41-46 Current or most recent job activity. Describe clearly this person's chief job activity or business last week. If this person had more than one job, describe the one at which this person worked the most hours. If this person had no job or business last week, give information for his/her last job or business.
45. What kind of work was this person doing?
46. What were this person's most important activities or duties?
Answer person questions 19 through 48 if this person is 15 years old or over.
Answer person questions 41 through 46 if the person worked in the past 5 years.
45. Describe the kind of work the person did. If the person was a trainee, apprentice, or helper, include that in the description.
Enter descriptions like the following: registered nurse, personnel manager, supervisor of order department, and high school teacher.
If possible, avoid single words such as: nurse, manager, and teacher.
46. Describe the most important activities or duties the person performed.
Enter descriptions like the following: patient care, directing hiring policies, supervising order clerks, typing and filing, reconciling financial records.