Census of Population of Ireland, 1996 - IPUMS Subset
Ireland, 1996
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Occupation (IE1996A_OCC)
Data file: IRL1996_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
217
End:
219
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
[Questions 15-24 were asked of persons 15 years and over]</p>
<p>Q.19 Occupation ________</p>
<div class="i1">If at work, state here the usual principal occupation, giving a full description.<br />If unemployed or retired, describe the principal occupation previously held.<br />Persons described as farmers or farm workers should also state the area of the land currently/previously farmed.</div><span class="em">Explanatory notes</span></p>
<p>[Questions 15-24 relate only to persons aged 15 years and over]</p>
<p>Question 19 - Occupation</p>
<ul class="b1">
<li>If at work, state the usual principal occupation i.e. that by which the living is mainly earned.</li>
<li>If unemployed or retired, describe the principal occupation previously held.</li>
<li>In all cases describe the occupation fully and precisely using any special name by which the job is known and stating the type of work done. The following are examples of the types of occupational descriptions which should be used:</li>
<li><ul class="b2">
<li>Retail store/shop manager</li>
<li>Computer systems manager</li>
<li>Garage manager</li>
<li>Civil engineer</li>
<li>Electrical engineer</li>
<li>Software engineer</li>
<li>Trainee chartered accountant</li>
<li>Laboratory technician</li>
<li>Electronic technician</li>
<li>Analyst/programmer</li>
<li>Secretary/receptionist</li>
<li>Gas fitter</li>
<li>Motor mechanic</li>
<li>Wood machinist</li>
<li>Ticket checker</li>
<li>Child minder</li>
<li>Food process worker</li>
<li>Chemical plant operator</li>
<li>Builder's labourer</li>
<li>Dock labourer</li>
</ul></li>
<li>General terms such as "Manager", "Accountant", "Contractor", "Machine operator", "Technician", "Labourer", "Engineer", "Fitter", "Foreman", "Checker", "Mechanic", should not be used alone.</li>
<li>For civil servants and local government employees, the grade should be stated. For Army or Garda personnel, .the rank should be stated.</li>
<li>For teachers, the branch of teaching should be stated, i.e. ''primary teacher", "vocational teacher", etc.</li>
<li>For clergy and members of religious orders engaged in teaching or other service, a full description should be given such as "Christian Brother, primary teacher", "Nun, general hospital nurse", etc.</li>
<li>If a farmer or farm worker, regardless of present status (Question 18), state also the area and units (statute acres/hectares) of the land farmed (i.e. including land taken and excluding land left.</li>
<li>Specifically, if retired, then state the area farmed at retirement.</li>
</ul>
<p>Q.19 Occupation ________</p>
<div class="i1">If at work, state here the usual principal occupation, giving a full description.<br />If unemployed or retired, describe the principal occupation previously held.<br />Persons described as farmers or farm workers should also state the area of the land currently/previously farmed.</div><span class="em">Explanatory notes</span></p>
<p>[Questions 15-24 relate only to persons aged 15 years and over]</p>
<p>Question 19 - Occupation</p>
<ul class="b1">
<li>If at work, state the usual principal occupation i.e. that by which the living is mainly earned.</li>
<li>If unemployed or retired, describe the principal occupation previously held.</li>
<li>In all cases describe the occupation fully and precisely using any special name by which the job is known and stating the type of work done. The following are examples of the types of occupational descriptions which should be used:</li>
<li><ul class="b2">
<li>Retail store/shop manager</li>
<li>Computer systems manager</li>
<li>Garage manager</li>
<li>Civil engineer</li>
<li>Electrical engineer</li>
<li>Software engineer</li>
<li>Trainee chartered accountant</li>
<li>Laboratory technician</li>
<li>Electronic technician</li>
<li>Analyst/programmer</li>
<li>Secretary/receptionist</li>
<li>Gas fitter</li>
<li>Motor mechanic</li>
<li>Wood machinist</li>
<li>Ticket checker</li>
<li>Child minder</li>
<li>Food process worker</li>
<li>Chemical plant operator</li>
