u/The_Camwin on Reddit put together an absolutely massive list of professions found in a D&D setting. It’s great for creating NPCs or fleshing out townfolk during an advneture. Check it out below or see the original post on Reddit.
I. AGRICULTURE, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, & FORESTRY
- Animal/Monster Handler – responsible for the safe keeping, dietary care, and exercise of animals or monsters.
- Arborist – maintains and cares for trees, often by surgically removing dying limbs.
- Baler – bales hay, or in the mills, wool and cotton goods.
- Beekeeper – owns and breeds bees, especially for their honey.
- Breeder – breeds livestock, animals, or monsters.
- Cowherd – supervises grazing cattle.
- Dairyboy/Dairymaid – milks cows and makes cheese and butter.
- Falconer – keeps, trains, and hunts with falcons, hawks, or other birds of prey.
- Farmer – operates a farm or cultivates land.
- Fisher – catches fish.
- Florist – grows and arranges plants and cut flowers.
- Forager – searches for food in the wild.
- Forester – supervises the wellbeing of a forest.
- Fowler – catches or ensnares birds.
- Gamekeeper – breeds and protects game, typically for a large estate.
- Groom – cleans and brushes the coats horses, dogs, or other animals.
- Herder – supervises a herd of livestock or makes a living from keeping livestock, especially in open country.
- Horse Trainer – tends to horses and teaches them different disciplines.
- Hunter – hunts game or other wild animals.
- Lumberjack – fells trees, cuts them into logs, and transports them to a sawmill.
- Master-of-Horses – supervises and commands all horses under a jurisdiction.
- Master-of-Hounds – maintains a pack of hounds and their associated staff, equipment, and hunting arrangements.
- Miller – owns or works in a grain mill.
- Miner – works underground in mines in order to obtain minerals such as coal, diamonds, or gold.
- Pathfinder – scouts ahead and discovers a path or way for others.
- Plumer – hunts birds for their plumes.
- Prospector – searches for mineral deposits, especially by drilling and excavation.
- Ranger – wanders or ranges over a particular area or domain.
- Renderer – converts waste animal tissue into usable materials.
- Shepherd – herds, tends, and guards sheep.
- Stablehand – works in a stable.
- Thresher – separates grain from the plants by beating.
- Trapper – traps wild animals, especially for their fur.
- Vintner – engages in winemaking, especially with monitoring and harvesting the grapes.
- Zookeeper – maintains and cares for animals or monsters in a zoo.
II. ARCHITECTURE & CONSTRUCTION
- Architect – designs buildings or landscapes and in many cases supervises their construction.
- Brickmaker – crafts bricks from clay, stone, or other materials.
- Brickmason – builds with mineral products such as stones, bricks, cinder blocks, or tiles, usually with the use of mortar as a bonding agent.
- Carpenter – makes and repairs wooden objects and structures.
- Construction Worker – a laborer in the physical construction of a built environment and its infrastructure.
- General Contractor – supervises a construction site, manages its vendors and trades, and communicates information to all involved parties.
- Glazier – fits glass into windows and doors.
- Plasterer – applies plaster to walls, ceilings, or other surfaces.
- Roadlayer/Streetlayer – paves roads or streets.
- Roofer/Thatcher – builds and repairs roofs.
- Stonemason – cuts and prepares stone for use in construction.
III. ARTS, the
- Acrobat – performs spectacular gymnastic feats.
- Actor – impersonates characters, typically on stage in a theatrical production.
- Aerialist/Trapezist – performs acrobatics high above the ground on a tightrope or trapeze.
- Arranger – adapts a musical composition for performance.
- Athlete – proficient in sports and other forms of physical exercise.
- Busker/Street Musician – performs in a public place, often for money.
- Celebrity – a famous person.
- Chef – a professional cook trained in the culinary arts.
- Choirmaster – trains a choir and orchestrates their singing when they perform.
- Clown – comic entertainer who wears a traditional costume and exaggerated makeup.
