Occupation vocabulary in Amharic and English
To learn Amharic language, common vocabulary is one of the important sections. Common Vocabulary contains common Amharic words that we can used in daily life. Occupation are one part of common words used in day-to-day life conversations. If you are interested to learn Occupation names/vocabulary in Amharic, this place will help you to learn all Occupation vocabulary in Amharic language. Occupation vocabulary words are used in daily life, so it is important to learn all Occupation vocabulary in English to Amharic and play Amharic quiz and also play picture vocabulary, play some games so you get not bored. If you think too hard to learn Amharic language, then 1000 most common Amharic words will helps to learn Amharic language easily, they contain 2-letter words to 13-letter words. The below table gives the translation of Occupation in Amharic.

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Occupation vocabulary words in Amharic and English
Here is the list of Occupation vocabulary words in Amharic language, this will help to improve your language.
English | Amharic |
Accountant | የሂሳብ ባለሙያ yehīsabi balemuya |
Actor | ተዋናይ tewanayi |
Actress | ተዋናይት tewanayiti |
Advocate | ጠበቃ t’ebek’a |
Agent | ወኪል wekīli |
Architect | አርክቴክት ārikitēkiti |
Artist | አርቲስት āritīsiti |
Auctioneer | የጨረታ አቅራቢ yech’ereta āk’irabī |
Author | ደራሲ derasī |
Baker | ጋጋሪ gagarī |
Barber | ፀጉር አስተካካዮች t͟s’eguri āsitekakayochi |
Betel Seller | ቤቴል ሻጭ bētēli shach’i |
Blacksmith | አንጥረኛ ānit’irenya |
Boatman | ጀልባ ሰው jeliba sewi |
Brasier | brasier brasier |
Broker | ደላላ delala |
Bus driver | የአውቶቡስ ነጂ ye’āwitobusi nejī |
Butcher | ሥጋ ቆራጭ šiga k’orach’i |
Butler | ጠጪ t’ech’ī |
Carpenter | አናጢ ānat’ī |
Carrier | ተሸካሚ teshekamī |
Cashier | ገንዘብ ተቀባይ genizebi tek’ebayi |
Chauffeur | ሹፌር shufēri |
Chemist | ኬሚስት kēmīsiti |
Cleaner | የበለጠ ንጹህ yebelet’e nits’uhi |
Clerk | ጸሐፊ ts’eḥāfī |
Coachman | አሰልጣኝ āselit’anyi |
Cobbler | ኮብልለር kobilileri |
Collector | ሰብሳቢ sebisabī |
Compositor | አቀናባሪ āk’enabarī |
Compounder | ድብልቅ dibilik’i |
Conductor | መሪ merī |
Confectioner | ጣፋጩ t’afach’u |
Constable | ኮንስታብል konisitabili |
Contractor | ኮንትራክተር konitirakiteri |
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Cook | ምግብ ማብሰል migibi mabiseli |
Coolie | ኩሊ kulī |
Craftsman | የእጅ ባለሙያ ye’iji balemuya |
Dancer | ዳንሰኛ danisenya |
Dentist | የጥርስ ሐኪም yet’irisi ḥākīmi |
Designer | ንድፍ አውጪ nidifi āwich’ī |
Doctor | ዶክተር dokiteri |
Draftsman | ረቂቅ ሰሪ rek’īk’i serī |
Dramatist | ድራማ ባለሙያ dirama balemuya |
Draper | ድራፐር diraperi |
Druggist | የመድሃኒት ባለሙያ yemedihanīti balemuya |
Dyer | ማቅለሚያ mak’ilemīya |
Editor | አርታዒ ārita‘ī |
Electrician | የኤሌክትሪክ ባለሙያ ye’ēlēkitirīki balemuya |
Engineer | ኢንጂነር īnijīneri |
