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This is a list of '''[[employment|jobs]]''' held by the [[fictional character]] '''[[Homer Simpson]]''' from the [[List of animated television series|animated television series]] ''[[The Simpsons]]''. Jobs which may not be considered [[Canon (fiction)#The Simpsons|canon]] (such as jobs in [[The Simpsons Halloween episodes|Treehouse of Horror]] episodes) are indicated in '''<em style="color:green;font-style:normal">green</em>'''. As of now, Homer has had 122 jobs, 114 excluding the non-canon.
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This is a list of '''jobs''' held by the fictional character '''[[Homer Simpson]]'''animated television series ''The Simpsons''.  
  
One main source for these jobs is in the episode "[[Papa's Got a Brand New Badge]]." Right before he goes to bed Homer tells Marge, "I’ve had a lot of jobs in my life: boxer, mascot, astronaut, baby proofer, imitation Krusty, truck driver, hippie, plow driver, food critic, conceptual artist, grease salesman, carny, mayor, grifter, body guard for the mayor, country western manager, garbage commissioner, mountain climber, farmer, inventor, Smithers, Poochie, celebrity assistant, power plant worker, fortune cookie writer, beer baron, Kwik-E-Mart clerk, homophobe, and missionary, but protecting people, that gives me the best feeling of all." According to an interview with [[Matt Groening]], Homer has held 188 jobs. <ref>http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1565538/20070725/story.jhtml </ref>
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One main source for these jobs is in the episode "[[Papa's Got a Brand New Badge]]." Right before he goes to bed Homer tells Marge, "I’ve had a lot of jobs in my life: boxer, mascot, astronaut, baby proofer, imitation Krusty, truck driver, hippie, plow driver, food critic, conceptual artist, grease salesman, carny, mayor, grifter, body guard for the mayor, country western manager, garbage commissioner, mountain climber, farmer, inventor, Smithers, Poochie, celebrity assistant, power plant worker, fortune cookie writer, beer baron, Kwik-E-Mart clerk, homophobe, and missionary, but protecting people, that gives me the best feeling of all." Also a source is the "Picture a Day..." spoof where the last few seconds show jobs and other types of Homer prior to the 400th episode. According to an interview with [[Matt Groening]], Homer has held 188 jobs in the first 400 episodes.<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1565538/20070725/story.jhtml 'Simpsons' Trivia: Swearing Lisa, Clown Homer & More - Movie News Story | MTV Movie News<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
  
 
==Default Job==
 
==Default Job==
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;Unnamed job in nuclear power plant, sector 7-G
 
;Unnamed job in nuclear power plant, sector 7-G
:His job in the first season, before promotion to safety inspector.  It was unclear to everyone (including [[Montgomery Burns|his employer]] and Homer himself). In "[[Lisa's First Word]]" it's mentioned that he is a "nucleared technician", and in "[[Homer's Odyssey]]" he calls himself a "technical supervisor". He was hired as part of "Project Bootstrap," a (fictional) government program to bring in unskilled workers implemented by the Ford administration.  In the episode '[[Much Apu About Nothing]],' it is revealed that Homer makes $6.5945 an hour. Considering inflation since 1989 that would bring his pre-promotion income to $21,680 2006 dollars ($10.81 per hour).
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:His job in the first season, before promotion to safety inspector.  It was unclear to everyone (including [[Montgomery Burns|his employer]] and Homer himself). In "[[Homer's Odyssey]]" he calls himself a "technical supervisor". He was hired as part of "Project Bootstrap," a (fictional) government program to bring in unskilled workers implemented by the Ford administration.
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==A==
 
==A==
;[[activism|Activist]] - [[cannabis (drug)|Marijuana]] [[legalization]]  ("[[Weekend at Burnsie's]]") and for the preservation of the Springfield Isotopes Baseball Club ("[[Hungry, Hungry Homer]]")
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;[[Private (rank)|Army private]] ("[[G.I. (Annoyed Grunt)]]")
;[[Actor]] (5 times)
 
:In the play ''[[Rent (musical)|Rent]] II: Condo Fever'' ("[[Behind the Laughter]]")
 
::<em style="color:green;font-style:normal">Non-canon</em>
 
:In a commercial for the [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant]] ("[[D'oh-in in the Wind]]")
 
:In a commercial for [[sildenafil|Viagro]]-[[Rogaine (drug)|gain]] ''The topical rub for bald, impotent men'' ("[[Barting Over]]")
 
:In a commercial for Mr. Plow, his own one-man snow-plow business ("[[Mr. Plow]]")
 
:In a commercial for Springshield ("[[Papa's Got a Brand New Badge]]")
 
 
;[[talent agent|Agent]] (3 times)  
 
;[[talent agent|Agent]] (3 times)  
 
:Lurleen Lumpkin ("[[Colonel Homer]]")
 
:Lurleen Lumpkin ("[[Colonel Homer]]")
:Suds McDuff ("[[Old Yeller Belly]]")
 
 
:Lisa and Cameron, Aka Johnny Rainbow ("[[A Star Is Torn]]")
 
:Lisa and Cameron, Aka Johnny Rainbow ("[[A Star Is Torn]]")
 
;[[emergency medical technician|Ambulance driver]] ("[[Diatribe of a Mad Housewife]]")
 
;[[emergency medical technician|Ambulance driver]] ("[[Diatribe of a Mad Housewife]]")
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==B==
 
==B==
 
;[[Childproof|Baby Proofer]] for his own baby proofing company "Wee Care" ("[[Bye Bye Nerdie]]")
 
