Dataset: South Africa Census, 2001: Population (10% sample)

Variable p19c_occ: Occupation

Literal Question

P-19c. IF YES to P-18 What is the main occupation of (the person) in this workplace? Occupation refers to the type of work (the person) performed in the seven days before 10 October. Use two or more words. For example, street trader, cattle farmer, primary school teacher, domestic worker, fruit vendor, truck driver,warehouse manager, filing clerk, etc.

Values Categories N NW
0 Not applicable 2947557 35,056,933.7
 78.3%
111 Legislators 328 3,883.3
 0.0%
112 Senior government officials 1487 18,232.1
 0.0%
113 Traditional chiefs and heads of villages 125 1,611.3
 0.0%
114 Senior officials of special-interest organizations 96 1,176.7
 0.0%
119 Legislators and senior officials NEC 0 0.0
 0.0%
120 Corporate managers NFD 0 0.0
 0.0%
121 Directors and chief executives 3366 42,680.4
 0.1%
122 Production and operations managers 4962 61,632.4
 0.1%
123 Other managers NEC 12039 151,585.2
 0.3%
129 Corporate managers NEC 21 274.2
 0.0%
130 General managers NFD 0 0.0
 0.0%
131 General managers 18359 231,589.0
 0.5%
139 General managers NEC 533 6,689.5
 0.0%
150 Armed forces and civil service managers 0 0.0
 0.0%
210 Physical, mathematical and engineering science professionals NFD 0 0.0
 0.0%
211 Physicists and astronomers 518 6,488.5
 0.0%
212 Mathematicians, statisticians and related professionals 101 1,238.3
 0.0%
213 Computing professionals 3017 38,397.2
 0.1%
214 Architects, engineers and related professionals 7120 89,429.5
 0.2%
215 Physical sciences technologists 60 750.8
 0.0%
219 Physical, mathematical and engineering science professionals NEC 11 122.7
 0.0%
220 Life science and health professionals NFD 0 0.0
 0.0%
221 Life science professionals 773 10,058.4
 0.0%
222 Health professionals 3369 41,594.4
 0.1%
223 Nursing and midwifery professionals 2170 25,874.8
 0.1%
229 Life science and health professionals NEC 0 0.0
 0.0%
230 Teaching professionals NFD 0 0.0
 0.0%
231 Higher education teaching professionals 2371 29,335.2
 0.1%
232 Secondary education teaching professionals 1051 12,537.6
 0.0%
233 Primary and pre-primary education teaching professionals 8532 102,289.2
 0.2%
234 Special education teaching professionals 46 544.1
 0.0%
235 Other teaching professionals 846 10,408.8
 0.0%
239 Other education professionals NEC 103 1,236.2
 0.0%
240 Other professionals NFD 0 0.0
 0.0%
241 Business professionals 14454 181,716.4
 0.4%
242 Legal professionals 2310 28,957.2
 0.1%
243 Archivists, librarians and related information professionals 752 9,253.4
 0.0%
244 Social science and related professionals 1330 16,078.8
 0.0%
245 Writers and creative or performing artists 4244 53,773.8
 0.1%
246 Religious professionals 1291 15,803.3
 0.0%
249 Other professionals NEC 211 2,609.0
 0.0%
310 Natural and engineering science associate professionals NFD 0 0.0
 0.0%
311 Natural and engineering science technicians 6914 86,413.9
 0.2%
312 Computer associate professionals 501 6,231.2
 0.0%
313 Optical and electronic equipment operators 803 9,885.8
 0.0%
314 Ship/aircraft controllers and technicians 501 6,303.9
 0.0%
315 Safety and quality inspectors 2995 36,326.7
 0.1%
319 Natural and engineering science associate professionals NEC 2 26.7
 0.0%
320 Life science and health associate professionals NFD 0 0.0
 0.0%
321 Life science technicians and related associate professionals 638 7,889.1
 0.0%
322 Modern health associate professionals 2036 24,991.5
 0.1%
323 Nursing and midwifery associate professionals 10528 123,631.0
 0.3%
324 Traditional medicine practitioners and faith healers 813 9,674.3
 0.0%
329 Life science and health associate professionals NEC 0 0.0
 0.0%
330 Teaching associate professionals NFD 0 0.0
 0.0%