- Comedian – entertainer whose act is designed to make an audience laugh.
- Conductor – directs the performance of an orchestra.
- Contortionist – twists and bends their body into strange and unnatural positions.
- Curator – keeper and custodian of a museum or other collections of precious items.
- Costumer – makes theatrical costumes.
- Dancer – moves their body rhythmically with or without musical accompaniment.
- Equilibrist – performs balancing feats.
- Fashion Designer – applies design, aesthetics and natural beauty to garments and their accessories.
- Gladiator – fights against other people, wild animals, or monsters in an arena.
- Glasspainter – produces colorful designs on or in glass.
- Jester – professional joker or “fool” at court, typically wearing a cap with bells on it and carrying a mock scepter.
- Juggler – keeps several objects in motion in the air at the same time by alternately tossing and catching them.
- Illuminator – paints and calligraphs to adorn or enlighten scrolls and manuscripts.
- Limner – paints portraits or miniatures.
- Makeup Artist – applies cosmetics to models, actors, nobles, etc.
- Minstrel – recites lyric or heroic poetry for nobility.
- Model – poses as a subject for an artist, fashion designer, or sculptor.
- Musician – plays a musical instrument.
- Painter – paints pictures.
- Playwright – writes plays or musicals.
- Poet – writes ballads, epics, sonnets, or other forms of poetry.
- Ringmaster/Ringmistress – master of ceremony who introduces the circus acts to the audience.
- Ropewalker – walks along a tightrope to entertain others.
- Sculptor – crafts art by carving or casting blocks of marble, stones, or other hardened minerals.
- Singer/Soprano – sings with or without instrumental accompaniment.
- Skald – composes and recites poems honoring heroes and their deeds.
- Stage Magician – deceives their audience with seemingly impossible feats while using only natural means.
- Stuntman/Stuntwoman – performs dangerous stunts for their audience.
- Tattooist – illustrates the skin with indelible patterns, pictures, legends, etc.
- Theater Director – supervises and orchestrates the mounting of a theatre production by unifying various endeavors and aspects of production.
- Wrestler – performs in matches involving grappling and grappling-type techniques.
- Writer – commits his or her thoughts, ideas, etc., into written language.
IV. BUSINESS & TRADE
- Accountant – keeps and inspects financial accounts.
- Actuary – compiles and analyzes statistics and uses them to calculate risk.
- Animal Collector/Monster Collector – collects and deals in rare and exotic animals and monsters.
- Business Owner – owns a business entity in an attempt to profit from its successful operations.
- Debt Collector – recovers money owed on delinquent accounts.
- Draper – an alcohol merchant.
- Appraiser – assesses the monetary value of something.
- Auctioneer – conducts auctions by accepting bids and declaring goods sold.
- Banker – an officer or owner of a bank or group of banks.
- Bagniokeeper – owner of a bath house or brothel.
- Bookkeeper – keeps records of financial affairs.
- Chandler – deals in provisions and supplies.
- Collector – collects things of a specified type, professionally or as a hobby.
- Entrepreneur – organizes and operates a business or businesses, taking on greater than normal financial risks in order to do so.
- Grocer – a food merchant.
- Guild Master – leads an economically independent producer (a “guild,” an association of craftsmen or merchants that often holds considerable bureaucratic power).
- Innkeeper – owns and runs an inn.
- Land Surveyor – establishes maps and boundaries for ownership or other purposes required by government or civil law.
- Merchant – sells and trades goods.
- Moneychanger – exchanges one currency for another.
- Moneylender – lends money to others who pay interest.
- Peddler – travels from place to place selling assorted items.
- Pimp/Madame – controls prostitutes and arranges clients for them, taking part of their earnings in return.
- Plantation Owner – an owner of an estate on which crops are cultivated by resident labor, typically slave labor.
- Speculator – invests in stocks, property, or other ventures in the hope of making a profit.
- Thriftdealer – deals in secondhand items.
