Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with occupation in American Collocation
occupation
noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/ˌɑkjəˈpeɪʃ(ə)n/
of a particular type
clerical
industrial
managerial
manual
non-manual
professional
skilled
technical
unskilled
The last decade has witnessed a huge increase in the number of people employed in managerial and professional occupations.
done for the whole week etc
full-time
She combines coaching gymnastics with her full-time occupation as a teacher.
have a particular occupation
follow
pursue
Many of the unemployed had no hope of following their normal occupation in mining or shipbuilding.
start a particular occupation
enter
Research showed that the majority of students entered professional occupations.
write down what your or someone’s occupation is
give
list
In the 1841 census, Edward’s occupation was given as a clerk.