Types of job or work
baby noun
a project or piece of work that you care about a lot, especially because it was your idea
busywork noun
work that makes you look as though you are very busy when in fact you are achieving nothing
calling noun
a job or profession, especially one that you consider important
child labour noun
the employment of children, especially children who are legally too young to work
chore noun
an ordinary job that must be done regularly
consultancy noun
the work of a consultancy company
cover noun
an arrangement in which a person does the work of someone who is away from work
day job noun
the main job of someone who is also trying to succeed in some other career such as singing or acting
dead-end job noun
a job that provides you with no chance of getting a better job
desk job noun
a job that you do in an office working at a desk
errand noun
a small job that involves going to collect or deliver something
internship noun
a job that a student or someone who has recently obtained a degree takes in order to get experience
labour of love noun
work that you do because you enjoy it or think it is worth doing, and you do not do it for financial gain
liaison noun
the job of exchanging information about the work of an organization with people who are affected by it
make-work noun
work that is given to someone so that they have something to do
mission noun
an important piece of work that a person or group of people has to do for a government or large organization, especially one that involves travel
moonlighting noun
the activity of working at a second job in the evenings or at weekends without telling the tax authorities
niche noun
a job or activity that you are good at and that is very suitable for you
outwork noun
work done for a company by someone in their own home
paper round noun
the job of delivering newspapers to a group of homes, or the group of homes that someone has to deliver newspapers to
paper route noun
a paper round
paperwork noun
the part of a job that involves producing reports, keeping records, and writing letters
piecework noun
work that you are paid for doing according to the number of pieces of work that you complete rather than the amount of time it takes to do it
pink-collar adjective
pink-collar workers do work with low pay that is traditionally done by women, especially young women. Some people find this expression offensive
posting noun
a job that someone is sent somewhere to do, usually in another country
project noun
a planned piece of work that has a particular aim, especially one that is organized by a government, company, or other organization
project noun
a piece of work that involves collecting detailed information about something
secondment noun
a period when you are sent by your employer to work for a different organization or a different part of your organization
shift work noun
a pattern of work in which you sometimes work during the day and sometimes during the night
sideline noun
a job that you do in addition to your main job, in order to earn extra money
sinecure noun
a job that pays you a regular salary but for which you do not need to work hard
teamwork noun
work that you do together with other people
teleworking noun
the activity of working at home on a computer and communicating with an office or customers by telephone, fax, or email
vocation noun
a job that you do because you feel it is your purpose in life and for which you have special skills
work experience noun
a period of time that someone, especially a young person, spends working somewhere in order to get experience of a particular type of job
self-employment noun
working for yourself instead of for an employer
telecommuting noun
job that needs travelling from home to the office
jobs for the boys phrase
jobs that someone gives to their friends