adjective · formal
occupational
UK/ˌɒkjʊˈpeɪʃənəl/US/ˌɑːkjuˈpeɪʃənəl/oc·cu·PA·tion·al
Band 6-7task2speaking
relating to someone's job or to occupations
Examples
“The report examined occupational diseases among factory workers.”
“Occupational health services are important in large companies.”
“He completed occupational training to improve his job prospects.”
Band 8 sentence
“Occupational stress is increasingly recognised as a critical factor affecting employee wellbeing in high-demand sectors.”
Collocations
- occupational hazard
- occupational therapy
- occupational health
Word family
occupation nounoccupational adjectiveoccupationally adverb
Common mistakes
occupation health services→occupational health services
job hazard→occupational hazard
Say it for a higher band
5work-related→6professional→7+occupational
Synonyms
work-related
professional
Easily confused
vocational
“She enrolled in a vocational course to become a carpenter.”
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