Occupation vs. Career
Occupationnoun
An activity or task with which one occupies oneself; usually specifically the productive activity, service, trade, or craft for which one is regularly paid; a job.
Occupationnoun
The act, process or state of possessing a place.
Occupationnoun
The control of a country or region by a hostile army.
Occupationnoun
The act or process of occupying or taking possession; actual possession and control; the state of being occupied; a holding or keeping; tenure; use; as, the occupation of lands by a tenant.
Occupationnoun
That which occupies or engages the time and attention.
Occupationnoun
The principal business of one's life; the principal work by which one earns one's livelihood; vocation; employment; profession; calling; trade; avocation; as, these days many people continue to practice their occupation well into their seventies.
Occupationnoun
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money;
Occupationnoun
the control of a country by military forces of a foreign power
Occupationnoun
any activity that occupies a person's attention;
Occupationnoun
the act of occupying or taking possession of a building;
Occupationnoun
the period of time during which a place or position or nation is occupied;
Occupationnoun
a job or profession
Occupationnoun
a way of spending time
Occupationnoun
the action, state, or period of occupying or being occupied by military force
Occupationnoun
the action of entering and taking control of a building
Occupationnoun
the action of living in or using a building or other place
Occupationadjective
for the sole use of the occupiers of the land concerned
Careernoun
One's calling in life; a person's occupation; one's profession.
Careernoun
General course of action or conduct in life, or in a particular part of it.
Careernoun
(archaic) speed
Careernoun
A jouster's path during a joust.
Careernoun
(obsolete) A short gallop of a horse.
Careernoun
(falconry) The flight of a hawk.
Careernoun
(obsolete) A racecourse; the ground run over.
Careerverb
To move rapidly straight ahead, especially in an uncontrolled way.
Careernoun
A race course: the ground run over.
Careernoun
A running; full speed; a rapid course.
Careernoun
General course of action or conduct in life, or in a particular part or calling in life, or in some special undertaking; usually applied to course or conduct which is of a public character; as, Washington's career as a soldier.
Careernoun
The flight of a hawk.
Careerverb
To move or run rapidly.
Careernoun
the particular occupation for which you are trained
Careernoun
the general progression of your working or professional life;
Careerverb
move headlong at high speed;
Careernoun
an occupation undertaken for a significant period of a person's life and with opportunities for progress
Careernoun
the time spent by a person in a career
Careernoun
the progress through history of an institution, organization, etc.
Careernoun
working permanently in or committed to a particular profession
Careernoun
(of a woman) interested in pursuing a profession rather than devoting all her time to childcare and housekeeping
Careerverb
move swiftly and in an uncontrolled way
Career
The career is an individual's metaphorical through learning, work and other aspects of life. There are a number of ways to define career and the term is used in a variety of ways.
