Lista de ocupaciones en INGLES – English Occupations

December 19, 2009Vocabulary / Vocabulario

Curso de Ingles gratis en línea – VOCABULARY LESSON 11/ VOCABULARIO LECCION 11 “ENGLISH OCCUPATIONS” con traducción en ESPAÑOL

How are you?

Today we are presenting vocabulary relating to English Occupations.  The lesson contains images with numbers describing the occupations.

Hoy hablaremos de ocupaciones en inglés. La lección contiene imagenes con numeros sobre las ocupaciones para que aprendan mas facilmente el vocabulario en inglés.

How do you ask someone for her or his occpuation?
We can ask in different ways. We are going to review three main questions:

1) What do you do? (conversational)
2) What do you do for a living? (conversational)
3) What’s your occupation? (information)

You can use any of these questions. The only difference is that number 1 and 2 and more common in conversations and number 3 is more for information such as when you fill in a form.

Articles a/an

Remember that when we answer these questions we have to use a/an before the occupation when it is SINGULAR. Remember to use an before vowels or vowel sounds.

What do you do for a living?
– I’m a teacher.

What’s Maria’s occupation?
– She is an engineer.

When we talk about plural occupat¡ons we DO NOT use a/an and we use the plural form of the occupations.

What do they do?
-They are actors.

List of occupations / Lista de ocupaciones en INGLES – ESPAÑOL:


1. pharmacist – farmaceuta
2. mechanic – mecánico
3. barber – peluquero
4. travel agent – agente de viajes
5. repairperson – técnico de reparaciones
6. tailor – costurero/sastre
7. greengrocer – verdulera
8. baker – panadero
9. optician – oculista/óptico
10. hairdresser – estilista
11. florist – florista
12. jeweller – joyero(a)
13. butcher – carnicero

A) Repair and Maintenance / Matenimiento y reparación

1. plumber – plomera
2. carpenter – carpintero
3. gardener – jardinero
4. locksmith – cerrajero
5. real estate agent – agente de bienes raíces
6. electrician – electricista
7. painter – pintor

B) Household Serivice / Servicios domésticos

8. housekeeper/maid – ama de llaves
9. janitor – empleado de limpieza
10. delivery boy – mensajero
11. doorman – portero

C) Factory Work / Trabajo en fábrica

12. shop worker – operario
13. foreman – capataz

A) Media and Arts – Medios de comunicación y las artes

1. weather forecaster – pronosticador del tiempo
2. newscaster – locutor de noticiero
3. artist – artista
4. photographer – fotógrafo
5. model – modelo
6. fashion designer – diseñador de moda
7. writer – escritor
8. architect – arquitecto
9. disc jockey
10. cameraperson – camarógrafo
11. reporter – reportero
12. salesperson – vendedor

B) Banking – En el banco

13. officer – oficial
14. security guard – guardia de seguridad
15. teller – cajero

C) Business Workers – Empleados de negocios

16. computer programmer – programador de computadora
17. receptionist – recepcionista
18. accountant – contador
19 messenger – mensajero