diff --git a/instrumentation/active_job/lib/opentelemetry/instrumentation/active_job/handlers.rb b/instrumentation/active_job/lib/opentelemetry/instrumentation/active_job/handlers.rb
index 7eafb94252..a88260e2ea 100644
--- a/instrumentation/active_job/lib/opentelemetry/instrumentation/active_job/handlers.rb
+++ b/instrumentation/active_job/lib/opentelemetry/instrumentation/active_job/handlers.rb
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ module Instrumentation
     module ActiveJob
       # Module that contains custom event handlers, which are used to generate spans per event
       module Handlers
+        EVENT_NAMESPACE = 'active_job'.freeze
+
         module_function
 
         # Subscribes Event Handlers to relevant ActiveJob notifications
@@ -57,7 +59,7 @@ def subscribe
           }
 
           @subscriptions = handlers_by_pattern.map do |key, handler|
-            ::ActiveSupport::Notifications.subscribe("#{key}.active_job", handler)
+            ::ActiveSupport::Notifications.subscribe("#{key}.#{EVENT_NAMESPACE}", handler)
           end
         end
 
diff --git a/instrumentation/active_job/lib/opentelemetry/instrumentation/active_job/handlers/default.rb b/instrumentation/active_job/lib/opentelemetry/instrumentation/active_job/handlers/default.rb
index 692346aeb0..a5c007749f 100644
--- a/instrumentation/active_job/lib/opentelemetry/instrumentation/active_job/handlers/default.rb
+++ b/instrumentation/active_job/lib/opentelemetry/instrumentation/active_job/handlers/default.rb
@@ -40,7 +40,10 @@ def start(name, id, payload)
           # @param payload [Hash] containing job run information
           # @return [Hash] with the span and generated context tokens
           def start_span(name, _id, payload)
-            span = tracer.start_span(name, attributes: @mapper.call(payload))
+            job = payload.fetch(:job)
+            event_name = name.delete_suffix(".#{EVENT_NAMESPACE}")
+            span_name = span_name(job, event_name)
+            span = tracer.start_span(span_name, attributes: @mapper.call(payload))
             token = OpenTelemetry::Context.attach(OpenTelemetry::Trace.context_with_span(span))
 
             { span: span, ctx_token: token }
@@ -106,6 +109,18 @@ def on_exception(exception, span)
           def tracer
             OpenTelemetry::Instrumentation::ActiveJob::Instrumentation.instance.tracer
           end
+
+          private
+
+          def span_name(job, event_name)
+            prefix = if @config[:span_naming] == :job_class
+              job.class.name
+            else
+              job.queue_name
+            end
+
+            "#{prefix} #{event_name}"
+          end
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/instrumentation/active_job/lib/opentelemetry/instrumentation/active_job/handlers/enqueue.rb b/instrumentation/active_job/lib/opentelemetry/instrumentation/active_job/handlers/enqueue.rb
index 770bb540ab..3a66d9d45f 100644
--- a/instrumentation/active_job/lib/opentelemetry/instrumentation/active_job/handlers/enqueue.rb
+++ b/instrumentation/active_job/lib/opentelemetry/instrumentation/active_job/handlers/enqueue.rb
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ module ActiveJob
       module Handlers
         # Handles `enqueue.active_job` and `enqueue_at.active_job` to generate egress spans
         class Enqueue < Default
+          EVENT_NAME = 'publish'.freeze
+
           # Overrides the `Default#start_span` method to create an egress span
           # and registers it with the current context
           #
@@ -19,22 +21,11 @@ class Enqueue < Default
           # @return [Hash] with the span and generated context tokens
           def start_span(name, _id, payload)
             job = payload.fetch(:job)
-            span = tracer.start_span(span_name(job), kind: :producer, attributes: @mapper.call(payload))
+            span_name = span_name(job, EVENT_NAME)
+            span = tracer.start_span(span_name, kind: :producer, attributes: @mapper.call(payload))
             OpenTelemetry.propagation.inject(job.__otel_headers) # This must be transmitted over the wire
             { span: span, ctx_token: OpenTelemetry::Context.attach(OpenTelemetry::Trace.context_with_span(span)) }
           end
-
-          private
-
-          def span_name(job)
-            prefix = if @config[:span_naming] == :job_class
-              job.class.name
-            else
-              job.queue_name
-            end
-
-            "#{prefix} publish"
-          end
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/instrumentation/active_job/lib/opentelemetry/instrumentation/active_job/handlers/perform.rb b/instrumentation/active_job/lib/opentelemetry/instrumentation/active_job/handlers/perform.rb
index 50a023f667..abdebda2ee 100644
--- a/instrumentation/active_job/lib/opentelemetry/instrumentation/active_job/handlers/perform.rb
+++ b/instrumentation/active_job/lib/opentelemetry/instrumentation/active_job/handlers/perform.rb
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ module ActiveJob
       module Handlers
         # Handles perform.active_job to generate ingress spans
         class Perform < Default
+          EVENT_NAME = 'process'.freeze
+
           # Overrides the `Default#start_span` method to create an ingress span
           # and registers it with the current context
           #
@@ -19,10 +21,9 @@ class Perform < Default
           # @return [Hash] with the span and generated context tokens
           def start_span(name, _id, payload)
             job = payload.fetch(:job)
+            span_name = span_name(job, EVENT_NAME)
             parent_context = OpenTelemetry.propagation.extract(job.__otel_headers)
 