331 Primary education teaching associate professionals 16520 195,874.4
 0.4%
332 Pre-primary education teaching associate professionals 112 1,344.7
 0.0%
333 Special education teaching associate professionals 18 215.0
 0.0%
334 Other teaching associate professionals 127 1,545.5
 0.0%
339 Teaching associate professionals NEC 8964 107,264.9
 0.2%
340 Other associate professionals NFD 0 0.0
 0.0%
341 Finance and sales associate professionals 10200 126,774.4
 0.3%
342 Business services agents and trade brokers 1754 21,845.0
 0.0%
343 Administrative associate professionals 6312 79,292.4
 0.2%
344 Customs, tax and related govt. associate professionals 1848 22,384.9
 0.1%
345 Police inspectors and detectives 929 11,432.5
 0.0%
346 Social work associate professionals 338 4,001.6
 0.0%
347 Artistic, entertainment and sports associate professionals 3073 38,341.4
 0.1%
348 Religious associate professionals 221 2,657.8
 0.0%
349 Other associate professionals NEC 23 275.1
 0.0%
350 Armed forces and civil service associate professionals 0 0.0
 0.0%
410 Office clerks NFD 0 0.0
 0.0%
411 Secretaries and keyboard-operating clerks 18763 231,549.1
 0.5%
412 Numerical clerks 6204 77,034.7
 0.2%
413 Material-recording and transport clerks 8378 102,193.3
 0.2%
414 Library, mail and related clerks 5751 69,461.7
 0.2%
419 Other office clerks and clerks NEC 24554 300,790.2
 0.7%
420 Customer service clerks NFD 0 0.0
 0.0%
421 Cashiers, tellers and related clerks 16553 199,738.4
 0.4%
422 Client information clerks 6056 73,766.6
 0.2%
429 Customer service clerks NEC 226 2,757.6
 0.0%
510 Personal and protective services workers NFD 0 0.0
 0.0%
511 Travel attendants and related workers 984 12,418.3
 0.0%
512 Housekeeping and restaurant services workers 11960 145,472.4
 0.3%
513 Personal care workers 3909 46,565.4
 0.1%
514 Other personal services workers 3211 39,244.0
 0.1%
515 Astrologers, fortune-tellers and related workers 6 91.7
 0.0%
516 Protective services workers 30008 369,794.7
 0.8%
519 Personal and protective services workers NEC 15 242.2
 0.0%
520 Models, salespersons and demonstrators NFD 0 0.0
 0.0%
521 Fashion and other models 47 581.5
 0.0%
522 Shop salespersons and demonstrators 29834 366,753.9
 0.8%
523 Stall and market salespersons 367 4,483.5
 0.0%
529 Models, salespersons and demonstrators NEC 2 31.8
 0.0%
530 Armed forces and civil service workers 0 0.0
 0.0%
610 Market-oriented skilled agricultural and fishery workers NFD 0 0.0
 0.0%
611 Market gardeners and crop growers 9107 131,321.1
 0.3%
612 Dairy and livestock producers 5451 82,055.6
 0.2%
613 Market-oriented crop and animal producers 1518 23,124.2
 0.1%
614 Forestry and related workers 2103 29,569.1
 0.1%
615 Fishery workers, hunters and trappers 700 8,683.2
 0.0%
619 Market-oriented skilled agricultural and fishery workers NEC 15 249.0
 0.0%
620 Subsistence agricultural and fishery workers NFD 0 0.0
 0.0%
621 Subsistence agricultural and fishery workers 93 1,307.7
 0.0%
710 Extraction and building trades workers NFD 0 0.0
 0.0%
711 Miners, shotfirers, stone cutters and carvers 19508 240,029.3
 0.5%
712 Building frame and related trades workers 16194 199,562.5
 0.4%
713 Building finishers and related trades workers 11209 139,222.5
 0.3%
714 Painters, building structure cleaners and related trades workers 4136 51,050.6
 0.1%
719 Extraction and building trades workers NEC 56 706.7
 0.0%
720 Metal, machinery and related trades workers NFD 0 0.0
 0.0%
721 Metal, machinery and related trades workers 6942 86,710.4
 0.2%
722 Blacksmiths, tool-makers and related trades workers 3331 41,290.7
 0.1%
723 Machinery mechanics and fitters 11194 139,876.5
 0.3%
724 Electrical and electronic equipment mechanics and fitters 3042 38,040.7
 0.1%
729 Metal, machinery and related trades workers NEC 113 1,414.6
 0.0%