<li>Builder's labourer</li>
<li>Dock labourer</li>
</ul></li>
<li>General terms such as "Manager", "Accountant", "Contractor", "Machine operator", "Technician", "Labourer", "Engineer", "Fitter", "Foreman", "Checker", "Mechanic", should not be used alone.</li>
<li>For civil servants and local government employees, the grade should be stated. For Army or Garda personnel, .the rank should be stated.</li>
<li>For teachers, the branch of teaching should be stated, i.e. ''primary teacher", "vocational teacher", etc.</li>
<li>For clergy and members of religious orders engaged in teaching or other service, a full description should be given such as "Christian Brother, primary teacher", "Nun, general hospital nurse", etc.</li>
<li>If a farmer or farm worker, regardless of present status (Question 18), state also the area and units (statute acres/hectares) of the land farmed (i.e. including land taken and excluding land left.</li>
<li>Specifically, if retired, then state the area farmed at retirement.</li>
</ul>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 100 | Senior managers in national government |
| 101 | General managers in large companies |
| 102 | Local government officers |
| 103 | General administrators in national government |
| 110 | Production and works managers |
| 111 | Building managers |
| 120 | Company financial managers |
| 121 | Marketing managers |
| 122 | Purchasing managers |
| 124 | Personnel managers |
| 126 | Computer systems managers |
| 130 | Credit controllers |
| 131 | Bank and building society managers |
| 132 | Civil Service executive officers |
| 139 | Other financial managers n.e.s. |
| 140 | Transport managers |
| 141 | Stores and warehousing managers |
| 150 | Commissioned officers in armed forces |
| 152 | Senior police and prison officers |
| 160 | Farm owners and managers |
| 171 | Garage managers and proprietors |
| 173 | Hotel and accommodation managers |
| 174 | Restaurant and catering managers |
| 175 | Publicans, innkeepers and club managers |
| 176 | Entertainment and sport managers |
| 177 | Travel agency managers |
| 178 | Managers and proprietors of butchers |
| 179 | Managers and proprietors of shops |
| 191 | Administrators of schools and colleges |
| 199 | Other managers n.e.s. |
| 200 | Chemists |
| 201 | Biological scientists |
| 202 | Physicists |
| 209 | Other natural scientists n.e.s. |
| 210 | Civil and mining engineers |
| 211 | Mechanical engineers |
| 212 | Electrical and electronic engineers |
| 214 | Software engineers |
| 215 | Chemical, production, planning and quality control engineers |
| 216 | Design and development engineers |
| 219 | Other engineers and technologists n.e.s. |
| 220 | Medical practitioners |
| 221 | Pharmacists, pharmacologists, ophthalmic and dispensing opticians |
| 223 | Dental practitioners |
| 224 | Veterinarians |
| 230 | University, RTC and higher education teachers |
| 233 | Secondary and vocational education teachers |
| 234 | Primary and nursery education teachers |
| 239 | Other teaching professionals n.e.s. |
| 240 | Judges |
| 242 | Barristers and solicitors |
| 250 | Chartered and certified management accountants (incl. taxation experts) |
| 252 | Actuaries, economists, statisticians, management consultants and business analysts |
| 260 | Architects, town planners and surveyors |
| 270 | Librarians, archivists and curators |
| 290 | Psychologists and other social/behavioural scientists |
| 292 | Clergy |
| 293 | Social workers and probation officers |
| 300 | Laboratory technicians |
| 301 | Engineering technicians |
| 302 | Electrical and electronic technicians |
| 303 | Architectural, town planning, building and civil engineering technicians |
| 309 | Other scientific technicians n.e.s. |
| 310 | Draughtspersons |
| 312 | Building inspectors and quantity surveyors |
| 313 | Marine, insurance and other surveyors |
| 320 | Computer analyst programmers |
| 331 | Aircraft officers, traffic planners and controllers |
| 332 | Ship and hovercraft officers |
| 340 | Nurses and midwives |
| 342 | Medical radiographers |
| 343 | Physiotherapists and chiropodists |
| 346 | Medical technicians, dental auxiliaries and dental nurses |
| 347 | Occupational and speech therapists, psychotherapists and other therapists n.e.s. |
