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Standard Occupational Classification: SOC2010

Major groups   |   Sub-major groups   |   Minor groups   |   Five digit level

Major groups

  • 1 Managers, directors and senior officials
  • 2 Professional occupations
  • 3 Associate professional and technical occupations
  • 4 Administrative and secretarial occupations
  • 5 Skilled trades occupations
  • 6 Caring, leisure and other service occupations
  • 7 Sales and customer service occupations
  • 8 Process, plant and machine operatives
  • 9 Elementary occupations

Sub-major groups

  • 11 Corporate managers and directors
  • 12 Other managers and proprietors
  • 21 Science, research, engineering and technology professionals
  • 22 Health professionals
  • 23 Teaching and educational professionals
  • 24 Business, media and public service professionals
  • 31 Science, engineering and technology associate professionals
  • 32 Health and social care associate professionals
  • 33 Protective service occupations
  • 34 Culture, media and sports occupations
  • 35 Business and public service associate professionals
  • 41 Administrative occupations
  • 42 Secretarial and related occupations
  • 51 Skilled agricultural and related trades
  • 52 Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades
  • 53 Skilled construction and building trades
  • 54 Textiles, printing and other skilled trades
  • 61 Caring personal service occupations
  • 62 Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations
  • 71 Sales occupations
  • 72 Customer service occupations
  • 81 Process, plant and machine operatives
  • 82 Transport and mobile machine drivers and operatives
  • 91 Elementary trades and related occupations
  • 92 Elementary administration and service occupations

Minor groups

  • 111    Chief executives and senior officials
  • 112    Production managers and directors
  • 113    Functional managers and directors
  • 115    Financial institution managers and directors
  • 116    Managers and directors in transport and logistics
  • 117    Senior officers in protective services
  • 118    Health and social services managers and directors
  • 119    Managers and directors in retail and wholesale
  • 121    Managers and proprietors in agriculture related services
  • 122    Managers and proprietors in hospitality and leisure services
  • 124    Managers and proprietors in health and care services
  • 125    Managers and proprietors in other services
  • 211    Natural and social science professionals
  • 212    Engineering professionals
  • 213    Information technology and telecommunications professionals
  • 214    Conservation and environment professionals
  • 215    Research and development managers
  • 221    Health professionals
  • 222    Therapy professionals
  • 223    Nursing and midwifery professionals
  • 231    Teaching and educational professionals
  • 241    Legal professionals
  • 242    Business, research and administrative professionals
  • 243    Architects, town planners and surveyors
  • 244    Welfare professionals
  • 245    Librarians and related professionals
  • 246    Quality and regulatory professionals
  • 247    Media professionals
  • 311    Science, engineering and production technicians
  • 312    Draughtspersons and related architectural technicians
  • 313    Information technology technicians
  • 321    Health associate professionals
  • 323    Welfare and housing associate professionals
  • 331    Protective service occupations
  • 341    Artistic, literary and media occupations
  • 342    Design occupations
  • 344    Sports and fitness occupations
  • 351    Transport associate professionals
  • 352    Legal associate professionals
  • 353    Business, finance and related associate professionals
  • 354    Sales, marketing and related associate professionals
  • 355    Conservation and environmental associate professionals
  • 356    Public services and other associate professionals
  • 411    Administrative occupations: government and related organisations
  • 412    Administrative occupations: finance
  • 413    Administrative occupations: records
  • 415    Other administrative occupations
  • 416    Administrative occupations: office managers and supervisors
  • 421    Secretarial and related occupations
  • 511    Agricultural and related trades
  • 521    Metal forming, welding and related trades
  • 522    Metal machining, fitting and instrument making trades
  • 523    Vehicle trades
  • 524    Electrical and electronic trades
  • 525    Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors
  • 531    Construction and building trades
  • 532    Building finishing trades
  • 533    Construction and building trades supervisors
  • 541    Textiles and garments trades
  • 542    Printing trades
  • 543    Food preparation and hospitality trades
  • 544    Other skilled trades
  • 612    Childcare and related personal services
  • 613    Animal care and control services
  • 614    Caring personal services
  • 621    Leisure and travel services
  • 622    Hairdressers and related services
  • 623    Housekeeping and related services
  • 624    Cleaning and housekeeping managers and supervisors
  • 711    Sales assistants and retail cashiers
  • 712    Sales related occupations
  • 713    Sales supervisors
  • 721    Customer service occupations
  • 722    Customer service managers and supervisors
  • 811    Process operatives
  • 812    Plant and machine operatives
  • 813    Assemblers and routine operatives
  • 814    Construction operatives
  • 821    Road transport drivers
  • 822    Mobile machine drivers and operatives
  • 823    Other drivers and transport operatives
  • 911    Elementary agricultural occupations
  • 912    Elementary construction occupations
  • 913    Elementary process plant occupations
  • 921    Elementary administration occupations
  • 923    Elementary cleaning occupations
  • 924    Elementary security occupations
  • 925    Elementary sales occupations
  • 926    Elementary storage occupations
  • 927    Other elementary services occupations

