## Occupations Vocabulary

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This page describes the Cyc constants used to represent occupations, employment status, and the positions of persons within organizations. The basic vocabulary is given below, with samples of the more specialized collections and predicates. Workers are grouped according to occupation types along several dimensions, based on tasks, skills, institutional affiliations, and other characteristics of their jobs. Predicates relate organizations and workers. Specialized #$Agreements describe the explicit relationships existing between employers and employees.

### General Profession Constants

#$PersonWithOccupation professionals

> The collection of persons who have a (skilled or unskilled) occupation. Most (but not all) instances of #$PersonWithOccupation spend a significant part of their waking hours doing activities that are characteristic of their occupations. Typically their actions are performed for pay (but not always: consider a starving artist who is unable to sell any of her works). Note that a #$PersonWithOccupation need not be working over the entire duration of when s/he has an occupation; e.g. college professors on summer break and the temporarily unemployed still have occupations. Most reified specializations of #$PersonWithOccupation classify workers according to their job titles, the kinds of work they perform, or the skills involved; while a few exploit other (usually quite broad) features of their working lives (e.g. #$SelfEmployedWorker and #$DeskWorker). But note that many collections corresponding to what are colloquially considered professions or occupations (e.g. #$Lifeguard, #$StockBroker, #$Housekeeper, and many others) are _not_ specializations of #$PersonWithOccupation, as those collections include people for whom the work in question is not their occupation.
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> direct instance of: #$ExistingObjectType
> direct specialization of: #$Person
> direct generalization of: #$OrganizationRepresentative #$SalesPerson #$Farmer #$FoodProfessional #$Consultant #$Executive #$Researcher #$MedicalCareProfessional #$BusinessPerson #$LawEnforcementOfficer #$President-HeadOfGovernmentOrHeadOfState #$SelfEmployedWorker #$EntertainmentOrArtsProfessional #$DeskWorker #$LegalProfessional #$PrivateSectorEmployee #$Engineer #$AcademicProfessional #$BlueCollarWorker #$Employee

#$PersonTypeByOccupation types of profession

> A collection of collections and a specialization of #$PersonTypeByActivity (q.v.). Each instance of #$PersonTypeByOccupation is a collection of workers (see #$PersonWithOccupation) and is defined in terms of the kind of work done. The various instances of #$PersonTypeByOccupation correspond to jobs of all kinds, and not just to those colloquially called professions . Examples include #$ComputerProgrammerProfessional, #$FoodServiceEmployee, #$MedicalCareProfessional, #$SalesRepresentative, #$Brewer, and many others. See also #$PersonTypeByPositionInOrg.
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> direct instance of: #$SecondOrderCollection #$AtemporalNecessarilyEssentialCollectionType
> direct specialization of: #$PersonTypeByActivity
> direct generalization of: #$MedicalSpecialtyType

#$PersonTypeByPositionInOrg types of position

> A collection of collections. A #$PersonTypeByPositionInOrg is a collection representing a type of position in an organization. More precisely, each instance of #$PersonTypeByPositionInOrg is the collection of instances of #$PersonWithOccupation who hold a position of a particular given type within some #$Organization or other. For example, #$VicePresident-CorporateOfficer is the collection of all persons who are vice presidents of a corporation, regardless of which corporation it might be. Some other instances of #$PersonTypeByPositionInOrg are #$Mayor, #$CampaignManager, #$Director-Movie, #$Chairman, and #$Resident-Medical. Obviously, which position-types are filled in a given organization partly depends on the type of organization it is; thus cities have mayors while business firms do not. Note that #$PersonTypeByPositionInOrg is _not_ a specialization of #$PersonTypeByOccupation (q.v.); the latter categorizes workers according to the kinds of activities they perform at work rather than the positions they hold in their respective organizations, and the typical activities of a vice president of a toy manufacturer (e.g.) are likely to be very unlike those of a bank vice president. Note also that, since all instances of instances of #$PersonTypeByPositionInOrg are #$PersonWithOccupations, not everyone who would colloquially be said to hold a position in an organization necessarily qualifies; consider the life-long homemaker who is also a volunteer Candy Striper at a local hospital, or the international jet-setter with a conscience who hasn't worked a day in his life but serves as the honorary chairperson of a charitable organization.
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> direct instance of: #$SecondOrderCollection #$AtemporalNecessarilyEssentialCollectionType
> direct specialization of: #$ExistingObjectType

#$PersonTypeByActivity types of person classified by activity

> A collection of collections. Each instance of #$PersonTypeByActivity is a collection of #$Persons that classifies people by some kind of activity that they do on a regular basis. Examples include #$Student, #$Tourist, and #$HornPlayer. If the differentiating activity is one that is normally done as a career or job, it is preferable to make the collection an instance of the more specific #$PersonTypeByOccupation (q.v.).
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> direct instance of: #$SecondOrderCollection #$AtemporalNecessarilyEssentialCollectionType
> direct specialization of: #$ExistingObjectType
> direct generalization of: #$PersonTypeByOccupation

