Console:Jobs

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This article has been verified for the current console version (3.4) of the game.

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Holdings

A  Job is where  Pops work to produce resources on planets. Jobs are divided into different strata, with one higher than the other. Most Jobs are created by Districts and Buildings and thus limited in number.

Pops will automatically fill empty Jobs that they are capable of holding, and will choose the job that will get the most out of their traits based on a weighting system; however, priority can be set towards and away from specific Jobs to ensure they are filled before others. New Pops that are more suitable for a Job than the current Pop holding the Job may take the job from it.

It is possible to force a re-evaluation of jobs by blocking and then re-enabling the jobs.

Job categories

Most jobs belong to a job category that is mentioned on certain tooltips and groups it together with other similar jobs. This allows modifiers to apply to multiple job types. Additive modifiers do not apply to sub-categories but multiplicative ones do. For example, Mineral Purification Plants add +1 Mineral output to Miners. This doesn't apply to just the specific  Miner job, but to all jobs in the Miner jobs category, including but not limited to  Scrap Miners and  Cave Cleaners.  Livestock,  Grid Amalgamated, and  purge jobs will benefit from the corresponding building (such as Mineral Purification Plants for lithoid livestock, lithoid processing, or lithoid forced labor), but are not otherwise considered to be e.g. miners for the purpose of modifiers.

Productive Job Categories

Category	Sub-category	Jobs
Farmers	None	Farmer/Farming Drone  Angler Titan Hunter
Miners	None	Miner/Mining Drone  Scrap Miner/Scrap Miner Drone  Cave Cleaner/Cave Cleaner Drone  Nemma Miner/Nemma Mining Drone
	Strategic Resource Miners	Crystal Miner/Crystal Mining Drone  Gas Extractor/Gas Extraction Drone  Mote Harvester/Mote Harvesting Drone
Livestock	None	Livestock
Technician	None	Technician/Tech-Drone
Politicians	None	Politician
	Executives	Executive
	Nobles	Noble
Administrators	None	Bureaucrat  Death Chronicler/Chronicle Drone  Mortal Initiate  Coordinator  Synapse Drone Robot Caretaker (unused)
	Managers	Manager
	Priests	High Priest  Priest  Death Priest  Prosperity Preacher
	Telepaths	Telepath
Researchers	None	Science Director  Researcher  Necromancer  Brain Drone  Calculator  Dimensional Portal Researcher/Dimensional Portal Drone Space-Time Anomaly Researcher/Space-Time Anomaly Drone
Metallurgists	None	Transmuter/Transmuter Drone  Metallurgist  Catalytic Technician/Catalytic Drone  Fabricator  Alloy Drone  Odd Factory Worker/Odd Factory Drone
Culture Workers	None	Culture Worker Ranger (unused)
Evaluators	None	Evaluator
Synapse Drones	None	None (Synapse Drones are classified as Administrators)
Refiners	None	Gas Refiner/Gas Refiner Drone  Gas Plant Engineer/Gas Plant Drone
Translucers	None	Translucer/Lensing Drone
Chemists	None	Chemist/Chem-Drone
Artisans	None	Artisan  Artificer  Pearl Diver  Artisan Drone

Other job categories

Category	Sub-category	Jobs
None	None	Grid Amalgamated  Purge  Assimilation  Deviant Drone/Corrupt Drone  Colonist  Reassigner  Spawning Drone/Offspring Drone  Hunter-Seeker Drone  Maintenance Drone Subterranean Contact Drone
Bio-trophies	None	Bio-Trophy Bio-Assistant
Pop Assemblers	None	Roboticist  Replicator
	Necro-apprentices	Necrophyte
Merchants	None	Merchant
Entertainers	None	Entertainer  Duelist
Soldiers	None	Soldier/Warrior Drone
Enforcers	None	Slave Overseer  Enforcer
Doctors	None	Medical Worker

Regular empires

Regular empires have three strata. If a pop takes a job above its stratum, it will be promoted to the higher stratum. If there are no available jobs of equal or higher stratum, the pop will become unemployed, slowly demoting in stratum and causing  happiness penalties at most levels of living standards.

Ruler jobs

For  Ruler jobs, new pops will only take the job from a current pop if the new pop's weight is ×5 higher.

	Job	Produces	Upkeep	Primary source	Default priority	Weight modifiers
	Politician	+6 Unity  +3 Amenities	−2	Not Corporate authority Capital building	2	Modifiers0 ×1.5 Charismatic ×1.5 Necrophage ×1.5 Void Dweller ×1.5 Domestic Protocols ×1.25 Traditional ×1.25 Propaganda Machines ×1.25 Brain Slug Host ×1.13 Natural Intellectuals ×1.13 Robust ×0.75 Quarrelsome ×0.5 Repugnant ×0.1 not Full Citizenship rights
	Executive	+6 Unity  +4 Trade value  +3 Amenities	−2	Corporate authority Capital building	2	Modifiers0 ×2 Thrifty ×2 Numistic Administration ×1.5 Charismatic ×1.5 Domestic Protocols ×1.5 Void Dweller ×1.5 Necrophage ×1.3 Brain Slug Host ×1.25 Traditional ×1.25 Propaganda Machines ×1.13 Natural Intellectuals ×1.13 Robust ×0.75 Quarrelsome ×0.5 Repugnant ×0.1 not Full Citizenship rights
	Merchant	+12 Trade value  +3 Amenities	−2	Commercial Zones  Galactic Stock Exchange Trade District / Commercial Segment  Merchant Guilds civic: Capital building	2	Modifiers0 ×2 Thrifty ×2 Numistic Administration ×1.5 Charismatic ×1.5 Domestic Protocols ×1.5 Void Dweller ×1.25 Brain Slug Host ×1.13 Natural Intellectuals ×1.13 Robust ×0.5 Repugnant
	Science Director	Affected by Researcher modifiers  +6 Research output  +2 Unity  +3 Amenities	−2	Research Institute  Technocracy civic: Capital building	2	Modifiers0 ×3 Erudite ×2 Academic Privilege rights ×2 Intelligent ×2 Logic Engines ×2 Natural Intellectuals ×2 Uplifted ×2 Somewhat Uplifted ×2 Brain Slug Host ×2 Psionic ×1.5 Void Dweller ×1.5 Necrophage ×1.5 Natural Engineers ×1.5 Natural Physicists ×1.5 Natural Sociologists ×1.5 Latent Psionic ×1.5 Robust ×1.25 Charismatic ×1.25 Domestic Protocols ×0.75 Repugnant ×0.65 Proles ×0.2 not Full Citizenship rights ×0.1 Unlifted
	High Priest	Affected by Administrator modifiers  +6 Unity +1 with  Exalted Priesthood  +5 Amenities	−2	Citadel of Faith  Exalted Priesthood civic: Capital building	2	Modifiers0 ×1.5 Traditional ×1.5 Propaganda Machines ×1.5 Brain Slug Host ×1.5 Void Dweller ×1.5 Necrophage ×1.25 Charismatic ×1.25 Domestic Protocols ×1.25 Natural Intellectuals ×1.25 Robust ×1.2 Spiritualist pop ethic ×0.75 Repugnant ×0.5 Quarrelsome ×0.1 Materialist pop ethic ×0.1 not Full Citizenship rights ×0 Materialist pop ethic
	Noble	+6 Unity  +2 Stability  +3 Amenities	−2	Aristocratic Elite civic: Noble Estates Capital building	2	Modifiers0 ×1.5 Void Dweller ×1.5 Necrophage ×1.5 Traditional ×1.5 Propaganda Machines ×0.5 Quarrelsome ×0.1 Egalitarian pop ethic ×0.1 not Full Citizenship rights

