9 7A 6 Tl 4216 Receptionists 12 6 8 1 9 12 6 10 12 6 4217 Typists 7A 8 1 9 Tell 6 TA S111 Farmers 9 2 8
126. ily is seen as the basic structural element because of the inter dependence and shared conditions of family members A family member s own position may have less relevance to their life chances than those of another family member A practical solution to this problem has been to select one family or household member as a reference person and take that person s position to stand for the whole household 3 2 Essentially assigning an NS SEC category to a household involves deciding which household member best defines that household s position This person is called the household reference person HRP In the past the HRP was defined as the Head of Household the oldest householder with men taking precedence over women in the case of couples or non related joint householders Because of the overt sexism involved in this definition it was reviewed Martin 1995 1998 Martin and Barton 1996 and a change agreed 3 3 From 2001 a new definition of the HRP has been used the person responsible for owning or renting or who is otherwise responsible for the accommodation In the case of joint householders the person with the highest income takes precedence and becomes the HRP Where incomes are equal the oldest person is taken as the HRP This procedure increases the likelihood both that a woman will be the HRP and that the HRP better characterises the household s social position Chapter 4 Structure and flexibility The National Statistics Socio e
127. ime students People over 16 who are engaged in full time courses of study in secondary tertiary or higher education institutions Full time students are recognised as a category in the full classification for reasons of completeness Since many students will have had or still have paid occupations you could classify them by current or last main job although we would not usually expect them to be classified in this way Conventionally 13 Chapter 6 Category descriptions and operational issues The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual where full time students are included in analyses for example in research on education they are normally allocated a position through their family household See Chapter 10 The questions to ask L16 Occupations not stated or inadequately described This category is for cases where the occupational data requested in surveys and censuses are not given or are inadequate for classification purposes L17 Not classifiable for other reasons No matter what rules are devised there will be some adults who cannot be allocated to an NS SEC category For example the research may have been designed to exclude older people from employment questions For completeness you should include in L17 any people who cannot be allocated to another category 6 3 The non employed This term includes unemployed people except the long term unemployed and those who have never worked ret
128. ineers 3 2 3 4 3 4 3 2 3 2 3 2 3513 Ship and hovercraft officers 4 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 3514 Train drivers 11 1 10 11 1 11 1 10 11 1 3520 Legal associate professionals 7A 8 1 9 1 Tell 6 7 1 3531 Estimators valuers and assessors 4 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 3532 Brokers 3 2 3 4 3 4 32 3 2 3 2 3533 Insurance underwriters 3 2 3 4 3 4 32 3 2 3 2 3534 Finance and investment analysts advisers 4 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 1 3535 Taxation experts a2 3 4 3 4 32 3 2 3 2 3536 Importers exporters 4 2 4 4 4 4 4 2 4 2 4 2 3537 Financial and accounting technicians 4 2 4 4 4 4 4 2 4 2 4 2 3539 Business and related associate professionals n e c 4 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 1 3541 Buyers and purchasing officers 4 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 1 3542 Sales representatives 4 2 4 4 4 4 4 2 4 2 4 2 3543 Marketing associate professionals 4 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 1 3544 Estate agents auctioneers 4 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 1 3551 Conservation and environmental protection officers 3 1 3 3 3 3 ob 3 1 3 3552 Countryside and park rangers T2 8 1 9 1 T2 6 Te 3561 Public service associate professionals 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 3562 Personnel and industrial relations officers 4 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 3563 Vocational and industrial trainers and instructors 4 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 3564 Careers advisers and vocational guidance specialists 4 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 3565 Inspectors of factories utilities and trading standards 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 3566 Statutory examiners 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 3567 Occupational hyg
129. ing a derivation method 12 1 There are three methods to derive the functional categories L1 to L13 of NS SEC full reduced and simplified The method you choose depends on the information you gather about employment status Full method Information required SOC2000 unit group employment status size of organisation The full method achieves the best quality derivation by using all three items of information as you can see in Figure 3 Reduced method Information required SOC2000 unit group employment status The reduced method was developed for sources unable to collect information on size of organisation Figure 3 Employment status in the full method derivation For all categorised as Simplified method Information required SOC2000 unit group The simplified method provides a last resort solution if used on its own no records should be allocated to the first category of the classification 12 2 allocates 98 per cent of cases compared with the full method At the eight class level the reduced method correctly The simplified method correctly allocates 83 per cent of cases compared with the full method 12 3 and the simplified derivation methods compared with the full Tables 7 and 8 show the performance of the reduced method The data are from the 2000 summer quarter of the Labour Force Survey June August 2000 For employers Employer Own account self employed without employees
130. ing instructors 4 4 4 6 gt 6 8216 Rail transport operatives 5 4 4 3 5 5 8217 Seafarers merchant navy barge lighter and boat operatives 6 4 4 6 5 6 8218 Air transport operatives S 4 4 2 gt 5 8219 Transport operatives n e c S 4 4 3 5 gt 8221 Crane drivers 6 4 4 6 3 6 8222 Fork lift truck drivers 6 4 4 6 5 6 8223 Agricultural machinery drivers 6 4 4 6 5 6 8229 Mobile machine drivers and operatives n e c 7 4 4 7 5 7 9111 Farm workers 6 4 4 6 gt 6 9112 Forestry workers 4 4 4 6 gt 6 9119 Fishing and agriculture related occupations n e c 7 4 4 7 5 7 9121 Labourers in building and woodworking trades 7 4 4 7 5 J 9129 Labourers in other construction trades n e c 7 4 4 7 5 7 9131 Labourers in foundries 7 4 4 7 5 7 9132 Industrial cleaning process occupations 7 4 4 y 5 7 9133 Printing machine minders and assistants 6 4 4 6 5 6 9134 Packers bottlers canners fillers 7 4 4 4 5 7 9139 Labourers in process and plant operations n e c 7 4 4 7 5 7 9141 Stevedores dockers and slingers 7 4 4 Fi 5 7 9149 Other goods handling and storage occupations n e c 7 4 4 7 5 7 Please note This derivation table has no empty cells The shaded cells have been filled using the priority order rules See Appendix A 64 The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual Chapter 16 NS SEC derivation tables based on SOC2000 Table 13 continued Standard Occupational Classification 2000 unit group Simplified E
131. ion of Occupations 1988 The classification of occupations developed by the International Labour Office and revised in 1988 ISCO 88 COM International Standard Classification of Occupations 1988 COM Eurostat commissioned this variant of ISCO 88 to improve the comparison of statistics on occupations across the countries of the European Union NS SEC National Statistics Socio economic Classification The new classification with a defined conceptual basis that has been developed to replace SC and SEG OUG Occupational Unit Group A group within the most detailed tier of the occupational classification more specifically one of the 353 unit groups of the Standard Occupational Classification 2000 SC Social Class based on Occupation formerly Registrar General s Social Class A scale for classifying people into five groups represented by roman numerals one subdivided The composition of the classes brought together as far as possible people with similar levels of occupational skill The allocation of occupations varied when Social Class was rebased on the revised occupational classification with the intention of preserving the gradient rather than literal continuity It was derived from occupational unit group and employment status The final version was based on the 1990 edition of the Standard Occupational Classification SEG Socio economic Group The classification aimed to bring together people with similar social and economic stat
132. ions no employees organisations jorganisations 5419 Textiles garments and related trades n e c 7 1 1 4 4 7 7 5 7 5421 Originators compositors and print preparers 5 1 1 4 4 5 5 5 5 5422 Printers 5 1 1 4 4 5 5 5 5 5423 Bookbinders and print finishers 7 1 1 4 4 J 7 5 7 5424 Screen printers 5 1 1 4 4 5 5 9 5 5431 Butchers meat cutters 7 1 1 4 4 7 T 5 7 5432 Bakers flour confectioners 5 1 1 4 4 5 3 5 5 5433 Fishmongers poultry dressers 7 1 1 4 4 i f 5 a 5434 Chefs cooks 6 1 1 4 4 6 6 aj 6 5491 Glass and ceramics makers decorators and finishers 7 1 1 4 4 7 7 5 7 5492 Furniture makers other craft woodworkers 7 1 1 4 4 J 7 5 T 5493 Pattern makers moulds 5 1 1 4 4 S 5 a 5 5494 Musical instrument makers and tuners 4 1 1 4 4 5 5 5 5 5495 Goldsmiths silversmiths precious stone workers 5 1 1 4 4 5 5 5 5 5496 Floral arrangers florists 7 1 1 4 4 J a 5 7 5499 Hand craft occupations n e c 5 1 1 4 4 5 5 5 5 6111 Nursing auxiliaries and assistants 3 1 1 4 4 5 3 2 3 6112 Ambulance staff excluding paramedics 3 2 2 3 3 3 2 3 6113 Dental nurses 6 1 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 6114 Houseparents and residential wardens 6 1 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 6115 Care assistants and home carers 6 1 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 6121 Nursery nurses 3 Tel 4 4 3 3 2 3 6122 Childminders and related occupations 4 1 1 4 4 7 1 5 7 6123 Playgroup leaders assistants 6 1 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 6124 Educational assistants 6 1 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 6131 Veterinary nurses and assistants 6 1 1 4 4 6 6 3 6 6139 Animal
133. ired people those looking after a home those on government employment or training schemes and people who are sick or disabled In order to improve population coverage in most cases the normal procedure is to classify these people according to their last main job The chief exceptions to this rule are full time students the long term unemployed and people who have never worked see L14 and L15 6 4 The armed forces Armed forces personnel are allocated to operational categories L2 Higher managerial occupations for SOC2000 OUG 1171 officers L6 Higher supervisory occupations for supervisors in OUG 3311 NCOs and other ranks and L7 3 Intermediate technical and auxiliary occupations for employees in OUG 3311 Depending on the focus of your research and any comparability issues with the previous SECs you can choose to exclude armed forces personnel from your analyses If you do decide to exclude them we recommend that you perform selection commands at the OUG level rather than on NS SEC categories as other occupations are included in those operational categories 14 The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual Chapter 7 Classes and collapses 7 Classes and collapses 7 1 The number of classes you use will depend on both your analytic purposes and the quality of available data Within the conceptual model it is possible to have eight five and three class versions of NS SEC Table 3 shows the nested
134. isations organisations organisations organisations 542 Vehicle body repairers panel beaters 11 1 1 8 1 9 1 11 1 11 1 10 11 1 543 Auto electricians 11 1 1 8 1 9 1 11 1 11 1 10 11 1 544 Tyre and exhaust fitters 2 4 1 8 1 9 1 12 4 12 4 10 2 4 550 Weavers 3 3 1 8 1 9 1 13 3 13 3 10 3 3 551 Knitters 3 3 1 8 1 9 1 123 13 3 10 3 3 552 Warp preparers bleachers dyers and finishers 3 2 1 8 1 9 1 132 13 2 10 3 2 553 Sewing machinists menders darners and embroiderers 3 2 1 8 1 9 1 152 13 2 10 3 2 554 Coach trimmers upholsterers and mattress makers 3 3 1 8 1 9 1 153 13 3 10 3 3 555 Shoe repairers leather cutters and sewers footwear lasters makers and finishers other leather making and repairing 3 3 1 8 1 9 1 13 3 13 3 10 3 3 556 Tailors and dressmakers 9 1 1 8 1 9 1 12 3 12 3 10 2 3 557 Clothing cutters milliners furriers 2 3 1 8 1 9 1 123 12 3 10 2 3 559 Other textiles garments and related trades n e c 3 3 1 8 1 9 1 13 3 133 10 3 3 560 Originators compositors and print preparers 11 1 1 8 1 9 1 11 1 11 1 10 11 1 561 Printers 11 1 1 8 1 9 1 11 1 11 1 10 11 1 562 Bookbinders and print finishers 3 3 1 8 1 9 1 133 13 3 10 3 3 563 Screen printers 11 1 1 8 1 9 1 11 1 11 1 10 11 1 569 Other printing and related trades n e c 11 1 1 8 1 9 1 11 1 11 1 10 11 1 570 Carpenters and joiners 9 1 1 8 1 9 1 13 3 13 3 10 3 3 571 Cabinet makers 3 3 1 8 1 9 1 193 13 3 10 3 3 572 Case and box makers 2 3 1 8 1 9 1 12 3 12 3 10 2 3 573 Pattern makers mou