| 349 | Other health associate professionals n.e.s. |
| 350 | Legal service and related occupations |
| 361 | Underwriters, claims assessors, brokers and investment analysts |
| 363 | Personnel, industrial relations and work study officers |
| 371 | Matrons, houseparents, welfare, community and youth workers |
| 380 | Authors, writers and journalists |
| 381 | Artists, commercial/industrial artists, graphic and clothing designers |
| 384 | Actors, musicians, entertainers, stage managers, producers and directors |
| 386 | Photographers, camera, sound and video equipment operators |
| 387 | Professional athletes and sport officials |
| 390 | Information officers, careers advisers and vocational guidance specialists |
| 391 | Vocational, industrial trainers and driving instructors |
| 394 | Inspectors of factories, trading standards and other statutory inspectors |
| 396 | Environmental health workers, occupational hygienists and safety officers |
| 399 | Other associate professional and technical occupations n.e.s. |
| 400 | Civil Service administrative officers and assistants |
| 401 | Local government clerical officers and assistants |
| 410 | Accounts and wages clerks, book-keepers and other financial clerks |
| 411 | Cashiers, bank and counter clerks |
| 412 | Debt, rent and other cash collectors |
| 430 | Filing, computer, library and other clerks n.e.s. |
| 441 | Storekeepers, warehousemen/women, despatch and production control clerks |
| 459 | Secretaries, medical, legal, personal assistants, typists and word processor operators |
| 460 | Receptionists and receptionist-telephonists |
| 462 | Telephone operators, telegraph operators and other office communication system operators |
| 490 | Computer operators, data processing operators and other office machine operators |
| 500 | Bricklayers and masons |
| 501 | Roofers, slaters, tilers, sheeters and cladders |
| 502 | Plasterers |
| 503 | Glaziers |
| 504 | Builders and building contractors |
| 506 | Floorers, floor coverers, carpet fitters and planners, floor and wall tilers |
| 507 | Painters and decorators |
| 509 | Scaffolders, riggers, steeplejacks and other construction trades n.e.s. |
| 515 | Toolmakers |
| 516 | Metal working production and maintenance fitters |
| 517 | Precision instrument makers, goldsmiths, silversmiths and precious stone workers |
| 519 | Other machine tool setters and CNC setter-operators n.e.s. |
| 521 | Electricians and electrical maintenance fitters |
| 523 | Telephone fitters |
| 524 | Cable jointers and lines repairers |
| 525 | Radio, TV and video engineers |
| 526 | Computer engineers (installation and maintenance) |
| 529 | Other electrical and electronic trades n.e.s. |
| 530 | Smiths, forge/metal plate workers and shipwrights |
| 532 | Plumbers, heating and ventilating engineers and related trades |
| 533 | Sheet metal workers |
| 537 | Welders and steel erectors |
| 540 | Motor mechanics, auto electricians, tyre and exhaust fitters |
| 541 | Vehicle body repairers, panel beaters and spray painters |
| 550 | Weavers, knitters, warp preparers, bleachers, dyers and finishers |
| 553 | Sewing machinists, menders, darners and embroiderers |
| 554 | Coach trimmers, upholsterers and mattress makers |
| 555 | Shoe repairers and other leather makers |
| 556 | Tailors, dressmakers, clothing cutters, milliners and furriers |
| 559 | Other textiles, garments and related trades n.e.s. |
| 561 | Printers, originators and compositors |
| 569 | Bookbinders, print finishers and other printing trades n.e.s. |
| 570 | Carpenters and joiners |
| 571 | Cabinet makers |
| 579 | Other woodworking trades n.e.s. |
| 580 | Bakers and flour confectioners |
| 581 | Butchers and meat cutters |
| 582 | Fishmongers and poultry dressers |
| 590 | Glass product and ceramics makers, finishers and other operatives |
| 594 | Gardeners and groundsmen/women |
| 595 | Horticultural trades |
| 599 | Other craft and related occupations |
| 600 | Soldiers (sergeant and below) |
| 610 | Police officers (sergeant and below) |
| 611 | Fire service officers |
| 612 | Prison service officers |
| 615 | Security guards and related occupations |
| 619 | Other security and protective service occupations n.e.s. |
| 620 | Chefs and cooks |