Five digit level

  • 11150    Chief executives and senior officials
  • 11160    Elected officers and representatives
  • 11210    Production managers and directors in manufacturing
  • 11220    Production managers and directors in construction
  • 11230    Production managers and directors in mining and energy
  • 11311    Finance managers and directors
  • 11312    Investment/ merchant bankers
  • 11313    Chartered company secretaries, treasurers, company registrars
  • 11319    Financial managers and directors n.e.c.
  • 11320    Marketing and sales directors
  • 11330    Purchasing managers and directors
  • 11340    Advertising and public relations directors
  • 11350    Human resource managers and directors
  • 11360    Information technology and telecommunications directors
  • 11390    Functional managers and directors n.e.c.
  • 11500    Financial institution managers and directors
  • 11610    Managers and directors in transport and distribution
  • 11620    Managers and directors in storage and warehousing
  • 11710    Officers in armed forces
  • 11720    Senior police officers
  • 11730    Senior officers in fire, ambulance, prison and related services
  • 11810    Health services and public health managers and directors
  • 11840    Social services managers and directors
  • 11900    Managers and directors in retail and wholesale
  • 12110    Managers and proprietors in agriculture and horticulture
  • 12130    Managers and proprietors in forestry, fishing and related services
  • 12210    Hotel and accommodation managers and proprietors
  • 12230    Restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprietors
  • 12240    Publicans and managers of licensed premises
  • 12250    Leisure and sports managers
  • 12260    Travel agency managers and proprietors
  • 12410    Health care practice managers
  • 12420    Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors
  • 12510    Property, housing and estate managers
  • 12520    Garage managers and proprietors
  • 12530    Hairdressing and beauty salon managers and proprietors
  • 12540    Shopkeepers and proprietors - wholesale and retail
  • 12550    Waste disposal and environmental services managers
  • 12590    Managers and proprietors in other services n.e.c.
  • 21111    Chemists
  • 21112    Research/ development chemists
  • 21113    Analytical chemists
  • 21119    Chemical scientists n.e.c.
  • 21121    Biochemists, medical scientists
  • 21122    Biologists
  • 21123    Bacteriologists, microbiologists, etc.
  • 21124    Botanists
  • 21125    Pathologists
  • 21126    Agricultural scientists
  • 21127    Physiologists
  • 21128    Pharmacologists
  • 21129    Biological scientists and biochemists n.e.c.
  • 21131    Physicists
  • 21132    Geophysicists
  • 21133    Geologists, mineralogists, etc.
  • 21134    Meteorologists
  • 21135    Astronomers
  • 21139    Physical scientists n.e.c.
  • 21140    Social and humanities scientists
  • 21191    University researchers, unspecified discipline
  • 21192    Sports scientists
  • 21199    Natural and social science professionals n.e.c.
  • 21210    Civil engineers
  • 21220    Mechanical engineers
  • 21230    Electrical engineers
  • 21240    Electronics engineers
  • 21260    Design and development engineers
  • 21270    Production and process engineers
  • 21290    Engineering professionals n.e.c.
  • 21330    IT specialist managers
  • 21340    IT project and programme managers
  • 21350    IT business analysts, architects and systems designers
  • 21360    Programmers and software development professionals
  • 21370    Web design and development professionals
  • 21390    Information technology and telecommunications professionals n.e.c.
  • 21410    Conservation professionals
  • 21420    Environment professionals
  • 21500    Research and development managers
  • 22110    Medical practitioners
  • 22121    Psychologists
  • 22122    Education psychologists
  • 22123    Clinical psychologists
  • 22124    Occupational psychologists
  • 22129    Psychology assistants
  • 22130    Pharmacists
  • 22140    Ophthalmic opticians
  • 22150    Dental practitioners
  • 22160    Veterinarians
  • 22170    Medical radiographers
  • 22180    Podiatrists
  • 22190    Health professionals n.e.c.
  • 22210    Physiotherapists
  • 22220    Occupational therapists
  • 22230    Speech and language therapists
  • 22290    Therapy professionals n.e.c.
  • 22310    Nurses
  • 22320    Midwives
  • 23110    Higher education teaching professionals
  • 23120    Further education teaching professionals
  • 23140    Secondary education teaching professionals
