| term | pronunciation | English |
|---|
| 職員 | しょくいん | employee |
| 停職 | ていしょく | suspension from office |
| 免職 | めんしょく | dismissal, sacking, discharge |
| 名誉職 | めいよしょく | honorary position |
| 就職 | しゅうしょく | finding employment, inauguration |
| 殉職 | じゅんしょく | dying at one's post, being killed in the line of duty |
| 殉職者 | じゅんしょくしゃ | person who has died at his post (in the performance of his duties) |
| 求職 | きゅうしょく | job hunting, seeking employment |
| 汚職 | おしょく | corruption |
| 無職 | むしょく | without an occupation |
| 現職 | げんしょく | present post, current office, (an) incumbent |
| 管理職 | かんりしょく | management |
| 総辞職 | そうじしょく | mass resignation |
| 聖職者 | せいしょくしゃ | clergyman, churchman, clergy |
| 職 | しょく | employment |
| 職場 | しょくば | one's post, place of work, workplace |
| 職業 | しょくぎょう | occupation, business |
| 辞職 | じしょく | resignation |
| 退職 | たいしょく | retirement (from office) |