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as in professions
the activity by which one regularly makes a living
my primary occupation is stockbroker, but I'm a drummer in a rock band on the weekends
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as in occupancies
the act or fact of residing in a place
occupation of a condemned building is illegal
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Recent Examples of occupations
Back in 2023, USA TODAY published an exhaustive database of the nation’s deadliest occupations, based on fatality data for 2021.
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Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
Other common occupations held by Americans include retail salespeople, registered nurses, customer service representatives and fast food and counter workers, though the results vary slightly by geography.
—Natalie Wu, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2025
Expand access to skilling and transparent hiring in tech and innovation occupations where future growth is concentrated.
—Katica Roy, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
Among the nearly 70 occupations that qualify are restaurant servers, gig workers, barbers, cosmetologists and golf caddies.
—Levi Sumagaysay, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
Military occupations spark resistance and alienate even supporters of the occupying regime.
—Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Chandar cautions that, for specific occupations, the trend may not be driven by AI alone; other changes in the tech industry could also be causing the drop.
—Gwendolyn Rak, IEEE Spectrum, 24 Sep. 2025
Luscombe said the invitation for comments on the deduction for tip income indicates that the IRS is probably open to considering some additions to its list of occupations for qualified tip recipients.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 23 Sep. 2025
The company evaluated several occupations by how much human interaction is required and the possibility of automation to determine which jobs will be the most resistant to AI.
—Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 25 Mar. 2025
Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
Other common occupations held by Americans include retail salespeople, registered nurses, customer service representatives and fast food and counter workers, though the results vary slightly by geography.
—Natalie Wu, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2025
Expand access to skilling and transparent hiring in tech and innovation occupations where future growth is concentrated.
—Katica Roy, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
Among the nearly 70 occupations that qualify are restaurant servers, gig workers, barbers, cosmetologists and golf caddies.
—Levi Sumagaysay, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
Military occupations spark resistance and alienate even supporters of the occupying regime.
—Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Chandar cautions that, for specific occupations, the trend may not be driven by AI alone; other changes in the tech industry could also be causing the drop.
—Gwendolyn Rak, IEEE Spectrum, 24 Sep. 2025
Luscombe said the invitation for comments on the deduction for tip income indicates that the IRS is probably open to considering some additions to its list of occupations for qualified tip recipients.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 23 Sep. 2025
The company evaluated several occupations by how much human interaction is required and the possibility of automation to determine which jobs will be the most resistant to AI.
—Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 25 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for occupations
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And certain professions were catching young workers’ eye; there was a 23% surge in Gen Z studying construction trades from 2022 to 2023, and a 7% hike of participation in HVAC and vehicle-repair programs.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
29 Oct. 2025
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The analysts cheering for AI's success are effectively rooting for mass unemployment in most middle-class professions.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
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Roughly half reached new peak occupancies either in June or July.—
Isabelle Chapman,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
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These spyware notifications have been running since 2021, and are primarily directed towards users in high-risk vocations or locations, who may be targeted by such spyware.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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In previous generations, individuals would launch from these families into careers and vocations that further enforced these identities.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Aug. 2025
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Only a few months remain in 2025, but several Grammy-winning artists are already making plans to host Las Vegas residencies next year.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Oct. 2025
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Their years of work and collaboration created a network of ensembles, classes, and school residencies reaching thousands in Kansas City.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
22 Oct. 2025
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The initial five possessions featured no punts yet no points.—
Sam McDowell
Updated October 27,
Kansas City Star,
28 Oct. 2025
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Denver scored on 20 of 24 possessions in the frame.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Occupations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occupations. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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