Villagers Minecraft, all Professions explained

The villager in Minecraft There are 13 possible occupations, plus two non-working statuses (the unemployed and the simpleton). Each occupation depends on a work block To be precise, you just need to place the right block near an unemployed villager to assign them a job.

We'll explain everything to you!

The Various Occupations of the Villagers Minecraft and Their Descriptions

Here is the complete list of professions, their blocks, and their trades in Minecraft :

Summary Table of Occupations

Gunsmith

The gunsmith's block is the blast furnace. He buys coal, iron, and diamonds, then sells iron and diamond armor in exchange for emeralds. It's the perfect profession for quickly equipping yourself with survival gear in your village.

By the way, feel free to check out how to make iron in Minecraft.

Butcher

The butcher is working in a smokehouse. His conversations are about meat, stew, and berries. He'll sell you cooked food in exchange for your emeralds or raw meat.

Cartographer

The cartographer needs a cartography table. He offers maps, compasses, and banner patterns. Broadly speaking, he sells maps that are useful for exploring new villages or structures.

Clerk

The cleric uses a brewing table as a workbench. He trades redstone and pearls from the’Ender and ingredients for your potions in Minecraft. These rare items become easy to obtain thanks to this profession.

Farmer

The farmer's block is the composter. He buys your crops (wheat, carrots, potatoes) and sells bread, pies, and other food. A good farmer provides a nearly unlimited supply of bread for your village.

Fisherman

The fisherman works with a barrel. He buys and sells everything related to fish and campfires.

Arrow-pointer

An archer needs a table for making bows and arrows. He works with bows, arrows, and crossbows.

If you want to maintain your equipment, check out How to Repair a Bow in Minecraft.

Tanner

The tanner uses a cauldron. He works with leather items, scales, and leather armor. His trade goods are basic but useful early in the game.

Librarian

the librarian works behind a counter. He sells enchanted books, lanterns, and compasses. This is often the most useful profession in the village: a single librarian can provide you with very rare enchantments in exchange for emeralds.

Mason (stone cutter)

The mason, also known as a stonemason, uses the stonemason as his block. He trades quartz, polished stone, and terracotta. He's perfect for your large-scale construction projects.

Shepherd

The shepherd works at the loom. He offers beds, wool, paintings, and shears. His goods are all about decorating and making your base comfortable.

Toolmaker

The toolmaker's workbench is the forge table. He crafts harvesting tools, axes, bells, and minerals. It's a practical profession for upgrading your mining gear.

Weaponsmith

The weaponsmith uses the grindstone as a workbench. He buys and sells minerals, bells, and enchanted weapons in exchange for emeralds. He’s your best bet for quickly obtaining a powerful sword in your village.

Unemployed, simple-minded villager

Two villagers have no occupation.

• the unemployed villagers (the unemployed villager) can be assigned a job as soon as an available work block is nearby. All baby villagers are born unemployed until they are assigned their first construction block.
• the simpleton, recognizable by his green robe, is different. He doesn't work, doesn't trade, and can never change jobs—even if there's a block right next to him. He still participates in village life, however, and can help create an iron golem to protect the village.

How to Assign a Job to a Villager

An unemployed villager remains inactive as long as there are no work blocks nearby.

To give him a profession, place the corresponding construction block within a few blocks of him:

• A lectern makes him a librarian,
• One barrel, one fisherman,
• A blacksmith's workbench and a toolmaker.

The villager approaches the workstation, takes it on, and then begins working. This system links each profession to a specific workstation. If you remove the workstation before the first trade, the villager becomes unemployed again, and you can freely change his or her profession.

Attention : Once a trade has taken place, the trade is permanently locked. Replacing the work block won't change anything. So be sure to check the offers before completing your first trade.

How to Talk to the Villagers

In Minecraft, trading with villagers is based on emeralds, the game's currency. You can trade items for emeralds, or emeralds for useful resources.

Right-click on a villager with a trade to open their list of offers. Each trade earns you trade experience points.

It's the same for the villagers, each of whom is making progress through five levels :

1. Novitiate,
2. Apprentice,
3. Companion,
4. Expert,
5. And master.

With each trade, the villager earns trading experience points. Once they’ve accumulated enough points, they level up and unlock rare trades. For example: a novice librarian sells basic enchanted books, while a master offers much rarer enchantments.

Trades also reset once or twice a day, when the villager returns to work on his block. This resets the depleted stock and allows you to repeat the same trades.

The Most Useful Professions

Not all professions are equally valuable when it comes to survival:

• The Librarian remains the most sought-after: he sells powerful enchanted books in exchange for a few emeralds.
• The Farmer Easily provides bread and food; useful early in the game in any village.
• The Weaponsmith and the gunsmith They become interesting later on, with their iron armor and enchanted tools made from emeralds.
• The Toolmaker, on the other hand, effectively upgrades your mining equipment.

The trick is to place a bell in the center of the village: it gathers the villagers and makes it easier to summon an iron golem to protect them.

Which job in Minecraft interests you the most? Feel free to tell us about it in the comments!

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