135. istics 1998 Inter Departmental Business Register A Brief Guide London ONS Office for Population Censuses and Surveys 1991 Standard Occupational Classification Volume 3 Social Classifications and Coding Methodology London HMSO Rose D and O Reilly K eds 1997 Constructing Classes Towards a New Social Classification for the UK Swindon ESRC ONS Rose D and O Reilly K 1998 The ESRC Review of Government Social Classifications Final Report Swindon ESRC ONS Rose D O Reilly K and Martin J 1997 The ESRC Review of Government Social Classifications Population Trends 89 Autumn 1997 49 59 Rose D and Pevalin D 2000 Social Class Differences in Mortality using the National Statistics Socio economic Classification Too Little Too Soon A Reply to Chandola Social Science and Medicine 51 1121 1127 Rose D and Pevalin D with O Reilly K 2005 The National Statistics Socio economic Classification Origins Development and Use London ONS 103 Glossary The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual Glossary ESRC Economic and Social Research Council The UK s leading research agency addressing economic and social concerns HRP Household Reference Person The person within the household who is chosen to characterise the household s social position The official definition was introduced in 2001 ISCO 88 International Standard Classificat
136. l no employees large small employees organisations organisations prganisations organisations 542 Vehicle body repairers panel beaters 5 1 1 4 4 5 5 5 5 543 Auto electricians 5 1 1 4 4 5 5 5 5 544 Tyre and exhaust fitters 6 1 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 550 Weavers 7 1 1 4 4 7 7 5 7 551 Knitters 7 1 1 4 4 y 7 5 7 552 Warp preparers bleachers dyers and finishers 7 1 1 4 4 7 7 5 7 553 Sewing machinists menders darners and embroiderers 7 11 4 4 7 7 5 7 554 Coach trimmers upholsterers and mattress makers 7 11 4 4 7 7 5 7 555 Shoe repairers leather cutters and sewers footwear lasters makers and finishers other leather making and repairing 7 1 1 4 4 7 7 5 KA 556 Tailors and dressmakers 4 1 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 557 Clothing cutters milliners furriers 6 1 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 559 Other textiles garments and related trades n e c 7 1 1 4 4 7 7 5 7 560 Originators compositors and print preparers 5 1 1 4 4 5 5 5 5 561 Printers 5 1 1 4 4 5 5 5 5 562 Bookbinders and print finishers 7 1 1 4 4 7 7 5 7 563 Screen printers 5 1 1 4 4 5 5 5 5 569 Other printing and related trades n e c 5 1 1 4 4 5 5 5 5 570 Carpenters and joiners 4 1 1 4 4 7 7 5 T 571 Cabinet makers 7 1 1 4 4 7 7 5 7 572 Case and box makers 6 1 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 573 Pattern makers moulds 5 1 1 4 4 5 5 5 5 579 Other woodworking trades n e c 4 1 1 4 4 7 7 5 J 580 Bakers flour confectioners 5 1 1 4 4 5 5 5 5 581 Butchers meat cutters 7 1 1 4 4 T 7 5 7 582 Fishmongers poultry dressers 7 aE 4
137. l scientists n e c 3 1 3 3 3 3 333 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 210 Civil structural municipal mining and quarrying engineers 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 211 Mechanical engineers 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 212 Electrical engineers 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 1 Soll 3 1 213 Electronic engineers 3 1 33 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 214 Software engineers 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 215 Chemical engineers 3 1 3 3 3 3 33 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 216 Design and development engineers 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 217 Process and production engineers 4 1 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 218 Planning and quality control engineers 4 1 1 4 3 4 3 5 5 4 1 4 1 219 Other engineers and technologists n e c 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 220 Medical practitioners 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 221 Pharmacists pharmacologists 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 5 3 1 3 1 222 Ophthalmic opticians 4 1 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 223 Dental practitioners 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 1 all 3 1 224 Veterinarians 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 Sil 3 1 3 1 230 University and polytechnic teaching professionals 3 1 3 3 3 3 33 3 1 a 3 1 3 1 231 Higher and further education teaching professionals 4 1 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 232 Education officers school inspectors 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 DA 3 1 3 1 233 Secondary and middle school deemed secondary education teaching professionals 4 1 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 234 Primary and middle school deemed primary and nursery education teaching professionals 4 1 1 4 3 4 3 4
138. lated process operatives 5 1 1 4 4 5 gt 5 5 8115 Rubber process operatives 6 1 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 8116 Plastics process operatives 6 1 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 8117 Metal making and treating process operatives 6 1 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 8118 Electroplaters 6 1 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 Please note This derivation table has no empty cells The shaded cells have been filled using the priority order rules See Appendix A 51 Chapter 16 NS SEC derivation tables based on SOC2000 The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual Table 11 continued Standard Occupational Classification 2000 Simplified Employment status size of organisation unit group NS SEC 1 Employers 2 Employers 3 Self 4 Managers 5 Managers 6 Supervisors 7 Other large small employed large small employees organisations organisations no employees organisations organisations 8119 Process operatives n e c 6 1 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 8121 Paper and wood machine operatives 6 wl 4 4 6 6 5 6 8122 Coal mine operatives 7 wl 4 4 1 y 5 7 8123 Quarry workers and related operatives 5 1 1 4 4 5 5 5 5 8124 Energy plant operatives 6 wl 4 4 6 6 5 6 8125 Metal working machine operatives 6 wl 4 4 6 6 5 6 8126 Water and sewerage plant operatives 3 iL 4 4 5 5 3 3 8129 Plant and machine operatives n e c 6 Al 4 4 6 6 5 6 8131 Assemblers electrical products 6 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 8132 Assemblers vehicles and metal goods 6 wl 4 4 6 6 5 6 8133 Routi
139. lds 11 1 1 8 1 9 1 11 1 11 1 10 11 1 579 Other woodworking trades n e c 9 1 1 8 1 9 1 183 13 3 10 3 3 580 Bakers flour confectioners 11 1 1 8 1 9 1 11 1 11 1 10 11 1 581 Butchers meat cutters 3 3 1 8 1 9 1 13 3 13 3 10 3 3 582 Fishmongers poultry dressers 33 1 8 1 9 1 13 13 3 10 3 3 590 Glass product and ceramics makers 3 3 1 8 1 9 1 13 3 13 3 10 3 3 591 Glass product and ceramics finishers and decorators 3 3 1 8 1 9 1 13 3 13 3 10 3 3 592 Dental technicians 1 3 1 8 1 9 1 7 3 T3 6 7 3 593 Musical instrument makers piano tuners 9 1 1 8 1 9 1 11 1 11 1 10 11 1 594 Gardeners groundsmen groundswomen 11 1 1 8 1 9 1 11 1 11 1 10 11 1 595 Horticultural trades 12 5 1 8 2 9 2 12 5 125 10 12 5 596 Coach painters other spray painters 12 3 1 8 1 9 1 12 3 12 3 10 12 3 597 Face trained coalmining workers shotfirers and deputies 13 3 1 8 1 9 1 13 3 13 3 10 13 3 598 Office machinery mechanics 7 4 1 8 1 9 1 7 4 7 4 6 7 4 599 Other craft and related occupations n e c 11 1 1 8 1 9 1 11 1 11 1 10 11 1 600 NCOs and other ranks UK armed forces 7 2 T2 2 2 IEP 7 2 6 7 2 601 NCOs and other ranks foreign and Commonwealth armed forces 12 JED Be ie a2 T2 6 T2 610 Police officers sergeant and below 7 2 UL WL We F2 UA 6 7 2 611 Fire service officers leading fire officer and below 7 2 VE UD ee F2 UWL 6 7 2 612 Prison service officers below principal officer 7 2 TP V2 TED 72 U2 6 T2 613 Customs and excise officers immigration officers customs
140. ledgements vi Introduction to NS SEC 1 1 History and origins 2 2 Conceptual basis 3 3 Unit of analysis 5 4 Structure and flexibility 6 Classes categories and sub categories 7 5 Analytic classes and operational categories 8 6 Category descriptions and operational issues 11 7 Classes and collapses 15 8 Continuity with Social Class and Socio economic Group 16 How to derive NS SEC 19 9 The data you need 20 10 The questions to ask 21 11 Understanding SOC2000 23 12 Choosing a derivation method 24 13 Deriving NS SEC full reduced and simplified methods 26 14 Deriving NS SEC self coded method 32 The derivation tables 37 15 Using the derivation tables 38 16 NS SEC derivation tables based on SOC2000 39 17 NS SEC derivation tables based on SOC90 67 Appendix A A note on the derivation tables 99 Related publications 102 References 103 Glossary 104 List of tables The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual List of tables Tab Tab Tab Tab Tab Tab Tab Tab Tab Tab Tab Tab Tab Tab Tab Tab Tab el e2 e3 e4 e5 e6 e7 e8 e9 e10 e11 e12 e13 e14 e15 e16 e17 NS SEC analytic classes NS SEC analytic classes operational categories and sub categories Eight five and three class versions NS SEC operational categories linked to Social Class NS SEC operational categories linked to Socio economic Groups Social Class and Socio
141. lejacks riggers 12 4 1 8 9 12 4 12 4 10 12 4 506 Floorers floor coverers carpet fitters and planners floor and wall tilers 9 1 8 9 13 3 13 3 10 13 3 507 Painters and decorators 9 1 8 9 13 3 13 3 10 13 3 509 Other construction trades n e c 9 1 8 9 12 4 12 4 10 12 4 510 Centre capstan turret and other lathe setters and setter operators 12 3 1 8 9 12 3 12 3 10 12 3 511 Boring and drilling machine setters and setter operators 12 3 1 8 9 12 3 12 3 10 12 3 512 Grinding machine setters and setter Operators 12 3 1 8 9 12 3 12 3 10 12 3 513 Milling machine setters and setter operators 12 3 1 8 9 12 3 12 3 10 12 3 514 Press setters and setter operators 10 1 8 9 12 3 12 3 10 12 3 515 Tool makers tool fitters and markers out 11 1 1 8 9 11 1 11 1 10 11 1 516 Metal working production and maintenance fitters 11 1 1 8 9 10 10 10 11 1 517 Precision instrument makers and repairers 11 1 1 8 9 11 1 11 1 10 11 1 518 Goldsmiths silversmiths precious stone workers 11 1 1 8 9 11 1 11 1 10 11 1 519 Other machine tool setters and setter operators n e c including CNC setter operators 12 3 1 8 9 12 3 12 3 10 12 3 520 Production fitters electrical electronic 11 1 1 8 9 11 1 11 1 10 11 1 521 Electricians electrical maintenance fitters 11 1 1 8 9 11 1 11 1 10 11 1 522 Electrical engineers not professional 11 1 1 8 1 9 1 ited 11 1 10 11 1 523 Telephone fitters 7 4 1 8 9 7 4 7 4 6 7 4 524 Cable jointers lin
142. lerks including legal conveyancing 3 4 4 3 2 3 421 Library assistants clerks 3 4 4 3 2 3 430 Clerks n o s 3 4 4 3 2 3 440 Stores despatch and production control clerks 6 4 4 6 5 6 441 Storekeepers and warehousemen women 7 4 4 6 5 7 450 Medical secretaries 3 4 4 3 2 3 451 Legal secretaries 3 4 4 3 2 3 452 Typists and word processor operators 3 4 4 3 2 3 459 Other secretaries personal assistants typists word processor operators n e c 3 4 4 3 2 3 460 Receptionists 6 4 4 6 5 6 461 Receptionist telephonists 6 4 4 6 5 6 462 Telephone operators 6 4 4 6 5 6 463 Radio and telegraph operators other office communication system operators 5 4 4 5 5 5 490 Computer operators data processing operators other office machine operators 3 4 4 3 2 3 491 Tracers drawing office assistants 3 4 4 3 2 3 500 Bricklayers masons 4 4 4 7 5 yi 501 Roofers slaters tilers sheeters cladders 4 4 4 7 5 7 502 Plasterers 4 4 4 7 5 7 503 Glaziers 7 4 4 7 5 7 504 Builders building contractors 4 4 4 6 5 6 505 Scaffolders stagers steeplejacks riggers 6 4 4 6 5 6 506 Floorers floor coverers carpet fitters and planners floor and wall tilers 4 4 4 7 5 7 507 Painters and decorators 4 4 4 T 5 T 509 Other construction trades n e c 4 4 4 6 5 6 510 Centre capstan turret and other lathe setters and setter operators 6 4 4 6 5 6 511 Boring and drilling machine setters and setter operators 6 4 4 6 5 6 512 Grinding machine setters and setter operators 6 4 4 6 5
143. lf coded method Page 10 23 24 27 29 34 Acknowledgements The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual Acknowledgements In the development of this user manual for the National Statistics Socio economic Classification the Office for National Statistics acknowledges the work undertaken by Professor David Rose and David J Pevalin of the Institute for Social and Economic Research University of Essex on behalf of the Economic and Social Research Council vi Introduction to NS SEC Chapter 1 Introduction to NS SEC The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual 1 History and origins 1 1 Two socio economic classifications or SECs have been widely used in the UK in both official statistics and academic research Social Class based on Occupation SC formerly Registrar General s Social Class and Socio economic Groups SEG 1 2 In 1994 the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys now part of the Office for National Statistics ONS commissioned the Economic and Social Research Council ESRC to undertake a review of government social classifications 1 3 As a result of the review the ESRC recommended that a new SEC the National Statistics Socio economic Classification NS SEC replace both SC and SEG You can find full details of the review and its conclusions in Rose and O Reilly 1997 1998 Rose O Reilly and Martin 1997 Rose and Pevalin 2005 See also Relate
