A collection of collections. A type of position is a collection representing a type of position in an organization. More precisely, each instance of type of position is the collection of instances of person who typically hold that position within some organization or other. For example, scout is the collection of all persons who are scouts -- e.g. people who lead people through wilderness areas or jungles. scout is an instance of type of position because typically a scout performs those duties within the context of their employment with some organization or other. Some other instances of type of position are mayor, campaign manager, film director, shortstop, and secretary. Obviously, which position-types are filled in a given organization partly depends on the type of organization it is; thus cities have mayors while business firms do not.

Note that type of position is _not_ a specialization of type of profession (q.v.); the latter categorizes workers according to the kinds of activities they perform at work rather than the positions organization members hold in their respective organizations. The typical activities of a vice president of a toy manufacturer (e.g.) are likely to be very unlike those of the vice president of a stamp club. An instance of type of position need not be a spec of worker.

Since every action is taken to be performed as part of one's job in Cyc's knowledge about jobs, type of position _is_ a specialization of type of profession there.