diff --git a/pkg/client/cache/listers.go b/pkg/client/cache/listers.go
index 060e74e7f78..12c81b1ae47 100644
--- a/pkg/client/cache/listers.go
+++ b/pkg/client/cache/listers.go
@@ -382,11 +382,9 @@ func (s *StoreToJobLister) GetPodJobs(pod *api.Pod) (jobs []extensions.Job, err
 		if job.Namespace != pod.Namespace {
 			continue
 		}
-		labelSet := labels.Set(job.Spec.Selector)
-		selector = labels.Set(job.Spec.Selector).AsSelector()
 
-		// Job with a nil or empty selector match nothing
-		if labelSet.AsSelector().Empty() || !selector.Matches(labels.Set(pod.Labels)) {
+		selector, _ = extensions.PodSelectorAsSelector(job.Spec.Selector)
+		if !selector.Matches(labels.Set(pod.Labels)) {
 			continue
 		}
 		jobs = append(jobs, job)
diff --git a/pkg/controller/job/controller.go b/pkg/controller/job/controller.go
index f2f702c3085..1c13cca161c 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/job/controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/job/controller.go
@@ -313,7 +313,8 @@ func (jm *JobController) syncJob(key string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 	jobNeedsSync := jm.expectations.SatisfiedExpectations(jobKey)
-	podList, err := jm.podStore.Pods(job.Namespace).List(labels.Set(job.Spec.Selector).AsSelector())
+	selector, _ := extensions.PodSelectorAsSelector(job.Spec.Selector)
+	podList, err := jm.podStore.Pods(job.Namespace).List(selector)
 	if err != nil {
 		glog.Errorf("Error getting pods for job %q: %v", key, err)
 		jm.queue.Add(key)
diff --git a/pkg/controller/job/controller_test.go b/pkg/controller/job/controller_test.go
index 21f1f177518..25adf5ff858 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/job/controller_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/job/controller_test.go
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@ func newJob(parallelism, completions int) *extensions.Job {
 		Spec: extensions.JobSpec{
 			Parallelism: &parallelism,
 			Completions: &completions,
-			Selector:    map[string]string{"foo": "bar"},
+			Selector: &extensions.PodSelector{
+				MatchLabels: map[string]string{"foo": "bar"},
+			},
 			Template: api.PodTemplateSpec{
 				ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{
 					Labels: map[string]string{
@@ -76,7 +78,7 @@ func newPodList(count int, status api.PodPhase, job *extensions.Job) []api.Pod {
 		newPod := api.Pod{
 			ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{
 				Name:      fmt.Sprintf("pod-%v", unversioned.Now().UnixNano()),
-				Labels:    job.Spec.Selector,
+				Labels:    job.Spec.Selector.MatchLabels,
 				Namespace: job.Namespace,
 			},
 			Status: api.PodStatus{Phase: status},
@@ -289,7 +291,9 @@ func TestJobPodLookup(t *testing.T) {
 			job: &extensions.Job{
 				ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Name: "foo"},
 				Spec: extensions.JobSpec{
-					Selector: map[string]string{"foo": "bar"},
+					Selector: &extensions.PodSelector{
+						MatchLabels: map[string]string{"foo": "bar"},
+					},
 				},
 			},
 			pod: &api.Pod{
@@ -306,7 +310,15 @@ func TestJobPodLookup(t *testing.T) {
 			job: &extensions.Job{
 				ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Name: "bar", Namespace: "ns"},
 				Spec: extensions.JobSpec{
-					Selector: map[string]string{"foo": "bar"},
+					Selector: &extensions.PodSelector{
+						MatchExpressions: []extensions.PodSelectorRequirement{
+							{
+								Key:      "foo",
+								Operator: extensions.PodSelectorOpIn,
+								Values:   []string{"bar"},
+							},
+						},
+					},
 				},
 			},
 			pod: &api.Pod{
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/describe.go b/pkg/kubectl/describe.go
index 8966b0cf618..462d62c9711 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/describe.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/describe.go
@@ -885,7 +885,8 @@ func describeJob(job *extensions.Job, events *api.EventList) (string, error) {
 		fmt.Fprintf(out, "Name:\t%s\n", job.Name)
 		fmt.Fprintf(out, "Namespace:\t%s\n", job.Namespace)
 		fmt.Fprintf(out, "Image(s):\t%s\n", makeImageList(&job.Spec.Template.Spec))
-		fmt.Fprintf(out, "Selector:\t%s\n", labels.FormatLabels(job.Spec.Selector))
+		selector, _ := extensions.PodSelectorAsSelector(job.Spec.Selector)
+		fmt.Fprintf(out, "Selector:\t%s\n", selector)
 		fmt.Fprintf(out, "Parallelism:\t%d\n", *job.Spec.Parallelism)
 		fmt.Fprintf(out, "Completions:\t%d\n", *job.Spec.Completions)
