| 1 | [[quoteright:250:[[Film/TheKiller1989 https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/the_killer_poster.jpg]]]] |
| 2 | |
| 3 | Written a show about a character with an interesting job, occupation, or role? Might as well name the show after the job. |
| 4 | |
| 5 | Most SimulationGames will have this. |
| 6 | |
| 7 | Combine with CharacterTitle to get RoleCalled. Not to be confused with TheCrimeJob titles. |
| 8 | ---- |
| 9 | !!Examples: |
| 10 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 11 | |
| 12 | [[folder:Advertising]] |
| 13 | * ''Advertising/TerryTateOfficeLinebacker'' |
| 14 | [[/folder]] |
| 15 | |
| 16 | [[folder:Anime & Manga]] |
| 17 | * ''Manga/{{Bartender}}'' |
| 18 | * ''Manga/BocchiTheRock'': Also a PunBasedTitle. The [[ProtagonistTitle eponymous Bocchi]] has social anxiety, hence she's like a rock in social events or freezes like one when forced to socialize. She's also the lead guitarist of a rock band. |
| 19 | * ''Manga/CardCaptorSakura'' |
| 20 | * ''Manga/DetectiveSchoolQ'' |
| 21 | * ''Anime/DigimonDataSquad'' |
| 22 | * ''Anime/DigimonTamers'' |
| 23 | * ''Literature/TheFamiliarOfZero'' |
| 24 | * ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'' |
| 25 | * ''Manga/GetBackers'' |
| 26 | * ''Manga/GreatTeacherOnizuka'' |
| 27 | * ''Manga/GunslingerGirl'' |
| 28 | * ''Manga/GunsmithCats'' |
| 29 | * ''Manga/HayateTheCombatButler'' |
| 30 | * ''Manga/{{Hellsing}}'': The first chapter, "Vampire Hunter". |
| 31 | * ''Manga/HellTeacherNube'' |
| 32 | * ''Manga/HunterXHunter'' |
| 33 | * ''Anime/JuuniSenshiBakuretsuEtoRanger'' |
| 34 | * ''Anime/TheMillionaireDetectiveBalanceUnlimited'' |
| 35 | * ''Manga/MissKobayashisDragonMaid'' |
| 36 | * ''Anime/MobileFighterGGundam'' |
| 37 | * ''Manga/MythicalDetectiveLokiRagnarok'' |
| 38 | * ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub'' |
| 39 | * ''Anime/PleaseTeacher'' |
| 40 | * ''Anime/PokemonToBeAPokemonMaster'' |
| 41 | * ''Anime/PrincessPrincipal'' |
| 42 | * ''Manga/TheRoyalTutor'' |
| 43 | * ''Franchise/SailorMoon'' |
| 44 | * ''Manga/WhyTheHellAreYouHereTeacher'' |
| 45 | * ''Manga/YuYuHakusho'' (Renamed in the Filipino dub as "Ghost Fighter", reflecting TheHero's job as a Spirit Detective). |
| 46 | [[/folder]] |
| 47 | |
| 48 | [[folder:Arts]] |
| 49 | * ''Art/LasMeninas'': The {{painting|s}}'s English translation is ''The Ladies-In-Waiting'', which refers to the maids that attend the PrincessProtagonist. |
| 50 | [[/folder]] |
| 51 | |
| 52 | [[folder:Comic Books]] |
| 53 | * ''ComicBook/TheAvengers'' |
| 54 | * ''ComicBook/{{Commando}}'' |
| 55 | * ''ComicBook/DoctorStrange'': The guy's a medical surgeon prior to becoming a superhero. |
| 56 | * ''ComicBook/{{Farmhand}}'' |
| 57 | * ''ComicBook/{{Hitman}}'' |
| 58 | * ''ComicBook/TheKiller'' |
| 59 | * ''ComicBook/{{The Warlord|DCComics}}'' |
| 60 | * ''ComicBook/{{Warrior}}'' |
| 61 | [[/folder]] |
| 62 | |
| 63 | [[folder:Fairy Tales]] |
| 64 | * "Literature/TheBremenTownMusicians": The main characters are a group of animals who decide to run away and form a musical troupe. |
| 65 | [[/folder]] |
| 66 | |
| 67 | [[folder:Fan Works]] |
| 68 | * ''Fanfic/BetweenTheLinesMrQuestionMark'': [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10979729/81/Between-The-Lines "The Mass Murderer's Tormentor"]]. |
| 69 | * ''Fanfic/{{Chronomistress|OutOfTime}}'' |
| 70 | * ''Fanfic/DungeonKeeperAmi'': "Dark Messenger" |
| 71 | * ''Fanfic/OversaturatedWorld'': ''Group Precipitation'': [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/323071/25/group-precipitation/mad-scientists-best-friend-by-eonaon-and-fome "Mad Scientist's Best Friend, by EonAon and FoME"]]. |
| 72 | * ''Fanfic/TheSoundDesigner'' |
| 73 | * The ''Fanfic/StoryShuffle'' series: |
| 74 | ** ''Fanfic/StoryShuffle1'': The chapter, [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/216813/6/story-shuffle/guest-speaker "Guest Speaker"]]. |
| 75 | ** ''Fanfic/StoryShuffle2DoubleMasters'': The chapter, [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/469652/30/story-shuffle-2-double-masters/the-great-student "The Great Student"]]. |
| 76 | [[/folder]] |
| 77 | |
| 78 | [[folder:Films — Animated]] |
| 79 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheBossBaby'' |
| 80 | * ''WesternAnimation/IceMerchants'' |
| 81 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheJanitor'' |
| 82 | * ''Anime/KikisDeliveryService'' |
