• 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	801	139	129	149	3280	3050	3510
	Corporate managers			11	632	110	101	118	3260	3010	3520
		Corporate managers and senior officials		111	30	5	3	7	4400	2770	6020
		Production managers		112	90	15	12	19	2600	2060	3150
			Production, works and maintenance managers	1121	55	9	7	12	2570	1880	3270
			Managers in construction	1122	33	6	4	8	2640	1740	3550
			Managers in mining and energy	1123	2	*	*	*	*	*	*
		Functional managers		113	221	38	33	44	3000	2600	3390
			Financial managers and chartered secretaries	1131	30	5	3	7	2550	1640	3470
			Marketing and sales managers	1132	83	14	11	18	2820	2200	3430
			Purchasing managers	1133	7	*	*	*	*	*	*
			Advertising and public relations managers	1134	14	*	*	*	*	*	*
			Personnel, training and industrial relations managers	1135	26	4	3	6	3040	1880	4210
			Information and communication technology managers	1136	54	9	7	12	3390	2480	4300
			Research and development managers	1137	7	*	*	*	*	*	*
		Quality and customer care managers		114	23	4	2	6	3320	1970	4670
		Financial institution and office managers		115	82	14	11	17	3520	2760	4280
			Financial institution managers	1151	32	6	4	8	3850	2520	5180
			Office managers	1152	50	8	6	11	3330	2410	4250
		Managers in distribution, storage and retailing		116	103	18	15	22	3220	2580	3850
		Protective service officers		117	22	4	2	5	5110	3010	7210
		Health and social services managers		118	61	10	8	13	5140	3860	6420
	Managers and proprietors in agriculture and services			12	169	29	25	34	3370	2850	3880
		Managers in farming, horticulture, forestry and fishing		121	10	*	*	*	*	*	*
		Managers and proprietors in hospitality and leisure services		122	62	11	8	14	3420	2550	4290
		Managers and proprietors in other services industries		123	97	17	13	20	3310	2650	3960
Professional occupations				2	822	141	131	152	3930	3660	4210
	Science and technology professionals			21	179	31	26	36	3120	2650	3600
		Science professionals		211	26	4	3	6	3260	1980	4540
		Engineering professionals		212	88	15	12	18	3500	2770	4230
		Information and communication technology professionals		213	65	12	9	15	2700	2010	3390
			IT strategy and planning professionals	2131	19	*	*	*	*	*	*
			Software professionals	2132	46	8	6	11	2760	1910	3600
	Health professionals			22	58	10	8	13	3590	2650	4520
	Teaching and research professionals			23	397	66	60	73	4670	4210	5140
		Teaching professionals		231	378	63	57	70	4730	4250	5200
			Higher education teaching professionals	2311	30	5	3	7	4090	2540	5640
			Further education teaching professionals	2312	39	6	4	8	5160	3560	6750
			Education officers, school inspectors	2313	10	*	*	*	*	*	*
			Secondary education teaching professionals	2314	139	23	19	27	5700	4760	6650
			Primary and nursery education teaching professionals	2315	100	17	14	21	4400	3540	5260
			Special needs education teaching professionals	2316	28	5	3	6	5400	3430	7370
			Registrars and senior administrators of educational establishments	2317	12	*	*	*	*	*	*
			Teaching professionals not elsewhere classified	2319	20	3	2	4	2180	1230	3140
		Research professionals		232	19	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Business and public service professionals			24	188	34	29	39	3770	3230	4310
		Legal professionals		241	37	7	5	9	4590	3120	6060
			Solicitors and lawyers, judges and coroners	2411	36	7	4	9	4940	3330	6550
			Legal professionals not elsewhere classified	2419	1	*	*	*	*	*	*
		Business and statistical professionals		242	56	10	8	13	2850	2100	3600
		Architects, town planners, surveyors		243	23	4	2	6	2590	1470	3720
		Public service professionals		244	63	11	8	14	6170	4670	7680
		Librarians and related professionals		245	9	*	*	*	*	*	*
Associate professional and technical occupations				3	956	168	157	180	4190	3920	4460
	Science and technology associate professionals			31	89	16	12	19	3070	2440	3710
		Science and engineering technicians		311	45	8	5	10	3170	2250	4090
		Draughtspersons and building inspectors		312	10	*	*	*	*	*	*
		IT service delivery occupations		313	34	6	4	8	3180	2110	4250
			IT operations technicians	3131	23	4	2	6	3290	1940	4650
			IT user support technicians	3132	11	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Health and social welfare associate professionals			32	385	65	58	72	6090	5480	6700
