Italian Occupations Vocabulary

Occupations in Italian

Professions (Masculine/Feminine Forms)

• il/la pompiere/a: firefighter
• il/la portiere/a: doorman
• il/la postino/a: postal carrier
• il/la preside: principal (Note: 'il/la' indicates masculine and feminine forms respectively. Some words ending in -e do not change between genders)
• il/la professore/a: professor
• il/la sarto/a: tailor
• il/la segretario/a: secretary
• il/la tassista: taxi driver
• il/la tecnico/a: technician
• il/la veterinario/a: vet
• l'agente immobiliare: real estate agent
• l'agricoltore/agricoltrice: farmer
• l'architetto/a: architect
• l'artigiano/a: artisan
• l'autista: driver
• l'avvocato/l'avvocatessa: lawyer
• l'elettricista: electrician
• l'idraulico: pool (likely a typo, should refer to plumber)
• l'impiegato: office worker
• l'infermiere/a: nurse
• l'operaio/a: laborer
• l'uomo/la donna d'affari: businessman/businesswoman
• lo/la spazzino/a: sanitation worker
• lo/la psicologo/a: psychologist (Note: 'lo/la' indicates masculine and feminine forms respectively.)
• lo/la scienziato/a: scientist