144. loyment status size of organisation Ask respondents to tick one box only per question Question 1 Employee or self employed Do did you work as an employee or are were you self employed Employee O Self employed with employees O Self employed freelance without employees go to question 4 O Question 2 Number of employees For employees How many people work worked for your employer at the place where you work worked For self employed How many people do did you employ Go to question 4 when you have completed this question 1 to 24 g 25 or more E Question 3 Supervisory status Do did you supervise any other employees A supervisor or foreman is responsible for overseeing the work of other employees on a day to day basis Yes O No O 14 6b Occupation Question 4 Occupation Ask respondents to tick one box to show which best describes the sort of work they do If they are not working now ask them to tick a box to show what they did in their last job Modern professional occupations such as teacher nurse physiotherapist social worker welfare officer artist musician police officer sergeant or above software g1 designer The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual Chapter 14 Deriving NS SEC self coded method Clerical and intermediate occupations such as secretary personal assistant
145. ls who employ others and so assume some degree of control over them These employers carry out all or most of the entrepreneurial and managerial functions of the enterprise and have fewer than 25 employees L8 1 Employers in small organisations non professional L8 2 Employers in small organisations agriculture Employers in small establishments although they employ others do not usually delegate most of their managerial or entrepreneurial functions to them Small employers remain essentially in direct control of their enterprises The distinction between large and small employers is made by applying a size rule of 25 employees It is likely that the majority of small employers have only one or two or at most ten employees Most people in this group are similar in many ways to the self employed or own account workers in L9 L9 Own account workers Self employed positions in which people are engaged in any non professional trade personal service or semi routine routine or other occupation but have no employees other than family workers L9 1 Own account workers non professional L9 2 Own account workers agriculture Own account workers neither sell their labour to an employer nor buy the labour of others L10 Lower supervisory occupations Positions with a modified form of labour contract which cover occupations included in groups L11 L12 and L13 and involve formal and immediate supervision of others engaged in su
146. ment contracts 2 9 NS SEC distinguishes three forms of employment regulation e service relationship the employee renders service to the employer in return for compensation which can be both immediate rewards for example salary and long term or prospective benefits for example assurances of security and career opportunities The service relationship typifies Class 1 and is present in a weaker form in Class 2 e labour contract the employee gives discrete amounts of labour in return for a wage calculated on the amount of work done or time worked The labour contract is typical in Class 7 and in weaker forms in Classes 5 and 6 Chapter 2 Conceptual basis The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual e intermediate these forms of employment regulation combine aspects from both the service relationship and labour contract and are typical in Class 3 2 10 The classification also separately identifies categories for large employers in its operational version and for small employers and the self employed with no employees in both the operational and analytic versions For more information see Chapter 6 Category descriptions and operational issues The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual Chapter 3 Unit of analysis 3 Unit of analysis 3 1 Traditionally the unit of analysis or class composition has been the family household rather than the individual The nuclear fam
147. mployee You must distinguish between employers those who employ others the self employed who work on their own account with no employees and employees who are employed by an individual or organisation 9 2b Size of organisation You must distinguish between employers in large and small establishments and for some occupations between higher and lower managers To do this you need information on the number of employees in the workplace As described in Chapter 6 you make the distinction between large and small employers by applying a size rule cut off of 25 employees Individual employers in organisations with 25 or more employees are deemed to own large organisations those owning enterprises below this threshold are classified as small employers In government social surveys size of organisation has been related to the workplace ie the local unit of the establishment at which the respondent works see Government Statistical Service 1996 45 The 2001 Census used this rule However it is preferable that size of organisation should refer to an enterprise as defined in the Inter Departmental Business Register Office for National Statistics 1998 3 and not to a local unit Local unit or workplace should be used only if it is impossible or impractical to obtain information at the enterprise level 20 The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual Chapter 10 The questions to ask
148. mployment status NS SEC 1 Employers 2 Self employed 3 Managers 4 Supervisors 5 Other no employees employees 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 19244 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 AAANNN AODANN NNN ANN NN AN AAD BAHAAMANAK HK HHH HHRHAHAHAHHAAH DNANDADAANAYNAAAYA AY AYAAYAYAAAYAAANAAA AAAA AAANN N AOAN NN NNNNNN N ANAA RRR AARIADFAAAA AAR HK HAHAHAHAHA Please note This derivation table has no empty cells The shaded cells have been filled using the priority order rules See Appendix A Indicates a change to the original shading This does not affect the values in the cells 65 66 17 NS SEC derivation tables based on SOC90 Chapter 17 NS SEC derivation tables based on SOC90 The
149. n SOC90 Table 14 continued Standard Occupational Classification 1990 Simplified Employment status size of organisation unit group NS SEC 1 Employers 2 Employers 3 Self employed 4 Managers 5 Managers 6 Supervisors 7 Other large small no employees large small employees organisations organisations rganisations organisations 441 Storekeepers and warehousemen women 13 4 1 8 9 12 4 12 4 10 13 4 450 Medical secretaries 7 1 1 8 9 Til Tail 6 7 1 451 Legal secretaries 7 1 1 8 9 TA TA 6 7 1 452 Typists and word processor operators 7 1 1 8 9 TA oll 6 7 1 459 Other secretaries personal assistants typists word processor operators n e c TA 1 8 9 TA all 6 7 1 460 Receptionists 12 6 1 8 9 12 6 12 6 10 12 6 461 _Receptionist telephonists 12 6 1 8 gi 12 6 12 6 10 12 6 462 Telephone operators 12 6 1 8 9 12 6 12 6 10 12 6 463 Radio and telegraph operators other office communication system operators 11 1 1 8 11 1 11 1 10 11 1 490 Computer operators data processing operators other office machine operators 15 1 8 9 TA TA 6 7 1 491 Tracers drawing office assistants 73 il 8 9 U3 T3 6 7 3 500 Bricklayers masons 9 1 8 9 13 3 13 3 10 13 3 501 Roofers slaters tilers sheeters cladders 9 1 8 9 132 13 2 10 13 2 502 Plasterers 9 1 8 9 13 3 13 3 10 13 3 503 Glaziers 13 2 1 8 9 13 2 13 2 10 13 2 504 Builders building contractors 9 1 8 9 12 4 12 4 10 12 4 505 Scaffolders stagers steep
150. n managers 2 1 1 4 4 2 2 2 1223 Restaurant and catering managers 4 1 1 4 4 2 2 2 2 1224 Publicans and managers of licensed premises 2 1 1 4 4 2 2 2 2 1225 Leisure and sports managers 2 1 1 4 4 2 2 2 2 1226 Travel agency managers 2 1 1 4 4 2 2 2 2 1231 Property housing and land managers 1 1 1 1 4 4 1 1 2 2 2 1232 Garage managers and proprietors 4 1 1 4 4 2 2 2 2 1233 Hairdressing and beauty salon managers and proprietors 4 ia 4 4 2 2 2 2 1234 Shopkeepers and wholesale retail dealers 4 1 1 4 4 2 2 2 2 1235 Recycling and refuse disposal managers 2 Lal 4 4 2 2 2 2 1239 Managers and proprietors in other services n e c 2 1 1 4 4 2 2 2 2 2111 Chemists 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 12 1 2 1 2 2112 Biological scientists and biochemists 1 2 1 2 12 1 2 es dee 1 2 132 2113 Physicists geologists and meteorologists 1 2 1 2 12 1 2 i 12 1 2 1 2 Please note This derivation table has no empty cells The shaded cells have been filled using the priority order rules See Appendix A 47 Chapter 16 NS SEC derivation tables based on SOC2000 The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual Table 11 continued Standard Occupational Classification 2000 Simplified Employment status size of organisation unit group NS SEC 1 Employers 2 Employers 3 Self 4 Managers 5 Managers 6 Supervisors 7 Other large small employed large small employees organis
151. n national government 2 2 2 2 2 2 1112 Directors and chief executives of major organisations 2 1 1 2 2 2 1113 Senior officials in local government 2 9 1 9 1 2 2 2 1114 Senior officials of special interest organisations 5 8 1 9 1 5 5 5 1121 Production works and maintenance managers 2 8 1 9 1 2 2 2 1122 Managers in construction 5 8 1 9 1 5 5 5 1123 Managers in mining and energy 2 8 1 9 1 2 2 2 1131 Financial managers and chartered secretaries 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 1132 Marketing and sales managers 2 8 1 9 1 2 2 2 1133 Purchasing managers 2 8 1 9 1 2 2 2 1134 Advertising and public relations managers 2 8 1 9 1 2 2 2 1135 Personnel training and industrial relations managers 2 8 1 9 1 2 2 2 1136 Information and communication technology managers 2 8 1 9 1 2 2 2 1137 Research and development managers 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 1141 Quality assurance managers 5 8 1 9 1 5 5 5 1142 Customer care managers 5 8 1 9 1 5 5 5 1151 Financial institution managers 5 8 1 9 1 5 5 5 1152 Office managers 5 8 1 9 1 5 5 5 1161 Transport and distribution managers 5 8 1 9 1 gt 5 5 1162 Storage and warehouse managers 5 8 1 9 1 5 5 5 1163 Retail and wholesale managers o 8 1 9 1 5 5 5 1171 Officers in armed forces 2 2 2 2 2 2 1172 Police officers inspectors and above 2 2 2 2 2 2 1173 Senior officers in fire ambulance prison and related services 2 2 vs 2 2 2 1174 Security managers 5 8 1 9 1 5 5 5 1181 Hospital and health service managers 2 8 1 9 1 2 2 2 1182 Pharmacy managers 9 3
152. nagers 2 1 8 9 1 2 5 5 5 26 Computer systems and data processing managers 2 1 8 9 1 2 5 5 5 27 Company secretaries Ta 1 8 9 1 7 1 TA 6 Tell 30 Credit controllers TA 1 8 9 1 7 1 TA 6 Well 31 Bank Building Society and Post Office managers except self employed 5 1 8 9 1 5 5 5 5 32 Civil Service executive officers 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 39 Other financial institution and office managers n e c gt 1 8 9 1 5 5 5 5 40 Transport managers 5 1 8 9 1 5 5 5 5 41 Stores controllers 12 6 1 8 9 1 12 6 5 5 5 42 Managers in warehousing and other materials handling 5 1 8 9 1 5 5 5 5 50 Officers in UK armed forces 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 51 Officers in foreign and Commonwealth armed forces 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 52 Police officers inspector and above 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 53 Fire service officers station officer and above 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 54 Prison officers principal officer and above 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 55 Customs and excise immigration service officers customs chief preventive officer and above excise surveyor and above 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 60 Farm owners and managers horticulturists 9 2 1 8 2 9 2 5 5 6 5 69 Other managers in farming horticulture forestry and fishing n e c 9 2 1 8 2 9 2 11 1 5 5 5 70 Property and estate managers 5 1 8 1 9 1 2 5 5 5 71 Garage managers and proprietors 8 1 1 8 1 9 1 5 5 5 S 72 Hairdressers and barbers managers and proprietors 9 1 1 8 1 9 1 5 5 5 5 73 Hotel and accommodation managers 9 1 1
153. nancial and accounting technicians 2 2 2 2 2 2 3539 Business and related associate professionals n e c 2 2 2 2 2 2 3541 Buyers and purchasing officers 2 2 2 2 2 2 3542 Sales representatives 2 2 2 2 2 2 3543 Marketing associate professionals 2 2 2 2 2 2 3544 Estate agents auctioneers 2 2 2 2 2 2 3551 Conservation and environmental protection officers 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 3552 Countryside and park rangers 3 4 4 3 2 3 3561 Public service associate professionals 2 2 2 2 2 2 3562 Personnel and industrial relations officers 2 2 2 2 2 2 3563 Vocational and industrial trainers and instructors 2 2 2 2 2 2 3564 Careers advisers and vocational guidance specialists 2 2 2 2 2 2 3565 Inspectors of factories utilities and trading standards 2 2 2 2 2 2 3566 Statutory examiners 2 2 2 2 2 2 3567 Occupational hygienists and safety officers health and safety 2 2 2 2 2 2 3568 Environmental health officers 12 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 4111 Civil Service executive officers 2 2 2 2 2 2 4112 Civil Service administrative officers and assistants 3 2 3 3 2 3 4113 Local government clerical officers and assistants 3 2 B 3 2 3 4114 Officers of non governmental organisations 2 2 2 2 2 2 4121 Credit controllers 3 4 4 3 2 3 4122 Accounts and wages clerks book keepers other financial clerks 3 4 4 3 2 3 4123 Counter clerks 3 4 4 3 2 3 4131 Filing and other records assistants clerks 3 4 4 3 2 3 4132 Pensions and insurance clerks 3 4 4 3 2 3 4133 Stock control clerks 6