### Occupations By Type Of Activity

#$BusinessPerson businesspeople **GAFs NOT REVIEWED**

> A subcollection of #$PersonWithOccupation. Each instance of #$BusinessPerson is someone whose occupation primarily consists in the ownership or operation of a business.
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> direct instance of: #$PersonTypeByOccupation
> direct specialization of: #$PersonWithOccupation
> direct generalization of: #$SalesPerson #$Consultant

#$SalesPerson salespeople **COMMENT NOT REVIEWED** **GAFs NOT REVIEWED**

> A specialization of #$PersonWithOccupation. Each instance of #$SalesPerson is someone whose principal job activity is negotiating with potential buyers, finding out what they want, describing what is available, taking orders, etc. This collection includes door-to-door salespeople, Avon reprentatives, new and used car salespeople, sales representatives for the product lines of large industrial companies, and store clerks working on a sales commission.
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> direct instance of: #$PersonTypeByOccupation
> direct specialization of: #$OrganizationRepresentative #$BusinessPerson #$Vendor

#$Researcher researcher

> A subcollection of #$PersonWithOccupation each instance of which is a person who performs research as his or her main occupation. This collection includes academicians, clinical investigators, experimental physicists, market researchers, industrial researchers, etc.
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> direct instance of: #$PersonTypeByOccupation
> direct specialization of: #$PersonWithOccupation
> direct generalization of: #$Scientist

#$LegalProfessional legal professionals

> An instance of #$PersonTypeByOccupation, and a specialization of #$PersonWithOccupation. Each instance of #$LegalProfessional is a person working in the field of law. Notable specializations of #$LegalProfessional include #$Lawyer, #$Judge, and #$Paralegal.
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> direct instance of: #$PersonTypeByOccupation
> direct specialization of: #$PersonWithOccupation

#$LawEnforcementOfficer policemen

> An instance of #$PersonTypeByOccupation, and a specialization of #$PersonWithOccupation. Each instance of #$LawEnforcementOfficer is a person whose job is to detect, stop, and/or punish people engaged in illegal activities. The collection #$LawEnforcementOfficer includes members of local, state, and special police (e.g., transit police) forces, as well as federal agents (e.g., members of border patrols, national security agents). Consequently, a given instance of #$LawEnforcementOfficer typically also belongs to one of the following collections: #$StateEmployee, #$LocalGovernmentEmployee, or #$NationalGovernmentEmployee (see #$PublicSectorEmployee).
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> direct instance of: #$PersonTypeByOccupation
> direct specialization of: #$PublicSectorEmployee

#$MedicalCareProfessional health care professionals **COMMENT NOT REVIEWED** **GAFs NOT REVIEWED**

> A specialization of #$PersonWithOccupation. Each instance of #$MedicalCareProfessional is a person whose occupation principally involves medical care of patients, including surgery, psychological care, physical therapy, practical nursing, and dispensing drugs. Notable specializations of #$MedicalCareProfessional include #$Doctor-Medical, #$Dentist, and #$Pharmacist.
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> direct instance of: #$PersonTypeByOccupation
> direct specialization of: #$MedicalCareProvider #$HealthProfessional
> direct generalization of: #$Dentist #$Pharmacist #$Prescriber

#$Counselor-Psychological counsellor **COMMENT NOT REVIEWED** **GAFs NOT REVIEWED**

> A collection of persons; a subset of #$Professional. Each element of #$Counselor-Psychological is a professional whose job is to counsel others on psychological, emotional or behavioral, issues. Elements include members of the subsets #$Psychoanalyst, #$SocialWorker, #$CounselingPsychologist, etc. This collection does NOT include other types of counselors or advisers.
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> direct instance of: #$PersonTypeByOccupation
> direct specialization of: #$HealthProfessional

#$Engineer engineers

> A specialization of #$PersonWithOccupation. Each instance of #$Engineer is a professional who works in some branch of engineering (see the constant #$EngineeringField). Notable specializations of #$Engineer include #$ElectricalEngineer, #$ChemicalEngineer, #$CivilEngineer, and #$MechanicalEngineer.
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> direct instance of: #$PersonTypeByOccupation
> direct specialization of: #$PersonWithOccupation

#$FoodProfessional food professionals

> A specialization of #$PersonWithOccupation. Each instance of #$FoodProfessional is a worker whose occupation is to prepare or serve food or drink. Notable specializations of #$FoodProfessional include #$Butcher, #$Brewer, #$Bartender, and #$WaitPerson.
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> direct instance of: #$PersonTypeByOccupation
> direct specialization of: #$PersonWithOccupation

#$Farmer farmer (blue collar worker)

