Names of Professions in Spanish and English
This list of names of professions in Spanish includes the male and female forms, which is especially helpful for beginner students of Spanish.
Professions Related to Food
waiter/waitress - un camarero/una camarera
butcher - un carnicero/una carnicera
cook/chef - un cocinero/una cocinera
baker - un panadero/una panadera
pastry chef - un confitero/una confitera
Public Servants
We continue our list of names of professions in Spanish with a vocabulary list covering careers in public service:
mail carrier - un cartero/una cartera
policeman/police woman - un policía/una mujer policía
highway patrol (a male highway patrol officer is UNA patrulla also) - una patrulla de carreteras
sheriff - un/una sheriff
justice of the peace - un juez/una jueza de paz
judge - un juez/una jueza (you will also hear "una juez" for a woman judge)
public defender - un defensor/una defensora de oficio
flight attendant - un azafato/una azafata
firefighter - un bombero/una bombera
ambulance driver/ambulance person - un ambulanciero/una ambulanciera
emergency medical technician - un técnico médico/una técnica médica de emergencias
paramedic - un paramédico/una paramédica
civil servant - un funcionario/una funcionaria
un basurero/una basurera - garbage collector ("sanitation engineer")
social worker - un/una asistente social
The World of Education
We now move on to some names of professions in Spanish and English for the world of education.
student - un/una estudiante
teacher/professor - un profesor/una profesora OR un maestro/una maestra
tutor - un profesor/una profesora particular
dean - un decano/una decana
school principal - un director/una directrice
university president - un rector/una rectora
apprentice/trainee - un aprendiz/una aprendiza
The Business World
un abogado/una abogada - lawyer/attorney
business man/woman - un hombre de negocios/un empresario, una mujer de negocios/una empresaria
accountant/bookkeeper - un contador/una contadora
manager/director - un director/una directrice
executive - un ejecutivo/una mujer ejecutivo
bank clerk - un empleado/una empleada de banco
Entertainment
And now some names of professions in Spanish for the world of entertainment.
usher - un acomodador/una acomodadora
actor/actress - un actor/una actriz
movie star (male/female) - una estrella de cine
singer - un/una cantante
comedian - un/una humorista OR un cómico/una cómica
movie producer - un productor/una productora
movie director - un director/una directora
make-up artist - un maquillador/una maquilladora
All Other Professions
Finally, we come to the "other" list of names of professions in Spanish and English.
customs officer - un aduanero/una aduanera
architect - un arquitecto/una arquitecta
farmer - un agricultor/una agricultora OR un granjero/una granjera
bricklayer - un albañil/una mujer albañil
adviser - un asesor/una asesora
astronaut - un/una astronauta
hotel maid - un camarero/una camarera de habitaciones
maid - un chico de servicio/una chica de servicio
truck driver - un camionero/una camionera
foreman/forewoman - un capataz/una capataza OR un encargado/una encargada
carpenter/joiner - un carpintero/una carpintera
scientist - un científico/una científica
surgeon - un cirujano/una cirujana
ticket taker (bus tickets) - un cobrador/una cobradora (de autobús)
shopkeeper/dealer - un/una comerciante
driver - un conductor/una conductora
porter/janitor/caretaker - un/una conserje
builder - un constructor/una constructora
servant - un criado/una criada
priest - un cura/un sacerdote
priestess - una sacerdotisa
interior decorator - un decorador/una decoradora
dentist - un/una dentista
shop assistant - un/una dependiente
cartoonist/graphic artist - un/una dibujante
Christian life coach - un/una coach certificado/a en vida cristiana
author - un autor/una autora
web developer (programmer) - un desarrollador/una desarrolladora de sitios web OR un programador/una programadora de sitios web
translator - un traductor/una traductora
writer - un escritor/una escritora
nurse - un enfermero/una enfermera
pharmacist - un farmacéutico/una farmacéutica
physicist - un físico/una física
florist - un/una florista
plumber - un fontanero/una fontanera
photographer - un fotógrafo/una fotógrafa
garage mechanic - un/una garajista
janitor - un portero/una portera
newscaster - un presentador/una presentadora
psychologist - un psicólogo/una psicóloga
psychotherapist - un/una psicoterapeuta
psychiatrist - un/una psiquiatra
monk/nun - un religioso/una religiosa OR un monje/una monja
receptionist - un/una recepcionista
watchmaker - un relojero/una relojera
delivery person - un repartidor/una repartidora
reporter - un reportero/una reportera
tailor - un sastre/una sastra
secretary - un secretario/una secretaria
soldier - un soldado (a female soldier is "un soldado")
stenographer - un/una taquimeca
taxi driver - un/una taxista
technician - un técnico/una técnica
grocer - un tendero/una tendera OR un almacenero/una almacenera
salesperson - un vendedor/una vendedora
veterinarian - un veterinario/una veterinaria
shoe repairer - un zapatero/una zapatera
tourist guide - un/una guía de turismo
doctor - un médico/una médica
interpreter - un/una intérprete
gardener - un jardinero/una jardinera
jeweler - un joyero/una joyera
bookseller - un librero/una librera
engineer - un ingeniero/una ingeniera
sailor - un marinero/una mujer marinera
mechanic - un mecánico/una mecánica
serviceman - un/una militar
miner - un minero/una minera
model - un/una modelo
dressmaker/fashion designer - un modisto/una modista
cleaning lady - una mujer de limpieza
nanny/nursemaid - una niñera
babysitter - un/una baby sitter
unskilled laborer - un obrero/una obrera
skilled laborer - un obrero especializado/una obrera especializada
shepherd/shepherdess - un pastor/una pastora
hairstylist/hairdresser, barber - un peluquero/una peluquera
journalist - un/una periodista
fisherman/fisherwoman - un pescador/una pescadora
pilot - un/una piloto
painter - un pintor/una pintora
politician - un político/una política
fish seller - un pescadero/una pescadera
a retired person - un jubilado/una jubilada OR un retirado/una retirada
Periodically, we will update this list of names of professions in Spanish and English.
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