What was Noah’s occupation before building the Ark, according to Genesis?
Answer
No occupation is stated
Genesis states no occupation for Noah before he built the Ark. The biblical account describes Noah as righteous in his generation and says that he walked with God, but it does not identify him as a carpenter, shipbuilder, or farmer before the construction.
The text does say that Noah planted a vineyard after the Flood and later became drunk from its wine. That later episode may encourage readers to associate him with farming or viticulture, but it does not establish a pre-Flood occupation.
Popular retellings frequently call Noah a carpenter because building a large wooden vessel appears to require woodworking skills. Genesis does not make that claim, and it does not explain how Noah acquired the knowledge or labor needed for construction.
This question illustrates the difference between information in the primary narrative and details supplied by later art, literature, film, or modern imagination. The safest answer is therefore not a profession but the text’s silence.