Jobs and Work Vocabulary

Useful Vocabulary

accountant(s)	baker(s)	barber(s)
barman (barmen)	builder(s)	butcher(s)
carpenter(s)	cashier(s)	chambermaid(s)
chef(s)	cleaner(s)	dentist(s)
doctor(s)	electrician(s)	engineer(s)
fireman (firemen)	fishmonger(s)	flight attendant(s)
hairdresser(s)	judge(s)	lawyer(s)
nurse(s)	optician(s)	painter(s)
photographer(s)	plumber(s)	policeman (policemen)
porter(s)	postman (postmen)	receptionist(s)
reporter(s)	sales assistant(s)	sales representative(s)
scientist(s)	secretary (secretaries)	surgeon(s)
vet(s)	waiter(s)	welder(s)

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Work - What do they do? Where do they work?

Job	What do they do?	Where do they work?
Accountants	Look after the finances in an organisastion.	They work in an office.
Bakers	Bake bread.	They work in a bakery.
Barbers	Shave men's beards and cut men's hair.	They work in a barbers.
Barmen/women	Serve drinks.	They work in a bar, pub or restaurant.
Butchers	Prepare and sell meat.	They work in a butchers.
Chambermaids	Clean and tidy rooms.	They work in a hotel.
Chefs	Prepare and cook food.	They work in a kitchen.
Dentists	Look after people's teeth.	They work in a dentists.
Doctors	Look after people's health.	They work in a hospital or surgery.
Fishmongers	Prepare and sell fish.	They work in a fishmongers.
Flight attendants	Look after passengers.	They work in an airplane.
Hair dressers	Cut and style people's hair.	They work in a hair salon.
Judges	Judge and sentence people.	They work in a law court.
Lawyers	Defend and prosecute people.	They work in a law court and in a lawyers office.
Nurses	Look after patients .	They work in a hospital or doctor's surgery.
Opticians	Look after people's eye sight.	They work in an opticians.
Porters	Carry other people's bags and luggage.	They work in a hotel or train station.
Receptionists	Meet and greet visitors.	They work in reception.
Sales Assistants	Sell goods and look after customers.	They work in a shop.
Secretaries	Arrange appointments, type letters and organise meetings.	They work in an office.
Surgeons	Operate on people who are sick.	They work in a hospital.
Vets	Look after people's animals.	They work in a veterinary surgery or vets.
Waiters/Waitresses	Serve people food and drink.	They work in a restaurant.

Leaving or Losing your job

There are many different ways to express leaving or losing a job.

To Leave Your Job:-

To resign | To quit | To leave your job = to give up a job or position by telling your employer that you are leaving.

To retire = to leave your job or stop working because of old age or ill health.

To Lose Your Job:-

To be dismissed | To be fired | To get fired | To be sacked | To get the sack | To get the chop | To get your P45 | To lose your job = to be asked to leave a job, usually because you have done something wrong or badly, or sometimes as a way of saving the cost of employing you.

To be made redundant = to lose your job because your employer no longer needs you.