# Occupation - Schema.org Type

> Source: https://schema.org/Occupation
> Extracted: 2026-02-16T18:51:37.798Z

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A profession, may involve prolonged training and/or a formal qualification.

Property

Expected Type

Description

Properties from [Occupation](https://schema.org/Occupation "Occupation")

`[educationRequirements](https://schema.org/educationRequirements "educationRequirements")`

[EducationalOccupationalCredential](https://schema.org/EducationalOccupationalCredential "EducationalOccupationalCredential")  or  
[Text](https://schema.org/Text "Text")

Educational background needed for the position or Occupation.

`[estimatedSalary](https://schema.org/estimatedSalary "estimatedSalary")`

[MonetaryAmount](https://schema.org/MonetaryAmount "MonetaryAmount")  or  
[MonetaryAmountDistribution](https://schema.org/MonetaryAmountDistribution "MonetaryAmountDistribution")  or  
[Number](https://schema.org/Number "Number")

An estimated salary for a job posting or occupation, based on a variety of variables including, but not limited to industry, job title, and location. Estimated salaries are often computed by outside organizations rather than the hiring organization, who may not have committed to the estimated value.

`[experienceRequirements](https://schema.org/experienceRequirements "experienceRequirements")`

[OccupationalExperienceRequirements](https://schema.org/OccupationalExperienceRequirements "OccupationalExperienceRequirements")  or  
[Text](https://schema.org/Text "Text")

Description of skills and experience needed for the position or Occupation.

`[occupationLocation](https://schema.org/occupationLocation "occupationLocation")`

[AdministrativeArea](https://schema.org/AdministrativeArea "AdministrativeArea")

The region/country for which this occupational description is appropriate. Note that educational requirements and qualifications can vary between jurisdictions.

`[occupationalCategory](https://schema.org/occupationalCategory "occupationalCategory")`

[CategoryCode](https://schema.org/CategoryCode "CategoryCode")  or  
[Text](https://schema.org/Text "Text")

A category describing the job, preferably using a term from a taxonomy such as [BLS O\*NET-SOC](http://www.onetcenter.org/taxonomy.html), [ISCO-08](https://www.ilo.org/public/english/bureau/stat/isco/isco08/) 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.

`[qualifications](https://schema.org/qualifications "qualifications")`

[EducationalOccupationalCredential](https://schema.org/EducationalOccupationalCredential "EducationalOccupationalCredential")  or  
[Text](https://schema.org/Text "Text")

Specific qualifications required for this role or Occupation.

`[responsibilities](https://schema.org/responsibilities "responsibilities")`

[Text](https://schema.org/Text "Text")

Responsibilities associated with this role or Occupation.

`[skills](https://schema.org/skills "skills")`

[DefinedTerm](https://schema.org/DefinedTerm "DefinedTerm")  or  
[Text](https://schema.org/Text "Text")

A statement of knowledge, skill, ability, task or any other assertion expressing a competency that is either claimed by a person, an organization or desired or required to fulfill a role or to work in an occupation.

Properties from [Thing](https://schema.org/Thing "Thing")

`[additionalType](https://schema.org/additionalType "additionalType")`

[Text](https://schema.org/Text "Text")  or  
[URL](https://schema.org/URL "URL")

An additional type for the item, typically used for adding more specific types from external vocabularies in microdata syntax. This is a relationship between something and a class that the thing is in. Typically the value is a URI-identified RDF class, and in this case corresponds to the use of rdf:type in RDF. Text values can be used sparingly, for cases where useful information can be added without their being an appropriate schema to reference. In the case of text values, the class label should follow the schema.org [style guide](https://schema.org/docs/styleguide.html).

`[alternateName](https://schema.org/alternateName "alternateName")`

[Text](https://schema.org/Text "Text")

An alias for the item.

`[description](https://schema.org/description "description")`

[Text](https://schema.org/Text "Text")  or  
[TextObject](https://schema.org/TextObject "TextObject")

A description of the item.

`[disambiguatingDescription](https://schema.org/disambiguatingDescription "disambiguatingDescription")`

[Text](https://schema.org/Text "Text")

A sub property of description. A short description of the item used to disambiguate from other, similar items. Information from other properties (in particular, name) may be necessary for the description to be useful for disambiguation.

