| accountant | comptable | he checks financial accounts | he works in an office |  |
| baker | boulanger | he bakes bread | he works in a bakery |  |
| blacksmith | forgeron | he makes and repairs things made of iron | he works in a forge |  |
| bricklayer | maçon | he builds walls | |  |
| carpenter | menuisier | he makes wooden objects | he works in a workshop |  |
| chambermaid | femme de chambre | she cleans and tidies rooms | she works in a hotel |  |
| cook | cuisinier | he prepares and cooks food | he works in a kitchen |  |
| crane operator | grutier | he conducts cranes | he works on a building site |  |
| draughtsman | dessinateur | he draws a new building or machine | he works in a drawing office |  |
| estate agent | agent immobilier | he buys and sells houses or land | he works in an estate agency |  |
| ironmonger | quincaillier | he sells tools and equipment for the house and garden | ironmongery or hardware shop |  |
| lawyer | avocat | he defends and prosecutes people | he works in a law court and in a lawyer office |  |
| locksmith | serrurier | he makes and repairs locks | |  |
| mechanic | mecanicien | he repairs cars | he works in a garage |  |
| newsagent | marchand de journaux, buraliste | he sells newspaper, sweets, cigarettes... | he works in a shop |  |
| plumber | plombier | he repairs water pipes | he works at your place |  |
| postman | facteur | he delivers the mail | he works in a sorting office and in the streets |  |
| sales representative | représentant de commerce | he demonstrates and tries to sell things | he visits customers |  |