Here is a list of words that describe jobs that people do.

Note that each job has a different ending depending on if the person you are referring to is male or female.

For male jobs, the ending will be -s or -is.
For female jobs, the ending will be either -a or -e.

You can build the following sentences using this word list:

Es esmu skolotājs. Mans darbs ir mācīt. I am a teacher. My job is to teach.
Es esmu studente. Mans darbs ir mācīties. I am a student. My job is to learn.

Viņš ir dejotājs. Viņam patīk dejot. He is a dancer. He likes to dance.
Viņa ir dziedātāja. Viņai patīk dziedāt. She is a singer. She likes to sing.

English	Latvian (male)	Latvian (female)	Action
teacher	skolotājs	skolotāja	mācīt (to teach)
student	students	studente	mācīties (to learn)
doctor	ārsts	ārste	ārstēt (to heal)
cook	pavārs	pavāre	gatavot (to cook)
dancer	dejotājs	dejotāja	dejot (to dance)
singer	dziedātājs	dziedātāja	dziedāt (to sing)