| 83 | * ''Franchise/TheLionKing'' |
| 84 | * ''WesternAnimation/ThePeriwigMaker'' |
| 85 | * ''Anime/PokemonGiratinaAndTheSkyWarrior'' |
| 86 | * ''Anime/PokemonRangerAndTheTempleOfTheSea'' |
| 87 | * ''WesternAnimation/ThePrinceOfEgypt'' |
| 88 | * ''Anime/PrincessMononoke'' ("Mononoke" is a description, [[IAmNotShazam not a name]]) |
| 89 | * ''WesternAnimation/RallyRoadRacers'' |
| 90 | * ''WesternAnimation/SharkTale'' ("Sharkslayer" working title) |
| 91 | * ''WesternAnimation/SonOfBatman'' |
| 92 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheViolinist'' |
| 93 | * ''WesternAnimation/WreckItRalph'' |
| 94 | [[/folder]] |
| 95 | |
| 96 | [[folder:Films — Live-Action]] |
| 97 | * ''Film/TwentyTwentyTexasGladiators''​ |
| 98 | * ''Film/AbrahamLincolnVampireHunter'' |
| 99 | * ''Film/TheAccountant2001'' |
| 100 | * ''Film/TheAccountant2016'' |
| 101 | * ''Film/{{Admiral}}'' |
| 102 | * ''Film/TheAdmiral2014'' |
| 103 | * ''Film/AdventuresInBabysitting'' |
| 104 | ** ''Film/AdventuresInBabysitting2016'' |
| 105 | * ''Film/TheAfricanDoctor'' |
| 106 | * ''Film/AgentCodyBanks'' |
| 107 | * ''Film/AlienOutlaw'' |
| 108 | * ''Film/TheAmericanAstronaut'' |
| 109 | * ''Film/AndroidCop'' |
| 110 | * ''Film/TheArtist'' |
| 111 | * ''[[Film/AustinPowers Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me]]'' |
| 112 | * ''Film/BabyDriver'' |
| 113 | * ''The Babysitter'': |
| 114 | ** ''Film/TheBabysitter1980'' |
| 115 | ** ''Film/TheBabysitter1995'' |
| 116 | ** ''Film/TheBabysitter2017'' |
| 117 | * ''Film/BadTeacher'' |
| 118 | * ''Film/BarbarianQueen'' |
| 119 | * ''Film/TheBarbarians'' |
| 120 | * ''Film/TheBeastmaster'' |
| 121 | * ''Film/BeverlyHillsCop'' |
| 122 | * ''Film/BlackButler'' |
| 123 | * ''Film/BladeRunner'': A reversal; Creator/RidleyScott co-opted the term from another source for its coolness and got the copyright to use it as the movie's title -- the guy was just called a bounty hunter in the novel. |
| 124 | ** ''Film/BladeRunner2049'' |
| 125 | * ''Film/BobTheButler'' |
| 126 | * ''Film/TheBodyguard'' |
| 127 | * ''Film/TheBoondockSaints'' |
| 128 | * ''Film/TheBullfighters'' |
| 129 | * ''Literature/TheButcherBoy'' |
| 130 | * ''Film/TheButler'' |
| 131 | * ''Film/TheCableGuy'' |
| 132 | * ''Film/TheCallbackQueen'' |
| 133 | * ''Film/TheCameraman'' -- guess what Creator/BusterKeaton's doing in this one? |
| 134 | * ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger'' |
| 135 | * ''Film/CaptainMarvel2019'': The girl's a USAF Captain prior to becoming a superhero. |
| 136 | * ''Film/TheCatcher'' |
| 137 | * ''Film/CemeteryMan'' |
| 138 | * ''Film/{{Centurion}}'' |
| 139 | * ''Film/ChaletGirl'' |
| 140 | * ''Film/Chef2014'' |
| 141 | * ''Film/{{Clerks}}'' |
| 142 | * ''Film/CoalMinersDaughter'' |
| 143 | * ''Film/TheCobbler'' |
| 144 | * ''Film/{{Cocktail}}'' -- TheHero is a bartender. |
| 145 | * ''Film/{{Commando}}'' |
| 146 | * ''Film/TheCooler'' |
| 147 | * ''Film/CoolieKiller'' |
| 148 | * ''Film/{{Cop}}'' |
| 149 | * ''Film/CopOrHood'' |
| 150 | * ''Film/TheCourtJester'' |
| 151 | * ''Film/TheCowboys'' |
| 152 | * ''Film/TheCriminal'' |
| 153 | * ''Film/CyWarrior'' |
| 154 | * ''Film/CyborgSoldier'' |
| 155 | * ''Film/DeliveryMan'' |
| 156 | * ''Film/DemonHunter2005'' |
| 157 | * ''Film/DemonHunter2016'' |
| 158 | * ''Film/TheDemonologist'' |
| 159 | * ''Film/TheDevilsMessenger'' |
| 160 | * ''Film/TheDictator'' |
| 161 | * ''Film/TheDisasterArtist'' |
| 162 | * ''Film/DoctorStrange2016'': The guy's a medical surgeon prior to becoming a superhero. |
| 163 | * ''Film/TheDragonPainter'' |
| 164 | * ''Film/TheDresser'' |
| 165 | * ''Film/TheDressmaker'' |
| 166 | * ''Film/TheDrillerKiller'' |
| 167 | * ''Film/TheDriver'' |
| 168 | * ''Film/TheDuchess'' |
| 169 | * ''Film/{{Eraser}}'' |
| 170 | * ''Film/TheExorcist'' |
| 171 | * ''Film/FighterInTheWind'' |
| 172 | * ''Film/FightingWithMyFamily'' -- The [[Wrestling/{{Paige}} protagonist]] and [[WrestlingFamily her family]] are {{professional wrestl|ing}}ers. |
| 173 | * ''Film/TheFinalGirls'' |
| 174 | * ''Film/TheFirechasers'' |
| 175 | * ''Film/TheFlowerGirl'' |
| 176 | * ''Film/{{Flyboys}}'' |
| 177 | * ''Film/{{Gamer}}'' |
| 178 | * ''Film/TheGangsterTheCopTheDevil'' |
| 179 | * ''Film/TheGeneral'' |
| 180 | * ''Film/GentlemenExplorers'' |
| 181 | * ''Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}}'' |
| 182 | * ''Film/TheGhostWriter'' |