-            span_name = span_name(job)
-
             # TODO: Refactor into a propagation strategy
             propagation_style = @config[:propagation_style]
             if propagation_style == :child
@@ -48,18 +49,6 @@ def attach_consumer_context(span)
 
             OpenTelemetry::Context.attach(internal_context)
           end
-
-          private
-
-          def span_name(job)
-            prefix = if @config[:span_naming] == :job_class
-              job.class.name
-            else
-              job.queue_name
-            end
-
-            "#{prefix} process"
-          end
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/instrumentation/active_job/test/opentelemetry/instrumentation/active_job/handlers/discard_test.rb b/instrumentation/active_job/test/opentelemetry/instrumentation/active_job/handlers/discard_test.rb
index 89a32b6c62..76c0c82c58 100644
--- a/instrumentation/active_job/test/opentelemetry/instrumentation/active_job/handlers/discard_test.rb
+++ b/instrumentation/active_job/test/opentelemetry/instrumentation/active_job/handlers/discard_test.rb
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
   let(:spans) { exporter.finished_spans }
   let(:publish_span) { spans.find { |s| s.name == 'default publish' } }
   let(:process_span) { spans.find { |s| s.name == 'default process' } }
-  let(:discard_span) { spans.find { |s| s.name == 'discard.active_job' } }
+  let(:discard_span) { spans.find { |s| s.name == 'default discard' } }
 
   before do
     OpenTelemetry::Instrumentation::ActiveJob::Handlers.unsubscribe
diff --git a/instrumentation/active_job/test/opentelemetry/instrumentation/active_job/handlers/retry_stopped_test.rb b/instrumentation/active_job/test/opentelemetry/instrumentation/active_job/handlers/retry_stopped_test.rb
index 5b4eb774c3..a1d931755e 100644
--- a/instrumentation/active_job/test/opentelemetry/instrumentation/active_job/handlers/retry_stopped_test.rb
+++ b/instrumentation/active_job/test/opentelemetry/instrumentation/active_job/handlers/retry_stopped_test.rb
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
   let(:spans) { exporter.finished_spans }
   let(:publish_span) { spans.find { |s| s.name == 'default publish' } }
   let(:process_span) { spans.find { |s| s.name == 'default process' } }
-  let(:retry_span) { spans.find { |s| s.name == 'retry_stopped.active_job' } }
+  let(:retry_span) { spans.find { |s| s.name == 'default retry_stopped' } }
 
   before do
     OpenTelemetry::Instrumentation::ActiveJob::Handlers.unsubscribe