Health and Safety Executive

Table WRIOCC2 - 2007/08

Estimated prevalence and rates of self-reported illness caused or made worse by current or most recent job, by occupational major, sub-major and minor group, for people working in the last 12 months.

Occupation description + Major, sub-major or minor group Illness ascribed to their current/most recent job
Sample cases Estimated prevalence (thousands) 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 1 237 137 119 156 3010 2610 3420
Corporate managers 11 197 115 98 133 3180 2710 3650
  Corporate Managers and senior officials 111 10 * * * * * *
  Production managers 112 28 16 10 21 2390 1510 3280
  Functional managers 113 79 48 37 60 3420 2640 4200
  Quality and customer care managers 114 8 * * * * * *
  Financial institution and office managers 115 11 * * * * * *
  Managers in distribution, storage and retailing 116 25 15 9 20 2570 1560 3570
  Protective service officers 117 11 * * * * * *
  Health and social services managers 118 25 13 8 19 6320 3900 8740
Managers and proprietors in agriculture and services 12 40 22 15 29 2360 1620 3090
  Managers in farming, horticulture, forestry and fishing 121 2 * * * * * *
  Managers and proprietors in hospitality and leisure services 122 16 * * * * * *
  Managers and proprietors in other service industries 123 22 12 7 17 2200 1280 3110
Professional occupations 2 256 147 128 165 3770 3310 4240
Science and technology professionals 21 48 28 20 37 2630 1890 3380
  Science professionals 211 7 * * * * * *
  Engineering professionals 212 29 16 10 22 3320 2120 4530
  Information and communication technology professionals 213 12 * * * * * *
Health professionals 22 25 14 8 20 4120 2460 5790
Teaching and research professionals 23 118 66 54 79 4600 3770 5430
  Teaching professionals 231 115 64 52 77 4740 3870 5600
  Research professionals 232 3 * * * * * *
Business and public service professionals 24 65 38 29 47 3700 2800 4600
  Legal professionals 241 16 * * * * * *
  Business and statistical professionals 242 17 * * * * * *
  Architects, town planners, surveyors 243 8 * * * * * *
  Public service professionals 244 21 11 6 16 5800 3390 8210
  Librarians and related professionals 245 3 * * * * * *
Associate professional and technical occupations 3 357 206 184 228 4690 4200 5170
Science and technology associate professionals 31 32 18 12 24 3560 2340 4790
  Science and engineering technicians 311 19 * * * * * *
  Draughtspersons and building inspectors 312 3 * * * * * *
  IT service delivery occupations 313 10 * * * * * *
Health and social welfare associate professionals 32 139 78 65 92 6900 5770 8020
  Health associate professionals 321 94 52 42 63 7450 5990 8910
  Therapists 322 21 12 7 17 7560 4400 10700
  Social welfare associate professionals 323 24 14 9 20 5140 3120 7170
Protective service occupations 33 41 24 17 32 6530 4560 8500
Culture, media and sports occupations 34 41 26 18 34 3890 2700 5080
  Artistic and literary occupations 341 21 13 7 19 6800 3910 9700
  Design associate professionals 342 6 * * * * * *
  Media associate professionals 343 10 * * * * * *
  Sports and fitness occupations 344 4 * * * * * *
Business and public service associate professionals 35 104 59 47 71 3460 2800 4130
  Transport associate professionals 351 10 * * * * * *
  Business and finance associate professionals 353 27 15 9 21 2740 1710 3770
  Sales and related associate professionals 354 20 12 7 17 2620 1460 3770
  Conservation associate professionals 355 1 * * * * * *
  Public service and other associate professionals 356 46 25 18 32 4750 3390 6120
Administrative and secretarial occupations 4 176 101 86 116 2920 2480 3350
Administrative occupations 41 141 80 67 94 3040 2540 3550
  Administrative occupations: government and related organisations 411 45 25 18 33 5110 3620 6590
  Administrative occupations: finance 412 34 20 13 26 2440 1620 3270