- Tradesman – deals exclusively in bartering.
- Vendor – deals items in the street.
V. COMMUNICATIONS
- Billboardposter – a person who puts up notices, signs and advertisements.
- Courier – transports packages and documents.
- Herald: a messenger who carries important news.
- Interpreter: interprets language and its meaning, especially within ancient manuscripts.
- Linguist: studies the essence of communication, including the units, nature, structure, and modification of language.
- Messenger: carries messages between recipients.
- Town Crier: makes public announcements in the streets or marketplace.
- Translator: translates between languages.
VI. CRAFTSMANSHIP
- Accoutrementer/Coinsmith – makes currency for the government.
- Armorer – specializes in making and repairing armor.
- Blacksmith – forges and repairs things in metal, including weapons, armor, utensils, etc.
- Bladesmith – specializes in making and repairing bladed weapons, especially swords and daggers.
- Bookbinder – binds books and wraps scrolls.
- Bottler – bottles drinks and other liquids.
- Bowyer – makes bows and crossbows.
- Brewer – brews ale.
- Broom Maker – makes brooms and brushes.
- Candlemaker – makes candles and wax from honey and tallow.
- Cartwright – makes and repairs carts and wagons.
- Cobbler – makes and repairs footwear.
- Cooper/Hooper – makes and repairs casks and barrels.
- Cutler – makes cutlery.
- Dyer – dyes cloth and other materials.
- Embroiderer – ornaments with needlework.
- Engraver – incises a design onto a hard surface by cutting grooves into it.
- Farrier – trims and shoes horses’ hooves.
- Fletcher – makes and repairs arrows.
- Furniture Artisan – makes and repairs furniture.
- Furrier – prepares furs for adornment.
- Glassworker – blows glass planes and items.
- Glovemaker – makes and repairs gloves.
- Goldsmith/Silversmith – a smith who specializes in precious metals.
- Hatter/Milliner – makes and repairs headwear.
- Instrument Maker – makes and repairs musical instruments.
- Lapidary – turns stone, minerals, or gemstones into decorative items such as cabochons, engraved gems, and faceted designs.
- Leatherworker – makes items from leather such as pouches, scabbards, straps, etc.
- Jeweler – designs, makes, and repairs necklaces, bracelets, watches, etc., often containing jewels.
- Locksmith – makes and repairs locks.
- Luthier – makes and repairs stringed instruments.
- Mercer – weaves textile fabrics, especially silks, velvets, and other fine materials.
- Optician – makes and repairs eyeglasses.
- Potter – makes pots, bowls, plates, etc., out of clay.
- Printer – a person who applies pressure to an inked surface resting upon a print medium (such as paper or cloth), thereby transferring the ink to manufacture a text.
- Restorer – repairs or renovates a work of art so as to return it to its original condition.
- Ropemaker – braids rope.
- Rugmaker – makes and repairs rugs by braiding, hooking, weaving, etc.
- Saddler – makes and repairs saddlery.
- Seamstress/Tailor – makes, alters, repairs, as well as occasionally designing garments.
- Soaper – makes soap from accumulated mutton fat, wood ash, and natural soda.
- Tanner – treats the skins and hides of animals to produce leather.
- Taxidermist – prepares, stuffs, and mounts the skins of animals.
- Tinker – travels from place to place mending utensils.
- Toymaker – makes and repairs toys.
- Watchmaker – makes and repairs watches and clocks.
- Weaponsmith – specializes in making and repairing weapons.
- Weaver – makes fabric by weaving fiber together.
- Wheelwright – makes and repairs wooden wheels.
- Whittler/Woodcarver – fashions wood into various shapes.
VII. CRIME
- Assassin – murders through stealth for reasons pertaining to money, politics, or religion.
- Bandit – a robber or outlaw belonging to a gang and typically operating in an isolated or lawless area.
- Burglar – illegally enters buildings and steals things.
- Charlatan/Conman – tricks people by gaining their trust and persuading them to believe something that is not true in order to benefit from the encounter.
