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Cool job, career, vocation?

Hello!

i wonder if there are differnces among job, career , vocation. If so , what is it? and how do you native speakers use it in what context?
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Default Re: job, career, vocation?

job- any work
career- a person's professional life- my career has been teaching, and I have had a number of different jobs
vocation- a job requiring special commitment, like a doctor, priest, etc
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