Professions in English

Hi amigringo, how are you?

What do you do for work? There are many ways to talk about work in English. There are words such as work, job, profession, career, etc. All of them refer to very similar things in general. The activity adults from the working class must do in order to get money. There are professions in all sorts of fields/areas.

Professions in English don't usually have a gender variation (feminine or masculine) but they usually show a number variation (singular or plural).

Let's see some examples of professions one might have.

Examples of professions:

Accountant: Works with finances

Actor/actress: Act on movies, series, soap operas and commercials and voice characters.

Architect: Projects constructions.

Artist: Makes art.

Astronomer: Studies celestial bodies.

Author: Writes articles, books or documents.

Baker: Bakes bakery goods.

Butcher: Works with meat cuts.

Carpenter: Works with wood and furniture.

Chef: Runs a kitchen.

Content creator: Produces content for social media.

Cook: Makes food.

Dancer: Works with dance

Dentist: Takes care of teeth and mouth related health.

Designer: Creates the look/appearance of something.

Doctor/Physician: Deals with general or especialized health issues.

Driver: Operates a vehicle.

Electrician: Works with electricity.

Engineer: Designs, builds and maintain machines and/or systems.

Farmer: Works with food growing.

Firefighter: Deals with fires and rescues victims.

Gardner: Works with plants and gardens.

Hair stylist: Works with hair.

Historian: Researches history.

Influencer: Influence people on social media to consume a product.

Instructor: Works educating people on something.

Journalist: Researches and broadcasts news

Lawyer: Studies and/or practices law.

Locksmith: Make and deal with keys and locks.

Manager: Controls and administers something.

Mailman/mailwoman: Delivers mail.

Nanny/Sitter/Babysitter: Looks after kids and teens.

Nurse: Checks on patients, treatments, assist patients and administers medication.

Obstretician: Works with childbirth.

Performer: Entertains and audience with performances.

Pet sitter: Looks after pets.

Plumber: Works with pipes and water supply.

Police officer: Enforces the law and protects the rich.

Politician: Works with politics and/or hold a political position in the government.

Programmer: Writes computer programmes.

Psychologist: Works with psychology, therapy and evaluations.

Psychiatrist: Deals with mental illnesses and medicaiton related to it.

Real estate agent: Manages the sales and purchases of real estate.

Receptionist: Welcomes people and provide information.

Salesperson: Sells things and assist clients.

Scientist: Studies and make science.

Secretary: Does administrative tasks.

Social Worker: Assists people in social disadvantages.

Surgeon: Performs surgery.

Teacher: Teaches students.

Vet: Deals with the health of animals.

Waiter/waitress: Serves tables.

Writer: Writes.

All professions in English are referred to with verb to be. The same one we use to talk about nationality, age, and identity in general.

Examples:

I am a teacher.

My mother is a lawyer.

Julia is a programmer.

I love social work, I want to be a social worker.

They are salespeople, but they want to be managers.

Are you a gardner? My mothers are also gardners.

She is a surgeon.

He is not a waiter, he is a cook.

There are different ways to talk about work. You might ask or hear different kinds of questions.

Examples of questions:

What do you do?

What do you do for work?

What is your job?

What is your profession?

What do you work with?

What do you do for a living?

What kind of work do you do?

What line of work are you in?

All of these questions might be answered in different ways also.

Examples of answers:

I am a teacher.

I work with technology.

I am in between jobs.

I work with education.

I do office work.

I deal with customers.

I am responsible for managing projects.

Is it easier to talk about professions now? Can you talk about your job? What do you do for work? If you wanna practice with me, you can schedule a lesson!