  • 23150    Primary and nursery education teaching professionals
  • 23160    Special needs education teaching professionals
  • 23170    Senior professionals of educational establishments
  • 23180    Education advisers and school inspectors
  • 23190    Teaching and other educational professionals n.e.c.
  • 24120    Barristers and judges
  • 24130    Solicitors
  • 24190    Legal professionals n.e.c.
  • 24210    Chartered and certified accountants
  • 24230    Management consultants and business analysts
  • 24240    Business and financial project management professionals
  • 24251    Actuaries
  • 24252    Economists
  • 24253    Statisticians
  • 24254    Mathematicians
  • 24259    Actuaries, economists and statisticians n.e.c.
  • 24261    Researchers (media)
  • 24262    Researchers (national security, police)
  • 24269    Researchers n.e.c.
  • 24290    Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c.
  • 24310    Architects
  • 24320    Town planning officers
  • 24330    Quantity surveyors
  • 24340    Chartered surveyors
  • 24350    Chartered architectural technologists
  • 24360    Construction project managers and related professionals
  • 24420    Social workers
  • 24430    Probation officers
  • 24440    Clergy
  • 24490    Welfare professionals n.e.c.
  • 24510    Librarians
  • 24520    Archivists and curators
  • 24610    Quality control and planning engineers
  • 24620    Quality assurance and regulatory professionals
  • 24630    Environmental health professionals
  • 24710    Journalists, newspaper and periodical editors
  • 24720    Public relations professionals
  • 24730    Advertising accounts managers and creative directors
  • 31110    Laboratory technicians
  • 31120    Electrical and electronics technicians
  • 31130    Engineering technicians
  • 31140    Building and civil engineering technicians
  • 31150    Quality assurance technicians
  • 31160    Planning, process and production technicians
  • 31190    Science, engineering and production technicians n.e.c.
  • 31210    Architectural and town planning technicians
  • 31220    Draughtspersons
  • 31310    IT operations technicians
  • 31320    IT user support technicians
  • 32130    Paramedics
  • 32160    Dispensing opticians
  • 32170    Pharmaceutical technicians
  • 32180    Medical and dental technicians
  • 32190    Health associate professionals n.e.c.
  • 32310    Youth and community workers
  • 32330    Child and early years officers
  • 32340    Housing officers
  • 32350    Counsellors
  • 32390    Welfare and housing associate professionals n.e.c.
  • 33110    NCOs and other ranks
  • 33120    Police officers (sergeant and below)
  • 33130    Fire service officers (watch manager and below)
  • 33140    Prison service officers (below principal officer)
  • 33150    Police community support officers
  • 33190    Protective service associate professionals n.e.c.
  • 34110    Artists
  • 34120    Authors, writers and translators
  • 34130    Actors, entertainers and presenters
  • 34140    Dancers and choreographers
  • 34150    Musicians
  • 34160    Arts officers, producers and directors
  • 34170    Photographers, audio-visual and broadcasting equipment operators
  • 34211    Graphic designers
  • 34212    Commercial artists
  • 34213    Exhibition, multimedia designers
  • 34214    Desktop publishing assistants and operators
  • 34219    Graphic design copyists and setters-out
  • 34221    Interior decoration designers
  • 34222    Set designers (stage etc.)
  • 34223    Industrial designers
  • 34224    Textile designers
  • 34225    Clothing designers
  • 34226    Clothing advisers, consultants
  • 34227    Furniture designers
  • 34228    Jewellery designers
  • 34229    Product, clothing and related designers n.e.c.
  • 34410    Sports players
  • 34420    Sports coaches, instructors and officials
  • 34430    Fitness instructors
  • 35110    Air traffic controllers
  • 35120    Aircraft pilots and flight engineers
  • 35130    Ship and hovercraft officers
  • 35200    Legal associate professionals
  • 35310    Estimators, valuers and assessors
  • 35320    Brokers
  • 35330    Insurance underwriters
  • 35340    Finance and investment analysts and advisers
  • 35350    Taxation experts
  • 35360    Importers and exporters
  • 35370    Financial and accounting technicians
  • 35380    Financial accounts managers
  • 35390    Business and related associate professionals n.e.c.
  • 35410    Buyers and procurement officers
  • 35420    Business sales executives
  • 35430    Marketing associate professionals
