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I know this from people close to me - at the draft office, they don't really look at the job itself, but at whether you have dependents or if you're the only income in your family. If you live alone and just earn good money, that won't help. But if you're financially responsible for parents or children - there's a chance at a deferment, you'll need to document this dependency and submit everything through the draft office with a full set of documents.
You can try submitting a request through the military enlistment office asking for a deferment - they usually consider reasons like education, illness, or family circumstances, but there's no guarantee. It's better to get a consultation right away from the military commissariat or a lawyer to figure out if you actually have legitimate grounds for postponing it.
Work isn't grounds for a deferment under the law, so you need to be realistic about it. The military enlistment office considers education, health, and family circumstances (like if you're the sole breadwinner), but "I have an important project at work" won't cut it. That said, if your job involves critical infrastructure or defense industry work - there can sometimes be special grounds for that, but those are rare cases and need to be properly documented.
The previous answer was right about filing a report with the military enlistment office, but it's worth clarifying: work alone won't save you. If you have a real reason (say, you're in full-time school, or you're raising a young kid on your own) - that's worth documenting and writing about. Without documents and certificates, your report just gets filed away and forgotten.
The key thing is don't drag your feet. The sooner you figure out your situation and visit the military enlistment office in person to find out what grounds you actually have, the better. They'll give you a straight answer about what might work in your case and what won't. And yeah, better to show up with documents backing up your reason than empty-handed.
If you're talking about a civilian job, you can't just postpone the call-up on those grounds - employment doesn't make the list of recognized reasons. But there are some nuances worth knowing about. The military enlistment office looks at your family situation: if you're the sole provider for dependents who can't work, widows, elderly parents - that can be grounds for a deferment. The same goes if you need to care for a person with disabilities. Full-time studies also count, and documented illness.
Here's something practically useful: if you do decide to submit deferment documents, bring everything as officially processed as possible. Income statements, documents for your dependents, medical certificates - the more specific, the better. Vague requests like "I have a responsible job" will just get rejected by the enlistment office. It also makes sense to consult with a lawyer who specializes in these issues rather than relying only on information from the enlistment office website.
One more thing: the review process usually takes a while, so you need to submit your application well in advance, not a week before the call-up. If you actually have grounds - family or medical - it's worth sorting it out thoroughly instead of putting it off.
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