• 2004/05-2006/07
• 2003/04-2005/06

Occupation description +				Major, sub-major, minor or unit group^	Illness ascribed to their current/most recent job
					Sample cases	Averaged estimated prevalence (thousands)			Averaged 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	267	46	40	52	1090	960	1220
	Corporate managers			11	198	34	29	39	1020	870	1160
		Corporate managers and senior officials		111	7	*	*	*	*	*	*
		Production managers		112	30	5	3	7	880	550	1210
		Functional managers		113	69	12	9	15	940	710	1160
		Quality and customer care managers		114	9	*	*	*	*	*	*
		Financial institution and office managers		115	26	4	3	6	1050	640	1460
		Managers in distribution, storage and retailing		116	37	7	4	9	1180	790	1580
		Protective service officers		117	7	*	*	*	*	*	*
		Health and social services managers		118	13	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Managers and proprietors in agriculture and services			12	69	12	9	15	1360	1040	1690
		Managers in farming, horticulture, forestry and fishing		121	4	*	*	*	*	*	*
		Managers and proprietors in hospitality and leisure services		122	25	4	3	6	1360	820	1890
		Managers and proprietors in other services industries		123	40	7	5	9	1360	940	1790
Professional occupations				2	240	41	36	47	1150	1000	1300
	Science and technology professionals			21	59	10	8	13	1050	770	1330
	Health professionals			22	23	4	2	6	1380	800	1970
	Teaching and research professionals			23	96	15	12	19	1090	870	1310
		Teaching professionals		231	88	14	11	17	1060	840	1280
		Research professionals		232	8	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Business and public service professionals			24	62	11	9	14	1270	950	1600
Associate professional and technical occupations				3	393	69	62	76	1720	1550	1900
	Science and technology associate professionals			31	38	7	5	9	1350	920	1780
	Health and social welfare associate professionals			32	184	31	27	36	2940	2510	3370
		Health associate professionals		321	140	24	20	28	3550	2950	4140
		Therapists		322	21	4	2	5	2690	1530	3850
		Social welfare associate professionals		323	23	4	2	6	1540	910	2180
	Protective service occupations			33	35	6	4	9	1900	1250	2550
	Culture, media and sports occupations			34	55	10	7	13	1690	1230	2150
	Business and public service associate professionals			35	81	15	11	18	960	750	1180
		Transport associate professionals		351	6	*	*	*	*	*	*
		Legal associate professionals		352	2	*	*	*	*	*	*
		Business and finance associate professionals		353	23	4	3	6	930	540	1320
		Sales and related associate professionals		354	22	4	2	6	910	520	1290
		Conservation associate professionals		355	2	*	*	*	*	*	*
		Public service and other associate professionals		356	26	4	3	6	950	570	1330
Administrative and secretarial occupations				4	194	32	28	37	890	770	1020
	Administrative occupations			41	134	23	19	26	830	680	970
		Administrative occupations: government and related organisations		411	42	7	5	9	1260	870	1640
		Administrative occupations: finance		412	26	4	3	6	510	310	710
		Administrative occupations: records		413	32	6	4	8	960	620	1300
		Administrative occupations: communications		414	7	*	*	*	*	*	*
		Administrative occupations: general		415	27	5	3	6	670	410	920
	Secretarial and related occupations			42	60	10	7	13	1090	810	1380
Skilled trades occupations				5	538	94	86	103	2930	2680	3180
	Skilled agricultural trades			51	60	10	7	13	3420	2550	4290
	Skilled metal and electrical trades			52	172	30	25	34	2410	2040	2770
		Metal forming, welding and related trades		521	27	4	3	6	3260	2000	4520
		Metal machining, fitting and instrument making trades		522	45	8	5	10	2060	1450	2680
		Vehicle trades		523	34	6	4	8	2180	1430	2930
		Electrical trades		524	66	11	9	14	2580	1950	3200
	Skilled construction and building trades			53	236	42	36	47	3730	3250	4210
		Construction trades		531	174	31	26	36	3580	3050	4120
			Steel erectors	5311	2	*	*	*	*	*	*
			Bricklayers, masons	5312	30	5	3	7	5090	3240	6940
			Roofers, roof tilers and slaters	5313	10	*	*	*	*	*	*
