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clown
A clown is a person who performs physical comedy and arts in an open-ended fashion, typically while wearing distinct makeup or costuming and reversing folkway-norms. The art of performing as a clown is known as clowning or buffoonery, and the term "clown" may be used synonymously with predecessors like jester, joker, buffoon, fool, or harlequin.
missionary
thumb|right|upright=1.35|Catholic Church|Catholic missionaries in [[Papua New Guinea]] A missionary is a member of a religious group who is sent into an area in order to promote its faith or provide services to people, such as education, literacy, social justice, health care, and economic development.
stage magic
performing art involving the use of illusion
photographer
alt=A person holding and looking through a camera sits on the stone steps of a door, pointing the camera towards the upper right|thumb|An amateur photographer using a handheld camera A photographer is a person who makes photographs, most commonly using a camera. They may do so as part of photojournalism, for the sake of creating personal mementos, as part of a business model, as artistic expression or for various other reasons.
domestic worker
person who works within the scope of a residence
plumber
A plumber is a tradesperson who specializes in installing and maintaining systems used for potable (drinking) water, hot-water production, sewage and drainage in plumbing systems.
carpentry
thumb|Carpentry includes such specialties as cooper (profession)|barrelmaker, [[cabinetmaker, framer, luthier, and ship's carpenter]] thumb|Exhibit of traditional European carpenter's tools in Italy thumb|Carpenters in an Indian village working with hand tools
billboard
upright=1.35|alt=Billboard for Pelican Hot Tubs, with the slogan "Pelican beat the tariffs"|thumb|Billboard for a hot tub company in [[New Jersey]]
midwifery
Midwifery is the health science and health profession that deals with pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period (including care of the newborn), in addition to the sexual and reproductive health of women throughout their lives. In many countries, midwifery is a medical profession (special for its independent and direct specialized education; should not be confused with the medical specialty, which depends on a previous general training). A professional in midwifery is known as a midwife.
heating, ventilation, and air conditioning
technology of indoor and vehicular environmental comfort
chimney sweep
person who cleans chimneys
catering
thumb|Caterers preparing for a formal eventCatering is the business of providing food and beverages at a variety of venues, including private residences, banquet halls, special event spaces, hotels, business parks, festivals, film locations/studios, and other locations. Catering can be either on-site, in which food is prepared at the same location it is served (on-premise), or off-site, in which food is prepared at one location but served somewhere else (off-premise).
paramedic
A paramedic is a healthcare professional trained in the medical model, whose main role has historically been to respond to emergency calls for medical help outside of a hospital. Paramedics work as part of the emergency medical services (EMS), most often in ambulances. They also have roles in emergency medicine, primary care, transfer medicine and remote/offshore medicine. The scope of practice of a paramedic varies between countries, but generally includes autonomous decision making around the emergency care of patients.
tutor
Tutoring is private academic help, usually provided by an expert teacher; someone with deep knowledge or defined expertise in a particular subject or set of subjects. thumb|upright=1.2|Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine|Prince Charles Louis of the Palatinate with his tutor Wolrad von Plessen, in traditional dress A tutor, formally also called an academic tutor, is a person who provides assistance or tutelage to one or more people on certain subject areas or skills. The tutor spends a few hours on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis to transfer their expertise on the topic or skill to the student
vendor
thumb|A Bengalis|Bengali fish vendor from [[Sylhet]] thumb|Memorial to a Kraków vendor,Szczepański Square, [[Kraków, Poland]] thumb|Vendor In Balboa Park (San Diego)|Balboa Park, 2024 In a supply chain, a vendor, supplier, provider or a seller, is an enterprise that contributes goods or services. Generally, a supply chain vendor manufactures inventory/stock items and sells them to the next link in the chain. Today, these terms refer to a supplier of any goods or service. In property sales, the vendor is the name given to the seller of the property.
