Spanish Careers and Work Vocabulary

Vocabulary practice flashcards based on the 'Así se dice' lecture notes covering career paths, work motives, job benefits, and summer employment terms.

el/la abogado/a

lawyer / attorney

la carrera

career / profession

convertirse

to become / to change into

una destreza

a skill / ability

hacer su sueño realidad

to make one's dream come true

el/la ingeniero/a

engineer

el punto de vista

point of view / perspective

por su cuenta

on one's own / by oneself

el campo

field (of study or work) / area

la contratación

hiring / employment

culminar

to finish / to complete / to culminate

cursar

to study / to take courses

un establecimiento

an establishment / place of business

la jornada

workday / shift

perjudicial

harmful / detrimental

apetecer

to feel like / to fancy / to crave

apto/a

capable / fit / qualified

los beneficios

benefits / advantages

los conocimientos y las habilidades

knowledge and skills

ganarse dinero por su cuenta

to earn money on one's own

involucrarse

to get involved / to take part

laborioso/a

laborious / hard-working / requiring effort

los meses veraniegos

summer months

un puesto en el mercado laboral

a job / a position in the labor market

seguir un horario

to follow a schedule

solucionar problemas

to solve problems

un trabajo de medio tiempo

a part-time job

adjuntar

to attach / to enclose

atender

to assist / to serve / to look after

un/una cajero/a

cashier

una función

a function / duty / role

mayor

greater / more / older

una oferta

an offer / proposal

la presentación

presentation / personal appearance

el turno

shift / turn

abarcar

to cover / to include / to encompass

aún así

even so / despite that

complejo

complex / complicated

cuyas

whose

especializarse

to specialize

el funcionamiento

performance / operation / how something works

el mantenimiento

maintenance / upkeep

prevenir

to prevent

solicitado

in demand / requested

el/la traductor/a

translator

volverse

to become

un apartado

a section / paragraph / heading

asesorarse

to seek advice / to consult

cambiante

changing / ever-changing

los conocimientos técnicos

technical knowledge / expertise

las competencias laborales

job skills / work competencies

emprender

to undertake / to start a venture or project

estar al día

to be up to date / to stay current

la exigencia de estudios

educational requirements

formalizarse

to get trained / to receive job orientation

tener iniciativa

to have initiative / to be enterprising

un trabajo fijo

a permanent job / a steady job

a lo largo de

throughout / along / during

un audiolibro

an audiobook

una carrera militar

a military career

costoso

costly / expensive

desempeñar

to perform / to carry out (a role or task)

el emprendimiento

entrepreneurship / undertaking

una escuela vocational

a vocational school / trade school

ligado

linked / bound / tied

las opciones alternativas

alternative options

la tasa de colocación

placement rate / employment rate

teletrabajar

to telecommute / to work from home

una aptitud

an aptitude / ability

la capacitación técnica

technical training

una formación humana

personal development / soft skills training (learning to work with people)

el liderazgo

leadership

los recursos

resources / means

un reto

a challenge

la tasa de empleo

employment rate