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Essential Words Needed for TOEFL - Employment

Here you will learn some English words about employment, such as "labor", "apprentice", "position", etc. that are needed for the TOEFL exam.

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Essential Words Needed for TOEFL
occupation
[noun]
a person's profession or job, typically the means by which they earn a living
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vacancy
[noun]
a position or job that is available
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position
[noun]
one's job in an organization or company
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internship
[noun]
the period during which a student or recent graduate starts working somewhere specific, sometimes without receiving any money, in order to meet some requirements to qualify for something or to gain work-related experience; the position of this person
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apprentice
[noun]
someone who works for a skilled person for a specific period of time to learn their skills, usually earning a low wage
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job description
[noun]
a list of tasks and responsibilities that a job includes
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collaboration
[noun]
the act or process of working with someone to produce or achieve something
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workforce
[noun]
all the individuals who work in a particular company, industry, country, etc.
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human resources
[noun]
the employees and their skills and abilities when considered as valuable assets
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personnel
[noun]
a group of people who work in an organization or serve in any branch of the military
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colleague
[noun]
someone with whom one works
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labor
[noun]
work, particularly difficult physical work
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laborer
[noun]
someone whose job includes heavy physical work that does not require much skill
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commission
[noun]
a sum of money given to someone for the goods they have sold, which increases based on the amount they sell
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contract
[noun]
an official agreement between two or more sides that states what each of them has to do
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pension
[noun]
a regular payment made to a retired person by the government or a former employer
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salary
[noun]
an amount of money we receive for doing our job, usually monthly
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minimum wage
[noun]
the lowest level of salary, set by the law
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low-paid
[adjective]
paying or receiving little money
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to exploit
[verb]
to take advantage of someone by making them work a lot and paying them less than is deserved
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pay gap
[noun]
the difference between the payment received by two different groups of people
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to strike
[verb]
to stop working as a sign of protest against some work issues, such as low wages, poor working conditions, etc.
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underemployed
[adjective]
(of a person) not having much work to do in their job or being unable to use their full potential
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monotonous
[adjective]
boring because of being the same thing all the time
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exhausting
[adjective]
causing one to feel very tired and out of energy
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challenging
[adjective]
requiring significant effort, skill, or determination to overcome or accomplish successfully
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demanding
[adjective]
(of a task) needing great effort, skill, etc.
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rewarding
[adjective]
(of an activity) making one feel satisfied by giving one a desirable outcome
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tedious
[adjective]
boring and repetitive, often causing frustration or weariness due to a lack of variety or interest
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bonus
[noun]
the extra money that we get, besides our salary, as a reward
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to multitask
[verb]
to simultaneously do more than one thing
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recruitment
[noun]
the process or action of finding new individuals to become a member of the armed forces, a company, or an organization
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leave
[noun]
a timespan during which one is allowed to be absent from their duty or job
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placement
[noun]
the action of finding someone a job, home, or school
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to resign
[verb]
to officially announce one's departure from a job, position, etc.
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workload
[noun]
the amount of work that a person or organization has to do
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overtime
[noun]
the extra hours a person works at their job
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well-paid
[adjective]
(of a job or occupation) providing a high salary or income in comparison to others in the same industry or field
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supervisor
[noun]
someone who observes or directs a person or an activity
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