Occupation 9139 · Elementary occupations
Job holders in this unit group assist the work of machine operatives and perform a variety of manual tasks in foundries, engineering and allied trades and in other process and plant operations not elsewhere classified in minor group 913: Elementary process plant occupations.
No academic qualifications are required. On-the- job training is provided. NVQs/SVQs may be available in some areas.
Factory worker · Fitter’s mate · Labourer (engineering) · Material handler
| Measure | Hours | Basis | Period | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9139 : Elementary process plant occupations n.e.c. | None | None | 2026-03 | 59,100.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 9139 : Elementary process plant occupations n.e.c. | None | None | 2026-03 | 63,100.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 9139 : Elementary process plant occupations n.e.c. | None | None | 2026-03 | 67,200.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 9139 : Elementary process plant occupations n.e.c. | None | None | 2026-03 | 2,300.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 9139 : Elementary process plant occupations n.e.c. | None | None | 2026-03 | 4,100.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 9139 : Elementary process plant occupations n.e.c. | None | None | 2026-03 | 69,500.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 9139 : Elementary process plant occupations n.e.c. | None | None | 2026-03 | 4,000.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
ONS does not publish occupational pay below region. Cells the survey could not support are shown as withheld, with its reason — adding a region split to a specific occupation leaves roughly a tenth of cells publishable.
| Region | Measure | Hours | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | 9139 : Elementary process plant occupations n.e.c. | None | 4,400.00 | 2026-03 |
| East Midlands | 9139 : Elementary process plant occupations n.e.c. | None | 5,300.00 | 2026-03 |
| London | 9139 : Elementary process plant occupations n.e.c. | None | 3,200.00 | 2026-03 |
| North East | 9139 : Elementary process plant occupations n.e.c. | None | 5,500.00 | 2026-03 |
| North West | 9139 : Elementary process plant occupations n.e.c. | None | 7,400.00 | 2026-03 |
| Northern Ireland | 9139 : Elementary process plant occupations n.e.c. | None | 2,300.00 | 2026-03 |
| Scotland | 9139 : Elementary process plant occupations n.e.c. | None | 4,100.00 | 2026-03 |
| South East | 9139 : Elementary process plant occupations n.e.c. | None | 8,600.00 | 2026-03 |
| South West | 9139 : Elementary process plant occupations n.e.c. | None | 7,000.00 | 2026-03 |
| Wales | 9139 : Elementary process plant occupations n.e.c. | None | 4,000.00 | 2026-03 |
| West Midlands | 9139 : Elementary process plant occupations n.e.c. | None | 10,200.00 | 2026-03 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 9139 : Elementary process plant occupations n.e.c. | None | 7,400.00 | 2026-03 |
ONS publishes regional pay for this occupation where the survey sample supports it — 12 of 12 cells on this page. The rest are withheld by ONS, and are shown as withheld with the reason, rather than left out.
The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, published by the Office for National Statistics. Figures are shown exactly as ONS publishes them — we do not adjust, model or fill them in, and every number on this page carries the series and period it came from.
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