List Of Jobs In English | Jobs and Occupations Names With Pictures
Teach and learn English vocabulary to do with jobs and occupations with this extensive list of jobs. On this page, you can find a list of jobs and occupations in English with pictures, example sentences, and some fun activities to teach jobs in English.
The list of jobs below includes 50 job names, followed by a list of occupations with pictures. These are great for learning or teaching English vocabulary to both kids and adult ESL students. For free games and printable materials to teach jobs vocabulary, see the section at the bottom of this page.
List of Jobs
Here’s a list of job names in English:
- teacher
- doctor
- police officer
- chef / cook
- firefighter
- bus driver
- scientist
- post man
- vet
- artist
- pilot
- nurse
- baker
- builder
- judge
- farmer
- waiter
- waitress
- butcher
- cashier
- astronaut
- football player
- car mechanic
- flight attendant
- musician
- taxi driver
- barber
- hairdresser
- pharmacist
- business man
- office worker
- maid
- tour guide
- soldier
- sailor
- fighter pilot
- miner
- plumber
- photographer
- reporter
- make up artist
- director
- computer programmer
- architect
- optician
- surgeon
- astronomer
- professional golf player
- detective
List Of Jobs With Pictures
Teacher
He’s a teacher.
Doctor
He’s a doctor.
Police officer
She’s a police officer.
Chef
She’s a chef.
Firefighter
He’s a firefighter.
Bus driver
He’s a bus driver.
Scientist
He’s a scientist.
Post man
He’s a post man.
Vet
She’s a vet.
Artist
He’s an artist.
Pilot
He’s a pilot.
Nurse
She’s a nurse.
Baker
She’s a baker.
Builder
He’s a builder.
Judge
He’s a judge.
Farmer
He’s a farmer.
Waiter
He’s a waiter.
Waitress
She’s a waitress.
Butcher
He’s a butcher.
Cashier
She’s a cashier.
Astronaut
He’s an astronaut.
Football player
He’s a football player.
Car mechanic
He’s a car mechanic.
Flight attendant
She’s a flight attendant.
Musician
He’s a musician.
Taxi driver
He’s a taxi driver.
Barber
He’s a barber.
Hairdresser
She’s a hairdresser.
Pharmacist
She’s a pharmacist.
Businessman
He’s a businessman.
Office worker
He’s an office worker.
Maid
She’s a maid.
Tour guide
She’s a tour guide.
Soldier
He’s a soldier.
Sailor
He’s a sailor.
Fighter pilot
He’s a fighter pilot.
Miner
He’s a miner.
Plumber
He’s a plumber.
Photographer
He’s a photographer.
Reporter
She’s a reporter.
Makeup artist
He’s a makeup artist.
Director
He’s a director.
Computer Programmer
He’s a computer programmer.
Architect
She’s an architect.
Optician
She’s an optician.
Astronomer
He’s an astronomer.
Surgeon
She’s a surgeon.
Games To Teach Jobs in English
1. Jobs and Occupations Guessing Game
This game to teach jobs vocabulary is a ‘hidden picture’ style game. To play, simply show the video in class. There are 10 pictures of professions hidden behind colored shapes. As the shapes slowly disappear the job picture is revealed. Students must try to guess what the job is before the picture is revealed.
This activity is a great way to introduce or review jobs and occupations vocabulary.
2. ‘What Am I?’ Quiz – Jobs and Professions
This game to teach jobs vocabulary is a ‘What Am I?’ quiz. To play, simply show the video in class. There are 10 rounds. In each round students will see three clues describing a profession. Students must then try to guess what job is being described. To answer students can either simply raise their hand or write their answer on an answer sheet. This is a great activity to review jobs and occupations vocabulary.
3. More Games and Activities to Teach Jobs and Occupations Vocabulary
Fore more resources for teaching the names of jobs in English, check these jobs worksheets, jobs board games, and jobs PowerPoints.