Specialist jobs

For  Specialist jobs, new pops will only take the job from a current pop if the new pop's weight is ×1.5 higher. Chattel Slaves cannot work Specialist or Ruler jobs. Other, more privileged, slaves may work some Specialist jobs. See Species Rights for details.

Resource processing jobs

These jobs predominantly use  minerals upkeep to produce advanced and strategic resources.

	Job	Produces	Upkeep	Default priority	Weight modifiers
	Metallurgist	+3 Alloys	−6 Minerals  −1 Energy with Forge Subsidies edict	6	Modifiers0 ×15 Robust ×15 Efficient Processors ×2 Indentured Servitude rights ×1.5 Void Dweller ×0.2 not Full Citizenship rights
	Catalytic Technician	+3 Alloys	−9 Food  −1 Energy with Forge Subsidies edict	6
	Artisan	+6 Consumer goods	−6 Minerals  −1 Energy with Industrial Subsidies edict	6	Modifiers0 ×10 Robust ×10 Efficient Processors ×1.5 Void Dweller ×1.2 Consumer goods income below 5 ×1.2 Indentured Servitude rights
	Artificer	Affected by  Artisan modifiers  +7 Consumer goods  +2 Trade value +1.1 Engineering research	−6 Minerals  −1 Energy with Industrial Subsidies edict	6	Modifiers0 ×10 Robust ×10 Efficient Processors ×2 Enslaved ×1.5 Void Dweller
	Pearl Diver	Affected by  Artisan modifiers  +3 Consumer goods  +3 Trade value	−2 Food  −2 Minerals  −1 Energy with Industrial Subsidies edict	6	Modifiers0 ×10 Robust ×10 Efficient Processors ×2 Indentured Servitude rights
	Chemist	+2 Volatile motes	−10 Minerals	6	Modifiers0 ×15 Robust ×15 Efficient Processors ×1.5 Void Dweller ×1.2 Indentured Servitude rights ×0.2 not Full Citizenship rights
	Gas Refiner	+2 Exotic gases
	Translucer	+2 Rare crystals

Pop management jobs

These jobs predominantly produce pop growth, pop assembly,  crime reduction,  amenities, and  defense armies.

