What Occupation Is

What Occupation Is (hereinafter, the Lectio) is the second lesson part of the Nature of Occupations lesson that introduces its participants to occupations and related topics.

WorldOpp Pipeline

This lesson belongs to the Introduction to Employment session of the CNM Cyber Orientation. The Orientation is the second stage of the WorldOpp Pipeline.

Content

The predecessor lectio is Professional Specialties.

Key terms

Occupation. The regular activity that a person undertakes to earn his or her livelihood. That activity can be a job, profession, or position that somebody works in. Entrepreneurs may acknowledge their occupation as self-employed.

• Occupational Information Network. A free web-based resource that contains data for various occupations that can be helpful for students, job seekers, businesses and workforce development professionals to understand today's world of employment in the United States. It particularly uses Holland Occupational Themes in its "Interests" section.
• Occupational Outlook Handbook. A publication of the United States Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics that includes information about the nature of work, working conditions, training and education, earnings and job outlook for hundreds of different occupations in the United States.

Script

An occupation is the regular activity that people undertake to earn their livelihood. That activity can be a job, profession, or position that somebody works in. The occupation is more specific than the professional specialty.

In the United States, its Department of Labor is the leading body in identifying and classifying various occupations. Its Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes the Occupational Outlook Handbook. It includes information about the nature of work, working conditions, training and education, earnings and job outlook for hundreds of different occupations.

The Occupational Information Network is another free web-based resource that contains data for various occupations that can be helpful for students, job seekers, businesses and workforce development professionals to understand today's world of employment in the United States. It particularly uses Holland Occupational Themes in its "Interests" section.

Occupation Lists is the successor lectio.

Quiz

Every statement below is split into one true and one false question in the actual exam.

"Occupation" questions

1. Everyone needs (or does not need) to define his or her own occupation.
2. Occupation is (not) the endeavor undertaken in order to achieve one or more of the following: (a) to discover one's vocation, (b) to identify one's occupation, (c) to locate one's target employment, (d) to identify missing credentials, (e) to develop the missing credentials, and (f) to land one's job.
3. Occupation is (not) a strong feeling called "calling" of suitability for a particular career or occupation.
4. Occupation is (not) a job, profession, and/or position that somebody works in.

"Experiential" questions

1. Experiential occupations (do not) deal primarily with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery.
2. Experiential occupations (do not) involve primarily searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally.
3. Experiential occupations (do not) require primarily self-expression and work without following a clear set of rules.
4. Experiential occupations (do not) involve primarily working with, communicating with, and teaching people.
5. Experiential occupations (do not) involve primarily starting up and carrying out new developments
6. Experiential occupations (do not) involve primarily following set procedures and routines under a clear line of authority.

"Investigative" questions

1. Investigative occupations (do not) deal primarily with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery.
2. Investigative occupations (do not) involve primarily searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally.
3. Investigative occupations (do not) require primarily self-expression and work without following a clear set of rules.
4. Investigative occupations (do not) involve primarily working with, communicating with, and teaching people.
5. Investigative occupations (do not) involve primarily starting up and carrying out new developments
6. Investigative occupations (do not) involve primarily following set procedures and routines under a clear line of authority.

"Artistic" questions

1. Artistic occupations (do not) deal primarily with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery.
2. Artistic occupations (do not) involve primarily searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally.
3. Artistic occupations (do not) require primarily self-expression and work without following a clear set of rules.
4. Artistic occupations (do not) involve primarily working with, communicating with, and teaching people.
5. Artistic occupations (do not) involve primarily starting up and carrying out new developments
6. Artistic occupations (do not) involve primarily following set procedures and routines under a clear line of authority.

"Social" questions

1. Social occupations (do not) deal primarily with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery.
2. Social occupations (do not) involve primarily searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally.
3. Social occupations (do not) require primarily self-expression and work without following a clear set of rules.
4. Social occupations (do not) involve primarily working with, communicating with, and teaching people.
5. Social occupations (do not) involve primarily starting up and carrying out new developments
6. Social occupations (do not) involve primarily following set procedures and routines under a clear line of authority.

"Enterprising" questions

1. Enterprising occupations (do not) deal primarily with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery.
2. Enterprising occupations (do not) involve primarily searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally.
3. Enterprising occupations (do not) require primarily self-expression and work without following a clear set of rules.
4. Enterprising occupations (do not) involve primarily working with, communicating with, and teaching people.
5. Enterprising occupations (do not) involve primarily starting up and carrying out new developments
6. Enterprising occupations (do not) involve primarily following set procedures and routines under a clear line of authority.

"Conventional" questions

1. Conventional occupations (do not) deal primarily with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery.
2. Conventional occupations (do not) involve primarily searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally.
3. Conventional occupations (do not) require primarily self-expression and work without following a clear set of rules.
4. Conventional occupations (do not) involve primarily working with, communicating with, and teaching people.
5. Conventional occupations (do not) involve primarily starting up and carrying out new developments
6. Conventional occupations (do not) involve primarily following set procedures and routines under a clear line of authority.