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| − | '''Employment''' is the process of being | + | '''Employment''' is the process of being in a [[profession]], whereby an [[employee]] makes [[money]] in the practice of one's trade under the direct or indirect supervision of an [[employer]]. The economic well-being of a nation-state is often measured by its employment rate. |
| − | [[ | + | It is possible that modern employment may have originated from the Christian reforms of the unethical practice of debt servitude known colloquially as [[slavery]]. ''See [[Slavery#Decline of slavery under Christianity|Decline of slavery under Christianity]] as well as [[Slavery in the Bible#New Testament|Slavery in the New Testament]]''. |
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| + | == Various vocations and income/wealth == | ||
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| + | ''See also:'' [[Vocation]] | ||
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| + | The Cambridge Dictionary defines [[vocation]] as "a type of work that you feel you are suited to doing and to which you should give all your time and energy, or the feeling that a type of work suits you...".<ref>[https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/vocation Vocation]</ref> | ||
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| + | === Highest paying vocations/occupations === | ||
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| + | *[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-occupation-produces-lot-millionaires-mukesh-kumar What occupation produces a lot of millionaires?] | ||
| + | *[https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/finding-a-job/top-100-highest-paying-jobs 100 High-Paying Careers To Consider (With Average Salaries) ], Indeed, 2023 | ||
| + | *[https://www.creditkarma.com/income/i/highest-paying-trade-jobs 24 of the highest-paying trade jobs in 2023], Credit Karma, 2023 | ||
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| + | == See also == | ||
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| + | *[[Job creators]] | ||
| + | *[[Unemployed]] | ||
| + | *[[Underemployment]] | ||
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| + | == References == | ||
| + | {{reflist}} | ||
| + | [[Category:Economics]] | ||
Latest revision as of 02:41, January 29, 2025
Employment is the process of being in a profession, whereby an employee makes money in the practice of one's trade under the direct or indirect supervision of an employer. The economic well-being of a nation-state is often measured by its employment rate.
It is possible that modern employment may have originated from the Christian reforms of the unethical practice of debt servitude known colloquially as slavery. See Decline of slavery under Christianity as well as Slavery in the New Testament.
Various vocations and income/wealth
See also: Vocation
The Cambridge Dictionary defines vocation as "a type of work that you feel you are suited to doing and to which you should give all your time and energy, or the feeling that a type of work suits you...".[1]