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I have ran across these two words being used in some articles and blog sites.
It seems they both translate to "work", but when and why would you use one
over the other?
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grammar word-choice
Are there any differences between 仕事 and 作業
作業 is closer to _tasks_ or _procedures_ , which can be 'finished' in a few
minutes or a few days.

仕事 refers to both small tasks and lifelong vocations.

If you want to ask someone's occupation, you can say "あなたの仕事は何ですか?" but not
"あなたの作業は何ですか?" (well, let's forget about honorific expressions for now). When
you look at a calendar and want to check what you have to do today, you ask
yourself, "今日の仕事は何だろう?" or "今日の作業は何だろう?"
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