| 621 | Waiters and waitresses |
| 622 | Bar staff |
| 630 | Travel and flight attendants |
| 640 | Nurses' aids |
| 644 | Care assistants and attendants |
| 650 | Childminders, nursery nurses and playgroup leaders |
| 652 | Educational assistants |
| 660 | Hairdressers, barbers and beauticians |
| 670 | Housekeepers (domestic and non-domestic) |
| 672 | Caretakers |
| 673 | Launderers, dry cleaners and pressers |
| 690 | Undertakers, bookmakers and other personal service workers n.e.s. |
| 700 | Buyers and purchasing officers |
| 702 | Importers, exporters, commodity and shipping brokers |
| 710 | Technical and wholesale sales representatives |
| 719 | Auctioneers, estimators, valuers and other sales representatives n.e.s. |
| 720 | Sales assistants, check-out operators and petrol pump attendants |
| 731 | Roundsmen/women and van salespersons |
| 732 | Market/street traders and scrap dealers |
| 790 | Merchandisers, window dressers, floral arrangers and telephone salespersons |
| 800 | Bakery and confectionery process operatives |
| 802 | Tobacco process operatives |
| 809 | Other food and drink (incl. brewing) process operatives |
| 810 | Tannery production operatives |
| 812 | Spinners, doublers, twisters, winders and reelers |
| 814 | Other textiles processing operatives |
| 820 | Chemical, gas and petroleum process plant operatives |
| 821 | Paper, wood and related process plant operatives |
| 824 | Rubber process operatives, moulding machine operatives and tyre builders |
| 825 | Plastics process operatives, moulders and extruders |
| 829 | Synthetic fibre and other chemical, paper, plastics and related operatives |
| 830 | Moulders and furnace operatives (metal) |
| 839 | Other metal making and treating process operatives n.e.s. |
| 840 | Machine tool operatives (incl. CNC machine tool operatives) |
| 841 | Other automatic machine workers, metal polishers and dressing operatives |
| 850 | Assemblers and lineworkers (electrical and electronic goods) |
| 851 | Assemblers and lineworkers (metal goods and other goods) |
| 860 | Inspectors, viewers and laboratory testers |
| 862 | Packers, bottlers, canners, fillers, weighers, graders and sorters |
| 871 | Bus and road transport depot inspectors |
| 872 | Drivers of road goods vehicles |
| 873 | Bus conductors and coach drivers |
| 874 | Taxi/cab drivers, chauffeurs and couriers |
| 880 | Seafarers (merchant navy), barge and boat operatives |
| 881 | Railway station workers, supervisors and guards |
| 882 | Rail engine drivers and other railway line operatives |
| 885 | Mechanical plant drivers/operatives and crane drivers |
| 887 | Fork lift truck drivers |
| 889 | Other transport and machinery operatives n.e.s. |
| 892 | Water and sewerage plant attendants |
| 893 | Electrical, energy, boiler and related plant operatives and attendants |
| 895 | Pipe layers/pipe jointers and related construction workers |
| 897 | Woodworking machine operatives |
| 898 | Mine (excluding coal) and quarry workers |
| 899 | Other plant, machine and process operatives n.e.s. |
| 900 | Farm workers |
| 901 | Agricultural machinery drivers and other farming occupations |
| 903 | Fishing and related workers |
| 904 | Forestry workers |
| 913 | Mates to metal, electrical and related fitters |
| 919 | Labourers in engineering and other making/processing industries |
| 922 | Rail construction and maintenance workers |
| 923 | Road construction workers, paviors and kerb layers |
| 929 | Other building and civil engineering labourers |
| 930 | Stevedores and dockers |
| 931 | Goods porters |
| 933 | Refuse and salvage collectors |
| 934 | Drivers mates |
| 940 | Postal workers and mail sorters |
| 951 | Hotel porters and kitchen porters |
| 953 | Counterhands and catering assistants |
| 955 | Window cleaners and car park attendants |
| 958 | Cleaners and domestics |
| 959 | Other occupations in sales and services n.e.s. |
| 990 | All other labourers and related workers |
| 995 | All other gainful occupations n.e.s. |
| 998 | Unknown |
| 999 | NIU (not in universe) |
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's occupation.
Universe
Ireland 1996: Persons age 15+ at work, experienced unemployed, or retired [discrepancies: none]
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