painter and varnisher
tradesman responsible for the painting and decorating of buildings
milk deliverer
delivery service dedicated to supplying milk
portrait painting
genre of painting; field of work for painters
roofer
thumb|Roofers laying a Tile#Roof tiles|tiled roof in [[Denver, Colorado]] thumb|A German roofer installing a Thatching|reed roof, wearing the traditional vest and [[trousers of a craftsperson]] thumb|Roofers in Romania installing wooden roof tiles
food delivery service
courier service in which food is delivered to a customer
chauffeur
thumb|A chauffeur in Japan standing next to a Nissan Fuga A chauffeur () is a person employed to drive a passenger motor vehicle, especially a luxury vehicle such as a large sedan, SUV or a limousine.
arborist
250px|thumb|An arborist using a chainsaw to cut a [[eucalyptus tree in a public park]] alt=Arborists in Ontario|thumb|Two arborists climbing and dismantling a Norway Maple in Ontario, Canada An arborist, or (less commonly) arboriculturist, is a professional in the practice of arboriculture, which is the cultivation, management, and study of individual trees, shrubs, vines, and other perennial woody plants in dendrology and horticulture.
snow removal
job of removing snow
paperboy
thumb|upright|A paperboy for the Toronto Star in [[Whitby, Ontario, Canada, 1940]] A paperboy is someoneoften an older child or adolescentwho distributes printed newspapers to homes or offices on a regular route, usually by bicycle or automobile. In Western nations during the heyday of print newspapers during the early 20th century, this was often a young person's first job, perhaps undertaken before or after school. This contrasts with the newsboy or newspaper hawker, now extremely rare in Western nations, who would sell newspapers to passersby on the street, often with very vocal promotion.
armored car
protected van or truck used to transport valuables
locksmithing
thumb|right|200px|An illustration of a German locksmith, 1451. Locksmithing is the work of creating and bypassing locks. Locksmithing is a traditional trade and in many countries requires completion of an apprenticeship. The level of formal education legally required varies by country, ranging from no formal education to a training certificate awarded by an employer, or a full diploma from an engineering college, along with time spent as an apprentice.
military recruitment
recruitment for military positions
landscaping
thumb|upright=1.3|Landscaping an elementary school courtyard in the city of Kuching Landscaping refers to any activity that modifies the visible features of an area of land, including the following: Living elements, such as flora or fauna; or what is commonly called gardening, the art and craft of growing plants with a goal of creating a beauty within the landscape. Natural abiotic elements, such as landforms, terrain shape and elevation, or bodies of water. Abstract elements, such as the weather and lighting conditions. Landscaping requires a certain understanding of horticulture and artis
appraiser
An appraiser (from Latin appretiare, "to value") is a person that develops an opinion of the market value or other value of a product, most notably real estate.
roadside assistance
service that assists motorists, motorcyclists, or bicyclists
roadworks
thumb|right|Replacing the old road with concrete Pavers (flooring)|pavers in Bo'ao Road area, [[Haikou City, Hainan, China.]] thumb|Worn asphalt concrete being removed before laying a new layer in [[Roberttown, UK ]] Roadworks, also called road construction or road work, occur when part of a road, or in rare cases, the entire road, has to be occupied for work relating to the road, most often in the case of road surface repairs. In the United States road work could also mean any work conducted in close proximity of travel way (thoroughfare) such as utility work or work on power lines (i.e. tele
moving company
business that provides packing and moving services for relocation
Waste Management, Inc
American company
maid service
professional service focused on maintaining cleanliness and sanitation of buildings
Meals on Wheels
charitable organization
Rent-A-Center
Rent-A-Center is an American public furniture and electronics rent-to-own company based in Plano, Texas. The company was incorporated in 1986 and as of 2014 operates approximately 2,972 company-owned stores in the United States, Puerto Rico and Mexico, accounting for approximately 35% of the rent-to-own market in the United States based on store count.
Sunrun
Sunrun Inc. is an American provider of photovoltaic systems and battery energy storage products, primarily for residential customers. The company was established in 2007 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.