To put it simply like this, to work means to do something that makes money. So whatever we do and make money can be included in the category of work. But there are some conditions that are usually used by the community to say something as work, namely:
a. Can make money consistently every month
People are often trapped in terms of work that requires making money or salary every month. Though not all jobs make money every month or consistently in the same amount every month.
b. There is an amount of money that is used as the standard salary
For example, in an area there is such a thing as UMR, if someone's income is below UMR it's not uncommon for people to feel dissatisfied and want to get more. Especially if the income is not enough to eat a month.
If a trader can generate profits consistently and the amount of profit is always above the minimum wage, in my opinion we can combine trading as our job. Or in other words make forex trading as our type of work.
The next question is whether we can trade and make consistent profits? Is the profit we get every month enough to meet our daily needs? If you can't, it will be difficult to combine work with trading.