| 100% | PARTTIME | 8 | A job with shorter or fewer shifts |
| 43% | EPS | 3 | Records with only a few tracks, for short |
| 42% | EPS | 3 | Music releases with only a few tracks, for short |
| 42% | LAB | 3 | Dog with a yellow, black, or chocolate coat, for short |
| 41% | LITHO | 5 | Image made with a stone or metal printing plate, for short |
| 40% | LABRADOR | 8 | — retriever, dog with a short dense coat of black or golden-brown |
| 40% | WALK | 4 | Abandon, as with a job or commitment |
| 40% | EMT | 3 | One with a time-sensitive job, for short |
| 39% | HASATIT | 7 | Attacks a job with gusto |
| 39% | DIVINGINTOWORK | 14 | Starting a job with enthusiasm |
| 39% | TON | 3 | Word with short or long |
| 39% | PHONEITIN | 9 | Do a job with minimal effort |
| 38% | LOCUST | 6 | A grasshopper with short horns |
| 37% | VOCATION | 8 | A job or profession; a calling |
| 37% | SKINK | 5 | Lizard with short, or no, limbs |
| 37% | HOWITZER | 8 | Cannon with a short or medium barrel and a steep angle of fire |
| 37% | CBC | 3 | Network Alex Trebek got a job with in 1961 |
| 36% | SCONE | 5 | Food item whose name is pronounced with either a long or a short o, depending on whom you ask |
| 36% | CABINET | 7 | A cupboard with shelves or drawers |
| 35% | LAND | 4 | Secure, as a job or a role |
| 35% | INCOME | 6 | Money made from a job or business |
| 35% | APPOINT | 7 | Assign a job or role to someone |
| 35% | RESIGNS | 7 | Quits a job or position of power |
| 35% | ROOKIE | 6 | Someone new to a job or team |
| 35% | APPOINT | 7 | Assign officially to a job or position |
| 35% | POSITION | 8 | Job opening or a location |
| 35% | TSP | 3 | A few drops, for short |
| 35% | FORTHEMOSTPART | 14 | With only a few exceptions |
| 35% | CONTE | 5 | A short narrative or tale |
| 35% | INCURSION | 9 | A sudden or short invasion |