Korean: Introduction to Occupational Titles

Occupation is a kind of noun that we often talk about in our daily conversation.
It is also recommended to learn Korean nouns because unlike verbs, which have tense, passive, etc., they can be used once you know them well.
Therefore, here are a few common occupations.

The following rules are used to organize common occupations by 사, 인, 원, 수, 가.

Occupation：사

Here is a list of 사.

Korean	English
의사	Doctor
간호사	Nurse
회계사	Accountant
운전사	Driver
변호사	Lawyer
요리사	Chef
교사	Teacher

Occupation：인

Here is a list of 인.

Korean	English
군인	Solider
연예인	Celebrity

Occupation：원

Here is a list of 원.

Korean	English
회사원	employee
공무원	Civil servants
점원	Clerk

Occupation：수

Here is a list of 수.

Korean	English
운동선수	Athlete
가수	Singer

교수 also has 수, and it means "professor".

Occupation：가

Here is a list of 가.

Korean	English
화가	Painter
소설가	Novelist
음악가	Musicians
정치가	Politicians

Other common occupations

Korean	English
기자	Reporter
가정주부	Housewives
선생님	Teacher
비서	Secretary
배우	Actors
경찰	Police
소방관	Firefighter
학생	Student
모델	Model

How to use it in a conversation

How do I say "I am ＯＯ" or "I am not ＯＯ" in a conversation?
Just follow the noun with "이다" or "아니다".
"이다" means positive and is qeuivalent to "I am".
Then "아니다" means negative and is equivalent to "I am not".

EX：

나는 학생이다.

I am a student.

나는 교사 아니다.

I am not a teacher.

The verbs "이다" and "아니다" are used here as prototypical verbs. It will be converted to "예/이에요, 아니에요" or "입니다" in the dialogues.