Professions in the Spanish Language
The following is a list of some professions in both English and Spanish. There are a few things you should know in order to use this list properly:
Gender (male / female forms)
When the words listed below end in '..o/a' it means that you can make the female form by either substituting the 'o' for an 'a' (panadero - panadera) or adding the 'a' to the end (conductor - conductora).
Words ending in '-ista' don't change: 'el dentista' is a man and 'la dentista' is a woman.
Most words ending in 'e' don't change: 'un agente' is a man and 'una agente' is a woman.
Some words that look like they should change don't, possibly because they sound ugly in the Spanish language to native speakers. One common one is: 'el piloto' (a man) and 'la piloto' (a woman).
Words that end in 'a' keep the 'a' for both masculine and feminine. If you try to say a man is an 'artisto', you will get anything ranging from incomprehension all the way to a good laugh.
Like all vocabulary, some of these terms may differ from one Spanish-speaking country to another.
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| Profession | Profesión |
| accountant | contable |
| actor | actor |
| actress | actriz |
| administrator | administrador |
| agent | agente |
| aide | ayudante |
| ambassador | embajador(a) |
| architect | arquitecto/a |
| archaeologist | arqueólogo/a |
| artist | artista |
| athlete | atleta |
| attorney | abogado/a |
| baker | panadero/a |
| barber | peluquero/a |
| bartender | camarero/a |
| beautician | esteticista |
| biologist | biólogo/a |
| businessman/woman | hombre/mujer de negocios |
| butcher | carnicero/a |
| captain | capitán |
| carpenter | carpintero/a |
| chief executive officer | director/a general |
| clown | payaso/a |
| pharmacist (chemist) | farmacéutico/a |
| chemist (scientist) | químico/a |
| clerk (office worker) | oficinista |
| clerk (retail worker) | dependiente |
| coach | entrenador/a |
| computer programmer | programador/a |
| cook | cocinero/a |
| dancer | bailarín/a |
| dentist | dentista |
| detective | detective |
| doctor (medical) | médico/a |
| driver | conductor/a |
| editor | redactor/a |
| electrician | electricista |
| engineer | ingeniero/a |
| farmer | agricultor/a |
| firefighter | bombero/a |
| fisherman | pescador/a |
| flight attendant | asistente de vuelo |
| florist | florista |
| gardener | jardinero/a |
| geologist | geólogo/a |
| guard | guardia |
| gynecologist | ginecólogo/a |
| hotelier | hotelero/a |
| housewife | ama de casa |
| interpreter | intérprete |
| investigator | investigator/a |
| jeweler | joyero/a |
| journalist | periodista |
| lawyer | abogado/a |
| librarian | bibliotecario/a |
| locksmith | cerrajero/a |
| mail carrier | cartero/a |
| mayor | alcalde |
| mechanic | mecánico/a |
| midwife | comadrona |
| minister (politics) | ministro/a |
| minister (church) | pastor/a |
| model | modelo |
| musician | músico/a |
| nurse | enfermero/a |
| painter | pintor/a |
| photographer | fotógrafo/a |
| pilot | piloto |
| poet | poeta |
| policeman/woman | policía |
| politician | político/a |
| president | presidente/a |
| professor | profesor/a |
| psychiatrist | psiquiatra |
| psychoanalyst | psicoanalista |
| psychologist | psicólogo/a |
| receptionist | recepcionista |
| sailor | marinero |
| salesman/woman | vendedor/a |
| scientist | científico/a |
| secretary | secretario/a |
| servant/maid | criado/a |
| singer | cantante |
| social worker | asistente social |
| soldier | soldado |
| student | estudiante |
| surgeon | cirujano/a |
| taxi driver | taxista |
| teacher | maestro/a | profesor/a |
| therapist | terapeuta |
| translator | traductor/a |
| veterinarian | veterinario/a |
| waiter | camarero |
| waitress | camarera |
| welder | soldador/a |
| writer | escritor/a |
