Jobs and professions in Italian
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Being able to tell which is your own job is necessary, as it is a quite common conversation topic.
Among adult people, it is one of the very first things you learn when you get acquainted with someone.
Let's see a list of the main jobs in Italian.
Italian | English |
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l'agente di viaggi | the travel agent |
l'architetto | the architect |
l'artista | the artist |
l'attore | the actor |
l'autista | the driver |
l'avvocato | the lawyer |
il ballerino | the dancer |
il banchiere | the banker |
il barbiere | the barber |
il barista | the barman |
il bibliotecario | the librarian |
il cameriere | the waiter |
il cantante | the singer |
la casalinga | the housewife |
il cassiere | the cashier |
il chirurgo | the surgeon |
il commesso | the shop assistant |
il contadino | the farmer |
il cuoco | the cook |
il dentista | the dentist |
il dirigente | the manager |
il dottore/il medico | the doctor |
l'elettricista | the electrician |
il falegname | the carpenter |
il fotografo | the photographer |
il fruttivendolo | the greengrocer |
il giornalista | the journalist |
il giudice | the judge |
la guida turistica | the tourist guide |
l'idraulico | the plumber |
l'impiegato | the employee/ the office worker |
l'imprenditore | the businessman |
l'infermiere | the nurse |
l'ingegnere | the engineer |
l'insegnante/il maestro | the teacher |
il macellaio | the butcher |
il marinaio | the sailor |
il meccanico | the mechanic |
il militare | the soldier |
il minatore | the miner |
il modello | the model |
il muratore | the mason |
il musicista | the musician |
l'operaio | the factory worker |
il panettiere | the baker |
il parrucchiere | the hairdresser |
il pescatore | the fisher |
il pescivendolo | the fishmonger |
il pilota | the pilot |
il poeta | the poet |
il politico | the politician |
il poliziotto | the policeman |
il pompiere / il vigile del fuoco | the fireman |
il postino | the postman |
lo psichiatra | the psychiatrist |
lo psicologo | the psychologist |
il redattore | the editor |
il regista | the film director |
il sarto | the tailor |
lo scienzato | the scientist |
lo scrittore | the writer |
lo segretario | the secretary |
il tassista | the taxi driver |
il traduttore | the translator |
As their English equivalents, dottore and medico are often used interchangeably. However, students who accomplished their PhD are only called "dottore".
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In Italian, both job and work translates as lavoro.
A synonym of lavoro is professione. It is used in official and formal contexts (i.e. documents, contracts, ...).
Let's see some useful vocabs and sentences to talk about your job.
Italian | English |
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Che lavoro fai? | What do you do for a living? |
Quale è la sua professione? | Which is your profession? |
Ti piace il tuo lavoro? | Do you like your job? |
Sì, mi piace il mio lavoro | Yes, I like my job |
No, non mi piace il mio lavoro | No, I don't like my job |
Sono un operaio | I am a factory worker |
Lavoro come giornalista | I work as a journalist |
Lavoro in televisione | I work in television |
Lavoro con i bambini | I work with kids |
Lavoro per una casa editrice | I work for a publisher house |
Ho un lavoro part-time | I have a part-time job |
Ho un lavoro full-time | I have a full-time job |
Sono disoccupato | I'm unemployed |
Sono senza lavoro | I'm out of work |
Sono in pensione | I'm retired |
Sono un lavoratore autonomo | I'm self-employed |
Sono socio di uno studio legale | I'm a partner in a law firm |
Lavoro in un ufficio | I work in an office |
Lavoro in una banca | I work in a bank |
Lavoro in una fabbrica | I work in a factory |
Sto facendo un tirocinio | I'm doing an intership / I'm training to be... |
Sono un tirocinante | I'm a trainee |
assumere | to assume |
l'azienda | the company |
il capo | the boss |
il collega | the colleague |
la cassa integrazione | the redundancy pay |
il contratto di lavoro | the employment contract |
il contratto a tempo indeterminato | the open-ended contract |
il contratto a tempo determinato | the fixed-term contract |
il colloquio di lavoro | the job interview |
dimettersi | to resign |
essere in malattia | to be off sick |
fare carriera | to have a successful career |
fare domanda di lavoro | to apply for a job |
licenziare | to fire |
l'offerta di lavoro | the job offer |
le qualifiche | the qualifications |
il salario | the salary |
scioperare | to go on strike |
lo sciopero | the strike |
il sindacato | the trade union |
lo stipendio | the wage |
il volontario | the volunteer |
Take a look at the following dialogue about jobs and employment.
Italian | English | |
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Luisella | Ho visto che quell'azienda sta cercando una segretaria. Ti interessa? | I saw that company is looking for a secretary. Are you interested in? |
Gessica | Sì, sono disoccupata da tre anni e quel lavoro sarebbe perfetto. Faccio subito domanda. | Yes, I've been unemployed for three years and that job would be perfect. I will immediately apply. |
Luisella | Anche Luisa ha fatto domanda, ma non l'hanno assunta. In ogni caso, lo stipendio sarebbe stato troppo basso. | Luisa applied for this job too, but she has not been hired. Anyway, the wage would have been too low. |
Gessica | Ho capito, io ci proverò lo stesso. A me piace lavorare in ufficio e non sarebbe un problema. L'importante è non restare senza lavoro. | I got it, I will try in any case. I like working in an office and it would not be a problem. The important thing is not staying out of work. |
Luisella | Bene, sono contenta. Spero che riconosceranno le tue qualifiche e il contratto di lavoro sarà buono. | Good, I'm happy. I hope that they will recognize your qualifications and that the employment contract will be good. |
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