Health and Safety Executive

Table WRIOCC4_3YR - Averaged 2005/06-2007/08

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 2005/06-2007/08

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 1 394 73 66 80 1660 1490 1830
Corporate managers 11 313 58 51 65 1660 1470 1840
  Corporate Managers and senior officials 111 10 * * * * * *
  Production managers 112 35 6 4 8 1000 670 1330
  Functional managers 113 130 25 20 29 1840 1520 2160
  Quality and customer care managers 114 15 * * * * * *
  Financial institution and office managers 115 44 8 6 10 1870 1310 2430
    Financial institution managers 1151 19 * * * * * *
    Office managers 1152 25 4 3 6 1690 1020 2370
  Managers in distribution, storage and retailing 116 41 8 5 10 1390 970 1820
  Protective service officers 117 11 * * * * * *
  Health and social services managers 118 27 5 3 7 2260 1380 3150
Managers and proprietors in agriculture and services 12 81 15 12 18 1680 1310 2040
  Managers in farming, horticulture, forestry and fishing 121 2 * * * * * *
  Managers and proprietors in hospitality and leisure services 122 25 5 3 7 1510 910 2120
  Managers and proprietors in other service industries 123 54 10 7 13 1870 1370 2370
Professional occupations 2 366 68 61 75 1790 1600 1970
Science and technology professionals 21 71 13 10 17 1270 970 1570
  Science professionals 211 8 * * * * * *
  Engineering professionals 212 36 7 4 9 1380 930 1840
  Information and communication technology professionals 213 27 5 3 7 1180 730 1640
    IT strategy and planning professionals 2131 6 * * * * * *
    Software professionals 2132 21 4 2 6 1370 770 1960
Health professionals 22 32 6 4 9 1930 1240 2620
Teaching and research professionals 23 176 32 27 37 2220 1880 2560
  Teaching professionals 231 173 31 26 36 2320 1970 2670
  Research professionals 232 3 * * * * * *
Business and public service professionals 24 87 16 13 20 1650 1290 2000
Associate professional and technical occupations 3 495 93 85 102 2220 2020 2420
Science and technology associate professionals 31 37 7 5 9 1310 890 1740
Health and social welfare associate professionals 32 198 36 31 41 3230 2780 3690
  Health associate professionals 321 126 22 18 26 3210 2640 3780
  Therapists 322 29 5 3 7 3650 2330 4960
  Social welfare associate professionals 323 43 8 6 11 3070 2160 3990
    Youth and community workers 3231 15 * * * * * *
    Housing and welfare officers 3232 28 6 3 8 3190 2010 4360
Protective service occupations 33 49 9 7 12 2730 1940 3510
Culture, media and sports occupations 34 60 13 10 17 2040 1510 2570
Business and public service associate professionals 35 151 28 24 33 1780 1490 2060
  Transport associate professionals 351 13 * * * * * *
  Legal associate professionals 352 5 * * * * * *
  Business and finance associate professionals 353 38 7 5 9 1360 920 1790
  Sales and related associate professionals 354 37 7 5 10 1630 1100 2160
  Conservation associate professionals 355 4 * * * * * *
  Public service and other associate professionals 356 54 10 7 13 2060 1500 2630
Administrative and secretarial occupations 4 275 51 45 57 1450 1270 1620
Administrative occupations 41 219 40 35 46 1510 1310 1710
  Administrative occupations: government and related organisations 411 53 10 7 12 1840 1340 2340
  Administrative occupations: finance 412 64 12 9 15 1430 1070 1780
    Credit controllers 4121 3 * * * * * *
    Accounts and wages clerks, book-keepers, other financial clerks 4122 35 7 4 9 1170 780 1570
    Counter clerks 4123 26 5 3 6 2250 1380 3120
  Administrative occupations: records 413 44 8 6 11 1440 1010 1870
  Administrative occupations: communications 414 10 * * * * * *
  Administrative occupations: general 415 48 9 6 12 1280 920 1650
Secretarial and related occupations 42 56 10 8 13 1250 920 1590
Skilled trades occupations 5 293 56 49 62 1750 1550 1950
Skilled agricultural trades 51 34 6 4 8 2140 1420 2860
