Time to take SOC: Graduate reflections on the design and nature of their work by occupation - Appendix 3 (Wales)

22 March 2022

Appendix 3: Sample restricted to those employed in Wales

Table A9: Overall design and nature of work score by SOC 2020 – sample restricted to those employed in Wales

SOC 2020	Mean	Lower CI limit	Upper CI limit	Sample size
Managers, directors and senior officials	3.67	3.51	3.84	150
Professional occupations	4.43	4.40	4.45	3,145
Associate professional occupations	3.95	3.90	4.00	1,135
Administrative and secretarial occupations	3.31	3.22	3.39	550
Skilled trades occupations	3.18	2.96	3.40	110
Caring, leisure and other service occupations	3.81	3.73	3.88	545
Sales and customer service occupations	2.60	2.51	2.69	520
Process, plant and machine operatives	2.74	2.45	3.04	60
Elementary occupations	2.31	2.22	2.40	370

Table A10: Meaningful work score by SOC 2020 – sample restricted to those employed in Wales

SOC 2020	Mean	Lower CI limit	Upper CI limit	Sample size
Managers, directors and senior officials	4.11	3.94	4.27	150
Professional occupations	4.55	4.52	4.57	3,145
Associate professional occupations	4.23	4.18	4.28	1,135
Administrative and secretarial occupations	3.78	3.69	3.87	550
Skilled trades occupations	3.61	3.39	3.84	110
Caring, leisure and other service occupations	4.24	4.17	4.31	545
Sales and customer service occupations	3.12	3.02	3.23	520
Process, plant and machine operatives	3.23	2.88	3.59	60
Elementary occupations	2.87	2.75	2.99	370

Table A11: Work fits with future plans score by SOC 2020 – sample restricted to those employed in Wales

SOC 2020	Mean	Lower CI limit	Upper CI limit	Sample size
Managers, directors and senior officials	3.71	3.50	3.91	150
Professional occupations	4.43	4.40	4.46	3,145
Associate professional occupations	3.97	3.91	4.03	1,135
Administrative and secretarial occupations	3.25	3.14	3.35	550
Skilled trades occupations	3.19	2.91	3.46	110
Caring, leisure and other service occupations	3.68	3.58	3.78	545
Sales and customer service occupations	2.30	2.19	2.41	520
Process, plant and machine operatives	2.80	2.43	3.17	60
Elementary occupations	2.06	1.95	2.18	370

Table A12: Using skills learned during study in work by SOC 2020 – sample restricted to those employed in Wales

SOC 2020	Mean	Lower CI limit	Upper CI limit	Sample size
Managers, directors and senior officials	3.21	2.98	3.43	150
Professional occupations	4.30	4.27	4.33	3,145
Associate professional occupations	3.65	3.58	3.72	1,135
Administrative and secretarial occupations	2.90	2.79	3.01	550
Skilled trades occupations	2.75	2.48	3.02	110
Caring, leisure and other service occupations	3.50	3.39	3.60	545
Sales and customer service occupations	2.36	2.25	2.47	520
Process, plant and machine operatives	2.20	1.89	2.51	60
Elementary occupations	1.99	1.88	2.10	370

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