 		fmt.Fprintf(out, "Labels:\t%s\n", labels.FormatLabels(job.Labels))
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/resource_printer.go b/pkg/kubectl/resource_printer.go
index 3937cd9cf7f..e7f83f45e0b 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/resource_printer.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/resource_printer.go
@@ -736,11 +736,13 @@ func printJob(job *extensions.Job, w io.Writer, withNamespace bool, wide bool, s
 			return err
 		}
 	}
+
+	selector, _ := extensions.PodSelectorAsSelector(job.Spec.Selector)
 	_, err := fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s\t%s\t%s\t%s\t%d\n",
 		name,
 		firstContainer.Name,
 		firstContainer.Image,
-		labels.FormatLabels(job.Spec.Selector),
+		selector.String(),
 		job.Status.Succeeded)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/stop_test.go b/pkg/kubectl/stop_test.go
index c640d7712da..d5b645353c6 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/stop_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/stop_test.go
@@ -293,7 +293,10 @@ func TestJobStop(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 					Spec: extensions.JobSpec{
 						Parallelism: &zero,
-						Selector:    map[string]string{"k1": "v1"}},
+						Selector: &extensions.PodSelector{
+							MatchLabels: map[string]string{"k1": "v1"},
+						},
+					},
 				},
 				&extensions.JobList{ // LIST
 					Items: []extensions.Job{
@@ -304,7 +307,10 @@ func TestJobStop(t *testing.T) {
 							},
 							Spec: extensions.JobSpec{
 								Parallelism: &zero,
-								Selector:    map[string]string{"k1": "v1"}},
+								Selector: &extensions.PodSelector{
+									MatchLabels: map[string]string{"k1": "v1"},
+								},
+							},
 						},
 					},
 				},
diff --git a/pkg/registry/job/etcd/etcd_test.go b/pkg/registry/job/etcd/etcd_test.go
index 399e2547952..19c43e57d01 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/job/etcd/etcd_test.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/job/etcd/etcd_test.go
@@ -47,7 +47,9 @@ func validNewJob() *extensions.Job {
 		Spec: extensions.JobSpec{
 			Completions: &completions,
 			Parallelism: &parallelism,
-			Selector:    map[string]string{"a": "b"},
+			Selector: &extensions.PodSelector{
+				MatchLabels: map[string]string{"a": "b"},
+			},
 			Template: api.PodTemplateSpec{
 				ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{
 					Labels: map[string]string{"a": "b"},
@@ -80,7 +82,7 @@ func TestCreate(t *testing.T) {
 		&extensions.Job{
 			Spec: extensions.JobSpec{
 				Completions: validJob.Spec.Completions,
-				Selector:    map[string]string{},
+				Selector:    &extensions.PodSelector{},
 				Template:    validJob.Spec.Template,
 			},
 		},
@@ -103,7 +105,7 @@ func TestUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 		// invalid updateFunc
 		func(obj runtime.Object) runtime.Object {
 			object := obj.(*extensions.Job)
-			object.Spec.Selector = map[string]string{}
+			object.Spec.Selector = &extensions.PodSelector{}
 			return object
 		},
 		func(obj runtime.Object) runtime.Object {
diff --git a/pkg/registry/job/strategy_test.go b/pkg/registry/job/strategy_test.go
index 6b90786128e..376d5ac76f1 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/job/strategy_test.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/job/strategy_test.go
@@ -32,10 +32,12 @@ func TestJobStrategy(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("Job should not allow create on update")
 	}
 
-	validSelector := map[string]string{"a": "b"}
+	validSelector := &extensions.PodSelector{
+		MatchLabels: map[string]string{"a": "b"},
+	}
 	validPodTemplateSpec := api.PodTemplateSpec{
 		ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{
-			Labels: validSelector,
+			Labels: validSelector.MatchLabels,
 		},
 		Spec: api.PodSpec{
 			RestartPolicy: api.RestartPolicyOnFailure,
@@ -95,10 +97,12 @@ func TestJobStatusStrategy(t *testing.T) {
 	if StatusStrategy.AllowCreateOnUpdate() {
 		t.Errorf("Job should not allow create on update")
 	}
-	validSelector := map[string]string{"a": "b"}
+	validSelector := &extensions.PodSelector{
+		MatchLabels: map[string]string{"a": "b"},
+	}
 	validPodTemplateSpec := api.PodTemplateSpec{
 		ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{
-			Labels: validSelector,
+			Labels: validSelector.MatchLabels,
 		},
 		Spec: api.PodSpec{
 			RestartPolicy: api.RestartPolicyOnFailure,