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Table WRIOCC2_3YR - Averaged 2006/07-2008/09

Estimated prevalence and rates of self-reported illness caused or made worse by current or most recent job, by occupation, for people working in the last 12 months, averaged 2006/07-2008/09

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.

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 1 748 145 134 157 3230 2980 3480
Corporate managers 11 602 118 107 128 3280 2990 3560
  Corporate managers and senior officials 111 26 5 3 7 4120 2480 5760
  Production managers 112 101 19 15 23 2960 2370 3540
    Production, works and maintenance managers 1121 59 11 8 14 2870 2150 3600
    Managers in construction 1122 42 8 6 11 3250 2230 4270
  Functional managers 113 219 44 37 50 3150 2690 3610
    Financial managers and chartered secretaries 1131 27 6 3 10 2580 1160 3990
    Marketing and sales managers 1132 73 15 11 18 2740 2100 3380
    Purchasing managers 1133 6 * * * * * *
    Advertising and public relations managers 1134 11 * * * * * *
    Personnel, training and industrial relations managers 1135 23 4 3 6 2710 1610 3810
    Information and communication technology managers 1136 67 13 10 16 4280 3240 5320
    Research and development managers 1137 12 * * * * * *
  Quality and customer care managers 114 30 6 4 8 3850 2480 5230
    Quality assurance managers 1141 9 * * * * * *
    Customer care managers 1142 21 4 2 6 4300 2460 6130
  Financial institution and office managers 115 59 11 8 14 2550 1900 3200
    Financial institution managers 1151 25 5 3 7 2790 1700 3880
    Office managers 1152 34 7 4 9 2400 1590 3210
  Managers in distribution, storage and retailing 116 85 17 13 21 3030 2370 3690
  Protective service officers 117 21 4 2 5 5000 2880 7110
  Health and social services managers 118 61 12 9 15 5830 4320 7340
Managers and proprietors in agriculture and services 12 146 28 23 32 3060 2560 3550
  Managers in farming, horticulture, forestry and fishing 121 7 * * * * * *
  Managers and proprietors in hospitality and leisure services 122 51 10 7 13 3060 2210 3900
  Managers and proprietors in other service industries 123 88 16 13 20 3120 2470 3770
Professional occupations 2 764 145 134 156 3710 3440 3970
Science and technology professionals 21 153 30 26 35 2790 2350 3240
  Science professionals 211 20 4 2 6 2780 1570 3990
  Engineering professionals 212 76 15 11 18 3030 2350 3710
  Information and communication technology professionals 213 57 12 9 15 2550 1880 3230
    IT strategy and planning professionals 2131 15 * * * * * *
    Software professionals 2132 42 9 6 12 2730 1880 3590
Health professionals 22 67 13 10 16 3620 2730 4520
Teaching and research professionals 23 369 68 61 75 4700 4210 5190
  Teaching professionals 231 360 66 59 74 4870 4360 5390
    Higher education teaching professionals 2311 29 5 3 7 3790 2360 5220
    Further education teaching professionals 2312 33 6 4 8 4650 3050 6250
    Education officers, school inspectors 2313 4 * * * * * *
    Secondary education teaching professionals 2314 119 23 18 27 5630 4600 6650
    Primary and nursery education teaching professionals 2315 111 20 17 24 5200 4220 6170
    Special needs education teaching professionals 2316 23 4 3 6 5920 3530 8310
    Registrars and senior administrators of educational establishments 2317 10 * * * * * *
    Teaching professionals not elsewhere classified 2319 31 5 4 7 3140 2030 4240
  Research professionals 232 9 * * * * * *
Business and public service professionals 24 175 34 28 39 3300 2800 3800
  Legal professionals 241 22 5 3 7 2550 1480 3610
  Business and statistical professionals 242 50 10 7 13 2400 1720 3080
  Architects, town planners, surveyors 243 19 * * * * * *
  Public service professionals 244 73 13 10 16 6710 5170 8250
  Librarians and related professionals 245 11 * * * * * *
Associate professional and technical occupations 3 979 190 178 203 4450 4160 4740
Science and technology associate professionals 31 87 17 13 20 3210 2520 3900
  Science and engineering technicians 311 54 10 7 13 3970 2880 5060
