• 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	247	44	39	50	1030	900	1160
Corporate managers			11	183	33	28	38	960	820	1100
	Corporate managers and senior officials		111	6	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Production managers		112	30	5	3	7	900	570	1220
		Production, works and maintenance managers	1121	22	4	2	6	1070	620	1520
		Managers in construction	1122	8	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Functional managers		113	57	10	8	13	790	580	1000
	Quality and customer care managers		114	8	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Financial institution and office managers		115	28	5	3	7	1180	740	1620
	Managers in distribution, storage and retailing		116	38	7	5	9	1280	860	1690
	Protective service officers		117	8	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Health and social services managers		118	8	*	*	*	*	*	*
Managers and proprietors in agriculture and services			12	64	11	8	14	1280	960	1590
	Managers in farming, horticulture, forestry and fishing		121	5	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Managers and proprietors in hospitality and leisure services		122	21	4	2	5	1190	680	1700
	Managers and proprietors in other services industries		123	38	7	5	9	1290	880	1700
Professional occupations			2	235	42	36	48	1140	990	1290
Science and technology professionals			21	59	11	8	14	1050	770	1330
	Science professionals		211	5	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Engineering professionals		212	33	6	4	8	1320	870	1780
	Information and communication technology professionals		213	21	4	2	6	890	470	1300
Health professionals			22	31	6	4	8	1850	1180	2520
Teaching and research professionals			23	86	15	11	18	1030	800	1250
	Teaching professionals		231	80	14	11	17	1010	790	1240
	Research professionals		232	6	*	*	*	*	*	*
Business and public service professionals			24	59	11	8	14	1170	860	1470
Associate professional and technical occupations			3	413	75	67	82	1840	1660	2020
Science and technology associate professionals			31	43	8	5	10	1480	1030	1920
Health and social welfare associate professionals			32	195	34	29	39	3130	2680	3580
	Health associate professionals		321	138	24	20	28	3550	2940	4150
	Therapists		322	29	5	3	7	3590	2250	4920
	Social welfare associate professionals		323	28	5	3	7	1840	1160	2530
		Youth and community workers	3231	8	*	*	*	*	*	*
		Housing and welfare officers	3232	20	4	2	5	2110	1190	3040
Protective service occupations			33	30	5	3	7	1640	1030	2250
Culture, media and sports occupations			34	60	12	9	15	1910	1400	2420
Business and public service associate professionals			35	85	16	13	20	1060	830	1290
	Transport associate professionals		351	6	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Legal associate professionals		352	2	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Business and finance associate professionals		353	24	5	3	7	960	570	1350
	Sales and related associate professionals		354	22	4	2	6	950	550	1360
	Conservation associate professionals		355	3	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Public service and other associate professionals		356	28	5	3	7	1130	710	1560
Administrative and secretarial occupations			4	215	38	32	43	1050	900	1190
Administrative occupations			41	151	27	22	31	990	830	1150
	Administrative occupations: government and related organisations		411	39	7	5	9	1250	850	1640
	Administrative occupations: finance		412	45	8	6	10	970	680	1250
	Administrative occupations: records		413	33	6	4	8	1060	700	1430
	Administrative occupations: communications		414	6	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Administrative occupations: general		415	28	5	3	7	730	440	1010
Secretarial and related occupations			42	64	11	8	13	1220	910	1520
Skilled trades occupations			5	497	90	82	98	2820	2570	3070
Skilled agricultural trades			51	64	11	8	14	3970	2990	4950
Skilled metal and electrical trades			52	149	27	22	31	2200	1840	2560
	Metal forming, welding and related trades		521	22	4	2	5	2890	1690	4090
	Metal machining, fitting and instrument making trades		522	28	5	3	7	1420	890	1950
	Vehicle trades		523	31	5	3	7	2000	1260	2750
	Electrical trades		524	68	12	9	15	2770	2110	3420
Skilled construction and building trades			53	210	39	33	44	3390	2930	3850
	Construction trades		531	165	31	26	35	3450	2930	3980
	Building trades		532	45	8	6	10	3160	2220	4090
Textiles, printing and other skilled trades			54	74	13	10	17	2410	1830	2990
Personal service occupations			6	245	43	38	49	1870	1630	2110
Caring personal service occupations			61	190	33	28	38	1870	1600	2140
	Healthcare and related personal services		611	134	23	19	28	2420	2000	2840
	Childcare and related personal services		612	49	9	6	11	1140	820	1460
	Animal care services		613	7	*	*	*	*	*	*
Leisure and other personal service occupations			62	55	10	7	13	1880	1370	2390
Sales and customer service occupations			7	139	25	21	29	1060	880	1240
Sales occupations			71	117	21	17	25	1090	880	1290
	Sales assistants and retail cashiers		711	102	18	15	22	1060	850	1270
		Sales and retail assistants	7111	73	13	10	16	960	730	1180
		Retail cashiers and check-out operators	7112	25	4	3	6	1520	920	2120
		Telephone salespersons	7113	4	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Sales related occupations		712	15	*	*	*	*	*	*
Customer service occupations			72	22	4	2	5	910	530	1290
Process, plant and machine operatives			8	287	51	45	57	2400	2110	2680
Process, plant and machine operatives			81	141	25	21	29	2360	1960	2750
	Process operatives		811	47	8	6	11	2370	1670	3070
	Plant and machine operatives		812	28	5	3	7	2360	1490	3230
	Assemblers and routine operatives		813	41	7	5	10	2120	1440	2800
	Construction operatives		814	25	4	3	6	2830	1720	3940
Transport and mobile machine drivers and operatives			82	146	26	22	31	2430	2040	2830
	Transport drivers and operatives		821	125	23	19	27	2470	2040	2910
	Mobile machine drivers and operatives		822	21	4	2	5	2220	1280	3160
Elementary occupations			9	282	51	45	57	1450	1270	1620
Elementary trades, plant and storage related occupations			91	107	19	15	23	1900	1530	2270
	Elementary agricultural occupations		911	4	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Elementary construction occupations		912	23	4	3	6	1810	1070	2550
	Elementary process plant occupations		913	28	5	3	7	1740	1080	2400
	Elementary goods storage occupations		914	52	10	7	12	2280	1640	2920
		Other goods handling and storage occupations not elsewhere classified	9149	52	10	7	12	2330	1680	2980
Elementary administration and service occupations			92	175	31	27	36	1260	1070	1460
	Elementary administration occupations		921	40	7	5	9	2540	1730	3340
		Postal workers, mail sorters, messengers, couriers	9211	40	7	5	9	3070	2100	4040
	Elementary personal services occupations		922	35	7	4	9	710	470	950
	Elementary cleaning occupations		923	65	11	8	14	1490	1120	1850
	Elementary security occupations		924	13	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Elementary sales occupations		925	22	4	2	6	2070	1190	2940
All occupations (illness ascribed to the current or most recent job)				2560	459	440	477	1570	1510	1640
Other job caused illness#				712	127	117	136	..	..	..
Total (illness ascribed to any job)				3272	585	565	606	2010	1940	2080

Notes:

.. Not applicable.

* Sample numbers too small to provide reliable estimates.

+ Details of Standard Industrial Classification (1992)

# 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