Professions in English: 100+ professions and trades

Have you ever asked yourself what the difference between a profession and a trade is? Usually, we use “profession” to mean a job that requires some type of academic training to be able to do. On the other hand, trades are those that don’t necessarily require formal or academic study and are done in a manual or artesanal manner. 

So, a profession refers to a job that requires some formal study, while trade refers to manual labor. For example:

His trade is a potter.

Susan loves her profession.

 

Professions in English

Very good! Let’s get started with our list of jobs. Remember, here we’re offering a list of more than 100, but it’s not exhaustive. The important thing is that you motivate yourself to improve your vocabulary. To facilitate your learning, we’ll divide our list into two parts: professions and trades.

Here we have the professions.

 

Professions starting with A

Accountant

Air host(ess) / Flight attendant

Archaeologist

Architect

Astronaut

 

Professions starting with B

Biologist

Businessman / Businesswoman

 

Professions starting with C

Consultant

Counsellor

Chef

Chemist

 

Professions starting with D

Dentist

Designer (graphic, fashion, etc)

Doctor

 

Professions starting with E

Economist

Engineer

 

Professions starting with F

Forensic scientist

Financial director

 

Professions starting with G

Geologist

General practitioner

 

Professions starting with J

Journalist

Judge

 

Professions starting with L

Lawyer

Librarian

 

Professions starting with M

Mechanic

Meteorologist

 

Professions starting with N

Nurse

 

Professions starting with O

Office worker

 

Professions starting with P

Pharmacist

Physicist

Policeman

Politician

Programmer

Psychiatrist

Psychologist

 

Professions starting with R

Researcher

 

Professions starting with S

Scientist

Secretary

Social worker

Surgeon

 

Professions starting with T

Teacher

 

Professions starting with V

Veterinarian

 

 

Trades

Now that we’ve finished with the list of professions, we’ll move on to the list of trades. We will present them in alphabetical order so you can easily find the trade you’re interested in.

 

Trades starting with B

Baker

Builder

Bus driver

Butcher

 

Trades starting with C

Caretaker / custodian

Carpenter

Cashier

Cleaner

Clown

Cobbler

Cook

 

Trades starting with D

Dancer

Decorator

Doorman

Dressmaker

 

Trades starting with E – F

Electrician

Farmer

Fireman

Fisherman

Florist

Fruit seller

 

Trades starting with G – H

Gardener

Hairdresser

Housewife

 

Trades starting with  J – L

Jeweller

Lifeguard

Lorry driver (UK) / Truck driver (US)

 

Trades starting with M – N

Miner

Model

Nanny

 

Trades starting with P – R

Painter

Pastry chef

Photographer

Pilot

Plumber

Postman (UK) / Mailman (US)

Receptionist

Refuse collector (UK) / Garbage collector (US)

 

Trades starting with S

Sailor

Salesman

Sculptor

Security guard

Shoemaker

Shop assistant

Shopkeeper

Singer

Soldier

Steward

Sportsman

 

Trades starting with T

Taxi driver

Telephone operator

Travel agent

 

Trades starting with W

Waiter

Waitress

Window cleaner

Writer

Wholesaler

 

Very good! Now you have enough vocabulary about professions and trades in English. You definitely don’t have to learn all this vocabulary at once; it’s better to be focused, consistent and dedicated, which are the most important things in the learning process.

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