Synonyms and antonyms of Types of job or work in American Thesaurus

baby (noun)

informal a project or piece of work that you care about a lot, especially because it was your idea

busywork (noun)

American work that makes you look as though you are very busy when in fact you are achieving nothing

calling (noun)

formal a job or profession, especially one that you consider important

child labor (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)

British 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)

education a temporary job that a student or recent graduate takes in order to get experience in the area they want to work in

labor of love (noun)

work that you do because you enjoy it or think it is worth doing, not for financial gain

last hurrah (noun)

American a final effort, performance, appearance, event, etc., at the end of someone’s career

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)

informal 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)

British a paper route

paper route (noun)

American the job of delivering newspapers to a group of homes, or the group of homes you have to deliver newspapers to

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)

informal 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)

British 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 e-mail

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)

educationBritish a period of time that a student spends working to get experience in a particular type of job

zero-hours contract (noun)

British an employment agreement in which a person only works when the employer needs them and so has no regular or guaranteed amount of work or working hours