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Table WRIOCC4_3YRSIG

Comparison of averaged estimated incidence 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, averaged 2005/06-2007/08

Occupation description Major, sub-major, minor or unit group Whether rates statistically significantly higher/lower than average across all occupations
Managers and senior officials 1 No
Corporate managers 11 No
Corporate Managers and senior officials 111 *
Production managers 112 Lower
Functional managers 113 No
Quality and customer care managers 114 *
Financial institution and office managers 115 No
  Financial institution managers 1151 *
  Office managers 1152 No#
Managers in distribution, storage and retailing 116 No
Protective service officers 117 *
Health and social services managers 118 No#
Managers and proprietors in agriculture and services 12 No
Managers in farming, horticulture, forestry and fishing 121 *
Managers and proprietors in hospitality and leisure services 122 No#
Managers and proprietors in other services industries 123 No
Professional occupations 2 No
Science and technology professionals 21 Lower
Science professionals 211 *
Engineering professionals 212 No
Information and communication technology professionals 213 Lower#
  IT strategy and planning professionals 2131 *
  Software professionals 2132 No#
Health professionals 22 No
Teaching and research professionals 23 Higher
Teaching professionals 231 Higher
Research professionals 232 *
Business and public service professionals 24 No
Associate professional and technical occupations 3 Higher
Science and technology associate professionals 31 No
Health and social welfare associate professionals 32 Higher
Health associate professionals 321 Higher
Therapists 322 Higher#
Social welfare associate professionals 323 Higher
  Youth and community workers 3231 *
  Housing and welfare officers 3232 Higher#
Protective service occupations 33 Higher
Culture, media and sports occupations 34 No
Business and public service associate professionals 35 No
Transport associate professionals 351 *
Legal associate professionals 352 *
Business and finance associate professionals 353 No
Sales and related associate professionals 354 No
Conservation associate professionals 355 *
Public service and other associate professionals 356 No
Administrative and secretarial occupations 4 Lower
Administrative occupations 41 No
Administrative occupations: government and related organisations 411 No
Administrative occupations: finance 412 No
  Credit controllers 4121 *
  Accounts and wages clerks, book-keepers, other financial 4122 Lower
  Counter clerks 4123 No#
Administrative occupations: records 413 No
Administrative occupations: communications 414 *
Administrative occupations: general 415 Lower
Secretarial and related occupations 42 Lower
Skilled trades occupations 5 No
Skilled agricultural trades 51 No
Skilled metal and electrical trades 52 No
Metal forming, welding and related trades 521 *
Metal machining, fitting and instrument making trades 522 No#
Vehicle trades 523 No#
Electrical trades 524 No
Skilled construction and building trades 53 No
Construction trades 531 No
Building trades 532 *
Textiles, printing and other skilled trades 54 No
Personal service occupations 6 Higher
Caring personal service occupations 61 Higher
Healthcare and related personal services 611 Higher
Childcare and related personal services 612 No
Animal care services 613 *
Leisure and other personal service occupations 62 Higher
Leisure and travel service occupations 621 Higher#
Hairdressers and related occupations 622 No#
Housekeeping occupations 623 *
Personal services occupations not elsewhere classified 629 *
Sales and customer service occupations 7 Lower
Sales occupations 71 Lower
Sales assistants and retail cashiers 711 Lower
  Sales and retail assistants 7111 Lower
  Retail cashiers and check-out operators 7112 No#
  Telephone salespersons 7113 *
Sales related occupations 712 *
Customer service occupations 72 No
  Call centre agents/operators 7211 *
  Customer care occupations 7212 No
Process, plant and machine operatives 8 No
Process, plant and machine operatives 81 No
Process operatives 811 No
Plant and machine operatives 812 *
Assemblers and routine operatives 813 No#
Construction operatives 814 *
Transport and mobile machine drivers and operatives 82 No
Transport drivers and operatives 821 No
Mobile machine drivers and operatives 822 *
Elementary occupations 9 Lower
Elementary trades, plant and storage related occupations 91 No
Elementary agricultural occupations 911 *
Elementary construction occupations 912 *
Elementary process plant occupations 913 No#
Elementary goods storage occupations 914 No
  Other goods handling and storage occupations not elsewhere classified 9149 No
Elementary administration and service occupations 92 Lower
Elementary administration occupations 921 No#
  Postal workers, mail sorters, messengers, couriers 9211 No#
  Elementary office occupations not elsewhere classified 9219 *
Elementary personal services occupations 922 Lower#
Elementary cleaning occupations 923 Lower
Elementary security occupations 924 Lower#
Elementary sales occupations 925 *

Notes:

* Sample numbers too small to provide reliable estimates

# Rate based on fewer than 30 sample cases

See Table WRIOCC4_3YR for detailed data.

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