👨🔧 Read each clue and write the job in the boxes — the word bank lists every answer. Then circle the marked letter (○) in each row to reveal a hidden bonus word! The answer key sits at the bottom — fold it backward along the dotted line before you start.
Read each clue and write the answer in the boxes. The word bank lists every answer; the number in brackets is the word length.
1.
Grows crops and raises animals on the land (6)
2.
Makes bread, cakes, and pastries (5)
3.
Helps you get well when you're sick (6)
4.
Cuts and styles people's hair (11)
5.
Creates paintings, drawings, and sculptures (6)
6.
Looks after plants, flowers, and lawns (8)
7.
Designs and builds machines, bridges, or engines (8)
8.
The boss of the kitchen in a restaurant (4)
Word Bank: ARTIST, BAKER, CHEF, DOCTOR, ENGINEER, FARMER, GARDENER, HAIRDRESSER
★ Bonus word — circle the marked letter (○) in each answer, then read them top to bottom:
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✂ fold backward along this line to hide the solution ✂
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Solution
1. FARMER 2. BAKER 3. DOCTOR 4. HAIRDRESSER 5. ARTIST 6. GARDENER 7. ENGINEER 8. CHEF ★ Bonus word: MECHANIC
How to Solve This Fill-In
Because every answer is handed to you upfront in a fill-in, the puzzle is really a matching exercise, not a vocabulary test. Here's the fastest way through it:
Sort the word bank by length in your head. Group words mentally from 0 letters up to 0 — that turns a jumbled list into a set of ready-made buckets you can match directly to grid slots.
Start with any unique lengths. If only one word on the list has a particular letter count, and only one slot in the grid needs exactly that many letters, that pair is locked in immediately.
Use partially-filled starter letters. Any pre-filled letters already showing in the grid instantly eliminate every word on the bank that doesn't contain that letter in that position.
With 8 words to place, working from unique lengths outward keeps the puzzle moving. For more, see our guide to winning at word games.
About This Puzzle
Jobs & Careers is the shortest fill-in in our library at just eight answers, ranging from CHEF at four letters up to HAIRDRESSER at eleven. With that much length variation across only eight words, most clues can be narrowed down by letter count alone before you've even worked out the job itself.