Synonyms of occupations

occupations

noun

plural of occupation

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• professions
• vocations
• employments
• lines
• works
• callings
• jobs
• trades
• games
• tasks
• missions
• livelihoods
• positions
• places
• lays
• businesses
• assignments
• enterprises
• arts
• duties
• fields
• situations
• crafts
• offices
• calls
• functions
• engagements
• gigs
• handicrafts
• rackets
• appointments
• métiers
• livings
• lifeworks
• workloads
• billets
• posts
• loads
• handcrafts
• berths

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pursuits
• hobbies
• avocations

2

as in occupancies

the act or fact of residing in a place

occupation of a condemned building is illegal

Synonyms & Similar Words

• occupancies
• habitations
• residencies
• possessions
• ownerships
• tenancies
• proprietorships
• tenantries
• trespasses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• vacancies
• ejections
• vacations
• dispossessions
• ejectments

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of occupations

In September last year, the administration introduced a $100,000 fee for certain petitions under the H-1B program, which applies to highly skilled workers in specialty occupations. — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026

The participants already had foot pain and worked in weight-bearing occupations, making the results difficult to extend to people without foot pain or to men. — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026

Government spokesperson Pavlos Marinakis said the right to protest must be respected as long as demonstrations remain lawful, while condemning violence, looting and occupations. — Amanda MacIas, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026

Which occupations lose their very purpose when the human element is removed? — Scott Levenson, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026

Also a list of the true names and addresses of all former slaves, along with their actual occupations and 1858 yearly incomes, which, surprising no one, were right on par with the incomes of similar whites. — George Saunders, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026

Roughly 40% of workers in healthcare support, food service, farming, fishing, forestry, construction and repair occupations hold NDCs. — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

Creating jobs is another top priority, particularly as the growing use of artificial intelligence threatens to make many traditional occupations obsolete. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026

The series brings 10 strangers together in an institutional setting for seven days, with each person trying to guess the true occupations of the others while hiding their own identities. — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026