154. nd quarry workers 5 4 4 5 5 gt 899 Other plant and machine operatives n e c 6 4 4 5 5 6 900 Farm workers 6 4 4 6 2 6 901 Agricultural machinery drivers and operatives 6 4 4 6 5 6 902 All other occupations in farming and related 7 4 4 7 5 7 903 Fishing and related workers 4 4 4 7 f 7 904 Forestry workers 4 4 4 6 5 6 910 Coal mine labourers 7 4 4 7 5 7 911 Labourers in foundries i 4 4 7 5 7 912 Labourers in engineering and allied trades T 4 4 7 5 7 913 Mates to metal electrical and related fitters 7 4 4 7 5 7 919 Other labourers in making and processing industries n e c 7 4 4 7 5 7 920 Mates to woodworking trades workers 7 4 4 7 5 7 921 Mates to building trades workers 4 4 4 7 5 7 922 Rail construction and maintenance workers 5 4 4 5 5 5 923 Road construction and maintenance workers 5 4 4 6 5 6 924 Paviors kerb layers 4 4 4 6 5 6 929 Other building and civil engineering labourers n e c 7 4 4 7 5 7 930 Stevedores dockers 7 4 4 7 5 7 931 Goods porters 7 4 4 6 5 7 Please note This derivation table has no empty cells See key at the end of table 96 The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual Chapter 17 NS SEC derivation tables based on SOC90 Table 17 continued Standard Occupational Classification 1990 Simplified Employment status unit group NS SEC 1 Employers 2 Self employed 3 Managers 4 Supervisors 5 Other no employees employees 932 Slingers I 4 4 a 5 yi 933
155. ne inspectors and testers 5 Al 4 4 5 S 5 5 8134 Weighers graders sorters F 1 1 4 4 7 7 5 7 8135 Tyre exhaust and windscreen fitters 6 1 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 8136 Clothing cutters 6 1 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 8137 Sewing machinists 7 1 1 4 4 7 y 5 7 8138 Routine laboratory testers 3 l 4 4 3 3 2 3 8139 Assemblers and routine operatives n e c 7 1 1 4 4 T 7 5 7 8141 Scaffolders stagers riggers 6 1 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 8142 Road construction operatives 5 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 8143 Rail construction and maintenance operatives 5 1 1 4 4 5 5 5 5 8149 Construction operatives n e c 5 1 4 4 T F 5 7 8211 Heavy goods vehicle drivers 7 1 1 4 4 7 7 5 7 8212 Van drivers F 1 1 4 4 7 7 5 F 8213 Bus and coach drivers 7 1 1 4 4 7 7 5 7 8214 Taxi cab drivers and chauffeurs 4 wl 4 4 a T 5 7 8215 Driving instructors 4 1 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 8216 Rail transport operatives 5 Si 4 4 5 5 5 5 8217 Seafarers merchant navy barge lighter and boat operatives 6 wl 4 4 6 6 5 6 8218 Air transport operatives 5 1 1 4 4 5 5 5 5 8219 Transport operatives n e c 5 1 4 4 5 5 5 5 8221 Crane drivers 6 1 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 8222 Fork lift truck drivers 6 1 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 8223 Agricultural machinery drivers 6 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 8229 Mobile machine drivers and operatives n e c 7 1 1 4 4 J 7 5 7 9111 Farm workers 6 1 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 9112 Forestry workers 4 1 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 9119 Fishing and agriculture related occupations n e c 7 1 1 4 4 J 7 5 7 9121 Labourers in building and woodworking trades 7 1 1 4 4 T 7 5 7 9129 Labou
156. nts 3 2 2 3 2 3 2 3 Please note This derivation table has no empty cells The shaded cells have been filled using the priority order rules See Appendix A 49 Chapter 16 NS SEC derivation tables based on SOC2000 The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual Table 11 continued Standard Occupational Classification 2000 Simplified Employment status size of organisation unit group NS SEC 1 Employers 2 Employers 3 Self 4 Managers 5 Managers 6 Supervisors 7 Other large small employed large small employees organisations organisations no employees organisations organisations 4113 Local government clerical officers and assistants 3 2 2 3 3 3 2 3 4114 Officers of non governmental organisations 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 4121 Credit controllers 3 1 1 4 4 3 3 2 3 4122 Accounts and wages clerks book keepers other financial clerks 3 1 1 4 4 3 3 2 3 4123 Counter clerks 3 1 1 4 4 2 3 2 3 4131 Filing and other records assistants clerks 3 1 1 4 4 3 3 2 3 4132 Pensions and insurance clerks 3 1 1 4 4 5 3 2 3 4133 Stock control clerks 6 1 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 4134 Transport and distribution clerks 3 1 1 4 4 3 3 2 3 4135 Library assistants clerks 3 i 4 4 5 3 2 3 4136 Database assistants clerks 3 1 1 4 4 5 3 2 3 4137 Market research interviewers 6 1 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 4141 Telephonists 6 1 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 4142 Communication operators 5 1 1 4 4 5 5 5 5 4150 General office assistants cl
157. ob and the long term unemployed should include only those who are seeking or available for work Of course this may still leave some people who are permanently sick or disabled in the never worked category hence this warning 7 4 Although the name of the third class in the three class version of NS SEC is routine and manual occupations NS SEC does not perpetuate the manual non manual divide Changes in the nature and structure of both industry and occupations have rendered this distinction outmoded and misleading three classes Managerial and professional occupations 3 Intermediate occupations 2 Intermediate occupations 2 Intermediate occupations 4 Small employers and own account 3 Small employers and own workers account workers 5 Lower supervisory and technical 4 Lower supervisory and technical 3 Routine and manual occupations occupations occupations 6 Semi routine occupations 5 occupations 7 Routine occupations t Semi routine and routine 8 Never worked and long term unemployed unemployed Three classes names revised 05 10 01 closely to the cautionary notes in 7 2 Revised 14 01 04 Never worked and long term Never worked and long term unemployed Presentation of Never worked and long term unemployed altered on Table 3 in the five and three class versions This corresponds more 15 Chapter 8 Continuity with Social Class and Socio economic Group The
158. ocio economic Classification User Manual Table 10 continued Standard Occupational Classification 2000 Simplified Employment status size of organisation unit group NS SEC 1 Employers 2 Employers 3 Self 4 Managers 5 Managers 6 Supervisors 7 Other large small employed large small employees organisations organisations no employees organisations organisations 3217 Pharmaceutical dispensers 12 1 1 8 1 9 1 21 12 10 12 1 3218 Medical and dental technicians 7 3 1 8 1 9 1 eS 73 6 7 3 3221 Physiotherapists 4 1 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 3222 Occupational therapists 4 1 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 3223 Speech and language therapists 32 3 4 3 4 3 4 32 32 3 2 3 2 3229 Therapists n e c 4 3 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 3231 Youth and community workers 4 1 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 3232 Housing and welfare officers 4 1 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 3311 NCOs and other ranks te 6 6 T2 ae 7 2 6 ed 3312 Police officers sergeant and below 7 2 6 6 Te 72 Ra 6 7 2 3313 Fire service officers leading fire officer and below 7 2 6 6 T2 WD a2 6 72 3314 Prison service officers below principal officer 7 2 6 6 T2 aes Ve 6 72 3319 Protective service associate professionals n e c 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 3411 Artists 4 3 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 3412 Authors writers 4 3 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 3413 Actors entertainers 4 3 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 3414 Dancers and choreographers 4 3 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1
159. on 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1162 5 1 8 1 9 1 5 5 3213 6 6 72 5312 9 1 1 8 1 9 1 10 13 3 6139 13 5 1 8 2 9 2 10 13 5 8114 11 2 1 8 1 9 1 10 11 2 ssec simplified NS SEC The number in the first priority column is 2 Using 2 as an alternative employment status size of organisation code we return to the derivation table to look in row 3213 column 2 This cell is also empty We return to row 3 of the priority order table to find our second priority code which is 1 Column 1 of row 3213 of the derivation table also gives us a blank cell Returning to row 3 of the priority order table we find that the third priority code to use is 7 This returns us to the cell on row 3213 column 7 of the derivation table which contains the value 7 2 We enter 7 2 into the original empty cell on row 3213 column 3 The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual Appendix A A note on the derivation tables Table A2 Priority order for choosing an alternative employment status size of organisation code for the NS SEC full derivation Original Priority employment status Isize of organisation code 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 2 1 3 5 4 6 7 3 2 1 7 5 4 6 4 5 7 6 5 4 7 6 7 5 4 7 5 4 6 Table A3 Selected rows from the original NS SEC full derivation table operational categories filled using the priority order table SOC2000 ssec Employment status size of unit group organisation 1 2 3
160. on 4 EMPLOYS OTHERS EMPLOYERS LARGE NO P ORGANISATIONS CODE 1 UNDER 25 EMPLOYEES EMPLOYERS L SMALL NES P ORGANISATIONS CODE 2 YES SELF EMPLOYED NO NO P EMPLOYEES CODE 3 MANAGERS UNDER 25 LARGE EMPLOYEES ue gt ORGANISATIONS CODE 4 MANAGERS YES gt SMALL ORGANISATIONS CODE 5 gt SUPERVISORS SUPERVISOR YES CODE 6 OTHER NO al EMPLOYEES CODE 7 34 The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual Chapter 14 Deriving NS SEC self coded method Table 9 NS SEC self coded derivation table five classes Self coded occupation Employment status size of organisation 1 Employers large organisations 2 Employers small organisations 3 Self employed no employees 4 Managers large organisations 5 Managers small organisations 6 Supervisors 7 Other employees 1 Modern professional occupations 2 Clerical and intermediate occupations 3 Senior managers or administrators 4 Technical and craft occupations 5 Semi routine manual and service occupations 6 Routine manual and service occupations 7 Middle or junior managers 8 Traditional professional occupations 35 Chapter 14 Deriving NS SEC self coded method The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual
161. onal Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual Table 6 Social Class and Socio economic Group linked to NS SEC operational categories NS SEC operational Approx Approx categories Social SEG Class L1 Employers in large organisations Il 1 1 L2 Higher managerial Il 1 2 L3 1 Higher professionals traditional employees l 4 L3 2 Higher professionals new employees Il 5 1 L3 3 Higher professionals traditional self employed l 3 L3 4 Higher professionals new self employed Il 5 1 L4 1 Lower professionals and higher technical traditional employees Il 5 1 L4 2 Lower professionals and higher technical new employees HIN 6 L4 3 Lower professionals and higher technical traditional self employed Il 5 1 L4 4 Lower professionals and higher technical new self employed HIN 12 L5 Lower managerial Il 2 2 L6 Higher supervisory IIN 5 2 L7 1 Intermediate clerical and administrative IIN 6 L7 2 Intermediate sales and service HIN 6 L7 3 Intermediate technical and auxiliary Il 5 1 L7 4 Intermediate engineering HIM 9 L8 1 Employers in small organisations non professional Il 2 1 L8 2 Employers in small organisations agriculture Il 13 L9 1 Own account workers non professional HIM 12 L9 2 Own account workers agriculture ll 14 L10 Lower supervisory HIM 8 L11 1 Lower technical craft IM 9 L11 2 Lower technical process operative IV 10 L12 1 Semi routine sales HIN 6 L12 2 Semi routine service IV 10 L12 3 Semi rou
162. ons 9 1 1 8 1 9 12 2 12 2 10 2 2 6231 Housekeepers and related occupations 12 2 1 8 9 1 12 2 122 10 2 2 6232 Caretakers 12 2 1 8 9 1 12 2 122 10 2 2 6291 Undertakers and mortuary assistants 12 2 1 8 9 122 12 2 10 2 2 6292 Pest control officers 12 2 1 8 9 1 12 2 122 10 2 2 7111 Sales and retail assistants 12 1 1 8 9 12 1 12 1 10 2 1 7112 Retail cashiers and check out operators 12 1 1 8 9 1 12 1 12 1 10 2 1 7113 Telephone salespersons 12 1 1 8 9 12 1 12 1 10 2 1 7121 Collector salespersons and credit agents 12 1 1 8 9 1 12 1 12 1 10 2 1 7122 Debt rent and other cash collectors 7 2 1 8 9 ee Ve 6 Ta 7123 Roundsmen women and van salespersons 13 3 1 8 9 1 13 3 13 3 10 3 3 7124 Market and street traders and assistants 9 1 1 8 9 1 13 1 13 1 10 3 1 7125 Merchandisers and window dressers 2 1 8 9 1 lee ez 6 Ra 7129 Sales related occupations n e c 7 2 1 8 9 1 T2 Te 6 12 7211 Call centre agents operators 7 2 1 8 1 9 1 T2 eZ 6 7 2 7212 Customer care occupations 7 2 1 8 9 1 UP HED 6 7 2 8111 Food drink and tobacco process operatives 12 4 1 8 9 1 12 4 12 4 10 2 4 8112 Glass and ceramics process operatives 12 3 1 8 9 1 12 3 123 10 2 3 8113 Textile process operatives 13 2 1 8 9 1 13 2 13 2 10 3 2 8114 Chemical and related process operatives 11 2 1 8 OL 11 2 11 2 10 11 2 8115 Rubber process operatives 12 3 1 8 9 1 123 12 3 10 2 3 8116 Plastics process operatives 12 4 1 8 9 1 12 4 12 4 10 2 4 8117 Metal making and treating process
