CHANGING

TRENDS IN
OCCUPATION
OCCUPATION

Any work done to earn

money is called an
occupation
Agriculture was the main occupation
in villagers.

People were self sufficient in the past.

The dependence of many families on

one piece of land,
Low productivity
Low earnings
Forced farmers to give up farming.
Villagers migrated to cities in
search of other occupations.

They lacked the skills and

training for taking up jobs in
factories , offices, etc.
They had
to work
as –
Labour
in dhabas
Rickshaw
pullers
They were even
forced to beg
REASONS FOR
CHANGING
TRENDS IN
OCCUPATION
 USE OF
MACHINES IN
AGRICUTURE
BROUGHT A
GREAT CHANGE
IN
OCCUPATIONS.

Farm labourers lost their

occupation as a single
machine replaced the
labour of many workers.
 However some new
occupations were created
in villages.

TUBE WELL
TRACTOR MECHANICS
DIGGERS
DRIVERS
WHITE REVOLUTION
It is related to milk
production, processing ,
marketing and distribution
of by-products of milk such
as- butter, ghee etc.
 THE FATHER OF
WHITE REVOLUTION

VERGHESE KURIEN
 Demands for
professionals and
semi- skilled
workers has
increased
manifolds.
 PROFESSIONALS

Doctors
Architects

Film
Teachers
makers
 NEW PROFESSIONALS TO
PROTECT THE
ENVIRONMENT
• BIOLOGISTS- A scientist who studies living
organisms.

• MARINE SCIENTISTS – A scientists who studies

with salt water organisms.

• BOTANISTS – A biologist specialised in the study

of plants.

• ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTISTS – A scientist who

studies environment and its organisms.
SEMI- SKILLED WORKERS

TAILORS PLUMBERS

BAKERS ELECTRICIA
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 INTER- DEPENDENCE
BETWEEN RURAL AND
URBAN AREAS
FARMING EQUIPMENT

URBAN
RURAL
AREAS
AREAS

AGRICULTURAL
RAW MATERIALS
PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN
IN VARIOUS OCCUPATIONS
DUE TO MIGRATION
WOMEN HAS TAKEN
UP THE
RESPONSIBILITY OF-

* FARMING
* MAKING POTS
* MAKING IRON
TOOLS
GENDER DISCRIMINATION

• Women are not given the

same wages

• They do not get equal share in

occupations, education, health
facilities or parliament.
WOMEN IN VARIOUS
OCCUPATIONS
THANK
YOU