Occupations

Occupations honoured

Browse UK honours recipients by their occupation, recovered from the recipients' own records. Each page gathers the people who share a role, from teachers and nurses to scientists, artists and volunteers.

Most honoured

All occupations

Royal Air Force(6,398)
Chairman(2,965)
Director(2,724)
Royal Navy(2,345)
Chief Executive(1,987)
Chair(1,529)
Chief Executive Officer(1,025)
Managing Director(1,018)
Founder(1,017)
Principal(924)
Member(917)
Superintendent(874)
Secretary(722)
President(713)
lately Head(695)
lately Grade 6(601)
Higher Executive Officer(576)
Constable(572)
Senior Executive Officer(548)
Headteacher(547)
Royal Regiment of Artillery(540)
Chief Superintendent(533)
Inspector(531)
Corps of Royal Engineers(530)
Manager(516)
Sergeant(469)
Royal Marines(393)
Deputy Director(379)
Co-Founder(370)
Executive Officer(361)
Volunteer(352)
Royal Corps of Signals(344)
Director General(314)
Chief Inspector(313)
Headmaster(281)
Team Leader(278)
First Secretary(277)
Matron(276)
Leader(256)
Executive Director(254)
Foster Carer(237)
Queen Alexandra’s Royal Army Nursing Corps(232)
lately Chief Constable(221)
General Manager(207)
lately Assistant Chief Constable(198)
General Medical Practitioner(196)
Councillor(193)
Chief Officer(190)
lately General Secretary(188)
Army Cadet Force(185)
Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers(175)
Trustee(174)
Driver(169)
Administrative Officer(165)
Deputy Chief Constable(164)
Founder and Chief Executive Officer(164)
Commander(163)
Vice-President(156)
Actor.(154)
Governor(153)
Assistant Director(151)
lately Vice-Chairman(151)
Deputy Chairman(143)
Royal Army Medical Corps(140)
The Royal Logistic Corps(136)
Founder and Director(134)
Second Secretary(132)
lately Chair of Governors(131)
lately Chief Fire Officer(127)
For charitable services(126)
Counsellor(122)
Honorary Secretary(122)
Vice-Chancellor(114)
Royal Naval Reserve(107)
Metropolitan Police(103)
Royal Tank Regiment(103)
Grade B1(102)
Editor(101)
Consultant(99)
Princess Mary’s Royal Air Force Nursing Service(99)
Farmer(97)
Grade C1(96)
Officer(96)
Technical Director(93)
The Parachute Regiment(93)
lately Permanent Secretary(92)
Chief Engineer(91)
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Training)(90)
Treasurer(90)
Chairman and Chief Executive(89)
Intelligence Corps(89)
lately Captain(87)
lately Head Teacher(86)
London(84)
Project Manager(84)
Founder and Chair(83)
Fundraiser(83)
Personal Secretary(83)
Teacher(82)
Author(80)
Warden(79)
Actress(78)
Vice-Chair(78)
Staff Officer(77)
Army Air Corps(76)
Caretaker(76)
late Royal Regiment of Artillery(75)
Clerk(74)
General Practitioner(73)
Postman(73)
Artist(72)
Detective Chief Superintendent(72)
lately Board Member(72)
Senior Partner(72)
Vice Consul(72)
Artistic Director(71)
Deputy Head(71)
Partner(70)
Coxswain(69)
Detective Constable(68)
Writer(68)
Chair of Trustees(67)
Detective Sergeant(67)
Founder and Chief Executive(67)
Detective Superintendent(66)
Regional Director(66)
Architect(64)
Curator(64)
Principal Officer(62)
Assistant Chief Officer(61)
Deputy Chief Executive(61)
Head Gardener(61)
Senior Officer(61)
For charitable services in(60)
Chief Operating Officer(59)
Police Constable(59)
Non-Executive Director(57)
Philanthropist.(57)
Assistant Commissioner(56)
Royal Auxiliary Air Force(56)
Registrar(55)
Senior Scientific Officer(55)
Detective Inspector(54)
Senior Manager(54)
Singer(53)
Special Constable(53)
Conductor(52)
Dean(52)
Deputy Assistant Commissioner(52)
Administrator(51)
Deputy Principal(51)
Grenadier Guards(51)
Librarian(51)
