Work: Upper-intermediate Spanish vocabulary

11 Spanish words about work at upper-intermediate level. Each entry links to the full meaning, a real example sentence, and usage notes written for English speakers.

• oficionouncraft/trade — a skilled manual or practical profession requiring apprenticeship and practice
• ingresosnounincome, earnings
• empleadornounemployer — the person or organisation that hires and pays workers
• entusiasmonounenthusiasm, eagerness — strong interest in and positive feeling about something
• directivonounexecutive, senior manager — a member of the management team of an organisation
• tarifanounfee, tariff
• retroalimentaciónnounfeedback — information about results or performance provided to enable improvement
• finanzasnounfinance, finances — the management of money and financial affairs; the financial sector
• creatividadnounthe ability to produce original and imaginative ideas or work
• industrianounindustry — a branch of economic activity, especially manufacturing; also diligence
• mano de obranounlabour, workforce — the human effort or workers available for employment