Occupation or Discipline
occupation
oc·cu·pa·tion [ ok-yuh-pey-shuhn ]
Subclass of:
Socioeconomic Factors
Definitions related to occupations:
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Crafts, trades, professions, or other means of earning a living.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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The principal activity that a person does to earn money.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(employee job) A code specifying the job performed by the employee for the employer. For example, accountant, programmer analyst, patient care associate, staff nurse, etc.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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