[Explanation of terminology]

1.	Type of employment i. Direct employment Employment of a laborer at a place of business after a direct employment contract is exchanged ii. Indirect employment Employment other than "direct employment" in which a laborer works at a place of business through labor dispatch, contracting, etc.
2.	Vocation i. Specialized, technical, or management position Specialized or technical vocation (researcher, technician, lawyer, certified public accountant, etc.) or managing vocation (executive at a company or organization, manager at company or organization, etc.) ii. Business or administration Business-related or administrative vocation (worker engaged in business activities, accounting clerk, office machine operator, etc.) iii. Sales, cooking, service, or reception: Vocation involving sales, cooking, service, or reception (retail store owner, wholesale shop owner, salesperson, cook, attendant, etc.) iv. Production worker Vocation involving processes and operations for product production (assembler of general machines and devices, repair worker, manufacturer of clothing and fabric products, etc.) v. Construction or civil engineering worker Construction worker, carpenter, plumber, civil engineer, etc. vi. Transport labor Transport, loading and unloading, delivery, or packaging of cargo, etc. vii. Other Any vocation that does not fall under i to vi above.
3.	Status of residence i. Employment possible in specialized or technical fields Status of residence pertaining to instruction, art, religion, reporting, investment and management, law, accounting administration, medical care, research, education, technology, humanities and international services, intra-company transfer, entertainment, and skills ii. No limitations on employment Status of residence pertaining to "spouse or child of Japanese national", "spouse or child of permanent resident", or "long term resident"
4.	Regular employee Here, "regular employee" refers to a person who is employed under an employment contract that does not have a set time limit, and whose designated work hours per day or per week are not less than those of an ordinary laborer.  It should be remembered that technical trainees are not considered to be "regular employees" for the purposes of the survey.