• 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	768	139	129	149	3230	3000	3460
Corporate managers			11	603	109	100	118	3180	2930	3440
	Corporate managers and senior officials		111	24	4	2	6	3550	2070	5040
	Production managers		112	86	15	12	18	2480	1960	3010
		Production, works and maintenance managers	1121	57	10	7	13	2700	2000	3410
		Managers in construction	1122	27	5	3	7	2120	1320	2920
		Managers in mining and energy	1123	2	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Functional managers		113	206	38	32	43	2880	2480	3270
		Financial managers and chartered secretaries	1131	28	5	3	7	2520	1580	3460
		Marketing and sales managers	1132	73	13	10	16	2570	1980	3160
		Purchasing managers	1133	6	*	*	*	*	*	*
		Advertising and public relations managers	1134	11	*	*	*	*	*	*
		Personnel, training and industrial relations managers	1135	22	4	2	6	2720	1590	3850
		Information and communication technology managers	1136	56	10	7	13	3480	2560	4400
		Research and development managers	1137	10	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Quality and customer care managers		114	27	5	3	7	3830	2390	5260
	Financial institution and office managers		115	81	15	11	18	3470	2720	4220
		Financial institution managers	1151	38	7	5	9	4350	2970	5730
		Office managers	1152	43	8	5	10	2930	2060	3810
	Managers in distribution, storage and retailing		116	98	18	14	22	3260	2590	3930
		Transport and distribution managers	1161	22	4	2	5	4260	2380	6130
		Storage and warehouse managers	1162	8	*	*	*	*	*	*
		Retail and wholesale managers	1163	68	13	10	16	3320	2500	4130
	Protective service officers		117	22	4	2	5	5210	3080	7340
	Health and social services managers		118	59	10	8	13	5070	3790	6350
Managers and proprietors in agriculture and services			12	165	30	25	35	3410	2890	3940
	Managers in farming, horticulture, forestry and fishing		121	7	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Managers and proprietors in hospitality and leisure services		122	46	9	6	11	2790	1960	3620
	Managers and proprietors in other services industries		123	112	20	16	24	3880	3160	4600
Professional occupations			2	788	140	129	150	3780	3510	4050
Science and technology professionals			21	163	29	24	34	2850	2400	3300
	Science professionals		211	25	4	3	6	3330	2040	4630
	Engineering professionals		212	80	14	11	17	3130	2450	3820
	Information and communication technology professionals		213	58	11	8	14	2420	1760	3080
		IT strategy and planning professionals	2131	16	*	*	*	*	*	*
		Software professionals	2132	42	8	5	10	2480	1680	3280
Health professionals			22	66	12	9	15	3920	2960	4880
Teaching and research professionals			23	398	69	62	76	4830	4350	5310
	Teaching professionals		231	383	66	59	73	4930	4430	5430
		Higher education teaching professionals	2311	32	5	3	8	4200	2620	5790
		Further education teaching professionals	2312	35	6	4	8	4740	3200	6280
		Education officers, school inspectors	2313	9	*	*	*	*	*	*
		Secondary education teaching professionals	2314	126	22	18	26	5420	4470	6370
		Primary and nursery education teaching professionals	2315	115	20	16	24	5240	4280	6200
		Special needs education teaching professionals	2316	28	5	3	7	5860	3730	7980
		Registrars and senior administrators of educational establishments	2317	12	*	*	*	*	*	*
		Teaching professionals not elsewhere classified	2319	26	4	3	6	2920	1780	4070
	Research professionals		232	15	*	*	*	*	*	*
Business and public service professionals			24	161	29	25	34	3160	2660	3650
	Legal professionals		241	27	5	3	7	3180	1970	4380
		Solicitors and lawyers, judges and coroners	2411	25	5	3	6	3270	1980	4560
		Legal professionals not elsewhere classified	2419	2	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Business and statistical professionals		242	52	10	7	12	2560	1840	3280
	Architects, town planners, surveyors		243	22	4	2	6	2460	1400	3520
	Public service professionals		244	53	9	7	12	5080	3710	6440
	Librarians and related professionals		245	7	*	*	*	*	*	*
Associate professional and technical occupations			3	985	178	167	190	4390	4110	4670
Science and technology associate professionals			31	95	17	14	21	3300	2630	3970
	Science and engineering technicians		311	52	9	7	12	3660	2650	4680
	Draughtspersons and building inspectors		312	11	*	*	*	*	*	*
	IT service delivery occupations		313	32	6	4	8	3110	2030	4180
