occupation
noun
a person's usual or principal work or business, especially as a means of earning a living; vocation.
occupations
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pluralof occupation.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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According to Jung, about 11% of UK jobs are "highly exposed" to being replaced by AI chatbots, "led by secretarial and administrative occupations".
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
In a recent study, my colleagues and I compared the occupations most exposed to AI—software developers, financial clerks, administrative assistants—with those least exposed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
If working-class voters are those working low-wage jobs, then they are already majority women, who occupy two-thirds of the 40 lowest-paid occupations.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026
The occupations most exposed to AI’s reach shrank by 0.2% year over year in June, according to research from ADP and Stanford University.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
I was so fully aware that only serious moods and occupations were acceptable, that in his presence every effort to sustain or follow any other became vain: I fell under a freezing spell.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
