(12) JOBS AND PROFESSIONS
(vocabulary)
JOBS AND PROFESSIONS – Vocabulary
1.1 Types of work
blue-collar worker (n), career (n), duty (n), employ (sb) (v), employee (n), employer (n),
employment (n), freelancer (n), full-time job (n), hard work (n), job (n), manual work (n),
occupation (n), odd jobs (n), part-time job (n), permanent job (n), physical work (n),
profession (n), professional (n, adj), self-employed (adj), skilled work (n), temporary job (n),
unskilled work (n), well-paid job (n), white-collar worker (n), work (n, v), work for (v),
work freelance (v), work from home (v)
1.2 At work
assist (v), be in charge (of sth/sb) (v), be responsible (for sth/sb) (v), bonus (n), busy (adj),
concentrate (on sth) (v), deadline (n), do a job (v), earn one’s living as (v), earnings (n),
fee (n), fill in (for sb) (v), get a pay rise/a raise (v), get promoted (v), give (sb) a hand (v),
income (n), make a loss (v), make a profit (v), manage (v), management (n), off duty (n),
on duty (n), (work/do) overtime (n), overworked (adj), pay (v), payment (n), run
(a company) (v), salary (n), slow down (v), stand in (for sb) (v), stressful (adj), submit (v),
take things easy (v), take over (from sb) (v), teamwork (n), wages (n), work long hours (v)
1.3 Not working
dismiss (fml) (v), fire (sb) (infml) (v), give (sb) the sack (infml) (v), give up (AmE quit)
work (v), go on strike (v), jobless (adj), let (sb) go (infml) (v), make (sb) redundant (v), on
holiday (n), out of work (n), pension (n), pensioner (n), receive (state) benefits (n), resign
(v), retire (v), retirement (n), sack (sb) (infml) (v), sick leave (n), take a day off (v), take
maternity leave (v), take time off (v), take a leave (v), unemployed (adj), (high/low)
unemployment (n), unemployment benefit (n)
1.4 Looking for a job
applicant (n), application form (n), apply for a job (v), CV (curriculum vitae) (n)
1.5 People at work
assistant (n), boss (n), colleague (n), manager (n), staff (n), team (n), worker (e.g. in a
factory) (n)
1.6 Jobs
accountant (n), actor (n), actress (n), artist (n), au pair (n), babysitter (n), barber (n),
businesssman (n), businessswoman (n), car mechanic (n), carpenter (n), cashier (n), chef (n),
chemist (n), computer programmer (n), conductor (n), consultant (n), cook (n), dentist (n),
(film) director (n), doctor (n), dress maker (n), (bus/lorry/taxi/ AmE cab) driver (n),
driving instructor (n), economist (n), electrician (n), engineer (n), estate agent (n), executive
(n), factory worker (n), farmer (n), firefighter (n), flight attendant (n), hairdresser (n),
housewife (n), interior decorator/designer (n), interpreter (n), journalist (n), lawyer (n),
librarian (n), manager (n), miner (n), musician (n), nurse (n), (portrait) painter (n),
paramedic (n), pharmacist (n), photographer (n), pilot (n), plumber (n), police officer (n),
politician (n), postman/woman (n), psychologist (n), receptionist (n), road sweeper (n), sales
representative (sales rep) (n), scientist (n), sculptor (n), secretary (n), security guard (n),
shop assistant (n), shopkeeper (n), social worker (n), solicitor (n), stockbroker (n), surgeon
(n), tailor (n), teacher (n), ticket inspector (n), translator (n), travel agent (n), TV presenter
(n), vet (veterinary surgeon/doctor) (n), waiter (n), waitress (n)
