1971 Census Appendix 5

Occupation Orders and Unit Groups

Order 00 (I. Farmers, Foresters, Fishermen): 001 = Fishermen; 002 = Farmers, farm managers, market gardeners; 003 = Agricultural workers n.e.c.; 004 = Agricultural machinery drivers; 005 = Gardeners and Groundsmen; 006 = Foresters and woodmen\
Order 01 (II. Miners and Quarrymen): 007 = Coal mine workers underground; 008 = Coal mine workers above ground; 009 = Workers below ground n.e.c.; 010 = Surface workers n.e.c. mines and quarries
Order 02 (III. Gas, Coke and Chemical Makers): 011 = Furnacemen, coal gas and coke ovens; 012 = Chemical production process workers n.e.c.
Order 03 (IV. Glass and Ceramic Makers): 013 = Ceramic formers; 014 = Glass formers, finishers and decorators; 015 = Furnacement, kilnmen, glass and ceramic; 016 = Ceramics' decorators and finishers; 017 = Glass and ceramics production process workers n.e.c.
Order 04 (V. (Furnace, Forge, Foundry, Rolling Mill Workers): 018 = Furnacemen metal; 019 = Rolling, tube mill operators, metal drawers; 020 = Moulders, and coremakers (foundry); 021 = Smiths, forgemen; 022 = Metal making and treating workers n.e.c.; 023 = Fettlers, metal dressers
Order 05 (VI. Electrical and Electronic Workers): 024 = Radio and radar mechanics; 025 = Installers and repairmen, telephone; 026 = Linesmen, cable jointers; 027 = Electricians; 028 = Electrical and electronic fitters; 029 = Assemblers (electrical and electronic); 030 = Electrical engineers (so described)
Order 06 (VII. Engineering and Allied Trades Workers n.e.c.): 031 = Foremen (engineering and allied trades); 032 = Apprentices (engineering and allied trades); 033 = Sheet metal workers; 034 = Steel erectors; riggers; 035 = Metal plate workers; riveters; 036 = Gas, electric welders, cutters; braziers; 037 = Turners; 038 = Machine tool setters, setter operators n.e.c.; 039 = Machine tool operators; 040 = Tool makers, tool room fitters; 041 = Motor mechanics, auto engineers; 042 = Maintenance fitters, maintenance engineers, millwrights; 043 = Fitters n.e.c., machine erectors, etc.; 044 = Electro-platers, dip platers and related workers; 045 = Plumbers, gas fitters, lead burners; 046 = Pipe fitters, heating engineers; 047 = Press workers and stampers; 048 = Metal workers n.e.c.; 049 = Watch and chronometer makers and repairers; 050 = Precision instrument makers and repairers; 051 = Goldsmiths, silversmiths, jewellery makers; 052 = Coach, carriage, wagon builders and repairers; 053 = Inspectors (metal and electrical goods); 054 = Other metal making, working; jewellery and electrical production process workers
Order 07 (VIII. Woodworkers): 055 = Carpenters and joiners; 056 = Cabinet makers; 057 = Sawyers and wood working machinists; 058 = Pattern makers; 059 = Woodworkers n.e.c.
Order 08 (IX. Leather workers): 060 = Tanners; leather, fur dressers, fellmongers; 061 = Shoemakers and shoe repairers; 062 = Cutters, lasters, sewers, footwear and related workers; 063 = Leather products makers n.e.c.
Order 09 (X. Textile Workers): 064 = Fibre preparers; 065 = Spinners, doublers, twisters; 066 = Winders, reelers; 067 = Warpers, sizers, drawerrs-in; 068 = Weavers; 069 = Knitters; 070 = Bleachers and finishers of textiles; 071 = Dyers of textiles; 072 = Textile fabrics and related products makers and examiners n.e.c.; 073 = Textile fabrics etc, production process workers n.e.c.
Order 10 (XI. Clothing Workers): 074 = Tailors, dress, light clothing makers; 075 = Upholsterers and related workers; 076 = Hand and machine sewers and embroiderers, textile and light leather products; 077 = Clothing and related products makers n.e.c.
Order 11 (XII. Food, Drink and Tobacco Workers): 078 = Bakers and pastry cooks; 079 = Butchers and meat cutters; 080 = Brewers, wine makers and related workers; 081 = Food processors n.e.c.; 082 = Tobacco preparers and products makers
Order 12 (XIII. Paper and Printing Workers): 083 = Makers of paper and paperboard; 084 = Paper products makers; 085 = Compositors; 086 = Printing press operators; 087 = Printers (so described); 088 = Printing workers n.e.c.
Order 13 (XIV. Makers of other products): 089 = Workers in rubber; 090 = Workers in plastic; 091 = Craftsmen n.e.c.; 092 = Other production process workers
Order 14 (XV. Construction Workers): 093 = Bricklayers, tile setters; 094 = Masons, stone cutters, slate workers; 095 = Plasterers, cement finishers, terrazzo workers; 096 = Builders (so described); clerks of works; 097 = Bricklayers etc; labourers n.e.c.; 098 = Construction workers n.e.c.
