Profession Emojis: Every Job and Career EmojiEmoji
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Universal character encoding standard that assigns a unique number to every character across all writing systems and symbol sets, including emoji. includes a remarkable collection of profession and role emojis — people depicted in their occupational context. These emojis were significantly expanded in 2016 and 2019 to include a wide range of jobs and to support gender options for each role.
Each profession emoji is available in multiple gender presentations (man, woman, and often a gender-neutral person) and all six skin tones, making these among the most inclusive emoji categories in the standard.
This complete guide covers every profession emoji organized by field.
Healthcare and Medical Professions
🧑⚕️ Health Worker — The general healthcare worker emoji. Doctors, nurses, and medical professionals. Depicted with a stethoscope.
👨⚕️ Man Health Worker — Male doctor or nurse.
👩⚕️ Woman Health Worker — Female doctor or nurse.
These emojis saw a massive surge in use during the COVID-19 pandemic as a way to honor healthcare workers: "Grateful for all the 👩⚕️👨⚕️ on the front lines"
Education and Research
🧑🏫 Teacher — Teaching, education, and school. Depicted standing at a chalkboard or whiteboard.
👨🏫 Man Teacher — Male educator.
👩🏫 Woman Teacher — Female educator.
🧑🔬 Scientist — Research, science, and laboratory work. Depicted in a lab coat with test tubes.
👨🔬 Man Scientist — Male researcher or scientist.
👩🔬 Woman Scientist — Female researcher or scientist.
🧑🎓 Student — Education, graduation, and learning. The graduation cap is the defining feature.
👨🎓 Man Student — Male graduate or student.
👩🎓 Woman Student — Female graduate or student.
Technology and Engineering
🧑💻 Technologist — Software developers, IT professionals, and computer workers. Depicted at a laptop.
👨💻 Man Technologist — Male programmer, developer, or tech worker.
👩💻 Woman Technologist — Female tech professional. An important representation for gender diversity in tech.
🧑🔧 Mechanic — Mechanics, engineers, and repair technicians. Depicted with a wrench.
👨🔧 Man Mechanic — Male mechanic.
👩🔧 Woman Mechanic — Female mechanic. Representation of women in trades.
🧑🏭 Factory Worker — Manufacturing, industrial work, and factory labor.
👨🏭 Man Factory Worker — Male factory worker.
👩🏭 Woman Factory Worker — Female factory worker.
🧑🚀 Astronaut — Space exploration and aerospace professionals. Also used for ambition: "Shooting for the stars 🧑🚀🚀"
👨🚀 Man Astronaut — Male astronaut.
👩🚀 Woman Astronaut — Female astronaut. Celebrates women in STEM and space exploration.
Arts and Entertainment
🧑🎨 Artist — Painters, visual artists, and creatives. Depicted with a palette and brush.
👨🎨 Man Artist — Male artist.
👩🎨 Woman Artist — Female artist.
🧑🎤 Singer — Musicians, rock stars, and performers. The star-shaped microphone gives this a pop/rock star feel.
👨🎤 Man Singer — Male performer.
👩🎤 Woman Singer — Female performer.
🧑🎬 Film Director — Film directors, cinematographers, and movie production crew. Depicted with a clapperboard.
👨🎬 Man Film Director — Male director.
👩🎬 Woman Film Director — Female director. An important representation in the film industry.
Culinary Arts
🧑🍳 Cook — Chefs, cooks, and culinary professionals. Depicted in a white chef's hat.
👨🍳 Man Cook — Male chef.
👩🍳 Woman Cook — Female chef.
These are widely used in food and cooking content: "My inner 👩🍳 coming out this weekend"
Public Safety and Emergency Services
🧑🚒 Firefighter — Firefighters and fire department personnel. Depicted in a firefighter helmet.
👨🚒 Man Firefighter — Male firefighter.
👩🚒 Woman Firefighter — Female firefighter. Represents women in traditionally male-dominated fields.
👮 Police Officer — Law enforcement officers. The police cap is the defining feature.
👮♂️ Man Police Officer — Male officer.
👮♀️ Woman Police Officer — Female officer.
💂 Guard — Security guards, royal guards, and ceremonial guards. Often depicted in a bearskin hat (the British Royal Guard style).
💂♂️ Man Guard — Male guard.
💂♀️ Woman Guard — Female guard.
🕵️ Detective — Private investigators, detectives, and anyone in investigative work.
🕵️♂️ Man Detective — Male detective.
🕵️♀️ Woman Detective — Female detective.
Legal and Government
⚖️ Balance Scale — Justice, law, and legal professions.
👨⚖️ Man Judge — Male judge or magistrate.
👩⚖️ Woman Judge — Female judge.
🧑⚖️ Judge — Gender-neutral judge emoji.
Agriculture and Nature Work
🧑🌾 Farmer — Farmers, agricultural workers, and gardeners. Depicted with a straw hat and pitchfork.
👨🌾 Man Farmer — Male farmer.
👩🌾 Woman Farmer — Female farmer.
Transportation and Logistics
🧑✈️ Pilot — Airline pilots and aviators. Depicted in a pilot's cap.
👨✈️ Man Pilot — Male pilot.
👩✈️ Woman Pilot — Female pilot. Women pilots are underrepresented in aviation and this emoji helps normalize the image.
Royalty and Leadership
🤴 Prince — Royalty, princes, and fairy tale themes.
👸 Princess — Royalty, princesses, and fairy tale themes.
👑 Crown — Leadership, royalty, and supremacy.
🫅 Person with Crown — A gender-neutral royalty emoji added in 2022.
Spiritual and Religious Roles
🧙 Mage — Wizards, mages, and magical practitioners. Also used for coding wizards and expert practitioners of any skill.
🧙♂️ Man Mage — The male wizard, often pictured with a pointed hat and beard. Merlin, Dumbledore, and Gandalf energy.
🧙♀️ Woman Mage — The female witch or sorceress. Witchcraft communities and Halloween themes.
🧎 Person Kneeling — Prayer and reverence.
🙏 Folded Hands — Prayer and spirituality.
Office and Business Roles
💼 Briefcase — Business and professional work broadly.
🧑💼 Office Worker — Office professionals, businesspeople, and corporate workers. Depicted in office attire.
👨💼 Man Office Worker — Male professional.
👩💼 Woman Office Worker — Female professional.
Fantasy and Non-Real Professions
Unicode also includes fantasy role emojis that represent imaginative archetypes:
🧝 Elf — Fantasy elves. Gaming and fantasy communities.
🧛 Vampire — Vampires. Halloween and horror themes.
🧟 Zombie — Zombies and undead. Halloween and pop culture.
🧜 Merperson — Mermaids and mermen. Fantasy and ocean themes.
🧚 Fairy — Fairies and magical beings.
🦸 Superhero — Superheroes and heroic figures. Caped heroes and comic book culture.
🦸♂️ Man Superhero / 🦸♀️ Woman Superhero
🦹 Supervillain — Antagonists and villains.
Skin Tone and Gender Diversity
Every profession emoji supports: - Six skin tones (default + 5 Fitzpatrick modifiers 🏻🏼🏽🏾🏿) - Three gender presentations: gender-neutral (🧑), man (👨), and woman (👩)
This means a single profession can generate up to 18 emoji variations. For example, doctor alone includes 🧑⚕️👨⚕️👩⚕️ in six skin tones each = 18 variants.
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