Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Of, relating to, or caused by engagement in a particular occupation: occupational hazards.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Of or pertaining to a particular occupation, calling, or trade: as, tables of occupational mortality.
Wiktionary
- adj. Of, relating to, or caused by an occupation
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Of or pertaining to an occupation{3} or occupations{3}; caused by or incidental to an occupation{3}.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. of or relating to the activity or business for which you are trained
Examples
“And their medical records show that doctors at Fort Bliss sent some of them to what they call occupational and speech therapies.”
NPR: With Traumatic Brain Injuries, Soldiers Face Battle For Care
“There is also less participation in occupational pension plans, anything not a CPP, by private sector employees.”
Withler We Go From Here: The Future of Pension Reform : Law is Cool
“• Jobs for the Future will advance a supportive state policy framework to increase adult completion rates in occupational-technical credential programs in community colleges in three states.”
The Huffington Post: Jamie Merisotis: Adult Degree Completion Commitment
“The occupational categories do not capture important subtle distinctions within occupational groups and, in any case, despite considerable offshoring to date, there doesn't seem to be an impact on the growth of these occupations in the US.”
Offshorable Jobs, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
“Like every other intervention from these people it usually gets around to my health and someone says ‘who ate all the pies’ to me in occupational health speak, I think you have earned a rest mate, you sound a bit frayed around the edges, a week at hq should do it. on January 14, 2007 at 8: 08 am | Reply Totally un-Pc sir,”
“He continues this sort of citation even when quoting from the 1891 census, a census that went out of its way to display the range of social subgroups within occupational labels.”
Colonial Lists/Indian Power: Identity Politics in Nineteenth Century Telugu-Speaking India
“Trivalent chromium, the form found in the diet, has very low toxicity and a great margin of safety, but hexavalent chromium is toxic, and long-term occupational exposure can lead to skin problems, perforated nasal septum, and lung cancer.”
“Teachers make up about 16 percent of the 37 million people in the United States who are dubbed "occupational voice users," which includes air traffic controllers, emergency dispatchers and telephone customer service representatives, said Eric J. Hunter, deputy executive director of the National Center for Voice and Speech.”
“To help close a $160 million budget gap last year, Mayor John Hickenlooper's administration required businesses to pay a $50 registration fee every two years for what is formally called the occupational privilege tax.”
“Yes, it's true that high, long-term occupational exposure to asbestos, particularly among smokers, increased the risk of mesothelioma and asbestosis, but those risks must be laid against the fire-resistance and protection benefits of asbestos.”
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