Time to take SOC: Graduate reflections on the design and nature of their work by occupation - Appendix 2 (England)

22 March 2022

Appendix 2: Sample restricted to those employed in England

Table A5: Overall design and nature of work score by SOC 2020 – sample restricted to those employed in England

SOC 2020	Mean	Lower CI limit	Upper CI limit	Sample size
Managers, directors and senior officials	3.66	3.63	3.69	3,840
Professional occupations	4.34	4.33	4.34	70,655
Associate professional occupations	3.90	3.89	3.91	31,855
Administrative and secretarial occupations	3.34	3.32	3.36	11,985
Skilled trades occupations	3.21	3.16	3.27	1,540
Caring, leisure and other service occupations	3.82	3.80	3.84	7,950
Sales and customer service occupations	2.61	2.59	2.63	9,570
Process, plant and machine operatives	2.78	2.69	2.87	680
Elementary occupations	2.38	2.36	2.41	6,675

Table A6: Meaningful work score by SOC 2020 – sample restricted to those employed in England

SOC 2020	Mean	Lower CI limit	Upper CI limit	Sample size
Managers, directors and senior officials	4.04	4.01	4.07	3,840
Professional occupations	4.46	4.45	4.47	70,655
Associate professional occupations	4.16	4.15	4.17	31,855
Administrative and secretarial occupations	3.74	3.72	3.76	11,985
Skilled trades occupations	3.67	3.61	3.72	1,540
Caring, leisure and other service occupations	4.29	4.28	4.31	7,950
Sales and customer service occupations	3.12	3.10	3.15	9,570
Process, plant and machine operatives	3.33	3.24	3.43	680
Elementary occupations	2.92	2.89	2.95	6,675

Table A7: Work fits with future plans score by SOC 2020 – sample restricted to those employed in England

SOC 2020	Mean	Lower CI limit	Upper CI limit	Sample size
Managers, directors and senior officials	3.74	3.70	3.78	3,840
Professional occupations	4.41	4.40	4.42	70,655
Associate professional occupations	4.01	4.00	4.02	31,855
Administrative and secretarial occupations	3.35	3.33	3.37	11,985
Skilled trades occupations	3.17	3.10	3.24	1,540
Caring, leisure and other service occupations	3.72	3.70	3.75	7,950
Sales and customer service occupations	2.38	2.35	2.40	9,570
Process, plant and machine operatives	2.64	2.53	2.75	680
Elementary occupations	2.15	2.12	2.18	6,675

Table A8: Using skills learned during study in work by SOC 2020 – sample restricted to those employed in England

SOC 2020	Mean	Lower CI limit	Upper CI limit	Sample size
Managers, directors and senior officials	3.20	3.16	3.23	3,840
Professional occupations	4.14	4.13	4.14	70,655
Associate professional occupations	3.52	3.51	3.53	31,855
Administrative and secretarial occupations	2.93	2.91	2.95	11,985
Skilled trades occupations	2.80	2.74	2.87	1,540
Caring, leisure and other service occupations	3.43	3.40	3.46	7,950
Sales and customer service occupations	2.33	2.31	2.35	9,570
Process, plant and machine operatives	2.37	2.27	2.47	680
Elementary occupations	2.07	2.05	2.10	6,675

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