diff --git a/.frontmatter/templates/person.md b/.frontmatter/templates/person.md
index 976a890405..6b315c7eb8 100644
--- a/.frontmatter/templates/person.md
+++ b/.frontmatter/templates/person.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ feature:
   image: /assets/images/people/placeholder.svg
   title: The image title
   description: Placeholder image for the organisation
+hasOccupation: []
 knows: []
 memberOf: []
 type: person
diff --git a/frontmatter.json b/frontmatter.json
index 14ea2cc67a..5707fd3ea2 100644
--- a/frontmatter.json
+++ b/frontmatter.json
@@ -464,6 +464,12 @@
             }
           ]
         },
+        {
+          "title": "The person occupation",
+          "name": "hasOccupation",
+          "type": "taxonomy",
+          "taxonomyId": "occupationTaxonomy"
+        },
         {
           "title": "Knows",
           "name": "knows",
@@ -677,5 +683,18 @@
   "frontMatter.content.publicFolder": {
     "path": "[[workspace]]/frontend/public",
     "relative": false
-  }
+  },
+  "frontMatter.taxonomy.customTaxonomy": [
+    {
+      "id": "occupationTaxonomy",
+      "options": [
+        "Agriculturalist",
+        "Bookseller",
+        "Blacksmith",
+        "Carpenter",
+        "Farmer",
+        "Mason"
+      ]
+    }
+  ]
 }