Employment - Career - Profession - Occupation - Trade
These are all words for the work that sb does in return for payment, especially over a long period of time.
Work the job that sb does, especially in order to earn money: It’s very difficult to find work at the moment.
Employment (rather formal) work, especially when it is done to earn money; the state of being employed or the situation in which people have work: Only half the people here are in paid employment.
Career the job or series of jobs that sb has in a particular area of work, usually involving more responsibility as time passes: He had a very distinguished career in the Foreign Office.
Profession a type of job that needs special training or skill, especially one that needs a high level of education: He hopes to enter the medical profession. Profession is all the people who work in a particular profession: The legal profession. The professions are the traditional jobs that need a high level of education and training, such as being a doctor or lawyer.
Occupation (rather formal) a job or profession: Please state your name, age, and occupation.
Trade a job, especially one that involves working with your hands and requires special training and skills: Carpentry is a highly skilled trade.
PATTERNS
*in/out of work/employment
*(a) full-time/part-time work/employment/career/ occupation
*permanent/temporary work/employment
*(a) well-paid work/employment/profession/ occupation
*(a) low-paid work/employment/occupation
*to look for/seek/find work/employment/a career/an occupation
*to get/obtain/give sb/offer sb/create/generate/provide work/employment
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