A key employee is someone who is essential to the success of a business or organization. The five crossword solutions for the term 'key employee' are JAILER (6 letters), typist (6 letters), JANITOR (7 letters), VALET (5 letters), and locksmith (9 letters). A JAILER is responsible for the security of a prison or jail, a typist is someone who types documents, a JANITOR is someone who cleans and maintains a building, a VALET is someone who parks and retrieves vehicles, and a locksmith is someone who repairs and installs locks.