730 Handicraft, printing and related trades workers NFD 0 0.0
 0.0%
731 Precision workers in metal and related materials 819 10,035.3
 0.0%
732 Potters, glass-makers and related trades workers 1154 14,181.9
 0.0%
733 Handicraft workers in wood, textile, leather and related materials 68 864.4
 0.0%
734 Printing and related trades workers 1961 23,873.8
 0.1%
739 Handicraft, printing and related trades workers NEC 23 279.9
 0.0%
740 Other craft and related trades workers NFD 0 0.0
 0.0%
741 Food processing and related trades workers 5439 67,841.7
 0.2%
742 Wood treaters, cabinet makers and related trades workers 1344 16,856.7
 0.0%
743 Textile, garment and related trades workers 5824 69,816.8
 0.2%
744 Pelt, leather and shoemaking trades workers 1086 13,220.1
 0.0%
749 Other craft and related trades workers NEC 1029 12,819.6
 0.0%
810 Stationary-plant and related operators NFD 0 0.0
 0.0%
811 Mining and mineral processing plant operators 1174 13,975.1
 0.0%
812 Metal processing plant operators 224 2,767.7
 0.0%
813 Glass, ceramics and related plant operators 637 7,975.8
 0.0%
814 Wood processing and paper-making plant operators 274 3,466.5
 0.0%
815 Chemical processing plant operators 1115 13,731.8
 0.0%
816 Power production and related plant operators 1451 17,889.3
 0.0%
817 Automated assembly-line and industrial robot operators 6 73.3
 0.0%
819 Stationary-plant and related operators NEC 0 0.0
 0.0%
820 Machine operators and assemblers NFD 0 0.0
 0.0%
821 Metal and mineral products machine operators 3146 38,513.9
 0.1%
822 Chemical products machine operators 720 8,765.8
 0.0%
823 Rubber and plastic products machine operators 1292 15,742.0
 0.0%
824 Wood products machine operators 681 8,430.5
 0.0%
825 Printing, binding and paper-products machine operators 695 8,448.4
 0.0%
826 Textile, fur and leather products machine operators 6324 75,449.8
 0.2%
827 Food and related products machine operators 1927 24,428.0
 0.1%
828 Assemblers 725 8,751.4
 0.0%
829 Other machine operators and assemblers NEC 1302 15,901.1
 0.0%
830 Drivers and mobile-plant operators NFD 0 0.0
 0.0%
831 Locomotive engine drivers and related workers 3226 39,512.5
 0.1%
832 Motor vehicle drivers and related workers 34362 428,517.2
 1.0%
833 Agricultural and other mobile plant operators 7926 107,170.8
 0.2%
834 Ships deck crews and related workers 401 4,829.8
 0.0%
839 Drivers and mobile plant operators NEC 68 830.0
 0.0%
910 Sales and services elementary occupations NFD 0 0.0
 0.0%
911 Street vendors and related workers 8512 106,943.2
 0.2%
912 Shoe cleaning and other street service occupations 405 4,876.0
 0.0%
913 Domestic and related helpers, cleaners and launderers 97945 1,200,149.0
 2.7%
914 Building caretakers, window and related cleaners 1864 22,526.3
 0.1%
915 Messengers, porters, door-keepers and related workers 2838 34,372.4
 0.1%
916 Garbage collectors and related labourers 3919 48,747.7
 0.1%
919 Sales and services elementary occupations NEC 206 2,711.4
 0.0%
920 Agricultural, fishery and related labourers NFD 0 0.0
 0.0%
921 Agricultural, fishery and related labourers 37555 550,102.6
 1.2%
929 Agricultural, fishery and related labourers NEC 15 202.7
 0.0%
930 Mining, construction, manufacturing and transport labourers NFD 0 0.0
 0.0%
931 Mining and construction labourers 28534 351,221.4
 0.8%
932 Manufacturing labourers 18112 224,762.9
 0.5%
933 Transport labourers and freight handlers 2441 30,086.3
 0.1%
939 Mining, construction, mnfctr. and transport labourers NEC 42 502.6
 0.0%
998 Undetermined 55581 679,924.7
 1.5%

Summary Statistics

Valid cases 3725655 4.4768684365E7
Missing cases 0 0.0
Minimum 0.0
Maximum 998.0
This variable is numeric

Universe

All persons aged 10 years and older who worked

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