What you do to earn a living is your job, your work or (more formal) your occupation:
Please state your occupation on the form.
Post and position are more formal words for a particular job:
He was appointed to the post/position of lecturer in English at Newcastle University.
A trade is a skilled job in which you use your hands:
He’s an electrician by trade.
A profession is a job such as that of a doctor or lawyer, for which you need special training and a good education.
Some professions, such as teaching and nursing, are also called vocations, which suggests that people do them in order to help others.
A career is a job that you hope to do all your life, with more and more success:
Her political career began 20 years ago.
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