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

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

The differences became more pronounced when participants named other occupations and activities. — Gustavo E. Fischman, Fortune, 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

Roughly 25 million workers will be able to stay in their current occupations, although the nature of their jobs may change, while the remaining 11 million will need to pivot into other fields. — Sophie Caldwell, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026

Justifying the use of force on their campuses, schools primarily deferred to just this idea of protocol, citing arcane policy mandates to disband encampments and occupations so that academic production could resume its flow. — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

About 25 million of those 36 million affected workers should be able to stay in their current occupations because growth in their industries should offset the impact of automation, McKinsey noted. — Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026

WalletHub's analysis looked beyond race and ethnicity, measuring differences among states in areas such as income, education, language, birthplace, occupations, household makeup, religion and political views. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026