> A specialization of #$PersonWithOccupation. Each instance of #$Farmer is a person who makes (or significantly supplements) his or her income by farming, where farming includes such activities as growing vegetables, grain, or fruit crops, dairy farming, and raising livestock (e.g., cattle, pigs, sheep, fish) for their meat or other animal products (e.g., wool).
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> direct instance of: #$PersonTypeByOccupation
> direct specialization of: #$BlueCollarWorker

#$EntertainmentOrArtsProfessional entertainment or arts professionals

> A #$PersonTypeByOccupation (q.v.) instances of which are persons who use some sort of creative or artistic abilities in carrying out the main function of their jobs. #$EntertainmentOrArtsProfessional includes both performing artists and producers of tangible artworks, either creative or commercial. Note that this collection does _not_ include people working on the business side of those professions, such as producers or art dealers, whose jobs are more similar (see #$jobAttributes) to those of other business professionals (e.g. managers, marketers, sales representatives) than to the artists'; cf. #$EntertainmentOrArtsAdministrator.
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> direct instance of: #$PersonTypeByOccupation
> direct specialization of: #$PersonWithOccupation
> direct generalization of: #$Entertainer #$Artist

#$MediaProfessional media professionals **COMMENT NOT REVIEWED** **GAFs NOT REVIEWED**

> A collection of persons; a subset of #$PersonWithOccupation. Each element of #$MediaProfessional is a person whose job is gathering, organizing, or disseminating information or entertainment for distribution through TV, radio, or newspaper. This collection includes journalists, sports announcers, news anchors, weathercasters, and all technical support staff such as camera operators, editors, etc.
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> direct instance of: #$PersonTypeByOccupation
> direct specialization of: #$PersonWithOccupation

#$Scientist scientists

> An instance of #$PersonTypeByOccupation, and a specialization of #$PersonWithOccupation. Each instance of #$Scientist is a person who is educated and employed in one (or more) of the natural, social, or abstract sciences. Specializations of #$Scientist include the collections #$Astronomer, #$Chemist, #$Linguist, #$Mathematician, #$Geneticist, and #$CulturalAnthropologist.
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> direct instance of: #$PersonTypeByOccupation
> direct specialization of: #$Researcher
> direct generalization of: #$Doctor-Medical

#$AcademicProfessional academics **GAFs NOT REVIEWED**

> A subcollection of #$PersonWithOccupation. Each instance of #$AcademicProfessional is a person whose job is to educate and/or perform research as an affiliate of an academic institution. This includes members of the teaching and/or research staffs of schools, colleges, universities, and research institutes.
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> direct instance of: #$PersonTypeByOccupation
> direct specialization of: #$PersonWithOccupation

#$Student students

> An instance of #$PersonTypeByActivity. Each instance of #$Student is a person who studies at some educational institution. This collection includes students at all levels of study in all types of educational institutions. Notable specializations of #$Student include #$UniversityStudent, #$GraduateStudent, and #$HighSchoolStudent.
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> direct instance of: #$PersonTypeByActivity
> direct specialization of: #$Person

#$Athlete athletes **COMMENT NOT REVIEWED** **GAFs NOT REVIEWED**

> A collection of persons. Each instance of #$Athlete is a person who trains to compete in contests involving physical agility, stamina, or strength. Note that in the #$JobMt, #$Athlete is a subcollection of #$PersonWithOccupation (q.v.), and hence in that microtheory represents the collection of professional athletes.
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> direct instance of: #$PersonTypeByOccupation
> direct specialization of: #$Entertainer

#$BlueCollarWorker workmen

> A subcollection of #$PersonWithOccupation and an instance of #$PersonTypeByOccupation. Each instance of #$BlueCollarWorker is a person whose occupation is manual-labor intensive, sometimes demanding physical strength and, in some jobs, considerable skill, practical judgment, and work experience. Types of blue-collar workers include miners, truck drivers, steelworkers, construction workers, agricultural workers, laborers, mechanics, garbage collectors, assembly line workers, janitorial workers, etc. Their jobs may require some specialized training or apprenticeship but don't require a college degree.
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> direct instance of: #$PersonTypeByOccupation
> direct specialization of: #$PersonWithOccupation
> direct generalization of: #$Farmer

#$MilitaryPerson military personnel

> A specialization of #$MilitaryAgent. Each instance of #$MilitaryPerson is a person belonging to one of the national military services (see the collection #$BranchOfMilitaryService) of some instance of #$Country. Notable specializations of #$MilitaryPerson include #$ArmyPersonnel, #$NavyPersonnel, and #$MarinePersonnel.
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> direct instance of: #$PersonTypeByOccupation
> direct specialization of: #$NationalGovernmentEmployee
> direct generalization of: #$Soldier #$NavyPersonnel #$MilitaryOfficer #$EnlistedPerson #$MarinePersonnel #$AirForcePersonnel

