Jobs in Spanish
The following English-Spanish and Spanish-English word lists contain a basic vocabulary of jobs and occupations.
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English-Spanish | |
|---|---|
| actor | el actor |
| actress | la actriz |
| architect | el arquitecto |
| artisan | el artesano |
| artist | el/la artista |
| baker | el panadero |
| banker | el banquero |
| bookkeeper | el contable |
| bricklayer | el albañil |
| butcher | el carnicero |
| chemist | el químico |
| confectioner | el pastelero |
| cook | el cocinero |
| correspondent | el reportero |
| customs officer | el aduanero |
| dancer | el bailarín |
| dentist | el/la dentista |
| doctor | el médico |
| driver | el chófer |
| economist | el/la economista |
| editor | el redactor |
| electrician | el/la electricista |
| employee | el empleado |
| engineer | el ingeniero |
| expert | el experto |
| farmer | el agricultor |
| firefighter | el bombero |
| fisherman | el pescador |
| florist | el/la florista |
| gardener | el jardinero |
| glazier | el vidriero |
| grade teacher | el maestro |
| hairdresser | el peluquero |
| housewife | el ama de casa |
| huntsman | el cazador |
| interpreter | el intérprete |
| jeweller | el joyero |
| joiner | el carpintero |
| journalist | el/la periodista |
| judge | el/la juez |
| jurist | el/la jurista |
| lawyer | el abogado |
| librarian | el bibliotecario |
| linguist | el/la lingüista |
| mechanic | el mecánico |
| merchant | el comerciante |
| miner | el minero |
| musician | el músico |
| notary | el notario |
| nurse | el enfermero |
| optician | el óptico |
| painter | el pintor |
| pensioner | el/la pensionista |
| pharmacist | el farmacéutico |
| photographer | el fotógrafo |
| pilot | el piloto |
| plumber | el fontanero |
| poet | el poeta |
| postman | el cartero |
| priest | el cura |
| printer | el tipógrafo |
| psychologist | el psicólogo |
| railwayman | el ferroviario |
| representative | el diputado |
| sailor | el marinero |
| scientist | el científico |
| sculptor | el escultor |
| secretary | el secretario |
| shoemaker | el zapatero |
| shop assistant | el/la dependiente |
| singer | el/la cantante |
| smith | el herrero |
| soldier | el soldado |
| tailor | el sastre |
| teacher | el profesor |
| translator | el traductor |
| unemployed | (el) desempleado |
| upholsterer | el tapicero |
| veterinarian | el veterinario |
| waiter | el camarero |
| watchmaker | el relojero |
| wholesaler | el mayorista |
| worker | el obrero |
| writer | el escritor |
Spanish-English | |
|---|---|
| el abogado | lawyer |
| el actor | actor |
| la actriz | actress |
| el aduanero | customs officer |
| el agricultor | farmer |
| el albañil | bricklayer |
| el ama de casa | housewife |
| el arquitecto | architect |
| el artesano | artisan |
| el/la artista | artist |
| el bailarín | dancer |
| el banquero | banker |
| el bibliotecario | librarian |
| el bombero | firefighter |
| el camarero | waiter |
| el/la cantante | singer |
| el carnicero | butcher |
| el carpintero | joiner, carpenter |
| el cartero | postman |
| el cazador | huntsman |
| el científico | scientist |
| el cocinero | cook |
| el comerciante | merchant |
| el contable | bookkeeper |
| el cura | priest |
| el chófer | driver |
| el/la dentista | dentist |
| el/la dependiente | shop assistant |
| (el) desempleado | unemployed |
| el diputado | representative |
| el/la economista | economist |
| el/la electricista | electrician |
| el empleado | employee |
| el enfermero | nurse |
| el escritor | writer |
| el escultor | sculptor |
| el experto | expert |
| el farmacéutico | pharmacist |
| el ferroviario | railwayman |
| el/la florista | florist |
| el fontanero | plumber |
| el fotógrafo | photographer |
| el herrero | smith |
| el ingeniero | engineer |
| el intérprete | interpreter |
| el jardinero | gardener |
| el joyero | jeweller |
| el/la juez | judge |
| el/la jurista | jurist |
| el/la lingüista | linguist |
| el maestro | grade teacher |
| el marinero | sailor |
| el mayorista | wholesaler |
| el mecánico | mechanic |
| el médico | doctor |
| el minero | miner |
| el músico | musician |
| el notario | notary, clerk |
| el obrero | worker |
| el óptico | optician |
| el panadero | baker |
| el pastelero | confectioner |
| el peluquero | hairdresser |
| el/la pensionista | pensioner |
| el/la periodista | journalist |
| el pescador | fisherman |
| el piloto | pilot |
| el pintor | painter |
| el poeta | poet |
| el profesor | teacher |
| el psicólogo | psychologist |
| el químico | chemist |
| el redactor | editor |
| el relojero | watchmaker |
| el reportero | correspondent |
| el sastre | tailor |
| el secretario | secretary |
| el soldado | soldier |
| el tapicero | upholsterer |
| el tipógrafo | printer |
| el traductor | translator |
| el veterinario | veterinarian |
| el vidriero | glazier |
| el zapatero | shoemaker |
Note: Spanish nouns have a gender and a corresponding article (either "el" or "la", or in plural, "los" or "las"). There is a separate page for all Spanish noun gender rules and exceptions.
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