Yulia Herrstein
Professional Teacher
What's the difference between job and work?

JOB

1) Job is a regular activity that you do, an occupation, a profession.

2) You receive money for this activity.

3) Job is a regular NOUN.

Examples: 

1) Do you have a full-time job?

2) I love my job. I help people become fluent in English.

WORK

1) The word work is more general than job, work refers to activies done to accomplish a goal.

2) Work can be done both inside an official job and outside a job.

3) Work can be a VERB and an uncountable NOUN.

Examples: 

1) I work from 8:00 until 5:00 today.

2) I have some work to do in the garden.

Jun 19, 2017 8:56 PM
Comments · 3
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Work could be a countable noun.  You could say, "I have done many good works."
June 20, 2017

For the most part, work and job are synonymous in American English.


June 20, 2017

Hi Julia,

a piece of work, especially a specific task done as part of the routine of one's occupation or for an agreed price: ... We "work" at our "jobs", and "work" can be used to refer to our "jobs", but the underlying difference is, "work" can be used in areas where its just labour, while "job" refers specifically to paid work

June 20, 2017