How to Say Jobs and Occupations in Spanish

When reading, writing, listening to, or speaking Spanish, you will eventually encounter the subject of jobs and occupations. Knowing various job and occupation related words will certainly come in handy. Also, familiarity with the various job and occupation words in Spanish may particularly help you when discussing work and professional life with friends, colleagues and acquaintances, or when preparing for a job search or job interview. As Spanish is increasingly becoming a very marketable skill, knowing these words should become a valuable addition to your Spanish vocabulary.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

1. Actor/actress — actor/actriz
   Accountant — contador
   Administrator — administrador
   Ambassador — embajador, embajadora
   Architect — arquitecto
   Archaeologist — arqueólogo
   Artist — artista
   Athlete — atleta
   Attorney — abogado
   Baker — panadero
   Barber — barbero
   Bartender— mesero
   Beautician — esteticista
   Biologist — biólogo
   Businessman/businesswoman — hombre/mujer de negocios, empresario
   Butcher — carnicero

2. Captain — capitán
   Carpenter — carpintero
   Chief executive officer — director general
   Chemist (pharmacist) — farmacéutico
   Chemist (scientist) — químico
   Clerk (office worker) — oficinista
   Clerk (retail worker) — dependiente
   Coach — entrenador
   Computer programmer — programador
   Cook — cocinero
   Dancer — bailarín/bailarina
   Dentist — dentista
   Doctor, physician — médico
   Driver — conductor
   Editor — redactor
   Electrician — electricista
   Engineer — ingeniero

3. Farmer — agricultor, granjero
   Firefighter — bombero
   Florist — florista
   Geographer — geografo
   Geologist — geólogo
   Guard — guardia
   Hotelier, innkeeper— hotelero
   Jeweler — joyero
   Journalist — cronista
   King/queen — rey/reina
   Landlord — dueño
   Lawyer — abogado
   Librarian — bibliotecario
   Mail carrier — cartero
   Mechanic — mecánico
   Midwife — comadrona
   Minister (politics) — ministro
   Minister (church) — pastor
   Model — modelo (no separate feminine form)
   Musician — músico
   Nurse — enfermero
   Optometrist — optómetra

4. Painter — pintor
   Pharmacist — farmacéutico
   Pilot — piloto (separate feminine form rarely used)
   Poet — poeta
   President — presidente/presidenta
   Professor — profesor, catedrático
   Psychologist — sicológico
   Rabbi — rabino
   Sailor — marinero
   Salesman/saleswoman— dependiente, vendedor
   Scientist — científico
   Secretary — secretario
   Servant/maid — criado/criada
   Social worker — asistente social
   Soldier — soldado
   Student — estudiante
   Surgeon — cirujano
   Teacher — maestro, profesor
   Therapist — terapeuta
   Veterinarian — veterinario
   Waiter/waitress — camarero/camarera, mesero/mesera
   Welder — soldador
   Writer — escritor