	Job	Produces	Upkeep	Default priority	Weight modifiers
	Colonist	+3 Amenities +1 Planetary defense army  +1 Food if  not Lithoid  +1 Minerals if  Lithoid	None	4	Modifiers0 ×1.5 Charismatic ×1.5 Domestic Protocols ×1.5 Void Dweller ×0.8 Repugnant ×0.8 Indentured Servitude rights
	Roboticist	+2 Monthly mechanical pop assembly	−2 Alloys	3	No weight modifiers
	Medical Worker	+5 Amenities +5% Pop growth speed +5% Organic pop assembly speed  +2.5% Habitability	−1 Consumer goods	1	Modifiers0 ×1.5 Charismatic ×1.5 Domestic Protocols ×0.5 Repugnant ×0.5 Indentured Servitude rights ×0.2 not Full Citizenship rights
	Entertainer	+10 Amenities  +1 Unity  Pleasure Seekers /  Corporate Hedonism: +1% Pop growth speed	−1 Consumer goods	6	Modifiers0 ×3 Domestic Protocols ×1.5 Charismatic ×1.25 Traditional ×1.25 Propaganda Machines ×1.25 Brain Slug Host ×1.1 Natural Intellectuals ×1.1 Robust ×1.1 Efficient Processors ×0.75 Quarrelsome ×0.5 Repugnant ×0.2 not Full Citizenship rights }}
	Duelist	+10 Amenities  +2 Naval capacity  +2 Unity	−1 Alloys	6	Modifiers0 ×10 Battle Thralls rights ×3 Domestic Protocols ×1.5 Charismatic ×1.25 Traditional ×1.25 Propaganda Machines ×1.25 Brain Slug Host ×1.2 Militarist pop ethic ×1.05 Natural Intellectuals ×0.75 Quarrelsome ×0.2 not Full Citizenship rights ×0.1 Pacifist pop ethic
	Enforcer	−25 Crime −10 with Anti-Crime Campaign +2 Planetary defense armies  +1 Stability +1 with  Police State civic +1 with Judgment Corps tradition	−2 with Anti-Crime Campaign	6	Modifiers0 ×20 Robust ×20 Efficient Processors ×10 Crime above 15 ×10 Battle Thralls rights ×2 Earthbound ×2 Lithoid ×2 Resilient ×2 Very Strong ×1.5 Strong ×1.1 Traditional ×1.1 Propaganda Machines ×1.1 Cybernetic ×1.1 Limited Regeneration ×1.1 Proles ×1.1 Brain Slug Host ×1.05 Natural Intellectuals ×0.9 Quarrelsome ×0.8 Indentured Servitude rights ×0.5 Weak ×0.2 not Full Citizenship rights ×0.01 Crime below 15
	Telepath	Affected by Administrator modifiers  −35 Crime −5 with Thought Enforcement edict −10 with Anti-Crime Campaign  +6 Unity +1 with  Police State civic +1 with Judgment Corps tradition  +5% Resources from jobs	−1 Energy −2 with Anti-Crime Campaign	6	Modifiers0 ×2 Resilient ×1.5 Traditional ×1.5 Brain Slug Host ×1.5 Robust ×1.25 Natural Intellectuals ×0.5 Quarrelsome ×0.2 not Full Citizenship rights ×0.1 Indentured Servitude rights ×0 not Psionic or Latent Psionic
	Necromancer	+2 Naval capacity +2 with  Ground Defense Planning +3 Planetary defense armies +2 with Martial Law modifier  +6 Physics research  +6 Society research	−2 Consumer goods	6	Modifiers0 ×10 Martial Law modifier ×2 Earthbound ×2 Lithoid ×2 Necrophage ×2 Resilient ×2 Very Strong ×1.75 Erudite ×1.5 Strong ×1.35 Intelligent ×1.35 Natural Physicists ×1.35 Natural Sociologists ×1.35 Natural Intellectuals ×1.1 Cybernetic ×1.1 Limited Regeneration ×1.1 Brain Slug Host ×1.05 Robust ×1.05 Efficient Processors ×0.9 Quarrelsome ×0.5 Weak
	Reassigner	+2 Monthly organic pop assembly	−2 Consumer goods  −2 Food if  not Lithoid  −2 Minerals if  Lithoid	3	No weight modifiers
	Necrophyte	Job can be taken by all slave types  +5 Amenities  +1.5 Unity Every 10 years from the colony's creation all Necrophyte pops are changed to primary species	If  not Hive Mind:  −1 Consumer goods −1 Pop upkeep If  Hive Mind: −2 Pop upkeep	2	Modifiers0 ×1.5 Charismatic ×0.75 Nerve Stapled (unrecognized string “docile livestock” for Template:Icon) ×0.75 Docile Livestock ×0.75 Enslaved ×0.5 Repugnant

Research and unity jobs

These jobs predominantly use  consumer goods upkeep to produce  research and  unity.

	Job	Produces	Upkeep	Default priority	Weight modifiers
	Researcher	+4 Research output	−2 Consumer goods −1 with Research Subsidies edict	6	Modifiers0 ×3 Erudite ×2 Academic Privilege rights ×2 Intelligent ×2 Logic Engines ×2 Natural Intellectuals ×2 Uplifted ×2 Somewhat Uplifted ×2 Brain Slug Host ×2 Psionic ×1.5 Latent Psionic ×1.5 Natural Engineers ×1.5 Natural Physicists ×1.5 Natural Sociologists ×1.5 Robust ×1.25 Charismatic ×1.25 Domestic Protocols ×0.8 Indentured Servitude rights ×0.75 Repugnant ×0.65 Proles ×0.2 not Full Citizenship rights ×0.1 Unlifted
	Bureaucrat	Affected by Administrator modifiers  +4 Unity +1 with  Byzantine Bureaucracy  +1 Stability with  Byzantine Bureaucracy	−2 Consumer goods	6	Modifiers0 ×2 Propaganda Machines ×1.5 Traditional ×1.2 Psionic ×1.1 Latent Psionic ×0.5 Quarrelsome ×0.5 Proles ×0.5 Unlifted ×0.2 not Full Citizenship rights
	Manager	Affected by Administrator modifiers  +4 Unity  +2 Trade value	−2 Consumer goods	6	Modifiers0 ×3 Brain Slug Host ×2 Natural Intellectuals ×2 Erudite ×1.5 Natural Sociologists ×1.5 Thrifty ×1.5 Traditional ×1.5 Robust ×1.5 Propaganda Machines ×1.5 Efficient Processors ×1.5 Void Dweller ×1.5 Numistic Administration ×1.4 Intelligent ×1.4 Logic Engines ×1.4 Uplifted ×1.25 Necrophage ×1.2 Psionic ×1.1 Latent Psionic ×0.5 Quarrelsome ×0.5 Proles ×0.5 Unlifted ×0.2 not Full Citizenship rights
	Priest	Affected by Administrator modifiers  +4 Unity +1 with  Exalted Priesthood  +2 Amenities	−2 Consumer goods	6	Modifiers0 ×2 Exalted Priesthood civic ×2 Charismatic ×2 Domestic Protocols ×1.5 Traditional ×1.5 Propaganda Machines ×1.5 Void Dweller ×1.5 Necrophage ×1.5 Brain Slug Host ×1.3 Natural Intellectuals ×1.3 Robust ×1.3 Efficient Processors ×1.2 Spiritualist pop ethic ×1.1 Natural Sociologists ×1.05 Erudite ×1.05 Intelligent ×1.05 Logic Engines ×1.05 Uplifted ×0.9 Proles ×0.7 Unlifted ×0.5 Repugnant ×0.5 Quarrelsome ×0.2 not Full Citizenship rights ×0.1 Materialist pop ethic
	Death Priest	Affected by Administrator modifiers  +3 Unity +3 while a Sacrifice edict is active +1 with  Exalted Priesthood  +2 Amenities  +1 Society research	−2 Consumer goods	6	Modifiers0 ×2 Charismatic ×2 Domestic Protocols ×2 Exalted Priesthood civic ×1.5 Brain Slug Host ×1.5 Necrophage ×1.5 Traditional ×1.5 Propaganda Machines ×1.3 Efficient Processors ×1.3 Natural Intellectuals ×1.3 Robust ×1.2 Spiritualist pop ethic ×1.15 Erudite ×1.1 Natural Sociologists ×1.05 Intelligent ×1.05 Logic Engines ×1.05 Psionic ×1.05 Uplifted ×0.9 Proles ×0.9 Unlifted ×0.5 Repugnant ×0.5 Quarrelsome ×0.2 not Full Citizenship rights ×0.1 Materialist pop ethic
	Death Chronicler	Affected by Administrator modifiers  +2 Unity +1 with  Byzantine Bureaucracy  +2 Stability  +2 Amenities  +2 Society research	−2 Consumer goods −1 Pop upkeep	6	Modifiers0 ×2.5 Traditional ×2 Erudite ×1.5 Intelligent ×1.5 Natural Sociologists ×1.5 Void Dweller ×1.5 Necrophage ×1.5 Propaganda Machines ×1.5 Psionic ×1.4 Latent Psionic ×1.4 Logic Engines ×0.2 Quarrelsome
	Culture Worker	+3 Unity  +3 Society research	−2 Consumer goods	6	Modifiers0 ×2 Erudite ×2 Propaganda Machines ×1.5 Robust ×1.5 Efficient Processors ×1.5 Traditional ×1.5 Natural Sociologists ×1.5 Natural Intellectuals ×1.5 Void Dweller ×1.4 Intelligent ×1.4 Logic Engines ×1.4 Uplifted ×1.4 Somewhat Uplifted ×1.2 Psionic ×1.1 Latent Psionic ×0.5 Quarrelsome ×0.5 Proles ×0.5 Unlifted ×0.2 not Full Citizenship rights