Order 15 (XVI. Painters and Decorators): 099 = Aerographers, paint sprayers; 100 = Painters, decorators n.e.c.; 101 = Coach painters (so described)
Order 16 (XVII. Drivers of Stationery Engines, Cranes etc): 102 = Boiler firemen; 103 = Crane operators; slingers; 104 = Operators of earth moving and other construction machinery n.e.c.; 105 = Stationery engine, materials handling plant operators n.e.c. oilers and greasers
Order 17 (XVIII. Labourers n.e.c.): 106 = Railway lengthmen, Labourers and unskilled workers n.e.c.; 107 = Chemical and allied trades; 108 = Engineering and allied trades; 109 = Foundries in engineering and allied trades; 110 = Textiles (not textile goods); 111 = Coke ovens and gas works; 112 = Glass and ceramics; 113 = Building and contracting; 114 = Other
Order 18 (XIX. Transport and Communications Workers): 115 = Deck, engineering officers and pilots, ship; 116 = Deck and engineroom ratings, barge and boatmen; 117 = Aircraft pilots, navigators and flight engineers; 118 = Drivers, motormen, second men, railway engine; 119 = Railway guards; 120 = Drivers of buses, coaches; 121 = Drivers of other road passenger vehicles; 122 = Drivers of road goods vehicles; 123 = Inspectors, supervisors, transport; 124 = Shunters, pointsmen; 125 = Signalmen and crossing keepers, railways; 126 = Traffic controllers and dispatchers, transport; 127 = Telephone operators\; 128 = Telegraph and radio operators; 129 = Postmen, mailsorters; 130 = Messengers; 131 = Bus conductors; 132 = Porters, ticket collectors, railway; 133 = Stevedores, dock labourers; 134 = Lorry drivers mates, van guards; 135 = Workers in transport and communication occupations n.e.c.
Order 19 (XX. Warehousemen, Storekeepers, Packers, Bottlers): 136 = Warehousmen, storekeepers and assistants; 137 = Packers, labellers and related workers
Order 20 (XXI. Clerical Workers): 138 = Office managers n.e.c.; 139 = Clerks, cashiers; 140 = Office machine operators; 141 = Typists, shorthand writers, secretaries; 142 = Civil service executive officers
Order 21 (XXII. Sales Workers): 143 = Proprietors and managers, sales; 144 = Shop salesmen and assistants; 145 = Roundsmen (bread, milk, laundry, soft drinks); 146 = Street vendors, hawkers; 147 = Garage proprietors; 148 = Commercial travellers, manufacturers' agents; 149 = Finance, insurance brokers, financial agents; 150 = Salesmen' services: valuers, auctioneers
Order 22 (XXIII. Service, Sport and Recreation Workers): 151 = Fire brigade officers and men; 152 = Police officers and men; 153 = Guards and related workers n.e.c.; 154 = Publicans, innkeepers; 155 = Barmen, barmaids; 156 = Proprietors and managers boarding houses and hotels; 157 = Housekeepers, stewards, matrons and housemothers; 158 = Domestic housekeepers; 159 = Restauranteurs; 160 = Waiters and Waitresses; 161 = Canteen assistants, counter hands; 162 = Cooks; 163 = Kitchen hands; 164 = Maids, valets and related service workers n.e.c.; 165 = Caretakers, office keepers; 166 = Charwomen, office cleaners; window cleaners, chimney sweeps; 167 = Hairdressers, manicurists, beauticians; 168 = Launderers, dry cleaners and pressers; 169 = Athletes, sportsmen and related workers; 170 = Hospital or ward orderlies: ambulance men; 171 = Proprietors and managers, services, sports and recreations n.e.c.
Order 23 (XXIV. Administrators and Managers): 173 = Ministers of the crown; MPs (n.e.c.); senior government officials; 174 = Local authortiy senior officers; 175 = Managers in engineering and allied trades; 176 = Managers in building and contracting; 177 = Managers in mining and production n.e.c.; 178 = Personnel managers; 179 = Sales managers; 180 = Managers n.e.c.
Order 24 (XXV. Professional, Technical Workers, Artists): 181 = Medical practitioners (qualified); 182 = Dental practitioners; 183 = Nurses; 184 = Pharmacists; 185 = Radiographers (medical and industrial); 186 = Opthalmic and dispensing optician; 187 = Chiropodists; 188 = Physiotherapists; 189 = Occupation therapists; 190 = Public health inspectors; 191 = Medical workers n.e.c.; 192 = University teachers; 193 = Primary and secondary school teachers; 194 = Teachers n.e.c.; 195 = Civil, structural, municipal engineers; 196 = Mechanical engineers; 197 = Electrical engineers; 198 = Electronic engineers; 199 = Workstudy, progress engineers; 200 = Planning production engineers; 201 = Engineers n.e.c.; 202 = Metallurgists; 203 = Technologists n.e.c.; 204 = Chemists; 205 = Physical and biological scientists; 206 = Authors, journalists and related workers; 207 = Stage managers, actors, entertainers, musicians; 208 = Painters, sculptors and related creative artists; 209 = Accountants, professional; 210 = Company secretaries and registrars; 211 = Surveyors; 212 = Architects, town planners; 213 = Clergy, ministers, members of religious orders; 214 = Judges, barristers, advocates, solicitors; 215 = Social welfare and related workers; 216 = Officials of trades or professional associations; 217 = Professional workers n.e.c.; 218 = Draughtsmen; 219 = Laboratory assistants, technicians; 220 = Technical and related workers
Odrer 25 (XXVI. Armed Forces [British and Foreign]): 221 = Armed Forces (UK); 222 = Armed Forces (Commonwealth and Foreign)
Order 26 (XXVII. Inadequately described occupations): 223 = Inadequately described occupations