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

Aldi said the wage increase will benefit 28,000 staff members, and says it makes its entry-level workers the highest paid of all supermarket staff, including its fellow budget chain Lidl.

From BBC

TSMC’s Arizona plant makes Apple’s A16 chips, the logic chips that power the iPhone 15 and the entry-level iPad.

From The Wall Street Journal

AI could eliminate half of entry-level, white-collar jobs by decade’s end, potentially raising unemployment to 20%, according to the Anthropic CEO.

From Barron's

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei warned last year that around half of all entry-level, so-called white collar jobs could be eliminated by the end of the decade, with unemployment rising to as high as 20% as a result.

From Barron's

"This group is facing pressures both inside and outside work, alongside an uncertain job market where AI is increasingly seen as a threat to some entry-level roles," says the charity's chief executive Brian Dow.

From BBC

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