occupations

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The report also noted that professional services occupations had mixed demand, partly reflecting shifts in technological and operational changes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Before the Affordable Care Act took effect in 2014, insurers in the individual market could refuse coverage to people with serious preexisting conditions or those working in high-risk occupations.

From MarketWatch • May 30, 2026

The court was told the occupations of the three women, who were all born in Luton, were unknown.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Though rootEd advisers give them information on the wage premium of a college degree and the outlook for different occupations, the students steer their futures.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

Very few occupations in the nineteenth century were open to women, fewer still to abandoned mothers.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock