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Occupation
assembler - /əˈsemblər/ - a worker or company that puts together the parts of an object being manufactured
auto mechanic - /məˈkæn.ɪk/
caregiver - someone who takes care of a person who is young, old, or sick
cashier - /kæʃˈɪər/ - a person whose job is to receive and pay out money in a shop, bank, restaurant, etc.
dockworker - портовый рабочий
garment worker(form) - швея
gas station attendant
homemacker - домохозяйка
housekeeper - a person, especially a woman, whose job is to organize another person's house and deal with cooking, cleaning, etc
janitor/custodian - /ˈdʒæn.ɪ.tər/ - /kʌsˈtəʊ.di.ən/ - a person employed to take care of a large building, such as a school, and who deals with the cleaning, repairs, etc.
machine operator - рабочий-станочник
mover - перевозчик
postal worker - почтальон
serviceman/servicewoman - военнослужащий/ая
au pair - /ˌəʊ ˈpeər/ - a foreign person, usually a young woman, who lives with a family in order to learn their language and who takes care of the children or cleans the house in return for meals, a room, and a small payment
Occupation
bailiff - /ˈbeɪ.lɪf/ - an official who takes away someone's possessions when they owe money
bouncer - someone whose job is to stand outside a bar, party, etc. and either stop people who cause trouble from coming in or force them to leave
headhunter - a person who tries to persuade someone to leave their job by offering that person another job with more pay and a higher position
pawnbroker - /ˈpɔːnˌbrəʊkər/ - a person who lends money in exchange for someone's valuable possession. If the person who borrowed the money does not pay it back by an agreed time, the pawnbroker can sell the possession
busker - a musician or performer who plays music or sings in a public place so that the people who are there will give money
critic - /ˈkrɪt.ɪk/
Nouns
vocation - a type of work that you feel you are suited to doing and to which you give much of your time and energy // призвание
a living wage
General vocabulary
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