  • 35440    Estate agents and auctioneers
  • 35450    Sales accounts and business development managers
  • 35460    Conference and exhibition managers and organisers
  • 35500    Conservation and environmental associate professionals
  • 35610    Public services associate professionals
  • 35620    Human resources and industrial relations officers
  • 35630    Vocational and industrial trainers and instructors
  • 35640    Careers advisers and vocational guidance specialists
  • 35650    Inspectors of standards and regulations
  • 35670    Health and safety officers
  • 41120    National government administrative occupations
  • 41130    Local government administrative occupations
  • 41140    Officers of non-governmental organisations
  • 41210    Credit controllers
  • 41220    Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks
  • 41230    Bank and post office clerks
  • 41240    Finance officers
  • 41290    Financial administrative occupations n.e.c.
  • 41310    Records clerks and assistants
  • 41320    Pensions and insurance clerks and assistants
  • 41330    Stock control clerks and assistants
  • 41340    Transport and distribution clerks and assistants
  • 41350    Library clerks and assistants
  • 41380    Human resources administrative occupations
  • 41510    Sales administrators
  • 41590    Other administrative occupations n.e.c.
  • 41610    Office managers
  • 41620    Office supervisors
  • 42110    Medical secretaries
  • 42120    Legal secretaries
  • 42130    School secretaries
  • 42140    Company secretaries
  • 42150    Personal assistants and other secretaries
  • 42160    Receptionists
  • 42170    Typists and related keyboard occupations
  • 51110    Farmers
  • 51120    Horticultural trades
  • 51130    Gardeners and landscape gardeners
  • 51140    Groundsmen and greenkeepers
  • 51190    Agricultural and fishing trades n.e.c.
  • 52110    Smiths and forge workers
  • 52120    Moulders, core makers and die casters
  • 52130    Sheet metal workers
  • 52140    Metal plate workers and riveters
  • 52150    Welding trades
  • 52160    Pipe fitters
  • 52210    Metal machining setters and setter-operators
  • 52220    Tool makers, tool fitters and markers-out
  • 52230    Metal working production and maintenance fitters
  • 52240    Precision instrument makers and repairers
  • 52250    Air-conditioning and refrigeration engineers
  • 52310    Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians
  • 52320    Vehicle body builders and repairers
  • 52340    Vehicle paint technicians
  • 52350    Aircraft maintenance and related trades
  • 52360    Boat and ship builders and repairers
  • 52370    Rail and rolling stock builders and repairers
  • 52410    Electricians and electrical fitters
  • 52420    Telecommunications engineers
  • 52440    TV, video and audio engineers
  • 52450    IT engineers
  • 52490    Electrical and electronic trades n.e.c.
  • 52500    Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors
  • 53110    Steel erectors
  • 53120    Bricklayers and masons
  • 53130    Roofers, roof tilers and slaters
  • 53140    Plumbers and heating and ventilating engineers
  • 53150    Carpenters and joiners
  • 53160    Glaziers, window fabricators and fitters
  • 53190    Construction and building trades n.e.c.
  • 53210    Plasterers
  • 53220    Floorers and wall tilers
  • 53230    Painters and decorators
  • 53300    Construction and building trades supervisors
  • 54110    Weavers and knitters
  • 54120    Upholsterers
  • 54130    Footwear and leather working trades
  • 54140    Tailors and dressmakers
  • 54190    Textiles, garments and related trades n.e.c.
  • 54210    Pre-press technicians
  • 54220    Printers
  • 54230    Print finishing and binding workers
  • 54310    Butchers
  • 54320    Bakers and flour confectioners
  • 54330    Fishmongers and poultry dressers
  • 54340    Chefs
  • 54350    Cooks
  • 54360    Catering and bar managers
  • 54410    Glass and ceramics makers, decorators and finishers
  • 54420    Furniture makers and other craft woodworkers
  • 54430    Florists
  • 54490    Other skilled trades n.e.c.
  • 61210    Nursery nurses and assistants
  • 61220    Childminders and related occupations
  • 61230    Playworkers
  • 61250    Teaching assistants
  • 61260    Educational support assistants
  • 61310    Veterinary nurses
  • 61320    Pest control officers
  • 61390    Animal care services occupations n.e.c.
  • 61410    Nursing auxiliaries and assistants
  • 61420    Ambulance staff (excluding paramedics)
  • 61430    Dental nurses
  • 61440    Houseparents and residential wardens
