Jobs in the wizarding world

The following are all the known jobs in the wizarding world.

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• Activist - members of the wizarding world could be activists, usually in addition to a second job. Notable activists include Hermione Granger and Carlotta Pinkstone. Urg the Unclean was a notable goblin activist for his involvement in the 18th century Goblin Rebellions.
• Actor/actress - acting in plays was very popular in the wizarding world, and further education for a career in performance was given at the Wizarding Academy of Dramatic Arts.
• Alchemist - working in the study of alchemy involved studying the four basic elements and transmutation. Nicolas Flamel, inventor of the Philosopher's Stone was a notable alchemist. Albus Dumbledore and Draco Malfoy also studied alchemy.
• Apparition Examiner
• Archivist - archiving and maintaining records, e.g. Melusine worked in the French Ministry of Magic Records Room.
• Arithmancer - those who specialised in arithmancy studied the art of predictions using numbers. Notable arithmancers include Bridget Wenlock, who discovered the magical properties of the number 7.
• Artist - an artist in the wizarding world could paint animated portraits. Magenta Comstock (an experimentalist) and Roderick Plumpton were notable artists.
• Astronomer - study of Astronomy
• Aurologist - study of Auras.
• Auror - an elite law enforcement official who combated Dark wizards. Auror training was known to be difficult and rigorous.
• Auror Commissioner
• Author - writers of both instructional and entertaining texts. Examples include Miranda Goshawk and Gilderoy Lockhart. Some authors like Percival Pratt, were poets.

Bartender - server of drinks behind the bar of an establishment (usually a pub), e.g. Rosmerta was the barmaid at Three Broomsticks Inn and Aberforth Dumbledore was the barman at Hog's Head Inn.

Breeder - breeding and caring for magical creatures, e.g. Rubeus Hagrid illegally created Blast-Ended Skrewts, and Arabella Figg bred kneazles.

Broadcaster - Broadcasters in the wizarding world are known to work in radio, including for the Wizarding Wireless Network, like reporter Jeremiah Garnet. Some members of the Order of the Phoenix, like Lee Jordan became broadcasters during the Second Wizarding War while running Potterwatch.

Broom-maker - wizards who made broomsticks.

Captain of Aurors

Caretaker - employed to look after a building, e.g. Argus Filch at Hogwarts.

Cashier - a person who handles payments in a shop, bank or business, usually behind a counter, e.g. at Honeydukes or Gringotts.

Court Scribe - take notes during courtroom hearings, e.g. Percy Weasley for the Wizengamot.

Chef - prepares and cooks food. e.g. house-elves in the Hogwarts kitchens.

Chief Auror

Chief of Staff

Curse-Breaker - typically worked for Gringotts but could do contract work as a freelancer. Bill Weasley was a curse-breaker.

Deputy Headmaster/Headmistress

Dishwasher at the Leaky Cauldron

Director

Director of Magical Security

Desk job at Gringotts

Dragon feeder

Dragon keeper

Dragonologist - those who study dragons, e.g. Charlie Weasley.

Dueller - could compete in duelling tournaments.

Editor - usually of a publication (newspaper, magazine, publishing company), e.g. Barnabas Cuffe and Xenophilius Lovegood.

Employee of the Owl Post Office

Entertainer - many wizards worked in the entertainment industry as actors, comedians, performers, musicians, etc. Circus performers include the maledictus Nagini, who performed in Circus Arcanus, and Celestina Warbeck's first husband was a backup dancer. Derwent Shimpling was a comedian.

Executioner - employed by various ministries for state-sanctioned executions of beasts and criminals, including Walden Macnair and Bernadette.

Farmer - for example, raising magical plants like the trees raised at a farm belonging to Rowan Khanna's family for use in wands and broomsticks.

Federal Identity Commissioner - keep records of employees and certify employee identification at Magical Congress of the United States of America.

Federal Wand Permit Officer - issuing wand permits at MACUSA.

Genealogist - trace and keep records of a family lineage, e.g. in French Ministry of Magic Records Room.

Gringotts Head Goblin

Groundskeeper - working to maintain the land of a school, sporting venue, or park. Rubeus Hagrid was a Keeper of Keys and Grounds, and the Chudley Cannons hire a groundskeeper.

Guard

Head Curse-Breaker

Head Curator

Head of British Auror Office

Head of Department of Magical Law Enforcement

Head of MACUSA Department of Magical Law Enforcement

Head of Body for Protection of Magical Species

Healer / Trainee Healer - wizards and witches who were the equivalent of Muggle doctors, they treated and healed the sick and injured. Healers in Great Britain needed five Ordinary Wizarding Levels and N.E.W.T.s in Charms, Defence Against the Dark Arts, Herbology, Potions and Transfiguration to qualify.

Herbologist - studying magical plants. Neville Longbottom, Herbert Beery and Pomona Sprout were notable herbologists who taught at Hogwarts, while herbologist Gethsemane Prickle helped in investigations for the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures.

Historian - study wizarding history, and usually published authors. Notable examples include Bathilda Bagshot and Sage Bragnam, who specialised in examining artefacts and runes and was Head Curator of the Department of Magical Artefacts.

Hit Wizard/Hit Witch - capture dangerous wizarding criminals, dispatched to deal with high-profile arrests for the Magical Law Enforcement Patrol.

Honeydukes Express server - gave food and drinks to students on the Hogwarts Express.

Hogwarts Express driver

Headmaster/Headmistress - Headteachers were employed to run a wizarding school, including Hogwarts, Durmstrang, Ilvermorny, and Beauxbatons.

High Inquisitor - a British Ministry of Magic endorsed position, which evaluated the performances of teachers at Hogwarts; a form of Ministry interference.

