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Jobs and Occupations

There are certain topics that everyone should be able to talk about. One of those topics is jobs. No mater what your job is, you should be able to talk about it in English. To help you, I have compiled a list of common job names along with a short description of each job.
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Job NameDescription
accountant a person who maintains financial records.
actor a person who acts in a play or movie.
architect a person who designs buildings.
author a person who writes books, plays, and other literary works.
baker a person who bakes bread, cakes, etc.
bartender a person who makes and serves achoholic beverages either at a pub, night club, or bar.
butcher a person who prepares meat to be sold to customers.
caretaker a person who takes care of graveyards.
cashier a person who collects payment for merchandise.
chef a person who prepares food; destinguished from a cook by a degree in culinary arts
civil servant a person who is employed as a government worker in one of several offices that provide services for the community.
clerk a person who does general office work.
computer operator / programmer a person who writes software programs that are used on computers.
cook a person who cooks food in a restaurant.
construction worker a person who builds buildings.
decorator a person who decorates houses, offices, ect, for special events.
dentist a person who treats diseases of the teeth, gums and mouth.
doctor a person who teats diseases of the body.
driver bus / taxi / truck a person who earns money driving.
garbageman (refuse collector) the person who picks up and gets rid of your trash.
economist a person who studies, works, in the field of economics.
editor a person who finds and corrects mistakes in other's writings.
electrician a person who works installing and repairing electric equipment.
farmer a person who operates a farm.
fisherman a person who catches fish.
film director the person who tells actors what to do on the movie set.
flight attendant a person who serves food and takes care of passangers on an airline.
hairdresser a person who cuts and styles hair.
jeweler a person who makes jewelery.
journalist a person who gathers and delivers news. Also known as a reporter.
judge a person who hears and determines cause in a court of law.
lawyer a person who practises law.
miner a person who works digging minerals (coal, gold, etc.) out of the ground.
musician a person who plays a musical instrument.
nurse a person who takes care of patients.
optician a doctor who specializes in the treatment of the eyes.
painter a person who paints houses, apartments or other structures.
pharmacist a person who prepares and dispences medical drugs.
photographer a person who takes pictures, usually for money.
pilot a person who flys an airplane.
plumber a person who installs and repairs water fixtures.
police officer a person who enforces the law and arrests criminals
porter a person hired to carry baggage
prison guard a person who keeps order at a jail or prision.
receptionist a person who greets visitors at an office.
sailor a person who works on a ship or ocean going vessel.
server a person who serves food in a resturant. Has replaced the terms waiter and waitress in most places in the United States.
salesperson a person who sells merchandise or services; usually paid by commission.
scientist a person who is speciallized in science espcially one of the natural sciences.
secretary a person who handles correspondence and does clerical work.
soldier a person who serves in the armed forces.
surgeon a doctor who specializes in treatment of diseases by performing operations on the body.
tailor a person who makes or mends or alters clothing.
teacher a person who helps students learn various subjects.
telephone operator a person who helps people make phone calls.
travel agent a person who arranges travel plans for clients.
TV cameraman a person who operates the recording camera for a television program.
veterinarian usually shortened to vet. An animal doctor. A person who treats animal illnesses.
waiter a person who serves food in a restaurant (male-waiter, female-waitress)
writer a person who writes professionally.
warden the top person in a prision facility.

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