`[identifier](https://schema.org/identifier "identifier")`

[PropertyValue](https://schema.org/PropertyValue "PropertyValue")  or  
[Text](https://schema.org/Text "Text")  or  
[URL](https://schema.org/URL "URL")

The identifier property represents any kind of identifier for any kind of [Thing](https://schema.org/Thing), such as ISBNs, GTIN codes, UUIDs etc. Schema.org provides dedicated properties for representing many of these, either as textual strings or as URL (URI) links. See [background notes](https://schema.org/docs/datamodel.html#identifierBg) for more details.

`[image](https://schema.org/image "image")`

[ImageObject](https://schema.org/ImageObject "ImageObject")  or  
[URL](https://schema.org/URL "URL")

An image of the item. This can be a [URL](https://schema.org/URL) or a fully described [ImageObject](https://schema.org/ImageObject).

`[mainEntityOfPage](https://schema.org/mainEntityOfPage "mainEntityOfPage")`

[CreativeWork](https://schema.org/CreativeWork "CreativeWork")  or  
[URL](https://schema.org/URL "URL")

Indicates a page (or other CreativeWork) for which this thing is the main entity being described. See [background notes](https://schema.org/docs/datamodel.html#mainEntityBackground) for details.  
Inverse property: [mainEntity](https://schema.org/mainEntity "mainEntity")

`[name](https://schema.org/name "name")`

[Text](https://schema.org/Text "Text")

The name of the item.

`[owner](https://schema.org/owner "owner")`

[Organization](https://schema.org/Organization "Organization")  or  
[Person](https://schema.org/Person "Person")

A person or organization who owns this Thing.  
Inverse property: [owns](https://schema.org/owns "owns")

`[potentialAction](https://schema.org/potentialAction "potentialAction")`

[Action](https://schema.org/Action "Action")

Indicates a potential Action, which describes an idealized action in which this thing would play an 'object' role.

`[sameAs](https://schema.org/sameAs "sameAs")`

[URL](https://schema.org/URL "URL")

URL of a reference Web page that unambiguously indicates the item's identity. E.g. the URL of the item's Wikipedia page, Wikidata entry, or official website.

`[subjectOf](https://schema.org/subjectOf "subjectOf")`

[CreativeWork](https://schema.org/CreativeWork "CreativeWork")  or  
[Event](https://schema.org/Event "Event")

A CreativeWork or Event about this Thing.  
Inverse property: [about](https://schema.org/about "about")

`[url](https://schema.org/url "url")`

[URL](https://schema.org/URL "URL")

URL of the item.

Instances of [Occupation](https://schema.org/Occupation "Occupation") may appear as a value for the following properties

Property

On Types

Description

[hasOccupation](https://schema.org/hasOccupation "hasOccupation")

[Person](https://schema.org/Person "Person")

The Person's occupation. For past professions, use Role for expressing dates.

[relevantOccupation](https://schema.org/relevantOccupation "relevantOccupation")

[JobPosting](https://schema.org/JobPosting "JobPosting")

The Occupation for the JobPosting.

#### Source

[https://github.com/schemaorg/schemaorg/issues/1698](https://github.com/schemaorg/schemaorg/issues/1698)

  

### Examples

Example notes or example HTML without markup.

See JSON example.

Example encoded as [JSON-LD](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JSON-LD) in a HTML script tag.

<script type="application/ld+json">
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org/",
  "@type": "Person",
  "name": "Peter Venkman",
  "hasOccupation": {
    "@type": "Occupation",
    "name": "Parapsychologist",
    "educationRequirements": "PhD in parapsychology"
  }
}
</script>

Structured representation of the JSON-LD example.

Example notes or example HTML without markup.

See JSON example.

Example encoded as [JSON-LD](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JSON-LD) in a HTML script tag.

<script type="application/ld+json">
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org/",
  "@type": "Person",
  "name": "Albert Einstein",
  "hasOccupation": \[
    {
      "@type": "Role",
      "hasOccupation": {
      "@type": "Occupation",
      "name": "Patent examiner",
        "occupationalCategory": "23-2099.00"
      },
      "startDate": "1901",
      "endDate": "1906"
    },
    {
      "@type": "Occupation",
      "name": "Professor of Physics",
      "educationRequirements": "PhD in Physics"
    }
  \]
}
</script>

Structured representation of the JSON-LD example.

