Vision of Britain | 1931 Census: Occupations

1931 Census of England and Wales, Occupation Tables, Table 17 : " Occupations (condensed list) of Males and Females, showing also the total Operatives and the total Out of Work".

List Dorset AdmC	Weymouth and Melcombe Regis MB

Occupation	Persons [1]
MALES: Total, all ages.	10,032
Total, aged 14 years and over.	7,994
I-XXXI Occupied, 14 years and over.	6,916
Operatives (in work).	5,130
Out of work (all classes).	557
XXXII Unoccupied and retired, 14 years and over.	1,078
I Fishermen.	38
II Agricultural occupations.	197
011 Farmers.	9
013, 030 Gardeners and their labourers.	145
020-3 Agricultural labourers.	35
III Mining and quarrying occupations.	11
IV Makers of coal, gas, lime, etc.	8
V Makers of bricks, pottery, glass.	6
VI Workers in chemicals, paints, etc.	1
VII Metal workers.	527
150-9 Foundry workers (excluding employers, managers and foremen).	15
160 Smiths, etc. (excluding employers, managers and foremen).	22
170 Metal machinists (excluding employers, managers and foremen).	53
180-9 Fitters, mechanical engineers, etc. (excluding employers, managers and foremen).	260
VIII Workers in precious metals.	2
IX Electrical apparatus makers, fitters.	89
X Makers of watches, clocks, etc.	8
XI Workers in skins; leather goods makers.	4
XII Textile workers.	3
XIII Makers of textile goods and articles of dress.	103
344 Tailors (excluding employers, managers and foremen).	37
352-6 Boot, shoe and clog makers (excluding employers, managers and foremen).	43
XIV (1) Makers of foods.	116
XIV (2,3) Makers of drinks.	38
XIV (4) Makers of tobacco.	1
XV Workers in wood and furniture.	253
414 Carpenters (excluding employers, managers and foremen).	177
424, 5 Wood carvers and turners (excluding employers, managers and foremen).	15
XVI Paper workers, bookbinders, etc.	2
XVII Printers and photographers.	69
XVIII Builders, bricklayers, etc.	326
484, 490 Bricklayers and masons (excluding employers, managers and foremen).	101
XIX Painters and decorators, etc.	179
XX-XXI Workers in miscellaneous materials.	33
XXII (1) Railway transport workers.	230
XXII (2) Road transport workers.	315
XXII (3, 4) Water and other transport workers.	635
658-9 Messengers and porters.	175
XXIII Commercial and financial occupations.	1,025
670-85 Proprietors and managers of retail businesses.	357
700-716 Shop assistants in retail businesses.	327
XXIV Public administration and defence.	649
XXV Professional occupations.	257
800-1 Teachers.	64
XXVI Persons professionally engaged in entertainments, etc.	68
XXVII Persons engaged in personal service.	413
XXVIII Clerks, draughtsmen, typists.	397
XXIX Warehousemen, packers.	72
XXX Stationary engine drivers, etc.	59
XXXI Other and undefined workers.	782
920-930 General and undefined labourers.	461
940 Unskilled workers in factories, works, etc.	180
FEMALES: Total, all ages.	12,156
Total, aged 14 years and over.	10,178
I-XXXI Occupied, 14 years and over.	3,118
Operatives (in work).	2,466
Out of work (all classes).	179
XXXII Unoccupied and retired, 14 years and over.	7,060
I to XI Total of orders I to XI.	5
II Agricultural occupations (010-039).	3
V Makers of bricks, pottery, glass (090-108).	0
VI Workers in chemicals and paints, etc. (110-128).	0
VII Metal workers (130-238).	0
IX Electrical apparatus makers, fitters (250-269).	0
XI Workers in skins; leather goods makers (280-298).	1
XII Textile workers.	4
XIII Makers of textile goods and articles of dress.	121
344 Tailoresses (excluding employers, managers and foremen).	21
345 Dress and blouse makers (excluding employers, managers and foremen).	68
347-8, 360-8 Embroiderers, milliners, sewers, etc. (excluding employers, managers and foremen).	20
XIV Makers of foods, drinks, tobacco.	12
370-8 Makers of foods.	8
XV Workers in wood and furniture.	17
XVI Paper workers, bookbinders.	3
XVII Printers and photographers.	17
XVIII-XXI Total of orders XVIII to XXI (builders, painters and decorators, other and mixed products).	1
XXII Transport workers.	25
654-6 Telegraph and telephone operators (excluding employers, managers and foremen).	17
XXIII Commercial and financial occupations.	530
670-85 Proprietors and managers of retail businesses.	93
700-716 Shop assistants in retail businesses.	403
XXIV Public administration and defence.	1
XXV Professional occupations.	325
790-99 Midwives, nurses, etc.	131
800-1 Teachers.	168
XXVI Persons professionally engaged in entertainments, etc.	21
XXVII Persons engaged in personal service.	1,774
850 Domestic servants.	1,217
862 Lodging and boarding house keepers.	177
864-5 Innkeepers, barmaids, etc.	77
866 Waiters/Waitresses.	95
870 Laundry workers.	69
874 Charwomen.	40
XXVIII Clerks, typists, etc.	226
XXIX Warehousewomen, packers.	7
XXX-XXI Total of orders XXX and XXXI (Stationary engine drivers, other and undefined workers).	29
940 Unskilled workers in factories, works, etc.	12

Click on the triangles for all about a particular number.

This website does not try to provide an exact replica of the original printed census tables, which often had thousands of rows and far more columns than will fit on our web pages. Instead, we let you drill down from national totals to the most detailed data available. The column headings are those that appeared in the original printed report. The numbers presented here, which are the same ones we use to create statistical maps and graphs, come from the census table and have usually been carefully checked.

The system can only hold statistics for units listed in our administrative gazetteer, so some rows from the original table may be missing. Sometimes big low-level units, like urban parishes, were divided between more than one higher-level units, like Registration sub-Districts. This is why some pages will give a higher figure for a lower-level unit: it covers the whole of the lower-level unit, not just the part within the current higher-level unit.