Job (role)

A job, employment, work or occupation, is an activity, often regular and typically performed in exchange for payment ("for a living"). A person can begin a job by becoming an employee, volunteering, or starting a business. The duration of a job may range from temporary (e.g., hourly odd jobs) to a lifetime (e.g., judges). An activity that requires a person's mental or physical effort is work (as in "a day's work"). If a person is trained for a certain type of job, they may have a profession. Typically, a job would be a subset of someone's career. The two may differ in that one usually retires from their career, versus resignation or termination from a job.