International Director

Inventor - creators of new goods and products. Notable inventors include Bowman Wright, inventor of the Golden Snitch, and Fred and George Weasley, proprietors of Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes.

Investigator - members of the Beast Division in the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures that investigate creature-related cases.

Journalist - a writer who does work for newspapers and magazines, e.g. Rita Skeeter, for the Daily Prophet. A few journalists publish their own magazines or newspapers, e.g. Xenophilius Lovegood.

Keeper of Keys and Grounds

Keeper of Treasure and Dragots

Knight Bus conductor

Knight Bus driver

Librarian

Legislator - lawmakers who usually work for a governmental organisation, e.g. the Wizengamot and the Magical Congress of the United States of America. Department heads at the Ministry of Magic are known to have drafted legislation, e.g. Arthur Weasley.

Magical Congress of the United States of America employee

Magical Law Enforcement Patrol - a specialised team who upheld general law enforcement.

Magizoologist (also known as a wizarding naturalist) - study of magical creatures. Newton Scamander was a well-known magizoologist.

Matron - leader of nurses in a hospital, e.g. Poppy Pomfrey in the Hospital Wing.

Mediwizard/Mediwitch - a medic who worked for a hospital, and in the field tending to wizarding tournaments.

Metal charmer - those who imbued metalcraft so that it had certain magical properties, e.g. Bowman Wright and the Golden Snitch.

Minister for Magic - leader of a Ministry of Magic.

Ministry of Magic employee - could be employed in a number of departments, in a hierarchy of roles.

Monster hunter - an individual who hunted and tracked "monsters", like Laura Thorn.

Muggle Relations - a witch or wizard who liasied with Muggles; a passing grade in Muggle Studies was required.

Muggle expert - study of the behaviours of Muggle, who may teach, publish findings, work in several Ministry departments (e.g. Misuse of Muggle Artefacts Office), or be employed by the Institute of Muggle Studies.

Musician

Newspaper columnist

Newspaper reporter

Obliviator - a witch or wizard who used the Memory Charm to erase the memories of Muggles who had unwittingly witnessed magic, employed by the British Ministry of Magic.

Owlet trainer - trains young owls for a living to be pets or post owls.

Personal assistant - work for high-level Ministry officials and celebrities, e.g. Percy Weasley worked for Bartemius Crouch Senior and Bunty worked for Newton Scamander.

Philanthropist - provided financial support for a variety of causes. Lucius Malfoy was known for using his philanthropy to obtain political influence.

Philosopher - research and explain concepts like the nature of magic, death, and what one ought to do with one's life. Famous theoreticians include Adalbert Waffling, who wrote Magical Theory. There are goblin philosophers who have differing concepts.

Photographer - record events usually for publications, e.g. Bozo for the Daily Prophet.

Physician - study and practise medicine. Famous physicians include Paracelsus, and Mungo Bonham who founded of St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries.

Potioneer - study or brew potions for a living, usually for an Apothecary. Notable potioneers include Zygmunt Budge, author of the Book of Potions, Hector Dagworth-Granger and Gregory the Smarmy, inventor of Gregory's Unctuous Unction.

President of the Council of Magic

President of the Magical Congress of the United States of America

Professor - a witch or witch who was an academic professional, who often taught in wizarding schools.

Proprietor - owner(s) of a business who provided and potentially invented products and services, e.g. shops usually found in Diagon Alley and Hogsmeade. Fred and George Weasley were proprietors of Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes.

Quidditch players, coaches, commentators, managers and reporters. Ginny Weasley was a Quidditch player and reporter.

Quidditch referee

Quodpot player

Saleswizard - known to sell merchandise at special events.

Security guard - employed by a number of establishments, including the Ministry of Magic and Gringotts.

Security troll - known to guard places and objects in wizarding society.

Shop keeper

Singer

Special effects wizard - cast spells during a theater performance to create special effects.

St Mungo's Welcome Witch - responsible for helping and guiding visitors to the floor they needed.

Surveillor of Activity - keep an eye on the Magical Exposure Threat Level Measurer.

Translator - translate a language into another language, e.g. runes to a modern language. Hermione Granger translated The Tales of Beedle the Bard. They could be commissioned to create appropriate terminology in a new language, as Archibald Bienbon and Boniface Toubeau created equivalent terms for Quidditch in French.

Tutor - wizarding children were usually home-schooled before attending a wizarding school.

Tree farmer

Troll trainer - witches and wizards who train security trolls.

Unspeakable - a researcher in the Department of Mysteries.

Wandkeeper

Wandmaker

Wandmaker assistant

"Yes men" - worked at the British Ministry of Magic under Death Eater rule.

See also

• Careers Advice

Appearances

• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First appearance)
• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)
• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game)
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (video game)
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (video game)
• Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
• Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (play)
• Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay
• Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (film)
• Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald - The Original Screenplay
• Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
• Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore - The Complete Screenplay
• Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
• Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (Mentioned only)
• Quidditch Through the Ages (Mentioned only)
• The Tales of Beedle the Bard (Mentioned only)
• J. K. Rowling's official site (Mentioned only)
• Daily Prophet Newsletters (Mentioned only)
• Pottermore
• Wizarding World
• Harry Potter Limited Edition (Mentioned only)
• The Wizarding World of Harry Potter
• Harry Potter Trading Card Game
• LEGO Harry Potter
• LEGO Creator: Harry Potter
• Creator: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
• LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
• LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
• Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup
• Wonderbook: Book of Spells
• Wonderbook: Book of Potions
• Harry Potter for Kinect
• Fantastic Beasts: Cases from the Wizarding World
• Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery
• Harry Potter: Wizards Unite
• Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells
• Harry Potter: Magic Awakened
• Hogwarts Legacy