Table 1.
Office for National Statistics' socioeconomic classification
| 13 category classes | Description | 7 category classes | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| L1 | Employers in large firms (>25 staff) | 1 | Higher managerial and professional |
| L2 | Managers in large firms | ||
| L3 | Professionals | ||
| L4 | Associate professionals | 2 | Lower managerial and professionals |
| L5 | Managers in small firms | ||
| L6 | Higher supervisors (supervisors of intermediate workers) | ||
| L7.1 | Clerical and secretarial | 3 | Intermediate occupations |
| L7.2 | Intermediate public service occupations | ||
| L7.3 | Intermediate technical occupations | ||
| L8.1 and 8.2 | Employers in small firms | 4 | Small employers and own account occupations |
| L9.1 and 9.2 | Non-professional self employed occupations | ||
| L10 | Supervisors of craft and routine occupations | 5 | Lower supervisors, craft and related occupations |
| L11 | Craft and related occupations | ||
| L12 | Semiroutine occupations | 6 | Semiroutine occupations |
| L13 | Routine occupations | 7 | Routine occupations |