occupationalCategory
A category describing the job, preferably using a term from a taxonomy such as BLS O*NET-SOC, ISCO-08 or similar, with the property repeated for each applicable value. Ideally the taxonomy should be identified, and both the textual label and formal code for the category should be provided.
Note: for historical reasons, any textual label and formal code provided as a literal may be assumed to be from O*NET-SOC.
- Value
- Category
Code or Text - Used on
- 5 types
- Source
- Schema.org 30.1Pending
Used on
5 types have an occupational
- Educational
Occupational A program offered by an institution which determines the learning progress to achieve an outcome, usually a credential like a degree or certificate.Program - Job
Posting A listing that describes a job opening in a certain organization. - OccupationA profession, may involve prolonged training and/or a formal qualification.
- PhysicianAn individual physician or a physician's office considered as a MedicalOrganization.
- Work
Based A program with both an educational and employment component.Program
Its value
Its value is one of these 2 types.
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Quoted from Schema.org, and credited. Nothing in this definition is written by us.
- Published bySchema.orgschema.org/occupational
Category - ReleaseVersion 30.116 September 2026
- StatusPendingProposed for Schema.org, and open to change while it gathers use and feedback
- Proposed in
- LicenseCC BY-SA 3.0Free to copy and adapt, with credit, under the same licence
- Changed by usNothing.
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