Worker jobs

For  Worker jobs, new pops will always take the job from a current pop if the new pop's weight is higher. This stratum is also used by slaves of  Gestalt Consciousness empires.

	Job	Produces	Upkeep	Default priority	Weight modifiers
	Clerk	+4 Trade value  +1 with  Trickle Up Economics  +2 Amenities	N/A	8	Modifiers0 ×2 Thrifty ×2 Numistic Administration ×1.5 Charismatic ×1.5 Domestic Protocols ×1.25 Brain Slug Host ×1.2 Natural Intellectuals ×1.13 Robust ×0.5 Repugnant
	Technician	+6 Energy  +2 if founder species is  Mechanical	−0.5 with Capacity Subsidies	7	Modifiers0 ×8 Enslaved ×2 Mechanical ×2 Ingenious ×2 Superconductive ×2 Numistic Administration ×1.5 Void Dweller ×1.5 Serviles ×1.5 Earthbound ×1.3 Psionic ×1.2 Latent Psionic ×1.2 Very Strong ×1.1 Strong ×1.1 Robust ×1.1 Efficient Processors ×1.1 Nerve Stapled ×0.9 Weak ×0.75 Necrophage
	Miner	+4 Minerals  +1 with  Mining Guilds	−0.5 with Mining Subsidies	7	Modifiers0 ×10 Enslaved ×3 Industrious ×3 Power Drills ×3 Mechanical ×1.5 Void Dweller ×1.5 Serviles ×1.4 Proles ×1.2 Very Strong ×1.1 Strong ×1.1 Robust ×1.1 Efficient Processors ×1.1 Nerve Stapled ×0.9 Weak ×0.75 Necrophage
	Scrap Miner	+2 Minerals  +1 with  Mining Guilds  +1 Alloys	−0.5 with Mining Subsidies	7
	Farmer	+6 Food  −1 if founder species is  Mechanical  +2 Amenities with  Agrarian Idyll	−0.5 with Farming Subsidies	7	Modifiers0 ×10 Enslaved ×3 Agrarian ×3 Harvesters ×3 Mechanical ×2.5 Serviles ×1.5 Charismatic ×1.5 Domestic Protocols ×1.5 Void Dweller ×1.4 Proles ×1.2 Very Strong ×1.1 Strong ×1.1 Robust ×1.1 Efficient Processors ×1.1 Nerve Stapled ×1.1 Agrarian Idyll civic ×0.9 Weak ×0.75 Necrophage ×0.5 Repugnant ×0.5 Lithoid
	Angler	+8 Food  +2 Trade value	N/A	7	Modifiers0 ×10 Enslaved ×3 Agrarian ×1.5 Serviles ×1.4 Proles ×1.1 Robust ×1.1 Efficient Processors
	Soldier	+4 Naval capacity  +2 with  Ground Defense Planning  +3 Planetary defense armies  +2 Unity with  Citizen Service  +5 Stability with Martial Law modifier	N/A	5	Modifiers0 ×10 Martial Law modifier ×10 Battle Thralls rights ×2 Earthbound ×2 Lithoid ×2 Resilient ×2 Very Strong ×1.5 Strong ×1.1 Traditional ×1.1 Propaganda Machines ×1.1 Cybernetic ×1.1 Limited Regeneration ×1.1 Proles ×1.1 Brain Slug Host ×1.05 Natural Intellectuals ×0.9 Quarrelsome ×0.8 Indentured Servitude rights ×0.5 Weak ×0.2 not Full Citizenship rights
	Crystal Miner	+2 Rare crystals	−0.5 with Mining Subsidies	6	Modifiers0 ×10 Enslaved ×5 Serviles ×3 Robust ×3 Efficient Processors ×3 Very Strong ×3 Nerve Stapled ×3 Void Dweller ×2 Mechanical ×1.5 Strong ×0.75 Necrophage ×0.1 Weak
	Gas Extractor	+2 Exotic gases
	Mote Harvester	+2 Volatile motes
	Mortal Initiate	Affected by Administrator modifiers  +2 Unity  +2 Amenities  +1 Society Research	N/A	6	Modifiers0 ×2 Exalted Priesthood civic ×1.5 Charismatic ×1.5 Domestic Protocols ×1.5 Numistic Administration ×1.5 Thrifty ×1.2 Spiritualist pop ethic ×1.1 Traditional ×1.1 Propaganda Machines ×1.05 Natural Intellectuals ×1.05 Weak ×0.5 Repugnant ×0.5 Quarrelsome ×0.2 not Full Citizenship rights ×0.1 Materialist pop ethic ×0.01 Nerve Stapled ×0 Mechanical
	Prosperity Preacher	Affected by Administrator modifiers  +1 Unity  +3 Amenities  +4 Trade value	N/A	6	Modifiers0 ×1.5 Traditional ×1.5 Propaganda Machines ×1.5 Brain Slug Host ×1.25 Charismatic ×1.25 Domestic Protocols ×1.25 Natural Intellectuals ×1.25 Robust ×1.2 Spiritualist pop ethic ×0.75 Repugnant ×0.5 Quarrelsome ×0.1 Materialist pop ethic ×0.1 not Full Citizenship rights

Slave

Slave jobs can only be worked by pops belonging to a species that is enslaved.

