German Jobs Vocabulary

Here are German words for jobs to start with: Wissenschaftler (scientist), Arbeitskräfte (labor), Anwalt (lawyer), Manager (manager). Below are 48 words (A1–C1) with their English translations and part of speech, across 6 themed lists.

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Jobs Intermediate

A1–B1
EnglishGermanTypeLevel
scientistWissenschaftlernounA1
laborArbeitskräftenounA2
lawyerAnwaltnounA2
managerManagernounA2
occupationBerufnounA2
psychologistPsychologenounA2
accountantBuchhalternounB1
architectArchitektnounB1

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Jobs Advanced

B1–C1
EnglishGermanTypeLevel
specialistSpezialistnounB1
consultantBeraternounB2
entrepreneurUnternehmernounB2
executiveFührungskraftnounB2
professionalProfinounB2
epidemiologistEpidemiologenounC1
expertiseFachwissennounC1
vocationalberuflichadjC1

Career Vocabulary

B2
EnglishGermanTypeLevel
apprenticeshipAusbildungnounB2
freelancerFreiberuflernounB2
networkingVernetzungnounB2
passive incomepassives EinkommennounB2
resumeLebenslaufnounB2
self-employedselbstständignounB2
side hustleNebenbeschäftigungnounB2
work-life balanceWork-Life-BalancenounB2

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Healthcare Professions

A2–B2
EnglishGermanTypeLevel
dentistZahnarztnounA2
nutritionistErnährungsberaternounB1
psychiatristPsychiaternounB1
cardiologistKardiologenounB2
general practitionerAllgemeinmedizinernounB2
neurologistNeurologenounB2
pediatricianKinderarztnounB2
physicianArztnounB2

Creative Professions

A1–B1
EnglishGermanTypeLevel
musicianMusikernounA1
singerSängernounA1
writerSchriftstellernounA1
painterMalernounA2
photographerFotografnounA2
animatorAnimatornounB1
graphic designerGrafikdesignernounB1
illustratorIllustratornounB1

Technology Professions

B1–B2
EnglishGermanTypeLevel
it supportIT-SupportnounB1
project managerProjektmanagernounB1
software engineerSoftwareentwicklernounB1
cybersecurity analystCybersicherheitsanalystnounB2
data analystDatenanalystnounB2
data scientistData ScientistnounB2
network engineerNetzwerkingenieurnounB2
system administratorSystemadministratornounB2

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A sample of the A1–C1 words. The rest are in the app

Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch

These lists show a sample of the A1–C1 words for jobs. The packs in Watch Your Language hold more and reach the advanced levels, along with every other topic.

The app shows them to you a few at a time, in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and brings back the ones you keep forgetting.

Common questions

Which German words should I learn for jobs?

You could start with words like Wissenschaftler (scientist), Arbeitskräfte (labor), Anwalt (lawyer), Manager (manager). This page lists 48 German words for jobs (A1–C1), each with its English translation and part of speech.

How can I remember these German words?

Reading a list once is rarely enough. Watch Your Language shows German words like these in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and schedules repeats so the words you keep forgetting come back more often.

Are these word lists free?

Yes. The lists on this page are free to read, with no sign-up. The app holds more words for each topic.

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