#$Administrator administrator

> A specialization of #$AdministrativeStaffPerson. Each instance of #$Administrator is an employee of an organization who is responsible for managing its organizational affairs. Instances of #$Administrator may or may not also be required to manage people. If so, then they are also #$Managers (q.v.).
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> direct instance of: #$PersonTypeByOccupation
> direct specialization of: #$AdministrativeStaffPerson
> direct generalization of: #$Minister-Governmental #$CorporateOfficer

#$DeskWorker office clerks

> A subcollection of #$PersonWithOccupation. #$DeskWorker is a very broad category, consisting of those people who do a significant amount of their work sitting at desks (as opposed, e.g., to those who do physically demanding or outdoor work). While the sorts of work performed at desks make up too heterogeneous a class for #$DeskWorker itself to be considered an #$PersonTypeByOccupation (q.v.), some of its subcollections do correspond to types of occupations, e.g. #$Administrator, #$ComputerOperator, and #$Secretary.
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> direct instance of: #$ExistingObjectType
> direct specialization of: #$PersonWithOccupation
> direct generalization of: #$AdministrativeStaffPerson

#$Consultant consultant **COMMENT NOT REVIEWED** **GAFs NOT REVIEWED**

> A specialization of #$PersonWithOccupation. Each instance of #$Consultant is a person who works with some business in a consulting capacity. Consultants can be self employed, or they can work for a consulting company.
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> direct instance of: #$PersonTypeByOccupation
> direct specialization of: #$BusinessPerson

#$Politician politicos **COMMENT NOT REVIEWED** **GAFs NOT REVIEWED**

> An instance of #$PersonTypeByActivity. Each instance of #$Politician is a person who is involved in politics. Specializations of #$Politician include #$HeadOfState, #$ElectoralCandidate, and #$HeadOfPoliticalParty.
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> direct instance of: #$PersonTypeByActivity
> direct specialization of: #$HumanAdult
> direct generalization of: #$HeadOfGovernment #$HeadOfState

#$Technician technicians **COMMENT NOT REVIEWED** **GAFs NOT REVIEWED**

> A collection of persons; a subset of #$PersonWithOccupation. Each element of #$Technician is a worker whose occupation involves the execution of detailed procedures, typically using some kind of laboratory equipment or mechanical instruments. Special training and sometimes certification is required of members of these occupations. Elements of the collection #$Technician include members of its subsets #$MedicalLabTechnician, #$EmergencyMedicalTechnician, #$DentalHygienist, #$MediaTechnician, and others.
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> direct instance of: #$PersonTypeByOccupation
> direct specialization of: #$PersonWithOccupation

#$TradeWorker tradespeople **COMMENT NOT REVIEWED** **GAFs NOT REVIEWED**

> A collection of persons; a subset of #$BlueCollarWorker. Each element of #$TradeWorker is a worker who performs a skilled trade. Such skills are typically acquired through practical training and do not require an academic or higher education, though some individuals working in a trade may have college degrees. A large portion of #$TradeWorker includes various types of workers in the building trades, such as the members of its subsets #$Carpenter, #$Electrician, #$Plumber, #$Painter-Tradesperson, #$Roofer, etc. Other subsets include workers who maintain or repair things, e.g., those included in #$Gardener, #$ShoeCobbler, #$ApplianceRepairPerson, #$CarMechanic, #$MaintenancePerson, etc.
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> direct instance of: #$PersonTypeByOccupation
> direct specialization of: #$BlueCollarWorker

#$CraftWorker craftsmen **COMMENT NOT REVIEWED** **GAFs NOT REVIEWED**

> The collection of persons who practice some craft, which typically involves producing some kind of hand-made goods. Professional craft worker earn money from practicing their crafts, usually by selling the goods they produces. Craft workers have specialized skills, often gained through some sort of practical training or apprenticeship. Craft work frequently involves some artistry. Craft occupations may be considered archaic or quaint, in cultures where the kinds of products once made only by skilled handwork are currently mass-produced by machines or assembly lines. Examples of #$CraftWorkers include potters, florists, blacksmiths, watchmakers, and goldsmiths.
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> direct instance of: #$PersonTypeByOccupation
> direct specialization of: #$PersonWithOccupation

### Occupations By Type Of Employing Organization

#$PublicSectorEmployee public sector employees

> A specialization of #$Professional-Adult and #$Employee. Each instance of #$PublicSectorEmployee is a person employed by a local, state (or provincial), or national government. This collection includes those who are employed directly in government administration (for example, elected and appointed officials, tax officers, and police and military personnel) as well as those who are employed in support services wholly funded by the government (for example, postal employees, public school teachers, firefighters, and unionized government workers). Although numerous subcollections of #$PublicSectorEmployee constitute instances of #$PersonTypeByOccupation (q.v.), work in the public sector displays too much variation for #$PublicSectorEmployee to be considered an occupation-type in its own right.
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> direct instance of: #$ExistingObjectType
> direct specialization of: #$Employee
> direct generalization of: #$PublicOfficial #$GovernmentEmployee #$LawEnforcementOfficer

