Reading: List of occupations (jobs)

List of occupations (jobs) 

This is an illustrated list of vocabulary items related to jobs (or occupations)

a baker	a butcher	a carpenter	a cook
a farmer	a fireman	a fisherman	a gardener
a hairdresser	a journalist	a judge	a lawyer
a mason	a mechanic	a painter	a plumber
a policeman	a postman	a secretary	a singer
a soldier	a taxi driver	a teacher	a waiter
a pilot	an engineer	a doctor	a nurse
a goldsmith	an actor	a shoe-shine boy	a tailor

Remember:

1. For some jobs, it's important to distinguish between the feminine and the masculine uses: 

2. The indefinite article:

• "a" is used before a consonant:
  Examples: a postman, a teacher...
• "an" is used before a vowel:
  Examples: an engineer, an actor...