	Job	Produces	Upkeep	Requirements	Source	Description
	Grid Amalgamated	+4 Energy  −0.5 Pop housing usage	N/A	Grid Amalgamation slavery	Generated automatically for all pops	Their organic energy will be absorbed, until they expire.
	Livestock	−0.5 Pop housing usage  −10% Political power  +4 Food if pop is  not Lithoid  +2 Minerals if pops is  Lithoid	N/A	Livestock slavery	Generated automatically for all pops	They have but one purpose: to become food for their betters.
	Servant	+4 Amenities  −0.5 Pop housing usage if biological	N/A	Domestic Servitude slavery Servitude AI policy	Generated automatically for pops that can't find a job	Servants perform various menial domestic tasks and household work for their masters.
	Overseer	−25 Crime  +25% Happiness +2 Planetary defense armies	−2 with Anti-Crime Campaign	Thrall World	Generated by the capital and Overseer Residences buildings	These relatively privileged slaves keep their less fortunate brethren in line.
	Toiler	+2 Amenities	N/A	Thrall World	Generated automatically for Pops that can't find a job	Toilers perform the grueling menial labor required to keep the crude infrastructure of the Thrall-World running.

Gestalt Consciousness

 Gestalt Consciousness empires have only two main strata,  Menial Drones and  Complex Drones. Unlike individualist empires, drones demote immediately.

Menial Drone jobs

 Menial Drone jobs are generally equivalent to Worker stratum jobs from regular empires.

	Job	Produces	Upkeep	Default Priority	Weight
	Agri-Drone	+6 Food  −1 Food if  Machine Intelligence	−0.5 Energy with Farming Subsidies	6	Modifiers0 ×2 Agrarian ×2 Harvesters ×1.1 Cybernetic ×0.9 Machine Intelligence authority ×0.65 Necrophage ×0.5 Lithoid
	Tech-Drone	+6 Energy  +2 Energy if  Machine Intelligence	−0.5 Energy with Capacity Subsidies	6	Modifiers0 ×2 Ingenious ×2 Superconductive ×1.1 Cybernetic ×0.65 Necrophage
	Mining Drone	+4 Minerals  +1 Minerals with  Rockbreakers	−0.5 Energy with Mining Subsidies	6	Modifiers0 ×2 Industrious ×2 Power Drills ×1.1 Cybernetic ×0.65 Necrophage
	Scrap Miner Drone	+2 Minerals  +1 Minerals with  Rockbreakers  +1 Alloys	−0.5 Energy with Mining Subsidies	6
	Maintenance Drone	+4 Amenities  +1 Unity with  Maintenance Protocols	N/A	6	Modifiers0 ×2 Charismatic ×2 Emotion Emulators ×1.1 Traditional ×1.1 Propaganda Machines ×1.1 Cybernetic ×0.85 Necrophage ×0.5 Repugnant ×0.5 Uncanny
	Warrior Drone	+4 Naval capacity +2 with  Ground Defense Planning +3 Planetary Defense Armies  +5 Stability with either: Hunter-Killer Drones modifier Compliance Protocols modifier	N/A	4	Modifiers0 ×10 Hunter-Killer Drones modifier ×10 Compliance Protocols modifier ×4 Resilient ×4 Very Strong ×3 Strong ×2 Lithoid ×1.2 Cybernetic ×0.5 Weak

Complex Drone jobs

 Complex Drone jobs are generally equivalent to Specialist stratum jobs from regular empires.

