Time to take SOC: Graduate reflections on the design and nature of their work by occupation - Appendix 5 (Northern Ireland)

22 March 2022

Appendix 5: Sample restricted to those employed in Northern Ireland

Table A17: Overall design and nature of work score by SOC 2020 – sample restricted to those employed in Northern Ireland

SOC 2020	Mean	Lower CI limit	Upper CI limit	Sample size
Managers, directors and senior officials	3.60	3.40	3.80	90
Professional occupations	4.29	4.26	4.32	2,740
Associate professional occupations	3.91	3.86	3.97	820
Administrative and secretarial occupations	3.24	3.14	3.33	375
Skilled trades occupations	3.58	3.30	3.87	55
Caring, leisure and other service occupations	3.95	3.85	4.06	250
Sales and customer service occupations	2.49	2.38	2.60	355
Process, plant and machine operatives	2.64	2.26	3.02	35
Elementary occupations	2.47	2.33	2.62	180

Table A18: Meaningful work score by SOC 2020 – sample restricted to those employed in Northern Ireland

SOC 2020	Mean	Lower CI limit	Upper CI limit	Sample size
Managers, directors and senior officials	3.97	3.77	4.16	90
Professional occupations	4.42	4.38	4.45	2,740
Associate professional occupations	4.16	4.10	4.22	820
Administrative and secretarial occupations	3.75	3.65	3.85	375
Skilled trades occupations	3.98	3.68	4.28	55
Caring, leisure and other service occupations	4.39	4.28	4.50	250
Sales and customer service occupations	3.01	2.88	3.14	355
Process, plant and machine operatives	3.18	2.73	3.63	35
Elementary occupations	3.09	2.93	3.26	180

Table A19: Work fits with future plans score by SOC 2020 – sample restricted to those employed in Northern Ireland

SOC 2020	Mean	Lower CI limit	Upper CI limit	Sample size
Managers, directors and senior officials	3.62	3.34	3.89	90
Professional occupations	4.36	4.33	4.40	2,740
Associate professional occupations	3.98	3.91	4.04	820
Administrative and secretarial occupations	3.13	3.00	3.26	375
Skilled trades occupations	3.60	3.28	3.92	55
Caring, leisure and other service occupations	3.87	3.73	4.00	250
Sales and customer service occupations	2.23	2.10	2.35	355
Process, plant and machine operatives	2.41	1.95	2.88	35
Elementary occupations	2.12	1.94	2.29	180

Table A20: Using skills learned during study in work by SOC 2020 – sample restricted to those employed in Northern Ireland

SOC 2020	Mean	Lower CI limit	Upper CI limit	Sample size
Managers, directors and senior officials	3.22	2.96	3.48	90
Professional occupations	4.08	4.05	4.12	2,740
Associate professional occupations	3.61	3.53	3.69	820
Administrative and secretarial occupations	2.83	2.71	2.96	375
Skilled trades occupations	3.18	2.82	3.53	55
Caring, leisure and other service occupations	3.61	3.45	3.76	250
Sales and customer service occupations	2.24	2.11	2.37	355
Process, plant and machine operatives	2.32	1.92	2.72	35
Elementary occupations	2.21	2.03	2.39	180

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