A job, or occupation, is a person’s role in society. More specifically, a job is an activity, often regular and often performed in exchange for payment “for a living”Many people have multiple jobs e.g., parent, homemaker, and employee. A person can begin a job by becoming an employee, volunteering, starting a business, or becoming a parent. The duration of a job may range from temporary e.g., hourly odd jobs to a lifetime e.g., judges.<\/p>\n
An activity that requires a person’s mental or physical effort is work as in “a day’s work”. If a person is trained for a certain type of job, they may have a profession. Typically, a job would be a subset of someone’s career. The two may differ in that one usually retires from their career, versus resignation or termination from a job.<\/p>\n
Types of jobs
\nJobs can be categorized, by the hours per week, into full time or part time. They can be categorized as temporary, odd jobs, seasonal, self-employment, consulting, or contract employment.<\/p>\n
Jobs can be categorized as paid or unpaid. Examples of unpaid jobs include volunteer, homemaker, mentor, student, and sometimes intern.<\/p>\n
Jobs can be categorized by the level of experience required: entry level, intern, and co-op.<\/p>\n
Some jobs require specific training or an academic degree.<\/p>\n
Those without paid full-time employment may be categorized as unemployed or underemployed if they are seeking a full-time paid job.<\/p>\n
Moonlighting is the practice of holding an additional job or jobs, often at night, in addition to one’s main job, usually to earn extra income. A person who moonlights may have little time left for sleep or leisure activities.<\/p>\n
The Office for National Statistics in the United Kingdom lists 27,966 different job titles, within a website published 2015.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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