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Jobs and Professions in Spanish

Jobs in health, offices, shops, trades and public service, with the feminine forms. Practice right here.

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Medical jobs in Spanish

Most jobs swap -o for -a for a woman: el médico, la médica. Some people say la doctora instead. Words for the doctor's are on the body parts page.

Say your job with ser and no article: soy enfermera, I'm a nurse.

soy+enfermera=soy enfermera

  • el médicodoctor · el MEH-dee-koh
  • el enfermeronurse · el en-fehr-MEH-roh
  • el dentistadentist · el den-TEES-tah
  • el veterinariovet · el beh-teh-ree-NAH-ryoh
  • el farmacéuticopharmacist · el far-mah-SEW-tee-koh
  • el psicólogopsychologist · el see-KOH-loh-goh
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Jobs and professions in Spanish: the full list

Every job on this page with its pronunciation and feminine form.

Quick answer: doctor is el médico, nurse is el enfermero, dentist is el dentista, vet is el veterinario, pharmacist is el farmacéutico, and psychologist is el psicólogo.

Medical jobs in Spanish

EnglishSpanishSay itChanges to
doctorel médicoel MEH-dee-kohla médica
nurseel enfermeroel en-fehr-MEH-rohla enfermera
dentistel dentistael den-TEES-tahla dentista (same word)
vetel veterinarioel beh-teh-ree-NAH-ryohla veterinaria
pharmacistel farmacéuticoel far-mah-SEW-tee-kohla farmacéutica
psychologistel psicólogoel see-KOH-loh-gohla psicóloga. The p is silent.

Professional and office jobs in Spanish

EnglishSpanishSay itChanges to
teacherel maestroel mah-EHS-trohla maestra. Profesor for secondary school and university.
lawyerel abogadoel ah-boh-GAH-dohla abogada
accountantel contadorel kohn-tah-DORla contadora. Contable in Spain.
secretaryel secretarioel seh-kreh-TAH-ryohla secretaria
engineerel ingenieroel een-heh-NYEH-rohla ingeniera
architectel arquitectoel ar-kee-TEK-tohla arquitecta
programmerel programadorel proh-grah-mah-DORla programadora
journalistel periodistael peh-ryoh-DEES-tahla periodista (same word)
businesspersonel empresarioel em-preh-SAH-ryohla empresaria. Also a business owner.

Restaurant and shop jobs in Spanish

EnglishSpanishSay itChanges to
cookel cocineroel koh-see-NEH-rohla cocinera
waiterel camareroel kah-mah-REH-rohla camarera. Mesero in Mexico, mozo in Argentina.
bakerel panaderoel pah-nah-DEH-rohla panadera
butcherel carniceroel kar-nee-SEH-rohla carnicera
salespersonel vendedorel ben-deh-DORla vendedora. Dependiente for a shop assistant in Spain.
cashierel cajeroel kah-HEH-rohla cajera. Un cajero automático is an ATM.
hairdresserel peluqueroel peh-loo-KEH-rohla peluquera
farmerel agricultorel ah-gree-kool-TORla agricultora

Trades and manual jobs in Spanish

EnglishSpanishSay itChanges to
electricianel electricistael eh-lek-tree-SEES-tahla electricista (same word)
plumberel fontaneroel fohn-tah-NEH-rohla fontanera. Plomero in Latin America.
carpenterel carpinteroel kar-peen-TEH-rohla carpintera
mechanicel mecánicoel meh-KAH-nee-kohla mecánica
construction workerel albañilel ahl-bah-NYEELla albañil (same word). Specifically a builder or bricklayer.
painterel pintorel peen-TORla pintora. Both a house painter and an artist.
taxi driverel taxistael tahk-SEES-tahla taxista (same word)
mail carrierel carteroel kar-TEH-rohla cartera. La cartera is also a wallet or handbag.

Public service and creative jobs in Spanish

EnglishSpanishSay itChanges to
police officerel policíael poh-lee-SEE-ahla policía (same word). La policía also means the police.
firefighterel bomberoel bohm-BEH-rohla bombera
soldierel soldadoel sohl-DAH-dohla soldado (same word)
actorel actorel ahk-TORla actriz. La actriz, an actress.
singerel cantanteel kahn-TAHN-tehla cantante (same word)
musicianel músicoel MOO-see-kohla música
writerel escritorel ehs-kree-TORla escritora
artistel artistael ar-TEES-tahla artista (same word)
photographerel fotógrafoel foh-TOH-grah-fohla fotógrafa

Words for work in Spanish

EnglishSpanishSay itChanges to
jobel trabajoel trah-BAH-hohChamba in Mexico and Peru, pega in Chile, curro in Spain.
professionla profesiónlah proh-feh-SYOHN
bossel jefeel HEH-fehla jefa
employeeel empleadoel em-pleh-AH-dohla empleada
coworkerel compañero de trabajoel kohm-pah-NYEH-roh deh trah-BAH-hohla compañera de trabajo
officela oficinalah oh-fee-SEE-nah
salaryel sueldoel SWEL-doh
Chart of jobs and professions in Spanish with English meanings, from el médico (doctor) to el sueldo (salary)
Chart of jobs and professions in Spanish with English meanings, from el médico (doctor) to el sueldo (salary). Download the chart · Printable worksheet · Save to Pinterest

Questions about jobs and professions in spanish

How do you say jobs and professions in Spanish?

Los trabajos and las profesiones. Your job is tu trabajo, and an occupation is un oficio.

How do you ask what someone does for a living in Spanish?

¿A qué te dedicas? or ¿en qué trabajas? Answer with soy and the job: soy abogado.

Do you use un or una with jobs in Spanish?

No. Say soy profesora, not soy una profesora. Add un or una only with an adjective: es un médico excelente.

How do you make a job feminine in Spanish?

Change -o to -a (médico → médica) or add -a after a consonant (profesor → profesora). Jobs ending in -ista or -ante don't change: la dentista, la cantante.

How do you say doctor in Spanish?

El médico or la médica. People also say el doctor or la doctora, especially when speaking to them.

How do you say waiter in Spanish?

Camarero in Spain, mesero in Mexico and Central America, mozo in Argentina.

How do you say lawyer in Spanish?

El abogado or la abogada.

How do you say firefighter and police officer in Spanish?

El bombero or la bombera, and el policía or la policía. La policía also means the police.

How do you say what your job is in Spanish?

Use soy with no article: soy ingeniera. You can also say trabajo como camarero, I work as a waiter.

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Updated · Pronunciation guides use Latin American Spanish.