;[[Childproof|Baby Proofer]] for his own baby proofing company "Wee Care" ("[[Bye Bye Nerdie]]")
;[[Bacon Station]] Inventer,Owner,Chief/Seller]] (Bart Simpson Comic 24 UK) story (Bart Goes To The Movie)
 
;[[Bad News Bearer]] for Mr. Burns  (Simpson's Comic 125(UK))
 
 
;[[Bartender]] for Moe's Tavern and Homer's Hunting Club ("[[Homer the Moe]]")
 
;[[Bartender]] for Moe's Tavern and Homer's Hunting Club ("[[Homer the Moe]]")
;[[Bear Hunter]] after he is attacked by a bear and labeled a coward ("[[The Fat and the Furriest]]")
 
 
;[[Croupier|Blackjack dealer]] of Monty's Casino ("[[$pringfield (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)|$pringfield]]")
 
;[[Croupier|Blackjack dealer]] of Monty's Casino ("[[$pringfield (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)|$pringfield]]")
 
;[[Bodyguard]] of Mayor Joe Quimby ("[[Mayored to the Mob]]")
 
;[[Bodyguard]] of Mayor Joe Quimby ("[[Mayored to the Mob]]")
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:His dream job, but held only briefly.
 
:His dream job, but held only briefly.
 
;[[Boxing|Boxer]] ("[[The Homer They Fall]]")
 
;[[Boxing|Boxer]] ("[[The Homer They Fall]]")
:Part of the Association of Springfield Semi-Pro Boxers
 
;[[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] Actor (see Actor)
 
 
;[[Butler]] ("[[The Frying Game]]")
 
;[[Butler]] ("[[The Frying Game]]")
  
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;[[Candle|Candle maker]] of Ye Olde Candlemaker, Olde Springfield Towne ("[[I Married Marge]]")
 
;[[Candle|Candle maker]] of Ye Olde Candlemaker, Olde Springfield Towne ("[[I Married Marge]]")
 
;[[automobile|Car]] [[designer]] for Powell Motors ("[[Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?]]")
 
;[[automobile|Car]] [[designer]] for Powell Motors ("[[Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?]]")
;[[property caretaker|Caretaker]] for Mr. Burns' lodge ("[[Treehouse of Horror V]]"):<em style="color:green;font-style:normal">Non-canon.</em>
 
 
;[[Carny]] ("[[Bart Carny]]")
 
;[[Carny]] ("[[Bart Carny]]")
;Celebrity Assistant (see personal assistant)
 
 
;[[Chief executive officer|CEO]] of nuclear power plant ("[[C.E. D'oh]]")
 
;[[Chief executive officer|CEO]] of nuclear power plant ("[[C.E. D'oh]]")
 
;[[Chauffeur]] for Classy Joe's ("[[Homer vs. Patty & Selma]]")
 
;[[Chauffeur]] for Classy Joe's ("[[Homer vs. Patty & Selma]]")
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;[[choreography|Choreographer]] for the Super Bowl Halftime Show ("[[Homer and Ned's Hail Mary Pass]]")
 
;[[choreography|Choreographer]] for the Super Bowl Halftime Show ("[[Homer and Ned's Hail Mary Pass]]")
 
;[[chiropractic|Chiropractor]] ("[[Pokey Mom]]")
 
;[[chiropractic|Chiropractor]] ("[[Pokey Mom]]")
;[[Clown]] (see [[Krusty the Clown|Krusty]] impersonator)
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;[[Clown]] - [[Krusty the Clown|Krusty]] [[Impersonator]] ("[[Homie the Clown]]")
 
;[[Coach (sport)|Coach]] for Bart's [[Little League]] [[American football]] team ("[[Bart Star]]")
 
;[[Coach (sport)|Coach]] for Bart's [[Little League]] [[American football]] team ("[[Bart Star]]")
 
;[[chef|Cook]] at a diner when fleeing from a Florida sheriff ("[[Kill the Alligator and Run]]")  
 
;[[chef|Cook]] at a diner when fleeing from a Florida sheriff ("[[Kill the Alligator and Run]]")  
 
;[[confidence trick|Con artist]]/Grifter with son Bart ("[[The Great Money Caper]]")
 
;[[confidence trick|Con artist]]/Grifter with son Bart ("[[The Great Money Caper]]")
 
;[[Conceptual art]]ist ("[[Mom and Pop Art]]")
 
;[[Conceptual art]]ist ("[[Mom and Pop Art]]")
;[[Consultant]] on the remake of [[Mr. Smith Goes to Washington]] ("[[Beyond Blunderdome]]")
 
 
;[[Convenience store]] [[clerk|night-clerk]] for the [[Kwik-E-Mart]] ("[[Lisa's Pony]]")
 
;[[Convenience store]] [[clerk|night-clerk]] for the [[Kwik-E-Mart]] ("[[Lisa's Pony]]")
;[[Curator]] of "The museum of Hollywood Jerks" ("[[When You Dish upon a Star]]")
 
  
 
==D==
 
==D==
;[[Death (personification)|Death]] ("[[Treehouse of Horror XIV]]")
 
:<em style="color:green;font-style:normal">Non-canon.</em>
 
 
;[[Detective]] ("[[King-Size Homer]]" not shown, but mentioned by Marge)
 
;[[Detective]] ("[[King-Size Homer]]" not shown, but mentioned by Marge)
;[[Dishwasher]] At camp See-A-Tree ("[[The Way We Weren't]]")
 
 
;[[Drug]] [[smuggling|Smuggler]] when Burns cancelled the prescription drug program ("[[Midnight Rx]]")
 