		IT operations technicians	3131	21	4	2	6	2980	1710	4250
		IT user support technicians	3132	11	*	*	*	*	*	*
Health and social welfare associate professionals			32	403	70	63	77	6490	5850	7130
	Health associate professionals		321	275	47	41	53	7010	6170	7860
	Therapists		322	45	8	5	10	5540	3920	7160
	Social welfare associate professionals		323	83	15	12	18	5660	4470	6860
		Youth and community workers	3231	26	5	3	6	4750	2920	6570
		Housing and welfare officers	3232	57	10	8	13	6190	4620	7770
Protective service occupations			33	82	15	11	18	4540	3540	5540
Culture, media and sports occupations			34	121	24	19	29	3880	3160	4610
	Artistic and literary occupations		341	42	8	6	11	4640	3180	6100
	Design associate professionals		342	19	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Media associate professionals		343	36	7	5	10	3960	2570	5350
	Sports and fitness occupations		344	24	4	3	6	4480	2650	6310
Business and public service associate professionals			35	284	52	46	59	3440	3030	3850
	Transport associate professionals		351	15	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Legal associate professionals		352	8	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Business and finance associate professionals		353	83	16	12	19	3250	2550	3950
	Sales and related associate professionals		354	72	13	10	16	3000	2290	3700
		Buyers and purchasing officers	3541	6	*	*	*	*	*	*
		Sales representatives	3542	41	8	5	10	3570	2460	4690
		Marketing associate professionals	3543	22	4	2	6	2940	1700	4180
		Estate agents, auctioneers	3544	3	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Conservation associate professionals		355	10	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Public service and other associate professionals		356	96	17	14	21	3800	3010	4600
Administrative and secretarial occupations			4	553	98	89	106	2720	2490	2950
Administrative occupations			41	406	72	65	80	2670	2400	2930
	Administrative occupations: government and related organisations		411	106	18	15	22	3370	2710	4030
		Civil Service executive officers	4111	21	4	2	6	5040	2920	7170
		Civil Service administrative officers and assistants	4112	46	8	6	10	3770	2660	4880
		Local government clerical officers and assistants	4113	33	5	3	7	2550	1690	3410
		Officers of non-governmental organisations	4114	6	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Administrative occupations: finance		412	126	23	19	27	2740	2260	3230
		Credit controllers	4121	4	*	*	*	*	*	*
		Accounts and wages clerks, book-keepers, other financial	4122	78	14	11	17	2470	1910	3030
		Counter clerks	4123	44	8	6	10	3800	2670	4930
	Administrative occupations: records		413	84	15	12	19	2650	2090	3220
	Administrative occupations: communications		414	11	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Administrative occupations: general		415	79	14	11	17	2020	1560	2480
Secretarial and related occupations			42	147	25	21	29	2890	2420	3370
Skilled trades occupations			5	778	142	132	152	4450	4130	4770
Skilled agricultural trades			51	90	16	12	19	5580	4430	6730
		Farmers	5111	27	4	3	6	6930	4320	9540
		Horticultural trades	5112	5	*	*	*	*	*	*
		Gardeners and groundsmen/groundswomen	5113	48	9	6	11	5040	3600	6470
		Agricultural and fishing trades not elsewhere classified	5119	10	*	*	*	*	*	*
Skilled metal and electrical trades			52	269	49	43	55	4030	3540	4510
	Metal forming, welding and related trades		521	46	8	6	10	5970	4280	7670
	Metal machining, fitting and instrument making trades		522	66	12	9	15	3300	2490	4110
	Vehicle trades		523	57	10	8	13	3840	2820	4870
	Electrical trades		524	100	18	15	22	4150	3340	4970
Skilled construction and building trades			53	298	55	48	61	4820	4270	5370
	Construction trades		531	233	43	37	49	4850	4230	5480
		Steel erectors	5311	3	*	*	*	*	*	*
		Bricklayers, masons	5312	26	5	3	6	4640	2870	6400
		Roofers, roof tilers and slaters	5313	12	*	*	*	*	*	*
		Plumbers, heating and ventilating engineers	5314	46	9	6	11	4830	3420	6250
		Carpenters and joiners	5315	75	14	11	17	5030	3910	6160
		Glaziers, window fabricators and fitters	5316	13	*	*	*	*	*	*
		Construction trades not elsewhere classified	5319	58	11	8	14	5070	3740	6410
	Building trades		532	65	12	9	15	4680	3530	5840
Textiles, printing and other skilled trades			54	121	22	18	27	4050	3310	4780