Example notes or example HTML without markup.

See JSON example.

Example encoded as [JSON-LD](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JSON-LD) in a HTML script tag.

<script type="application/ld+json">
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org/",
  "@type": "JobPosting",
  "name": "Mobile App Developer",
  "hiringOrganization": {
    "@type": "Organization",
    "name": "ACME Software"
  },
  "relevantOccupation": {
    "@type": "Occupation",
    "name": "Software Developers, Applications",
    "occupationalCategory": {
             "@type": "CategoryCode",
             "inCodeSet": {
                  "@type": "CategoryCodeSet",
                  "name": "O\*Net-SOC",
                  "dateModified": "2019",
                  "url": "https://www.onetonline.org/"
               },
             "codeValue": "15-1132.00",
             "name": "Software Developers, Applications",
             "url": "https://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/15-1132.00"
         }
  }
}
</script>

Structured representation of the JSON-LD example.

Example notes or example HTML without markup.

See JSON example.

Example encoded as [JSON-LD](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JSON-LD) in a HTML script tag.

<script type="application/ld+json">
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org/",
  "@type": "Occupation",
  "name": "Nurse Practioner",
  "educationRequirements": "Graduate degree in nursing",
  "occupationalCategory": "29-1171.00",
  "occupationLocation": {
    "@type": "Country",
    "name": "USA",
    "sameAs": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30"
  },
  "qualifications": "Registered nurse licensure in state where practicing",
  "responsibilities": "Diagnose and treat acute, episodic, or chronic illness, independently or as part of a healthcare team.",
  "skills": \["Active listening", "Critical thinking", "Social awareness"\],
  "estimatedSalary": {
    "@type": "MonetaryAmountDistribution",
    "duration": "1Y",
    "currency": "USD",
    "percentile10": 72000,
    "percentile25": 86000,
    "median": 109000,
    "percentile75": 120000,
    "percentile90": 140000
  }
}
</script>

Structured representation of the JSON-LD example.

Example notes or example HTML without markup.

<h1>Occupation: Research Scientist</h1>
<h2>educationRequirements"</h2>
<p>PhD or equivalent<p>

Example encoded as [Microdata](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microdata_\(HTML\)) embedded in HTML.

<div itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Occupation">
 <h1>Occupation: <span itemprop="name"> Research Scientist</span></h1>
 <h2>qualifications</h2>
 <p itemprop="educationRequirements" itemscope
    itemtype="https://schema.org/EducationalOccupationalCredential">
  <span itemprop="educationalLevel">PhD or equivalent</span>
 </p>
</div>

Example encoded as [RDFa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RDFa) embedded in HTML.

<div vocab="https://schema.org/" typeof="https://schema.org/Occupation">
 <h1>Occupation: <span property="name"> Research Scientist</span></h1>
 <h2>qualifications</h2>
 <p property="educationRequirements"
    typeof="https://schema.org/EducationalOccupationalCredential">
  <span property="educationalLevel">PhD or equivalent</span>
 </p>
</div>

Example encoded as [JSON-LD](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JSON-LD) in a HTML script tag.

<script type="application/ld+json">
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org/",
  "@type": "Occupation",
  "name": "Research Scientist",
  "qualifications": {
    "@type": "EducationalOccupationalCredential",
    "educationalLevel": "PhD or equivalent"
  }
}
</script>

Structured representation of the JSON-LD example.

Example notes or example HTML without markup.

<!-- occupationalCategory utilising CategoryCode -->
<!-- JSONLD only example -->

Example encoded as [JSON-LD](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JSON-LD) in a HTML script tag.

<!-- occupationalCategory utilising CategoryCode -->
<script type="application/ld+json">
    {
      "@context": "https://schema.org/",
      "@type": "Occupation",
      "occupationalCategory": {
         "@type": "CategoryCode",
         "inCodeSet": {
              "@type": "CategoryCodeSet",
              "name": "O\*Net-SOC",
              "dateModified": "2019",
              "url": "https://www.onetonline.org/"
           },
         "codeValue": "15-1211.00",
         "name": "Computer Systems Analysts",
         "url": "https://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/15-1121.00"
     }
    }
    </script>

Structured representation of the JSON-LD example.