163. oyment status size of organisation code Take the NS SEC category from the cell where the row and column intersect The following examples show how the NS SEC operational category is derived using the full method Example 1 Question Question Respondent s answers number 1 Industry Goods warehousing 2 Occupation title Stores manager 3 Occupation description In charge of stores 4 Employee self employed 1 employee 5 Supervisory status Not answered Not needed 6 Number of employees 1 1 to 24 Resulting codes SOC2000 unit group code 1162 Employment status size of organisation 5 NS SEC operational category 5 Example 2 Question Question Respondent s answers number 1 Industry Stone repair service 2 Occupation title Stone mason 3 Occupation description Carving gargoyles 4 Employee self employed 2 self employed 7 On own employees 2 with employees 8 Number of employees 2 25 to 499 Resulting codes SOC2000 unit group code 5312 Employment status size of organisation 1 NS SEC operational category 1 Example 3 Question Question Respondent s answers number 1 Industry Dog kennels 2 Occupation title Kennel maid 3 Occupation description Looking after dogs 4 Employee self employed Not answered No assumption Resulting codes SOC2000 unit group code 6139 Employment status size of organisation Not derived NS SEC operational category 13 5 from simplified NS SEC 28 Example 4 Question
164. perational categories 5 1 Table 2 presents the eight analytic classes together with the 14 functional and three residual operational categories of NS SEC The functional categories represent a variety of labour market positions and employment statuses They can be collapsed into the analytic classes of NS SEC as shown 5 2 L14 is an optional category while L15 L16 and L17 are the residual categories that are excluded when the classification is collapsed into classes 5 3 The operational sub categories are required for bridging and continuity in relation to SC and SEG rather than being necessary in terms of the conceptual base of NS SEC See Chapter 6 for detailed descriptions of the categories and sub categories and Chapter 8 for more information about continuity with SC and SEG 5 4 The categories describe different forms of employment relations not skill levels so the category names deliberately do not refer to skill 5 5 Figure 1 shows how to assign the operational categories of NS SEC to respondents The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual Chapter 5 Analytic classes and operational categories Table 2 NS SEC analytic classes operational categories and sub categories Analytic Operational categories and sub categories classes 1 1 L1 Employers in large organisations L2 Higher managerial occupations 1 2 L3 Higher professional occupations L3 1 Traditional employees L3 2 New
165. puter systems and data processing managers 1s aL 4 4 1 2 2 2 127 Company secretaries 3 S 4 4 3 3 2 3 130 Credit controllers 3 oji 4 4 3 3 2 3 131 Bank Building Society and Post Office managers except self employed 2 lL 4 4 2 2 2 2 132 Civil Service executive officers 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 139 Other financial institution and office managers n e c 2 wl 4 4 2 2 2 2 140 Transport managers 2 Al 4 4 2 2 2 2 141 Stores controllers 6 wl 4 4 6 2 2 2 142 Managers in warehousing and other materials handling 2 xi 4 4 2 2 2 2 150 Officers in UK armed forces 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 L 1 Ral 1 1 151 Officers in foreign and Commonwealth armed forces 1 1 1 1 1 152 Police officers inspector and above 1 1 1 1 1 153 Fire service officers station officer and above 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 154 Prison officers principal officer and above 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 155 Customs and excise immigration service officers customs chief preventive officer and above excise surveyor and above l 1 1 1 1 ni il ds 1 1 1 160 Farm owners and managers horticulturists 4 Al 4 4 2 2 2 2 169 Other managers in farming horticulture forestry and fishing n e c 4 wl 4 4 5 2 2 2 170 Property and estate managers 2 Al 4 4 1 1 2 2 2 171 Garage managers and proprietors 4 1 4 4 2 2 2 2 172 Hairdressers and barbers managers and proprietors 4 wl 4 4 2 2 2 2 173 Hotel and accommodation managers 4 wl 4 4 2 2 2 2 174 Restaurant and catering managers 2 ik 4 4 2 2
166. r metal making and treating process operatives n e c 2 3 8 1 9 1 23 10 2 3 840 Machine tool operatives including CNC machine tool operatives 2 4 8 1 9 1 2 4 10 2 4 841 Press stamping and automatic machine operatives 2 4 8 1 9 1 2 4 10 2 4 842 Metal polishers 2 4 8 1 9 1 2 4 10 2 4 843 Metal dressing operatives 2 4 8 1 9 1 2 4 10 2 4 844 Shot blasters 2 4 8 1 9 1 12 4 10 12 4 850 Assemblers lineworkers electrical electronic goods 2 4 8 1 9 1 12 4 10 12 4 851 Assemblers lineworkers vehicles and other metal goods 2 4 8 1 9 1 12 4 10 12 4 859 Other assemblers lineworkers n e c 3 2 8 1 9 1 13 2 10 13 2 860 Inspectors viewers and testers metal and electrical goods 11 2 8 1 9 1 11 2 10 11 2 861 Inspectors viewers testers and examiners other manufactured goods 11 2 8 1 9 1 112 10 11 2 862 Packers bottlers canners fillers 13 2 8 1 9 1 13 2 10 13 2 863 Weighers graders sorters 13 2 8 1 9 1 132 10 13 2 864 Routine laboratory testers 3 8 1 9 1 eS 6 T3 869 Other routine process operatives n e c 11 2 8 1 9 1 11 2 10 11 2 870 Bus inspectors 10 8 1 9 1 11 2 10 11 2 871 Road transport depot inspectors and related occupations 10 8 1 9 1 11 2 10 11 2 872 Drivers of road goods vehicles 13 3 8 1 9 1 13 3 10 13 3 873 Bus and coach drivers 13 3 8 1 9 1 13 3 10 13 3 874 Taxi cab drivers and chauffeurs 9 1 8 1 9 1 13 3 10 13 3 875 Bus conductors 13 3 8 1 9 1 13 3 10 13 3 880 Seafarers merchant navy barge lighter and boat operatives 12 4
167. r operators data processing operators other office machine operators 3 LT 4 4 3 3 2 3 491 Tracers drawing office assistants 3 ili 4 4 3 3 2 3 500 Bricklayers masons 4 1 1 4 4 7 7 5 7 501 Roofers slaters tilers sheeters cladders 4 1 1 4 4 7 7 5 T 502 Plasterers 4 11 4 4 7 7 5 7 503 Glaziers 7 1 1 4 4 7 7 5 J 504 Builders building contractors 4 1 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 505 Scaffolders stagers steeplejacks riggers 6 1 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 506 Floorers floor coverers carpet fitters and planners floor and wall tilers 4 1 1 4 4 7 7 5 7 507 Painters and decorators 4 1 1 4 4 7 7 5 7 509 Other construction trades n e c 4 1 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 510 Centre capstan turret and other lathe setters and setter operators 6 1 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 511 Boring and drilling machine setters and setter operators 6 1 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 512 Grinding machine setters and setter operators 6 1 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 513 Milling machine setters and setter operators 6 1 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 514 Press setters and setter operators 5 1 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 515 Tool makers tool fitters and markers out 5 1 1 4 4 5 5 5 5 516 Metal working production and maintenance fitters 5 1 1 4 4 5 5 5 5 517 Precision instrument makers and repairers 5 1 1 4 4 5 5 5 5 518 Goldsmiths silversmiths precious stone workers 5 1 1 4 4 5 5 5 5 519 Other machine tool setters and setter operators n e c including CNC setter operators 6 1 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 520 Production fitters electrical electronic 5 1 1 4 5 5 5 5
168. ration officers customs below chief preventive officer excise below surveyor 2 2 2 2 2 2 614 Traffic wardens 6 6 6 6 5 6 615 Security guards and related occupations 6 4 4 2 5 6 619 Other security and protective service occupations n e c 7 4 4 7 5 7 620 Chefs cooks 6 4 4 5 5 6 621 Waiters waitresses 7 4 4 F 5 P 622 Bar staff 7 4 4 7 5 7 630 Travel and flight attendants 7 4 4 7 2 yi 631 Railway station staff 5 4 4 5 5 5 640 Assistant nurses nursing auxiliaries 3 4 4 3 2 3 641 Hospital ward assistants 3 4 4 3 2 3 642 Ambulance staff 3 3 3 3 2 3 643 Dental nurses 6 4 4 6 5 6 644 Care assistants and attendants 6 4 4 6 5 6 650 Nursery nurses 3 4 4 3 2 3 651 Playgroup leaders 6 4 4 6 5 6 652 Educational assistants 6 4 4 6 5 6 659 Other childcare and related occupations n e c 7 4 4 7 5 7 660 Hairdressers barbers 7 4 4 T 5 7 661 Beauticians and related occupations 4 4 4 6 5 6 670 Domestic housekeepers and related occupations 6 4 4 6 5 6 671 Housekeepers non domestic 5 4 4 6 5 6 672 Caretakers 6 4 4 6 5 6 673 Launderers dry cleaners pressers 7 4 4 7 5 7 690 Undertakers 6 4 4 6 3 6 691 Bookmakers 2 4 4 2 5 6 699 Other personal and protective service occupations n e c 6 4 4 6 5 6 700 Buyers retail trade 2 2 2 2 2 2 701 Buyers and purchasing officers not retail 2 2 2 2 2 2 702 Importers and exporters 2 2 2 2 2 2 703 Air commodity and ship brokers 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 12 710 Technical and wholesale sales representatives 2 2 2 2 2
169. rers in other construction trades n e c 7 1 1 4 4 7 7 5 T 9131 Labourers in foundries 7 1 1 4 4 F y 5 7 9132 Industrial cleaning process occupations T 1 1 4 4 7 7 5 7 9133 Printing machine minders and assistants 6 1 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 9134 Packers bottlers canners fillers 7 1 1 4 4 7 T 5 7 9139 Labourers in process and plant operations n e c 7 1 1 4 4 F 7 5 7 9141 Stevedores dockers and slingers 7 1 1 4 4 7 A 5 7 9149 Other goods handling and storage occupations n e c 7 1 1 4 4 a 7 5 7 9211 Postal workers mail sorters messengers couriers 6 151 4 4 6 6 5 6 9219 Elementary office occupations n e c 6 all 4 4 6 6 5 6 9221 Hospital porters 6 1 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 9222 Hotel porters 7 1 1 4 4 T y 5 7 9223 Kitchen and catering assistants 6 wl 4 4 6 6 5 6 9224 Waiters waitresses 7 1 1 4 4 yi F 5 fi 9225 Bar staff 7 1 1 4 4 7 7 5 7 9226 Leisure and theme park attendants 7 1 4 4 F T 5 7 9229 Elementary personal services occupations n e c 7 A 4 4 T y 5 7 9231 Window cleaners 4 1 1 4 4 7 7 5 7 9232 Road sweepers 7 1 1 4 4 T y 5 7 9233 Cleaners domestics 7 1 4 4 si 7 5 7 9234 Launderers dry cleaners pressers wi 1 4 4 7 7 5 7 9235 Refuse and salvage occupations 7 1 4 4 T 7 5 7 Please note This derivation table has no empty cells The shaded cells have been filled using the priority order rules See Appendix A 52 The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual Chapter 16 NS SEC derivation t
170. rkers 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3232 Housing and welfare officers 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3311 NCOs and other ranks 3 2 2 3 3 3 2 3 3312 Police officers sergeant and below 3 2 2 3 3 3 2 3 3313 Fire service officers leading fire officer and below 3 2 2 3 3 3 2 3 3314 Prison service officers below principal officer 3 2 2 3 3 3 2 3 3319 Protective service associate professionals n e c 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3411 Artists 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3412 Authors writers 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3413 Actors entertainers 2 1 1 2 2 D 2 2 2 3414 Dancers and choreographers 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3415 Musicians 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3416 Arts officers producers and directors 2 1 1 2 2 2 Pi 2 2 3421 Graphic designers 3 1 1 4 4 3 3 2 3 3422 Product clothing and related designers 4 1 1 4 4 5 3 2 3 3431 Journalists newspaper and periodical editors 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3432 Broadcasting associate professionals 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3433 Public relations officers 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3434 Photographers and audio visual equipment operators 3 1 1 4 5 3 2 3 3441 Sports players 2 11 2 2 2 2 2 2 3442 Sports coaches instructors and officials 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3443 Fitness instructors 6 1 1 4 4 6 6 3 6 3449 Sports and fitness occupations n e c 3 1 1 4 4 3 3 2 3 3511 Air traffic controllers 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3512 Aircraft pilots and flight engineers 1 2 I2 1 2 1 2 12 i 12 1 2 3513 Ship and hovercraft officers 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3514 Train drivers 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3520 Legal associate professionals 3 1 1
171. rs moulds 11 1 1 8 9 1 11 1 11 1 10 11 1 5494 Musical instrument makers and tuners 9 1 1 8 9 1 11 1 11 1 10 11 1 5495 Goldsmiths silversmiths precious stone workers 11 1 1 8 9 1 11 1 11 1 10 11 1 5496 Floral arrangers florists 13 1 1 8 9 1 13 1 13 1 10 13 1 5499 Hand craft occupations n e c 11 1 1 8 9 1 11 1 11 1 10 11 1 6111 Nursing auxiliaries and assistants R3 1 8 9 1 es T3 6 7 3 6112 Ambulance staff excluding paramedics 7 2 6 6 AED Te TEPA 6 7 2 6113 Dental nurses 12 2 1 8 9 1 12 2 122 10 2 2 6114 Houseparents and residential wardens 12 7 1 8 9 1 12 7 125i 10 2 7 6115 Care assistants and home carers 12 2 1 8 9 12 2 122 10 2 2 6121 Nursery nurses 7 2 1 8 9 1 TP Nez 6 7 2 6122 Childminders and related occupations 9 1 1 8 1 9 13 1 13 1 10 13 1 6123 Playgroup leaders assistants 12 7 1 8 9 PST TT 10 2T 6124 Educational assistants 12 7 1 8 g 127 IDAJ 10 2 7 6131 Veterinary nurses and assistants 12 2 1 8 9 12 2 122 10 2 2 6139 Animal care occupations n e c 13 5 1 8 2 9 2 IS 13 5 10 3 5 6211 Sports and leisure assistants 12 2 1 8 9 1 12 2 122 10 22 6212 Travel agents Tea 1 8 9 TD Wee 6 V2 6213 Travel and tour guides 13 1 1 8 9 13 1 13 1 10 3 1 6214 Air travel assistants 2 1 8 9 UP ez 6 Ra 6215 Rail travel assistants 7 2 1 8 9 T2 TE 6 T2 6219 Leisure and travel service occupations n e c 13 3 1 8 9 13 3 13 3 10 3 3 6221 Hairdressers barbers 13 1 4 8 9 1 13 1 T 10 3 1 6222 Beauticians and related occupati