;[[Drug]] [[smuggling|Smuggler]] when Burns cancelled the prescription drug program ("[[Midnight Rx]]")
 
;[[Sales|Door-to-door knife salesman]] for Slash-Co. ("[[I Married Marge]]")
 
;[[Sales|Door-to-door knife salesman]] for Slash-Co. ("[[I Married Marge]]")
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;[[employment#employee|Employee]] at Gulp 'n' Blow Drive-through ("[[I Married Marge]]")  
 
;[[employment#employee|Employee]] at Gulp 'n' Blow Drive-through ("[[I Married Marge]]")  
 
;[[Corporate title|Executive]] of Globex Corp., Cypress Creek ("[[You Only Move Twice]]")
 
;[[Corporate title|Executive]] of Globex Corp., Cypress Creek ("[[You Only Move Twice]]")
;[[vice president#vice presidents in business|Executive Vice President]] of Power Plant (while smoking medicinal marijuana) ("[[Weekend at Burnsie's]]")
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;[[vice president#vice presidents in business|Executive Vice President]] of Power Plant ("[[Weekend at Burnsie's]]")
  
 
==F==
 
==F==
;[[Farmer]] ("[[E-I-E-I-D'oh]]")
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;[[Farmer]] ("[[E-I-E-I-(Annoyed Grunt)]]")
 
;[[film criticism|Film critic]] ("[[A Star Is Burns]]")
 
;[[film criticism|Film critic]] ("[[A Star Is Burns]]")
:Judge in the Springfield Film Festival
 
 
;[[Film producer]] ("[[Beyond Blunderdome]]")
 
;[[Film producer]] ("[[Beyond Blunderdome]]")
:Mr. Smith Goes to Washington remake
 
 
;Fireman (volunteer) ("[[Crook and Ladder]]")
 
;Fireman (volunteer) ("[[Crook and Ladder]]")
 
;'''Fish gutter''' ("[[Thirty Minutes over Tokyo]]")
 
;'''Fish gutter''' ("[[Thirty Minutes over Tokyo]]")
; [[Fisherman]]
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; [[Fisherman]] ("[[The Wife Aquatic]]")
 
;[[Food]] [[critic]] for the ''Springfield Shopper'' ("[[Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner?]]")
 
;[[Food]] [[critic]] for the ''Springfield Shopper'' ("[[Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner?]]")
:Landed the job after wandering away from a tour of the newspaper.
 
 
;[[Foot Locker]] employee ("[[Marge Gamer]]")
 
;[[Foot Locker]] employee ("[[Marge Gamer]]")
 
;[[Fortune cookie]] [[writer]] ("[[A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love]]")
 
;[[Fortune cookie]] [[writer]] ("[[A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love]]")
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==G==
 
==G==
;Game Show Contestant ("[[Helter Shelter]]")
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;Garbage Commissioner; see Sanitation Commissioner ("[[Trash of the Titans]]")
;Garbage Commissioner (see Sanitation Commissioner)
 
;[[Gravedigger]] ("[[Treehouse of Horror II]]")
 
:<em style="color:green;font-style:normal">Non-canon.</em>
 
 
;[[fat|Grease]] collector ("[[Lard of the Dance]]")
 
;[[fat|Grease]] collector ("[[Lard of the Dance]]")
;[[confidence trick|Grifter]] (see Con-Artist)
 
 
;[[Corrections officer|Guard]] of Springfield Juvenile Correctional Facility ("[[The Wandering Juvie]]")
 
;[[Corrections officer|Guard]] of Springfield Juvenile Correctional Facility ("[[The Wandering Juvie]]")
 
==H==
 
;[[Hippie]] ("[[D'oh-in in the Wind]]")
 
;[[homophobia|Homophobe]] ("[[Homer's Phobia]]")
 
:Not an actual job, but Homer includes this when he recites a list of jobs he's held in the past in the episode "[[Papa's Got a Brand New Badge]]".
 
;[[Horse trainer]] of Furious D ("[[Saddlesore Galactica]]")
 
  
 
==I==
 
==I==
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;[[erectile dysfunction|Impotency]] [[Spokesman]] for [[sildenafil|Viag]][[Rogaine (drug)|rogaine]] ("[[Barting Over]]")
 
;[[erectile dysfunction|Impotency]] [[Spokesman]] for [[sildenafil|Viag]][[Rogaine (drug)|rogaine]] ("[[Barting Over]]")
 
;[[Informant]] for the F.B.I. ("[[The Trouble with Trillions]]")
 
;[[Informant]] for the F.B.I. ("[[The Trouble with Trillions]]")
;[[Infomercial]] Question asker
 
 
;[[Internet service provider]] ("[[Das Bus]]"):Sets up his own small business, "compuglobalhypermeganet" in which he gives himself the title "Junior Vice President."
 
;[[Internet service provider]] ("[[Das Bus]]"):Sets up his own small business, "compuglobalhypermeganet" in which he gives himself the title "Junior Vice President."
 
;[[Inventor]] ("[[The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace]], [[Flaming Moe's]], [[The Old Man and the "C" Student]]")
 
;[[Inventor]] ("[[The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace]], [[Flaming Moe's]], [[The Old Man and the "C" Student]]")
:6-legged chair, automatic hammer, lazy-bowl, everything's O.K. alarm, and make-up gun, the "Flaming Moe" (originally the "Flaming Homer"), Springy (Springfield's Official Mascot of failed Olympics bid)
 
 
==K==
 
;[[Kidnapping|Kidnapper]] ("[[Burns, Baby Burns]]"): Homer 'kidnaps' the son of Mr. Burns in an attempt to make Mr. Burns love his son again.
 
