The noun forms of work, job, occupation, career and profession.
Work is done to earn money.
- Have you got any work yet?
Work is an activity.
- She has got a lot of work to do.
- Lakshmi enjoys her work in the kitchen.
Job is used to talk about the particular work activity.
- Editing is an important job.
- Mohan is looking for a job in engineering.
Occupation is a formal word. It means the job done by someone. It is usually used to fill the forms.
Career is a job, done for a long period of one’s life.
- I selected ‘marketing’ as my future career.
Profession is a type of work that needs special education or training.
- He is acting in films but he is a pilot by profession.
