Estar de for temporary jobs
When we want to talk about a temporary job we use the verb estar (not ser), followed by the preposition de.
Read and listen to these examples:
To say what your "more permanent profession" is see Ser vs Estar in Spanish: Using ser in Spanish (not estar) to say what you do for a living.
See also Conjugate estar in the present tense in Spanish (El Presente).
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