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Table WRIOCC4_3YR - Averaged 2006/07-2008/09

Estimated incidence 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 incidence (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 1 395 76 69 84 1700 1530 1870
Corporate managers 11 320 62 55 69 1720 1530 1920
  Corporate managers and senior officials 111 11 * * * * * *
  Production managers 112 47 9 6 12 1380 970 1780
    Production, works and maintenance managers 1121 27 5 3 7 1320 820 1820
    Managers in construction 1122 20 4 2 6 1530 820 2250
  Functional managers 113 135 26 22 31 1910 1580 2230
  Quality and customer care managers 114 18 * * * * * *
  Financial institution and office managers 115 31 6 4 8 1340 860 1810
    Financial institution managers 1151 9 * * * * * *
    Office managers 1152 22 4 2 6 1560 900 2220
  Managers in distribution, storage and retailing 116 39 8 5 11 1420 960 1880
  Protective service officers 117 12 * * * * * *
  Health and social services managers 118 27 5 3 7 2560 1560 3560
Managers and proprietors in agriculture and services 12 75 14 11 18 1590 1230 1950
  Managers in farming, horticulture, forestry and fishing 121 2 * * * * * *
  Managers and proprietors in hospitality and leisure services 122 26 5 3 7 1610 980 2240
  Managers and proprietors in other service industries 123 47 9 6 11 1680 1200 2150
Professional occupations 2 372 72 64 79 1830 1640 2020
Science and technology professionals 21 83 17 13 20 1540 1200 1870
  Science professionals 211 13 * * * * * *
  Engineering professionals 212 39 8 5 10 1600 1090 2110
  Information and communication technology professionals 213 31 7 4 9 1390 890 1880
    IT strategy and planning professionals 2131 8 * * * * * *
    Software professionals 2132 23 5 3 7 1530 900 2170
Health professionals 22 29 6 4 8 1670 1040 2290
Teaching and research professionals 23 172 32 27 37 2220 1880 2560
  Teaching professionals 231 169 32 27 37 2320 1960 2680
  Research professionals 232 3 * * * * * *
Business and public service professionals 24 88 17 13 21 1670 1310 2020
Associate professional and technical occupations 3 483 95 86 104 2220 2020 2430
Science and technology associate professionals 31 40 8 5 10 1490 1020 1960
Health and social welfare associate professionals 32 197 37 32 42 3350 2880 3820
  Health associate professionals 321 121 23 18 27 3270 2680 3850
  Therapists 322 35 6 4 9 4490 3020 5970
  Social welfare associate professionals 323 41 8 6 10 2950 2050 3840
    Youth and community workers 3231 14 * * * * * *
    Housing and welfare officers 3232 27 5 3 7 3180 1990 4370
Protective service occupations 33 43 8 6 11 2470 1690 3250
Culture, media and sports occupations 34 62 14 10 18 2080 1550 2620
Business and public service associate professionals 35 141 28 23 32 1700 1410 1980
  Transport associate professionals 351 13 * * * * * *
  Legal associate professionals 352 3 * * * * * *
  Business and finance associate professionals 353 33 7 4 9 1250 800 1700
  Sales and related associate professionals 354 33 7 4 9 1460 950 1970
  Conservation associate professionals 355 4 * * * * * *
  Public service and other associate professionals 356 55 10 7 13 2080 1520 2630
Administrative and secretarial occupations 4 285 55 48 61 1570 1380 1760
Administrative occupations 41 232 44 39 50 1690 1460 1910
  Administrative occupations: government and related organisations 411 59 11 8 14 2160 1600 2720
    Civil Service executive officers 4111 8 * * * * * *
    Civil Service administrative officers and assistants 4112 25 5 3 7 2600 1580 3620
    Local government clerical officers and assistants 4113 21 4 2 5 1850 1010 2680
    Officers of non-governmental organisations 4114 5 * * * * * *
  Administrative occupations: finance 412 62 12 9 15 1450 1080 1810
    Credit controllers 4121 4 * * * * * *
    Accounts and wages clerks, book-keepers, other financial clerks 4122 35 7 4 9 1200 800 1600
