diff --git a/src/Mod/Path/PathScripts/PathAreaOp.py b/src/Mod/Path/PathScripts/PathAreaOp.py
index 483560e865..026a8e487f 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Path/PathScripts/PathAreaOp.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Path/PathScripts/PathAreaOp.py
@@ -327,21 +327,21 @@ class ObjectOp(PathOp.ObjectOp):
                 shapes.append(shp)
 
         if len(shapes) > 1:
-            jobs = list()
+            locations = []
             for s in shapes:
                 if s[2] == 'OpenEdge':
                     shp = Part.makeCompound(s[0])
                 else:
                     shp = s[0]
-                jobs.append({
+                locations.append({
                     'x': shp.BoundBox.XMax,
                     'y': shp.BoundBox.YMax,
                     'shape': s
                 })
 
-            jobs = PathUtils.sort_jobs(jobs, ['x', 'y'])
+            locations = PathUtils.sort_locations(locations, ['x', 'y'])
 
-            shapes = [j['shape'] for j in jobs]
+            shapes = [j['shape'] for j in locations]
 
         sims = []
         for shape, isHole, sub in shapes:
diff --git a/src/Mod/Path/PathScripts/PathDrilling.py b/src/Mod/Path/PathScripts/PathDrilling.py
index 0d9c40a9f6..4f845a145b 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Path/PathScripts/PathDrilling.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Path/PathScripts/PathDrilling.py
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ class ObjectDrilling(PathCircularHoleBase.ObjectOp):
         # http://linuxcnc.org/docs/html/gcode/g-code.html#gcode:g98-g99
         self.commandlist.append(Path.Command(obj.ReturnLevel))
 
-        holes = PathUtils.sort_jobs(holes, ["x", "y"])
+        holes = PathUtils.sort_locations(holes, ["x", "y"])
 
         # This section is technical debt. The computation of the
         # target shapes should be factored out for re-use.
diff --git a/src/Mod/Path/PathScripts/PathHelix.py b/src/Mod/Path/PathScripts/PathHelix.py
index a19910ed8c..cdf3a24faf 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Path/PathScripts/PathHelix.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Path/PathScripts/PathHelix.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import PathScripts.PathOp as PathOp
 
 from PathScripts.PathUtils import fmt
 from PathScripts.PathUtils import findParentJob
-from PathScripts.PathUtils import sort_jobs
+from PathScripts.PathUtils import sort_locations
 from PySide import QtCore
 
 __title__ = "Path Helix Drill Operation"
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class ObjectHelix(PathCircularHoleBase.ObjectOp):
         output = ''
         output += "G0 Z" + fmt(zsafe)
 
-        holes = sort_jobs(holes, ['x', 'y'])
+        holes = sort_locations(holes, ['x', 'y'])
         for hole in holes:
             output += self.helix_cut(obj, hole['x'], hole['y'], hole['r'] / 2, float(obj.StartRadius.Value), (float(obj.StepOver.Value) / 50.0) * self.radius)
         PathLog.debug(output)
diff --git a/src/Mod/Path/PathScripts/PathUtils.py b/src/Mod/Path/PathScripts/PathUtils.py
index 2cb2adf3bb..cd2448a5ab 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Path/PathScripts/PathUtils.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Path/PathScripts/PathUtils.py
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ def rampPlunge(edge, rampangle, destZ, startZ):
     return rampCmds
 
 
-def sort_jobs(locations, keys, attractors=None):
+def sort_locations(locations, keys, attractors=None):
     """sort holes by the nearest neighbor method
     keys: two-element list of keys for X and Y coordinates. for example ['x','y']
     originally written by m0n5t3r for PathHelix