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Time to take SOC: Graduate reflections on the design and nature of their work by occupation - Appendix 4 (Scotland)

Appendix 4: Sample restricted to those employed in Scotland

Table A13: Overall design and nature of work score by SOC 2020 – sample restricted to those employed in Scotland

SOC 2020

Mean

Lower CI limit

Upper CI limit

Sample size

Managers, directors and senior officials

3.64

3.52

3.76

315

Professional occupations

4.42

4.41

4.44

7,205

Associate professional occupations

3.94

3.91

3.98

2,100

Administrative and secretarial occupations

3.35

3.29

3.41

1,065

Skilled trades occupations

3.24

3.06

3.41

170

Caring, leisure and other service occupations

3.58

3.50

3.66

535

Sales and customer service occupations

2.46

2.39

2.52

1,030

Process, plant and machine operatives

2.89

2.66

3.12

80

Elementary occupations

2.29

2.21

2.36

705

 

Table A14: Meaningful work score by SOC 2020 – sample restricted to those employed in Scotland

SOC 2020

Mean

Lower CI limit

Upper CI limit

Sample size

Managers, directors and senior officials

3.96

3.83

4.09

315

Professional occupations

4.53

4.52

4.55

7,205

Associate professional occupations

4.24

4.20

4.28

2,100

Administrative and secretarial occupations

3.73

3.66

3.79

1,065

Skilled trades occupations

3.64

3.46

3.83

170

Caring, leisure and other service occupations

4.23

4.15

4.30

535

Sales and customer service occupations

2.97

2.89

3.04

1,030

Process, plant and machine operatives

3.43

3.18

3.69

80

Elementary occupations

2.84

2.74

2.93

705

 

Table A15: Work fits with future plans score by SOC 2020 – sample restricted to those employed in Scotland

SOC 2020

Mean

Lower CI limit

Upper CI limit

Sample size

Managers, directors and senior officials

3.66

3.51

3.80

315

Professional occupations

4.46

4.44

4.48

7,205

Associate professional occupations

3.98

3.93

4.02

2,100

Administrative and secretarial occupations

3.34

3.26

3.42

1,065

Skilled trades occupations

3.17

2.96

3.39

170

Caring, leisure and other service occupations

3.43

3.32

3.54

535

Sales and customer service occupations

2.22

2.14

2.30

1,030

Process, plant and machine operatives

2.80

2.48

3.12

80

Elementary occupations

2.06

1.96

2.15

705

 

Table A16: Using skills learned during study in work by SOC 2020 – sample restricted to those employed in Scotland

SOC 2020

Mean

Lower CI limit

Upper CI limit

Sample size

Managers, directors and senior officials

3.30

3.16

3.45

315

Professional occupations

4.28

4.26

4.30

7,205

Associate professional occupations

3.62

3.57

3.67

2,100

Administrative and secretarial occupations

2.98

2.90

3.06

1,065

Skilled trades occupations

2.90

2.69

3.11

170

Caring, leisure and other service occupations

3.07

2.96

3.18

535

Sales and customer service occupations

2.18

2.11

2.26

1,030

Process, plant and machine operatives

2.44

2.17

2.72

80

Elementary occupations

1.96

1.87

2.05

705

 

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Tej Nathwani

Tej Nathwani

Principal Researcher (Economist)
Siobhan Donnelly

Siobhan Donnelly

Lead Statistical Analyst

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