| Occupation category | Numbers (2001) | Numbers (2009) | Percentage decrease |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assemblers (electrical products) | 108,076 | 33,885 | 69 |
| Collector salespeople and credit agents | 26,735 | 9,794 | 63 |
| Assemblers (vehicles and metal goods) | 68,745 | 26,556 | 61 |
| Typists | 36,682 | 15,189 | 59 |
| Bookbinders and print finishers | 36,266 | 15,385 | 58 |
| Metal-making and treating process operatives | 27,732 | 11,910 | 57 |
| Metal machine setter and setter-operators | 94,580 | 40,708 | 57 |
| Telephonists | 49,581 | 22,090 | 55 |
| Precious instrument makers and repairers | 35,907 | 19,559 | 54 |
| Sewing machinists | 74,480 | 35,757 | 52 |
| Tool makers, tool fitters and markers-out | 35,691 | 17,136 | 52 |
| Printing machine minders and assistants | 34,098 | 18,060 | 47 |
| Telephone salespeople | 93,014 | 52,020 | 44 |
| Roundsmen and van salespeople | 35,300 | 35,300 | 43 |
| Plastics process operatives | 69,596 | 39,492 | 43 |
| Textiles and garment trades | 59,261 | 35,492 | 40 |
| Quality assurance technicians | 20,705 | 8,255 | 40 |
| Shopkeepers and wholesale and retail dealers | 204,638 | 123,516 | 40 |
| Glaziers and fitters | 59,255 | 36,397 | 39 |
| Metal-working machine operatives | 110,029 | 67,626 | 39 |
The winners
| Occupation category | Numbers (2001) | Numbers (2009) | Percentage increase |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conservation and environmental protection officers | 11,797 | 26,470 | 124 |
| Paramedics | 11,101 | 23,798 | 114 |
| Legal associate professionals | 24,509 | 51,250 | 109 |
| Refuse and salvage occupations | 21,750 | 44,393 | 104 |
| Leisure and theme park attendants | 11,101 | 22,471 | 102 |
| Town planners | 13,886 | 26,931 | 94 |
| Educational assistants | 252,358 | 482,979 | 91 |
| Driving instructors | 23,265 | 44,494 | 91 |
| Registrars and senior educational administrators | 25,195 | 44,210 | 75 |
| Purchasing managers | 24,415 | 41,457 | 70 |
| Psychologists | 20,947 | 35,080 | 67 |
| Undertakers and mortuary assistants | 11,157 | 18,379 | 65 |
| Beauticians and related occupations | 32,476 | 53,055 | 63 |
| Youth and community workers | 70,868 | 114,992 | 62 |
| Senior officials in special interest organisations | 17,767 | 28,385 | 60 |
| Housing and welfare officers | 110,357 | 176,173 | 60 |
| Aircraft pilots and flight engineers | 15,129 | 24,079 | 59 |
| Pharmaceutical dispensers | 25,505 | 40,052 | 57 |
| Social service managers | 32,201 | 50,463 | 57 |
| Statutory examiners | 11,067 | 17,275 | 56 |
How fucked are we? Coalition, burn it to the ground, salt the earth and let's get started again. Properly this time.
Engineers, technicians (no not nails), designers (no, not shoes)and chemists is what we need. Structure universities to create these skill sets and get a bloody move on.
SOURCE
Hat tip Old Holborn
