diff --git a/activejob/CHANGELOG.md b/activejob/CHANGELOG.md
index 7e60a5bafc..f025c9da9c 100644
--- a/activejob/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/activejob/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+*   Add more detailed description to job generator.
+
+    *Gannon McGibbon*
+
 *   `perform.active_job` notification payloads now include `:db_runtime`, which
     is the total time (in ms) taken by database queries while performing a job.
     This value can be used to better understand how a job's time is spent.
diff --git a/activejob/lib/rails/generators/job/USAGE b/activejob/lib/rails/generators/job/USAGE
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..483d3aa7e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/activejob/lib/rails/generators/job/USAGE
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+Description:
+    Generates a new job. Pass the job name, either CamelCased or
+    under_scored, with or without the job postfix.
+
+Examples:
+    `bin/rails generate job checkout`
+
+      Creates the the following files:
+
+        Job:   app/jobs/checkout_job.rb
+        Test:  test/jobs/checkout_job_test.rb
+
+    `bin/rails generate job send_sms --queue=sms`
+
+      Creates a job and test with a custom sms queue.
diff --git a/activejob/lib/rails/generators/job/job_generator.rb b/activejob/lib/rails/generators/job/job_generator.rb
index 03346a7f12..d2a22a2595 100644
--- a/activejob/lib/rails/generators/job/job_generator.rb
+++ b/activejob/lib/rails/generators/job/job_generator.rb
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ require "rails/generators/named_base"
 module Rails # :nodoc:
   module Generators # :nodoc:
     class JobGenerator < Rails::Generators::NamedBase # :nodoc:
-      desc "This generator creates an active job file at app/jobs"
-
       class_option :queue, type: :string, default: "default", desc: "The queue name for the generated job"
 
       check_class_collision suffix: "Job"