職種

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 職種 is a noun read しょくしゅ, meaning a job type or occupational category classified by the nature of the work.
• Basic usage: Use 希望する職種 for a desired job category and 職種によって when a requirement varies by type of work.
  • 希望する職種を申込書に記入した。 describes entering the desired job category on an application form; 職種によって必要な資格が異なる。 says that required qualifications differ by occupation type.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• 職種を申込書に記入する
  • を marks the job-category information being entered, while に marks the application form receiving it.
• 職種によって
  • によって presents job category as the basis on which the required qualification varies.
• 職種 and 職業
  • 職業 broadly refers to a person's occupation, while 職種 focuses on the type of work or a recruitment category.