#$NationalGovernmentEmployee national government employees **GAFs NOT REVIEWED**

> A specialization of #$GovernmentEmployee. Each instance of #$NationalGovernmentEmployee is a person who is employed by the national government of some instance of #$Country. Instances of #$NationalGovernmentEmployee would include, among others, heads of national governments, diplomats, and members of a nation's armed forces.
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> direct instance of: #$ExistingObjectType
> direct specialization of: #$GovernmentEmployee
> direct generalization of: #$MilitaryPerson

#$StateEmployee state employees **COMMENT NOT REVIEWED** **GAFs NOT REVIEWED**

> A collection of persons; a subset of #$GovernmentEmployee. Each element of #$StateEmployee is a worker who is on the payroll of a state government organization. Note: In Cyc, `state' refers generically to a major geographical subdivision of a country; see #$State-Geopolitical.
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> direct instance of: #$ExistingObjectType
> direct specialization of: #$GovernmentEmployee

#$LocalGovernmentEmployee local government employees **COMMENT NOT REVIEWED** **GAFs NOT REVIEWED**

> A collection of persons; a subset of #$PublicSectorEmployee. Each element of #$LocalGovernmentEmployee is a worker who is employed by a local government. Examples include (for the United States) local tax collectors, sheriffs or local police, aldermen, firefighters, and public school teachers.
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> direct instance of: #$ExistingObjectType
> direct specialization of: #$GovernmentEmployee

#$PublicOfficial public officials

> A subcollection of #$PublicSectorEmployee and an instance of #$PersonTypeByPositionInOrg. Each instance of #$PublicOfficial is a person who holds a position that is directly involved with some aspect of governing a country (or subregion of a country). Many public offices in democratically governed countries are filled by election; some are filled by appointment. In other countries, public offices are sometimes filled by succession or by military decree. Note that public offices are represented in Cyc in terms of the collections of officials who hold those offices (e.g. #$Mayor and #$UnitedStatesPresident) together with axioms describing the responsibilities those offices entail.
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> direct instance of: #$PersonTypeByPositionInOrg
> direct specialization of: #$PublicSectorEmployee
> direct generalization of: #$Minister-Governmental #$UnitedStatesPresident

#$PrivateSectorEmployee private sector employees **COMMENT NOT REVIEWED** **GAFs NOT REVIEWED**

> A specialization of #$PersonWithOccupation. Each instance of #$PrivateSectorEmployee is a worker who is not paid a salary or wage by any governmental organization. For example, employees of publicly traded corporations are instances of #$PrivateSectorEmployee.
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> direct instance of: #$ExistingObjectType
> direct specialization of: #$PersonWithOccupation

#$NonProfitEmployee non-profit worker

> The collection of all instances of #$PersonWithOccupation (q.v.) who are employed by some non-profit organization, such as a college, museum, or charity foundation.
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> direct instance of: #$ExistingObjectType
> direct specialization of: #$Employee

#$SelfEmployedWorker self-employed people

> A subcollection of #$PersonWithOccupation. Each instance of #$SelfEmployedWorker is a worker who earns a living from funds paid directly to him/her by customers, or who is paid by a company s/he owns. Self-employed workers have no boss or supervisor.
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> direct instance of: #$ExistingObjectType
> direct specialization of: #$PersonWithOccupation

#$UnemployedPerson unemployed people **COMMENT NOT REVIEWED** **GAFs NOT REVIEWED**

> A collection of persons. Each instance of #$UnemployedPerson is a worker who is unemployed. An unemployed worker is someone who either has worked previously and could still do so (if s/he had a job), or someone who is qualified to work (e.g., a recent graduate) but has not yet worked.
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> direct instance of: #$PersonTypeByActivity
> direct specialization of: #$Person

#$UnskilledWorker unskilled worker **COMMENT NOT REVIEWED** **GAFs NOT REVIEWED**

> A subcollection of #$PersonWithOccupation. Each instance of #$UnskilledWorker is a person who holds a job that requires little skill or training. Although such jobs are too various in kind for this collection to constitute an instance of OccupationType (q.v.) in its own right, certain specializations of #$UnskilledWorker are occupation-types.
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> direct instance of: #$ExistingObjectType
> direct specialization of: #$PersonWithOccupation