Commissioner(50)
Executive Headteacher(50)
Desk Officer(49)
late Corps of Royal Engineers(49)
Secretary General(49)
The Royal Anglian Regiment(49)
Director of Operations(48)
Joint Managing Director(48)
Kent(48)
Founder and Managing Director(47)
Operations Manager(47)
The Light Infantry(47)
Deputy Chair(46)
Prison Officer(46)
Surrey(45)
Director of Education(43)
lately Deputy Headteacher(43)
Personal Assistant(43)
Area Manager(42)
Coldstream Guards(42)
Lancashire(42)
Medical Director(42)
Former Chairman of Governors(41)
Co-Founder and lately Chief Executive Officer(40)
Co-ordinator(40)
Founder and Chairman(40)
Group Chief Executive(40)
Ministry of Defence(40)
Administrative Assistant(39)
Police Staff(39)
Senior Lecturer(39)
Chief Medical Officer(38)
Chief Nurse(38)
Composer(38)
Owner(38)
Principal and Chief Executive(38)
Third Secretary(38)
Co-Chair(37)
Designer.(37)
Gardener(37)
lately Executive Chairman(37)
Journalist(36)
Deputy Chief Fire Officer(35)
Honorary Treasurer(35)
Programme Manager(35)
British High Commissioner(34)
Coach(34)
Commercial Director(34)
Consultant Physician(34)
Essex(34)
Founder and Trustee(34)
Group Managing Director(34)
Deputy Managing Director(33)
Irish Guards(33)
Musician(33)
Operations Director(33)
Solicitor(33)
Adjutant General’s Corps (Staff and Personnel Support Branch)(32)
Co-Founder and Director(32)
Project Director(32)
The Rifles(32)
Higher Officer(31)
Musical Director(31)
Deputy Director General(30)
Deputy Head of Mission(30)
Devon(30)
Sculptor(30)
Vice Principal(30)
Assistant Chief Fire Officer(29)
Honorary Consul(29)
lately Proprietor(29)
Lieutenant(29)
Organiser(29)
Principal and Chief Executive Officer(29)
Rector(29)
Adviser(28)
Associate Director(28)
Campaigner.(28)
Cheshire(28)
Detective Chief Inspector(28)
District Manager(28)
Entrepreneur(28)
Hampshire(28)
lately Head Coach(28)
Photographer(28)
Programme Director(28)
Director of Finance(27)
Hertfordshire(27)
lately Watch Manager(27)
Organist(27)
Policy Adviser(27)
Principal and Vice Chancellor(27)
Lecturer(26)
Senior Policy Adviser(26)
West Midlands(26)
Chef(25)
Director of Music(25)
Divisional Manager(25)
formerly Director and Chief Executive(25)
Founder Member(25)
Pro Vice-Chancellor(25)
The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers(25)
Broadcaster.(24)
Chief Scientific Adviser(24)
Consultant Surgeon(24)
Finance Director(24)
Firefighter(24)
Founder and Artistic Director(24)
Group Manager(24)
lately Committee Member(24)
lately Executive Principal(24)
Senior Probation Officer(24)
Station Manager(24)
British Honorary Consul(23)
Co-Founder and Trustee(23)
Cyclist(23)
Founding Director(23)
Social Worker(23)
Buckinghamshire(22)
Chief Scientist(22)
Clinical Director(22)
Convenor(22)
Glasgow(22)
Group Director(22)
late Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers(22)
Opera Singer(22)
Poet(22)
Royal Fleet Auxiliary(22)
Senior Civil Servant(22)
Emeritus Professor(21)
lately Director of Nursing(21)
National Chairman(21)
Nurse(21)
Scout Leader(21)
Senior Vice President(21)
Somerset(21)
Chief Executive Officer and Founder(20)
Consultant Psychiatrist(20)
Cornwall(20)
Deputy Governor(20)
Executive Chair(20)
Group Scout Leader(20)
Historian(20)
Co- Director(19)
Community Champion(19)
Deputy Leader(19)
Deputy Vice-Chancellor(19)
Founder and President(19)
Northern Ireland(19)
Police Community Support Officer(19)
Senior Adviser(19)
South Wales(19)
Veterinary Surgeon(19)
West Yorkshire(19)
Chair and Trustee(18)
Chairman of Trustees(18)
Company Secretary(18)
lately Director of Children?s Services(18)
lately National Director(18)
