Profesiones (professions)

m = male. f = female. N = Neutral: same for male and female.

abogado - lawyer

actor - actor (m)

actriz - actor (f) / actress

arquitecto - architect

bombero - firefighter

camarero / mesero - waiter

cantante (N) - singer

cartero - mail carrier

científico - scientist

cocinero - cook / chef

contable (N) - accountant

dependiente - salesperson at a store

economista (N) - economist

enfermero - nurse

escritor - writer

estudiante (N) - student

ingeniero - engineer

juez - judge

médico / doctor - doctor

modelo (N) - model

periodista (N) - journalist

piloto (N) - pilot

pintor - painter

político - politician

policía (N) - police officer

profesor - teacher / instructor / professor

psicólogo - psychologist

psiquiatra (N) - psychiatrist

recepcionista (N) - receptionist

secretario - secretary

taxista (N) - taxi driver

veterinario - vet

For nouns ending in R, we add an A at the end to build the feminine: doctor, doctora, profesor, profesora, etc. For nouns ending in O, we change O for A: enfermera, cocinera, etc. For juez, both juez and jueza are used as the female version.

For professions, we use ser: they are part of our identity, even if they change.

Juan es científico, María es cantante, yo soy dependiente, nosotros somos policías.

We don't use un/una with professions. Yo soy un profesor is an anglicism: say yo soy profesor.