Occupations

Occupations are words that name people’s jobs or professions. Learning occupation vocabulary helps you describe roles, responsibilities and workplace contexts — essential for TOEIC listening and reading.

• Names of jobs (accountant, consultant, receptionist).
• Common collocations: 'work as', 'be a', 'work in', 'hold the position of'.
• Useful for describing duties, interviews and company org charts.

Use these structures to describe occupations clearly in professional English:

• Use 'be' + article + occupation: She is a consultant.
• Use 'work as' to mention role/function: He works as a project manager.
• Use 'work in' to mention industry or department: She works in human resources.
• Plural: Use no article for plural job references: Many analysts attended the meeting.

Remember: 'a/an' for one person (countable job), no article for plural or general statements.

Avoid these universal errors when using occupation vocabulary:

• Using the wrong article: saying 'She is __ manager' without 'a' when needed.
• Confusing 'work as' (role) and 'work in' (department/industry).
• Mixing singular/plural: 'He is accountant' instead of 'He is an accountant'.
• Using informal job titles in formal contexts: prefer 'receptionist' not 'front-desk girl' in business English.

Check article, preposition and formality before finalizing a sentence.