Health and Safety Executive

Table WRIOCC2 - 2004/05

Estimated prevalence and rates of self-reported illness caused or made worse by current or most recent job, by occupational major, sub-major and minor group, for people working in the last 12 months.

Occupation description + Major, sub-major or minor group Illness ascribed to their current/most recent job
Sample cases Estimated prevalence (thousands) Rate per 100 000 employed in the last 12 months
central 95% C.I. central 95% C.I.
lower upper lower upper
Managers and senior officials 1 248 129 112 145 3030 2650 3410
Corporate managers 11 200 104 89 118 3090 2660 3520
  Corporate Managers and senior officials 111 9 * * * * * *
  Production managers 112 28 15 9 20 2450 1540 3360
  Functional managers 113 66 34 26 43 2660 2010 3310
  Quality and customer care managers 114 8 * * * * * *
  Financial institution and office managers 115 23 12 7 16 2910 1720 4090
  Managers in distribution, storage and retailing 116 31 16 11 22 2900 1880 3910
  Protective service officers 117 12 * * * * * *
  Health and social services managers 118 23 12 7 17 5830 3460 8200
Managers and proprietors in agriculture and services 12 48 25 18 32 2800 2000 3590
  Managers in farming, horticulture, forestry and fishing 121 3 * * * * * *
  Managers and proprietors in hospitality and leisure services 122 13 * * * * * *
  Managers and proprietors in other services industries 123 32 16 10 22 3170 2070 4270
Professional occupations 2 279 145 127 162 4060 3580 4530
Science and technology professionals 21 71 38 28 47 3750 2850 4650
  Science professionals 211 14 * * * * * *
  Engineering professionals 212 33 18 12 24 4100 2710 5500
  Information and communication technology professionals 213 24 13 7 18 2980 1740 4210
Health professionals 22 20 11 6 15 3740 2110 5380
Teaching and research professionals 23 140 70 59 82 5000 4180 5820
  Teaching professionals 231 131 66 54 77 4950 4120 5790
  Research professionals 232 9 * * * * * *
Business and public service professionals 24 48 26 18 34 2980 2140 3830
  Legal professionals 241 14 * * * * * *
  Business and statistical professionals 242 16 * * * * * *
  Architects, town planners, surveyors 243 4 * * * * * *
  Public service professionals 244 12 * * * * * *
  Librarians and related professionals 245 2 * * * * * *
Associate professional and technical occupations 3 337 178 159 198 4480 4000 4960
Science and technology associate professionals 31 35 19 13 25 3610 2420 4800
  Science and engineering technicians 311 22 12 7 16 4800 2820 6780
  Draughtspersons and building inspectors 312 2 * * * * * *
  IT service delivery occupations 313 11 * * * * * *
Health and social welfare associate professionals 32 139 71 59 83 6810 5700 7920
  Health associate professionals 321 94 47 38 57 7370 5920 8830
  Therapists 322 17 * * * * * *
  Social welfare associate professionals 323 28 15 9 21 5580 3540 7620
Protective service occupations 33 29 16 10 22 4840 3090 6580
Culture, media and sports occupations 34 37 20 13 27 3320 2250 4390
  Artistic and literary occupations 341 12 * * * * * *
  Design associate professionals 342 9 * * * * * *
  Media associate professionals 343 10 * * * * * *
  Sports and fitness occupations 344 6 * * * * * *
Business and public service associate professionals 35 97 52 42 63 3540 2830 4250
  Transport associate professionals 351 4 * * * * * *
  Legal associate professionals 352 3 * * * * * *
  Business and finance associate professionals 353 28 16 10 23 3630 2280 4980
  Sales and related associate professionals 354 28 15 9 21 3410 2150 4670
  Conservation associate professionals 355 3 * * * * * *
  Public service and other associate professionals 356 31 16 10 21 3450 2240 4660
Administrative and secretarial occupations 4 195 100 86 114 2720 2340 3100
Administrative occupations 41 139 72 60 84 2630 2190 3070
  Administrative occupations: government and related organisations 411 46 23 16 30 4180 2980 5380
  Administrative occupations: finance 412 38 21 14 27 2400 1640 3170
  Administrative occupations: records 413 28 15 9 21 2570 1610 3520
  Administrative occupations: communications 414 4 * * * * * *