;[[Krusty the Clown|Krusty]] [[Impersonator]] ("[[Homie the Clown]]")
 
;'''Kwik-E-Mart Employee'''  (see Convenience store clerk)
 
 
==L==
 
;[[Lawyer]] wins off of [[Gil]] in [[Simpsons Comic 121 UK)
 
  
 
==M==
 
==M==
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;[[management|Manager]] of Country Music performer Lurleen Lumpkin (See Agent)
 
;[[management|Manager]] of Country Music performer Lurleen Lumpkin (See Agent)
 
;[[relationship counseling|Marriage Counselor]] ("[[Marge and Homer Turn a Couple Play]]")
 
;[[relationship counseling|Marriage Counselor]] ("[[Marge and Homer Turn a Couple Play]]")
:For second baseman Buck Mitchell and recording artist Tabitha Vixx
 
 
;[[Mascot]], known as "Dancing Homer" ("[[Dancin' Homer]]")
 
;[[Mascot]], known as "Dancing Homer" ("[[Dancin' Homer]]")
:Working for the [[Springfield Isotopes]], before a brief stint in Capital City.
 
 
;[[Mattress]] Salesman ("[[The Boys of Bummer]]")
 
;[[Mattress]] Salesman ("[[The Boys of Bummer]]")
 
;[[Mayor]] of New Springfield ("[[A Tale of Two Springfields]]")
 
;[[Mayor]] of New Springfield ("[[A Tale of Two Springfields]]")
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;[[Monorail]] [[conductor (transportation)|conductor]] ("[[Marge vs. the Monorail]]")
 
;[[Monorail]] [[conductor (transportation)|conductor]] ("[[Marge vs. the Monorail]]")
 
;[[mountaineering|Mountain climber]] ("[[King of the Hill (The Simpsons episode)|King of the Hill]]")
 
;[[mountaineering|Mountain climber]] ("[[King of the Hill (The Simpsons episode)|King of the Hill]]")
;[[Bodyguard|Muscle For Hire]]
 
:The job was never actually portrayed by Homer but he references it in the "[[Lard of the Dance]]" episode when he says "Oh, I can't believe those goons muscled me out of my grease business.  I've been muscled out of everything I've ever done.  Including my muscle-for-hire business."
 
 
;[[Musician]]
 
;[[Musician]]
 
:Member/Songwriter/Frontman of the Be Sharps, winning a [[Grammy Award]]<ref name="Tufts" /> ("[[Homer's Barbershop Quartet]]")
 
:Member/Songwriter/Frontman of the Be Sharps, winning a [[Grammy Award]]<ref name="Tufts" /> ("[[Homer's Barbershop Quartet]]")
 
:Composer of "Everybody Hates [[Ned Flanders]]" single with [[David Byrne (musician)|David Byrne]] ("[[Dude, Where's My Ranch?]]")
 
:Composer of "Everybody Hates [[Ned Flanders]]" single with [[David Byrne (musician)|David Byrne]] ("[[Dude, Where's My Ranch?]]")
 
:Composed songs for [[Lisa Simpson]]'s music career ("[[A Star Is Torn]]")
 
:Composed songs for [[Lisa Simpson]]'s music career ("[[A Star Is Torn]]")
;[[Manure]] Salesman
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:Member/Songwriter/Frontman of the grunge band Sadgasm ("[[That 90's Show]]")
  
 
==N==
 
==N==
 
;[[Adult education|Night school]] teacher (See Teacher)
 
;[[Adult education|Night school]] teacher (See Teacher)
 
;[[nuclear power|Nuclear Power Plant]] manager ("[[Kiss Kiss, Bang Bangalore]]")
 
;[[nuclear power|Nuclear Power Plant]] manager ("[[Kiss Kiss, Bang Bangalore]]")
:When [[Montgomery Burns|Mr. Burns]] outsources [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant|the plant]] to [[India]].  He also gains control of the plant by showing uncharacteristic smartness and tricking Mr. Burns into giving him ownership of the plant.
 
  
 
==O==
 
==O==
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;[[One-man band|One Man Band]] ("[[Bart Gets Famous]]")
 
;[[One-man band|One Man Band]] ("[[Bart Gets Famous]]")
 
;[[Opera singer]] ("[[The Homer of Seville]].")
 
;[[Opera singer]] ("[[The Homer of Seville]].")
 
:Homer's first after-school job (he begins a cover of [[Archie Bell & the Drells]]' "[[Archie Bell & the Drells#album discography|Tighten Up]]" before being attacked by a monkey).
 
 
;[[minister (Christianity)|Ordained Minister]] ("[[There's Something About Marrying]]")
 
;[[minister (Christianity)|Ordained Minister]] ("[[There's Something About Marrying]]")
:In order to perform same-sex marriages to make profit.  After the long and spiritual journey (that lasted about four seconds) he printed his white collar.  Based in the LIL' Chaple.
 
 
;[[Outsider Art]]ist ("[[Mom and Pop Art]]")
 
;[[Outsider Art]]ist ("[[Mom and Pop Art]]")
:Homer is discovered by an art gallery owner who believes Homer's attempt in building a barbecue pit is outsider art, thus launching his art career.
 