		Health associate professionals		321	276	46	40	52	6890	6070	7700
		Therapists		322	38	6	4	8	4730	3240	6220
		Social welfare associate professionals		323	71	13	10	16	4760	3650	5880
			Youth and community workers	3231	26	5	3	6	4640	2830	6450
			Housing and welfare officers	3232	45	8	6	11	4830	3420	6250
	Protective service occupations			33	99	18	14	22	5370	4310	6430
	Culture, media and sports occupations			34	108	20	16	24	3340	2690	3990
		Artistic and literary occupations		341	36	7	4	9	3730	2440	5010
		Design associate professionals		342	21	4	2	6	2680	1530	3820
		Media associate professionals		343	33	6	4	9	3470	2260	4680
		Sports and fitness occupations		344	18	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Business and public service associate professionals			35	275	50	43	56	3290	2890	3690
		Transport associate professionals		351	15	*	*	*	*	*	*
		Legal associate professionals		352	10	*	*	*	*	*	*
		Business and finance associate professionals		353	79	15	11	18	3150	2440	3860
		Sales and related associate professionals		354	71	13	10	16	2890	2190	3580
			Buyers and purchasing officers	3541	4	*	*	*	*	*	*
			Sales representatives	3542	41	7	5	10	3380	2300	4460
			Marketing associate professionals	3543	22	4	2	6	3080	1780	4390
			Estate agents, auctioneers	3544	4	*	*	*	*	*	*
		Conservation associate professionals		355	9	*	*	*	*	*	*
		Public service and other associate professionals		356	91	16	12	19	3530	2770	4280
Administrative and secretarial occupations				4	551	94	85	102	2570	2350	2790
	Administrative occupations			41	401	69	62	75	2510	2260	2760
		Administrative occupations: government and related organisations		411	124	20	17	24	3770	3100	4450
			Civil Service executive officers	4111	20	4	2	5	4470	2540	6400
			Civil Service administrative officers and assistants	4112	54	9	6	11	4150	3030	5270
			Local government clerical officers and assistants	4113	41	7	5	9	3180	2220	4140
			Officers of non-governmental organisations	4114	9	*	*	*	*	*	*
		Administrative occupations: finance		412	101	17	14	21	2090	1680	2500
			Credit controllers	4121	7	*	*	*	*	*	*
			Accounts and wages clerks, book-keepers, other financial	4122	59	10	7	13	1780	1320	2250
			Counter clerks	4123	35	6	4	8	2860	1910	3800
		Administrative occupations: records		413	84	15	11	18	2470	1940	2990
		Administrative occupations: communications		414	14	*	*	*	*	*	*
		Administrative occupations: general		415	78	14	10	17	1940	1500	2380
	Secretarial and related occupations			42	150	25	21	29	2750	2300	3190
Skilled trades occupations				5	811	142	132	153	4420	4110	4730
	Skilled agricultural trades			51	86	15	11	18	4910	3880	5950
			Farmers	5111	24	4	2	5	5560	3380	7750
			Horticultural trades	5112	7	*	*	*	*	*	*
			Gardeners and groundsmen/groundswomen	5113	50	9	6	11	4940	3560	6320
			Agricultural and fishing trades not elsewhere classified	5119	5	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Skilled metal and electrical trades			52	288	50	44	56	4030	3560	4500
		Metal forming, welding and related trades		521	52	9	6	11	6400	4670	8140
		Metal machining, fitting and instrument making trades		522	79	14	11	17	3650	2830	4470
		Vehicle trades		523	63	11	8	14	4040	3010	5060
		Electrical trades		524	94	16	13	19	3620	2890	4350
	Skilled construction and building trades			53	321	57	50	63	5070	4510	5630
		Construction trades		531	239	42	37	48	4870	4250	5490
			Steel erectors	5311	2	*	*	*	*	*	*
			Bricklayers, masons	5312	40	7	5	9	6710	4630	8790
			Roofers, roof tilers and slaters	5313	12	*	*	*	*	*	*
			Plumbers, heating and ventilating engineers	5314	35	6	4	9	3690	2440	4940
			Carpenters and joiners	5315	82	15	11	18	5390	4230	6560
			Glaziers, window fabricators and fitters	5316	14	*	*	*	*	*	*
			Construction trades not elsewhere classified	5319	54	10	7	12	4630	3380	5870
		Building trades		532	82	15	11	18	5750	4470	7020
			Plasterers	5321	18	*	*	*	*	*	*
			Floorers and wall tilers	5322	24	5	3	7	9080	5300	12900
			Painters and decorators	5323	40	7	5	9	4530	3140	5920
	Textiles, printing and other skilled trades			54	116	21	17	25	3720	3030	4420
		Textiles and garments trades		541	15	*	*	*	*	*	*
		Printing trades		542	20	4	2	5	4120	2330	5900
		Food preparation trades		543	58	11	8	14	3390	2480	4310