			Plumbers, heating and ventilating engineers	5314	23	4	2	6	2380	1400	3360
			Carpenters and joiners	5315	59	11	8	14	3950	2950	4950
			Glaziers, window fabricators and fitters	5316	11	*	*	*	*	*	*
			Construction trades not elsewhere classified	5319	39	7	5	9	3400	2330	4480
		Building trades		532	62	11	8	14	4250	3160	5330
	Textiles, printing and other skilled trades			54	70	13	10	16	2220	1670	2780
Personal service occupations				6	217	36	31	41	1610	1390	1820
	Caring personal service occupations			61	168	28	24	32	1620	1370	1870
		Healthcare and related personal services		611	123	21	17	24	2170	1780	2560
		Childcare and related personal services		612	40	6	4	9	890	600	1170
		Animal care services		613	5	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Leisure and other personal service occupations			62	49	9	6	11	1570	1120	2020
Sales and customer service occupations				7	140	24	20	28	1000	830	1170
	Sales occupations			71	115	20	16	24	1000	810	1190
		Sales assistants and retail cashiers		711	98	17	13	20	940	750	1140
			Sales and retail assistants	7111	69	12	9	15	870	660	1090
			Retail cashiers and check-out operators	7112	26	4	2	6	1320	790	1860
			Telephone salespersons	7113	3	*	*	*	*	*	*
		Sales related occupations		712	17	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Customer service occupations			72	25	4	2	6	1010	610	1410
			Call centre agents/operators	7211	5	*	*	*	*	*	*
			Customer care occupations	7212	20	3	2	5	1120	620	1610
Process, plant and machine operatives				8	286	50	44	56	2320	2050	2590
	Process, plant and machine operatives			81	144	25	21	29	2290	1910	2670
		Process operatives		811	49	8	6	10	2370	1700	3040
		Plant and machine operatives		812	27	5	3	6	2130	1320	2930
		Assemblers and routine operatives		813	40	7	5	10	1940	1310	2560
		Construction operatives		814	28	5	3	7	3210	2010	4410
	Transport and mobile machine drivers and operatives			82	142	25	21	29	2350	1960	2740
			Transport drivers and operatives	821	122	22	18	26	2380	1960	2810
			Mobile machine drivers and operatives	822	20	4	2	5	2170	1220	3120
Elementary occupations				9	301	52	46	59	1500	1330	1670
	Elementary trades, plant and storage related occupations			91	119	21	17	24	2010	1640	2380
		Elementary agricultural occupations		911	11	*	*	*	*	*	*
		Elementary construction occupations		912	23	4	2	6	1850	1090	2610
		Elementary process plant occupations		913	29	5	3	7	1770	1120	2410
		Elementary goods storage occupations		914	56	10	7	12	2240	1620	2860
			Other goods handling and storage occupations not elsewhere classified	9149	56	10	7	12	2280	1650	2920
	Elementary administration and service occupations			92	182	32	27	37	1290	1100	1480
		Elementary administration occupations		921	48	9	6	11	3080	2180	3980
			Postal workers, mail sorters, messengers, couriers	9211	47	8	6	11	3560	2510	4610
			Elementary office occupations not elsewhere classified	9219	1	*	*	*	*	*	*
		Elementary personal services occupations		922	42	8	5	10	820	560	1070
		Elementary cleaning occupations		923	63	11	8	13	1390	1040	1730
		Elementary security occupations		924	11	*	*	*	*	*	*
		Elementary sales occupations		925	18	*	*	*	*	*	*
All occupations (illness ascribed to the current or most recent job)					2576	447	429	465	1540	1480	1600
Other job caused illness#					736	128	119	138	..	..	..
Total (illness ascribed to any job)					3312	575	554	595	1980	1910	2050

Notes:

..  Not applicable.

* Sample numbers too small to provide reliable estimates.

+ See Appendix 4 in the 'Self-reported work-related illness in 2004/05' (SWI04/05) report for details of Standard Occupational Classification.

# 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.

^Within occupation major groups, some sub-major, minor and unit group information has been provided where some of the categories have sufficiently large sample cases to provide reliable estimates.

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

• Definitions and data reliability
• See Table MSDOCC2_3YRSIG for tests of statistical significance