Jobs part 1
el/la camarero/a waiter/waitress
el/la carnicero/a butcher
el/la granjero/a the farmer
el/la jardinero/a gardener
el/la carpintero/a carpinter
el/la cajero/a cashier
el/la bombero/a fireman/woman
el/la veterinario/a vet
el/la encargado/a person in charge
el/la panadero /a baker
el/la cartero/a postman/postwoman
el/la soldado/a soldier
el/la camionero/a lorry driver
el/la niñero/a babysitter/childminder
el/la azafato/a air steward
el/la auxiliar de vuelo air steward
Jobs part 2
el profesor male teacher
la profesora female teacher
el escritor male writer/author
la escritora female writer/author
el amo de casa househusband
el ama* de casa housewife
el/la comerciante business woman/man
el hombre de negocios business man
la mujer de negocios business woman
el jefe male boss
la jefa female boss
el dependiente male shop assistant
la dependienta female shop assistant
el/la contable accountant
el/la periodista reporter/journalist
el/la electricista electrician
el/la militar service man/woman
el/la pintor/pintora painter
el/la policía policeman/ policewoman
el/la gerente manager
*El ama de casa is actually feminine but Spanish doesn’t like ‘la‘ directly in front of stressed ‘a‘ or stressed ‘ha‘ so it changes to ‘el‘.
Workplaces
la oficina de correos post office
la comisaría police station
la estación de bomberos fire station
el banco bank
el colegio segundario secondary/high school
la escuela primaria primary school
la fábrica factory
la oficina office
la clínica clinic
el consultorio a surgery
el consultorio veterinario a veterinary surgery
el hospital doctor
la tienda shop
el garaje garage
la gasolinera petrol station
Workplace related vocab and verbs
cuidar a to look after
ganar to earn
ganar la vida to earn a living
estar en paro to be unemployed
hacer el teletrabajo to work from home
a tiempo parcial part time
a tiempo completo full time
permanente permanent
temporal temporary
el sueldo salary/wage
las horas de trabajo flexibles flexitime
el horario the timetable/working hours
el papeleo paperwork
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