---
title: "occupation_summary"
description: "Summary or persistent information about an individual's current and past jobs and/or roles."
---

Summary or persistent information about an individual's current and past jobs and/or roles.

**Purpose.** To record a summary or persistent information about an individual's current and past jobs and/or roles.

## Source

| Model | Leg | Role |
|---|---|---|
| `openEHR-EHR-EVALUATION.occupation_summary.v1` | openEHR | defines this table |

## Columns

| Column | Type | Null | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `id` | `uuid primary key` | no | Primary key. | — |
| `form_id` | `uuid` → [`form`](/docs/tables/form) | no | The form this entry was recorded on. | — |
| `form_block_id` | `uuid` | yes | The block within the form, when the entry is bound to one. | — |
| `description` | `text` | yes | Description | `/data[at0001]/items[at0002]` |
| `employment_status`<br />`employment_status_code`<br />`employment_status_system`<br />`employment_status_valueset_id` | coded text<br />`text`, `text`, `text`, `text` | yes | Employment status | `/data[at0001]/items[at0004]` |
| `comment` | `text` | yes | Comment | `/data[at0001]/items[at0006]` |
| `last_updated` | `timestamptz` | yes | Last updated | `/protocol[at0007]/items[at0009]` |

## Constraints

```sql
check ((employment_status_code is null and employment_status_system is null and employment_status_valueset_id is null) or (employment_status is not null and employment_status_code is not null and employment_status_system is not null and employment_status_valueset_id is not null))
```

## Unique

- `form_block_id`

## References

| Columns | Target | On delete |
|---|---|---|
| `form_id` | [`form`](/docs/tables/form) | cascade |
| `form_id, form_block_id` | [`form_block`](/docs/tables/form_block) | cascade |
| `employment_status_valueset_id, employment_status_code, employment_status_system, employment_status` | [`valueset_code`](/docs/tables/valueset_code) | restrict |

## Referenced by

- [`occupation_summary_occupation_episode`](/docs/tables/occupation_summary_occupation_episode) via `occupation_summary_id`

## Indexes

- `occupation_summary_form_id_idx` on `form_id`

## Child tables

1 table hang off `occupation_summary`, one row per repetition.

### `occupation_summary_occupation_episode`

Child table — one row per repetition, deleted with its parent.

| Column | Type | Null | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `id` | `uuid primary key` | no | Primary key. | — |
| `occupation_summary_id` | `uuid` → [`occupation_summary`](/docs/tables/occupation_summary) | no | — | — |
| `position` | `integer` | no | Order of this row within its parent, from zero. | — |
| `occupation_record_id` | `uuid` | no | Occupation episode | `/data[at0001]/items[at0003]` |

#### Unique

- `occupation_summary_id, position`
- `occupation_summary_id, occupation_record_id`

#### References

| Columns | Target | On delete |
|---|---|---|
| `occupation_summary_id` | [`occupation_summary`](/docs/tables/occupation_summary) | cascade |
| `occupation_record_id` | [`occupation_record`](/docs/tables/occupation_record) | no action |

#### Indexes

- `occupation_summary_occupation_episode_occupation_record_id_idx` on `occupation_record_id`