| 183 | * ''Film/GIJane'' |
| 184 | * ''Film/GIJoeTheRiseOfCobra'' |
| 185 | * ''Film/{{Gladiator}}'' |
| 186 | * ''Film/TheGodfather'' |
| 187 | * ''Film/TheGoodDoctor2011'' |
| 188 | * ''Film/GoodMorningVietnam'': The protagonist is a US Army radio host during UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar. |
| 189 | * ''Film/GovernmentGirl'' |
| 190 | * ''Film/GoyoAngBatangHeneral'' |
| 191 | * ''Film/TheGreatestShowman'' |
| 192 | * ''Film/TheGunfighter'' |
| 193 | * ''Film/{{Gunslinger}}'' |
| 194 | * ''Film/TheGuru2002'' |
| 195 | * ''Film/{{Hackers}}'' |
| 196 | * ''Film/TheHandmaiden'' |
| 197 | * ''Film/HanselAndGretelWitchHunters'' |
| 198 | * ''Film/HeneralLuna'' |
| 199 | * ''Film/HisGirlFriday'' |
| 200 | * ''Film/TheHitman'' |
| 201 | * ''Film/Hitman1998'' |
| 202 | * ''[[Film/{{Hitman}} Hitman (2007)]]'' |
| 203 | * ''Film/HitmanAgent47'' |
| 204 | * ''Film/TheHoodlum'' |
| 205 | * ''Film/TheHorseSoldiers'' |
| 206 | * ''Film/{{Housesitter}}'' |
| 207 | * ''Film/TheHousemaid1960'' |
| 208 | ** ''Film/TheHousemaid2010'' |
| 209 | * ''Film/TheHunters'' |
| 210 | * ''Film/IceCreamMan'' |
| 211 | * ''Film/TheIllusionist2006'' |
| 212 | * ''Film/TheInnkeepers'' |
| 213 | * ''[[Film/ThePitAndThePendulum1991 The Inquisitor]]'' |
| 214 | * ''Film/InspectorGadget1999'' |
| 215 | * ''Film/InspectorGadget2'' |
| 216 | * ''Film/TheIntern'' |
| 217 | * ''Film/TheInterpreter'' |
| 218 | * ''Film/JesusChristVampireHunter'' |
| 219 | * ''Film/TheJudge'' |
| 220 | * ''Film/{{Kagemusha}}'' translates roughly to "impostor." |
| 221 | * ''Film/{{Kickboxer}}'' |
| 222 | * ''Film/TheKiller1989'' |
| 223 | * ''Film/TheKiller2023'' |
| 224 | * ''Film/KillerJoe'' |
| 225 | * ''Film/KillerOfSheep'' is about a guy who works in a meatpacking plant. |
| 226 | * ''Film/TheKingAndTheClown'' |
| 227 | * ''Film/TheKingOfKings'' |
| 228 | * ''Film/TheKingsSpeech'' |
| 229 | * ''Film/KingsmanTheSecretService'' |
| 230 | * ''Film/TheKunoichiNinjaGirl'' - 'kunoichi' is the Japanese term for a female ninja. |
| 231 | * ''Film/TheLastEmperor'' |
| 232 | * ''Film/TheLastJedi'' |
| 233 | * ''Film/TheLastStarfighter'' |
| 234 | * ''Film/LesbianVampireKillers'' |
| 235 | * ''Film/TheLibrarian'' |
| 236 | * ''Film/TheLighthorsemen'' |
| 237 | * ''Film/TheLoneRanger'' |
| 238 | * ''Film/TheLookout'' |
| 239 | * ''Film/{{Looper}}'' |
| 240 | * ''Film/LordOfWar'' |
| 241 | * ''Film/TheMachinist'' |
| 242 | * ''Film/MachoDancer'' |
| 243 | * ''Film/{{Magicians}}'' |
| 244 | * ''Film/TheMaids'' |
| 245 | * ''Film/Maniac1934'' |
| 246 | * ''Film/Maniac1980'' |
| 247 | * ''Film/TheManWhoWouldBeKing'' |
| 248 | * ''Film/TheMechanic1972'' |
| 249 | * ''Film/TheMechanic2011'' |
| 250 | * ''Film/MedicineMan'' |
| 251 | * ''Film/MenInBlack'' |
| 252 | * ''Film/{{Mercenaries}}'' |
| 253 | * ''Film/MonsterHunter2020'' |
| 254 | * ''Film/TheMountie'' |
| 255 | * ''Film/TheMusketeer'' |
| 256 | * ''Film/MysticsInBali'' |
| 257 | * ''Film/NannyMcPhee'' |
| 258 | * ''Film/NannyMcPheeAndTheBigBang'' |
| 259 | * ''Film/TheNavigator'' |
| 260 | * ''Film/NavySeals1990'' |
| 261 | * ''Film/TheNegotiator'' |
| 262 | * ''Film/{{Newsfront}}'' |
| 263 | * ''Film/NightHunter1996'' |
| 264 | * ''Film/{{Nightcrawler}}'' |
| 265 | * ''Film/{{Ninja}}'' |
| 266 | * ''Film/OnHerMajestysSecretService'' |
| 267 | * ''Film/OneHourPhoto'': The VillainProtagonist is a photo developer. |
| 268 | * ''Film/OutlawGangsterVIP'' Film Series |
| 269 | ** ''[[Film/OutlawGangsterVIP1 Outlaw: Gangster VIP]]'' (1968) |
| 270 | ** ''[[Film/OutlawGangsterVIP2 Outlaw: Gangster VIP 2]]'' (1968) |
| 271 | ** ''[[Film/OutlawHeartless Outlaw: Heartless]]'' (1968) |
| 272 | ** ''[[Film/OutlawGoroTheAssassin Outlaw: Goro the Assassin]]'' (1968) |
| 273 | ** ''[[Film/OutlawBlackDagger Outlaw: Black Dagger]]'' (1968) |
| 274 | ** ''[[Film/OutlawKill Outlaw: Kill!]]'' (1969) |
| 275 | * ''Film/OutlawKing'' |
| 276 | * ''Film/PaganWarrior'' |
| 277 | * ''Film/ParachuteJumper'' |
| 278 | * ''Film/PaulBlartMallCop'' |
| 279 | * ''Film/PeepingTom'' |
| 280 | * ''Film/PhantomSoldiers'' |
| 281 | * ''Film/DerPhilosoph'' |
| 282 | * ''Film/ThePianist'' |
| 283 | * ''Film/ThePianoTeacher'' |
| 284 | * ''Film/ThePirates'' |
| 285 | * ''Film/PoliceAcademy'' |
| 286 | * ''Film/PoliceStory'' |
| 287 | * ''Film/PraybeytBenjamin'' |
| 288 | * ''Film/ThePresidentsBarber'' |
| 289 | * ''Film/ThePresidentsLastBang'' |
| 290 | * ''Film/Priest1994'' |
