Table MSDOCC1 - 2004/05
Estimate prevalence of self-reported musculoskeletal disorders caused or made worse by work, by occupational major and sub-major group, for people ever employed.
| Occupation description + | Major or Sub-Major group | Illness ascribed to any job | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimated prevalence (thousands) | ||||
| central | 95% C.I. | |||
| lower | upper | |||
| Managers and senior officials | 1 | 77 | 65 | 90 |
| Corporate managers | 11 | 56 | 46 | 67 |
| Managers and proprietors in agriculture and services | 12 | 21 | 15 | 27 |
| Professional occupations | 2 | 53 | 43 | 64 |
| Science and technology professionals | 21 | 14 | 8 | 19 |
| Health professionals | 22 | * | * | * |
| Teaching and research professionals | 23 | 24 | 17 | 30 |
| Business and public service professionals | 24 | 12 | 7 | 17 |
| Associate professional and technical occupations | 3 | 135 | 118 | 152 |
| Science and technology associate professionals | 31 | 15 | 9 | 21 |
| Health and social welfare associate professionals | 32 | 61 | 50 | 72 |
| Protective service occupations | 33 | 21 | 15 | 28 |
| Culture, media and sports occupations | 34 | 13 | 8 | 19 |
| Business and public service associate professionals | 35 | 24 | 17 | 31 |
| Administrative and secretarial occupations | 4 | 62 | 51 | 73 |
| Administrative occupations | 41 | 43 | 34 | 52 |
| Secretarial and related occupations | 42 | 19 | 13 | 26 |
| Skilled trades occupations | 5 | 203 | 182 | 223 |
| Skilled agricultural trades | 51 | 20 | 13 | 26 |
| Skilled metal and electrical trades | 52 | 74 | 62 | 86 |
| Skilled construction and building trades | 53 | 88 | 75 | 102 |
| Textiles, printing and other skilled trades | 54 | 21 | 14 | 28 |
| Personal service occupations | 6 | 100 | 86 | 114 |
| Caring personal service occupations | 61 | 79 | 66 | 91 |
| Leisure and other personal service occupations | 62 | 21 | 14 | 28 |
| Sales and customer service occupations | 7 | 51 | 41 | 61 |
| Sales occupations | 71 | 46 | 36 | 55 |
| Customer service occupations | 72 | * | * | * |
| Process, plant and machine operatives | 8 | 176 | 157 | 194 |
| Process, plant and machine operatives | 81 | 109 | 94 | 124 |
| Transport and mobile machine drivers and operatives | 82 | 67 | 55 | 78 |
| Elementary occupations | 9 | 147 | 130 | 164 |
| Elementary trades, plant and storage related occupations | 91 | 73 | 61 | 85 |
| Elementary administration and service occupations | 92 | 74 | 62 | 86 |
| Missing/unknown | .. | .. | .. | |
| All occupations | 1012 | 967 | 1057 | |
Notes:
.. Not applicable
* Sample numbers too small to provide reliable estimates
Figures in italics are estimates based on fewer than 30 sample cases
+ Details of Standard Occupational Classification.