職業
しょくぎょう · shokugyou · JLPT N3 · noun
occupation
💼 職業 = 職 (post, duty) + 業 (work, trade): the work of your post
職 appears in 職場 (workplace) and 就職 (getting a job); 業 appears in 工業 (industry) and 卒業 (graduation). Put together, shoku + gyou names the trade you hold as your post, which is why forms ask for your 職業.