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Job (role)

A job is an activity performed in exchange of payment.
Usually as one's occupatio, people begins a job by becoming an employee, volunteering, or starting a business. The duration of a job may range from an hour (in the case of odd jobs) to a lifetime (in the case of some judges). If a person is trained for a certain type of job, they may have a profession. The series of jobs a person holds in their life is their career.

Water for Jobs

Industry relies heavily on water for most stages of production processes.  Water serves as a raw material, coolant, solvent, transport agent, and for energy producer. Industrial reliance on water makes it essential to preserve water and make sure water pollution is kept at minimal levels.

An estimated 300-500 million tons of heavy metals, solvents, toxic sludge, and other wastes accumulate each year from industry according to the UN World

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Water Development Report. A portion of this waste often finds its way back into the freshwater supply. In some developing countries, 70% of industrial wastes are dumped into untreated waters where they pollute the drinking water. Improvements in industrial waste disposal are needed in many parts of the world to ensure that freshwater resources are protected from contamination.  The development and enforcement of wastewater disposal regulations to ensure safe drinking water while preserving adequate water supplies for industry remains a significant challenge.

Total industrial water use in the world is just over 20%. High-income countries use 59% of industrial water while low-income countries use 8%. As industrial production rises, these figures will inevitably increase. Estimates for industrial usage in 2025 are 24% of total freshwater withdrawal. To ensure sustainable water use policies and enforce usage guidelines continued improvement of the institutions that govern water use and enforce regulations must remain a global priority.
 

Types of Jobs

Further information: List of occupations

Jobs come in great variety: full time jobs, part time jobs, temporary work, odd jobs, summer jobs, self-employment

People may have a chosen occupation for which they have received training or a degree.

Someone may pursue a vocation but support themselves financially with a day job. Those who do not hold down a steady job may do odd jobs or be unemployed.

Getting a Job

Further information: Job hunting

Further information: Employment
Getting a first job is an important rite of passage in many cultures. Youth may start by doing household work, odd jobs, or working for a family business. In many countries, school children get summer jobs during the longer summer vacation. Students enrolled in higher education can apply for internships...

Resumes are used to summarize information about a person in order to interest potential employers and get a job interview.

Use of the word

Labourers often talk of "getting a job", or "having a job". This conceptual metaphor of a "job" as a possession has led to its use in slogans such as "money for jobs, not bombs". Similar conceptions are that of "land" as a possession (real estate) or intellectual rights as a possession (intellectual property).

The Online Etymology Dictionary explains that the origin of "job" is from the obsolete phrase "jobbe of work" in the sense of "piece of work", and most dictionaries list the Middle English "gobbe" meaning "lump" (gob) as the origin of "jobbe". Attempts to link the word to the biblical character Job seem to be folk etymology.

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