Annotatsiya. Ushbu maqola o‘zbek tilshunosligida kasb-hunar otlari va agentivlarning lisoniy tabiatini, ularning shakllanish bosqichlari hamda tarixiy taraqqiyotini tadqiq etishga bag‘ishlangan. Tadqiqot davomida qadimgi turkiy yozma yodgorliklardan boshlab zamonaviy o‘zbek tiligacha bo‘lgan davrdagi leksik o‘zgarishlar, soha terminlarining lug‘atlarda aks etishi va ularning semantik xilma-xilligi tahlil qilinadi. Shuningdek, maqolada kasb otlarining yasalish usullari, morfo-semantik xususiyatlari va adabiyotlarda ushbu mavzuning yoritilish darajasi qiyosiy o‘rganilgan. Kalit so‘zlar: kasb otlari, agentivlar, o‘zbek tilshunosligi, tarixiy leksikologiya, morfo-semantik tahlil, terminologik tizim, lug‘atshunoslik, kasb-hunar leksikasi. Abstract. This article explores the linguistic nature of occupational nouns and agentives in Uzbek linguistics, investigating their formation stages and historical development processes. The study analyzes lexical transformations from ancient Turkic written monuments to the modern Uzbek language, the reflection of vocational terms in dictionaries, and their semantic diversity. Furthermore, the article provides a comparative analysis of the word-formation mechanisms of occupational nouns, their morpho-semantic characteristics, and the extent of scholarly coverage within the existing literature. Keywords: occupational nouns, agentives, Uzbek linguistics, historical lexicology, morpho-semantic analysis, terminological system, lexicography, vocational lexis.