Here are the top 20 occupations in which registered workers from EU accession countries were employed between May 2004 and December 2006:Factory worker: 270,180 registered workers
Warehouse Operative: 39,545
Packer: 32,210
Kitchen and catering assistants: 31,305
Cleaner, domestic staff: 27,630
Farm worker/ Farm hand: 22,345
Waiter, waitress: 20,050
Maid / Room attendant (hotel): 18,125
Care assistants and home carers: 15,745
Labourer, building: 14, 245
Sales and retail assistants: 14,260
Crop harvester: 9,655
Food processing operative (fruit / veg): 7,885
Bar staff: 7,420
Food processing operative (meat)6,645
Chef, other6,130
Driver, HGV (Heavy Goods Vehicle)4,540
Administrator, general4,690
Fruit picker (farming)4,390
Carpenter/joiner: 3,460
TOTAL TOP 20: 425,360
Other occupations/not stated: 94,360
GRAND TOTAL: 519,720
This table shows registered workers rather than the number of applications made. The figures are for initial applications only (not multiple applications, where an individual is doing more than one job simultaneously, nor re-registrations, where an individual has changed employers). Figures are taken from the government's Accession Monitoring Report May 2004 - March 2007, but exclude the figures for the first three months of 2007.
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