Things You Probably Didn't Know About Wizarding Professions

The nature of Bill Weasley's job isn't too clear in the novels apart from his status as a curse-breaker for Gringotts Bank. Curse-breakers are specialized roles in which the witch or wizard needs to raid places like tombs and pyramids to find gold and magical artifacts for Gringotts to procure.

Curse-breakers make sure that the protective enchantments and curses around ancient locations are removed to ensure the safety of everyone involved. It's a dangerous but thrilling job, and Bill Weasley's distinguished O.W.L. and N.E.W.T. scores are the reason he managed to become a curse-breaker.

Obliviators have the most stressful jobs in the Wizarding World because there's always some kind of threat that nearly exposes magic to Muggles. Obliviators can't turn down an emergency situation in which they need to erase memories; in fact, they are required to turn up as soon as possible.

Just about every major disaster caused by wizards has been witnessed by Muggles, which means Obliviators arrive at the scene each time. To the Obliviators' credit, they have a 100% efficiency track record, as the Wizarding World continues to be hidden.

Curse-breakers are also known as charms breakers because the job isn't always dangerous. Witches and wizards in this role need to be aware of banking practices, as well, which means they need to have an understanding of Arithmancy, since they dabble with numbers.

Tombs and ancient places have Muggle history attached to them, so curse-breakers also need to have an understanding of Muggle practices. According to O.W.L. requirements for the job of a curse-breaker, a passing grade in Muggle Studies is a must. 

Wizards of old used to hand over the intended core of a wand to wandmakers and have them designed to their requirements; this practice was phased out by the Ollivanders. The Ollivander family business began more than 2,000 years prior to the main chronology. The family introduced the concept of crafting wands based on the strength of elements.

Wandmakers in the present day generally conduct research on wand cores and head into areas like forests to find perfect wand cores. Garrick Ollivander is well-learned because he regularly goes out to do his own wand research - it's a practice wandmakers have adopted, and the profession now sees wizards learn about the benefits of different wand cores to create better wands.

Unspeakables work in the Department of Mysteries and are not allowed to discuss the nature of their job with any employee outside the department. Harry and his friends witness a number of things like research on time, the stars, love, and prophecies - they all fall under the fabric of existence.

Unspeakables don't have a set job description because they aren't sure of what they achieve themselves. The things contained in the Department of Mysteries are meant to provide a deeper understanding of how the universe works, and Unspeakables attempt to crack the meaning of existence, whatever that entails.

It's an official job to study magical plants and animals; the witches and wizards who do so are known as Wizarding Naturalists. To qualify for the role, they need to conduct their research in the plants and animals' natural habitats.

Wizarding Naturalists also have subsections for those who become experts in specific fields, such as a magizoologist - they are witches and wizards who study animals in deeper ways. Established naturalists include Luna Lovegood and Rolf Scamander, the grandson of famed magizoologist Newt Scamander.