entry-level

[en-tree-lev-uhl]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or filling a low-level job in which an employee may gain experience or skills.

   This year's college graduates have a limited choice of entry-level jobs.

2. suitable for or affordable by people buying or entering the market for the first time.

   These less expensive entry-level homes sell quite well.

3. relatively simple in design, limited in capability, and low in cost.

   entry-level home computers and word processors.

entry-level

adjective

1. (of a job or worker) at the most elementary level in a career structure

2. (of a product) characterized by being at the most appropriate level for use by a beginner

   an entry-level camera

Example Sentences

The plaintiffs argue that graduates from the film school are unable to receive entry-level positions, citing an internal report which shows that most graduates earn $5,000 or less in their field of study.

From Los Angeles Times

Economists and tech executives, though, have pointed to other factors affecting hiring, including economic uncertainty from tariffs, a shift in investments and the rise of AI tools that could complete tasks typically filled by entry-level workers.

From Los Angeles Times

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, whose company markets the Claude chatbot, once warned that AI would wipe out half of all entry-level white-collar occupations.

From Salon

There are obvious questions about the widespread rollout of AI already impacting certain industries, and entry-level graduate jobs.

From BBC

Bryan originally had proposed a $19 hourly wage, similar to the wage earned by entry-level firefighters with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• insignificant 
• negligible 
• trivial 
• unimportant 
• worthless