What is your profession? What do you do for work? What do you do for a living?

🇪🇸 Talking about jobs in Spanish 🇬🇧

Want to ask or say what someone does for a living? Here are some simple ways:

❓ How to ask:

¿A qué te dedicas? (What do you do?)

¿En qué trabajas? (What’s your job?)

✅ How to answer:

Soy + job

Soy profesora. (I’m a teacher)

Trabajo como + job

Trabajo como cocinero. (I work as a cook)

Trabajo de + job

Trabajo de camarero. (I work as a waiter)

Please note that in Spanish, many professions change depending on gender, but some stay the same for both:

For example:

profesor → profesora (male teacher → female teacher).

periodista (journalist) is used for both men and women. 💡

Try using your own profession! 😊 Below you find a list with many! 👇

Professions in Spanish and English