C1adjectiveformalworkhealth
US/ˌɑː.kjəˈpeɪ.ʃən.əl/
UK/ˌɒk.jəˈpeɪ.ʃən.əl/
connected with your job or the work you do
In context
Back pain is a common occupational problem for office workers.
After the accident, she needed occupational therapy to learn to cook and dress again.
Factory workers should receive training in occupational safety.
Words that go with occupational
adjective + noun
- occupational therapyOccupational therapy helped him return to work after his stroke.
- occupational healthThe company has an occupational health nurse on site.
- occupational hazardSore feet are an occupational hazard for waiters.
- occupational safetyOccupational safety rules are stricter in mining.
- occupational diseaseLung problems are a well-known occupational disease among coal miners.
- occupational therapistAn occupational therapist visited her at home every week.