| 291 | * ''Film/Priest2011'' |
| 292 | * ''Film/TheProfessional'' - for the original 1994 American release of the movie |
| 293 | * ''Film/TheProfessionals'' |
| 294 | * ''Film/LeProfessionnel'' |
| 295 | * ''Film/Protocol1984'': Not the full job title, but the protagonist is hired as a top-level State Department '''protocol''' official. |
| 296 | * ''Film/PuppetMaster'' |
| 297 | * ''Film/TheQueenOfBlackMagic'' |
| 298 | * ''Film/TheRamrodder'' - 'Ramrodder' (or just 'ramrod') is a nickname for a foreman or trail boss |
| 299 | * ''Film/TheRanger'' |
| 300 | * ''Film/ReAnimator'' |
| 301 | * ''Film/TheReplacementKillers'' |
| 302 | * ''Film/TheReplacements2000'' is about substitute football players. |
| 303 | * ''Film/RepoMan'' |
| 304 | * ''Film/RepoMen'' - unrelated to the above, and a twist on that profession |
| 305 | * ''Film/TheResistanceBanker'' |
| 306 | * ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'' |
| 307 | * ''Film/RobinHoodPrinceOfThieves'' |
| 308 | * ''Franchise/RoboCop'' |
| 309 | * ''Film/RoboGeisha'' |
| 310 | * ''Film/SamuraiCop'' |
| 311 | * ''Film/SatansLittleHelper'' |
| 312 | * ''Film/{{Secretary}}'' |
| 313 | * ''Film/SecretlyGreatly'': About North Korean {{deep cover agent}}s. The main protagonist in particular, who is TheAce of his squad, is [[ObfuscatingDisability pretending to be mentally challenged]]. |
| 314 | * ''Film/{{Shooter}}'' |
| 315 | * ''Film/TheShootist'' |
| 316 | * ''Film/TheSidehackers'' |
| 317 | * ''Film/{{Slashers}}'' - As well as being [[MetafictionalTitle the name of the game show]], the {{Professional Killer}}s employed by the show are known as 'slashers'. |
| 318 | * ''Film/SmallSoldiers'' |
| 319 | * ''Film/TheSmilingLieutenant'' |
| 320 | * ''Film/{{Sneakers}}'' |
| 321 | * ''Film/{{Soldier}}'' |
| 322 | * ''Film/SoldierBlue'' |
| 323 | * ''Film/{{Soultaker}}'' |
| 324 | * ''Film/SpaceSweepers'' |
| 325 | * ''Film/{{Spies}}'' |
| 326 | * ''Film/{{Spy}}'' |
| 327 | * ''Film/SpyKids'' |
| 328 | * ''Film/TheSpyWhoLovedMe'' |
| 329 | * ''Film/TheStationAgent'' |
| 330 | * ''Film/StrayCatRockDelinquentGirlBoss'' |
| 331 | * ''Film/StrikeCommando'' |
| 332 | * ''Film/{{Striptease}}'' |
| 333 | * ''Film/TheSubstitute'' |
| 334 | * ''Film/SunshineCleaning'' |
| 335 | * ''Film/{{Taxi}}'' |
| 336 | * ''Film/TaxiDriver'' |
| 337 | * ''Film/ATaxiDriver'' |
| 338 | * ''Film/{{Thief}}'' |
| 339 | * ''Film/TimeBandits'' |
| 340 | * ''Film/TheThieves'' |
| 341 | * ''Film/TheThinMan'' |
| 342 | * ''Film/TheThirdMan'' |
| 343 | * ''Film/{{The Three Musketeers|1921}}'' (1921) |
| 344 | * ''Film/{{The Three Musketeers|1948}}'' (1948) |
| 345 | * ''Film/{{The Three Musketeers|1953}}'' (1953) |
| 346 | * ''Film/{{The Three Musketeers|1961}}'' (1961) |
| 347 | * ''Film/{{The Three Musketeers|1973}}'' (1973) |
| 348 | * ''Film/{{The Three Musketeers|1993}}'' (1993) |
| 349 | * ''Film/{{The Three Musketeers|2011}}'' (2011) |
| 350 | * ''Film/{{The Three Musketeers|2023 UK}}'' (2023, UK) |
| 351 | * ''Film/{{The Three Musketeers|2023}}'' (2023, France) |
| 352 | * ''Film/TheTransporter'' |
| 353 | * ''Film/{{Timecop}}'' |
| 354 | * ''Film/TokyoGorePolice'' |
| 355 | * ''Film/TheUndertaker1988'' |
| 356 | * ''Film/USMarshals'' |
| 357 | * ''Film/TheVagrant'' (if 'vagrant' can be considered a job) |
| 358 | * ''Film/VampireCopRicky'' |
| 359 | * ''Film/{{Vigilante}}'' |
| 360 | * ''Film/{{Waitress}}'' |
| 361 | * ''Film/{{The War Lord|1965}}'' |
| 362 | * ''Film/WarWitch'' |
| 363 | * ''Film/{{Warrior}}'' |
| 364 | * ''Film/TheWarriorsWay'' |
| 365 | * ''Film/WarriorsOfTheWasteland'' |
| 366 | * ''Film/TheWaterDiviner'' |
| 367 | * ''Film/WeWereSoldiers'' |
| 368 | * ''Film/TheWizardOfOz'' |
| 369 | * ''Film/WitchfinderGeneral'' |
| 370 | * ''Film/TheWoodsman'' |
| 371 | * ''Film/TheWrestler'' |
| 372 | * ''Film/{{Yojimbo}}'' is a corruption of the Japanese word "yõjinbõ," which translates to "bodyguard." |
| 373 | * ''Film/ZombieCop'' |
| 374 | * There's an entire subgenre of thriller and slasher films with job-based {{Theme Serial Killer}}s that are titled this way, with examples being ''Film/TheDentist, The Carpenter, The Janitor, The Nurse, The Mailman, The Super, Film/IceCreamMan'' and ''The Paper Boy''. |
| 375 | [[/folder]] |
| 376 | |
| 377 | [[folder:Literature]] |
| 378 | * ''[[Literature/EatersOfTheDead The 13th Warrior]]'' |
| 379 | * ''Literature/AssistantToTheVillain'' |
| 380 | * ''Literature/TheAstronauts'' |