  Draughtspersons and building inspectors 312 7 * * * * * *
  IT service delivery occupations 313 26 5 3 7 2720 1670 3760
    IT operations technicians 3131 22 4 2 6 3380 1980 4790
    IT user support technicians 3132 4 * * * * * *
Health and social welfare associate professionals 32 396 74 66 82 6690 6030 7350
  Health associate professionals 321 257 48 42 54 6920 6080 7760
  Therapists 322 57 10 8 13 7170 5350 8990
  Social welfare associate professionals 323 82 16 12 19 5850 4580 7130
    Youth and community workers 3231 27 5 3 7 4960 3060 6860
    Housing and welfare officers 3232 55 11 8 14 6390 4700 8080
Protective service occupations 33 86 17 13 21 4910 3840 5980
Culture, media and sports occupations 34 133 29 24 34 4230 3490 4970
  Artistic and literary occupations 341 50 11 8 14 5280 3810 6760
  Design associate professionals 342 19 * * * * * *
  Media associate professionals 343 43 10 7 13 4720 3260 6170
  Sports and fitness occupations 344 21 4 2 6 3920 2220 5610
Business and public service associate professionals 35 277 54 47 61 3320 2920 3720
  Transport associate professionals 351 20 4 2 6 6420 3640 9200
  Legal associate professionals 352 4 * * * * * *
  Business and finance associate professionals 353 75 15 11 19 2780 2110 3440
  Sales and related associate professionals 354 61 12 9 15 2700 2020 3390
    Buyers and purchasing officers 3541 7 * * * * * *
    Sales representatives 3542 33 7 4 9 3130 2050 4210
    Marketing associate professionals 3543 20 4 2 6 2870 1600 4140
    Estate agents, auctioneers 3544 1 * * * * * *
  Conservation associate professionals 355 6 * * * * * *
  Public service and other associate professionals 356 111 21 17 25 4230 3430 5030
Administrative and secretarial occupations 4 544 104 95 113 2990 2730 3250
Administrative occupations 41 425 81 73 89 3090 2790 3380
  Administrative occupations: government and related organisations 411 118 22 18 26 4290 3500 5080
    Civil Service executive officers 4111 15 * * * * * *
    Civil Service administrative officers and assistants 4112 50 10 7 12 4990 3630 6350
    Local government clerical officers and assistants 4113 42 8 5 10 3750 2570 4920
    Officers of non-governmental organisations 4114 11 * * * * * *
  Administrative occupations: finance 412 111 21 17 25 2660 2150 3160
    Credit controllers 4121 6 * * * * * *
    Accounts and wages clerks, book-keepers, other financial clerks 4122 67 13 10 16 2300 1740 2870
    Counter clerks 4123 38 7 5 10 3740 2540 4940
  Administrative occupations: records 413 87 17 13 20 2970 2340 3600
  Administrative occupations: communications 414 13 * * * * * *
  Administrative occupations: general 415 96 19 15 22 2690 2140 3240
Secretarial and related occupations 42 119 22 18 27 2690 2200 3190
Skilled trades occupations 5 713 138 128 149 4290 3970 4610
Skilled agricultural trades 51 80 15 12 18 4900 3850 5960
Skilled metal and electrical trades 52 258 50 44 57 4180 3660 4700
  Metal forming, welding and related trades 521 37 7 5 10 5180 3520 6830
  Metal machining, fitting and instrument making trades 522 68 13 10 16 3770 2860 4670
  Vehicle trades 523 56 11 8 14 4080 3000 5150
  Electrical trades 524 97 19 15 23 4230 3350 5110
Skilled construction and building trades 53 283 55 48 61 4620 4080 5160
  Construction trades 531 221 43 37 48 4600 3990 5210
    Steel erectors 5311 2 * * * * * *
    Bricklayers, masons 5312 28 5 3 7 5440 3400 7480
    Roofers, roof tilers and slaters 5313 12 * * * * * *
    Plumbers, heating and ventilating engineers 5314 46 9 6 12 4630 3300 5960
    Carpenters and joiners 5315 68 14 10 17 4780 3650 5920
    Glaziers, window fabricators and fitters 5316 9 * * * * * *
    Construction trades not elsewhere classified 5319 56 11 8 13 4410 3240 5590
  Building trades 532 62 12 9 15 4700 3520 5870
Textiles, printing and other skilled trades 54 92 18 14 22 3440 2720 4170
  Textiles and garments trades 541 5 * * * * * *
  Printing trades 542 18 * * * * * *
  Food preparation trades 543 49 10 7 12 2970 2130 3810
  Skilled trades not elsewhere classified 549 20 4 2 7 4190 2340 6040
Personal service occupations 6 539 104 94 113 4210 3850 4580
