| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | agency | A business providing professional services. |
| 2. | appointment | An assigned professional position. |
| 3. | area | A field of work or study. |
| 4. | arena | A field of action or work. |
| 5. | art | A skilled occupation or craft. |
| 6. | assignment | A piece of professional work. |
| 7. | bailiwick | One’s special field or area. |
| 8. | beat | One’s assigned professional area. |
| 9. | berth | An informal job or position. |
| 10. | blue-collar work | Manual or industrial employment. |
| 11. | branch | A division of professional activity. |
| 12. | breadwinning | Work done to earn income. |
| 13. | business | One’s regular work or occupation. |
| 14. | calling | Work felt as a personal mission. |
| 15. | capacity | A role or official position. |
| 16. | career | A long-term working life path. |
| 17. | chosen career | One’s selected working path. |
| 18. | chosen field | One’s selected area of work. |
| 19. | clinical practice | Healthcare professional work. |
| 20. | commercial field | A business area of work. |
| 21. | competence | A person’s area of professional ability. |
| 22. | competency | A professional skill area. |
| 23. | craft | Skilled work requiring special ability. |
| 24. | day job | One’s main paid work. |
| 25. | department | A specialized work division. |
| 26. | discipline | A branch of professional study. |
| 27. | division | A section of professional activity. |
| 28. | domain | A field of professional activity. |
| 29. | employment | Paid work or a job. |
| 30. | engagement | A professional appointment or booking. |
| 31. | enterprise | A business or professional undertaking. |
| 32. | expertise | A person’s professional skill area. |
| 33. | faculty | A professional power or ability. |
| 34. | field | An area of professional activity. |
| 35. | forte | A person’s strong professional area. |
| 36. | function | A person’s assigned work role. |
| 37. | gainful employment | Paid work providing income. |
| 38. | gainful work | Work that earns income. |
| 39. | gig | A temporary job or engagement. |
| 40. | handicraft | A skilled manual occupation. |
| 41. | income source | Work that provides earnings. |
| 42. | industry | A particular branch of business. |
| 43. | job | A paid position of work. |
| 44. | legal practice | A lawyer’s professional work. |
| 45. | line | A person’s area of work. |
| 46. | livelihood | Work providing one’s income. |
| 47. | manual trade | A hands-on skilled occupation. |
| 48. | means of living | Work providing income. |
| 49. | means of support | Work providing financial support. |
| 50. | medical practice | A doctor’s professional work. |
| 51. | metier | One’s special occupation or skill. |
| 52. | money earner | A job that brings income. |
| 53. | occupation | A person’s regular paid work. |
| 54. | occupational area | A category of work. |
| 55. | occupational category | A class of professions. |
| 56. | occupational field | A category of employment. |
| 57. | office | A position of duty or authority. |
| 58. | operation | A business activity or concern. |
| 59. | paid work | Work done for wages. |
| 60. | place | A job or position. |
| 61. | placement | An arranged job position. |
| 62. | position | A job or employment role. |
| 63. | post | A job or official position. |
| 64. | posting | An assigned job location. |
| 65. | practice | A professional business or work. |
| 66. | professional area | A field of expert practice. |
| 67. | professional calling | A career felt as a calling. |
| 68. | professional field | An area of expert work. |
| 69. | professional life | One’s life in a career. |
| 70. | professional sector | A field of professional work. |
| 71. | professionality | Professional status or character. |
| 72. | pursuit | An occupation or regular activity. |
| 73. | qualification | Training for a professional role. |
| 74. | realm | A sphere of activity or work. |
| 75. | regular job | One’s usual paid work. |
| 76. | role | A person’s job or function. |
| 77. | salaried work | Work paid by salary. |
| 78. | sector | A broad area of economic work. |
| 79. | situation | An old term for a job. |
| 80. | slot | A specific job position. |
| 81. | special field | A focused area of expertise. |
| 82. | specialism | A focused professional field. |
| 83. | specialization | A specific professional focus. |
| 84. | specialty | A person’s main professional area. |
| 85. | sphere | A field of activity or work. |
| 86. | station | A person’s rank or occupation. |
| 87. | technical trade | A practical specialized occupation. |
| 88. | tenure | A period holding a post. |
| 89. | trade | Skilled manual or commercial work. |
| 90. | turf | One’s professional territory. |
| 91. | vocation | Work suited to one’s calling. |
| 92. | vocational area | A field of practical work. |
| 93. | vocational field | An area of career training. |
| 94. | wage work | Work paid by wages. |
| 95. | walk of life | A person’s social or occupational position. |
| 96. | white-collar work | Office-based professional employment. |
| 97. | work | Activity done to earn a living. |
| 98. | working life | The period spent employed. |
| 99. | workstream | A continuing line of work. |
| 100. | world | A sphere of professional activity. |