| 381 | * ''The Black Queen'' and ''The Black King'' by Christine Kathryn Rusch |
| 382 | * The first six books of ''Literature/TheChroniclesOfAncientDarkness''[[note]]''Wolf Brother'', ''Spirit Walker'', ''Soul Eater'', ''Outcast'', ''Oath Breaker'', and ''Ghost Hunter''[[/note]] are titled after one of Torak's roles, though being a stone-age society they don't exactly count as "jobs". |
| 383 | * ''Literature/TheContinentalOp'' |
| 384 | * ''Literature/TheCountOfMonteCristo'' |
| 385 | * ''Literature/TheDisasterArtist'' |
| 386 | * ''Literature/DungeonEngineer'' |
| 387 | * ''Literature/TheExplorer'' |
| 388 | * ''Literature/HedgeWitch'' |
| 389 | * ''Literature/TheGiver'' |
| 390 | * ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'' |
| 391 | * ''Literature/TheLostMagician'' |
| 392 | * ''[[Creator/RudyardKipling The Man who Would Be King]]'' |
| 393 | * ''Literature/TheMasterKey'': The chapter, [[https://www.gutenberg.org/files/436/436-h/436-h.htm#chap06 "The Buccaneers"]]. |
| 394 | * ''Literature/MemoirsOfAGeisha'' |
| 395 | * ''Literature/OldKingdom'': ''Abhorsen'' |
| 396 | * ''Literature/TheOrdinaryPrincess'' |
| 397 | * ''Literature/ThePainterFromShanghai'' |
| 398 | * ''Literature/ThePhoenixGuards'' |
| 399 | * ''Literature/ThePrefect'' |
| 400 | * ''Literature/PrincessesOfThePizzaParlor'' |
| 401 | * The first ''Literature/{{Raffles}}'' short story collection, ''The Amateur Cracksman''. |
| 402 | * ''Literature/TheReader'' |
| 403 | * ''Literature/ReaperMan'' |
| 404 | * ''Literature/TheThreeMusketeers'' |
| 405 | * ''Literature/TheUndertaker'' |
| 406 | * ''Literature/WarriorCats'' |
| 407 | * ''Literature/AWizardOfEarthsea'' |
| 408 | * ''Literature/WhateleyUniverse'': The story, ''[[http://whateleyacademy.net/index.php/content_page/9/119 Medicine Girl]]'', where Pejuta helps heal Skybolt. |
| 409 | [[/folder]] |
| 410 | |
| 411 | [[folder:Live-Action TV]] |
| 412 | * ''Series/{{Actress}}'' |
| 413 | * ''Series/AgentCarter'' |
| 414 | * ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'' |
| 415 | * ''Series/AgentX'' |
| 416 | * ''Series/AmbassadorMagma'' |
| 417 | * ''Series/{{Ambassadors}}'' |
| 418 | * ''Series/AmericasNextTopModel'' |
| 419 | * ''Series/TheApprentice'' |
| 420 | * ''Series/ArangAndTheMagistrate'' |
| 421 | * ''Series/AvatarTheLastAirbender2024'' |
| 422 | * ''Series/BadProsecutor'' |
| 423 | * ''Series/BGPersonalBodyguard'' |
| 424 | * ''Series/{{Bodyguard|UK2018}}'' |
| 425 | * ''Series/Boss2009'' |
| 426 | * ''Series/BostonLegal'' |
| 427 | * ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' |
| 428 | * ''Series/CallTheMidwife'' |
| 429 | * ''Series/CaptainPowerAndTheSoldiersOfTheFuture'' |
| 430 | * ''Series/CastawayDiva'' |
| 431 | * ''Series/TheChair2021'' -- The show's title, The Chair, refers to being the chair of a department in a university. |
| 432 | * ''Series/Charmed1998'' -- The titular witches are referred to as the "Charmed Ones", [[TheChosenMany tasked to fight evil]]. |
| 433 | ** ''Series/Charmed2018'' (its remake) |
| 434 | * ''Series/Chef1993'' |
| 435 | * ''Series/ChefWaMeitantei'' |
| 436 | * ''Series/ChiefKim'' |
| 437 | * ''Series/ChiefOfStaff'' |
| 438 | * ''Series/{{CHiPs}}'' (Stands for '''C'''alifornia '''Hi'''ghway '''P'''atrol) |
| 439 | * ''Series/CinderellaAndTheFourKnights'' |
| 440 | * ''Series/TheCityHunter'' |
| 441 | * ''Series/TheCleanerUK'' |
| 442 | * ''Series/TheCleaningLady'' |
| 443 | * ''Series/{{Coach}}'' |
| 444 | * ''Series/CommanderInChief'' |
| 445 | * ''Series/TheCommish'' (short for 'Commissioner') |
| 446 | * ''Series/{{Cops}}'' |
| 447 | * ''Series/TheCoroner'' |
| 448 | * ''Series/CovertAffairs'' |
| 449 | * ''Series/CriminologistHimuraAndMysteryWriterArisugawa'' |
| 450 | * ''Series/TheCrownedClown'' |
| 451 | * ''Series/{{Crownies}}'' (a nickname for of Crown Prosecutors) |
| 452 | * The ''Franchise/CSIVerse'' series. |
| 453 | ** ''Series/{{CSI}}'' |
| 454 | ** ''Series/CSIMiami'' |
| 455 | ** ''Series/{{CSI NY}}'' |
| 456 | ** ''Series/CSICyber'' |
| 457 | ** ''Series/CSIVegas'' |
| 458 | * ''Series/DennouKeisatsuCybercop'' |
| 459 | * ''Series/TheDevilJudge'' |
| 460 | * ''Series/{{Doctors}}'' |
| 461 | * ''Series/DoctorWho'' |
| 462 | * ''Series/DoogieHowserMD'' |
| 463 | * ''Series/DrQuinnMedicineWoman'' |
| 464 | * ''Series/EmergencyCouple'' |
| 465 | * ''Series/EmilyOwensMD'' |
| 466 | * ''Series/{{Entourage}}'' |
| 467 | * ''Series/TheEqualizer'' |
