diff --git a/src/packetserver/client/jobs.py b/src/packetserver/client/jobs.py
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+++ b/src/packetserver/client/jobs.py
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+from packetserver.client import Client
+from packetserver.common import Request, Response
+from typing import Union, Optional
+
+def send_job(client: Client, bbs_callsign: str, cmd: Union[str, list]) -> int:
+    """Send a job using client to bbs_callsign with args cmd. Return remote job_id."""
+    req = Request.blank()
+    req.path = "job"
+    req.payload = {'cmd': cmd}
+    req.method = Request.Method.POST
+    response = client.send_receive_callsign(req, bbs_callsign)
+    if response.status_code != 201:
+        raise RuntimeError(f"Sending job failed: {response.status_code}: {response.payload}")
+    return response.payload['job_id']
+
+def get_job_id(client: Client, bbs_callsign: str, job_id: int) -> dict:
+    req = Request.blank()
+    req.path = f"job/{job_id}"
+    req.method = Request.Method.GET
+    response = client.send_receive_callsign(req, bbs_callsign)
+    if response.status_code != 200:
+        raise RuntimeError(f"Sending job failed: {response.status_code}: {response.payload}")
+    return response.payload