Jobs That Start With E

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Here are 24 jobs that start with E, each with a one-line description so you can tell what it is. The best-known ones come first, then the full list in A to Z order.

E offers 24 jobs, and many end in -er, -ist or -or. Editor, engineer, engraver and educator follow the pattern, as do economist and entomologist. That makes E a good letter for practicing suffixes that mean a person who does something.

Electrician and electrical engineer both work with power. An entomologist studies insects, which surprises many children. Extra is a small acting part in crowd scenes, an odd but real job. Entrepreneur is a long spelling challenge, and event planner is easy for young readers.

Jobs starting with E: 24
Best known: extra, executive
Longest name: electrical engineer

Best-known jobs that start with E

The ones most people will recognise, good for school lists, quizzes and games.

extra
executive
editor
engineer
economist
educator
eye doctor
electrician
electrical engineer
entomologist
engraver
event planner
entertainer
entrepreneur
estate agent
exterminator

All jobs that start with E

#	Name	What it is
1	ear doctor	a physician who specializes in the ear and its diseases
2	economist	an expert in the science of economics
3	editor	a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication
4	educator	someone who educates young people
5	efficiency expert	an expert in increasing the efficient use of machines and personnel
6	electrical engineer	a person trained in practical applications of the theory of electricity
7	electrician	a person who installs or repairs electrical or telephone lines
8	employment agent	someone who runs an employment agency
9	engineer	a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems
10	engraver	a skilled worker who can inscribe designs or writing onto a surface by carving or etching
11	entertainer	person who performs to amuse an audience
12	entomologist	a zoologist who studies insects
13	entrepreneur	person who starts and runs a new business
14	estate agent	person who helps people buy, sell or rent property
15	estimator	an expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines)
16	event planner	someone who plans social events as a profession (usually for government or corporate officials)
17	excavator	a workman who excavates for foundations of buildings or for quarrying
18	executive	a person responsible for the administration of a business
19	executive director	a person responsible for the administration of a business
20	executive secretary	a secretary having administrative duties and responsibilities
21	extension agent	an advisor employed by the government to assist people in rural areas with methods of farming and home economics
22	exterminator	person who gets rid of pests like insects and rats
23	extra	a minor actor in crowd scenes
24	eye doctor	a medical doctor specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the eye

Short jobs with E

extra

Questions people ask

How many jobs start with E?

This list has 24 jobs starting with E, from well-known ones like extra, executive, editor to rarer kinds.

What jobs start with E?

Well-known examples are extra, executive, editor, engineer, economist, educator, eye doctor, electrician.

Source: Princeton WordNet, a public dictionary database, reviewed by our editors to keep only clear, real members of the list. Meanings are short dictionary glosses.

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