Caring personal service occupations 61 415 78 71 86 4130 3720 4530
  Healthcare and related personal services 611 277 52 46 58 5110 4510 5720
  Childcare and related personal services 612 128 24 20 29 2920 2400 3440
    Nursery nurses 6121 29 6 3 8 3380 2120 4640
    Childminders and related occupations 6122 20 4 2 5 2800 1500 4100
    Playgroup leaders/assistants 6123 8 * * * * * *
    Educational assistants 6124 71 14 10 17 2850 2180 3530
  Animal care services 613 10 * * * * * *
Leisure and other personal service occupations 62 124 25 20 30 4510 3680 5340
  Leisure and travel service occupations 621 45 10 7 13 5280 3680 6890
  Hairdressers and related occupations 622 51 10 7 13 4700 3380 6020
    Hairdressers, barbers 6221 39 7 5 10 4730 3210 6240
    Beauticians and related occupations 6222 12 * * * * * *
  Housekeeping occupations 623 24 5 3 6 3290 1980 4610
  Personal services occupations not elsewhere classified 629 4 * * * * * *
Sales and customer service occupations 7 293 59 52 66 2490 2200 2790
Sales occupations 71 210 42 36 47 2160 1860 2460
  Sales assistants and retail cashiers 711 178 35 30 40 2050 1740 2360
    Sales and retail assistants 7111 127 25 20 29 1820 1490 2140
    Retail cashiers and check-out operators 7112 41 8 5 11 2830 1950 3710
    Telephone salespersons 7113 10 * * * * * *
  Sales related occupations 712 32 7 4 9 3040 1920 4160
Customer service occupations 72 83 17 13 21 4000 3130 4870
    Call centre agents/operators 7211 18 * * * * * *
    Customer care occupations 7212 65 13 10 17 4150 3120 5170
Process, plant and machine operatives 8 399 77 69 84 3600 3250 3960
Process, plant and machine operatives 81 195 38 32 43 3800 3270 4340
  Process operatives 811 65 12 9 15 3670 2790 4560
  Plant and machine operatives 812 40 8 6 11 3990 2760 5220
  Assemblers and routine operatives 813 48 9 6 12 3030 2180 3880
  Construction operatives 814 42 8 6 11 5290 3700 6880
Transport and mobile machine drivers and operatives 82 204 39 34 44 3430 2960 3900
  Transport drivers and operatives 821 172 33 28 38 3410 2900 3920
  Mobile machine drivers and operatives 822 32 6 4 8 3520 2310 4730
Elementary occupations 9 499 98 89 107 2720 2480 2960
Elementary trades, plant and storage related occupations 91 173 35 29 40 3370 2860 3870
  Elementary agricultural occupations 911 16 * * * * * *
  Elementary construction occupations 912 41 9 6 11 3400 2340 4450
    Labourers in building and woodworking trades 9121 34 7 5 10 3460 2270 4650
    Labourers in other construction trades not elsewhere classified 9129 7 * * * * * *
  Elementary process plant occupations 913 43 8 6 11 3010 2110 3900
  Elementary goods storage occupations 914 73 15 11 18 3640 2810 4470
    Stevedores, dockers and slingers 9141 3 * * * * * *
    Other goods handling and storage occupations not elsewhere classified 9149 70 14 11 18 3550 2730 4380
Elementary administration and service occupations 92 326 63 56 71 2460 2190 2740
  Elementary administration occupations 921 58 12 9 15 4370 3230 5510
    Postal workers, mail sorters, messengers, couriers 9211 52 10 7 13 4790 3460 6120
    Elementary office occupations not elsewhere classified 9219 6 * * * * * *
  Elementary personal services occupations 922 85 17 14 21 1780 1400 2170
  Elementary cleaning occupations 923 111 21 17 25 2640 2140 3150
  Elementary security occupations 924 47 9 6 12 2590 1850 3340
  Elementary sales occupations 925 25 5 3 7 2260 1370 3150
    Shelf fillers 9251 20 4 2 6 2570 1440 3700
    Elementary sales occupations not elsewhere classified 9259 5 * * * * * *
Missing   1 .. .. .. .. .. ..
All occupations (illness ascribed to the current or most recent job)   5479 1060 1030 1090 3540 3440 3640
Other job caused illness#   1136 216 203 229 .. .. ..
Total (illness ascribed to any job)   6615 1276 1242 1309 4260 4150 4370

Notes:

.. Not applicable

* Sample numbers too small to provide reliable estimates.

+ Details of Standard Occupational Classification (1992)

^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.

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