Job Title and Occupation in Chinese
To find a job in China, you need to learn Chinese vocabulary about jobs and positions, which is incredibly important to search for desirable jobs on various Chinese recruiting platform and even during the job interview and Chines resume writing.
| Jobs in Chinese: Human Resources | ||
| 人力资源总监 | rén lì zī yuán zǒnɡ jiān | Director of Human Resources |
| 人力资源经理 | rén lì zī yuán jīnɡ lǐ | HR Manager |
| 人事助理 | rén shì zhù lǐ | Assistant Personnel Officer |
| 培训经理 | péi xùn jīnɡ lǐ | Training Manager |
| 招聘经理 | zhāo pìn jīnɡ lǐ | Recruiting Manager |
| 招聘专员 | zhāo pìn zhuān yuán | Recruiting Specialist |
| 猎头顾问 | liè tóu ɡù wèn | Recruitment Consultant |
| Jobs in Chinese: Marketing and Sales | ||
| 销售经理 | xiāo shòu jīnɡ lǐ | Sales Manager |
| 采购经理 | cǎi ɡòu jīnɡ lǐ | Merchandising Manager |
| 销售助理 | xiāo shòu zhù lǐ | Sales Assistant |
| 客户经理 | kè hù jīnɡ lǐ | Customer Manager |
| 批发采购员 | pī fā cǎi ɡòu yuán | Wholesale Buyer |
| 零售采购员 | línɡ shòu cǎi ɡòu yuán | Retail Buyer |
| 销售代表 | xiāo shòu dài biǎo | Sales Representative |
| 市场总监 | shì chǎnɡ zǒnɡ jiān | Marketing Director |
| 销售主管 | xiāo shòu zhú ɡuǎn | Sales Administrator |
| 广告经理 | ɡuǎnɡ ɡào jīnɡ lǐ | Advertising Manager |
| 销售员 | xiāo shòu yuán | Salesperson |
| 电话销售员 | diàn huà xiāo shòu yuán | Telemarketer |
| 市场顾问 | shì chǎnɡ ɡù wèn | Marketing Consultant |
| Jobs in Chinese: Finance | ||
| 首席财务官 | shǒu xí cái wù ɡuān | CFO |
| 财务经理 | cái wù jīnɡ lǐ | Finance Manager |
| 财务主管 | cái wù zhú ɡuǎn | Finance Supervisor |
| 财务顾问 | cái wù ɡù wèn | Financial Adviser |
| 财务助理 | cái wù zhù lǐ | Finance Assistant |
| 会计 | kuài jì | Accountant |
| 出纳员 | chū nà yuán | Cashier |
| 审计专员 | shěn jì zhuān yuán | Audit Executive |
| 税务专员 | shuì wù zhuān yuán | Tax Executive |
| 统计员 | tǒnɡ jì yuán | Statistician |
| 投资顾问 | tóu zī ɡù wèn | Investment Adviser |
| 财务分析员 | cái wù fēn xī yuán | Financial Analyst |
| 清算人员 | qīnɡ suàn rén yuán | Settlement Officer |
| Jobs in Chinese: Computers and Mathematics | ||
| 项目经理 | xiànɡ mù jīnɡ lǐ | Project Manager |
| 开发工程师 | kāi fā ɡōnɡ chénɡ shī | Development Engineer |
| 技术工程师 | jì shù ɡōnɡ chénɡ shī | Technical Engineer |
| 系统程序员 | xì tǒnɡ chénɡ xù yuán | System Programmer |
| 用户界面设计 | yònɡ hù jiè miàn shè jì | UI Design |
| WEB前端开发 | Web qián duān kāi fā | Front-end Web Developer |
| 网站编辑 | wǎnɡ zhàn biān jí | Web Editor |
| 产品总监 | chán pǐn zǒnɡ jiān | Product Director |
| 运营总监 | yùn yínɡ zǒnɡ jiān | Operations Director |
| 产品运营 | chán pǐn yùn yínɡ | Product Operation |
| 数据运营 | shù jù yùn yínɡ | Data Operation |
| 市场运营 | shì chǎnɡ yùn yínɡ | Marketing Operation |
| 内容运营 | nèi rónɡ yùn yínɡ | Content Operation |
| 网络推广 | wǎnɡ luò tuī ɡuǎnɡ | Online Marketing Specialist |
| 客服 | kè fú | Customer Service |
| Jobs in Chinese: Other Common Occupations | ||
| 工人 | ɡōnɡ rén | Worker |
| 律师 | lǜ shī | Lawyer |
| 医生 | yī shenɡ | Doctor |
| 记者 | jì zhě | Journalist |
| 翻译 | fān yì | Translator |
| 护士 | hù shi | Nurse |
| 司机 | sī jī | Driver |
| 保姆 | bǎo mǔ | Baby-sitter |
| 理发师 | lǐ fà shī | Barber |
| 屠夫 | tú fū | Butcher |
| 清洁工 | qīnɡ jié ɡōnɡ | Cleaner |
| 厨师 | chú shī | Cook |
| 乘务员 | chénɡ wù yuán | Steward |
| 农民 | nónɡ mín | Farmer |
| 飞行员 | fēi hánɡ yuán | Pilot |
| 消防员 | xiāo fánɡ yuán | Fireman |
| 服装设计师 | fú zhuānɡ shè jì shī | Dress Designer |
| 导游 | dǎo yóu | Guide |
| 校长 | xiào zhǎnɡ | Principal/Headmaster/President |
| 法官 | fǎ ɡuān | Judge |
| 演员 | yǎn yuán | Actor/Actress |
| 摄影师 | shè yǐnɡ shī | Photographer |
| 秘书 | mì shū | Secretary |
| 士兵 | shì bīnɡ | Soldier |
| 歌手 | ɡē shǒu | Singer |
| 作家 | zuò jiā | Writer |
| 兽医 | shòu yī | Veterinarian |
| 总经理 | zǒnɡ jīnɡ lǐ | General Manager |
| 首席执行官 | shǒu xí zhí xínɡ ɡuān | CEO |
| 副总裁 | fù zǒnɡ cái | Vice-president |
OK. Most jobs in Chinese language have been introduced by now. We will introduce two common occasions where we will talk about occupations in China.
1. In job interview
你来面试什么职位？ Or 你来应聘什么职位？
nǐ lái miàn shì shén me zhí wèi or nǐ lái yìnɡ pìn shén me zhí wèi
What kind of position do you apply for?
2.In daily life
你是做什么的？
nǐ shì zuò shén me de
What do you do?