Professions and Jobs This is a list of the most common jobs and professions in English.
accountant actor air steward/stewardess architect assistant personal assistant shop assistant author baker barman / barmaid / bar person builder businessman / businesswoman / executive butcher caretaker chef civil servant clerk computer operator / programmer cook decorator dentist designer director company director film director doctor driver bus / taxi / train driver garbageman (refuse collector) economist editor electrician engineer farmer fisherman fishmonger flight attendant hairdresser head teacher
jeweller journalist judge lawyer lecturer manager miner musician news reader / news presenter nurse optician painter photographer pilot plumber police officer politician porter printer prison officer / warder receptionist sailor salesman / saleswoman /salesperson scientist secretary shop assistant soldier solicitor surgeon tailor teacher telephonist telephone operator travel agent TV cameraman TV presenter vet waiter/waitress writer