👨⚕️ Jobs & Professions
In this section you'll learn common jobs and professions in Spanish, useful workplace vocabulary, and everyday phrases for talking about what you do for work.
🟢 Common Jobs & Professions
👨🏫 Teacher → Profesor / Profesora
👨⚕️ Doctor → Médico / Médica
👩⚕️ Nurse → Enfermero / Enfermera
👮 Police officer → Policía
👨🍳 Cook / Chef → Cocinero / Cocinera
💻 Programmer → Programador / Programadora
🚗 Driver → Conductor / Conductora
👷 Engineer → Ingeniero / Ingeniera
🚒 Firefighter → Bombero / Bombera
⚖️ Lawyer → Abogado / Abogada
🦷 Dentist → Dentista
📷 Photographer → Fotógrafo / Fotógrafa
🟡 More Jobs & Professions
🔬 Scientist → Científico / Científica
🎨 Artist → Artista
🎵 Musician → Músico / Música
📰 Journalist → Periodista
✍️ Writer → Escritor / Escritora
🏗️ Architect → Arquitecto / Arquitecta
🔧 Mechanic → Mecánico / Mecánica
💼 Accountant → Contador / Contadora
🛍️ Salesperson → Vendedor / Vendedora
🍽️ Waiter / Waitress → Camarero / Camarera
Regional terms such as mesero / mesera are also common.
Regional terms such as mesero / mesera are also common.
✈️ Pilot → Piloto / Pilota
🌾 Farmer → Agricultor / Agricultora
💼 Workplace Vocabulary
💼 Job / Work → Trabajo
🏢 Office → Oficina
🏭 Company → Empresa
💰 Salary → Salario
📅 Schedule → Horario
🧑💼 Boss → Jefe / Jefa
👥 Coworker → Compañero / Compañera de trabajo
🛠️ Worker → Trabajador / Trabajadora
🤝 Client → Cliente
📄 Contract → Contrato
📊 Project → Proyecto
📧 Email → Correo electrónico
👕 Job Titles & Gender
Many Spanish job titles have masculine and feminine forms.
Profesor Profesora
Médico Médica
Ingeniero Ingeniera
Profesor Profesora
Médico Médica
Ingeniero Ingeniera
Some profession words can have the same form for men and women, with the article or surrounding words showing gender.
El dentista / La dentista
El artista / La artista
El periodista / La periodista
El dentista / La dentista
El artista / La artista
El periodista / La periodista
🗣️ Talking About Your Job
💡 Spanish commonly uses the verb ser when saying what someone's profession is.
Soy profesor.
I am a teacher.
Soy profesor.
I am a teacher.
💡 When stating a profession after ser, Spanish usually does not use un or una.
Soy médica.
I am a doctor.
Soy médica.
I am a doctor.
🌎 Job titles and workplace terms can vary between Spanish-speaking countries. You may hear different words for the same profession depending on the region.
💬 Useful Work & Job Phrases
💼 ¿A qué te dedicas?
What do you do for a living?
What do you do for a living?
🏢 ¿Dónde trabajas?
Where do you work?
Where do you work?
💻 Trabajo desde casa.
I work from home.
I work from home.
📅 Hoy tengo una reunión importante.
I have an important meeting today.
I have an important meeting today.
💬 Everyday Work Conversations
Meeting someone new
A: ¿A qué te dedicas?
B: Soy arquitecta. Diseño casas y edificios.
A: What do you do for a living?
B: I'm an architect. I design houses and buildings.
A: ¿A qué te dedicas?
B: Soy arquitecta. Diseño casas y edificios.
A: What do you do for a living?
B: I'm an architect. I design houses and buildings.
Talking about the workplace
A: ¿Trabajas en una oficina?
B: No, trabajo desde casa tres días a la semana.
A: Do you work in an office?
B: No, I work from home three days a week.
A: ¿Trabajas en una oficina?
B: No, trabajo desde casa tres días a la semana.
A: Do you work in an office?
B: No, I work from home three days a week.
📝 Example Sentences
🔬 Mi vecina es científica y trabaja en un laboratorio.
My neighbor is a scientist and works in a laboratory.
My neighbor is a scientist and works in a laboratory.
📷 El fotógrafo viaja por la ciudad buscando lugares interesantes.
The photographer travels around the city looking for interesting places.
The photographer travels around the city looking for interesting places.
🔧 La mecánica está reparando el coche de mi hermano.
The mechanic is repairing my brother's car.
The mechanic is repairing my brother's car.
✍️ Mi abuelo fue escritor y todavía guarda sus viejos cuadernos.
My grandfather was a writer and still keeps his old notebooks.
My grandfather was a writer and still keeps his old notebooks.
🏆 Final Practice
Try saying each phrase before pressing play.
- ¿A qué te dedicas?
- Soy ingeniera.
- Trabajo desde casa.
- Mi hermano es fotógrafo.
- Hoy tengo una reunión importante.
- ¿Dónde trabajas?