A Upper middle class Top management,
bankers, lawyers,
doctors, other
professionals
Some newspapers like
the daily telegraph and
the financial times
B Middle class Middle management,
teachers, creative e.g.
graphic designers
The times, the guardian,
the daily mail and the
independent.
C1 Lower middle class Office supervisors, junior
managers, nurses,
specialists clerical staff
Daily mail and daily
express
C2 Skilled working class Skilled workers,
tradespersons (white
collar)
The mirror and the sun
D Working class Semi –skilled and
unskilled manual workers
(blue collar)
The mirror and the sun
E Lowest level of income Unemployment, students,
pensioners, casual
workers
The Jeremy Kyle show

Unit 4 standard occupational classification

  • 1.
    A Upper middleclass Top management, bankers, lawyers, doctors, other professionals Some newspapers like the daily telegraph and the financial times B Middle class Middle management, teachers, creative e.g. graphic designers The times, the guardian, the daily mail and the independent. C1 Lower middle class Office supervisors, junior managers, nurses, specialists clerical staff Daily mail and daily express C2 Skilled working class Skilled workers, tradespersons (white collar) The mirror and the sun D Working class Semi –skilled and unskilled manual workers (blue collar) The mirror and the sun E Lowest level of income Unemployment, students, pensioners, casual workers The Jeremy Kyle show