(a) Did any work at all at a job or business, that is, paid work in the context of an employer-employee relationship, or self-employment. That is, those who, during the reference period: Occupation applies to the contribution of labour to that part of economic activity that is within the production boundary defined for the System of National Accounts.Įmployed person refers to those who, during the reference period, had a labour force status of 'employed'. Occupations are generally homogeneous with respect to skill type and skill level. Kind of work is described in terms of tasks, duties and responsibilities, often including factors such as materials processed or used, the industrial processes used, the equipment used, and the products or services provided. An occupation is a set of jobs that are sufficiently similar in work performed. Occupation refers to the kind of work performed in a job, a job being all the tasks carried out by a particular worker to complete his or her duties.

Status: This standard was approved as a departmental standard on June 21, 2010.

What is the definition of occupation