- Cockfighter/Gamefighter – engages in arena matches in which animals or monsters are pitted against one another, typically to the death.
- Crime Boss – controls and supervises a criminal organization.
- Cutpurse – a pickpocket or thief.
- Drug Dealer – dealer of illegal substances.
- Drug Lord – controls a network of persons involved in the illegal drugs trade and transactions.
- Extortioner – extorts money from someone by threatening to expose embarrassing information about them.
- Fence – deals in stolen goods.
- Forger – produces fraudulent copies or imitations.
- Fugitive – a person who has escaped from a place or is in hiding, especially to avoid arrest or persecution.
- Highwayman – robs travelers on a road.
- Kidnapper – abducts people and holds them captive, typically to obtain a ransom.
- Loan Shark – charges extremely high rates of interest for moneylending, typically under illegal conditions.
- Pirate – attacks and robs ships at sea.
- Poacher – hunts illegal game.
- Poisoner – makes poisons to harm or kill.
- Raider/Marauder – makes sudden, unprompted attacks against defenseless or near-defenseless settlements.
- Smuggler – manages the import or export of goods secretly, in violation of the law, especially without payment of legal duty.
- Thief – steals people’s property, especially by stealth and without using force or violence.
VIII. GOVERNMENT & LAW
- Affeeror – determines the values of fines and amercements.
- Agister – affords pasture to the livestock of others for a price.
- Alderman – a civic dignitary in the local council ranked below the mayor.
- Alienist – assesses the competence of a defendant in a court of law.
- Assay Master – oversees the testing of currency.
- Baron/Baroness – a member of the lowest order of the British nobility.
- Chancellor – a senior state or legal official.
- Chief – leads or rules a people or clan.
- Conservationist – advocates for the protection and preservation of the environment and wildlife.
- Count/Earl/Countess – a nobleperson ranking above a viscount and below a marquess.
- Courtier – attends court as a companion or adviser to the king or queen.
- Diplomat – an official representing a country abroad.
- Duke/Duchess – rules over a duchy and is of the highest rank below the monarch.
- Emperor/Empress – the supreme sovereign ruler of an extensive group of states or countries under a single authority.
- Judge – decides cases in a court of law.
- King/Queen – the ruler of an independent state and its people.
- Knight – serves his or her sovereign after being bestowed a rank of royal honor.
- Lady-in-Waiting – attends a queen, princess, or other high-ranking feminine nobleperson.
- Lawyer/Advocate – practices or studies law, typically an attorney or a counselor.
- Marquess/Marchioness – a nobleperson ranking above a count and below a duke.
- Master-of-Coin – supervises the royal treasury, advises the monarch on financial matters, and is responsible for raising money through taxation.
- Master-of-the-Revels – responsible for overseeing royal festivities.
- Minister – assists with the administration of business.
- Noble/Aristocrat – a person belonging to a class with high social or political status.
- Notary – performs certain legal formalities, especially to draw up or certify contracts, deeds, and other documents for use in other jurisdictions.
- Orator/Spokesman – makes statements on behalf of a group or individual nobleperson.
- Page – a young attendant to a person of noble rank.
- Prince/Princess – the direct descendant of a monarch.
- Senator – partakes in governmental decision-making after being elected.
- Sheriff – the chief executive officer in a county, having various administrative and judicial functions.
- Spymaster – directs a network of subordinate espionage agents for a state, kingdom, or empire.
- Steward – supervises both the estate and household of his lord or lady while they are away.
- Squire – acts as an attendant to a knight before attempting to become a knight themselves.
- Tax Collector – collects unpaid taxes from people, guilds, or businesses.
- Viscount/Viscountess – a nobleperson ranking above a baron and below a count.
- Ward – a member of a noble house who has been taken in by another noble family to be raised for a time.
IX. HOSPITALITY & COMMON LABOR
- Acater – provides and prepares foodstuffs or delicacies for events such as festivals.
