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Defining Jobs

A plumber is a person who fits and repairs the pipes and provides water supply,sanitation, or heating system to a house or building.

A florist is a person who sells and arranges cut flowers.

A shop-assistant is a person who serves people in a shop.

A factory workeris a person who works in a factory.

A reporteris a person who reports news or conducts interviews for the press orbroadcasting media.

A vet is a qualified person who treats diseases and injuries of farm and domesticanimals.

A doctoris a person who is qualified to treat people who are ill.

A bakeris a person who makes and sells bread and cakes.

A policeman is a male member of a police force. He is responsible for the preventionand detection of crime and the maintenance of public order.

A porteris a person employed to carry luggage and other loads, especially in a railwaystation, airport, hotel, or market.

A telephonist is an operator of a switchboard responsible for making, answering andconnecting phone calls.

A manageris a person responsible for controlling or administering an organization orgroup of staff.

A secretary is a person employed by an individual or in an office to assist withcorrespondence, make appointments, and carry out administrative tasks.

A lawyeris a person who practises or studies law and represents people in a court.

A waitress is a woman whose job is to serve customers at their tables in a restaurant.

A driveris a person who drives a vehicle.

A gardeneris someone whose job is to work in gardens, growing flowers and plants.

A professoris a university teacher.

A nurse is a person trained to care for the sick or infirm, especially in a hospital.

A teacheris a person who teaches, especially in a school.

An electrician is a person who installs and maintains electrical equipment.

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A receptionist a person who greets and deals with clients and visitors to a surgery,office, etc.

A steward is a person who looks after the passengers on a ship, aircraft, or train.

A computer technician is a person employed to look after computers in a laboratory,firm or industry.

A researcheris a person who investigates and studies materials and sources in orderto establish facts and reach new conclusions.

A dentist is a person who is qualified to treat diseases and other conditions that affectthe teeth and gums.

A street cleaner is a person that cleans streets.

An actoris a person whose profession is acting on the stage, in films, or on television.

A singeris a person who sings, especially professionally.

A butcherisa person whose trade is cutting up and selling meat in a shop.

An architect is a person who designs buildings and in many cases also supervisestheir construction.

A judge is a public officer appointed to decide cases in a law court.

A mechanic is a skilled worker who repairs and maintains vehicle engines and other

machinery.

A pilot is a person who operates the flying controls of an aircraft.

A mason is a person skilled in cutting, dressing, and laying stone in buildings.

A bricklayeris a person whose job is to build walls, houses, and other structures withbricks.

A dressmakeris a person whose job is making womens clothes.

A tailoris a person whose job is making mens clothes.

A fisherman is a person who catches fish for a living or for sport.

A politician is a person who is professionally involved in politics, especially as a holderof an elected office.

A scientist is a person who is studying or has expert knowledge of one or more of thenatural or physical sciences.