172. s 1 1 EI 1 1 152 Police officers inspector and above 1 1 EI 1 1 153 Fire service officers station officer and above 1 1 ET 1 1 54 Prison officers principal officer and above 1 1 11 1 1 55 Customs and excise immigration service officers customs chief preventive officer and above excise surveyor and above 1 1 WI ER 1 1 1 1 1 1 60 Farm owners and managers horticulturists 4 4 4 2 2 2 69 Other managers in farming horticulture forestry and fishing n e c 4 4 4 5 3 5 70 Property and estate managers 2 4 4 2 2 2 71 Garage managers and proprietors 4 4 4 2 2 2 72 Hairdressers and barbers managers and proprietors 4 4 4 2 2 2 73 Hotel and accommodation managers 4 4 4 2 2 2 74 Restaurant and catering managers 2 4 4 2 2 2 75 Publicans innkeepers and club stewards 2 4 4 2 2 2 76 Entertainment and sports managers 2 4 4 2 2 2 ah Travel agency managers 2 4 4 2 2 2 78 Managers and proprietors of butchers and fishmongers 4 4 4 2 2 2 79 Managers and proprietors in service industries n e c 2 4 4 2 2 2 90 Officials of trade associations trade unions professional bodies and charities 2 4 4 2 2 2 91 Registrars and administrators of educational establishments r2 be 2 12 i 12 99 Other managers and administrators n e c 2 4 4 2 2 2 200 Chemists 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 12 1 2 201 Biological scientists and biochemists 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 12 1 2 202 Physicists geologists and meteorologists 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 12 1 2 209 Other natural scientists n e c 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 12 1
173. s and assume some degree of authority and control over them e self employed or own account workers who neither buy labour nor sell their labour to others and e employees who sell their labour to employers Employees are further differentiated according to the employment relations of their occupation See 2 9 for descriptions of the main forms of employment regulation distinguished by NS SEC 6 2 NS SEC has two types of operational category functional and residual Residual category L14 can be considered optional 6 2a Functional operational categories L1 Employers in large organisations People who employ others and so assume some degree of control over them in enterprises employing 25 or more people and who delegate some part of their managerial and entrepreneurial functions to salaried staff Higher professionals who are also large employers are not allocated to L1 but to L3 This is because their status as professionals is more relevant in terms of employment relations than their position as an employer L2 Higher managerial occupations Positions in which there is a service relationship with the employer and which involve general planning and supervision of operations on behalf of the employer For certain managerial unit groups of SOC2000 the number of employees in an organisation can help to distinguish between higher managerial occupations in L2 and lower managerial occupations in L5 However some mana
174. s measuring so that we can use it correctly improve our explanation of results and investigate whether the classification continues to be valid 2 3 Of course a clear conceptual basis does not remove all barriers to explaining what socio economic differences mean employment is not the only determinant of life chances and not everything can be explained by what a classification directly measures However a properly constructed and validated classification such as NS SEC removes at least one barrier to explanation It was not designed to offer better statistical associations than SC and SEG but to improve the possibility of explaining them As it measures employment relations ie aspects of work and market situations and of the labour contract it enables us to more readily construct causal narratives that specify how NS SEC links to a range of outcomes via a variety of intervening variables see Rose and O Reilly 1998 27 30 Rose and Pevalin 2000 1123 5 2 4 NS SEC is an occupationally based classification but has rules to provide coverage of the whole adult population The information required to create NS SEC is occupation coded to the unit groups OUG of SOC2000 and details of employment status whether an employer self employed or employee whether a supervisor and the number of employees at a workplace Similar information was required for SC and SEG 2 5 The version of the classification that will be used for most analyses the
175. s n e c 7 4 4 7 5 7 6221 Hairdressers barbers 7 4 4 zi 5 7 Please note This derivation table has no empty cells The shaded cells have been filled using the priority order rules See Appendix A 63 Chapter 16 NS SEC derivation tables based on SOC2000 The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual Table 13 continued Standard Occupational Classification 2000 Simplified Employment status unit group NS SEC 1 Employers 2 Self employed 3 Managers 4 Supervisors 5 Other no employees employees 6222 Beauticians and related occupations 4 4 4 6 5 6 6231 Housekeepers and related occupations 6 4 4 6 5 6 6232 Caretakers 6 4 4 6 5 6 6291 Undertakers and mortuary assistants 6 4 4 6 l 6 6292 Pest control officers 6 4 4 6 5 6 7111 Sales and retail assistants 6 4 4 6 2 6 7112 Retail cashiers and check out operators 6 4 4 6 5 6 7113 Telephone salespersons 6 4 4 6 9 6 7121 Collector salespersons and credit agents 6 4 4 6 5 6 7122 Debt rent and other cash collectors 3 4 4 3 2 3 7123 Roundsmen women and van salespersons y 4 4 7 3 7 7124 Market and street traders and assistants 4 4 4 7 ki 7 7125 Merchandisers and window dressers 3 4 4 3 2 3 7129 Sales related occupations n e c 3 4 4 S 2 3 7211 Call centre agents operators 3 4 4 3 2 3 7212 Customer care occupations 3 4 4 3i 2 3 8111 Food drink and tobacco process operatives 6 4 4 6 3 6 8112 Glass and ceramics process operatives 6 4 4 6 5 6 81
176. some OUGs are regarded as inherently lower managerial and allocated to L5 regardless of organisation size L6 Higher supervisory occupations Positions other than managerial that have an attenuated form of the service relationship These positions involve formal and immediate supervision of others engaged in the intermediate occupations included in L7 Typically these higher supervisory positions are found in large bureaucratic organisations Employees in these positions are supervising the work of others and so exert a degree of authority over them L7 Intermediate occupations Positions in clerical sales service and intermediate technical occupations that do not involve general planning or supervisory powers Positions in this group are intermediate in terms of employment regulation that is they combine elements of both the service relationship and the labour contract L7 1 Intermediate clerical and administrative occupations L7 2 Intermediate sales and service occupations L7 3 Intermediate technical and auxiliary occupations L7 4 Intermediate engineering occupations 12 Although positions in L7 have some features of the service relationship they do not usually involve any exercise of authority other than in applying standardised rules and procedures where discretion is minimal and are subject to quite detailed bureaucratic regulation L8 Employers in small organisations People other than higher or lower professiona
177. sonnel and industrial relations officers 4 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 1 364 Organisation and methods and work study officers 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 1 3 1 370 Matrons houseparents 12 7 8 1 9 1 10 10 12 7 371 Welfare community and youth workers 4 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 1 380 Authors writers journalists 4 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 1 381 Artists commercial artists graphic designers 9 1 8 1 9 1 7 3 6 7 3 382 Industrial designers 9 1 8 1 9 1 6 6 7 3 383 Clothing designers 7 3 8 1 9 1 6 6 T3 384 Actors entertainers stage managers producers and directors 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 1 385 Musicians 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 1 386 Photographers camera sound and video equipment operators 7 3 8 1 9 1 7 3 6 7 3 387 Professional athletes sports officials 4 2 4 4 4 4 4 2 4 2 4 2 390 Information officers 4 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 1 391 Vocational and industrial trainers 4 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 1 392 Careers advisers and vocational guidance specialists 4 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 1 393 Driving instructors excluding HGV 9 1 8 1 9 1 12 2 10 12 2 394 Inspectors of factories utilities and trading standards 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 395 Other statutory and similar inspectors n e c 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 396 Occupational hygienists and safety officers health and safety 4 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 1 399 Other associate professional and technical occupations n e c 4 1 4 3 4 3 2 4 1 4 1 400 Civil Service administrative officers and assistants 7 1 gil 7 1 Ret 6 7 1 401 Local government clerical
178. ssing operatives 13 2 8 1 9 1 13 2 10 13 2 820 Chemical gas and petroleum process plant operatives 11 2 8 1 9 1 11 2 10 11 2 821 Paper wood and related process plant operatives 12 3 8 1 9 1 123 10 12 3 822 Cutting and slitting machine operatives paper products etc 12 3 8 1 9 1 12 3 10 12 3 823 Glass and ceramics furnace operatives kilnsetters 12 3 8 1 9 1 1253 10 12 3 824 Rubber process operatives moulding machine operatives tyre builders 12 3 8 1 9 1 123 10 12 3 825 Plastics process operatives moulders and extruders 12 4 8 1 9 1 12 4 10 12 4 826 Synthetic fibre makers 11 2 8 1 9 1 11 2 10 11 2 829 Other chemicals paper plastics and related process operatives n e c 12 3 8 1 9 1 125 10 12 3 830 Furnace operatives metal 12 3 8 1 9 1 12 3 10 12 3 831 Metal drawers 12 3 8 1 9 1 123 10 12 3 832 Rollers 12 3 8 1 9 1 123 10 12 3 Please note This derivation table has no empty cells See key at the end of table 88 The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual Chapter 17 NS SEC derivation tables based on SOC90 Table 16 continued Standard Occupational Classification 1990 Simplified Employment status unit group NS SEC 1 Employers 2 Self employed 3 Managers 4 Supervisors 5 Other no employees employees 833 Annealers hardeners temperers metal 2 3 8 1 9 1 23 10 2 3 834 Electroplaters galvanisers colour coaters 2 3 8 1 9 1 2 3 10 2 3 839 Othe
179. t operatives 6 wl 4 4 6 6 5 6 822 Cutting and slitting machine operatives paper products etc 6 wl 4 4 6 6 5 6 823 Glass and ceramics furnace operatives kilnsetters 6 ll 4 4 6 6 5 6 824 Rubber process operatives moulding machine operatives tyre builders 6 el 4 4 6 6 5 6 825 Plastics process operatives moulders and extruders 6 l 4 4 6 6 5 6 826 Synthetic fibre makers 5 1 4 4 5 5 5 5 829 Other chemicals paper plastics and related process operatives n e c 6 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 830 Furnace operatives metal 6 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 831 Metal drawers 6 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 832 Rollers 6 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 833 Annealers hardeners temperers metal 6 wl 4 4 6 6 5 6 834 _ Electroplaters galvanisers colour coaters 6 l 4 4 6 6 5 6 Please note This derivation table has no empty cells See key at the end of table 81 Chapter 17 NS SEC derivation tables based on SOC90 The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual Table 15 continued Standard Occupational Classification 1990 Simplified Employment status size of organisation unit group NS SEC 1 Employers 2 Employers 3 Self employed 4 Managers 5 Managers 6 Supervisors 7 Other large small no employees large small employees organisations organisations prganisations organisations 839 Other metal making and treating process operatives n e c 6 1 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 840 Machine tool operatives including CNC machine tool operativ
180. ter analyst programmers 3 2 3 4 3 4 3 2 32 3 2 330 Air traffic planners and controllers 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 4 1 331 Aircraft flight deck officers 3 2 3 4 3 4 3 2 32 3 2 332 Ship and hovercraft officers 4 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 1 340 Nurses 4 1 8 1 4 3 4 1 4 4 1 341 Midwives 4 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 4 1 342 Medical radiographers 4 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 4 1 343 Physiotherapists 4 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 4 1 344 Chiropodists 4 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 1 345 Dispensing opticians 43 8 1 9 1 tes 6 7 3 346 Medical technicians dental auxiliaries 12 1 8 1 9 1 73 10 12 1 347 Occupational and speech therapists psychotherapists therapists n e c 4 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 1 348 Environmental health officers 3 2 3 2 32 BD 3 2 3 2 349 Other health associate professionals n e c 12 2 8 1 9 1 122 10 12 2 350 Legal service and related occupations TA 3 3 9 1 Tad 6 TA 360 Estimators valuers 4 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 1 4 1 361 Underwriters claims assessors brokers investment analysts 4 1 4 3 4 3 3 2 4 1 4 1 Please note This derivation table has no empty cells See key at the end of table 85 Chapter 17 NS SEC derivation tables based on SOC90 The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual Table 16 continued Standard Occupational Classification 1990 Simplified Employment status unit group NS SEC 1 Employers 2 Self employed 3 Managers 4 Supervisors 5 Other no employees employees 362 Taxation experts 3 2 3 4 3 4 3 2 32 32 363 Per
