To cast one can be a job (4)
I believe the answer is:
line
'job' is the definition.
(line can mean someone's line of work)
I don't understand the rest of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for line that I've seen before include "dash one end to the other" , "classified information" , "Row - occupation" , "A length without breadth or thickness" , "Fill" .)