| 468 | ** ''Series/TheEqualizer2021'' |
| 469 | * ''Series/ExtraordinaryAttorneyWoo'' |
| 470 | * ''Series/FatherTed'' |
| 471 | * ''Series/TheFlightAttendant'' |
| 472 | * ''Series/TheFlyingNun'' |
| 473 | * ''Series/FortuneHunter'' |
| 474 | * ''Series/TheGoodDetective'' |
| 475 | * ''Series/GhostDoctor'' |
| 476 | * ''Series/GoodDoctor'' |
| 477 | ** ''Series/TheGoodDoctor'' |
| 478 | * ''Series/TheGreatestAmericanHero'' |
| 479 | * ''Series/GMen75'' |
| 480 | * ''Series/GuardianTheLonelyAndGreatGod'' |
| 481 | * ''Series/{{Hack}}'' (the man character is an ex-cop turned taxi driver) |
| 482 | * ''Series/{{Harlots}}'' |
| 483 | * ''Series/{{Heroes}}'' |
| 484 | * ''Series/HomicideLifeOnTheStreet'' |
| 485 | * ''Series/HouseMD'' |
| 486 | * ''Series/{{Hunters}}'' |
| 487 | * ''Series/{{Hwarang}}'' |
| 488 | * ''Series/ImASinger'' |
| 489 | * ''Series/InTreatment'' |
| 490 | * ''Series/TheIrishRM'' |
| 491 | * ''Series/IndayWillAlwaysLoveYou'': Also a PunBasedTitle. Inday is [[ProtagonistTitle the name of the protagonist]], but it is also the Filipino slang term for [[{{Meido}} maids or housekeepers]] which is Inday's profession. |
| 492 | * ''Series/InspectorKoo'' |
| 493 | * ''Series/InsuTheQueenMother'' |
| 494 | * ''{{Series/JAG}}'', which centered on Navy Judge Advocate General officers (read: [[LawProcedural military lawyers]]). |
| 495 | ** ''{{Series/NCIS}}'', which similarly centered on investigators with the [[CopShow Naval Criminal Investigative Service]]. |
| 496 | * ''Franchise/KamenRider'' |
| 497 | ** ''Series/NightStalker'' |
| 498 | * ''Series/TheKing2Hearts'' |
| 499 | * ''Series/TheKingEternalMonarch'' |
| 500 | * ''Series/KingOfDramas'' (centered around a TV producer) |
| 501 | * ''Series/{{Kings}}'' |
| 502 | * ''Series/KnightRider'' |
| 503 | * ''Series/KolchakTheNightStalker'' |
| 504 | * ''Series/KtaiInvestigator7'' |
| 505 | * ''Series/TheLastEmpress'' |
| 506 | * ''Franchise/LawAndOrder'' |
| 507 | ** ''Series/LawAndOrder'' |
| 508 | ** ''Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit'' |
| 509 | ** ''Series/LawAndOrderTrialByJury'' |
| 510 | * ''Series/{{Lawman}}'' |
| 511 | * ''Series/TheLibrarians2007'' |
| 512 | * ''Series/TheLibrarians2014'' |
| 513 | * ''Series/TheLordOfTheRingsTheRingsOfPower'' |
| 514 | * ''Series/MadamSecretary'' |
| 515 | * ''Series/TheMagician'' |
| 516 | * ''Series/MagnumPI'' |
| 517 | ** ''Series/MagnumPI2018'' |
| 518 | * ''Series/MajorDad'' |
| 519 | * ''Series/TheMakanaiCookingForTheMaikoHouse'': The ''makanai'' in the title refers to the live-in chef of {{geisha}}-in-training (maiko), a position the protagonist takes up in the second episode. A lot of focus is given to the meals she prepares for the residents. |
| 520 | * ''Series/TheManFromUNCLE'' |
| 521 | ** ''Series/TheGirlFromUNCLE'' |
| 522 | * ''Series/TheMaskedSinger'' |
| 523 | * ''Series/MayorOfKingstown'' |
| 524 | * ''Series/TheMentalist'', though he is acting as a law enforcement consultant rather than performing on stage during the series. |
| 525 | * Every ''Series/MetalHeroes'' series. |
| 526 | * ''Series/MonarchLegacyOfMonsters'' |
| 527 | * ''Series/TheMusketeers'' |
| 528 | * ''Series/TheMysticKnightsOfTirNaNog'' |
| 529 | * ''Series/TheNanny'' |
| 530 | * ''Series/NavySEALS'' |
| 531 | * ''Series/NurseJackie'' |
| 532 | * ''Series/Nurses1991'' |
| 533 | * ''Series/Nurses2020'' |
| 534 | * ''Series/NYPDBlue'' |
| 535 | * ''Series/OneChicago'' |
| 536 | ** ''Series/ChicagoFire'' |
| 537 | ** ''Series/ChicagoPD'' |
| 538 | ** ''Series/ChicagoMed'' |
| 539 | ** ''Series/ChicagoJustice'' |
| 540 | * ''Series/PartnersForJustice'' |
| 541 | * ''Series/ThePhilanthropist'' |
| 542 | * ''Series/ThePinkertons'' |
| 543 | * ''Series/PoliceWoman'' |
| 544 | * ''Series/{{Pose}}'' |
| 545 | * Every ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' and ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' series. |
| 546 | * ''Series/ThePractice'' |
| 547 | * ''Series/ThePretender'' |
| 548 | * ''Series/ThePrimeMinisterAndI'' |
| 549 | * ''Series/ThePrincipal'' |
| 550 | * ''Series/ThePrisoner1967'' |
| 551 | * ''Series/ThePrisoner2009'' |
| 552 | * ''Series/PrivatePractice'' |
| 553 | * ''Series/TheProducers'' |
| 554 | * ''Series/ProtectTheBoss'' |
| 555 | * ''Series/{{Quacks}}'' |
| 556 | * ''Series/QueenForSevenDays'' |
| 557 | * ''Series/QueenInhyunsMan'' |
| 558 | * ''Series/QueenSeondeok'' |
