start out as

start out as something

to begin one's career as something. I started out as a clerk and two years later I'm still a clerk! I wanted to start out as an assistant manager.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Janice	JAN-is	English
Quanna	KWAH-nə	African American (Rare)
Siana	-	Welsh
Hieronymus	hee-RO-nee-muws (German)	German, Dutch (Archaic), Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Wioleta	vyaw-LE-tah	Polish
Langdon	LANG-dən	English (Rare)