By the occupation one understands that institutionalized activity, which humans for (A) financial or (B) conventional returns or (C) in the service third furnish regularly, and/or for which it trained, educated or destined is. Generally the practice of an occupation serves the safety device of living costs. The gained money, special or exchange achievements serve satisfying the personal needs or those the social community (e.g. the family), to which the exercising belongs. In addition belong primarily the nutrition, the clothing, (domestic) the protection from danger and illness and the stockpiling. Beyond that many humans practice occupation-similar activities, which are not only indirectly remunerated or (by social acknowledgment or personal satisfaction). Honorary offices, amateurful exercised activities (e.g. art or sport) and intensively operated hobbies form therefore Schnittmengen to "„the occupation "“.

Socialhistorical

The abilities and knowledge, which are needed in an occupation, become thus by training, by practice or self-instruction or by writing up (adscription) (for instance with succession [e.g. farmer, craftsman, realm treasurer] or by vows officials or by consecration priest) acquired.

Most occupations are the result of progressive differentiation of the work. They have thus centuries long traditions, since many achievements wished by the society are essentially constant. Therefore also the social feature of remarkable occupation transmission agitates.

To the oldest, earlyhistorical occupations Schmiede, carpenters, sound one, priest, moving storyteller belongs and - to singers or also prostitutes. Since the Middle Ages were the occupational groups in guilds and Gilden together, whatever the training of the vocational new generation took over. But also "„dishonest ones separated themselves "“occupations.

In some occupations on "„the appointment "“/to the particular of "“above"” or of "“inside"” special value one puts (for example Pfarrer/in, Priester/in, in addition, physician/lady doctor, Lehrer/in, Apotheker/in, Richter/in).

The progressive social and technical change accompanying with the industrialization let new occupations develop and become extinct old, mostly occupations relating to crafts. With the penetrating spreading of the information technology within all social ranges this trend continues.

Regimentation of the practise of the profession

Today the professional training (contents, duration) in most European countries is nationally specified. The national regimentation of the occupation choice finds however in Germany like also in most other countries its borders in the fundamental right of the occupation liberty.

Who may exercise which occupation, and one handles culturally different. In Europe applies in principle the right of the free practise of the profession, which is subject however to some restrictions. Like that appropriate training is necessary for the practice of certain occupations: As physician or an attorney may be for example only active, who can prove a medical and/or legal higher education successfully finally and appropriate practical experience (Referendariat).

Likewise the practice of occupations relating to crafts is subject to certain restrictions: Like that for example the master's certificate is necessary for the independent practice of a handicraft in Germany. In other countries, for example the USA, one does not know this restriction.

All successfully socially out formed occupations develop (more or less pronounced) professional ethics.

Danger-bent occupations

The British insurance Churchill Insurance published a list of the ten riskiest occupations in the year 2004. In the case of practice has an accident to his activity thereafter (in descending row) deadly most frequently, who is active as

1. Window cleaner
2. Soldier
3. Feuerwehrmann
4. High sea-Fischer
5. Pilot
6. Police officer
7. Roofer
8. Stand worker
9. Zirkusartist of kind ofcircus

See also

• Work (activity), job title, vocational guidance
• Professional ethics, work ethics
• Occupation sociology, work (social sciences)
• Occupation science
• Professional, suitor occupation, dishonest occupation, earnings/services, guild
• List by occupation, occupation science
• Social structure
• Description of occupation
• Museum of the work

Literature

• Lanczkowski, Gustaf Wingren, Heinz refuge Schrey: Kind. Occupation of Ith religion-historically IITH historical and ethical aspects IIITH protest anti-mash and catholicism of the modern times. In: Theological material encyclopedia 5 (1980), P. 654-676 (to the culture and term history)

Related links

• Occupations in Germany
• Teaching professions in Switzerland
• Bundesinstitut for vocational training
• Dossier for the topic of occupations

Articles in category "Occupation"

We found here 8 articles.

Related Websites

We found here 3 related websites.

• Occupation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jump to: navigation, search. Look up Occupation in ... Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupation" ...


• Occupational Outlook Handbook
  Ways to use the Occupational Outlook Handbook site: (1) To find out about a specific occupation or topic, use the Search box that is on every page


• Wages by Area and Occupation
  Data by occupation and gender - data for men and for women in 200 ... BLS wage data by area and occupation are from the National Compensation Survey, ...