Classwork Series and exercises {Business Studies – JSS1}: Occupation

Business Studies Jss 1

Week 5

Topic: Occupation I

Contents:

• Meaning of Occupation
  
• Classification of Occupation

A. Occupation

An Occupation can simply be defined as a business, trade or profession which occupies a person’s time either permanently or temporarily in other to earn a living.

Occupation is any activity a person does to earn a living.

It could be acquired through training or education, it could also be a natural endowment i.e. talent or a natural skill.

Some occupations do not require any formal education or training. Examples of such occupations are farm labour, factory hands, cattle rearing etc. Such occupations acquire proficiency through experience and practice.

An occupation normally attracts wages or salary as rewards for the work done.

B. Classification of Occupation

1. Primary/Extractive occupation: A primary or extractive occupation is occupations concerned with the production of primary products or products that are extracted from nature. Examples of Extractive occupation: farmer, fishing, etc
2. Secondary Occupation: They are divided into:

• Manufacturing occupation: These are occupations that are engaged in the conversion of raw materials or primary product into finished goods or product. Example is the conversion of crude oil into petroleum, kerosene, and diesel.
• Construction occupation: These are occupations that are involved in the construction and building of houses, bridges, airports, railways etc. Examples of such occupations are civil engineer, bricklaying, carpentry, architecture, etc.
• Commercial/ tertiary occupation: These are occupations that are directly concerned with making goods produced available to the consumers. It involves trade; the act of buying and selling.
• Service Occupation: Workers in these occupation make conducive available for their customers to carry out other occupation. Service occupation can be divided into two. Direct and Indirect Occupation
• Direct Occupation: Direct occupation is the means of rendering direct services to those who employed them. It is the service rendered straight to the final consumers. Examples of direct occupation are teachers, lawyers, doctors, tailors, accountants etc.
• Indirect Occupation: Indirect service occupation describes those occupations whose services are not for direct consumption by the public. They are not paid directly by the consumers. They are paid by the government from the public tax. Examples of indirect services are policemen, lawmakers, civil servants etc.

Test and Exercise

1. ————- is a business, trade or profession which occupies a person’s time either permanently or temporarily in other to earn a living. (a) trading (b) occupation (c) commerce (d) service
2. The aim of occupation is ———- (a) to have a place to go (b) to be busy (c) to earn a living (d) to lie against people
3. The occupation that deals with extraction of products from their natural source is (a) manufacturing occupation (b) tertiary occupation (c) primary occupation (d) construction
4. Example of a direct service occupation is all of these except (a) policemen (b) hairdressers (c) tailors (d) doctors
5. The type of service whose salaries are paid from the public tax is (a) direct service (b) indirect service (c) primary occupation (d) secondary occupation

 

 

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