| 559 | * ''Series/{{Queenmaker}}'' |
| 560 | * ''Series/{{Reign}}'' |
| 561 | * ''Series/{{Reaper}}'' |
| 562 | * ''Series/RedCap'' (British army slang for military police) |
| 563 | * ''Series/RelicHunter'' |
| 564 | * ''Series/Rescue911'' |
| 565 | * ''Series/TheResident'' |
| 566 | * ''Series/{{Rev}}'' |
| 567 | * ''Series/RobotDetective'' |
| 568 | * ''Series/{{Roughnecks}}'' |
| 569 | * ''Series/TheRookie2018'' |
| 570 | * ''Series/RookieHistorianGooHaeRyung'' |
| 571 | * ''Series/TheRoyalBodyguard'' |
| 572 | * ''Series/ScholarWhoWalksTheNight'' |
| 573 | * ''Series/TheSchoolNurseFiles'' |
| 574 | * ''Series/SheHulkAttorneyAtLaw'' |
| 575 | * ''Series/{{Shooter}}'' |
| 576 | * ''Series/{{Silk}}'' (slang to "taking silk" referring to being a Queen's Counsel) |
| 577 | * ''Series/{{Sliders}}'' |
| 578 | * ''Series/TheSoldiers'' |
| 579 | * ''Series/{{Suits}}'' |
| 580 | * ''Series/{{Survivor}}''[='=]s 30th season was subtitled "White Collar vs. Blue Collar vs. No Collar" which pitted people from said working class against each other. The official title of the season is ''Worlds Apart''. |
| 581 | * ''Series/TattooedTeenageAlienFightersFromBeverlyHills'' |
| 582 | * ''Series/TaxiDriver2021'' |
| 583 | * ''Teachers'': |
| 584 | ** ''Series/Teachers2001'' |
| 585 | ** ''Series/Teachers2016'' |
| 586 | * ''Series/{{Travelers}}'' |
| 587 | * ''The Truckies'' (Australian drama about long distance transport drivers. 'Truckie' is Australian slang for a truck driver.) |
| 588 | * ''Series/TrueDetective'' |
| 589 | * ''Series/VampireProsecutor'' |
| 590 | * ''Series/{{Veep}}'' |
| 591 | * ''Series/TheVicarOfDibley'' |
| 592 | * ''Series/VicePrincipals'' |
| 593 | * ''Series/{{Vikings}}'' |
| 594 | ** ''Series/VikingsValhalla'' |
| 595 | * ''Series/WalkerTexasRanger'' |
| 596 | * ''Series/WhiteCollar'' |
| 597 | * ''The Worker'' (Charlie Drake sitcom - the twist is that he never works for very long before being fired) |
| 598 | * ''Series/WuAssassins'' |
| 599 | * ''Series/TheYoungOnes'' |
| 600 | * ''Series/TheYoungPope'' |
| 601 | ** ''Series/TheNewPope'' |
| 602 | * ''Series/ZombieDetective'' |
| 603 | [[/folder]] |
| 604 | |
| 605 | [[folder:Music]] |
| 606 | * "The Actor" by Music/MichaelLearnsToRock |
| 607 | * "Agent Orange" and "Queen Paranoia" by Music/{{Slapshock}} |
| 608 | * "Doctor Jones" by Music/{{Aqua}} |
| 609 | * "Highway Patrolman" by Music/BruceSpringsteen |
| 610 | * "I Need A Doctor" by Music/{{Eminem}}, Music/DoctorDre, and Music/SkylarGrey |
| 611 | * "Wichita Lineman" by Music/GlenCampbell |
| 612 | * "The Man who Sold the World" by Music/DavidBowie |
| 613 | * "Song of a Baker" by Music/TheSmallFaces |
| 614 | * "The Butcher" by Music/LeonardCohen |
| 615 | * "Highway Patrolman" by Music/JohnnyCash (a different song to the Springsteen one) |
| 616 | * "Superheroes" by Music/TheScript |
| 617 | [[/folder]] |
| 618 | |
| 619 | [[folder:Radio]] |
| 620 | * ''The Men from the Ministry'' ([[Creator/TheBBC BBC]] {{Radio}} SitCom) |
| 621 | [[/folder]] |
| 622 | |
| 623 | [[folder:Theatre]] |
| 624 | * ''Theatre/{{Firebringer}}'' |
| 625 | * Creator/WilliamShakespeare's ''Theatre/TheMerchantOfVenice'' and its unofficial sequel, ''The Doctor of Rome'' |
| 626 | * ''Theatre/TheMerryWivesOfWindsor'' |
| 627 | * ''Theatre/APortraitOfTheArtistAsFilipino'' |
| 628 | * ''Theatre/{{Waitress}}'' |
| 629 | [[/folder]] |
| 630 | |
| 631 | [[folder:Video Games]] |
| 632 | * ''Franchise/AceAttorney'' |
| 633 | * ''VisualNovel/AnimamundiDarkAlchemist'' |
| 634 | * ''VideoGame/{{Assassin}}'' |
| 635 | * ''Franchise/AssassinsCreed'' |
| 636 | * ''VideoGame/BionicCommando'' |
| 637 | * ''VideoGame/CallOfDuty'' |
| 638 | * ''VideoGame/TheCaregiver'' |
| 639 | * ''VideoGame/CarrieTheCaregiver'' |
| 640 | * The ''VideoGame/CuteKnight'' series: |
| 641 | ** ''VideoGame/CuteKnight1'' |
| 642 | ** ''VideoGame/CuteKnightKingdom'' |
| 643 | * ''VideoGame/DevilSummoner'' |
| 644 | * ''VideoGame/DragonValor'' (in the game's universe, Dragon Valor is a title granted to [[TheDragonslayer dragon slayers]].) |
| 645 | * ''VideoGame/{{Driver}}'' |
| 646 | * ''Videogame/DungeonKeeper'' |
| 647 | * ''VideoGame/{{Geisha}}'' |
| 648 | * ''VideoGame/GodOfWar'' |
| 649 | * ''VideoGame/{{Harvester}}'' |
| 650 | * ''VideoGame/{{Hitman}}'' |
| 651 | * ''VideoGame/KeeperOfTheSunAndMoon'' |
| 652 | * ''VideoGame/LongLiveTheQueen'' |
| 653 | * ''Knights VideoGame/OfPenAndPaper'' series: |
