ASL Occupations Professions Level 2

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What is the sign for 'Engineer'?

teach + agent

wood + agent

Sign 'Measure' Dominant hand wiggles up and down + agent (correct)

work + agent

What is the definition for 'Worker'?

work + agent

What does 'Carpenter' mean in ASL?

wood + agent

What is the sign for 'Teacher'?

teach + agent Signup and view all the answers

What does 'Student' mean in ASL?

student + agent Signup and view all the answers

What is the definition of 'Physicist'?

Physics + agent Signup and view all the answers

How is 'Musician' signed in ASL?

Music + agent Signup and view all the answers

What does 'Florist' mean in ASL?

Flower + agent Signup and view all the answers

What does 'Farmer' mean in ASL?

Farm, dirty, messy, filthy + agent Signup and view all the answers

What is the definition of 'Dancer'?

dance + agent Signup and view all the answers

What is the sign for 'Chef'?

cook + agent or C-H-E-F Signup and view all the answers

What does 'Manager' mean in ASL?

Control + agent Signup and view all the answers

What is the definition of 'Artist'?

Art + agent Signup and view all the answers

What does 'Lawyer' mean in ASL?

Law Dominant hand L-handshape slides down palm of Non-dominant left-facing flat palm + agent Signup and view all the answers

What does 'Mechanic' mean in ASL?

Wrench (twist twice) + agent Signup and view all the answers

What is the sign for 'Photographer'?

camera + agent Signup and view all the answers

What is the definition of 'Pharmacist'?

Medicine (crushing a pill) + agent Signup and view all the answers

What does 'Biologist' represent in ASL?

biology (alt CL:B twds body) + agent Signup and view all the answers

How is 'Economist' signed in ASL?

upside down CL:E + agent Signup and view all the answers

What is the definition of 'Interpreter'?

interpret (dominant hand wiggles up and down) + agent Signup and view all the answers

What does 'Dentist' mean in ASL?

Sign 'Teeth': Dominant CL:X taps teeth + Agent Marker Signup and view all the answers

What is the sign for 'Trainer'?

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Study Notes

ASL Occupations and Professions Summary

Engineer: Sign for "Measure" with dominant hand wiggling up and down is combined with agent marker.
Worker: Combination of signs for "work" and "agent".
Carpenter: Sign involves "wood" plus agent marker.
Teacher: Sign incorporates "teach" alongside agent marker.
Student: The sign for "student" includes "agent".
Cop/Police Man/Woman: Sign not provided.
Physicist: Involves signing "Physics" followed by the agent marker.
Musician: The sign is based on "Music" plus agent marker.
Florist: Involves the sign for "Flower" combined with agent marker.
Farmer: Incorporates terms for "Farm" alongside descriptors for dirtiness plus agent.
Dancer: Sign for "dance" combined with agent marker.
Chef: Involves "cook" plus agent or alternatively spelled out as C-H-E-F.
Manager: Sign includes "Control" with agent marker.
Custodian: The sign for "Clean" is combined with agent marker.
Artist: Involves signing "Art" plus agent.
Airplane Pilot: Sign for "Airplane" combined with agent marker.
Advisor/Counselor: Sign involves "Advise" plus agent marker.
Actor/Actress: Incorporates the sign for "Act" with agent marker.
Cashier: The sign mimics the motion of pushing buttons on a cash register plus agent marker.
Accountant: Sign involves "Count" with agent marker.
Military: Sign is represented by tapping a rifle twice.
Lawyer: The dominant hand in L-handshape slides down the palm of a non-dominant flat hand with agent marker.
Mechanic: Sign features the depiction of a wrench (twists twice) followed by agent marker.
Optometrist: Sign combines "Eye" with "Doctor".
Dentist: Sign involves "Teeth" with agent marker; alternative version noted.
Electrician: Includes "Electric" plus agent marker.
Boss: Sign represented by a "C" handshape on the shoulder.
Mathematician: Involves the sign for "Math" with agent marker.
Author/Writer/Journalist: Sign depicts writing on paper combined with agent marker.
Doctor: Sign features a "D" taking a pulse.
Nurse: Sign not provided.
Waitress/Waiter: Combines the sign for "bring/carry" with agent marker.
Biologist: Sign incorporates "biology" (alternate CL-B towards the body) with agent marker.
Designer: Combines "design" plus agent marker.
Business Person: Sign not provided.
Fisherman: Involves signing "fish" plus agent marker.
Interpreter: Sign includes "interpret" (dominant hand wiggles) combined with agent marker.
Pharmacist: Sign features "Medicine" as if crushing a pill plus agent marker.
Photographer: Sign for "camera" combined with agent marker.
Physical Therapist: Involves the sign for "body" combined with "help" or abbreviated "PT".
Pilot: Sign is simply "pilot".
Principal: Sign not provided.
Programmer: Sign includes "program" (CL-P over CL-B) and agent marker.
Psychologist: Sign not provided.
Scientist: Involves the sign for "science" (alternate A hands) plus agent marker.
Teacher: Repeated, includes "teach" with agent marker.
Technician: Sign for "tech" combined with agent marker.
Trainer: Sign involves "practice".
Volunteer: Depicts pinching a shirt.
Economist: Involves upside down CL-E combined with agent marker.
Entrepreneur: The sign for "business" (CL-B) combined with agent marker.
Sales Person: Sign includes "sell" plus agent marker.
Bank Teller: Spelled out as B-A-N-K T-E-L-L-E-R.
Babysitter: features "baby" followed by a sign for "keep" (strike K on top of another K) plus agent marker.
Funeral Director, Judge, Housekeeper, Model, Postal Worker, Receptionist: Signs not provided.
Vet: Spelled out as V-E-T.

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Test your knowledge of American Sign Language (ASL) related to various occupations and professions with these flashcards. Each card provides a sign description for a specific occupation, helping you learn the signs for engineer, worker, carpenter, teacher, and more.