entry-level

American  

[en-tree-lev-uhl] / ˈɛn triˌlɛv əl /

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.

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entry-level British  

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

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Example Sentences

And fears about the disappearance of entry-level work notwithstanding, Salazar said junior employees entering the workforce now, who have a native grasp of AI tools, will likely outperform senior employees who insist on doing the grunt work manually.

From The Wall Street Journal

Last year Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei predicted that AI could displace about half of all entry-level white-collar jobs over the next five years, even as it drives productivity and growth to new heights.

From The Wall Street Journal

He also said that entry-level, front-line employees might still need to interact with customers, potentially sparing them from being displaced by AI.

From MarketWatch

“If AI can take care of a lot of the functions that people have had to take care of — like, for example, in entry-level bookkeeping jobs — it’s not clear that there are higher-level jobs available to the people who were employed in those positions,” she said.

From MarketWatch

Entry-level fiber workers at Jonesburg, Mo.-based Sellenriek Construction made about $60,000 including overtime last year.

From The Wall Street Journal

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