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Here is a list of jobs and occupations in English, along with brief descriptions of what each person

does in that profession:

- Accountant: a person who works with the money and accounts of a company.

- Actor/Actress: a person who acts in a play or a movie.

- Architect: a person who designs buildings and houses.

- Astronomer: a person who studies the stars and the universe.

- Author: a person who writes books or novels.

- Baker: a person who makes bread and cakes and normally works in a bakery.

- Bricklayer: a person who helps to build houses using bricks.

- Bus driver: a person who drives buses.

- Butcher: a person who works with meat. They cut the meat and sell it in their shop.

- Carpenter: a person who makes and repairs wooden objects and structures.

- Chef/Cook: a person who prepares food for others to eat.

- Dentist: a person who takes care of people's teeth.

- Detective: a person who investigates crimes.

- Doctor: a person who takes care of people's health.

- Electrician: a person who installs and repairs electrical systems.

- Engineer: a person who designs and builds machines, structures, and systems.

- Farmer: a person who grows crops and raises animals for food.

- Firefighter: a person who puts out fires and rescues people from burning buildings.

- Florist: a person who arranges and sells flowers.

- Gardener: a person who takes care of plants and gardens.

- Hairdresser: a person that cuts and styles hair.

- Journalist: a person who writes news stories for newspapers, magazines, or TV.

- Judge: a person who presides over a court of law.

- Lawyer: a person that practices law and represents clients in legal matters.

- Mechanic: a person that repairs machines and vehicles.

- Musician: a person that plays a musical instrument or sings.


- Nurse: a person that takes care of sick or injured people.

- Painter: a person that paints pictures or walls.

- Pilot: a person that flies airplanes.

- Plumber: a person that installs and repairs pipes and plumbing systems.

- Policeman/Policewoman: a member of the police force that tries to prevent crime.

- Postman: a person that delivers mail to people's houses.

- Receptionist: a person that is at the reception (entrance) of a company.

- Reporter: a person that writes news stories for newspapers, magazines, or TV.

- Sales assistant: a person that helps customers in a shop or store.

- Scientist: a person that works in the science industry and does many experiments.

- Secretary: a person employed in an office who types letters, keeps records, etc.

- Shop assistant: a person that helps customers in a shop or store.

- Singer: a person that sings songs.

- Surgeon: a person that performs medical operations.

- Teacher: a person that teaches students in a school or university.

- Travel agent: a person that organizes and sells holidays and flights for others.

- Vet: a qualified person that looks after sick animals.

- Waiter/Waitress: a person that works in a food outlet, looking after customers and serving food.

- Window cleaner: a person that cleans windows, normally the windows of big buildings.

Note that this is not an exhaustive list, and there are many other jobs and occupations out there.

Citations:

[1] https://www.vocabulary.cl/Basic/Professions.htm

[2] https://lingokids.com/english-for-kids/jobs

[3] https://games4esl.com/jobs-vocabulary/

[4] https://7esl.com/jobs-and-occupations-vocabulary/

[5] https://www.myenglishpages.com/english/vocabulary-lesson-jobs.php

[6] https://youtube.com/watch?v=x9ofeV_nCUQ

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