Collocations for job - noun

decent, good, great, worthwhile
interesting
high-powered, top
It's one of the top jobs in management.

plum
The plum jobs all went to friends of the prime minister.

cushy
His father found him a cushy job in the office, with almost nothing to do and a big salary.

dream, ideal
What would be your dream job?

boring, dead-end, lousy (informal, esp. AmE), menial, routine, undemanding
He was forced to take a series of menial jobs.

rewarding
challenging, demanding, difficult, taxing
dangerous
It's often immigrants who do the dangerous jobs.

highly paid, high-paying, well-paid, well-paying (esp. AmE)
badly paid, low-paid, low-paying (esp. AmE), poorly paid (esp. BrE)
new
The plant will provide almost 300 new jobs.

current, first, previous
Three years ago she moved into her current job.

full-time, part-time
9-to-5
regular, steady
He was tempted to give up freelancing and get a regular job.

permanent, temporary
holiday (BrE), summer
evening, Saturday, weekend
paid, unpaid
manual (esp. BrE)
semi-skilled, skilled, unskilled
blue-collar, white-collar
desk
a desk job in the police housing department

factory, office
coaching, construction, manufacturing, teaching, etc.
proper, real
He'd done lots of part-time work, but this was his first proper job.

have
She has a very good job with a local law firm.

carry out, do, perform, work (AmE)
I'm only doing my job (= doing what I am paid to do).
They are paid according to how well they perform their job.

look for, want
apply for, go for
be offered
accept, take
find, get, land, win
She got a temporary job stacking shelves.
He's just landed himself a highly paid job in banking.

lose
He's frightened of losing his job.

give up, leave, pack in (BrE), quit (esp. AmE), resign from
hold down, keep
He's always had difficulty holding down a job.

start
She's starting a new job on Monday.

like, love
advertise
I saw the job advertised on the Internet.

interview (sb) for
We're interviewing for the job in the Sales Department.

give sb, offer sb
create, generate, provide (sb with)
It is hoped that the development will create new jobs in the region.

axe (BrE), cut, eliminate, shed
The company is hoping to shed 200 jobs.

export, outsource
Companies export jobs because it is cheaper to pay foreign workers.

protect, safeguard (esp. BrE)
The deal between the union and management should safeguard 6 000 jobs.

know
He certainly knows his job (= is very good at his job).

pay
The job doesn't pay very well.

disappear, go
250 jobs are to go at the local steel plant.

entail, require
The job requires honesty, intelligence, and vision.

search
It's important to devise a job search strategy when looking for work.

ad, advertisement, listings (esp. AmE)
Check our website for the latest job listings.

vacancy
application
applicant
interview
offer
Within weeks of graduation she had several job offers.

title
His job title is Chief Hygiene Operative.

description, specifications (esp. BrE)
Cleaning the office is not in my job description.

market
There is an enormous job market for teachers at the moment.

cuts, losses
growth (AmE)
We have seen job growth in a number of areas.

creation
openings (esp. AmE), opportunities, prospects
satisfaction
How would you rate your job satisfaction?

security
Workers questioned rated job security as being more important than high salary.

hunter, seeker (esp. BrE)
Local companies are holding an open day for job seekers.

share, sharing
Their boss agreed to a job share.
The introduction of job sharing could prevent the need for job losses.

in a/the job
There's not much chance of promotion in a job like that.

on the job
You will receive training on the job.

out of a job
She found herself out of a job when her boss died.

job as
She has a job as a waitress.

job at
She got a teaching job at the university.

job for
jobs for women

job in
a job in food retailing
a job in a large company

job with
He moved to a better-paid job with another employer.

change jobs, move jobs
Nowadays many people change jobs every few years.

a loss of jobs
The closure of the cement factory will mean the loss of over 800 jobs.

the right person for the job
Despite the small number of applicants, they managed to find the right person for the job.

adequate, decent, good, nice, professional, thorough
admirable, amazing, awesome (informal, esp. AmE), brilliant (esp. BrE), excellent, fantastic, fine, grand (esp. BrE), great, incredible, magnificent, marvellous/marvelous, masterful (esp. AmE), outstanding, remarkable, superb, terrific, tremendous, wonderful
bad, lousy (informal, esp. AmE), poor, terrible
They've done a poor job of managing their finances.

difficult, hard, tough
They gave me the tough job of telling applicants that they'd been rejected.

easy
important
big, long
little, small
fiddly (BrE), tedious
fiddly little jobs like wiring plugs

dirty
unenviable
Cooper had the unenviable job of announcing the bad news.

thankless
Keeping the house clean can be a thankless job.

carry out, do
You've done a great job with that decorating.
Try wedging it open—that should do the job (= be effective).

handle
I was very pleased with the way she handled the job.

have, have on
You'll have a hard job convincing them that you're right.
The builder has a couple of jobs on at the moment.

give sb
take on
She's taken on the job of organizing the Christmas party.

get on with
I want to get on with the job of painting my room today.

complete, finish
We finished the job in five hours.

job in
The author has done an admirable job in compiling all this material.

job on
You've done a good job on the car.

get the job done
We're hoping to get the job done this weekend.
You can count on him—he gets the job done (= he is reliable).

make a good, poor, etc. job of sth (esp. BrE)
She made a very good job of covering up the damage.
He made a very professional job of replacing the windows.

odd jobs (= small, practical jobs)
I spend most Saturdays doing odd jobs around the house.

bank
inside (= done by sb in the organization where the crime happens)

do
He got six months for that last job he did.

bungle
The gang bungled the job and got caught.