Employment vs. Occupation

Difference Between Employment and Occupation
Employmentnoun
The act of employing.
Occupationnoun
An activity that serves as one's regular source of livelihood; a vocation.
Employmentnoun
The state of being employed.
Occupationnoun
An activity engaged in especially as a means of passing time; an avocation.
Employmentnoun
The work in which one is engaged; occupation.
Occupationnoun
The act or process of holding or possessing a place.
Employmentnoun
An activity to which one devotes time.
Occupationnoun
The state of being held or possessed.
Employmentnoun
A use, purpose
Occupationnoun
Invasion, conquest, and control of a nation or territory by foreign armed forces.
Employmentnoun
The act of employing
The personnel director handled the whole employment procedureOccupationnoun
The military government exercising control over an occupied nation or territory.
Employmentnoun
The state of being employed
Occupationnoun
An activity or task with which one occupies oneself; usually specifically the productive activity, service, trade, or craft for which one is regularly paid; a job.
Employmentnoun
The work or occupation for which one is used, and often paid
Occupationnoun
The act, process or state of possessing a place.
Employmentnoun
An activity to which one devotes time
Occupationnoun
The control of a country or region by a hostile army.
Employmentnoun
(economics) The number or percentage of people at work
Occupationnoun
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money;
he's not in my line of businessEmploymentnoun
the state of being employed or having a job;
they are looking for employmenthe was in the employ of the cityOccupationnoun
the control of a country by military forces of a foreign power
Employmentnoun
the occupation for which you are paid;
he is looking for employmenta lot of people are out of workOccupationnoun
any activity that occupies a person's attention;
he missed the bell in his occupation with the computer gameEmploymentnoun
the act of giving someone a job
Occupationnoun
the act of occupying or taking possession of a building;
occupation of a building without a certificate of occupancy is illegalEmploymentnoun
the act of using;
he warned against the use of narcotic drugsskilled in the utilization of computersOccupationnoun
the period of time during which a place or position or nation is occupied;
during the German occupation of Paris