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establish whether prevalence severity longcovid symptoms vary industry occupation used office national statistics covid19 infection survey cis data february 2021april 2022 workingage participants 1665 years exposures industry occupation major standard occupational classification soc group outcomes selfreported 1 longcovid symptoms 2 reduced function due longcovid binary outcome 1 ordered outcome 2 logistic regression used estimate odds ratios orand prevalence marginal means public facing industries including teaching education social care healthcare civil service retail transport industries occupations highest likelihood longcovid major soc group caring leisure services 144 95 cis 138 152 substantially elevated odds average almost exposures pattern ors longcovid symptoms followed sarscov2 infections except professional occupations eg healthcare education scientific occupations infection or1 longcovid or1 probability reporting longcovid industry ranged 77 financial services 116 teaching education whereas prevalence reduced function lot ranged 171 arts entertainment recreation 2223 teaching education armed forces 27 working risk prevalence longcovid differs across industries occupations generally appears likelihood developing longcovid symptoms follows likelihood sarscov2 infection except professional occupations findings highlight sectors occupations research needed understand occupational factors resulting longcovid