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From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).
List of reserved occupations and their corresponding minimum age of reservation.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 143\3\  scan0010
Date  4th December 1939 guessed
  
RESERVED OCCUPATIONS

Occupation                        Age        Occupation                            Age

Accountant                            30        Clerical and Officer Staff
                                        Office manager, department manager            30
Aircraft Body Builder, Airframe Builder                            Buying manager, buyer
Foreman, charge hand                        21        (other than retail
Fitter-assembler, fitter                            distributive trade)                        30
erector (metal aircraft)                    21        Chief clerk                                30
Finisher (aircraft)                        21        Chief cashier                                30
Wire splicer (airplane)                                Senior clerk (general)                        30
splicer (parachute) rigger                                Estimating clerk                            30
(balloon)                                21        Cost clerk, costing clerk                        30
Rigger (aircraft, except                                Time and motion study expert                    25
balloon)                                21        Progress clerk, progress
Inspector, tester (body work)                    21        chaser                                    30
                                        Shipping clerk (commercial
Air Service (Civil)                                    office), forwarding clerk,
Pilot                                18        manifest clerk, customs clerk                    30
Flight Engineer                            18
Ground Engineer (licensed)                        18        Constructional Iron & Steel
                                        Work Fitter and Erector
Ambulance driver, ambulance                            Foreman outside erector                        23
attendant                                25        Constructional fitter and
                                        erector (general hand)                        23/18
Architect                                30        Sheeter, iron roofer                        23

Beltman, belting fitter                        30        Cook (other than in Private
                                        Domestic Service)
Blacksmith                                        Chef (college, canteen,
Foreman, Charge hand                        23        institution)                            30
Blacksmith (General hand)                        23        Commis cook, assistant cook                    30
Blacksmith (tool)                            23
Forger (die)                                23        Coppersmith and Copper Goods
Tool fettler or sharpener                        23        Maker.
Blacksmith's Striker,                                Foreman, charge hand                        23
hammerman, drummer                        25        Coppersmith                                23

Brass, Bronze, Aluminium etc.,                            Draughtsman                                21
Turner, Finisher, Fitter and
Goods Maker.                                    Electrician, Wireman etc.
Foreman, charge hand                        23        Foreman, charge hand                        25
Finisher, fitter & turner                                Electrician, wireman (general
(general hand)                            23        hand)                                    25
Fitter & assembler, vice                                Electrician, wireman (Vehicle)                    25
or bench hand                            23        Tester                                    25
Turner (brass and other                                Telephone, telegraph fitter,
non-ferrous metals)                        23        mechanic                                25

Brazier, brazer, hard solderer                    23        Electricity Generation
                                        (including Generation at
Carpenter, Joiner etc.                                    Hydraulic Power Stations)
Foreman, setter-out, charge                                Transmission and Distribution.
hand                                    25        Power station superintendent,
Carpenter and joiner                                    station engineer, engineer-in-
(general hand)                            25        charge, shift engineer, mains
Jobbing carpenter                            25        engineer (transmission and/or
Joiner (machine shop)                        25        distribution) meter superinten-
Shop and office fitter                        25        dent, boilerhouse superintendent,
                                        distribution engineer.                        25
                                        Switchboard attendant                        25


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