Occupation

The Secretary of State's rules on this subject are not a model of clarity. According to the Secretary of State:

Occupation is the nature of an individual’s primary job or business, whether paid or unpaid. Occupational information is not required for an individual that is not employed (e.g. student, retired, volunteer, and homemaker).

If the individual is not employed (including retired, student, etc.) indicate “not employed.”

Some examples of acceptable occupational descriptions include:

Accountant
Bank Teller
Building Contractor
Car Salesperson
CEO (Chief Executive Officer)
CFO (Chief Financial Officer)
Counselor
Educator
Electrician
Engineer
Executive Director
Executive Vice-President
Farmer
Firefigher
Forester
Lawyer
Loan Officer
Nurse
Office Manager
Personal Assistant
Plumber
President
Realtor
Restaurant Owner
Retired
Secretary
Software Developer
Teacher
Truck Driver
Vice President of Marketing

Unacceptable Occupational Descriptions

Titles, industry names or other generic descriptors that do not convey the nature of the work performed are not sufficient. Some examples of unacceptable occupational descriptions include:

Administrator
Banking
Business Owner
Consultant
Contractor
Developer
Director
Education Employee
Logging
Manager
Owner
Planner
Project Manager
Public Employee
Real Estate
Retail Sales
Small Business Owner
State Employee
Vice President

Acceptable Employer Information

Employer’s name and address is the company’s legal name and the physical location address by city and state.