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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


#$PersonWithOccupation   professionals (people)
The collection of persons who have a (skilled or unskilled) occupation. Most (but not all) instances of #$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 #$EntertainmentOrArtsProfessional #$Scientist #$DeskWorker #$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: #$SecondOrderCollection
direct specialization of: #$PersonTypeByActivity  
direct generalization of: #$MedicalSpecialtyType
#$PersonTypeByPositionInOrg   types of postition
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
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: #$SecondOrderCollection
direct specialization of: #$ExistingObjectType  
direct generalization of: #$PersonTypeByOccupation

Occupations By Type Of Activity


#$BusinessPerson   businesspeople
A subcollection of #$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
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   medical practitioners
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
#$Counselor-Psychological   counselor
A collection of persons; a subset of #$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  
#$Engineer   engineers (professionals)
A specialization of #$PersonWithOccupation. Each instance of #$Engineer is a professional who works in some branch of engineering. Notable specializations of #$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 #$Farmer is a person who makes (or significantly supplements) his or her income by farming, where farming includes such activities as growing vegetables, grain, or fruit crops, dairy farming, or raising livestock (e.g., cattle, pigs, sheep, fish) for their meat or other animal products (e.g., wool).
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direct instance of: #$PersonTypeByOccupation
direct specialization of: #$BlueCollarWorker  
#$EntertainmentOrArtsProfessional   entertainment or arts professional
The collection of persons who use some sort of creative or artistic abilities in carrying out the main function of their jobs. #$EntertainmentOrArtsProfessional includes both performing artists and producers of tangible artworks, either creative or commercial. This collection does _not_ include people working on the business side of those professions, such as producers or art dealers, whose #$jobAttributes are more similar 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
#$MediaProfessional   media professionals
A collection of persons; a subset of #$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
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
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 #$MilitaryOfficer #$MarinePersonnel #$AirForcePersonnel #$EnlistedPerson
#$Administrator   administrator
A specialization of #$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
#$Consultant   consultant
A specialization of #$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
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
#$Technician   technicians
A collection of persons; a subset of #$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  
#$TradeWorker   tradespeople
A collection of persons; a subset of #$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  
#$CraftWorker   craftsmen
The collection of persons who practice some craft, which typically involves producing some kind of hand-made goods. Professional craft worker earn money from practicing their crafts, usually by selling the goods they produces. Craft workers have specialized skills, often gained through some sort of practical training or apprenticeship. Craft work frequently involves some artistry. Craft occupations may be considered archaic or quaint, in cultures where the kinds of products once made only by skilled handwork are currently mass-produced by machines or assembly lines. Examples of #$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


#$PublicSectorEmployee   public sector employees
A specialization of #$PersonWithOccupation. 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
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
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
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
#$PrivateSectorEmployee   private sector employees
A specialization of #$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
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
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