Legal Adviser(18)
Pianist(18)
Postmaster(18)
Royal Gurkha Rifles(18)
) The Royal Regiment of Scotland(17)
Consultant Anaesthetist(17)
Cumbria(17)
Editor in Chief(17)
Head of Operations(17)
Lord Mayor of London(17)
Mayor(17)
Nurse Consultant(17)
Bedfordshire(16)
Cleaner(16)
Custodian(16)
Divisional Sergeant Major(16)
Dorset(16)
East Sussex(16)
Executive Vice-President(16)
Head of Department(16)
lately Deputy Chief Executive Officer(16)
Norfolk(16)
Producer(16)
rower(16)
The Royal Irish Regiment(16)
Business Manager(15)
Consultant Paediatrician(15)
Council Member(15)
Country Director(15)
Grade E1(15)
Head of Education(15)
High Commissioner(15)
Honorary President(15)
Immigration Officer(15)
Private Secretary(15)
Royal Naval Reserve (Sea Cadet Corps)(15)
Senior Lawyer(15)
Service Manager(15)
Shropshire(15)
The Mercian Regiment(15)
Tractor Driver(15)
Youth Worker(15)
Chaplain(14)
Footballer(14)
Lincolnshire(14)
Office Manager(14)
Pipe Major(14)
Regional Manager(14)
Singer and songwriter(14)
swimmer(14)
Territorial Army(14)
The Yorkshire Regiment(14)
Assistant Principal(13)
Choreographer(13)
Coordinator(13)
Director of Public Health(13)
Executive Assistant(13)
Fellow(13)
Founder and Manager(13)
Gamekeeper(13)
Group Chief Executive Officer(13)
late The Royal Logistic Corps(13)
Magistrate(13)
North Yorkshire(13)
Palace Attendant(13)
Paramedic(13)
Patron(13)
Senior Director(13)
Adjutant General’s Corps (Royal Military Police)(12)
Ambassador(12)
Assistant Head(12)
Business Development Director(12)
Co-Founder and Chair(12)
Grade D(12)
HR Director(12)
Non-Executive Chairman(12)
Physiotherapist(12)
Postmistress(12)
Professor of Economics(12)
South Yorkshire(12)
Visiting Professor(12)
West Sussex(12)
Yeoman Warder(12)
Assistant Headteacher(11)
Barrister(11)
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer(11)
Chief Executive Officer and Co- Founder(11)
Chief Financial Officer(11)
Community Volunteer(11)
Consultant Nurse(11)
Economist(11)
Emergency Response Volunteer(11)
Head of Service(11)
Housekeeper(11)
Lady-in-Waiting to The Princess Royal(11)
Life President(11)
Metropolitan Police Service(11)
Music Director(11)
Police Inspector(11)
Principal Scientist(11)
Senior Fellow(11)
Suffolk(11)
Team Manager(11)
Tutor(11)
Wiltshire(11)
Yeoman Bed Goer(11)
Adjutant General’s Corps (Educational and Training Services Branch)(10)
Clinical Lead(10)
Co-Founder and lately Chief Executive(10)
Co-Founder and Managing Director(10)
Creative Director(10)
Crew Manager(10)
Development Director(10)
formerly Horticulturalist(10)
Honorary Vice-President(10)
Housekeeping Assistant(10)
Lawyer(10)
Lifeboat Operations Manager(10)
National Chair(10)
Policy Manager(10)
Publisher(10)
Senior Project Manager(10)
Teaching Assistant(10)
Work Coach(10)
Centre Manager(9)
Chef De Mission(9)
Chief of Staff(9)
Councillor and Leader(9)
Facilities Manager(9)
Founder Leader(9)
Lead(9)
Radio Presenter(9)
Senior Research Fellow(9)
The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment(9)
Trustee and Chair(9)
Chair and Chief Executive(8)
Chair of the Corporation(8)
Co-founder and Co-chair(8)
Co-Owner(8)
cricketer(8)
Director of Human Resources(8)
Director of Policy(8)
Founder and Principal(8)
Founding Trustee(8)
Joint Chief Executive(8)
Music Teacher(8)
Political Officer(8)
Scientist(8)
The Royal Welsh(8)
Volunteer and lately Trustee(8)
Chair of the Board of Trustees(7)
Fashion Designer(7)
Founder and Executive Director(7)
Home Manager(7)
Lead Nurse(7)
Project Co-ordinator(7)
boxer(6)
Performance Director(6)
School Volunteer(6)
Company Director(4)
Jean(4)
Maureen(3)