Health and Safety Executive

Table WRIOCC2SIG

Comparison of estimated 2001/02, 2003/04-2007/08 prevalence rates of self-reported illness caused or made worse by the current or most recent job, by occupation, for people working in the last 12 months

Occupation description Major, sub-major or minor group Whether rates statistically significantly higher/lower than average across all occupations Whether 2007/08 rates statistically significantly higher/lower than
2007/08 2006/07 2005/06 2004/05 2003/04 2001/02
Managers and senior officials 1 Lower Lower No No Lower Lower
Corporate managers 11 No No No No Lower No
  Corporate Managers and senior officials 111 * * * * * *
  Production managers 112 Lower# No# * No# No# No#
  Functional managers 113 No No No No No No
  Quality and customer care managers 114 * * * * * *
  Financial institution and office managers 115 * * * * * *
  Managers in distribution, storage and retailing 116 No# No# No# No# No# No#
  Protective service officers 117 * * * * * *
  Health and social services managers 118 Higher# * * No# No# *
Managers and proprietors in agriculture and services 12 Lower Lower No No Lower Lower
  Managers in farming, horticulture, forestry and fishing 121 * * * * * *
  Managers and proprietors in hospitality and leisure services 122 * * * * * *
  Managers and proprietors in other services industries 123 Lower# Lower# No# No# No# Lower#
Professional occupations 2 No No No No No Lower
Science and technology professionals 21 Lower No No No No No
  Science professionals 211 * * * * * *
  Engineering professionals 212 No# No# No# No# No# No#
  Information and communication technology professionals 213 * * * * * *
Health professionals 22 No# No# No# No# * No#
Teaching and research professionals 23 Higher No No No No Lower
  Teaching professionals 231 Higher No No No No Lower
  Research professionals 232 * * * * * *
Business and public service professionals 24 No No No No No No
  Legal professionals 241 * * * * * *
  Business and statistical professionals 242 * * * * * *
  Architects, town planners, surveyors 243 * * * * * *
  Public service professionals 244 Higher# * No# * No# No#
  Librarians and related professionals 245 * * * * * *
Associate professional and technical occupations 3 Higher No Higher No No No
Science and technology associate professionals 31 No No No No No# No
  Science and engineering technicians 311 * * * * * *
  Draughtspersons and building inspectors 312 * * * * * *
  IT service delivery occupations 313 * * * * * *
Health and social welfare associate professionals 32 Higher No Higher No No No
  Health associate professionals 321 Higher No No No No No
  Therapists 322 Higher# No# * * * *
  Social welfare associate professionals 323 No# No# No# No# No# *
Protective service occupations 33 Higher Higher# No No# No No
Culture, media and sports occupations 34 No No No No No No
  Artistic and literary occupations 341 Higher# * * * * *
  Design associate professionals 342 * * * * * *
  Media associate professionals 343 * * * * * *
  Sports and fitness occupations 344 * * * * * *
Business and public service associate professionals 35 No No No No No No
  Transport associate professionals 351 * * * * * *
  Business and finance associate professionals 353 No# No# No# No# No# No#
  Sales and related associate professionals 354 No# No# * No# No# No#
  Conservation associate professionals 355 * * * * * *
  Public service and other associate professionals 356 Higher No Higher# No No No
Administrative and secretarial occupations 4 Lower No No No No No
Administrative occupations 41 No No Higher No No No
  Administrative occupations: government and related organisations 411 Higher No Higher# No No No
  Administrative occupations: finance 412 Lower No No No No# No
  Administrative occupations: records 413 No# No# No# No# No# No#
  Administrative occupations: communications 414 * * * * * *
  Administrative occupations: general 415 Lower# No# * No# No# No#
Secretarial and related occupations 42 Lower No No No No No
Skilled trades occupations 5 Higher Lower No No Lower Lower
Skilled agricultural trades 51 * * * * * *
Skilled metal and electrical trades 52 Higher No No No No No
  Metal forming, welding and related trades 521 * * * * * *
  Metal machining, fitting and instrument making trades 522 No# No# * No# No# No#
  Vehicle trades 523 No# * * No# No# *
  Electrical trades 524 No No No No# No No
Skilled construction and building trades 53 Higher No No No No Lower
  Construction trades 531 No No No No No Lower
  Building trades 532 No# No# No# * No# No#
Textiles, printing and other skilled trades 54 No# No# No# No# No# No#
  Textiles and garments trades 541 * * * * * *
  Printing trades 542 * * * * * *
  Food preparation trades 543 * * * * * *
  Skilled trades not elsewhere classified 549 * * * * * *
Personal service occupations 6 No Lower No No No No
Caring personal service occupations 61 No Lower No No No No
  Healthcare and related personal services 611 Higher No No No No No
  Childcare and related personal services 612 Lower No No# No No No
  Animal care services 613 * * * * * *
Leisure and other personal service occupations 62 No No No No No No
  Leisure and travel service occupations 621 * * * * * *
  Hairdressers and related occupations 622 * * * * * *
  Housekeeping occupations 623 * * * * * *
  Personal services occupations not elsewhere classified 629 * * * * * *
Sales and customer service occupations 7 Lower No No No No No
Sales occupations 71 Lower No No No No No
  Sales assistants and retail cashiers 711 Lower No No No No No
  Sales related occupations 712 * * * * * *
Customer service occupations 72 No# No# No# No# No# No#
Process, plant and machine operatives 8 No No No No No Lower
Process, plant and machine operatives 81 No No No No No No
  Process operatives 811 No# No# No# No# No# No#
  Plant and machine operatives 812 * * * * * *
  Assemblers and routine operatives 813 * * * * * *
  Construction operatives 814 * * * * * *
Transport and mobile machine drivers and operatives 82 No No No No No No
  Transport drivers and operatives 821 No No No No No No
  Mobile machine drivers and operatives 822 * * * * * *
Elementary occupations 9 Lower Lower No No No No
Elementary trades, plant and storage related occupations 91 No No No No No No
  Elementary agricultural occupations 911 * * * * * *
  Elementary construction occupations 912 * * * * * *
  Elementary process plant occupations 913 * * * * * *
  Elementary goods storage occupations 914 No# No# No# No# No# No#
Elementary administration and service occupations 92 Lower Lower No No No No
  Elementary administration occupations 921 * * * * * *
  Elementary personal services occupations 922 Lower# No# No# No# No# No#
  Elementary cleaning occupations 923 Lower# No# No# No# No# No#
  Elementary security occupations 924 * * * * * *
  Elementary sales occupations 925 * * * * * *
All occupations (illness ascribed to the current or most recent job)   .. Lower Higher No Lower Lower

Notes:

.. Not applicable

* Sample numbers too small to provide reliable estimates

# Rate based on fewer than 30 sample cases

See Table WRIOCC2 for detailed data.

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