 
;[[ownership|Owner]]
 
;[[ownership|Owner]]
 
:ZiffCorp ("[[The Ziff Who Came to Dinner]]") ''Majority Stock Holder''
 
:ZiffCorp ("[[The Ziff Who Came to Dinner]]") ''Majority Stock Holder''
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==P==
 
==P==
;[[Begging|Panhandler]] ("[[Milhouse Doesn't Live Here Anymore]]")
 
:To make extra money to buy [[Marge Simpson|Marge]] diamond earrings.
 
 
;[[Paparazzi|Paparazzo]] ("[[Homerazzi]]").
 
;[[Paparazzi|Paparazzo]] ("[[Homerazzi]]").
;[[Performance art]]ist ("[[Homerpalooza]]")
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;[[Performance art]]ist -Getting hit with a [[round shot|cannonball]] ("[[Homerpalooza]]")
:Getting hit with a [[round shot|cannonball]].
 
 
;[[Assistant|Personal assistant]]  
 
;[[Assistant|Personal assistant]]  
 
:Briefly becomes the assistant and friend of [[Alec Baldwin]] and [[Kim Basinger]]. ("[[When You Dish upon a Star]]")
 
:Briefly becomes the assistant and friend of [[Alec Baldwin]] and [[Kim Basinger]]. ("[[When You Dish upon a Star]]")
 
:Briefly taking [[Waylon Smithers|Smithers]]' place as [[Mr. Burns]]' right-hand man. ("[[Homer the Smithers]]")
 
:Briefly taking [[Waylon Smithers|Smithers]]' place as [[Mr. Burns]]' right-hand man. ("[[Homer the Smithers]]")
;Pig Judge ("[[Simple Simpson]]")
 
:Judges pigs at a fair after winning silver ticket in a contest
 
;[[Pilot]] ("[[He Loves to Fly and He D'oh's]]")
 
:Never officially hired, however after a pilot faints from heroine, Homer attempts to pilot the plane and save his and Marge's life.
 
;Pilot for Crazy Clown Airlines (impostor) ("[[Fear of Flying (The Simpsons episode)|Fear of Flying]]")
 
:Never actually hired. He put on a pilot's uniform, intending to drink in the private 'pilot's bar', but was forced into a cockpit as the least drunk pilot present. Unfamiliar with the plane's controls, he promptly retracted the stationary plane's landing gear, damaging it.
 
;Plus-size butt model ("[[Mommie Beerest]]")
 
:Shown on a business card he hands to Marge.
 
 
;[[police|Police officer/Police Chief]] ("[[Papa's Got a Brand New Badge]]")
 
;[[police|Police officer/Police Chief]] ("[[Papa's Got a Brand New Badge]]")
;[[The Itchy & Scratchy Show#Poochie|Poochie]] (See Voice Actor)
 
 
;''Prank monkey'' for [[Montgomery Burns|Mr. Burns]] ("[[Homer vs. Dignity]]")
 
;''Prank monkey'' for [[Montgomery Burns|Mr. Burns]] ("[[Homer vs. Dignity]]")
;'''[[Pretzel|Pretzel Inspector]] ("[[The Twisted World of Marge Simpson]]")'''
 
;[[Priest]] (see ordained minister)
 
;[[Prison]] [[Informant|snitch]] ("[[The Seven-Beer Snitch]]")
 
 
;[[Public speaker]] ("[[HOMR]]")
 
;[[Public speaker]] ("[[HOMR]]")
  
 
==R==
 
==R==
 
;[[road crew|Roadie]] ("[[How I Spent My Strummer Vacation]]")
 
;[[road crew|Roadie]] ("[[How I Spent My Strummer Vacation]]")
:Homer was a roadie for a benefits concert starring Mick Jagger, Elvis Costello, Keith Richards, Brian Setzer, Tom Petty and Lenny Kravitz.
 
;Roadside corn salesman ("[[Fraudcast News]]")
 
:Apparently the destruction of Geezer Rock could spoil Homer selling corn to tourists
 
 
;Railroad Engineer (implied) ("[[Maximum Homerdrive]]")
 
;Railroad Engineer (implied) ("[[Maximum Homerdrive]]")
;Rastaman ("[[Weekend at Burnsie's]]")
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;[[roller coaster|Rollercoaster Rebuilder]] ("[[Please Homer, Don't Hammer 'Em...]]")
;Robot (imposter) ("[[I, (Annoyed Grunt)-Bot|I, D'oh-Bot]]")
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;[[referee|Referee]] ("[[Marge Gamer]]")
:As 'Robot Rumble' warrior 'Chief KnockaHomer'.
 
;[[roller coaster|Rollercoaster Rebuilder]] ("[[Please Homer, Don't Hammer 'Em...]]")  
 
:Homer rebuilds historic Springfield rollercoaster
 
  
 
==S==
 
==S==
 
;[[Safety]] [[inspector]] Homer's main job.
 
;[[Safety]] [[inspector]] Homer's main job.
;[[Safety]] [[protest]]er ("[[Homer's Odyssey]]")
 
 
;[[Safety]] [[Salamander]] ("[[See Homer Run]]")
 
;[[Safety]] [[Salamander]] ("[[See Homer Run]]")
 
;[[Sailor]] in the [[United States Navy Reserve|Naval Reserve]] ("[[Simpson Tide]]")
 
;[[Sailor]] in the [[United States Navy Reserve|Naval Reserve]] ("[[Simpson Tide]]")
:Took command of a [[submarine|nuclear submarine]], causing an international incident.
 