181. tes 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 12 12 12 2 242 Solicitors 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 12 2 250 Chartered and certified accountants 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 12 1 2 12 2 251 Management accountants 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 182 2 252 Actuaries economists and statisticians Lg 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 i Era 1 2 2 253 Management consultants business analysts 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 ae 1 2 12 2 260 Architects 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1D 1 2 2 261 Town planners 1 2 2 452 1 2 12 12 i2 2 262 Building land mining and general practice surveyors 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 ie 12 1 2 2 270 Librarians 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 271 Archivists and curators 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 290 Psychologists 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 12 12 12 2 291 Other social and behavioural scientists 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 ies Le 1 2 2 292 Clergy 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 2 12 2 2 293 Social workers probation officers 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 300 Laboratory technicians 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 301 Engineering technicians 2 wl 2 2 2 2 2 2 302 Electrical electronic technicians 3 1 4 4 3 3 2 3 303 Architectural and town planning technicians 2 ay 2 2 2 2 2 2 Please note This derivation table has no empty cells See key at the end of table 77 Chapter 17 NS SEC derivation tables based on SOC90 The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual Table 15 continued Standard Occupational Classification 1990 Simplified Employment status size of organisation unit group NS SEC 1 Employers 2 Employers 3 Self employed 4 Managers 5 Managers 6 Super
182. ther chemicals paper plastics and related process operatives n e c 6 4 4 6 5 6 830 Furnace operatives metal 6 4 4 6 5 6 831 Metal drawers 6 4 4 6 5 6 832 Rollers 6 4 4 6 5 6 Please note This derivation table has no empty cells See key at the end of table 95 Chapter 17 NS SEC derivation tables based on SOC90 The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual Table 17 continued Standard Occupational Classification 1990 Simplified Employment status unit group NS SEC 1 Employers 2 Self employed 3 Managers 4 Supervisors 5 Other no employees employees 833 Annealers hardeners temperers metal 6 4 4 6 5 6 834 Electroplaters galvanisers colour coaters 6 4 4 6 5 6 839 Other metal making and treating process operatives n e c 6 4 4 6 5 6 840 Machine tool operatives including CNC machine tool operatives 6 4 4 6 5 6 841 Press stamping and automatic machine operatives 6 4 4 6 5 6 842 Metal polishers 6 4 4 6 5 6 843 Metal dressing operatives 6 4 4 6 5 6 844 Shot blasters 6 4 4 6 5 6 850 Assemblers lineworkers electrical electronic goods 6 4 4 6 5 6 851 Assemblers lineworkers vehicles and other metal goods 6 4 4 6 5 6 859 Other assemblers lineworkers n e c T 4 4 7 5 7 860 Inspectors viewers and testers metal and electrical goods 5 4 4 5 5 5 861 Inspectors viewers testers and examiners other manufactured goods 5 4 4 5 5 5 862 Packers bottlers canners fillers 7 4
183. ther teaching professionals n e c 9 1 8 1 9 1 73 6 i3 240 Judges and officers of the Court 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 1 3h 3 1 24 Barristers and advocates 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 3k 3 1 242 Solicitors 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 3 1 250 Chartered and certified accountants 3 1 3 3 33 3 1 3 3 1 25 Management accountants 3 2 3 4 3 4 3 2 32 3 2 252 Actuaries economists and statisticians 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 3 1 253 Management consultants business analysts 3 2 3 4 3 4 3 2 32 3 2 260 Architects 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 3 1 26 Town planners 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 3 262 Building land mining and general practice surveyors 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 3 270 Librarians 4 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 4 1 27 Archivists and curators 4 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 4 1 290 Psychologists 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 1 oe 3 29 Other social and behavioural scientists 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 3 1 292 Clergy 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 3 293 Social workers probation officers 4 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 4 300 Laboratory technicians 4 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 4 1 30 Engineering technicians 4 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 4 1 302 Electrical electronic technicians T3 8 1 9 1 1 3 6 13 303 Architectural and town planning technicians 4 1 43 4 3 4 1 4 4 1 304 Building and civil engineering technicians 4 1 43 4 3 4 1 4 4 1 309 Other scientific technicians n e c 4 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 4 1 310 Draughtspersons 7 3 8 1 9 1 7 3 6 7 3 311 Building inspectors 4 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 4 1 312 Quantity surveyors 4 1 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 4 1 313 Marine insurance and other surveyors 4 1 3 3 3 3 4 1 3 4 1 320 Compu
184. tine technical HM 9 L12 4 Semi routine operative IV 10 L12 5 Semi routine agriculture IV 15 L12 6 Semi routine clerical HIN 6 L12 7 Semi routine childcare IV 7 L13 1 Routine sales and service IV 7 L13 2 Routine production IV 10 L13 3 Routine technical IM 9 L13 4 Routine operative V 11 L13 5 Routine agricultural IV 15 L14 1 Never worked L14 2 Long term unemployed L15 Full time students L16 Occupations not stated or inadequately described 17 L17 Not classifiable for other reasons 18 How to derive NS SEC Chapter 9 The data you need The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual 9 The data you need 9 1 To apply NS SEC to the census and social surveys you 9 2 Supervisory status need data on occupation employment status and size of Supervisors are employees who are not managers but who are organisation You can allocate an NS SEC category by using a responsible for supervising the work of other employees combination of information about e occupation coded to occupational unit group OUG level of the Standard Occupational Classification 2000 SOC2000 and e employment status and size of organisation in the form of an employment status variable 9 2 The employment status variable is created by combining data on whether an individual is an employer self employed or an employee size of organisation where collected and supervisory status 9 2a Employer self employed or e
185. ting engineers and related trades 5 4 4 5 5 5 533 Sheet metal workers 6 4 4 6 5 6 534 Metal plate workers shipwrights riveters 7 4 4 7 5 7 535 Steel erectors 6 4 4 6 5 6 536 Barbenders steel fixers 4 4 4 6 5 6 537 Welding trades 7 4 4 7 5 7 540 Motor mechanics auto engineers including road patrol engineers 5 4 4 5 5 5 541 Coach and vehicle body builders 5 4 4 5 5 5 542 Vehicle body repairers panel beaters 5 4 4 5 5 5 543 Auto electricians 5 4 4 5 5 5 544 Tyre and exhaust fitters 6 4 4 6 5 6 550 Weavers 7 4 4 7 5 7 551 Knitters 7 4 4 7 5 7 552 Warp preparers bleachers dyers and finishers 7 4 4 7 5 7 553 Sewing machinists menders darners and embroiderers 7 4 4 7 5 7 554 Coach trimmers upholsterers and mattress makers 7 4 4 7 5 7 555 Shoe repairers leather cutters and sewers footwear lasters makers and finishers other leather making and repairing 7 4 4 7 fl 7 556 Tailors and dressmakers 4 4 4 6 5 6 557 Clothing cutters milliners furriers 6 4 4 6 5 6 559 Other textiles garments and related trades n e c 7 4 4 T 5 7 560 Originators compositors and print preparers 5 4 4 5 5 5 561 Printers 5 4 4 5 5 5 562 Bookbinders and print finishers 7 4 4 7 5 7 563 Screen printers 5 4 4 5 5 5 569 Other printing and related trades n e c 5 4 4 5 5 a 570 Carpenters and joiners 4 4 4 7 5 7 571 Cabinet makers 7 4 4 7 5 7 512 Case and box makers 6 4 4 6 5 6 573 Pattern makers moulds 5 4 4 5 5 5 579 Other woodworking trades n e c 4 4 4 7
186. ty see Table A1 For example for SOC2000 all managerial jobs are in major group 1 which includes all the unit group codes that start with 1 In the original derivation tables the cells in the employees and supervisors columns for unit groups in major group 1 were empty The tables in this user manual contain no empty cells because we have used priority order rules shown in table a2 to fill them Filling empty cells in this way does not make the combinations of codes allowable it provides the best choice of NS SEC value to use when these combinations of codes occur in data Applying priority order rules to fill the derivation tables There are two ways of dealing with incompatible or unallowable responses in data processing systems e rejecting records and setting them aside for scrutiny by clerical staff or e automatically assigning a value to the records and so avoiding the need for clerical intervention The second method is used more often than the first It requires derivation tables that have values in every cell To achieve this for NS SEC analysts used the values in the allowable cells and data from the Labour Force Survey to devise the set of choices that form the priority order rules The cells in the tables were then filled using the priority order rules The process of filling a derivation table is done one row at a time and working from left to right across the table e Where a cell is empty we take the
187. uders 12 4 1 8 9 12 4 12 4 10 12 4 826 Synthetic fibre makers 11 2 1 8 gy 11 2 iil 10 11 2 829 Other chemicals paper plastics and related process operatives n e c 12 3 1 8 9 12 3 12 3 10 12 3 830 Furnace operatives metal 12 3 1 8 9 12 3 12 3 10 12 3 831 Metal drawers 12 3 1 8 9 12 3 12 3 10 12 3 832 Rollers 12 3 1 8 g 12 3 12 3 10 12 3 833 Annealers hardeners temperers metal 12 3 1 8 9 12 3 12 3 10 12 3 834 Electroplaters galvanisers colour coaters 12 3 1 8 9 12 3 12 3 10 12 3 Please note This derivation table has no empty cells See key at end of table 73 Chapter 17 NS SEC derivation tables based on SOC90 The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual Table 14 continued Standard Occupational Classification 1990 Simplified Employment status size of organisation unit group NS SEC 1 Employers 2 Employers 3 Self employed 4 Managers 5 Managers 6 Supervisors 7 Other large small no employees large small employees organisations organisations organisations organisations 839 Other metal making and treating process operatives n e c 2 3 1 8 1 9 1 123 12 3 10 2 3 840 Machine tool operatives including CNC machine tool operatives 2 4 1 8 1 9 1 12 4 12 4 10 2 4 841 Press stamping and automatic machine operatives 2 4 1 8 1 9 1 12 4 12 4 10 2 4 842 Metal polishers 2 4 1 8 1 9 1 12 4 12 4 10 2 4 843 Metal dressing operatives 2 4
188. uming and costly The five class self coded version is simpler and less expensive 14 2 accurate as its interviewer coded counterpart there is It is apparent that the self coded version is not as agreement in classifying only 75 per cent of cases although some disagreement between the two classifications may arise from coder error Nevertheless validation exercises show that the self coded and interviewer coded versions display similar patterns and strengths in their relationships with other variables for example with smoking 14 3 The five class version of the self coded NS SEC has the following classes Class Label Managerial and professional occupations Intermediate occupations Small employers and own account workers Lower supervisory and technical occupations Oo BWN Semi routine and routine occupations 14 4 You derive the self coded version from a combination of information on e occupation self classified into eight categories and e an employment status variable that captures information on employment status and size of organisation 14 5 need to know whether an individual is an employer self The employment status variable means that you will employed or an employee the size of organisation and the individual s supervisory status see 9 2 14 6 questionnaires refer to the respondent s current or last main The four questions to include in self coded job and occupation 32 14 6a Emp
189. ur mixer 3 Occupation description Mix colours for dyes 4 Employee self employed 1 employee 5 Supervisory status Not answered Assume 2 Resulting codes SOC2000 unit group code Employment status NS SEC operational category 8114 11 2 The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual Chapter 13 Deriving NS SEC full reduced and simplified methods 13 2c Using the simplified method There are two steps to derive NS SEC by the simplified method Step 1 Code occupation to the SOC2000 four digit unit group Use the answers to the questions on occupation questions 1 to 3 to assign the four digit unit group code of SOC2000 Step 2 Derive the NS SEC category With the SOC unit group code use the full or reduced derivation tables for operational categories or analytic classes of NS SEC In the matrix versions of both the full and reduced method derivation tables see Tables 10 to 13 there is a column or row for simplified NS SEC Use the SOC2000 unit group code and the appropriate column or row for ssec to find the NS SEC category 31 Chapter 14 Deriving NS SEC self coded method The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual 14 Deriving NS SEC self coded method 14 1 NS SEC is derived from occupation and employment status information occupation being ideally coded to the most detailed level of SOC2000 As there are 353 unit groups this can be time cons
