The company got founded in 1838 by Jean Bardou at Perpignan (FR) to manufacture cigarette paper. Bardou's trademark was the initials "JB" separated by a large diamond. The diamond was often mistaken for a capital O by consumers, who began referring to the papers as JOB, thus the brand-name was born. In 1849 the company changed it's name to SOCIETÉ JOB. Since France had a state owned tobacco monopoly, cigarette production took place at Alger (Algeria), Bastia (Corsica), Geneve (Switzerland), Kehl (Germany) and London (United Kingdom).

Today JOB is just a brand name, but see as well former brands of them like Algérienne, Brasileñas, Colonial, Corsaire, Cyrnea, Kalliste, Lady, Mistral and Sprint

	JOB Germany 1956 4 pieces in Hard Pack Price 7½ Pf/piece = 0.30 DM Producer Kristinus Trade Mark Owner JOB Cigaretten-GmbH available from June 1956 until April 1957
	JOB France early 1940's 20 pieces in Soft Pack Price 2½ Rpf/piece = 0.50 RM Producer JOB Cigarettenfabrik, Strassburg Trade Mark Owner Societé Job
	Job Bleu France 1960's 20 pieces in Sliding Box with Cellophane Producer Manufacture Corse de Tabacs Trade Mark Owner Societé Job
	Job Bleu Filtre Switzerland 1960's 20 pieces with Filter in Soft Pack Price 1.10 Fr Producer Maison Job S.A. Trade Mark Owner Societé Job
	Job Bleu Filtre France 1970's 20 pieces with Filter in Sliding Box with Cellophane Price 2 Fr Producer Manufacture Corse de Tabacs Trade Mark Owner Societé Job
	Job Bleu Filtre Switzerland 1978 20 pieces with Filter in Soft Pack Price 1.60 Fr Producer Ed. Laurens S.A. Geneve Trade Mark Owner Societé Job
	Job Bleu Nacre Switzerland 1960's 20 pieces in Soft Pack Price 1.10 Fr Producer Maison Job S.A. Trade Mark Owner Societé Job
	Job Bleu Nacre Switzerland 1978 20 pieces in Soft Pack Price 1.60 Fr Producer Ed. Laurens S.A. Geneve Trade Mark Owner Societé Job
	Job Export Filtre Côte d'Ivoire 1980's 20 pieces with Filter in Soft Pack with Cellophane Producer Manufacture de Tabacs de l'Ouest Africain, Senegal Trade Mark Owner Societé Job
	Job Filtre France late 1970's 20 pieces with Filter in Soft Pack Tar 14.0, Nicotine 0.70 Producer Manufacture Corse de Tabacs Job et Bastos Trade Mark Owner Societé Job
	Job Filtre Senegal 1980's 20 pieces with Filter in Flip Top Box with Cellophane Tar 14, Nicotine 1.05 Producer Manufacture de Tabacs de l'Ouest Africain Trade Mark Owner Societé Job
	Job Goût Maryland France 1950's 20 pieces in Soft Pack Price 50 Fr Producer Société Job Trade Mark Owner Société Job
	Job Goût Maryland France 1960's 20 pieces in Soft Pack Producer Manufacture Corse de Tabacs Trade Mark Owner Société Job
	Job Grise Brut Switzerland 1960's 20 pieces in Soft Pack Price 1.20 Fr Producer Maison Job S.A. Trade Mark Owner Societé Job
	Job Maryland Switzerland early 1960's 20 pieces in Soft Pack with Cellophane Producer Societé Job, Geneve Trade Mark Owner Societé Job
	Job Maryland №60 Switzerland 1950's 20 pieces in Soft Pack Price 0.95 Fr Producer Societé Job, Geneve Trade Mark Owner Societé Job
	Job Mélange Kentucky France 1950's 20 pieces in Soft Pack Price 50 Fr Producer Société Job Trade Mark Owner Société Job
	JOB spéciales France 2001 20 pieces in Soft Pack Tar 12, Nicotine 1.4, Barcode 3258170001731 Producer Manufacture Corse de Tabacs Trade Mark Owner Seita
	JOB spéciales Filtre France 1960's 20 pieces with Filter in Soft Pack Producer Manufacture Corse de Tabacs Trade Mark Owner Société Job
	JOB spéciales Filtre France 2001 20 pieces with Filter in Soft Pack Tar 12, Nicotine 0.9, Barcode 3258170012607 Producer Manufacture Corse de Tabacs Trade Mark Owner Seita
	Job Supérieures Algeria 1940's 20 pieces in Soft Pack Price 16.25 Fr Producer Societé Job, Alger Trade Mark Owner Societé Job
	Job Supérieures Senegal 1950's 20 pieces in Soft Pack Producer Societé Job, Algeria Trade Mark Owner Societé Job
	Job Supérieures Algeria early 1960's 20 pieces in Soft Pack Price 0.68 Fr Producer Societé Job, Alger Trade Mark Owner Societé Job
	Job Supérieures Senegal 1970's 20 pieces in Soft Pack with Cellophane Producer Manufacture de Tabacs de l'Ouest Africain Trade Mark Owner Societé Job
	Job Supérieures Côte d'Ivoire 1980's 20 pieces in Soft Pack with Cellophane Producer Manufacture de Tabacs de l'Ouest Africain, Senegal Trade Mark Owner Societé Job
	Job Supérieures Guinea 1980's 20 pieces in Soft Pack Producer Manufacture de Tabacs de l'Ouest Africain, Senegal Trade Mark Owner Societé Job
	Job Supérieures Senegal 1980's 20 pieces in Soft Pack with Cellophane Tar 19.4, Nicotine 1.22 Producer Manufacture de Tabacs de l'Ouest Africain Trade Mark Owner Societé Job
	Job Supérieures Algeria late 1930's 23 pieces in Soft Pack Price 4 Fr Producer Societé Job, Alger Trade Mark Owner Societé Job