### Relations Between Employers And Employees

#$positionOfPersonInOrganization person's position in an organization

> The predicate #$positionOfPersonInOrganization is used to relate a particular person to his or her position in a particular organization. (#$positionOfPersonInOrganization PER ORG POS-TYPE) means that the #$Person PER works in the #$Organization ORG, in a position of type POS-TYPE. POS-TYPE may or may not specifically indicate PER's occupational field or training; for example, one individual occupying a position of #$Manager may be a #$MarketingPerson, while another is an #$ElectricalEngineer. In addition, POS-TYPE may or may not correspond to an official `Job Title' (cf. #$titleOfPersonInOrganization), or be the primary occupation of PER. Note that assertions using #$positionOfPersonInOrganization should be properly time-constrained, for example with #$holdsIn.
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> direct instance of: #$ObjectPredicate #$TernaryPredicate

#$hasWorkers employed

> The predicate #$hasWorkers relates two instances of #$Agent. (#$hasWorkers AGENT1 AGENT2) means that AGENT2 regularly works for AGENT1. This predicate can be used to relate a business to its employees, a master craftsman to his apprentices, or an organization to its subcontractors. Note that (#$hasWorkers AGENT1 AGENT2) does not necessarily imply that AGENT2 is an employee of AGENT1, since AGENT2 may be working voluntarily for AGENT1. Note also that assertions using #$hasWorkers should usually be temporally qualified, since when one agent regularly works for another, that agent usually does so only for a portion of his, her, or its life, rather than for all of it.
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> direct instance of: #$CotemporalObjectsSlot #$IrreflexiveBinaryPredicate
> direct specialization of: #$hasAgents #$worksWith #$receivesServicesFrom

#$employees employee

> A specialization of #$hasWorkers (q.v.) that relates employers to their paid employees. (#$employees EMPLOYER WORKER) means WORKER regularly performs work for EMPLOYER, and EMPLOYER pays WORKER for that work (often by paycheck). EMPLOYER directs the manner in which WORKER performs the work and might provide the workplace, tools, materials, capital, or other assistance for the work. EMPLOYER is commonly an organization but may be a person; e.g. (#$employees PerryMason PaulDrake). Note that in many contexts the use of this predicate require proper temporal qualification; e.g. (#$holdsIn (#$YearFn 1999) (#$employees #$NBC-TVNetwork #$KatieCouric).
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> direct instance of: #$AsymmetricBinaryPredicate #$InterPersonalRelationSlot #$CotemporalObjectsSlot
> direct specialization of: #$affiliatedWith #$hasWorkers

#$contractorFor contractor for **COMMENT NOT REVIEWED** **GAFs NOT REVIEWED**

> The predicate #$contractorFor relates a particular contractor to one of its clients. (#$contractorFor CONTR CLIENT) means that CONTR has a contract with CLIENT to supply some service to CLIENT. This relationship holds from the inception to the completion of their contractual #$Agreement. Either CONTR or CLIENT may be a person or an organization. For example, a real estate agency may be a #$contractorFor an individual whose house they are selling; an individual graphic artist may be a #$contractorFor a company whose Web pages she designs; an aircraft manufacturer may be a #$contractorFor the U.S. Department of Defense, to supply jet fighters.
> guid: bd58c44c-9c29-11b1-9dad-c379636f7270
> direct instance of: #$CotemporalPredicate #$IrreflexiveBinaryPredicate
> direct specialization of: #$doesBusinessWith #$affiliatedWith

#$titleOfPersonInOrganization title of person in organization

> The predicate #$titleOfPersonInOrganization relates a person to a title that s/he holds in an organization. (#$titleOfPersonInOrganization PER TITLE ORG) means that the #$Person PER has the #$Title TITLE in the #$Organization ORG.
> guid: bd58c2ce-9c29-11b1-9dad-c379636f7270
> direct instance of: #$IntangibleObjectPredicate #$TernaryPredicate

#$performsInstancesAsPartOfJob occupation (type predicate) (binary predicate) (pred)

> A #$TypePredicate (q.v.) that relates a given type of event to people who perform (see #$performedBy) events of that type as part of their job. (#$performsInstancesAsPartOfJob EVENTTYPE PERSON) means that PERSON performs instances of EVENTYPE as a significant part of his or her job. For example, #$KeithRichards performs instances of #$WritingMusic as part of his work, and a #$SecurityGuard performs instances of #$ProtectingSomething. (The latter example is expressed by the generalization '(#$relationInstanceAll #$performsInstancesAsPartOfJob #$ProtectingSomething #$SecurityGuard)'.)
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> direct instance of: #$TypePredicate #$BinaryPredicate

#$actsInCapacity acts in capacity **COMMENT NOT REVIEWED** **GAFs NOT REVIEWED**

> The predicate #$actsInCapacity indicates the capacity in which an agent participates in certain kinds of actions. (#$actsInCapacity AGENT ROLE SCRIPT-TYPE CAP) means that the agent AGENT plays the role ROLE in instances of SCRIPT-TYPE, and s/he does that role in the capacity CAP. CAP is a #$CapacityAttribute (q.v.) which describes the AGENT's mode of participation--e.g., as a job, hobby, main function, support function, etc. Contrast three cases of acts of #$GreetingSomeone, when #$performedBy: (1) instances of #$Receptionist, in their #$JobCapacity and as their #$MainFunction; (2) instances of #$FlightAttendant, in their #$JobCapacity but as a #$SupportFunction; and (3) instances of #$TrainEngineer, in a #$HobbyCapacity (though they do it while working, it's not part of their job).
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> direct instance of: #$QuaternaryPredicate

