What is Job: Definition and 886 Discussions

A job, employment, work or occupation, is a person's role in society. More specifically, a job is an activity, often regular and often performed in exchange for payment ("for a living"). Many people have multiple jobs (e.g., parent, homemaker, and employee). A person can begin a job by becoming an employee, volunteering, starting a business, or becoming a parent. The duration of a job may range from temporary (e.g., hourly odd jobs) to a lifetime (e.g., judges).
An activity that requires a person's mental or physical effort is work (as in "a day's work"). If a person is trained for a certain type of job, they may have a profession. Typically, a job would be a subset of someone's career. The two may differ in that one usually retires from their career, versus resignation or termination from a job.

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  1. P

    What is the lifestyle and living experience like in South Carolina?

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  2. M

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  3. Moriarty

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  4. J

    Physics Can I Become a Physicist? | Lebanon Grade 11 Student

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  5. B

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  6. S

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  7. O

    Physics Job Market for Physicists in a Decade

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  8. J

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  9. S

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  10. G

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  11. J

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  12. Nietzsche_Keen

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  13. K

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  14. E

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  15. S

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  17. D

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  18. rania yassin

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  19. SquareRootOfTwo

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  20. S

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  21. H

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  23. Hercuflea

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  24. N

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  30. J

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  31. T

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  32. L

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  33. H

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  34. M

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  35. F

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  36. G

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  37. MartinJH

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  38. N

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  39. K

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  40. S

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  41. Y

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  42. R

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  43. A

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  44. P

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  45. jedishrfu

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  46. R

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  47. J

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  48. B

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  49. T

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  50. S

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