Used in a Sentence

occupational

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for occupational.

Editorial note

The person you describes sounds like someone who is willing to learn/improve/grow and not be confined by occupational labels.

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Definitions1
Parts of speech1

Quick take

Of, belonging, or relating to an occupation (in any sense).

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of occupational gathered in one view.

adjective

Of, belonging, or relating to an occupation (in any sense).

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for occupational.

adjective

Of, belonging, or relating to an occupation (in any sense).

Example sentences

1

The person you describes sounds like someone who is willing to learn/improve/grow and not be confined by occupational labels.

2

Something else of note is that the majority of occupational license requirements exclude felons.

3

Instead, they're filing a complaint with the Division of Occupational Safety and Health.

4

An occupational poll I read recently suggests that the computer industry is still looked on positively [2].

5

I imagine you'll still need an ergonomic setup and regular breaks to avoid occupational overuse syndrome.

6

To compare, roughly 30% of the US require an occupational license.

7

In general terms, labor laws such as wage prohibitions and occupational licensing tend to give relatively economically advantaged workers artificial advantages over lower skilled workers.

8

Their companies provide confidential talking therapies through an occupational health service.

9

Greece really needs to get rid of their occupational licenses.

10

I'm kind of okay with them having some occupational barriers to entry, actually.

11

Pay for servicemembers has increased far beyond parity with civilian jobs for the vast majority of occupational specialties, the Post-9/11 GI Bill truly solves the post-service employment training issue, and the stigma of being a veteran is essentially nonexistent.

12

I'm saying occupational licenses enforced by the state are a means of granting political privilege to a group of people, at the expense of another group (usually the poor) through the use of coercion, i.e.

Quote examples

1

Relevant search terms are combinations of "occupational health" and "talking therapy" (but "occupational therapy" is something different).

2

I just noticed that the discussion was heading into the usual "intellectually stimulating" HN route where people arguing over occupational safety & industrial regulations and away from the poor lady that lost both her hands stripping her from a very crucial income source for the rest of her life.

3

Perhaps the most galling part of this was where she went "here, let me show you" and had me do the various exercises of holding your hands together that are supposed to lead to tingling if you have CTS and when that didn't work she just said "well anyway, you have carpal tunnel syndrome." Thankfully my physical and occupational therapists were more helpful.

4

I didn't realise those things had progressed so far into "generally stable and usable" territory client-side - an occupational hazard due to most of our clients being stuck on IE8 so I only play with less ancient "standards" when I find time for projects outside the day-job.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use occupational in a sentence?

The person you describes sounds like someone who is willing to learn/improve/grow and not be confined by occupational labels.

What does occupational mean?

Of, belonging, or relating to an occupation (in any sense).

What part of speech is occupational?

occupational is commonly used as adjective.