 
;[[Sales]]man (see Used Car salesman and Matress salesman)
 
;[[Sales]]man (see Used Car salesman and Matress salesman)
 
;[[Sanitation]] [[Commissioner]] ("[[Trash of the Titans]]")
 
;[[Sanitation]] [[Commissioner]] ("[[Trash of the Titans]]")
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:of vegetables ("[[Itchy & Scratchy Land]]")
 
:of vegetables ("[[Itchy & Scratchy Land]]")
 
:of Sugar ("[[Sweets and Sour Marge]]")
 
:of Sugar ("[[Sweets and Sour Marge]]")
;[[informant|Snitch]] (see Prison Snitch)
 
 
;[[Snowplow|Snowplow proprietor and driver]] ("[[Mr. Plow]]")
 
;[[Snowplow|Snowplow proprietor and driver]] ("[[Mr. Plow]]")
 
;[[referee (football)|Soccer referee]] ("[[Marge Gamer]]")
 
;[[referee (football)|Soccer referee]] ("[[Marge Gamer]]")
 
;[[Soldier]] ("[[G.I. (Annoyed Grunt)]]")
 
;[[Soldier]] ("[[G.I. (Annoyed Grunt)]]")
:Homer was [[Opposing_force|OPFOR]] after being rejected from frontline infantry.
 
 
;[[softball|Softball Player]] ("[[Homer at the Bat]]")
 
;[[softball|Softball Player]] ("[[Homer at the Bat]]")
'''[[Songwriter]] ("[[A Star Is Torn]]")'''
 
 
;[[Busking|Street musician]] ("[[Bart Gets Famous]]")
 
;[[Busking|Street musician]] ("[[Bart Gets Famous]]")
:first after-school job, as a teenager.
 
 
;[[Superhero]] ("[[Simple Simpson]]")
 
;[[Superhero]] ("[[Simple Simpson]]")
:as "Pie-Man".
 
 
;Spokesperson/Walking Billboard, ("[[My Fair Laddy]]")
 
;Spokesperson/Walking Billboard, ("[[My Fair Laddy]]")
:Originally for a blue pants company. Then for several other companies.
 
 
;[[List of fictional places on The Simpsons|Sprawl-Mart]] greeter ("[[On a Clear Day I Can't See My Sister]]")
 
;[[List of fictional places on The Simpsons|Sprawl-Mart]] greeter ("[[On a Clear Day I Can't See My Sister]]")
  
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;[[Teacher]] ("[[Secrets of a Successful Marriage]]")
 
;[[Teacher]] ("[[Secrets of a Successful Marriage]]")
 
;[[Television Producer]]
 
;[[Television Producer]]
:The Simpsons ("[[Behind the Laughter]]")
 
::<em style="color:green;font-style:normal">Non-canon</em>
 
;[[Tennis|Tennis Player]] ("[[Tennis the Menace]]")
 
 
;[[Telemarketing|Telemarketer]] ("[[Lisa's Date with Density]]")
 
;[[Telemarketing|Telemarketer]] ("[[Lisa's Date with Density]]")
 
;[[Tomacco]] Creator/Farmer/Salesman (see Farmer) ("[[E-I-E-I-(Annoyed Grunt)]]")
 
;[[Tomacco]] Creator/Farmer/Salesman (see Farmer) ("[[E-I-E-I-(Annoyed Grunt)]]")
 
;[[Tow Truck]] Driver ("[[Midnight Towboy]]")
 
;[[Tow Truck]] Driver ("[[Midnight Towboy]]")
 
;[[Town crier]] ("[[Lisa the Iconoclast]]")
 
;[[Town crier]] ("[[Lisa the Iconoclast]]")
:In the Springfield Bicentennial celebrations.
 
 
;[[Sales|Traveling salesman]] of Simpson & Son, Revitalizing Tonic ("[[Grampa vs. Sexual Inadequacy]]")
 
;[[Sales|Traveling salesman]] of Simpson & Son, Revitalizing Tonic ("[[Grampa vs. Sexual Inadequacy]]")
 
;[[Truck driver|Trucker]] ("[[Maximum Homerdrive]]")
 
;[[Truck driver|Trucker]] ("[[Maximum Homerdrive]]")
  
 
==U==
 
==U==
;[[unemployment|Unemployed]]
 
:on various occasions (Start of "[[Mother Simpson]]", "[[Fat Man and Little Boy (The Simpsons episode)|Fat Man and Little Boy]]", "[[Homer's Odyssey]]", and several other occasions)
 
 
;[[trade union|Union]] leader ("[[Last Exit to Springfield]]")
 
;[[trade union|Union]] leader ("[[Last Exit to Springfield]]")
:Spontaneously appointed after complaining about the [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant|power plant]]'s worker [[dentistry|dental]] plan.
 
 
;[[Automobile salesman|Used Car salesman]] ("[[Diatribe of a Mad Housewife]]")
 
;[[Automobile salesman|Used Car salesman]] ("[[Diatribe of a Mad Housewife]]")
  
 
==V==
 
==V==
;Village Oaf ("[[Treehouse of Horror XI]]")
 
:Homer also tried being the Village Dunce but his paper hat caught on fire.
 
