Table STROCC2_3YR - Averaged 2005/06-2007/08
Estimated prevalence and rates of self-reported stress, depression or anxiety caused or made worse by current or most recent job, by occupation, for people working in the last 12 months, averaged 2005/06-2007/08
Note: Comparison of averaged 3 year estimates over time involving estimates based on overlapping time periods will not provide a robust indication of change over time.
- 2005/06-2007/08
- 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 | 350 | 66 | 58 | 73 | 1490 | 1320 | 1660 | ||
| Corporate managers | 11 | 292 | 55 | 48 | 62 | 1560 | 1360 | 1750 | ||
| Corporate Managers and senior officials | 111 | 13 | * | * | * | * | * | * | ||
| Production managers | 112 | 35 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 980 | 660 | 1310 | ||
| Functional managers | 113 | 112 | 22 | 17 | 26 | 1600 | 1280 | 1930 | ||
| Quality and customer care managers | 114 | 12 | * | * | * | * | * | * | ||
| Financial institution and office managers | 115 | 36 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 1530 | 1030 | 2040 | ||
| Financial institution managers | 1151 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2290 | 1280 | 3290 | ||
| Office managers | 1152 | 16 | * | * | * | * | * | * | ||
| Managers in distribution, storage and retailing | 116 | 46 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 1570 | 1100 | 2050 | ||
| Protective service officers | 117 | 7 | * | * | * | * | * | * | ||
| Health and social services managers | 118 | 31 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2630 | 1680 | 3580 | ||
| Managers and proprietors in agriculture and services | 12 | 58 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 1230 | 910 | 1550 | ||
| Professional occupations | 2 | 361 | 66 | 59 | 73 | 1730 | 1550 | 1910 | ||
| Science and technology professionals | 21 | 52 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 920 | 670 | 1170 | ||
| Health professionals | 22 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 1460 | 860 | 2060 | ||
| Teaching and research professionals | 23 | 202 | 36 | 31 | 42 | 2530 | 2170 | 2890 | ||
| Teaching professionals | 231 | 198 | 36 | 30 | 41 | 2630 | 2260 | 3010 | ||
| Research professionals | 232 | 4 | * | * | * | * | * | * | ||
| Business and public service professionals | 24 | 81 | 15 | 12 | 18 | 1520 | 1180 | 1860 | ||
| Associate professional and technical occupations | 3 | 374 | 69 | 62 | 76 | 1640 | 1470 | 1810 | ||
| Science and technology associate professionals | 31 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 850 | 510 | 1190 | ||
| Health and social welfare associate professionals | 32 | 143 | 26 | 22 | 30 | 2340 | 1950 | 2720 | ||
| Health associate professionals | 321 | 75 | 13 | 10 | 16 | 1910 | 1470 | 2340 | ||
| Therapists | 322 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2500 | 1400 | 3590 | ||
| Social welfare associate professionals | 323 | 48 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 3350 | 2410 | 4280 | ||
| Youth and community workers | 3231 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3960 | 2310 | 5620 | ||
| Housing and welfare officers | 3232 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 3000 | 1870 | 4130 | ||
| Protective service occupations | 33 | 43 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 2280 | 1580 | 2980 | ||
| Culture, media and sports occupations | 34 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 860 | 520 | 1200 | ||
| Business and public service associate professionals | 35 | 138 | 25 | 21 | 30 | 1590 | 1320 | 1860 | ||
| Transport associate professionals | 351 | 7 | * | * | * | * | * | * | ||
| Legal associate professionals | 352 | 3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | ||
| Business and finance associate professionals | 353 | 39 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 1350 | 930 | 1780 | ||
| Sales and related associate professionals | 354 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1020 | 610 | 1440 | ||
| Conservation associate professionals | 355 | 3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | ||
| Public service and other associate professionals | 356 | 62 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 2370 | 1770 | 2970 | ||
| Administrative and secretarial occupations | 4 | 232 | 43 | 37 | 48 | 1220 | 1060 | 1380 | ||
| Administrative occupations | 41 | 183 | 33 | 28 | 38 | 1250 | 1060 | 1430 | ||
| Administrative occupations: government and related organisations | 411 | 53 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 1830 | 1330 | 2320 | ||
| Administrative occupations: finance | 412 | 52 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 1140 | 820 | 1460 | ||
| Administrative occupations: records | 413 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 960 | 620 | 1310 | ||
| Administrative occupations: communications | 414 | 6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | ||
| Administrative occupations: general | 415 | 42 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 1130 | 780 | 1470 | ||
| Secretarial and related occupations | 42 | 49 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 1130 | 810 | 1450 | ||
| Skilled trades occupations | 5 | 99 | 19 | 15 | 23 | 600 | 480 | 720 | ||
| Skilled agricultural trades | 51 | 6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | ||
| Skilled metal and electrical trades | 52 | 47 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 750 | 530 | 970 | ||
| Skilled construction and building trades | 53 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 400 | 240 | 560 | ||
| Textiles, printing and other skilled trades | 54 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 830 | 450 | 1200 | ||
| Personal service occupations | 6 | 158 | 29 | 24 | 34 | 1230 | 1030 | 1430 | ||
| Caring personal service occupations | 61 | 128 | 23 | 19 | 27 | 1270 | 1050 | 1500 | ||
| Healthcare and related personal services | 611 | 97 | 18 | 14 | 21 | 1780 | 1420 | 2140 | ||
| Childcare and related personal services | 612 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 690 | 440 | 940 | ||
| Animal care services | 613 | 1 | * | * | * | * | * | * | ||
| Leisure and other personal service occupations | 62 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 1090 | 670 | 1510 | ||
| Sales and customer service occupations | 7 | 102 | 20 | 16 | 23 | 830 | 660 | 990 | ||
| Sales occupations | 71 | 64 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 620 | 460 | 770 | ||
| Sales assistants and retail cashiers | 711 | 55 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 610 | 440 | 770 | ||
| Sales related occupations | 712 | 9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | ||
| Customer service occupations | 72 | 38 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 1840 | 1250 | 2430 | ||
| Call centre agents/operators | 7211 | 5 | * | * | * | * | * | * | ||
| Customer care occupations | 7212 | 33 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 2120 | 1390 | 2850 | ||
| Process, plant and machine operatives | 8 | 68 | 13 | 10 | 16 | 610 | 460 | 750 | ||
| Process, plant and machine operatives | 81 | 34 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 640 | 420 | 860 | ||
| Transport and mobile machine drivers and operatives | 82 | 34 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 570 | 380 | 770 | ||
| Transport drivers and operatives | 821 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 590 | 370 | 810 | ||
| Mobile machine drivers and operatives | 822 | 5 | * | * | * | * | * | * | ||
| Elementary occupations | 9 | 119 | 23 | 19 | 27 | 630 | 520 | 750 | ||
| Elementary trades, plant and storage related occupations | 91 | 29 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 560 | 350 | 760 | ||
| Elementary administration and service occupations | 92 | 90 | 17 | 13 | 21 | 670 | 530 | 800 | ||
| Missing | 1 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |||
| All occupations (illness ascribed to the current or most recent job) | 1864 | 347 | 330 | 363 | 1170 | 1120 | 1230 | |||
| Other job caused illness# | 371 | 69 | 62 | 76 | .. | .. | .. | |||
| Total (illness ascribed to any job) | 2235 | 416 | 397 | 434 | 1410 | 1340 | 1470 | |||
Notes:
.. Not applicable
* Sample numbers too small to provide reliable estimates.
+ Details of Standard Occupational Classification (2000)
^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.
# 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.
Figures in italics are estimates based on fewer than 30 sample cases.