	Job	Produces	Upkeep	Government	Default Priority	Weight
	Replicator	+1 Monthly Pop Assembly	−1 Alloys	Machine Intelligence	2	No weight modifiers
	Spawning Drone	+5 Amenities +2 Monthly Organic Pop Assembly	−5 Food if  not Lithoid  −5 Minerals if  Lithoid	Hive Mind	2	Modifiers0 ×1.25 Charismatic ×0.9 Repugnant ×0.5 Drone Population Controls modifier
	Offspring Drone	+5 Amenities +2 Monthly Organic Pop Assembly  +10% Menial Drone Output Defense Armies are replaced by Offspring-Led Armies	−5 Food if  not Lithoid  −5 Minerals if  Lithoid	Hive Mind	2	Modifiers0 ×0.5 Declare Population Controls decision
	Hunter-Seeker Drone	+1 Unity −20 Deviancy +2 Planetary Defense Armies	N/A		5	Modifiers0 ×50 Deviancy above 50 ×20 War ×3 Resilient ×3 Very Strong ×2 Strong ×2 Lithoid ×1.2 Cybernetic ×1.1 Traditional ×1.1 Propaganda Machines ×0.5 Weak
	Foundry Drone Fabricator	+3 Alloys  +1 Alloys if  Machine Intelligence	−6 Minerals  −2 Minerals if  Machine Intelligence  −1 Energy with Forge Subsidies		5	Modifiers0 ×5 Robust ×5 Efficient Processors ×0.9 Cybernetic ×1.5 Necrophage
	Catalytic Drone	+3 Alloys  +1 Alloys if  Machine Intelligence	−9 Food  −3 Food if  Machine Intelligence  −1 Energy with Forge Subsidies		5	Modifiers0 ×5 Robust ×5 Efficient Processors ×1.5 Necrophage
	Lensing Drone	+2 Rare Crystals	−10 Minerals		5	Modifiers0 ×5 Robust ×5 Efficient Processors ×0.9 Cybernetic
	Refinery Drone	+2 Exotic Gases
	Chem-Drone	+2 Volatile Motes
	Crystal Mining Drone	+2 Rare Crystals	−1 Energy  −0.5 Energy with Mining Subsidies		5	Modifiers0 ×5 Robust ×5 Efficient Processors ×1.1 Cybernetic
	Gas Extraction Drone	+2 Exotic Gases
	Mote Harvesting Drone	+2 Volatile Motes
	Brain Drone	+4 Research Output	−6 Minerals  −1 Energy with Research Subsidies	Hive Mind	5	Modifiers0 ×3 Erudite ×2 Intelligent ×1.5 Natural Engineers ×1.5 Natural Physicists ×1.5 Natural Sociologists ×0.9 Cybernetic ×0.65 Serviles ×0.65 Proles
	Calculator	+4 Research Output	−4 Energy  −1 Energy with Research Subsidies	Machine Intelligence	5	Modifiers0 ×3 Erudite ×2 Intelligent ×2 Logic Engines ×1.5 Natural Engineers ×1.5 Natural Physicists ×1.5 Natural Sociologists ×0.9 Cybernetic ×0.65 Serviles ×0.65 Proles
	Coordinator	Affected by Administrator modifiers  +4 Unity −2 Deviancy with Integrated Preservation	−4 Energy	Machine Intelligence	3	Modifiers0 ×0.9 Cybernetic
	Synapse Drone	Affected by Administrator modifiers  +4 Unity  +2 Amenities with Instinctive Synchronization	−2 Energy  −2 Food if  Not Lithoid  −2 Minerals if  Lithoid	Hive Mind	3	Modifiers0 ×1.5 Necrophage ×1.25 Traditional
	Chronicle Drone	Affected by Administrator modifiers  +2 Unity  +2 Society Research  +2 Amenities  +2 Stability	−2 Pop upkeep  Machine Intelligence:  −1 Minerals  Hive Mind:  −1 Energy		5	Modifiers0 ×1.25 Charismatic ×0.8 Repugnant
	Evaluator	+4 Unity	−1 Energy	Machine Intelligence	3	Modifiers0 ×1.25 Traditional ×1.25 Propaganda Machines ×0.9 Cybernetic
	Artisan Drone	+10 Consumer Goods	−10 Minerals  −1 Energy with Industrial Subsidies	Rogue Servitor	1	Modifiers0 ×2 Efficient Processors

Bio-Trophy

 Rogue Servitor empires have a special stratum and job for organic pops.

	Job	Stratum	Produces	Upkeep	Sources
	Bio-Trophy	Bio-Trophy	−1 Pop Housing Usage If  happiness is at least 50%:  +3 Unity  +1% Complex drone output	N/A	Organic Sanctuary Organic Paradise

Overlord jobs

Overlord jobs are generated by Overlord holdings and can be used by both individualist and  Gestalt Consciousness subjects. The upkeep is paid by the subject. All overlord jobs have a priority of 4 and the subject cannot lower or raise the job's priority.

	Job	Stratum	Overlord output	Subject output	Subject job upkeep
	Offspring Drone Feeder	Specialist  Complex Drone	+8 Society Research	+5% Planet Worker Pop Resource Output Defense Armies become Offspring-Led Armies	−6 if  not Lithoid overlord −6 if  Lithoid overlord
	Overlord Academic	Specialist  Complex Drone	+3 Research	+1 Research	−2 if  not Gestalt subject −6 if  Hive Mind subject −4 if  Machine Intelligence subject
	Overlord Beholder	Specialist  Complex Drone	(Effect added by holding, not job) Defense Platform cap on overlord Starbases and Orbital Rings: +1 if subject is Tier I  Bulwark +2 if subject is Tier II  Bulwark +4 if subject is Tier III  Bulwark		−2 Alloys
	Overlord Breeder	Specialist  Complex Drone	(Effect added by holding, not job) +2 Pop Assembly on overlord capital		−6 if  not Lithoid overlord −6 if  Lithoid overlord
	Overlord Catalytic Technician	Specialist  Complex Drone	+3 Alloys +1 if  Machine Intelligence subject		−9 Food −3 if  Machine subject
	Overlord Manager	Specialist  Complex Drone	+0.25 Unity	+4 Unity  +1 Trade value	−2 Consumer goods
	Overlord Metallurgist	Specialist  Complex Drone	+3 Alloys +1 if  Machine Intelligence subject		−6 Minerals −2 if  Machine subject
	Overlord Necromancer	Specialist  Complex Drone	+6 Physics Research  +6 Society Research	+2 Planetary Defense Army	−6 if not Lithoid subject −6 if  Lithoid subject
	Overlord Propagandist	Specialist  Complex Drone	+0.15 Influence		−1 Unity
	Overlord Reassigner	Specialist  Complex Drone		+1 Zombie pop every 5 years (by event)	−6 if  not Lithoid subject −6 if  Lithoid subject
	Overlord Recruiter	Specialist  Complex Drone	Non-Gestalt subject and pop species has citizenship in Overlord empire: 20% chance pop migrates to the capital every 5 years (by event)	+3 Planetary Defense Army	−5 Energy  −2 Unity
	Overlord Trader	Specialist  Complex Drone	+7 Energy	+10 Amenities	−7
	Aid Worker	Worker  Menial Drone	+5 Unity	+5 Amenities	N/A
	Mind Thrall	Worker  Menial Drone	+1.5 Research		N/A
	Overlord Arborist	Worker  Menial Drone	+15 Food		−10
	Overlord Bio-Trophy	Worker  Menial Drone	+3 Unity  −1 Unity if  Gestalt subject	−1 Pop housing usage −200% Pop Upkeep  +2 Unity  −1 Unity if  Gestalt subject +40% Pop happiness +1% Planet happiness No happiness effect if  Gestalt subject	N/A
	Overlord Ranger	Worker  Menial Drone	+10 Unity	−10% Planet Pop Consumer Good Upkeep	N/A
	Overlord Mortal Initiate	Worker  Menial Drone	Pop can be used for Sacrifice edicts	+2 Unity  +1 Society Research  +2 Amenities	N/A