#$JobCapacity job capacity **COMMENT NOT REVIEWED** **GAFs NOT REVIEWED**

> the attribute of performing something as a job
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> direct instance of: #$AttributeValue #$Individual

#$EmployeeTypeByWorkStatus types of employee classified by work status

> A collection of specializations of #$Employee. Each instance of #$EmployeeTypeByWorkStatus is a classification commonly used by human resources departments to describe the status of workers on the company payroll. Note that these collections classify a person's status in a job, rather than the position itself. Examples of #$EmployeeTypeByWorkStatus include #$CommissionedWorker, #$HourlyWorker, #$FullTimeWorker, #$PartTimeWorker, #$TemporaryWorker. Also see #$employeeStatus.
> guid: bd58b854-9c29-11b1-9dad-c379636f7270
> direct instance of: #$SecondOrderCollection
> direct specialization of: #$ExistingObjectType

#$SalariedWorker salaried worker

> An instance of #$EmployeeTypeByWorkStatus and a specialization of #$Employee. Each instance of #$SalariedWorker is paid a salary for his or her work by his or her employer. See also #$HourlyWorker and #$CommissionedWorker.
> guid: bd58b819-9c29-11b1-9dad-c379636f7270
> direct instance of: #$EmployeeTypeByWorkStatus
> direct specialization of: #$Employee

#$FullTimeWorker full time worker **COMMENT NOT REVIEWED** **GAFs NOT REVIEWED**

> An instance of #$EmployeeTypeByWorkStatus and specialization of #$Employee. Each #$FullTimeWorker is employed full time by some agent.
> guid: bd588272-9c29-11b1-9dad-c379636f7270
> direct instance of: #$EmployeeTypeByWorkStatus
> direct specialization of: #$Employee

#$PartTimeWorker part time worker **GAFs NOT REVIEWED**

> An instance of #$EmployeeTypeByWorkStatus and specialization of #$Employee. Each #$PartTimeWorker is employeed part time by some agent.
> guid: bd588230-9c29-11b1-9dad-c379636f7270
> direct instance of: #$EmployeeTypeByWorkStatus
> direct specialization of: #$Employee

#$CommissionedWorker commissioned worker

> An instance of #$EmployeeTypeByWorkStatus and specialization of #$Employee. The collection of all instances of #$Employee that are paid on a commission basis for work done. See also #$HourlyWorker and #$SalariedWorker.
> guid: bd58b8d7-9c29-11b1-9dad-c379636f7270
> direct instance of: #$EmployeeTypeByWorkStatus
> direct specialization of: #$Employee

#$HourlyWorker hourly worker

> An instance of #$EmployeeTypeByWorkStatus and a specialization of #$Employee. Each instance of #$HourlyWorker is a worker who is paid an hourly rate for work done. See also #$SalariedWorker and #$CommissionedWorker.
> guid: bd58b91a-9c29-11b1-9dad-c379636f7270
> direct instance of: #$EmployeeTypeByWorkStatus
> direct specialization of: #$Employee

#$TemporaryWorker temporary worker

> An instance of #$EmployeeTypeByWorkStatus and a specialization of #$Employee. Each instance of #$TemporaryWorker is an employee hired with the expectation, by his employer, that his employment will be temporary.
> guid: bd58b2af-9c29-11b1-9dad-c379636f7270
> direct instance of: #$EmployeeTypeByWorkStatus
> direct specialization of: #$Employee

#$employeeStatus employee status

> #$employeeStatus relates a person to an instance of #$EmployeeTypeByWorkStatus. For example (#$employeeStatus WORKER #$FullTimeWorker) means that WORKER has a full time job.
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> direct instance of: #$BinaryPredicate
> direct specialization of: #$isa

#$Employee employees **GAFs NOT REVIEWED**

> A subcollection of #$PersonWithOccupation. Each instance of #$Employee works directly for some business or other organization (to which it is related via the predicate #$employees). This collection is disjoint with #$SelfEmployedWorker. See also #$HasPositionRelationship.
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> direct instance of: #$ExistingObjectType
> direct specialization of: #$PersonWithOccupation
> direct generalization of: #$PartTimeWorker #$FullTimeWorker #$NonProfitEmployee #$PublicSectorEmployee #$HourlyWorker #$TemporaryWorker #$CommissionedWorker #$SalariedWorker

#$JobAttribute-Coll job attribute - coll **COMMENT NOT REVIEWED** **GAFs NOT REVIEWED**