  Administrative occupations: records 413 25 14 9 20 2510 1520 3500
  Administrative occupations: communications 414 8 * * * * * *
  Administrative occupations: general 415 29 17 10 23 2370 1500 3240
Secretarial and related occupations 42 35 21 14 27 2500 1670 3330
Skilled trades occupations 5 224 130 113 147 3960 3440 4480
Skilled agricultural trades 51 19 * * * * * *
Skilled metal and electrical trades 52 90 53 42 64 4330 3440 5220
  Metal forming, welding and related trades 521 13 * * * * * *
  Metal machining, fitting and instrument making trades 522 24 13 8 18 3930 2370 5480
  Vehicle trades 523 22 13 8 19 4690 2730 6660
  Electrical trades 524 31 19 12 25 4010 2600 5420
Skilled construction and building trades 53 90 52 41 63 4280 3400 5170
  Construction trades 531 67 38 29 47 4020 3060 4980
  Building trades 532 23 14 8 20 5210 3110 7320
Textiles, printing and other skilled trades 54 25 15 9 21 2790 1660 3930
  Textiles and garments trades 541 1 * * * * * *
  Printing trades 542 8 * * * * * *
  Food preparation trades 543 11 * * * * * *
  Skilled trades not elsewhere classified 549 5 * * * * * *
Personal service occupations 6 159 91 76 105 3740 3160 4320
Caring personal service occupations 61 117 66 54 78 3520 2880 4150
  Healthcare and related personal services 611 78 44 34 54 4420 3450 5400
  Childcare and related personal services 612 34 19 13 25 2270 1500 3030
  Animal care services 613 5 * * * * * *
Leisure and other personal service occupations 62 42 25 17 32 4480 3140 5830
  Leisure and travel service occupations 621 13 * * * * * *
  Hairdressers and related occupations 622 14 * * * * * *
  Housekeeping occupations 623 13 * * * * * *
  Personal services occupations not elsewhere classified 629 2 * * * * * *
Sales and customer service occupations 7 91 53 42 64 2230 1760 2710
Sales occupations 71 68 40 30 50 2050 1550 2560
  Sales assistants and retail cashiers 711 60 36 26 45 2060 1520 2600
  Sales related occupations 712 8 * * * * * *
Customer service occupations 72 23 13 8 18 3070 1820 4330
Process, plant and machine operatives 8 126 73 60 86 3400 2810 3990
Process, plant and machine operatives 81 59 35 26 44 3470 2590 4360
  Process operatives 811 21 12 7 17 3350 1920 4780
  Plant and machine operatives 812 14 * * * * * *
  Assemblers and routine operatives 813 12 * * * * * *
  Construction operatives 814 12 * * * * * *
Transport and mobile machine drivers and operatives 82 67 38 29 47 3330 2540 4130
  Transport drivers and operatives 821 59 33 25 42 3520 2630 4410
  Mobile machine drivers and operatives 822 8 * * * * * *
Elementary occupations 9 152 89 75 103 2400 2010 2790
Elementary trades, plant and storage related occupations 91 61 36 27 46 3440 2570 4300
  Elementary agricultural occupations 911 7 * * * * * *
  Elementary construction occupations 912 15 * * * * * *
  Elementary process plant occupations 913 13 * * * * * *
  Elementary goods storage occupations 914 26 16 10 22 3630 2250 5010
Elementary administration and service occupations 92 91 53 41 64 1980 1570 2400
  Elementary administration occupations 921 15 * * * * * *
  Elementary personal services occupations 922 29 17 11 24 1740 1110 2380
  Elementary cleaning occupations 923 28 15 9 21 1920 1200 2650
  Elementary security occupations 924 17 * * * * * *
  Elementary sales occupations 925 2 * * * * * *
Missing   1 .. .. .. .. .. ..
All occupations (illness ascribed to the current or most recent job)   1779 1027 978 1077 3400 3230 3560
Other job caused illness#   408 234 211 257 .. .. ..
Total (illness ascribed to any job)   2187 1261 1206 1316 4170 3990 4350

Notes:

.. Not applicable

* Sample numbers too small to provide reliable estimates.

Figures in italics are estimates based on fewer than 30 sample cases.

+ Details of Standard Occupational Classification (2000)

# 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.


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Updated 15.09.09