How to Say ‘I work in IT.’ in Japanese
ITのしごとをしています。
ITのしごとをしています。
💬 Usage Tip: Full pattern: [〜のしごとをしています] = “I work in ~.” Easy to swap: [IT] → [デザイン] etc.
🇯🇵 In Japan: In Japan, people often ask follow-ups like [どんな ことを していますか] (“What kind of tasks do you do?”).
Phrase Breakdown
ITのしごとITのしごと
IT job; IT-related work
A noun phrase meaning work in the IT field. の connects IT and しごと.
ITのしごとです。
It’s an IT job.
をしています。をしています。
do (it). / am doing (it). (polite)
を marks the object; しています is “am doing/do.” Together: “(I) do (that work).” Common way to say your occupation.
せいびをしています。
I do maintenance/servicing work.
Word-by-Word Breakdown
ITIT
[IT]
IT (information technology)
IT refers to the field of information technology. Used as a loanword in Japanese.
わたしはITのしごとをしています。
I work in IT.
のの
[no]
of; ’s (particle)
の links IT to しごと, creating “IT job/work.”
ITのしごとをしています。
I work in IT.
しごとしごと
[shigoto]
work; job
しごと means your job/occupation. Common in introductions with 〜をしています.
ITのしごとをしています。
I work in IT.
をを
[wo]
object marker (particle)
を marks the direct object (what you do): ITのしごとをしています.
ITのしごとをしています。
I work in IT.
しし
[shi]
do; be doing (stem of する)
し is from する. With 〜ています it expresses ongoing work/job.
ITのしごとをしています。
I work in IT.
てて
[te]
te-form connector (て)
て connects し + いる, forming している (be doing).
ITのしごとをしています。
I work in IT.
いい
[i]
to be (いる)
い is from いる. In しています it indicates a continuing state (your current job).
ITのしごとをしています。
I work in IT.
ますます
[masu]
polite verb ending
ます makes it polite and natural for self-introductions.
ITのしごとをしています。
I work in IT.
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