- Tunner – fills casks in a brewery or winery.
- Baker – bakes bread and cakes.
- Barber – cuts hair and shaves or trims beards.
- Barkeep – works and serves drinks in a bar.
- Barmaid/Barboy – serves drinks and food in a bar as well as engaging with customers.
- Butcher – cuts up and sells meat.
- Butler – the chief servant of a household.
- Caregiver – looks after a sick, elderly, or disabled person.
- Charcoal Maker – manufactures charcoal by carbonizing wood in a kiln.
- Chatelaine/Majordomo – a person in charge of a large household.
- Chimney Sweeper – a small person, typically a child, who ascends chimneys to clean them.
- Clerk – undertakes routine administrative duties in a business or bank.
- Cook – prepares food for eating.
- Copyist – makes copies of handwritten documents or music.
- Croupier – runs a gaming table by gathering in and paying out money or tokens.
- Exterminator – exterminates unwanted rodents and insects.
- Food & Drink Taster – ingests food that was prepared for someone else to confirm it is safe to eat.
- Gardener/Landscaper – tends and cultivates a garden.
- Gongfarmer – digs out and removes excrement from privies and cesspits.
- Gravedigger – digs graves for the purposes of a funeral ceremony.
- Groundskeeper – maintains an athletic field, a park, or the grounds of a graveyard or other institution.
- Kitchen Drudge – performs menial work in a kitchen.
- Knacker – disposes of dead or unwanted animals.
- Lamplighter – lights street or road lights at dusk.
- Laundry Worker – a laborer who takes part in the washing, drying, and ironing of clothes and other fabric items.
- Lector – reads to others while they work for entertainment.
- Longshoreman – loads and unloads ships in a port.
- Maid – a domestic servant of a household.
- Nanny/Nursemaid – a servant employed to look after a young child or children.
- Operator – a laborer who operates equipment, typically in construction.
- Pastry Chef – makes desserts, especially cakes and pastries.
- Plumber – installs and repairs the fittings of water supply and sanitation.
- Porter – carries luggage and other loads.
- Prostitute – engages in sexual activity for payment.
- Quarryman/Quarrywoman – quarries stone.
- Servant – performs duties for others, especially a person employed in a house or as a personal attendant.
- Stagehand – moves scenery or props before or during the performance of a theatrical production.
- Street Cleaner – cleans streets and alleyways after dark.
- Talent Scout – searches for talented individuals who can be employed or promoted.
- Trainer – trains someone in a particular skill, usually physical, for money.
- Water Bearer – brings water from rivers, wells, and lakes back to their settlement.
- Wet Nurse – a woman employed to suckle another woman’s child.
X. MAGICAL ARTS, the
- Abjurer – a mage focused in protective spells.
- Alchemist – transforms or creates something within nature through (usually) ritualist magic.
- Archmage – an extremely powerful mage.
- Artificer – unlocks magic in everyday objects as well as being an inventor.
- Bard – uses their artistic talents to induce magical effects.
- Conjuror – conjures spirits or familiars.
- Druid – a mage attuned to the magical forces of nature, able to shapeshift, call on the elements, communicate with flora and fauna, etc.
- Elementalist – manipulates nature’s elements to their will.
- Enchanter/Enchantress – uses sorcery to put someone or something under a spell.
- Evoker – manipulates energy or taps into an unseen source of power in order to produce a desired kinetic end.
- Healer – able to cure a disease or injury using magic.
- Hearth Witch/Hearth Wizard – incorporates spells and enchantments in cooking.
- Illusionist – performs tricks and spells that deceive the senses.
- Mage – a magic-user.
- Medium – uses extrasensory perception, magic, or divine powers to identify information hidden from the normal senses.
- Meteorologist – forecasts and manipulates weather.
- Necromancer – communicates with and conjures the spirits of the dead.
- Ritualist – practices or advocates the observance of ritual (formula intended to trigger a magical effect on a person or objects).