:<em style="color:green;font-style:normal"> Non-canon.</em>
 
 
;[[Voice acting|Voice actor]] ("[[The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show]]")
 
;[[Voice acting|Voice actor]] ("[[The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show]]")
 
:Playing "Poochie the Dog"
 
:Playing "Poochie the Dog"
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==W==
 
==W==
 
;[[Webmaster]] ("[[The Computer Wore Menace Shoes]]")
 
;[[Webmaster]] ("[[The Computer Wore Menace Shoes]]")
:Created "Homer's Page" which infringed on many copyrights and later created another website under the name "[[pseudonym|Mr. X]]" (webpage can be visited at [http://www.mrxswebpage.com www.mrxswebpage.com])
 
;[[wrestling|Wrestler]] - (see Mexican wrestler)
 
;[[Writer]]
 
:Wrote an autobiography titled "Homer, I Hardly Knew Me" ("[[Treehouse of Horror VII]]")
 
:<em style="color:green;font-style:normal"> Non-canon.</em>
 
  
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==References==
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* M. Krakowiak, "Peter Griffin and the Modern American Worker" ''Bob's Poetry Magazine'' [http://bobspoetry.com/Bobs04Mr.pdf March 2007], p. 41
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[[Category:The Simpsons lists|Homer]]

Revision as of 13:05, March 5, 2008

This is a list of jobs held by the fictional character Homer Simpsonanimated television series The Simpsons.

One main source for these jobs is in the episode "Papa's Got a Brand New Badge." Right before he goes to bed Homer tells Marge, "I’ve had a lot of jobs in my life: boxer, mascot, astronaut, baby proofer, imitation Krusty, truck driver, hippie, plow driver, food critic, conceptual artist, grease salesman, carny, mayor, grifter, body guard for the mayor, country western manager, garbage commissioner, mountain climber, farmer, inventor, Smithers, Poochie, celebrity assistant, power plant worker, fortune cookie writer, beer baron, Kwik-E-Mart clerk, homophobe, and missionary, but protecting people, that gives me the best feeling of all." Also a source is the "Picture a Day..." spoof where the last few seconds show jobs and other types of Homer prior to the 400th episode. According to an interview with Matt Groening, Homer has held 188 jobs in the first 400 episodes.[1]

Default Job

Nuclear Safety Inspector
His day job and main source of income.
Unnamed job in nuclear power plant, sector 7-G
His job in the first season, before promotion to safety inspector. It was unclear to everyone (including his employer and Homer himself). In "Homer's Odyssey" he calls himself a "technical supervisor". He was hired as part of "Project Bootstrap," a (fictional) government program to bring in unskilled workers implemented by the Ford administration.


A

Army private ("G.I. (Annoyed Grunt)")
Agent (3 times)
Lurleen Lumpkin ("Colonel Homer")
Lisa and Cameron, Aka Johnny Rainbow ("A Star Is Torn")
Ambulance driver ("Diatribe of a Mad Housewife")
Amateur-Division Professional Arm Wrestler ("Marge's Son Poisoning")
Astronaut for NASA[2] ("Deep Space Homer")
Attack-dog trainer for the Pitiless Pup Attack Dog School ("I Married Marge")

B

Baby Proofer for his own baby proofing company "Wee Care" ("Bye Bye Nerdie")
Bartender for Moe's Tavern and Homer's Hunting Club ("Homer the Moe")
Blackjack dealer of Monty's Casino ("$pringfield")
Bodyguard of Mayor Joe Quimby ("Mayored to the Mob")
Bootlegger
Of beer as the "Beer Baron" ("Homer vs. The Eighteenth Amendment")
Bowling alley employee, or "Pin Monkey", of Barney's Bowl-o-rama ("And Maggie Makes Three")
His dream job, but held only briefly.
Boxer ("The Homer They Fall")
Butler ("The Frying Game")

C

Candle maker of Ye Olde Candlemaker, Olde Springfield Towne ("I Married Marge")
Car designer for Powell Motors ("Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?")
Carny ("Bart Carny")
CEO of nuclear power plant ("C.E. D'oh")
Chauffeur for Classy Joe's ("Homer vs. Patty & Selma")
Springfield Chief of Police ("Papa's Got a Brand New Badge")
Child Caretaker of Uncle Homer's Daycare ("Children of a Lesser Clod")
Choreographer for the Super Bowl Halftime Show ("Homer and Ned's Hail Mary Pass")
Chiropractor ("Pokey Mom")
Clown - Krusty Impersonator ("Homie the Clown")
Coach for Bart's Little League American football team ("Bart Star")
Cook at a diner when fleeing from a Florida sheriff ("Kill the Alligator and Run")
Con artist/Grifter with son Bart ("The Great Money Caper")
Conceptual artist ("Mom and Pop Art")
Convenience store night-clerk for the Kwik-E-Mart ("Lisa's Pony")

D

Detective ("King-Size Homer" not shown, but mentioned by Marge)
Drug Smuggler when Burns cancelled the prescription drug program ("Midnight Rx")
Door-to-door knife salesman for Slash-Co. ("I Married Marge")
Door-to-door sugar salesman ("Lisa's Rival")
Door-to-door spring salesman ("The Old Man and the "C" Student")

E

Employee at Gulp 'n' Blow Drive-through ("I Married Marge")
Executive of Globex Corp., Cypress Creek ("You Only Move Twice")
Executive Vice President of Power Plant ("Weekend at Burnsie's")

F

Farmer ("E-I-E-I-(Annoyed Grunt)")
Film critic ("A Star Is Burns")
Film producer ("Beyond Blunderdome")
Fireman (volunteer) ("Crook and Ladder")
Fish gutter ("Thirty Minutes over Tokyo")
Fisherman ("The Wife Aquatic")
Food critic for the Springfield Shopper ("Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner?")
Foot Locker employee ("Marge Gamer")
Fortune cookie writer ("A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love")
Founder and Junior Vice President Compu-Global-Hyper-Mega-Net ("Das Bus")

G

Garbage Commissioner; see Sanitation Commissioner ("Trash of the Titans")
Grease collector ("Lard of the Dance")
Guard of Springfield Juvenile Correctional Facility ("The Wandering Juvie")

