Vocabulary connected to education and career.

School and education:

Preschool/kindergarden- przedszkole
Primary school/grade school-podstawówka
Secondary school/middle school- gimnazjum
High school- liceum
Vocational school- zawodówka
A teacher- nauczyciel
Student/pupil- uczeń
A class/a lesson- lekcja
Community schools/state founded schools- szkoła publiczna
Public school/independent school- szkoła prywatna!
A levels/ finals- “matura”
A test/exam- sprawdzian

Higher education:

University- uniwersytet
Undergraduate- student
Engineering studies- studia inżynierskie
Humanistsic studies/arts- studia humanistyczne
A university professor- wykładowca
Bachelor of science/arts/engineering- licencjat/inżynier
Master of science/arts/engineering- magister
PhD- doktorat
Dissertation advisor- promotor
A lecture- wykład

General vocabulary and job professions:

Job/work/profession/occupation/career- praca
A worker- pracownik
A peer/fellow/college- współpracownik
A salesman/tradesman- sprzedawca
Civil servant- urzędnik
A physician/doctor/general practitioner- lekarz
A nurse- pielęgniarka
A midwife/undertaker- położna
Policeman- policjant
A detective/ crime investigator- detektyw
Analyst- analityk
Civil engineer - inż. budownictwa
Architect- Architekt
Industrial engineer- inżynier w przemyśle
A baker- piekarz
A cook- kucharz
A judge- sędzia
A lawyer/attorney- prawnik
A fisherman- rybak
A painter- malarz
A secretary- sekretarka
CEO (chief executive offi cer)- szef
office worker/office employee/ office clerk- pracownik biurowy
Banker- bankier
Chemist- chemik
Paramedic- ratownik medyczny
scientist/scholar/researcher- naukowiec
Artist- artysta
Musician, violinist, drummer, singer- muzyk, skrzypek, perkusista, piosenkarz
Dancer- tancerz
Plumber- hydraulik
Vet- weterynarz

Places of work:
A firm- mała firma
A company- większa firma
A corporation- korporacja
A factory- fabryka
Production line- linia produkcyjna
A facility- “obiekt” pracy
Public institution- instytucja publiczna
Agency- agencja
Department- department

Examples of usage of the vocabulary:

In some fields, particularly in humanistic ones, it may be quite difficult to find a job.
Police officers and detectives are eligible for early retirement, due to risks of their profession.
Most candidates for employees write a resume to help them get hired.
Unfortunately due to current financial crisis, unemployment rates are at all time high.
A lot of young people have only a part- time job, like an ice cream seller.
Being a physician can be high paying, albeit very difficult profession.
There is a high demand for skilled and experienced workers in many fields.
He wasn’t satisfied with his salary, but than he got a raise.
If you do what you truly love, you will never work a day in your life.