Jobs that start with W

Jobs that start with W

When I grow up, I want to be ... This category also includes some things that aren't quite jobs but are definitely vocations - such as being a wizard or vampire!

Wis forWaiter

A waiter is a male person who waits on tables in a restaurant, serving customer's food and drinks and clearing tables when they are finished.

Wis forWaitress

A waiter is a female person who waits on tables in a restaurant, taking orders, serving customer's food and drinks and clearing tables when they are finished.

Wis forWeaver

A weaver is someone who makes cloth or other textiles like rugs on a loom.

Wis forWelder

A welder is someone who makes things out of metal for a living. Welders use special tools to join pieces of metal together to make things like ships.

Wis forWizard

A wizard can also be known as a magician or a sorcerer. Wizards practise magic, and learn their art from many years of studying books. Wizards are usually portrayed as in the picture, as an old man with a long white beard, wearing robes and a pointed hat.

Wis forWork

You work to get something done, to achieve something. Some kinds of work require a lot of physical effort, other types of work require a lot of thinking. Most people are employed by someone else who pays them to work.

Wis forWright

Wright is the profession and the surname of someone who makes things from wood, particularly parts of vehicles, eg a cartwright makes carts, and a wheelwright makes wheels.

Wis forWriter

A writer is someone who writes books, stories or articles for a living. If you are writing a book it may take a very long time to find a company who will print it so that lots of people can read it. Most writers write for newspapers or magazines. Once someone has had something published, they are formally called a writer.