I

Ice Cream Truck Driver ("Ice Cream of Margie (With the Light Blue Hair)")
He takes the Ice cream truck from an ice cream truck driver who dies.
Impotency Spokesman for Viagrogaine ("Barting Over")
Informant for the F.B.I. ("The Trouble with Trillions")
Internet service provider ("Das Bus")
Sets up his own small business, "compuglobalhypermeganet" in which he gives himself the title "Junior Vice President."
Inventor ("The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace, Flaming Moe's, The Old Man and the "C" Student")

M

Mall Santa Claus ("Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire")
Manager of Country Music performer Lurleen Lumpkin (See Agent)
Marriage Counselor ("Marge and Homer Turn a Couple Play")
Mascot, known as "Dancing Homer" ("Dancin' Homer")
Mattress Salesman ("The Boys of Bummer")
Mayor of New Springfield ("A Tale of Two Springfields")
Mayoral candidate ("See Homer Run")
Mexican wrestler ("Jazzy and the Pussycats")
Mini-golf assistant for Sir Putts-A-Lot ("I Married Marge")
Missionary ("Missionary: Impossible")
Mob Boss ("The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and Her Homer")
Monorail conductor ("Marge vs. the Monorail")
Mountain climber ("King of the Hill")
Musician
Member/Songwriter/Frontman of the Be Sharps, winning a Grammy Award[2] ("Homer's Barbershop Quartet")
Composer of "Everybody Hates Ned Flanders" single with David Byrne ("Dude, Where's My Ranch?")
Composed songs for Lisa Simpson's music career ("A Star Is Torn")
Member/Songwriter/Frontman of the grunge band Sadgasm ("That 90's Show")

N

Night school teacher (See Teacher)
Nuclear Power Plant manager ("Kiss Kiss, Bang Bangalore")

O

Oil-rig worker ("Half-Decent Proposal")
One Man Band ("Bart Gets Famous")
Opera singer ("The Homer of Seville.")
Ordained Minister ("There's Something About Marrying")
Outsider Artist ("Mom and Pop Art")
Owner
ZiffCorp ("The Ziff Who Came to Dinner") Majority Stock Holder
SpringShield ("Papa's Got a Brand New Badge")
the Denver Broncos ("You Only Move Twice")
CompuGlobalHyperMegaNet - Internet based company - ("Das Bus")
the Springfield Power Plant ("C.E. D'oh")
Mr. Plow ("Mr. Plow")

P

Paparazzo ("Homerazzi").
Performance artist -Getting hit with a cannonball ("Homerpalooza")
Personal assistant
Briefly becomes the assistant and friend of Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger. ("When You Dish upon a Star")
Briefly taking Smithers' place as Mr. Burns' right-hand man. ("Homer the Smithers")
Police officer/Police Chief ("Papa's Got a Brand New Badge")
Prank monkey for Mr. Burns ("Homer vs. Dignity")
Public speaker ("HOMR")

R

Roadie ("How I Spent My Strummer Vacation")
Railroad Engineer (implied) ("Maximum Homerdrive")
Rollercoaster Rebuilder ("Please Homer, Don't Hammer 'Em...")
Referee ("Marge Gamer")

S

Safety inspector Homer's main job.
Safety Salamander ("See Homer Run")
Sailor in the Naval Reserve ("Simpson Tide")
Salesman (see Used Car salesman and Matress salesman)
Sanitation Commissioner ("Trash of the Titans")
Security Officer ("Papa's Got a Brand New Badge")
Silhouette Model ("Midnight Towboy")
Singer ("Homer's Barbershop Quartet")
Smithers (see personal assistant)
Smuggler
of beer ("Homer vs. The Eighteenth Amendment")
of prescription drugs ("Midnight Rx")
of vegetables ("Itchy & Scratchy Land")
of Sugar ("Sweets and Sour Marge")
Snowplow proprietor and driver ("Mr. Plow")
Soccer referee ("Marge Gamer")
Soldier ("G.I. (Annoyed Grunt)")
Softball Player ("Homer at the Bat")
Street musician ("Bart Gets Famous")
Superhero ("Simple Simpson")
Spokesperson/Walking Billboard, ("My Fair Laddy")
Sprawl-Mart greeter ("On a Clear Day I Can't See My Sister")

T

Talk Show Host ("Today I Am a Clown")
Teacher ("Secrets of a Successful Marriage")
Television Producer
Telemarketer ("Lisa's Date with Density")
Tomacco Creator/Farmer/Salesman (see Farmer) ("E-I-E-I-(Annoyed Grunt)")
Tow Truck Driver ("Midnight Towboy")
Town crier ("Lisa the Iconoclast")
Traveling salesman of Simpson & Son, Revitalizing Tonic ("Grampa vs. Sexual Inadequacy")
Trucker ("Maximum Homerdrive")

U

Union leader ("Last Exit to Springfield")
Used Car salesman ("Diatribe of a Mad Housewife")

V

Voice actor ("The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show")
Playing "Poochie the Dog"

W

Webmaster ("The Computer Wore Menace Shoes")

References

  1. 'Simpsons' Trivia: Swearing Lisa, Clown Homer & More - Movie News Story | MTV Movie News
  2. 2.0 2.1 Gregory Connor. "Top 10 Jobs from pop culture"The Tufts Daily. Retrieved on 2007-05-21. "...Homer's part-time jobs, like being a Grammy winner or astronaut." 


  • M. Krakowiak, "Peter Griffin and the Modern American Worker" Bob's Poetry Magazine March 2007, p. 41
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