Professions and Jobs

This is a list of the most common jobs and

professions in English.

accountant jeweller
actor journalist
air steward/stewardess judge
architect lawyer
assistant lecturer
personal assistant manager
shop assistant miner
author musician
baker news reader / news presenter
barman / barmaid / bar person nurse
builder optician
businessman / businesswoman / painter
executive photographer
butcher pilot
caretaker plumber
chef police officer
civil servant politician
clerk porter
computer operator / programmer printer
cook prison officer / warder
decorator receptionist
dentist sailor
designer salesman / saleswoman /salesperson
director scientist
company director secretary
film director shop assistant
doctor soldier
driver bus / taxi / train driver solicitor
garbageman (refuse collector) surgeon
economist tailor
editor teacher
electrician telephonist
engineer telephone operator
farmer travel agent
fisherman TV cameraman
fishmonger TV presenter
flight attendant vet
hairdresser waiter/waitress
head teacher writer