Special jobs

Unemployed

Pops that do not have a job, either because none is available or because their stratum is higher than that of available jobs, are  unemployed. Unemployed pops produce the following and cannot have their output improved by job modifiers:

Living standards	Unemployment effects
Mandatory Pampering	−80% Happiness
Chemical Bliss	−20% Happiness for all strata
Academic Privilege Decent Conditions Stratefied Economy Basic Subsistence Decadent Lifestyle	−60% Happiness if  Ruler  −50% Happiness if  Specialist  −40% Happiness if  Worker
Utopian Abundance	+2 Research  +1 Unity
Social Welfare	+1 Unity
Shared Burden	+1 Unity −45% Stratum Demotion Time
Drone	−75% Upkeep if robotic  +1 Minerals if  Hive Mind +1 / +1.5 / +1 Research with  Natural Neural Network
Any other	−40% Happiness if  Ruler  −30% Happiness if  Specialist  −20% Happiness if  Worker

Purging

Pops that have the  Undesirables stratum due to being purged produce resources as they decline based on the purge type. All purge types also produce  +2 unity with the  Fanatic Purifiers civic and  +2 society with the  Devouring Swarm civic;  Determined Exterminator empires receive  5~100 unity for each organic pop purged.

Purge	Happiness	Output
Displacement	−30%
Neutering	−20%
Necrophage	−50%	Purged pop becomes primary species
Extermination	−1000%
Forced Labor	−1000%	+3 Food  +3 Minerals
Processing	−1000%	+6 Food if pop is biological  +4 Minerals if pop is  Lithoid  +3 Alloys if pop is robotic
Chemical Processing	−1000%	+6 Energy

Forced Labor, Processing, and Chemical Processing purge types are affected by buildings which increase the base output of those resource types (e.g. Food Processing Centers increase the food output by +2).

Subversive Jobs

High crime, deviancy, or unemployment can create planet modifiers that add subversive jobs. Pops will abandon subversive jobs if  Ruler,  Specialist, or  Soldier jobs become available. All subversive jobs have negative output.

Job	Output	Requirements	Description
Criminal	−5 Trade value +5 Criminal branch office trade value	Criminal-related planet modifier	These criminals live outside the bounds of legal society, some by choice and some by circumstances.
Deviant Drone	−1 Energy	Drone Deviancy planet modifier	These deviants no longer obey the Hive Mind.
Corrupt Drone	−1 Energy	Drone Corruption planet modifier	These drones have been corrupted and no longer obey the directives of the core intelligence.

Event jobs

Event jobs are generated by either planetary features or planet modifiers.

	Job	Stratum	Produces	Upkeep	Sources
	Titan Hunter	Worker	+8 Food  +8 Trade Value	N/A	Delicious Titans
	Robot Caretaker	Specialist	+5 Unity  +5 Engineering Research	N/A	Enigmatic Robot
	Bio-Assistant	Bio-Trophy	+3 Unity when above 50% Happiness +5% Drone Output when above 50% Happiness  −1 Pop Housing Usage	−1 Energy	Machine Interface Center
	Cave Cleaners Cave Cleaner Drone	Specialist  Complex Drone	+5 Minerals  +10% Minerals from Jobs	−2 Energy	Cave Shroom Veins
	Gas Plant Engineer Gas Plant Drone	Specialist  Complex Drone	+3 Exotic Gases  +5% Exotic Gases from Jobs	−10 Minerals	Spore Vents
	Nemma Miner Nemma Mining Drone	Worker  Menial Drone	+3 Minerals  +2 Food	−2 Energy	Nemma Mining Operation
	Odd Factory Worker Odd Factory Drone	Worker  Menial Drone	+4 Alloys	N/A	Odd Factory
	Subterranean Liaison Officer Subterranean Contact Drone	Specialist  Complex Drone	+3 Amenities  −1 Pop Housing Usage Non-Gestalt:  +6 Trade Value  Hive Mind:  +3 Energy  +2 Food  Machine Intelligence:  +6 Energy	N/A	Subterranean Contact Zone
	Transmuter Transmuter Drone	Specialist  Complex Drone	+4 Alloys	−1 Pop upkeep	Blue Lotus Prototype Blue Lotus Facility
	Dimensional Portal Researcher Dimensional Portal Drone	Specialist  Complex Drone	+12 Physics research Dimension of Suffering outcome: −6 if finished Close the Portal special project High-Energy Dimension outcome:  +6 Energy Null Void outcome:  +0.2 Dark Matter  +1 if finished Probe the Void special project Mirror Dimension outcome: +2 / 3 / 6 / 12 Amenities +2 / 3 / 6 / 12 Trade Value +2 / 4 / 6 / 8 Energy	Non-Gestalt:  −3 Consumer Goods −3 if Dimension of Suffering outcome  Hive Mind:  −3 Food if  not Lithoid  −3 Minerals if  Lithoid  Machine Intelligence:  −3 Energy	Portal Research Area  Extradimensional Experimentation
	Space-Time Anomaly Researcher Space-Time Anomaly Drone	Specialist  Complex Drone	+8 Physics research  +4 Engineering research  +0.2 Dark Matter	−2 Consumer Goods  −1  if  Technocracy  −6 Minerals  −4 Energy	Space-Time Anomaly

Primitive jobs

Primitive civilizations use the same strata system as normal empires, but their jobs provide negligible output.

Industrial jobs

Jobs used by industrial civilizations.

