occupational

adjective

oc·​cu·​pa·​tion·​al ˌä-kyə-ˈpā-sh(ə-)nəl 

1

: of or relating to a job or occupation

occupational choices

occupational training/skills

occupational safety

Physiatrists commonly treat back and neck pain and other musculoskeletal problems, including sports injuries and occupational problems like repetitive stress injury.

—C. Claiborne Ray

2

: relating to or engaged in the military occupation of a country

served as part of an occupational force

occupational troops

occupationally adverb

Examples of occupational in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Alicia Turczyk is a physiotherapist and occupational therapist, and was the manager and director of a nursing home and rehabilitation hospital for 15 years. — Alicja Turczyk, The Dial, 29 Sep. 2026

Death from any cause was not linked to insomnia, and there wasn’t enough evidence to draw conclusions about occupational injuries. — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 28 Sep. 2026

Durbin planned to move her mother down to Tampa with her as Shankland began occupational, physical and speech therapy sessions. — Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026

Doctors diagnose it by ruling out other causes of chronic kidney disease, along with a patient's occupational and environmental exposures, Paidi said. — Shiv Sudhakar, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Word History

Etymology

occupation + -al entry 1

First Known Use

1766, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing occupational

• occupational hazard
• occupational therapy

Rhymes for occupational

• aspirational
• avocational
• calculational
• combinational
• computational
• conformational
• confrontational
• congregational
• conversational
• correlational
• deformational
• derivational

Kids Definition

occupational

adjective

oc·​cu·​pa·​tion·​al

ˌäk-yə-ˈpā-shnəl, 

-shən-ᵊl

: of or relating to one's occupation

a report on occupational health and safety

occupationally

-ē

adverb

Medical Definition

occupational

adjective

oc·​cu·​pa·​tion·​al ˌäk-yə-ˈpā-shnəl, -shən-ᵊl 

: relating to or being an occupational disease

occupational asthma

occupationally

-ē 

adverb