- Runecaster – uses special alphabets to create runes (symbols possessing magical effects capable of being used multiple times).
- Sage – a wise and experienced magic-user.
- Seer/Oracle – able to see what the future holds through supernatural insight.
- Shaman – accesses and influences the world of good and evil spirits.
- Shapeshifter – a person with the ability to change their physical form.
- Sorcerer/Sorceress – derives their magical abilities innately rather than through study.
- Summoner – a mage able to summon forth magical beasts, creatures, and monsters.
- Transmuter – alters matter in form, appearance, or nature.
- Warlock – a mage who has gained their abilities by forming a pact with an otherworldly being.
- Witchdoctor – a tribal mage with powers of healing, divination, and protection against the magic of others.
- Witch – a woman who has supernatural powers and practices sorcery, typically in solitude.
- Wizard – derives their magical abilities through study.
- Wordsmith – draws their power from language and casts by dictation.
XI. MILITARY & SECURITY
- Admiral – commands a fleet or naval squadron.
- Bailiff – looks after prisoners.
- Bodyguard – escorts and protects another person, especially a dignitary.
- Bouncer – prevents troublemakers from entering or to eject them from the premises of an establishment.
- Captain – an army officer of high rank in charge of commanding squadrons of soldiers.
- Castellan – the governor of a castle.
- Cavalryman/Cavalier – a skilled horseback rider.
- City Watch – an officer of law enforcement who resides in larger towns or cities.
- Commissar – teaches principles and policies to military units.
- Constable – an officer with limited policing authority, typically in a small town.
- Detective/Investigator – investigates and solves crimes.
- Drummer/Fifer – a non-combatant foot soldier who sounds signals for changes in formation in combat.
- Duelist – skilled in one-on-one combat.
- Executioner – carries out a sentence of death on a legally condemned person.
- Firefighter – extinguishes fires.
- Guard/Sentinel – a person who keeps watch, especially a soldier or other person formally assigned to protect a person or to control access to a place.
- General – the chief commander of an army.
- Inspection Officer – responsible for the inspection of military units to ensure they meet appropriate standards of training and efficiency.
- Intelligence Officer – collects, compiles and organizes information about the enemy.
- Jailer – supervises a jail and the prisoners in it.
- Lieutenant – an officer of middle rank in the armed forces.
- Marksman/Archer – in long-range weapons, such as the bow, crossbow, sling, etc. to inflict damage from afar.
- Marshall – has the charge of the cavalry in the household of a monarch.
- Medic – a medical practitioner equipped for the battlefield.
- Mercenary – a soldier without allegiance who works for money, typically a member of a company or guild.
- Privateer – engages in maritime warfare under a commission of war.
- Quartermaster – responsible for providing quarters, rations, clothing, and other supplies.
- Royal Guard – responsible for the protection of a royal person.
- Runner – carries information between lines in wartime.
- Sapper – a soldier responsible for tasks such as building and repairing roads and bridges, laying and clearing mines, etc.
- Sergeant – an officer instructed with a protective duty, typically worth “half a knight” in regard.
- Sergeant-at-Arms – charged with keeping order during meetings and, if necessary, participates in battle.
- Scout – sent ahead of a main force so as to gather information about the enemy’s position, strength, or movements.
- Siege Artillerist – works the artillery machines of an army.
- Slave Driver – oversees and urges on slaves at work.
- Soldier/Man-at-Arms – serves in an army.
- Special Force Soldier – carries out special operations.
- Spy – secretly collects and reports information on the activities, movements, and plans of an enemy or competitor.
- Tactician – uses a carefully planned military strategy to achieve a specific end.
- Tollkeeper – collects tolls at a bridge, road etc. where a charge is made.
- Torturer – inflicts severe pain on someone as a punishment or in order to force them to do or say something.
- Warden – responsible for the supervision of a particular place or thing or for ensuring that regulations associated with it are obeyed.
- Warmage – a soldier skilled in destructive battle magic.