	Textiles and garments trades		541	12	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Printing trades		542	22	4	2	6	5160	3030	7290
	Food preparation trades		543	62	11	8	14	3660	2720	4600
	Skilled trades not elsewhere classified		549	25	5	3	7	4330	2570	6100
Personal service occupations			6	486	87	79	95	3760	3420	4100
Caring personal service occupations			61	379	67	60	74	3750	3370	4130
	Healthcare and related personal services		611	268	47	41	53	4850	4260	5430
	Childcare and related personal services		612	102	18	15	22	2390	1920	2850
		Nursery nurses	6121	33	6	4	8	3380	2230	4530
		Childminders and related occupations	6122	13	*	*	*	*	*	*
		Playgroup leaders/assistants	6123	7	*	*	*	*	*	*
		Educational assistants	6124	49	9	6	11	2170	1560	2790
	Animal care services		613	9	*	*	*	*	*	*
Leisure and other personal service occupations			62	107	20	16	24	3800	3050	4540
	Leisure and travel service occupations		621	32	7	4	9	3780	2470	5090
	Hairdressers and related occupations		622	45	8	5	10	3720	2580	4860
		Hairdressers, barbers	6221	37	7	4	9	4010	2640	5390
		Beauticians and related occupations	6222	8	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Housekeeping occupations		623	27	5	3	7	4020	2510	5530
	Personal services occupations not elsewhere classified		629	3	*	*	*	*	*	*
Sales and customer service occupations			7	319	58	52	65	2460	2180	2740
Sales occupations			71	242	44	39	50	2260	1970	2550
	Sales assistants and retail cashiers		711	209	38	33	44	2190	1890	2500
		Sales and retail assistants	7111	156	29	24	33	2080	1750	2420
		Retail cashiers and check-out operators	7112	45	8	6	10	2690	1890	3490
		Telephone salespersons	7113	8	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Sales related occupations		712	33	6	4	8	2750	1780	3710
Customer service occupations			72	77	14	11	17	3450	2660	4240
		Call centre agents/operators	7211	19	*	*	*	*	*	*
		Customer care occupations	7212	58	11	8	14	3560	2630	4480
Process, plant and machine operatives			8	432	77	70	85	3620	3270	3960
Process, plant and machine operatives			81	219	39	34	44	3710	3220	4210
	Process operatives		811	78	14	11	17	3980	3090	4870
	Plant and machine operatives		812	42	8	5	10	3600	2520	4680
	Assemblers and routine operatives		813	64	12	9	14	3400	2550	4250
	Construction operatives		814	35	6	4	8	3940	2640	5230
Transport and mobile machine drivers and operatives			82	213	38	33	44	3530	3050	4000
	Transport drivers and operatives		821	180	33	28	37	3540	3020	4060
	Mobile machine drivers and operatives		822	33	6	4	8	3440	2280	4600
Elementary occupations			9	511	93	85	101	2660	2420	2890
Elementary trades, plant and storage related occupations			91	180	33	28	38	3260	2770	3740
	Elementary agricultural occupations		911	9	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Elementary construction occupations		912	40	8	5	10	3260	2230	4290
		Labourers in building and woodworking trades	9121	33	6	4	9	3190	2080	4310
		Labourers in other construction trades not elsewhere classified	9129	7	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Elementary process plant occupations		913	48	8	6	11	3010	2150	3860
	Elementary goods storage occupations		914	83	15	12	19	3700	2890	4500
		Other goods handling and storage occupations not elsewhere classified	9149	83	15	12	19	3780	2960	4610
Elementary administration and service occupations			92	331	60	53	67	2420	2150	2680
	Elementary administration occupations		921	67	12	9	15	4370	3320	5410
		Postal workers, mail sorters, messengers, couriers	9211	64	12	9	14	5000	3780	6210
		Elementary office occupations not elsewhere classified	9219	3	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Elementary personal services occupations		922	75	14	11	17	1510	1150	1860
	Elementary cleaning occupations		923	112	19	16	23	2600	2110	3080
	Elementary security occupations		924	39	7	5	10	2270	1520	3010
	Elementary sales occupations		925	38	7	5	9	3520	2400	4630
		Shelf fitters	9251	28	5	3	7	3390	2140	4650
		Elementary sales occupations not elsewhere classified	9259	10	*	*	*	*	*	*
All occupations (illness ascribed to the current or most recent job)				5620	1012	984	1039	3470	3380	3560
Other job caused illness#				1358	241	228	254	..	..	..
Total (illness ascribed to any job)				6978	1253	1222	1284	4300	4190	4400

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 WRIOCC2_3YRSIG for tests of statistical significance