> A specialization of #$AttributeValue. Each instance of #$JobAttribute is a general property of a job or type of job. Instances of #$JobAttribute include #$BlueCollar, #$WhiteCollar, and #$FlexibleWorkingHours.
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> direct instance of: #$CollectionType
> direct specialization of: #$Collection

#$BlueCollar-Coll working classes (professionals) (people) (hominids) **COMMENT NOT REVIEWED** **GAFs NOT REVIEWED**

> An instance of #$JobAttribute. #$BlueCollar is an attribute of jobs that require a relatively high proportion of manual/physical labor.
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> direct instance of: #$Collection
> direct specialization of: #$PersonWithOccupation

#$WhiteCollar-Coll white collar - coll **COMMENT NOT REVIEWED** **GAFs NOT REVIEWED**

> An instance of #$JobAttribute. Jobs having this attribute generally require little or no manual/physical labor, and usually are indoor jobs.
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> direct instance of: #$Collection
> direct specialization of: #$PersonWithOccupation

#$jobAttributes-Coll job attributes - coll **COMMENT NOT REVIEWED** **GAFs NOT REVIEWED**

> The predicate #$jobAttributes describes a type of job as #$BlueCollar, #$WhiteCollar, #$Unionized, etc. (#$jobAttributes JOBTYPE ATTRIBUTE) means that ATTRIBUTE describes a general property of JOBTYPE. Note that this predicate applies to instances of #$PersonTypeByOccupation (kinds of occupations, as represented by the collections of persons in those occupations), not to a particular job held by some individual person.
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> direct instance of: #$BinaryPredicate

#$WorkAgreement jobs (agreements) (pit) (contexts)

> A specialization of both #$Agreement and #$Obligation. Each instance of #$WorkAgreement is an agreement between an employer and an employee, regarding the duties and remuneration which pertain to that employee's job for that employer. Instances of #$WorkAgreement consist of various #$subAgreements, typically including instances of #$JobDescription, #$CompensationPackage, and some #$CodeOfConduct. See also #$employedAgent, which relates instances of #$WorkAgreement to instances of #$Employee, and #$jobAgreement, which relates instances of #$WorkAgreement to instances of #$HasPositionRelationship.
> guid: bd58d6b7-9c29-11b1-9dad-c379636f7270
> direct instance of: #$ObjectType
> direct specialization of: #$Obligation #$Agreement

#$employingAgent employing agent

> A binary predicate which relates instances of #$WorkAgreement to instances of #$Agent. (#$employingAgent AGREE EMPLOYER) means that the #$Agent EMPLOYER has entered into the #$WorkAgreement AGREE with some employee, and AGREE obligates EMPLOYER to compensate that employee for specified work. See also #$employedAgent and #$employees (which relates employees to their employers).
> guid: bd58d706-9c29-11b1-9dad-c379636f7270
> direct instance of: #$BinaryPredicate #$FunctionalPredicate
> direct specialization of: #$agreeingAgents #$obligatedAgent

#$employedAgent employed agent

> A binary predicate which relates instances of #$WorkAgreement to instances of #$Employee, and identifies the particular employee who is covered by a particular work agreement. (#$employedAgent AGREE WORKER) means that AGREE covers the employee WORKER. See also #$jobAgreement, which relates instances of #$WorkAgreement to instances of #$HasPositionRelationship, #$employingAgent and #$employees (which relates employees to their employers).
> guid: bd58d7c7-9c29-11b1-9dad-c379636f7270
> direct instance of: #$FunctionalPredicate #$BinaryPredicate
> direct specialization of: #$agreeingAgents #$obligatedAgent

#$EmployeeHiring employee-hiring events

> A specialization of both #$MakingAnAgreement and #$OrganizationalTransferIn. Each instance of #$EmployeeHiring is an event in which some agent--either an organization or an individual--hires a person to work as its employee. See also #$employees, #$WorkAgreement.
> guid: bd58d9c8-9c29-11b1-9dad-c379636f7270
> direct instance of: #$DefaultDisjointScriptType #$TemporalObjectType
> direct specialization of: #$MakingAnAgreement #$OrganizationalTransferIn

#$EmploymentTermination termination of employment

> A specialization of both #$EndingAnAgreement and #$OrganizationalTransferOut. Each instance of #$EmploymentTermination is an event in which some employee (an instance of #$IntelligentAgent) ceases to work for his or her employer. The termination may be initiated by either party, or it may have been specified in the original #$WorkAgreement (q.v.) that specified the terms of the employment. Specializations of #$EmploymentTermination include #$Resigning, #$EmployeeLayoff, #$DischargeWithPrejudice, and #$RetirementEvent.
> guid: bd58d986-9c29-11b1-9dad-c379636f7270
> direct instance of: #$DefaultDisjointScriptType #$TemporalObjectType
> direct specialization of: #$EndingAnAgreement #$OrganizationalTransferOut

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