  Administrative occupations: general 415 23 12 7 16 1690 1000 2380
Secretarial and related occupations 42 56 28 20 35 2970 2190 3740
Skilled trades occupations 5 250 133 116 150 4070 3560 4580
Skilled agricultural trades 51 26 13 8 18 4490 2780 6200
Skilled metal and electrical trades 52 86 45 35 55 3550 2800 4310
  Metal forming, welding and related trades 521 17 * * * * * *
  Metal machining, fitting and instrument making trades 522 20 11 6 15 2660 1490 3830
  Vehicle trades 523 25 14 8 19 4690 2810 6570
  Electrical trades 524 24 13 7 18 2840 1710 3970
Skilled construction and building trades 53 98 53 42 64 4710 3780 5650
  Construction trades 531 80 43 34 53 5010 3910 6110
  Building trades 532 18 * * * * * *
Textiles, printing and other skilled trades 54 40 22 15 29 3750 2570 4930
  Textiles and garments trades 541 3 * * * * * *
  Printing trades 542 8 * * * * * *
  Food preparation trades 543 22 13 7 18 3880 2210 5550
  Skilled trades n.e.c. 549 7 * * * * * *
Personal service occupations 6 151 78 65 90 3440 2890 4000
Caring personal service occupations 61 120 61 50 72 3540 2900 4170
  Healthcare and related personal services 611 84 43 33 52 4640 3640 5630
  Childcare and related personal services 612 33 17 11 22 2210 1450 2960
  Animal care services 613 3 * * * * * *
Leisure and other personal service occupations 62 31 17 11 23 3150 2040 4260
  Leisure and travel service occupations 621 5 * * * * * *
  Hairdressers and related occupations 622 14 * * * * * *
  Housekeeping occupations 623 11 * * * * * *
  Personal services occupations n.e.c 629 1 * * * * * *
Sales and customer service occupations 7 117 62 51 74 2560 2090 3030
Sales occupations 71 95 52 41 62 2580 2060 3100
  Sales assistants and retail cashiers 711 87 47 37 57 2620 2070 3170
  Sales related occupations 712 8 * * * * * *
Customer service occupations 72 22 10 6 15 2470 1440 3500
Process, plant and machine operatives 8 152 78 66 91 3680 3090 4260
Process, plant and machine operatives 81 78 40 31 49 3800 2960 4640
  Process operatives 811 25 13 8 17 3830 2350 5320
  Plant and machine operatives 812 20 10 6 15 4860 2760 6950
  Assemblers and routine operatives 813 23 12 7 17 3310 1960 4660
  Construction operatives 814 10 * * * * * *
Transport and mobile machine drivers and operatives 82 74 38 29 47 3550 2740 4370
  Transport drivers and operatives 821 63 32 24 41 3590 2700 4480
  Mobile machine drivers and operatives 822 11 * * * * * *
Elementary occupations 9 173 90 77 104 2580 2190 2970
Elementary trades, plant and storage related occupations 91 69 37 28 45 3480 2650 4310
  Elementary agricultural occupations 911 2 * * * * * *
  Elementary construction occupations 912 14 * * * * * *
  Elementary process plant occupations 913 18 * * * * * *
  Elementary goods storage occupations 914 35 18 12 25 4070 2700 5450
Elementary administration and service occupations 92 104 54 43 64 2200 1770 2620
  Elementary administration occupations 921 23 12 7 16 4300 2570 6030
  Elementary personal services occupations 922 20 11 6 15 1170 650 1680
  Elementary cleaning occupations 923 38 19 13 26 2520 1710 3320
  Elementary security occupations 924 10 * * * * * *
  Elementary sales occupations 925 13 * * * * * *
All occupations (illness ascribed to the current or most recent job)   1902 993 947 1039 3420 3260 3570
Other job caused or made illness worse#   458 235 213 257 .. .. ..
Total (illness ascribed to any job)   2360 1228 1177 1279 4220 4050 4400

Notes:

.. Not applicable.

* Sample numbers too small to provide reliable estimates.

+ Details of Standard Occupational Classification (2000)

# Includes those who did not answer the question identifying the job to which their illness was ascribed and those who said their illness was ascribed to a job other than their current or most recent in the last 12 months.

Figures in italics are estimates based on fewer than 30 sample cases.

See Tables 3K and 3L in the 'Self-reported work-related illness in 2004/05' (SWI04/05) report for tests of statistical significance.

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