  • 61450    Care workers and home carers
  • 61460    Senior care workers
  • 61470    Care escorts
  • 61480    Undertakers, mortuary and crematorium assistants
  • 62110    Sports and leisure assistants
  • 62120    Travel agents
  • 62140    Air travel assistants
  • 62150    Rail travel assistants
  • 62190    Leisure and travel service occupations n.e.c.
  • 62210    Hairdressers and barbers
  • 62220    Beauticians and related occupations
  • 62310    Housekeepers and related occupations
  • 62320    Caretakers
  • 62400    Cleaning and housekeeping managers and supervisors
  • 71110    Sales and retail assistants
  • 71120    Retail cashiers and check-out operators
  • 71130    Telephone salespersons
  • 71140    Pharmacy and other dispensing assistants
  • 71150    Vehicle and parts salespersons and advisers
  • 71210    Collector salespersons and credit agents
  • 71220    Debt, rent and other cash collectors
  • 71230    Roundspersons and van salespersons
  • 71240    Market and street traders and assistants
  • 71250    Merchandisers and window dressers
  • 71290    Sales related occupations n.e.c.
  • 71300    Sales supervisors
  • 72110    Call and contact centre occupations
  • 72130    Telephonists
  • 72140    Communication operators
  • 72150    Market research interviewers
  • 72190    Customer service occupations n.e.c.
  • 72200    Customer service managers and supervisors
  • 81110    Food, drink and tobacco process operatives
  • 81120    Glass and ceramics process operatives
  • 81130    Textile process operatives
  • 81140    Chemical and related process operatives
  • 81150    Rubber process operatives
  • 81160    Plastics process operatives
  • 81170    Metal making and treating process operatives
  • 81180    Electroplaters
  • 81190    Process operatives n.e.c.
  • 81210    Paper and wood machine operatives
  • 81220    Coal mine operatives
  • 81230    Quarry workers and related operatives
  • 81240    Energy plant operatives
  • 81250    Metal working machine operatives
  • 81260    Water and sewerage plant operatives
  • 81270    Printing machine assistants
  • 81290    Plant and machine operatives n.e.c.
  • 81310    Assemblers (electrical and electronic products)
  • 81320    Assemblers (vehicles and metal goods)
  • 81330    Routine inspectors and testers
  • 81340    Weighers, graders and sorters
  • 81350    Tyre, exhaust and windscreen fitters
  • 81370    Sewing machinists
  • 81390    Assemblers and routine operatives n.e.c.
  • 81410    Scaffolders, stagers and riggers
  • 81420    Road construction operatives
  • 81430    Rail construction and maintenance operatives
  • 81490    Construction operatives n.e.c.
  • 82110    Large goods vehicle drivers
  • 82120    Van drivers
  • 82130    Bus and coach drivers
  • 82140    Taxi and cab drivers and chauffeurs
  • 82150    Driving instructors
  • 82210    Crane drivers
  • 82220    Fork-lift truck drivers
  • 82230    Agricultural machinery drivers
  • 82290    Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c.
  • 82310    Train and tram drivers
  • 82320    Marine and waterways transport operatives
  • 82330    Air transport operatives
  • 82340    Rail transport operatives
  • 82390    Other drivers and transport operatives n.e.c.
  • 91110    Farm workers
  • 91120    Forestry workers
  • 91190    Fishing and other elementary agriculture occupations n.e.c.
  • 91200    Elementary construction occupations
  • 91320    Industrial cleaning process occupations
  • 91340    Packers, bottlers, canners and fillers
  • 91390    Elementary process plant occupations n.e.c.
  • 92110    Postal workers, mail sorters, messengers and couriers
  • 92190    Elementary administration occupations n.e.c.
  • 92310    Window cleaners
  • 92320    Street cleaners
  • 92330    Cleaners and domestics
  • 92340    Launderers, dry cleaners and pressers
  • 92350    Refuse and salvage occupations
  • 92360    Vehicle valeters and cleaners
  • 92390    Elementary cleaning occupations n.e.c.
  • 92410    Security guards and related occupations
  • 92420    Parking and civil enforcement occupations
  • 92440    School midday and crossing patrol occupations
  • 92490    Elementary security occupations n.e.c.
  • 92510    Shelf fillers
  • 92590    Elementary sales occupations n.e.c.
  • 92600    Elementary storage occupations
  • 92710    Hospital porters
  • 92720    Kitchen and catering assistants
  • 92730    Waiters and waitresses
  • 92740    Bar staff
  • 92750    Leisure and theme park attendants
  • 92790    Other elementary services occupations n.e.c.