    Counter clerks 4123 23 4 2 6 2130 1250 3010
  Administrative occupations: records 413 51 10 7 13 1770 1270 2260
  Administrative occupations: communications 414 9 * * * * * *
  Administrative occupations: general 415 51 10 7 13 1430 1030 1830
Secretarial and related occupations 42 53 10 7 13 1210 870 1560
Skilled trades occupations 5 288 57 50 64 1770 1560 1970
Skilled agricultural trades 51 38 7 5 10 2380 1620 3130
Skilled metal and electrical trades 52 111 22 18 26 1820 1480 2170
  Metal forming, welding and related trades 521 19 * * * * * *
  Metal machining, fitting and instrument making trades 522 29 6 4 8 1650 1040 2250
  Vehicle trades 523 27 5 3 7 1980 1230 2730
  Electrical trades 524 36 7 5 10 1660 1110 2200
Skilled construction and building trades 53 101 20 16 24 1680 1350 2010
  Construction trades 531 85 17 13 20 1800 1410 2190
  Building trades 532 16 * * * * * *
Textiles, printing and other skilled trades 54 38 8 5 10 1480 1000 1960
Personal service occupations 6 295 58 51 64 2340 2070 2620
Caring personal service occupations 61 228 44 38 50 2310 2010 2620
  Healthcare and related personal services 611 152 29 25 34 2890 2420 3350
  Childcare and related personal services 612 72 14 10 17 1650 1260 2030
  Animal care services 613 4 * * * * * *
Leisure and other personal service occupations 62 67 14 10 17 2450 1840 3060
  Leisure and travel service occupations 621 29 6 4 9 3480 2180 4780
  Hairdressers and related occupations 622 27 5 3 7 2380 1470 3290
  Housekeeping occupations 623 9 * * * * * *
  Personal services occupations not elsewhere classified 629 2 * * * * * *
Sales and customer service occupations 7 160 32 27 37 1370 1150 1580
Sales occupations 71 116 23 19 28 1220 990 1440
  Sales assistants and retail cashiers 711 98 20 16 23 1140 910 1370
    Sales and retail assistants 7111 70 14 10 17 1010 770 1250
    Retail cashiers and check-out operators 7112 20 4 2 6 1400 780 2020
    Telephone salespersons 7113 8 * * * * * *
  Sales related occupations 712 18 * * * * * *
Customer service occupations 72 44 9 6 11 2060 1440 2670
    Call centre agents/operators 7211 9 * * * * * *
    Customer care occupations 7212 35 7 5 9 2170 1440 2900
Process, plant and machine operatives 8 178 35 30 40 1650 1410 1900
Process, plant and machine operatives 81 87 18 14 21 1770 1400 2140
Transport and mobile machine drivers and operatives 82 91 18 14 21 1550 1230 1870
  Transport drivers and operatives 821 77 15 12 18 1550 1200 1900
  Mobile machine drivers and operatives 822 14 * * * * * *
Elementary occupations 9 213 42 36 48 1170 1010 1330
Elementary trades, plant and storage related occupations 91 78 16 12 19 1510 1170 1850
  Elementary agricultural occupations 911 6 * * * * * *
  Elementary construction occupations 912 18 * * * * * *
  Elementary process plant occupations 913 25 5 3 6 1700 1030 2370
  Elementary goods storage occupations 914 29 6 4 8 1470 930 2000
    Other goods handling and storage occupations not elsewhere classified 9149 29 6 4 8 1510 960 2050
Elementary administration and service occupations 92 135 26 22 31 1030 850 1210
  Elementary administration occupations 921 26 5 3 8 2010 1220 2810
    Postal workers, mail sorters, messengers, couriers 9211 23 5 3 7 2200 1270 3120
    Elementary office occupations not elsewhere classified 9219 3 * * * * * *
  Elementary personal services occupations 922 30 6 4 8 640 410 870
  Elementary cleaning occupations 923 46 9 6 11 1090 770 1410
  Elementary security occupations 924 18 * * * * * *
  Elementary sales occupations 925 15 * * * * * *
Missing   1 .. .. .. .. .. ..
All occupations (illness ascribed to the current or most recent job)   2670 522 501 543 1740 1670 1810
Other job caused illness#   268 53 47 60 .. .. ..
Total (illness ascribed to any job)   2938 575 553 597 1920 1850 1990

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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Updated 16.11.09