190. us into 17 groups three subdivided It was derived from occupational unit group employment status and size of establishment The final version was based on the 1990 edition of the Standard Occupational Classification 104 SOC90 Standard Occupational Classification 1990 The UK s occupational classification first published in 1990 to provide one standard and replace two previous official classifications used by government SOC2000 Standard Occupational Classification 2000 The latest edition of the UK s official occupational classification revised updated and published in June 2000 ssec Simplified NS SEC
191. van salespersons 13 3 1 8 9 13 3 13 3 10 13 3 732 Market and street traders and assistants 9 1 1 8 9 13 1 13 1 10 13 1 733 Scrap dealers scrap metal merchants 9 1 1 8 9 5 5 5 5 790 Merchandisers 7 2 1 8 9 Tee 6 7 2 791 Window dressers floral arrangers 13 1 1 8 9 13 1 13 1 10 13 1 792 Telephone salespersons 12 1 1 8 9 12 1 il 10 12 1 800 Bakery and confectionery process operatives 12 4 1 8 9 12 4 12 4 10 12 4 801 Brewery and vinery process operatives 12 4 1 8 9 12 4 12 4 10 12 4 802 Tobacco process operatives 12 4 1 8 9 12 4 12 4 10 12 4 809 Other food drink and tobacco process operatives n e c 12 4 1 8 9 12 4 12 4 10 12 4 810 Tannery production operatives 11 2 1 8 9 11 2 11 2 10 11 2 811 Preparatory fibre processors 13 2 1 8 9 13 2 13 2 10 13 2 812 Spinners doublers twisters 13 2 1 8 9 132 13 2 10 13 2 813 Winders reelers 13 2 1 8 9 13 2 13 2 10 13 2 814 Other textiles processing operatives 13 2 1 8 9 13 2 13 2 10 13 2 820 Chemical gas and petroleum process plant operatives 11 2 1 8 9 E2 11 2 10 11 2 821 Paper wood and related process plant operatives 12 3 1 8 9 12 3 12 3 10 12 3 822 Cutting and slitting machine operatives paper products etc 12 3 1 8 9 12 3 12 3 10 123 823 Glass and ceramics furnace operatives kilnsetters 12 3 1 8 9 12 3 12 3 10 12 3 824 Rubber process operatives moulding machine operatives tyre builders 12 3 1 8 9 12 3 12 3 10 123 825 Plastics process operatives moulders and extr
192. vision of the Standard Occupational Classification Coventry Institute of Employment Research University of Warwick Erikson R 1984 Social Class of Men Women and Families Sociology 18 4 500 514 Erikson R and Goldthorpe J H 1992 The Constant Flux Oxford Clarendon Goldthorpe J H 1997 The Goldthorpe class schema some observations on conceptual and operational issues in relation to the ESRC review of government social classifications in D Rose and K O Reilly eds Constructing Classes Towards a New Social Classification for the UK Swindon ESRC ONS Goldthorpe J H with C Llewellyn 1980 1987 Social Mobility and Class Structure in Modern Britain Oxford Clarendon Government Statistical Service 1996 Harmonised Concepts and Questions for Government Surveys London ONS McCrossan L 1991 A handbook for interviewers London HMSO Marshall G Roberts S Burgoyne C Swift A and Routh D 1995 Class Gender and the Asymmetry Hypothesis European Sociological Review 11 1 1 15 Martin J 1995 Defining a Household Reference Person Survey Methodology Bulletin 37 1 7 Martin J 1998 A New Definition for the Household Reference Person Survey Methodology Bulletin 43 1 8 Martin J and Barton J 1996 The Effect of Changes in the Definition of the Household Reference Person Survey Methodology Bulletin 38 1 8 Office for National Stat
193. visors 7 Other large small no employees large small employees organisations organisations rganisations organisations 304 Building and civil engineering technicians 2 i 2 2 2 2 2 2 309 Other scientific technicians n e c 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 310 Draughtspersons 3 1 1 4 4 3 3 2 3 311 Building inspectors 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 312 Quantity surveyors 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 313 Marine insurance and other surveyors 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 12 2 320 Computer analyst programmers 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 i IRs 12 330 Air traffic planners and controllers 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 331 Aircraft flight deck officers 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 il 1 2 332 Ship and hovercraft officers 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2i 2 340 Nurses 2 1 1 4 2 2 2 2 2 341 Midwives 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 342 Medical radiographers 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 343 Physiotherapists 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 344 Chiropodists 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 345 Dispensing opticians 3 1 1 4 4 3 3 2 3 346 Medical technicians dental auxiliaries 6 1 1 4 4 3 3 S 6 347 Occupational and speech therapists psychotherapists therapists n e c 2 wl 2 2 2 2 2 2 348 Environmental health officers 1 2 12 1 2 i 1 2 12 We 12 349 Other health associate professionals n e c 6 1 1 4 4 6 6 5 6 350 Legal service and related occupations 3 sI 1 2 4 3 3 2 3 360 Estimators valuers 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 361 Underwriters claims assessors brokers investment analysts 2 Al 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 362 Taxation experts 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 12 1 2 363 Personnel and industrial relations offi
194. w and work across the row to reach the column for the employment status code The cell where the row and column intersect will contain a category of NS SEC The following examples show how the NS SEC operational category is derived using the reduced method Example 1 Question Question Respondent s answers number 1 Industry Goods warehousing 2 Occupation title Stores manager 3 Occupation description In charge of stores 4 Employee self employed 1 employee 5 Supervisory status Not answered Not needed Resulting codes SOC2000 unit group code 1162 Employment status 3 NS SEC operational category 5 30 Example 2 Question Question Respondent s answers number 1 Industry Stone repair service 2 Occupation title Stone mason 3 Occupation description Carving gargoyles 4 Employee self employed 2 self employed 7 On own employees 2 with employees Resulting codes SOC2000 unit group code 5312 Employment status 1 NS SEC operational category 8 1 Example 3 Question Question Respondent s answers number 1 Industry Dog kennels 2 Occupation title Kennel maid 3 Occupation description Looking after dogs 4 Employee self employed Not answered No Resulting codes SOC2000 unit group code Employment status NS SEC operational category assumption 6139 Not derived 13 5 from simplified NS SEC Example 4 Question Question Respondent s answers number 1 Industry Dye works 2 Occupation title Colo
195. with 1 assume code 2 no supervisory status 7 Assume code 1 no employees The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual Chapter 13 Deriving NS SEC full reduced and simplified methods Figure 5 Deriving the employment status variable reduced method START SELF EMPLOYED YES EMPLOYS VES EMPLOYERS OTHERS CODE 1 NO SELF NO EMPLOYED NO EMPLOYEES CODE 2 MANAGER SOC CODE ee MANAGERS 1111 CODE 3 1239 NO SUPERVISORS SUPERVISOR YES CODE 4 OTHER NO EMPLOYEES CODE 5 29 Chapter 13 Deriving NS SEC full reduced and simplified methods The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual Step 3 Derive the employment status variable The employment status variable has five codes Employment status Code Label Employers Self employed no employees Managers Supervisors Oo BWN Other employees Use the answers or assumed answers to questions on employment status and the SOC2000 unit group code to derive one of the five codes Figure 5 illustrates the process Step 4 Derive the NS SEC category The matrix version of the reduced method NS SEC derivation tables see Tables 12 and 13 contains a row for each SOC2000 unit group a column for simplified NS SEC and columns for the five employment status codes Use the SOC2000 unit group code to find the appropriate ro
196. workers 9 1 1 8 1 9 1 BS 13 5 10 35 904 Forestry workers 9 2 1 8 2 9 2 12 5 125 10 25 910 Coal mine labourers 3 3 1 8 1 9 1 13 3 13 3 10 3 3 911 Labourers in foundries 3 4 1 8 1 9 1 13 4 13 4 10 3 4 912 Labourers in engineering and allied trades 3 4 1 8 1 9 1 13 4 13 4 10 3 4 913 Mates to metal electrical and related fitters 3 4 1 8 1 9 1 13 4 13 4 10 3 4 Please note This derivation table has no empty cells See key at end of table 74 The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual Chapter 17 NS SEC derivation tables based on SOC90 Table 14 continued Standard Occupational Classification 1990 Simplified Employment status size of organisation unit group NS SEC 1 Employers 2 Employers 3 Self employed 4 Managers 5 Managers 6 Supervisors 7 Other large small no employees large small employees organisations organisations prganisations organisations 919 Other labourers in making and processing industries n e c 13 4 1 8 9 13 4 13 4 10 13 4 920 Mates to woodworking trades workers 13 4 1 8 9 13 4 13 4 10 13 4 921 Mates to building trades workers 9 1 1 8 9 13 4 13 4 10 13 4 922 Rail construction and maintenance workers 11 2 1 8 95 11 2 11 2 10 11 2 923 Road construction and maintenance workers 10 1 8 9 12 4 12 4 10 12 4 924 Paviors kerb layers 9 1 1 8 9 12 4 12 4 10 12 4 929 Other building and civil engineering labourers n e c 13 4 1 8 9
197. x L17 Not classifiable for other reasons For complete coverage categories L15 L16 and L17 are added as Not classified The composition of Not classified will be dependent on the data source Chapter 5 Analytic classes and operational categories The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual Figure 1 Assigning functional and residual categories of NS SEC to respondents START EMPLOYMENT QUESTIONS NO ASKED YES YES NO CURRENTLY CAN MAIN JOB CATEGORY L17 CATEGORY L15 IN PAID DERIVE CATEGORY YES YES BE CODED TO 2 ai EMPLOYMENT Oie gt L1 L13 NO gt CATEGORY L16 NO LONG TERM UNEMPLOYED YES gt CATEGORY L14 2 CAN LAST MAIN EVER HAD A PAID DERIVE CATEGORY JOB YES JOB BE CODED TO YES P LI L13 SOC2000 NO y CATEGORY L 14 1 NO gt CATEGORY L16 NOTE Long term unemployment is usually defined as one year or over but the period may be chosen as part of the data source definition 10 The National Statistics Socio economic Classification User Manual Chapter 6 Category descriptions and operational issues 6 Category descriptions and operational issues 6 1 In an employment relations approach the important distinctions are those between e employers who buy the labour of other
198. y and nursery education teaching professionals 2 2 2 2 2 2 2316 Special needs education teaching professionals 2 2 2 2 2 2 2317 Registrars and senior administrators of educational establishments 1 2 72 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 2319 Teaching professionals n e c 4 4 4 3 2 3 232 Scientific researchers 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 2322 Social science researchers 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 2329 Researchers n e c 1 2 1 2 1 2 12 1 2 1 2 241 Solicitors and lawyers judges and coroners 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 2419 Legal professionals n e c 1 2 1 2 1 2 ED 1 2 1 2 242 Chartered and certified accountants 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 2422 Management accountants 1 2 1 2 R2 1 2 1 2 1 2 2423 Management consultants actuaries economists and statisticians 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 243 Architects 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 2432 Town planners 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 2433 Quantity surveyors 2 2 2 2 2 2 2434 Chartered surveyors not quantity surveyors 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 244 Public service administrative professionals 2 2 2 2 2 2 2442 Social workers 2 2 2 2 2 2 2443 Probation officers 1 2 12 ue 1 2 1 2 1 2 2444 Clergy 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 245 Librarians 2 P 2 p 2 2 12452 Archivists and curators 2 2 2 2 2 2 3111 Laboratory technicians 2 2 2 2 2 2 3112 Electrical electronics technicians 3 4 4 3 2 3 3113 Engineering technicians 2 2 2 2 2 2 3114 Building and civil engineering technicians 2 2 2 2 2 2 3115 Quality assurance technicians 5 4 4 5 gt 5 3119 Science and engineering techn
199. yment relations terms as a separate category of those who are excluded from employment relations of any kind Operationally however both these groups the long term unemployed and those who have never worked although available for work are difficult to define The problems here cannot be separated from the more general ones concerning the non employed population Those who have never worked but are seeking or would like paid work are allocated to operational category L14 1 There is an argument that the long term unemployed should not be classified according to their last job but should be assigned to category L14 2 on the grounds that they are excluded from employment relations Therefore when NS SEC is collapsed to an analytic variable you should include the long term unemployed with those who have never worked It is not possible to define the long term unemployed in any hard and fast way You will have to make your own decisions depending on the purpose of your research You may not want to implement L14 at all so that you exclude the never worked from the analytic versions and classify all unemployed people according to their last main jobs Alternatively you may want to implement the class and use a six month unemployment rule relating to the maximum length of time for which Jobseekers Allowance is paid Or you might prefer to use a one or even two year unemployment rule See Chapter 10 The questions to ask L15 Full t

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