Examiner | መርማሪ merimarī |
Farmer | ገበሬ geberē |
Fireman | የእሳት አደጋ መከላከያ ሠራተኛ ye’isati ādega mekelakeya šeratenya |
Fisherman | ዓሣ አጥማጅ ‘aša āt’imaji |
Florist | የአበባ ሻጭ ye’ābeba shach’i |
Gardener | አትክልተኛ ātikilitenya |
Glazier | ግላዚየር gilazīyeri |
Goldsimth | ወርቅነህ werik’inehi |
Hairdresser | የፀጉር አስተካካይ yet͟s’eguri āsitekakayi |
Hawker | ጭልፊት ch’ilifīti |
Inspector | መርማሪ merimarī |
Jeweller | ጌጣጌጥ gēt’agēt’i |
Journalist | ጋዜጠኛ gazēt’enya |
Judge | ዳኛ danya |
Labourer | የጉልበት ሰራተኛ yegulibeti seratenya |
Landlord | አከራይ ākerayi |
Lawyer | ነገረፈጅ negerefeji |
Lecturer | መምህር memihiri |
Librarian | የቤተመጽሐፍት ባለሙያ yebētemets’iḥāfiti balemuya |
Lifeguard | የነፍስ አድን yenefisi ādini |
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Magician | አስማተኛ āsimatenya |
Manager | አስተዳዳሪ āsitedadarī |
Mason | ሜሶን mēsoni |
Mechanic | መካኒክ mekanīki |
Merchant | ነጋዴ negadē |
Messenger | መልእክተኛ meli’ikitenya |
Midwife | አዋላጅ āwalaji |
Milkmaid | የወተት ሰራተኛ yeweteti seratenya |
Milkman | የወተት ሰው yeweteti sewi |
Minister | ሚኒስትር mīnīsitiri |
Model | ሞዴል modēli |
Musician | ሙዚቀኛ muzīk’enya |
News reader | ዜና አንባቢ zēna ānibabī |
Novelist | ደራሲ derasī |
Nurse | ነርስ nerisi |
Oilman | የዘይት ሰው yezeyiti sewi |
Operator | ኦፕሬተር opirēteri |
Optician | የዓይን ሐኪም ye‘ayini ḥākīmi |
Painter | ሰዓሊ se‘alī |
Peon | ፒዮን pīyoni |
Perfumer | ሽቶ ሰሪ shito serī |
Pharmacist | ፋርማሲስት farimasīsiti |
Photographer | ፎቶግራፍ አንሺ fotogirafi ānishī |
Physician | ሐኪም ḥākīmi |
Pilot | አብራሪ ābirarī |
Plumber | የቧንቧ ሰራተኛ yebwanibwa seratenya |
Poet | ገጣሚ get’amī |
Policeman | ፖሊስ polīsi |
Politician | ፖለቲከኛ poletīkenya |
Postman | ፖስታ ሰሪ posita serī |
Potter | ሸክላ ሠሪ shekila šerī |
Priest | ካህን kahini |
Printer | አታሚ ātamī |
Proprietor | ባለቤት balebēti |
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Publisher | አሳታሚ āsatamī |
Receptionist | እንግዳ ተቀባይ inigida tek’ebayi |
Retailer | ቸርቻሪ chericharī |
Sailor | መርከበኛ merikebenya |
Scientist | ሳይንቲስት sayinitīsiti |
Sculptor | ቀራፂ k’erat͟s’ī |
Secretary | ጸሐፊ ts’eḥāfī |
Seedsman | ዘር ሰው zeri sewi |
Shoemaker | ጫማ ሰሪ ch’ama serī |
Shop assistant | የሱቅ ረዳት yesuk’i redati |
Shopkeeper | ባለሱቅ balesuk’i |
Soldier | ወታደር wetaderi |
Surgeon | የቀዶ ጥገና ሐኪም yek’edo t’igena ḥākīmi |
Sweeper | ጠራጊ t’eragī |
Tailor | ስፌት sifēti |
Taxi driver | ታክሲ ሹፌር takisī shufēri |
Teacher | መምህር memihiri |
Translator | ተርጓሚ terigwamī |
Travel agent | የጉዞ ወኪል yeguzo wekīli |
Treasurer | ገንዘብ ያዥ genizebi yazhi |
Turner | ተርነር terineri |
Vaccinator | የክትባት ባለሙያ yekitibati balemuya |
Veterinary doctor | የእንስሳት ሐኪም ye’inisisati ḥākīmi |
Waiter | አገልጋይ āgeligayi |
Waitress | አስተናጋጅ āsitenagaji |
Washerman | ማጠቢያ mat’ebīya |
Washerwoman | ማጠቢያ ሴት mat’ebīya sēti |
Watchman | ጠባቂ t’ebak’ī |
Weaver | ሸማኔ shemanē |
Workers | ሠራተኞች šeratenyochi |
Writer | ጸሐፊ ts’eḥāfī |