Social Mobility (Further guidance for above)
Thinking back to when you were aged about 14, which best describes the sort of work the main/ highest income earner in your household did in their main job?
- Clerical and intermediate occupations
Examples - secretary, personal assistant, clerical worker, office clerk, call centre agent, nursing auxiliary, nursery nurse
- Long term unemployed
Examples - claimed Jobseeker’s Allowance or earlier unemployment benefit for more than a year
- Middle or junior managers
office manager, retail manager, bank manager, restaurant manager, warehouse manager, publican
- Modern professional occupations
teacher/lecturer, nurse, physiotherapist, social worker, welfare officer, artist, musician, police officer (sergeant or above), software designer
- Routine manual and service occupations
Examples - HGV driver, van driver, cleaner, porter, packer, sewing machinist, messenger, labourer, waiter/waitress, bar staff
- Semi-routine manual and service occupations
Examples - postal worker, machine operative, security guard, caretaker, farm worker, catering assistant, receptionist, sales assistant
- Senior managers and administrators (usually responsible for planning, organising and co-ordinating work and for finance)
Examples - finance manager, chief executive
- Technical and craft occupations
Examples - motor mechanic, fitter, inspector, plumber, printer, tool maker, electrician, gardener, train driver
- Traditional professional occupations
Examples - accountant, solicitor, medical practitioner, scientist, civil /mechanical engineer