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Table WRIOCC3 - 2004/05

Estimated incidence of self-reported illness 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
Sample cases Estimated incidence (thousands)
central 95% C.I.
lower upper
Managers and senior officials 1 163 83 70 96
Corporate managers 11 131 67 55 79
Managers and proprietors in agriculture and services 12 32 16 10 21
Professional occupations 2 151 78 65 90
Science and technology professionals 21 35 18 12 24
Health professionals 22 7 * * *
Teaching and research professionals 23 76 38 29 47
Business and public service professionals 24 33 18 12 24
Associate professional and technical occupations 3 182 96 82 110
Science and technology associate professionals 31 23 12 7 17
Health and social welfare associate professionals 32 70 35 27 44
Protective service occupations 33 19 * * *
Culture, media and sports occupations 34 17 * * *
Business and public service associate professionals 35 53 30 22 38
Administrative and secretarial occupations 4 122 63 52 74
Administrative occupations 41 90 47 37 57
Secretarial and related occupations 42 32 16 10 22
Skilled trades occupations 5 119 63 51 74
Skilled agricultural trades 51 16 * * *
Skilled metal and electrical trades 52 39 20 14 27
Skilled construction and building trades 53 43 23 16 30
Textiles, printing and other skilled trades 54 21 11 6 16
Personal service occupations 6 83 42 33 52
Caring personal service occupations 61 69 35 26 43
Leisure and other personal service occupations 62 14 * * *
Sales and customer service occupations 7 86 45 35 55
Sales occupations 71 70 37 28 46
Customer service occupations 72 16 * * *
Process, plant and machine operatives 8 82 43 34 53
Process, plant and machine operatives 81 35 19 12 25
Transport and mobile machine drivers and operatives 82 47 25 17 32
Elementary occupations 9 110 58 47 69
Elementary trades, plant and storage related occupations 91 45 24 17 31
Elementary administration and service occupations 92 65 34 26 43
Missing/unknown   9 .. .. ..
All occupations   1107 576 541 610

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.