Jobs That Start With M

51 jobs Things, colors and jobs Checked 9 Oct 2026

Here are 51 jobs that start with M, 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.

M is a big letter with 51 jobs. Music and performance are popular, with musician, magician, mime and music teacher. Practical trades include mason, mechanic, miner, miller and mover.

Science fans can pick mathematician or meteorologist, the person who studies weather. Midwife helps deliver babies, and medic gives first aid in the armed forces. Mailman and mayor are familiar faces in town. For young readers, model, maid and math teacher are short and easy to sound out.

Jobs starting with M: 51
Best known: model, manager
Longest name: management consultant

Best-known jobs that start with M

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

model
manager
mayor
miller
mason
musician
maid
mechanic
miner
magician
medic
music teacher
midwife
mathematician
mover
movie actor
mime
math teacher
meteorologist
mailman
mechanical engineer
makeup artist
metalworker
mortician

All jobs that start with M

#	Name	What it is
1	machinist	a craftsman skilled in operating machine tools
2	magician	someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience
3	magistrate	a lay judge or civil authority who administers the law (especially one who conducts a court dealing with minor offenses)
4	maid	a female domestic
5	mail carrier	a man who delivers the mail
6	mail clerk	a clerk in a post office
7	mailman	a man who delivers the mail
8	maintenance man	a skilled worker whose job is to repair things
9	makeup artist	person who applies makeup for shows, films or events
10	management consultant	adviser to business about efficient management practices
11	manager	someone who controls resources and expenditures
12	managing director	someone who controls resources and expenditures
13	managing editor	the editor in charge of all editorial activities of a newspaper or magazine
14	manufacturer	someone who manufactures something
15	map maker	a person who makes maps
16	marine	a soldier who serves both on shipboard and on land
17	marine engineer	a naval officer responsible for the operation and maintenance of the ship's engines
18	mariner	a man who serves as a sailor
19	market analyst	an analyst of conditions affecting a market (especially the stock market)
20	mason	a craftsman who works with stone or brick
21	math teacher	someone who teaches mathematics
22	mathematician	a person skilled in mathematics
23	mayor	the head of a city government
24	mechanic	a craftsman skilled in operating machine tools
25	mechanical engineer	a person trained to design and construct machines
26	media consultant	someone who advises about the use of communication media
27	medic	a medical practitioner in the armed forces
28	medical assistant	a person trained to assist medical professionals
29	medical examiner	a public official who investigates by inquest any death not due to natural causes
30	medical officer	a medical practitioner in the armed forces
31	medical scientist	a scientist who studies disease processes
32	mercer	a dealer in textiles (especially silks)
33	metalworker	person who shapes and joins metal to make things
34	meteorologist	a specialist who studies processes in the earth's atmosphere that cause weather conditions
35	midwife	a woman skilled in aiding the delivery of babies
36	military engineer	a member of the military who is trained in engineering and construction work
37	military officer	any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
38	miller	someone who works in a mill (especially a grain mill)
39	mime	an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression
40	miner	laborer who works in a mine
41	mining engineer	an engineer concerned with the construction and operation of mines
42	minstrel	a singer of folk songs
43	model	a person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor
44	mortician	person who prepares the dead for funerals
45	mover	workman employed by a moving company
46	movie actor	an actor who plays a role in a film
47	mule driver	a worker who drives mules
48	music critic	a critic of musical performances
49	music director	the person who leads a musical group
50	music teacher	someone who teaches music
51	musician	someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)

Short jobs with M

model
mayor
mason
maid
miner
medic
mover
mime

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How many jobs start with M?

This list has 51 jobs starting with M, from well-known ones like model, manager, mayor to rarer kinds.

What jobs start with M?

Well-known examples are model, manager, mayor, miller, mason, musician, maid, mechanic.

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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