Russian Words: Jobs and Careers

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Updated on February 29, 2020

Russia has a thriving job market and it is common to ask someone what they do for a living or which company they work for. A large part of the Russian workforce is part of the service industry, followed by agriculture and the industry sector. Use the vocabulary list below to learn how to talk about jobs and professions in Russian.

Job Titles

The following table includes a list of some of the most popular jobs in Russia.

Russian Word	English Word	Pronunciation	Examples
Юрист	Lawyer	yuREEST	Отличный юрист (atLEECHniy yuREEST) - An excellent lawyer
Врач	Doctor	vrach	Врач-терапевт (vrach teraPEFT) - a therapist
Строитель	Builder	straEEtel'	надежный строитель (naDYOZHniy straEEtel') - a reliable builder
Электрик	Electrician	ehLEKTrik	Вызвали электрика (VYZvali ehLEKTrika) - An electrician has been called
Педагог	Teacher	pydaGOG	Опытный педагог (OHpytniy pydaGOG) - An experienced teacher
Визажист	Make-up artist	vizaZHEEST	Известный визажист (eezVYESTniy vizaZHEEST) - A well-known/famous make-up artist
Маркетолог	Marketing specialist	markyTOlak	Нужен маркетолог (NOOzhen markyTOlak) - (We/they) need a marketing specialist
Журналист	Journalist	zhurnaLEEST	Приехали журналисты (priYEhali zhurnaLEESty) - Journalists (have) arrived
Стоматолог	Dentist	stamaTOlak	Мне нужно к стоматологу (mnye NOOZHna k stamaTOlagoo) - I need to go to a dentist
Психолог	Psychologist	psyHOlak	Я психолог (ya psyHOlak) - I am a psychologist
Машинист	Train driver	mashiNEEST	Он работает машинистом (OHN raBOtaet mashiNEEStam) - He works as a train driver
Фермер	Farmer	FERRmer	Она хочет стать фермером (aNAH HOchet stat' FERmeram) - She wants to be a farmer
IT-специалист	IT specialist	I T spytsyaLEEST	Востребованный IT-специалист (vasTREbavaniy IT spytsyaLEEST) - An in-demand IT specialist

Applying for a Job

The job search process is similar in Russia to searching for a job in the U.S. and involves the same stages of preparation, applying for vacancies, interviewing, and salary negotiations.

Russian Word	English Word	Pronunciation	Examples
Резюме	CV, resume	rezyuME	Пошлите резюме (paSHLEEtye rezyuME) - Send your resume
График работы	Work schedule, working hours	GRAfik raBOty	Свободный график работы (svaBODniy GRAfik raBOty) - Flexible working schedule
Рекрутер	Recruiter	ryKROOter	Звонил рекрутер (zvaNEEL ryKROOter) - A recruiter called
Рассылка резюме	Sending out CVs	rasSYLka rezyuME	Занимаюсь рассылкой резюме (zanyMAyus rasSYLkai rezyuME) - I'm sending out my CVs
Соискатель	Candidate	saeesKAtel'	Много соискателей (MNOga saeeSKAteley) - (there are) many candidates
Вакансия	Vacancy, job opening	vaKANsiya	Открылась вакансия (atKRYlas vaKANsiya) - A vacancy opened up
Собеседование	Interview	sabeSYEdavaniye	Сегодня у меня собеседование (syVODnya oo myNYA sabeSYEdavaniye) - I have an interview today
Первичное интервью/собеседование	First interview	perVEECHnaye interVIYU/sabeSYEdavaniye	Первичное собеседование в четверг (perVEECHnaye sabeSYEdavaniye f chytVERK) - The first interview is on Thursday
Повторное интервью/собеседование	Second interview	ftaREECHnaye interVIYU/sabeSYEdavaniye	Вторичное собеседование было успешным (ftaREECHnaye sabeSYEdavaniye BYla oosPESHnym) - The second interview was a success
Трудоустройство	Employment	troodaooSTROISTva	Быстрое трудоустройство (BYSTraye troodaooSTROISTva) - Fast (successful) employment
Заработная плата	Wages, salary	ZArabatnaya PLAta	Высокая заработная плата (vySOkaya ZArabatnaya PLAta) - High salary
Кадровый рынок	Job market	KADraviy RYnak	Положение дел на кадровом рынке (palaZHEniye del na KADravam RYNke) - The situation on the job market

Around the Office

Russian office rules are no different from the rest of the world and include following the company's dress code and behaving with professionalism and good manners. As there are two words for "you" in Russian, colleagues are usually addressed as Вы (a respectful form of "you") if they are your line manager and above, while with other colleagues both Вы and Ты (singular/familiar "you") can be used, depending on the relationship with them and the company culture.

Russian Word	English Word	Pronunciation	Examples
Коллега	Colleague	kalLYEga	Дорогие коллеги (daraGHEEye kalLYEghi) - Dear colleagues
Сотрудник	Colleague	saTROODnik	Мои сотрудники (maEE saTROODniki) - My colleagues
Руководитель	Manager	rookavaDEEtel'	А это мой руководитель (a EHta moi rookavaDEEtel') - And this is my manager
Дресс-код	Dress code	dresskod	Какой дресс-код в вашей компании? (kaKOI dresskod v VAshei kamPAniyi) - What's the dress-code in your company?
Рабочее место	Workspace	raBOchyeye MESta	Ее нет на рабочем месте (yeYO net na raBOchem MESte) - She's not at her desk
Офис	Office	Ofis	Где ваш офис? (gDYE vash Ofis) - Where is your office?
Рабочий монитор	Computer monitor	raBOchiy maniTOR	Сломался рабочий монитор (slaMALsya raBOchiy maniTOR) - The monitor is broken
Работник	Employee	raBOTnik	Работники компании (raBOTniki kamPAniyi) - Company employees
Совещание	Meeting	savySHAniye	Совещание будет завтра (savySHAniye BOOdet ZAFtra) - The meeting will take place tomorrow
Коллектив	Team	kalekTEEF	У нас очень дружный коллектив (oo NAS Ochen DROOZHniy kalekTEEF) - We have a very close-knit team

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