def sortJobs(jobTypes, options):
    longforms = {"med": "median",
                 "ave": "average",
                 "min": "min",
                 "total": "total",
                 "max": "max",}
    sortField = longforms[options.sortField]
    if (options.sortCategory == "time" or
        options.sortCategory == "clock" or
        options.sortCategory == "wait" or
        options.sortCategory == "memory"
        ):
        return sorted(
            jobTypes,
            key=lambda tag: getattr(tag, "%s_%s"
                                    % (sortField, options.sortCategory)),
            reverse=options.sortReverse)
    elif options.sortCategory == "alpha":
        return sorted(
            jobTypes, key=lambda tag: tag.name,
            reverse=options.sortReverse)
    elif options.sortCategory == "count":
        return sorted(jobTypes, key=lambda tag: tag.total_number,
                      reverse=options.sortReverse)