*Copied from [this post](http://alamantus.com/post/101965614968/evelynatthecircus-lauraharrisbooks-beyond) on my gamedev blog.* ### 150 (to 300) Jobs for Fantasy Characters (That aren’t “knight” or “peasant”) Academic/Professor (e.g. history, science, economics, magic) Adventurer/Explorer Adviser (e.g. royal, military) Alchemist Animal Trainer (e.g. dogs, falcons, horses) Animal Breeder Apothecary Archer Armourer Assassin Badger (food seller) Baker Barber Bard/Minstrel Barkeeper Beekeeper Beggar Blacksmith Bladesmith Bodyguard Bookbinder Bounty Hunter Brewer Builder Burglar Butcher Butler Candlemaker Caretaker Carpenter Chariot Racer/Charioteer Cheesemaker City Guard Coachman/Carriage Driver Cobbler (makes shoes) Cocker (looks after your fighting cocks) Cook Cooper (makes barrels, buckets, etc.) Customs Officer Cutler (knife maker) Dentist Detective Diplomat Docker/Dockman (helps with boats at docks) Doctor Doorman Dressmaker Dyer Executioner Factor (looks after business for an employer in another city) Falconer (looks after your falcons) Farmer Farrier (makes horse shoes) Ferryman Fisherman Fletcher (makes arrows) Florist Foot Soldier Fowler (supplies game birds for eating) Furrier (fur seller/trader) Gardener Gatekeeper Gladiator/Arena Fighter Goldsmith Grave Digger Hatter Healer Housewife Hunter Interpreter Inventor (e.g. spells, potions, weapons, science) Jester/Fool Jeweler Judge Juggler Lamplighter Locksmith Logger/Lumberjack (cuts and transports trees) Maid Mapmaker Master of Ceremonies Merchant (e.g. cloth, jewels, food, building materials) Messenger/Runner Midwife Miner Moneylender/Banker Mortician Mudlark/Scavenger Mugger Musician (e.g. military, entertainer) Necromancer Nightsoil Collector (waste collector/transporter) Nun/Monk Nurse Nursemaid/Wet Nurse Ostler/Hostler (looks after your horses at an inn) Page/Squire Painter Papermaker Peddler Pickpocket Pirate Plowman Potioneer/Potionmaker Potter Priest/Chaplain Prisoner (hard labour) Prophet Prostitute Ropemaker Runemaster/Runecarver (carves intricate runes and symbols into stone) Saddler Sailor Scribe/Amanuensis/Transcriber/Secretary Sculptor Servant (e.g. laundry, kitchen, cleaner) Shaman Shipwright (builds ships) Shop Assistant Shop Owner Silversmith Slave Slave Trader Smuggler Soldier Spy Stable Hand Stonemason (works with and provides stone) Student Surgeon Sweet Maker Tailor Tanner (makes leather) Thatcher (makes thatched roofs) Thief Tiler Tiller (tills fields) Tinker (small trader who repairs stuff) Town Crier/Bellman (makes public pronouncements in streets) Toymaker Trader Trapper (traps animals) Tutor Undertaker Warrener (catches rabbits on your land for you to eat) Watcher (mans watchtowers) Weapons Instructor Weaver (e.g. fabric, rugs, baskets) Wheelwright (makes wooden wheels) Winemaker Witch/Wizard PLUS: Apprentice to any of the above *(though some like Servant or Mugger wouldn’t really make sense)*