Skilled metal and electrical trades 52 107 20 16 24 1710 1390 2040
  Metal forming, welding and related trades 521 18 * * * * * *
  Metal machining, fitting and instrument making trades 522 26 5 3 7 1390 850 1920
  Vehicle trades 523 27 5 3 7 1970 1230 2720
  Electrical trades 524 36 7 5 9 1600 1070 2130
Skilled construction and building trades 53 109 21 17 25 1790 1450 2130
  Construction trades 531 92 18 14 22 1950 1550 2350
  Building trades 532 17 * * * * * *
Textiles, printing and other skilled trades 54 43 8 6 11 1520 1060 1980
Personal service occupations 6 270 51 44 57 2140 1880 2400
Caring personal service occupations 61 204 38 32 43 2060 1770 2340
  Healthcare and related personal services 611 138 25 21 29 2540 2110 2970
  Childcare and related personal services 612 61 11 9 14 1450 1080 1810
  Animal care services 613 5 * * * * * *
Leisure and other personal service occupations 62 66 13 10 16 2420 1810 3030
  Leisure and travel service occupations 621 27 6 3 8 3210 1960 4460
  Hairdressers and related occupations 622 24 4 3 6 2090 1250 2930
  Housekeeping occupations 623 12 * * * * * *
  Personal services occupations not elsewhere classified 629 3 * * * * * *
Sales and customer service occupations 7 150 29 24 34 1230 1020 1430
Sales occupations 71 107 21 17 25 1070 860 1280
  Sales assistants and retail cashiers 711 92 18 14 22 1050 830 1260
    Sales and retail assistants 7111 65 13 9 16 920 690 1150
    Retail cashiers and check-out operators 7112 20 4 2 6 1360 760 1960
    Telephone salespersons 7113 7 * * * * * *
  Sales related occupations 712 15 * * * * * *
Customer service occupations 72 43 8 6 11 1990 1370 2600
    Call centre agents/operators 7211 9 * * * * * *
    Customer care occupations 7212 34 6 4 9 2120 1400 2840
Process, plant and machine operatives 8 169 32 27 37 1510 1280 1740
Process, plant and machine operatives 81 80 16 12 19 1490 1160 1820
  Process operatives 811 32 6 4 8 1690 1110 2280
  Plant and machine operatives 812 14 * * * * * *
  Assemblers and routine operatives 813 22 4 2 6 1330 770 1900
  Construction operatives 814 12 * * * * * *
Transport and mobile machine drivers and operatives 82 89 17 13 20 1520 1200 1840
  Transport drivers and operatives 821 75 14 11 18 1530 1180 1880
  Mobile machine drivers and operatives 822 14 * * * * * *
Elementary occupations 9 218 42 36 47 1170 1010 1330
Elementary trades, plant and storage related occupations 91 75 14 11 18 1420 1100 1750
  Elementary agricultural occupations 911 3 * * * * * *
  Elementary construction occupations 912 17 * * * * * *
  Elementary process plant occupations 913 24 4 3 6 1590 950 2230
  Elementary goods storage occupations 914 31 6 4 9 1530 990 2070
    Other goods handling and storage occupations not elsewhere classified 9149 31 6 4 9 1570 1020 2120
Elementary administration and service occupations 92 143 27 23 32 1070 890 1250
  Elementary administration occupations 921 28 6 3 8 1980 1240 2720
    Postal workers, mail sorters, messengers, couriers 9211 27 5 3 7 2340 1450 3230
    Elementary office occupations not elsewhere classified 9219 1 * * * * * *
  Elementary personal services occupations 922 27 5 3 8 560 350 780
  Elementary cleaning occupations 923 50 9 7 12 1200 860 1530
  Elementary security occupations 924 20 4 2 6 1140 640 1650
  Elementary sales occupations 925 18 * * * * * *
Missing   1 * * * * * *
All occupations (illness ascribed to the current or most recent job)   2631 495 475 515 1670 1610 1740
Other job caused illness#   297 57 50 63 .. .. ..
Total (illness ascribed to any job)   2928 551 531 572 1870 1800 1940

Notes:

.. Not applicable

* Sample numbers too small to provide reliable estimates.

+ Details of Standard Occupational Classification (2000)

^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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