		Skilled trades not elsewhere classified		549	23	4	2	6	3720	2120	5330
Personal service occupations				6	450	77	70	85	3410	3090	3730
	Caring personal service occupations			61	348	59	53	66	3430	3060	3790
		Healthcare and related personal services		611	256	43	38	49	4570	4000	5140
		Childcare and related personal services		612	83	14	11	17	1940	1510	2370
			Nursery nurses	6121	31	5	3	7	3130	2010	4240
			Childminders and related occupations	6122	4	*	*	*	*	*	*
			Playgroup leaders/assistants	6123	5	*	*	*	*	*	*
			Educational assistants	6124	43	7	5	10	1960	1350	2560
		Animal care services		613	9	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Leisure and other personal service occupations			62	102	18	15	22	3370	2710	4030
		Leisure and travel service occupations		621	25	5	3	6	2440	1470	3400
		Hairdressers and related occupations		622	43	7	5	10	3490	2430	4540
			Hairdressers, barbers	6221	35	6	4	8	3650	2420	4890
			Beauticians and related occupations	6222	8	*	*	*	*	*	*
		Housekeeping occupations		623	32	6	4	8	4770	3130	6410
			Housekeeping and related occupations	6231	8	*	*	*	*	*	*
			Caretakers	6232	24	5	3	6	5980	3620	8330
		Personal services occupations not elsewhere classified		629	2	*	*	*	*	*	*
Sales and customer service occupations				7	313	55	49	62	2300	2040	2560
	Sales occupations			71	234	42	36	47	2080	1810	2350
		Sales assistants and retail cashiers		711	204	36	31	41	2030	1740	2310
			Sales and retail assistants	7111	148	27	22	31	1930	1610	2250
			Retail cashiers and check-out operators	7112	46	8	5	10	2420	1700	3140
			Telephone salespersons	7113	10	*	*	*	*	*	*
		Sales related occupations		712	30	5	3	7	2510	1590	3430
	Customer service occupations			72	79	14	11	17	3390	2640	4140
			Call centre agents/operators	7211	19	*	*	*	*	*	*
			Customer care occupations	7212	60	11	8	13	3490	2600	4390
Process, plant and machine operatives				8	455	79	72	87	3680	3340	4020
	Process, plant and machine operatives			81	237	41	35	46	3760	3280	4240
		Process operatives		811	81	14	11	17	3940	3090	4800
		Plant and machine operatives		812	50	9	6	11	3930	2860	5010
		Assemblers and routine operatives		813	70	12	9	15	3340	2550	4140
		Construction operatives		814	36	6	4	8	4090	2750	5430
	Transport and mobile machine drivers and operatives			82	218	39	33	44	3600	3120	4080
		Transport drivers and operatives		821	189	34	29	39	3690	3160	4230
		Mobile machine drivers and operatives		822	29	5	3	7	3080	1970	4190
Elementary occupations				9	523	92	83	100	2620	2390	2850
	Elementary trades, plant and storage related occupations			91	198	34	29	39	3350	2880	3830
		Elementary agricultural occupations		911	15	*	*	*	*	*	*
		Elementary construction occupations		912	37	7	4	9	2910	1980	3850
			Labourers in building and woodworking trades	9121	31	6	4	8	2810	1820	3810
			Labourers in other construction trades not elsewhere classified	9129	6	*	*	*	*	*	*
		Elementary process plant occupations		913	50	8	6	11	3050	2210	3890
		Elementary goods storage occupations		914	96	17	13	20	3900	3090	4700
			Other goods handling and storage occupations not elsewhere classified	9149	96	17	13	20	3970	3150	4790
	Elementary administration and service occupations			92	325	57	51	64	2320	2060	2570
		Elementary administration occupations		921	71	13	10	16	4660	3570	5760
			Postal workers, mail sorters, messengers, couriers	9211	70	13	10	16	5430	4160	6700
			Elementary office occupations not elsewhere classified	9219	1	*	*	*	*	*	*
		Elementary personal services occupations		922	83	15	11	18	1580	1230	1930
		Elementary cleaning occupations		923	111	19	15	23	2510	2040	2980
		Elementary security occupations		924	31	5	3	8	1770	1110	2430
		Elementary sales occupations		925	29	5	3	7	2600	1660	3540
			Shelf fitters	9251	21	4	2	5	2370	1360	3380
			Elementary sales occupations not elsewhere classified	9259	8	*	*	*	*	*	*
Missing					1	..	..	..	..	..	..
All occupations (illness ascribed to the current or most recent job)					5683	989	962	1016	3400	3310	3490
Other job caused illness#					1439	250	236	263	..	..	..
Total (illness ascribed to any job)					7122	1238	1208	1268	4260	4160	4360

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 WRIOCC2_3YRSIG for tests of statistical significance