Classification of Occupation — Meaning and Types | JSS 1 Business Studies 1st Term Week 6

Business Studies · JSS 1 · 1st Term
Classification of Occupation
Week 6

🎯 Learning Objectives

By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:

  1. Define occupation.
  2. Identify and explain the six classes of occupation.
  3. Give examples for each class of occupation.
  4. Classify a given occupation correctly.
🔑 Key Vocabulary: Occupation, Extractive, Manufacturing, Constructive, Commercial, Direct Services, Indirect Services

💼 Meaning of Occupation

Occupation refers to the various legal activities which people engage in to earn their daily living. Every adult must have an occupation to provide for themselves and their family.

🗂️ Classification of Occupation

Class Meaning & Examples
1. Extractive Occupation Involves obtaining natural resources directly from the earth, sea, or air. These workers produce raw materials.
Examples: Farming, Fishing, Mining, Hunting, Lumbering.
2. Manufacturing Occupation Involves changing raw materials extracted by workers into finished goods.
Examples: Cloth weaving, Car manufacturing, Food processing, Steel production.
3. Constructive Occupation Involves assembling and constructing using extracted and manufactured materials. The output cannot be moved.
Examples: Road construction, Bridge building, House building, Dam construction.
4. Commercial Occupation Involves making goods and services available to those who need them. Covers trade and aids to trade.
Examples: Banking, Transportation, Warehousing, Insurance, Advertising.
5. Direct Services Occupation Involves providing personal satisfaction directly to individuals on a person-to-person basis.
Examples: Barbers, Private doctors, Private teachers, Actors, Dancers, Personal lawyers.
6. Indirect Services Occupation Involves services provided to the public, paid for by the government on behalf of citizens.
Examples: Police, Army, Government hospital doctors, Government school teachers.

💡 Did You Know?

  • Nigeria’s economy was historically dominated by extractive occupation (agriculture), contributing over 40% of GDP before oil was discovered.
  • Manufacturing generates more jobs than any other sector in developed countries.

📝 Lesson Evaluation

  1. Define occupation and explain why it is important.
  2. List and explain all six classes of occupation with two examples each.
  3. Classify each of the following: farmer, police officer, car manufacturer, banker, private doctor, construction engineer.

✅ Weekend Assignment — Section A (MCQs)

  1. A farmer belongs to ___ occupation. A. Commercial   B. Extractive   C. Constructive   D. Manufacturing (B)
  2. A car manufacturer belongs to ___ occupation. A. Extractive   B. Constructive   C. Manufacturing   D. Commercial (C)
  3. A banker belongs to ___ occupation. A. Direct service   B. Manufacturing   C. Extractive   D. Commercial (D)
  4. A soldier belongs to ___ occupation. A. Direct service   B. Indirect service   C. Commercial   D. Extractive (B)
  5. Building a bridge is an example of ___ occupation. A. Manufacturing   B. Constructive   C. Extractive   D. Commercial (B)

✏️ Section B — Theory Questions

  1. List six classes of occupation.
  2. Explain the difference between direct and indirect service occupation with two examples each.
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