| 654 | ** ''VideoGame/KnightsOfPenAndPaper'' |
| 655 | ** ''VideoGame/KnightsOfPenAndPaper2'' |
| 656 | * ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheRound'' |
| 657 | * ''VideoGame/KungFuMaster'' |
| 658 | * ''The Last Ninja'' (and just about any video game with "{{Ninja}}" in the title) |
| 659 | * ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfDragoon'' |
| 660 | * ''VideoGame/MachineHunter'' |
| 661 | * ''The Manager'' (football manager game) |
| 662 | * ''VideoGame/MasterDetectiveArchivesRainCode'' |
| 663 | * ''VideoGame/MechCommander'' (named for the MissionControl officers directing Mech operations) |
| 664 | * ''VideoGame/MechWarrior'' (named for the pilots of the setting's HumongousMecha) |
| 665 | * ''VideoGame/MegamanX1'' (Re-released as ''Maverick Hunter X'') |
| 666 | * ''Midnight Wanderers'' from ''VideoGame/ThreeWonders'' |
| 667 | * ''VideoGame/MobEnforcer'' |
| 668 | * ''VideoGame/OracleOfAskigaga'' |
| 669 | * ''VideoGame/{{Paperboy}}'' |
| 670 | * ''VideoGame/PerfectAssassin'' |
| 671 | * ''VideoGame/PokemonRanger'' (Also counts as TeamTitle) |
| 672 | * ''VideoGame/PokemonSnap'' (The protagonist is a photographer) |
| 673 | ** ''VideoGame/NewPokemonSnap'' |
| 674 | * ''VideoGame/{{Postknight}}'' |
| 675 | * The ''VideoGame/PrincessMaker'' series: |
| 676 | ** ''VideoGame/PrincessMaker1'' |
| 677 | ** ''VideoGame/PrincessMaker2'' |
| 678 | ** ''VideoGame/PrincessMaker3'' |
| 679 | ** ''VideoGame/PrincessMaker4'' |
| 680 | * ''VideoGame/SamuraiWarriors'' |
| 681 | * ''VideoGame/SecretAgent'' |
| 682 | * ''VisualNovel/ShiningSongStarnova'' -- The main protagonists are a (seven member) GirlGroup. |
| 683 | * ''VideoGame/{{Spelunker}}'' |
| 684 | * ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' |
| 685 | * ''VideoGame/{{Strider}}'' |
| 686 | * ''VideoGame/{{Stuntman}}'' |
| 687 | * ''VideoGame/SWATPolice'' |
| 688 | * ''VideoGame/{{Tenchu}}: Stealth Assassins'' |
| 689 | * ''Franchise/TombRaider'' |
| 690 | * ''VideoGame/TheTraderOfStories'' |
| 691 | * ''VideoGame/TreasureHunterMan1'', because the "1" is just for our differentiation. |
| 692 | * ''VisualNovel/{{Tsukihime}}'' [[note]]More of her position rather than job; the heroine is essentially the princess of the moon, which is exactly what the title means.[[/note]] |
| 693 | * ''[[VideoGame/CastlevaniaI Vampire Killer]]'' |
| 694 | * ''VideoGame/TheWitcher'' |
| 695 | [[/folder]] |
| 696 | |
| 697 | [[folder:Web Original]] |
| 698 | * ''WebVideo/EmmaApproved'' -- TheHero is a professional matchmaker. |
| 699 | * ''[[Series/{{Dateline}} Hansen Vs. Predator]]'' -- TheHost and his team are {{Paedo Hunt}}ers. |
| 700 | * ''WebVideo/TheLizzieBennetDiaries'' -- TheHero is a {{Vlog|Series}}ger. |
| 701 | * ''WebVideo/MittenSquad'': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6n5pXt-3aoo "Minecraft: Part 19 | Creator Of Demons"]] |
| 702 | * ''WebVideo/{{React}}'', particularly ''Website/{{YouTube}}rs React'', as well as the ''Staff React'' episodes. |
| 703 | [[/folder]] |
| 704 | |
| 705 | [[folder:Western Animation]] |
| 706 | * ''WesternAnimation/BobTheBuilder'' |
| 707 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheBossBabyBackInBusiness'' |
| 708 | * ''WesternAnimation/CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteers'' |
| 709 | * ''WesternAnimation/COPSAnimatedSeries'' |
| 710 | * ''WesternAnimation/ExoSquad'' |
| 711 | * ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' |
| 712 | * ''WesternAnimation/FiremanSam'' |
| 713 | * ''WesternAnimation/GIJoe'' |
| 714 | * ''WesternAnimation/GlitchTechs'' |
| 715 | * ''WesternAnimation/InspectorGadget'' |
| 716 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{King}}'' |
| 717 | * ''WesternAnimation/PostmanPat'' |
| 718 | * ''WesternAnimation/PrincessGwenevereAndTheJewelRiders'' |
| 719 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheProblemSolverz'' |
| 720 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters'' |
| 721 | ** ''WesternAnimation/ExtremeGhostbusters'' |
| 722 | * ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsResistance'': [[Recap/StarWarsResistanceS2E5TheEngineer "The Engineer"]] |
| 723 | * ''WesternAnimation/TimeSquad'' |
| 724 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Trollhunters}}'' |
| 725 | * ''WesternAnimation/VoltronLegendaryDefender'' |
| 726 | [[/folder]] |
| 727 |
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