Occupations

thumbnail|upright=1.3|A 19th century etching of a farmer consulting with his doctor, vicar and lawyer

thumb|Prominent contemporary public intellectuals include (left to right): Yuval Noah Harari|Harari, Chomsky, Žižek

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thumb|Amateur association football player An amateur () is generally considered a person who pursues an avocation independent from their source of income. Amateurs and their pursuits are also described as popular, informal, self-taught, user-generated, DIY, and hobbyist.

Interdisciplinarity, also known as interdisciplinary studies, is the combination of multiple academic disciplines into one activity (e.g., a research project). It draws knowledge from several fields such as sociology, anthropology, psychology, economics, etc. It is related to an interdiscipline or an interdisciplinary field, which is an organizational unit that crosses traditional boundaries between academic disciplines or schools of thought, as new needs and professions emerge. Large engineering teams are usually interdisciplinary in nature, as the development of a power station, mobile phone

activity done by a person to earn money

thumb|Doctor explains X-ray to patient. A professional is a member of a profession or any person who works in a specified professional activity. The term also describes the standards of education and training that prepare members of the profession with the particular knowledge and skills necessary to perform their specific role within that profession. In addition, most professionals are subject to strict codes of conduct, enshrining rigorous ethical and moral obligations. Professional standards of practice and ethics for a particular field are typically agreed upon and maintained through widel

thumb|Portrait of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire by [[Thomas Gainsborough. Lady Georgiana Cavendish, (1757–1806), an English socialite from the late 18th century]] A socialite is a person, typically a woman from a wealthy or aristocratic background, who is prominent in high society. A socialite generally spends a significant amount of time attending various fashionable social gatherings, instead of having traditional employment.

cottage industry

Confucian term from ancient China that collectively refers to the populace through occupational categories: shì (gentry scholars), nóng (peasant farmers), gōng (artisans and craftsmen), and shāng (merchants and traders)

person who cleans streets

worker whose main capital is knowledge

person that liaises between two organizations to communicate and coordinate their activities

job that a person takes in addition to their primary job in order to supplement their income; additional job providing extra income

the act of looking for employment

assurance that an individual is likely to retain employment, with relatively low chance of becoming unemployed

Type of employment relationship involving non-permanent freelance work with payment based on piece work

employment arrangement where typically two people are retained on a part-time or reduced-time basis to perform a job normally fulfilled by one person working full-time

technique used by employers

Professionalization or professionalisation is a social process by which any trade or occupation transforms itself into a true "profession of the highest integrity and competence." The definition of what constitutes a profession is often contested. Professionalization tends to result in establishing acceptable qualifications, one or more professional associations to recommend best practice and to oversee the conduct of members of the profession, and some degree of demarcation of the qualified from unqualified amateurs (that is, professional certification). It is also likely to create "occupatio

profession that involves the operation of specific equipment or service

profession; person working in a tannery

collection of methods used to teach physics

Branch of social work

Paraprofessional is a title given to individuals in various occupational fields, such as education, librarianship, healthcare, engineering, and law. Historically, paraprofessionals assisted the master professional of their field. In more recent times, paraprofessionals have become a professional in their own right, providing services which meet the needs of a particular recipient or community.