XII. RELIGION
- Abbot/Abbess – the head of an abbey of monks.
- Acolyte – assists the celebrant in a religious service or procession.
- Almoner – distributes money and food to poor people.
- Archbishop – responsible for an archdiocese, their surrounding district.
- Bishop – a senior member of the clergy, usually in charge of a diocese and empowered to confer holy orders.
- Cantor – sings liturgical music and leads prayer in a synagogue.
- Cardinal – a leading dignitary of a church, nominated by the highest official.
- Chaplain – a member of the clergy attached to a private chapel, institution, ship, branch of the armed forces, etc.
- Cleric – has devoted their entire being to the will of their god, thus gaining magical powers.
- Confessor – hears confessions and gives absolution and spiritual counsel.
- Cultist – a member of a cult who generally lives outside of conventional society and worships an unorthodox patron.
- Cult Leader – the organizational leader of a cult who is occasionally also the founder.
- Deacon – an ordained minister of an order ranking below that of priest.
- Diviner – seeks ultimate divination in order to further understand or meet godly substance.
- Exorcist – expels or attempts to expel evil spirits from a person or place.
- High Priest/Pope – the chief priest of a religion.
- Inquisitor – seeks to eliminate heresy and other things contrary to the doctrine or teachings of their faith.
- Missionary – goes on a religious mission to promote their faith in a foreign place.
- Monk – able to manifest their spirituality through a calm, centered being and thus gain abilities which function similarly to magic.
- Nun – a member of a religious community of women, especially a cloistered one, living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
- Paladin – a holy knight and divine spellcaster crusading in the name of good and order.
- Pardoner – raises money for religious works by soliciting offerings and granting indulgences.
- Priest – has the authority to perform certain rites and administer certain sacraments.
- Prophet – regarded as an inspired teacher or proclaimer of the will of God.
- Sexton – looks after a church and churchyard, sometimes acting as bell-ringer and formerly as a gravedigger.
- Templar – fights in a religious military order.
XIII. SCIENCE, MATH, & EDUCATION
- Abecedarian – teaches the illiterate.
- Accoucheur/Obstetrician/Midwife – assists in childbirth and the care of women giving birth.
- Anthropologist – studies the customs, beliefs, and relationships of humanoids and intellectually and culturally advanced creatures.
- Apothecary – prepares and sells medicines, drugs, and potions.
- Apprentice – studies a trade under a skilled employer.
- Archaeologist – studies humanoid history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts and other physical remains.
- Archivist – maintains and is in charge of archives.
- Assayer – determiner of the proportions of metal in ore and the amount of copper, silver, gold, or platinum in coins.
- Astrologer – uses astrology to tell others about their character or to predict their future.
- Astronomer – makes observations of celestial and scientific phenomena within the material plane.
- Bloodletter – surgically removes some of a patient’s blood for therapeutic purposes.
- Botanist – an expert in or student of the scientific study of plants.
- Cartographer – a scholar and illustrator of maps.
- Chemist – engaged in chemical research or experiments.
- Dean – the head of a college or university.
- Doctor/Physician – a qualified practitioner of medicine.
- Drakologist – studies or is an expert in the branch of zoology concerned with dragons.
- Engineer – designer of a machine or structure.
- Entomologist – studies or is an expert in the branch of zoology concerned with insects.
- Herbalist – practices healing by the use of herbs.
- Historian – an expert in or student of history, especially that of a particular period, geographical region, or social phenomenon.
- Horologist – a scholar of time and entropy.
- Librarian – administers or assists in a library.
- Mathematician – a scholar of the abstract science of number, quantity, and space.
- Mortician – prepares dead bodies for burial or cremation and makes arrangements for funerals.
- Nurse – cares for the sick or infirm, especially in a hospital.
- Optometrist – examines the eyes for visual defects and prescribes eyeglasses.
- Philosopher – a scholar of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence.
- Professor – a teacher of the highest rank in a college or university.
