Languages › German Work Vocabulary in German Share Flipboard Email Print Caiaimage/Sam Edwards / Getty Images German Vocabulary History & Culture Pronunciation & Conversation Grammar By Ingrid Bauer German Language Expert M.A., German Studies, McGill University B.A., German and French Ingrid Bauer, who is fluent in German, has been teaching and tutoring the German language since 1996. She has a teaching degree and an M.A. in German studies. our editorial process Ingrid Bauer Updated February 07, 2018 Here is some work-related German vocabulary to practice with.die Arbeit - jobder Beruf/ die Karriere - careerdie Stelle - the positiondie Aufgabe - the taskdie Überstunde - overtimedie Vollzeitarbeit - full-time workdie Teilzeitarbeit - part-time workselbstständig - independentder Werktag - workdayder Feiertag - holidaydie Schichtarbeit - shift workdie Nachtschicht - night shiftdie Schwarzarbeit - moonlightingbeschäftigen- to be occupieddas Personal - staffder Geschäftsführer/ der Manager - managerder Kollege/ der Mitarbeiter - colleagueder Angestellte - employeeder Arbeitgeber - employerunterbezahlen - to underpayder Arbeitnehmer - employeein Streik treten - to go on strikeanwerben - to recruitdie Arbeitslosigkeit - unemploymentder Arbeitslose - unemployeddie Anwerbung - recruitmentdie Personalkürzung - staff cutbackstariflich festgelegt - contractualdie Einstellung - employmentdie Bewerbung - (job) applicationder Bewerber - apllicantbefördern - to promotedie Teamarbeit - teamworkauf Stellensuche sein - to be job-huntingdie Erfahrung - experienceder Interview/ der Vortstellungsgespräch - interviewder Kopfjäger - headhunterder Lebenslauf - curriculum vitaeder Arbeitsvertrag - employment contractder Arbeitsunfall - accident at workdie Versicherung - insurancedie Karriereleiter hinaufsteigen/ beruflich aufsteigen - to climb up the ladderzuständig für - responsible forder Urlaub - vacationsich pensionieren - to retire Cite this Article Format mla apa chicago Your Citation Bauer, Ingrid. "Work Vocabulary in German." ThoughtCo, Aug. 27, 2020, thoughtco.com/work-vocabulary-in-german-1445227. Bauer, Ingrid. (2020, August 27). Work Vocabulary in German. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/work-vocabulary-in-german-1445227 Bauer, Ingrid. "Work Vocabulary in German." ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/work-vocabulary-in-german-1445227 (accessed April 13, 2021). copy citation