Let’s explore various jobs and occupations in Germany in this post. Names of various jobs and occupations in Germany are differed with genders.ย
We are aware of a wide range of occupations, including those of a doctor, lawyer, engineer, architect, teacher, artist, IT expert, small business owner, hotelier, and banker. In addition, new business sectors are currently developing.
Now let’s look at what these professions are called in German.
Germans treat male and female professionals differently; for example, a male doctor is addressed as ‘Arzt’, whereas a female doctor is addressed as ‘รrztin’.‘Krankenschwester’ refers to a nurse. Engineers are referred to as either ‘Ingenieur’ for men and ‘Ingenieurin’ for women. A civil engineer is referred to as a ‘Bauingenieur’, a mechanical engineer as a ‘Maschinenbauingenieur’, and a computer engineer as a ‘Computertechniker’. An IT professional is known as ‘IT-Profi’. Architectย refers to ‘Architekt/Architektin’. Artist is short for ‘Kรผnstler/Kรผnstlerin‘. (Nouns with the ‘rin’ or ‘tin’endings are referred to female professions; howeverย certain names don’t have such endings)
Bankers are referred to as ‘Banker/Bankrin’, while solicitors are referred to as ‘Anwalt/Anwรคltin’. Teacher is ‘Lehrer/Lehrerin’, much as dentist is ‘Zahnarzt/Zahnรคrztin‘. ‘Manager/Managerin’ is another name for manager in German. Language Professional denotes ‘Sprachprofi’ whereas Marketing Professional denotes ‘Marketingprofi’. ‘Polizei/Polizistin’ is the term for police. Officers in all governmental and commercial organisations are referred to as ‘Beamten‘.
How could we possibly forget our farmer? ‘Bauer/Bรคuerin’ is the name for a farmer. ‘Apothekar/Apothekarin’ is what a chemist is. favourites among women forever ‘Kosmetikrin’ is the beautician. a librarian, often known as a ‘Bibliothekar/Bibliothekarin’. ‘Unternehmer’ and ‘Shopbetrieber’ are the terms used to describe different types of business owners.
Kokh/Kรถchin refers to the chef. ‘Bรคcker/Bรคckerin‘ is the name for a baker. Carpenters are referred to as ‘Zimmermann’,ย bricklayers as ‘Schuster’,ย and masons as ‘Maurer’.
Other people we interact with on a regular basis for our various needs include the postman, laundry, newspaper vendor, delivery guy, vegetable and fruit seller, various labourers, and hausemaid. These are all referred to in German as ‘Brieftrรคger’, ‘Wรคscher’, ‘Zeitungsverkรคufer‘, ‘Lieferungen’, ‘Obst und Gemรผse -Verkรคufer’, ‘Arbiter’, and ‘Putzfrau’,ย respectively.
Can you tell me in German what your occupation is after reading all this information? You surely can! Stay tuned for more interesting articles!
ยฉ 2023 Fungerman.in (by Sayali Marathe)
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(https://www.howtopronounce.com- pronunciation dictionary of German words)
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