- Scholar/Researcher – a specialist in a particular branch of study who pursues the acquisition of knowledge.
- Scribe – copies out manuscripts.
- Student – attends school or learns under other to enter and pursue a particular subject.
- Surgeon/Chirurgeon – practices surgery.
- Taxonomist – groups organisms into categories.
- Teacher – instructs on a particular skill or subject.
- Theologian – engages in the study of the nature of God and religious belief.
- Tutor – charged with the instruction and guidance of another.
- Veterinarian – treats diseased or injured animals.
- Zoologist – an expert in or a student of the behavior, physiology, classification, and distribution of animals.
XIV. TRANSPORTATION
- Boatman – mans a small seacraft.
- Bosun – in charge of organizing the equipment and crew of a ship.
- Cabbie/Wagoner – drives a horse-drawn wagon.
- Cabin Boy/Cabin Girl – waits on the orders of a ship’s officers and passengers.
- Caravaneer – travels or lives in a caravan.
- Charioteer – drives a chariot.
- Carter – transports goods by cart.
- Ferryman – operates a ferry.
- First Mate – the deck officer second in command to the master of a ship.
- Helmsman – steers a ship or boat.
- Navigator – directs the route or course of a ship or other form of transportation, especially by using instruments and maps.
- Purser – keeps the accounts of a ship, especially as the head steward on a passenger vessel.
- Sailor – works as a member of the crew of a commercial or naval ship or boat.
- Sea Captain – commands a ship.
- Shipwright – a carpenter skilled in ship construction and repair.
XV. UNEMPLOYED, SELF-EMPLOYED, & OUTCAST
- Adventurer – wanders the world in search of knowledge, treasure, fame, glory or a multitude of additional wants and desires.
- Beggar/Pauper – lives by asking for money or food.
- Blood Hunter/Monster Hunter – takes on jobs to hunt down and kill or capture dangerous creatures.
- Bounty Hunter – pursues a criminal or fugitive for whom a reward is offered.
- Crossing Sweeper – sweeps a path ahead of people crossing dirty urban streets in exchange for a gratuity.
- Deserter – a member of the armed forces who has deserted.
- Disgraced Noble – a person of high birth who has since loss their respect, honor, or esteem in some or all noble circles.
- Drunkard – a person who is habitually drunk and considers themselves a professional in the task.
- Dungeon Delver – navigates underground labyrinths in search of any treasure they may find.
- Elder – a person of a greater age, especially one with a respected position in society.
- Exile – lives away from their native country, either from choice or compulsion.
- Explorer – explores unfamiliar areas in search of geographical or scientific information.
- Ex-Criminal – a person who has been convicted of a crime and has since served their sentence, or who has preemptively given up their life of crime.
- Folk Hero – a celebrity who is greatly admired by many people of a particular kind or in a particular place.
- Gambler – bets money on sports, card games, or games of chance in the hope of a profit.
- Grave Robber/Tomb Raider – steals valuables from graves and tombs.
- Heretic – differs in opinion from established religious dogma.
- Hermit – lives in solitude, typically as a religious or spiritual discipline.
- Housewife/Househusband – cares for his or her family by managing household affairs and completing housework.
- Pilgrim – journeys to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion, occasionally to settle there.
- Prisoner – held in confinement as a punishment for crimes they have been convicted of.
- Rag-and-Bone Man – collects unwanted household items and sells them to merchants.
- Rebel/Political Dissident – rises in opposition or armed resistance against an established government or ruler.
- Refugee – leaves their home in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster.
- Runaway Slave – a slave who has left their master and traveled without authorization.
- Scavenger/Mudlark/Tosher – searches for and collects discarded items.
- Slave – a person who is the legal property of another and forced to obey them.
- Squatter – unlawfully occupies an uninhabited building or unused land.
- Traveler/Wanderer/Vagabond – wanders from place to place without a permanent home or job.
- Urchin – a child who lives or spends most of their time in the streets, occasionally working as a thief or pickpocket.
