Most professions, jobs, and occupations in Spanish have both a masculine and a feminine form, like “profesor” and “profesora” (teacher), but some of them have only one form, like “estudiante” (student) and “artista” (artista), which we use for both women and men.

When we want to know what someone does we ask “¿A qué te dedicas?” (What do you do?) and we answer using the verb “ser”:

*In Spanish we don’t add an article when we say what we or someone else does:

We add an adjective that describes HOW someone does their job:

So you know how to ask what someone’s job is and state yours, now let’s look at how to say different professions and jobs in Spanish.

Professions in Spanish

First, let’s see how to talk about professions in an educational setting. 

In this next list, we have some common office professions.

Here we have some trades and jobs commonly found around the city.

Let’s look at some medical jobs now.

Here are some artistic professions. 

Next, some jobs people have in the restaurant industry.

Finally, a few crucial jobs that happen in the home.

Let’s practice with some simple exchanges about what we do. Here are a few examples of basic interactions that have to do with professions and jobs.

In this post, you’ve learned a handful of professions and jobs in different fields, such as education, medical, law, arts, trades, and more. We’ve also shown you some simple exchanges to share your profession and ask others about theirs. Check out our post on Giving and Asking for Personal Information or learn more about other ways to use the Verb “Ser”.