	Job	Stratum	Produces	Requirements	Description
	Bureaucrat	Ruler	+3 Amenities  +1 Unity	Industrial Age (7) - Early Space Age (10)	Many early industrialist and post-industrialist societies are governed by an ever-expanding class of civil servants.
	Priest	Specialist	+2 Amenities  +1 Unity	Industrial Age (7) - Early Space Age (10)	Religious leaders who occupy various priestly offices.
	Researcher	Specialist	+1 Research Output	Industrial Age (7) - Early Space Age (10)	Researchers employing scientific methodology to advance the rapidly expanding knowledge base of their civilization.
	Soldier	Specialist	+3 Planetary Defense Armies	Industrial Age (7) - Early Space Age (10)	Professional Soldiers, typically armed with early projectile weapons powered by exothermic combustion.
	Farmer	Worker	+3 Food	Industrial Age (7) - Early Space Age (10)	These farmers work the land, typically with the help of primitive but effective farming equipment.
	Technician	Worker	+1 Energy	Industrial Age (7) - Early Space Age (10)	These technicians shuffle coal or maintain primitive nuclear generators.
	Miner	Worker	+3 Minerals	Steam Age (6) - Early Space Age (10)	Dangerous and sometimes lethal work in the dark bowels of the planet.
	Laborer	Worker	+2 Consumer Goods  −2 Minerals	Steam Age (6) - Early Space Age (10)	These early industrial laborers toil away in factories, which can now be operated day and night thanks to recent advances in electricity.'

Pre-industrial jobs

Jobs used by pre-industrial civilizations.

	Job	Stratum	Produces	Requirements	Description
	Feudal Noble	Ruler	+3 Amenities  +1 Unity	Bronze Age (2) - Steam Age (6)	The landed nobility rule from their stone castles and keeps.
	Cleric	Specialist	+2 Amenities  +1 Unity	Bronze Age (2) - Steam Age (6)	Spiritual leaders and preachers who conduct religious ceremonies and oversee all matters concerning faith.
	Scholar	Specialist	+1 Research Output	Bronze Age (2) - Steam Age (6)	The learned of this society, often relying on oral tradition to pass knowledge between generations.
	Warrior	Specialist	+3 Planetary Defense Armies	Bronze Age (2) - Steam Age (6)	Members of a primitive warrior class. These fighters rely on bladed weapons, spears or various blunt instruments to see them through combat.
	Peasant	Worker	+2 Food	Bronze Age (2) - Steam Age (6)	The peasants toil endlessly in the fields, so that those perceived as their betters might prosper.'
	Miner	Worker	+3 Minerals	Steam Age (6)	Dangerous and sometimes lethal work in the dark bowels of the planet.
	Laborer	Worker	+2 Consumer Goods  −2 Minerals	Steam Age (6)	These early industrial laborers toil away in factories, which can now be operated day and night thanks to recent advances in electricity.'
	Hunter-Gatherer	Worker	+1 Food  +1 Amenities	Stone Age (1)	These semi-nomadic primitives survive by foraging and hunting. There is evidence of early tool use.

Ketling jobs

When they emerge, Ketlings have unique jobs created by the Junkheap capital buildings on their planets.

	Job	Stratum	Produces	Requirements	Description
	Scavenger	Worker	+1 Food +1 Minerals +1 Consumer Goods	Junkheap capital building (Ketlings)	They scurry amongst the scrapyards, collecting discarded machinery and ancient electronics for repurposing.

Fallen empire jobs

Fallen empires use a special set of Precursor stratum jobs that have no upkeep. By default, pops without any building-provided jobs will be Hedonists.

	Job	Produces	Produced by	Description
	Overseer	+5 Stability  +10 Amenities	Ancient Palace	The stalwart few who have rejected lives of luxury in favor of public service. It is up to them to oversee and guide the remnants of their ancient civilization.
	Protector	−25 Crime  +3 Defense Armies	Ancient Palace Aegis Complex	So that the majority can sleep peacefully and enjoy their lives of extravagance, these rough individuals stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do them harm.
	Hedonist	+2 Unity	Unemployed	A life of total opulence, where every possible material need or desire can be satisfied.
	Archivist	+5 Research	Keepers of Knowledge Master Archive (found only on The Archives)	Each data fragment must be filed, cataloged and indexed exactly according to the ancient rites as they were established eons ago by the First Librarian.
	Xeno-Keeper	+10 Amenities  −20 Crime  +2 Defense Armies	Enigmatic Observers Xeno Preserve (found only on The Preserve)	These precursor zookeepers look after the needs of the Xeno-Wards under their care.
	Xeno-Ward	+2 Unity	Enigmatic Observers Primitives stratum	These specimens have been gathered here, in settings that approximate their natural environments, to ensure the preservation of their species in an often chaotic and destructive galaxy.

Holy Guardians jobs

Holy Guardians do not use the usual fallen empire jobs aside from  Protector, and have a set of unique jobs instead.

	Job	Produces	Produced by	Description
	Sky Cardinal	+5 Stability  +10 Amenities	Ancient Palace	And it was there, in the sky, that the future was born. The light was blinding, but a few could see past it. They took it upon themselves to lead others forwards.
	Augur of the Shroud	+10 Unity	Empyrean Shrine (found only on Sky Temple)	It speaks, but not in words. To divine any kind of meaning, one must hover on the precipice of madness.
	Protector	−25 Crime  +3 Defense Armies	Ancient Palace Aegis Complex	So that the majority can sleep peacefully and enjoy their lives of extravagance, these rough individuals stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do them harm.
	Acolyte of the Hyperspanner	+6 Energy	Generator Districts	Remember also the hyperspanner, and how it was used by Bazagg the Shining to tame the sun when it seemed like darkness would overtake the world.
	Acolyte of the Hammer	+6 Minerals	Mining Districts	And with one mighty blow, Saint Mazakudal used her burning hammer to split the skull of the First Wraith in two, opening up the path to the crystals.
	Acolyte of the Plow	+8 Food	Agriculture Districts	For was it not the plow, this most noble of instruments, that Kazargiel used to sever the poisonous tail of the thrice-cursed demon and stave off famine?
	Acolyte of the Workshop	+3 Amenities  +2 Consumer Goods	Unemployed	And so Aznakha said to the acolytes, "go to the workshops, and form with your own crafts the future you seek."

Ancient Carekataker jobs

Ancient Caretakers only use Caretaker jobs and a limited number of Guardian jobs

	Job	Produces	Produced by	Description
	Guardian	−25 Crime  +3 Defense Armies	Ancient Control Center	These ancient machines maintain a ceaseless vigil over the long-expired remains of billions of cyrogenically frozen sapients.
	Caretaker	+5 Amenities	Unemployed	These ancient machines tirelessly maintain and repair the decaying machinery of the ringworld on which they reside.

References

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