#$hasPositionIn   has position in
The predicate #$hasPositionIn is used to relate a particular person to his or her position in a particular organization. (#$hasPositionIn PER ORG POS-TYPE) means that the #$Person PER works in the #$Organization ORG, in a position of type POS-TYPE. POS-TYPE may or may not specifically indicate PER's occupational field or training; that is, one individual occupying a position of #$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. #$hasTitle) or be the primary occupation of PER. Contrast, e.g., (#$hasPositionIn JerryLewis MarchOfDimes #$Spokesman) with (#$hasPositionIn DellaStreet PerryMasonsLawOffice #$Secretary). Note that assertions using #$hasPositionIn should be properly time-constrained, for example with #$holdsIn.
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direct instance of: #$FunctionalPredicate #$TernaryPredicate
#$hasWorkers   employing
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
#$employees   employee (human relationship)
This predicate relates employers to their paid employees. (#$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 may provide the workplace, tools, capital, and other assistance for the work. EMPLOYER is commonly an organization but may be a person. E.g., (#$employees PerryMason PaulDrake). Uses of this predicate require proper temporal qualification; e.g. (#$holdsIn (#$YearFn 1999) (#$employees #$NBC-TVNetwork #$KatieCouric).
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direct instance of: #$CotemporalObjectsSlot #$AsymmetricBinaryPredicate #$InterPersonalRelationSlot
direct specialization of: #$affiliatedWith #$hasWorkers
#$contractorFor   contractor for
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.
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direct instance of: #$CotemporalPredicate #$IrreflexiveBinaryPredicate
direct specialization of: #$doesBusinessWith #$affiliatedWith
#$hasTitle   has title
The predicate #$hasTitle relates a person to a title that s/he holds in an organization. (#$hasTitle PER TITLE ORG) means that the #$Person PER has the #$Title TITLE in the #$Organization ORG. Elements of #$Title are linguistic objects usually related to positions or other qualifications that a person has. A person generally has a title only while actually holding the related position. A noteworthy class of exceptions is #$CourtesyTitle (q.v.), which include forms of address such as `Mr.' and `Ms.', plus some titles which by courtesy the holders retain for life, such as (in the U.S.) `President' and military rank designations (e.g., officers retired from the armed services). Note: Elements of #$Title belong to the set #$LinguisticObject, while positions themselves are represented by persons (cf. #$PersonTypeByPositionInOrg). Cf. #$hasPositionIn.
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direct instance of: #$TernaryPredicate
#$insIsJobOf   occupation (type predicate)
The predicate #$insIsJobOf indicates a type of work done by a particular individual. (#$insIsJobOf EVENT-TYPE PER) means that the person PER performs instances of EVENT-TYPE as part of his or her job. E.g., #$KeithRichards performs instances of #$WritingMusic as part of his work, and a #$SecurityGuard performs instances of #$ProtectingSomething. Note that assertions using #$insIsJobOf are true for some specific period of time, which may be indicated with #$holdsIn. In practice this predicate is usually used in tandem with #$relationInstanceAll to make assertions about the type of work done by a type of professional. For e.g. (#$relationInstanceAll #$insIsJobOf #$BaseballGame #$BaseballPlayer) means that it is the job of a baseball player to play baseball games.
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direct instance of: #$BinaryPredicate #$TypePredicate
#$actsInCapacity   acts in capacity
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
#$JobCapacity   job capacity
the attribute of performing something as a job
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direct instance of: #$AttributeValue #$Individual
#$EmployeeTypeByWorkStatus   employee type by work status
A collection of collections of instances 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 #$EmployeeTypeByWorkStatus include #$Commissioned, #$HourlyWorker, #$FullTimeWorker, #$PartTimeWorker, #$TemporaryWorker. Also see #$employeeStatus.
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direct instance of: #$CollectionType
direct specialization of: #$Collection  
#$SalariedWorker   salaried
An instance of #$EmployeeTypeByWorkStatus and a specialization of #$Employee. Each #$SalariedWorker is paid a salary for work by some agent.
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direct instance of: #$EmployeeTypeByWorkStatus
direct specialization of: #$Employee  
#$FullTimeWorker   full time
An instance of #$EmployeeTypeByWorkStatus and specialization of #$Employee. Each #$FullTimeWorker is employeed full time by some agent.
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direct instance of: #$EmployeeTypeByWorkStatus
direct specialization of: #$Employee  
#$PartTimeWorker   part-time
An instance of #$EmployeeTypeByWorkStatus and specialization of #$Employee. Each #$PartTimeWorker is employeed part time by some agent.
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direct instance of: #$EmployeeTypeByWorkStatus
direct specialization of: #$Employee  
#$Commissioned   commissioned
An instance of #$EmployeeTypeByWorkStatus and specialization of #$Employee. The collection of all instances of #$Employee that are paid on a commission basis for work done.
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direct instance of: #$EmployeeTypeByWorkStatus
direct specialization of: #$Employee  
#$HourlyWorker   hourly work
An instance of #$EmployeeTypeByWorkStatus and specialization of #$Employee. Each #$HourlyWorker is paid an hourly rate for work done.
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direct instance of: #$EmployeeTypeByWorkStatus
direct specialization of: #$Employee  
#$TemporaryWorker   temporary work
An instance of #$EmployeeTypeByWorkStatus and a specialization of #$Employee. Each #$TemporaryWorker is a employeed with the expectation, by his employer, that his employment will be temporary.
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direct instance of: #$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
#$Employee   employees (professionals)
A subcollection of #$PersonWithOccupation. Each instance of #$Employee works directly for some business or other organization. This collection is disjoint with #$SelfEmployedWorker.
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direct instance of: #$ExistingObjectType
direct specialization of: #$PersonWithOccupation  
direct generalization of: #$PartTimeWorker #$NonProfitEmployee #$PublicSectorEmployee #$Commissioned #$HourlyWorker #$TemporaryWorker #$SalariedWorker #$FullTimeWorker
#$JobAttribute   job attribute
A specialization of #$AttributeValue. Each instance of #$JobAttribute is a general property of a job or type of job. Instances of #$JobAttribute include #$BlueCollar, #$WhiteCollar, and #$FlexibleWorkingHours.
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direct instance of: #$UnorderedAttributeType
direct specialization of: #$AttributeValue  
#$BlueCollar   working class
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: #$AttributeValue #$Individual
#$WhiteCollar   white collar
An instance of #$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: #$AttributeValue #$Individual
#$jobAttributes   job attributes
The predicate #$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 #$PersonTypeByOccupation (kinds of occupations, as represented by the collections of persons in those occupations), not to a particular job held by some individual person.
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direct instance of: #$BinaryAttributePredicate
#$WorkAgreement   jobs (agreements)
A specialization of both #$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 #$CodeOfConduct.
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direct instance of: #$ExistingObjectType
direct specialization of: #$Obligation  #$Agreement  
#$employingAgent   employing agent
The predicate #$employingAgent identifies the employer in a particular work agreement. (#$employingAgent AGREE EMPLOYER) means that the #$Agent EMPLOYER has entered into the #$WorkAgreement AGREE with some employee, and AGREE obligates EMPLOYER to compensate that employee for specified work. See also #$Agreement, #$obligatedAgent.
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direct instance of: #$BinaryPredicate
direct specialization of: #$agreeingAgents #$obligatedAgent
#$employedAgent   employed agent
The predicate #$employedAgent identifies the particular employee who is covered by a particular work agreement. (#$employedAgent AGREE WORKER) means that AGREE is an instance of #$WorkAgreement covering the employee WORKER.
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direct instance of: #$BinaryPredicate
direct specialization of: #$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, #$WorkAgreement.
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direct instance of: #$DefaultDisjointScriptType #$TemporalObjectType
direct specialization of: #$MakingAnAgreement  #$OrganizationalTransferIn  
#$EmploymentTermination   termination of employment
A specialization of both #$EndingAnAgreement and #$OrganizationalTransferOut. Each instance of #$EmploymentTermination is an event in which some employee ceases to work for his or her employer. The termination may be initiated by either party, or it may have been specified in the original #$WorkAgreement (q.v.). Specializations of #$EmploymentTermination include #$Resigning, #$EmployeeLayoff, and #$RetirementEvent.
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direct instance of: #$TemporalObjectType #$DefaultDisjointScriptType
direct specialization of: #$EndingAnAgreement  #$OrganizationalTransferOut  


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