Editing 40d:Labor

A [[dwarf]]'s '''labor''' preferences define the tasks that he or she will do, whether it is [[hauling]], [[mining]], [[farming]], [[hunting]], [[crafts|craftsworking]], erecting [[buildings]], or any of dozens of other tasks. For instance, a dwarf with the [[wood cutting]] labor enabled will cut down [[trees]] whenever trees are designated to be cut.  

To change a dwarf's labor preferences, {{k|v}}iew the dwarf, then select {{k|p}}references and {{k|l}}abor.

The [[mining]] and [[wood cutting]] labors require the dwarf to pick up and wield a [[pick]] or [[battleaxe]], respectively. For this reason, a dwarf cannot be assigned to both mining and woodcutting at the same time.

Note that a labor is '''not''' a [[job]]. A job is the actual task of doing something, while a labor preference is simply whether a dwarf is allowed do the job or not. You can view a list of all current, queued, and suspended jobs on the {{k|j}}obs menu.  A list of what job each dwarf is currently performing is visible on the {{k|u}}nits menu.

== Default labors ==

All new arrivals at the fortress (including your initial seven dwarves) will have all the [[hauling]] jobs turned on by default, as well as several other labors if they have a specific profession.  The additional default labors for each profession are:

(''Note: this is slightly incomplete/out of date'')

{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
| '''Profession''' || '''Labors'''
|-
| All professions (including Peasant) ||
* [[Health Care]]
* Stone [[Hauling]]
* Wood Hauling
* Item Hauling
* Burial
* Food Hauling
* Refuse Hauling
* Furniture Hauling
* Animal Hauling
* [[Cleaning]]
|-
| Miner ||
* [[Mining]]
|-
| Woodworker ||
* [[Wood Cutting]]
* [[Carpentry]]
* [[Crossbow-making]]
|-
| Stoneworker ||
* [[Masonry]]
* [[Stone Detailing]]
|-
| Ranger ||
* [[Animal Training]]
* [[Animal Care]]
* [[Hunting]]
* [[Trapping]]
* [[Small animal dissection]]
|-
| Metalsmith ||
* [[Furnace Operating]]
* [[Metalsmithing]]
* [[Armorer|Armoring]]
* [[Weaponsmith|Weaponsmithing]]
* [[Metalcrafting]]
|-
| Jeweler ||
* [[Jeweler|Jeweling]]
|-
| Craftsdwarf ||
* [[Leatherworking]]
* [[Bone carver]]
* [[Stone crafter]]
* [[Wood crafter]]
* [[Glassmaking]]
* [[Weaver|Weaving]]
* [[Clothesmaking]]
|-
| Fisherdwarf ||
* [[Fish cleaner|Fish Cleaning]]
* [[Fishing]]
|-
| Farmer ||
* [[Butchery]]
* [[Tanner|Tanning]]
* [[Farming]] (Fields)
* [[Dyer|Dyeing]]
* [[Alchemist's laboratory|Soap Maker]]
* [[Ashery|Ashery Operating]]
* [[Milling]]
* [[Brewing]]
* [[Farmer's Workshop|Farming (Workshop)]]
* [[Plant Gathering]]
* [[Cooking]]
|-
| Engineer ||
* [[Siege Engineering]]
* [[Mechanics]]
* [[Pump operator]]
* [[Siege Operating]]
|}

== Labors and skills ==

Each labor may have several sub-[[skills]] associated with it, and may be needed to perform a variety of different tasks.  The following is a list of labors, their associated skills, and where those tasks will be performed:

{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
|-
| '''Labor''' || '''Associated skills''' || '''Associated buildings'''
|-
| Mining || 
*Miner 
|| 
*''designated walls, [[ore]] veins, or [[gem]] clusters''
* build [[channel]]s
|-
| Wood Cutting || 
*Wood Cutter
|| 
*''designated [[trees]]''
|-
| Carpentry || 
*Carpenter 
|| 
*[[Carpenter's Workshop]]
|-
| Masonry ||
*Mason
||
*[[Mason's Workshop]]
*''[[stone]] and [[glass]] structure construction ([[bridges]], etc.)''
|-
| Stone Detailing ||
*Engraver
||
*''designated walls or floors''
|-
| Animal Training ||
*Animal Trainer
||
*[[Kennels]]
|-
| Animal Care ||
*Animal Caretaker
||
*''any wounded tame animal''
|-
| Health Care ||
*''no skill''
||
*''any wounded dwarf''
|-
| Fish Cleaning ||
*Fish Cleaner
*Fish Dissector
||
*[[Fishery]]
|-
| Butchery ||
*Butcher
*Animal Dissector
||
*[[Butcher's Shop]]
|-
| Leatherworking ||
*Leatherworker
||
*[[Leather Works]]
|-
| Tanning ||
*Tanner
||
*[[Tannery]]
|-
| Farming (Fields) ||
*Grower
||
*[[Farm Plot]]
|-
| Fishing ||
*Fisherdwarf
||
*''any river/pond''
|-
| Alchemy ||
*Alchemist
*Soaper
||
*[[Alchemist's Laboratory]]
|-
| Furnace Operating ||
* Wood Burner
* Furnace Operator
||
*[[Wood Furnace]]
*[[Smelter]]
*[[Magma Smelter]]
*[[Kiln]]
*[[Magma Kiln]]
|-
| Wood Burning ||
* Wood Burner
* Furnace Operator
||
*[[Wood Furnace]]
|-
| Ashery Operating ||
* Lye Maker
* Potash Maker
||
*[[Ashery]]
|-
| Metalsmithing ||
*Metal Crafter
*Metalsmith
*Armorsmith
*Weaponsmith
||
*[[Metalsmith's Forge]]
*[[Magma Forge]]
*''[[metal]] structure construction''
|-
| Jeweling ||
*Jeweler
*Gem Cutter
||
*[[Jeweler's Workshop]]
|-
| Craftsworking ||
*Bone Carver
*Stone Crafter
*Wood Crafter
||
*[[Craftsdwarf's Workshop]]
|-
| Glassmaking ||
*Glassmaker
||
*[[Glass Furnace]]
*[[Magma Glass Furnace]]
|-
| Siege Engineering ||
*Engineer
||
*[[Siege Workshop]]
|-
| Siege Operating ||
*Operator
||
*[[Ballista]] or [[Catapult]]
|-
| Mechanics ||
*Mechanic
||
*[[Mechanic's Workshop]]
|-
| Crossbow-making ||
*Bowyer
||
*[[Bowyer's Workshop]]
|-
| Weaving ||
*Weaver
||
*[[Loom]]
|-
| Clothesmaking ||
*Clothes Maker
||
*[[Clothier's shop]]
|-
| Milling ||
*Miller
||
*[[Mill]]
|-
| Hunting ||
*''selected weapon skill<br>(usually Marksdwarf or Wrestler)''
*Ambusher
||
*''outdoors''
|-
| Brewing ||
*Brewer
||
*[[Still]]
|-
| Plant Gathering ||
*Herbalist
||
*''designated [[shrubs]]''
|-
| Farming (Workshop) || 
*Milker
*Cheese Maker
*Thresher
||
*[[Farmer's Workshop]]
|-
| Cooking ||
*Cook
||
*[[Kitchen]]
|-
| Trapping ||
*Trapper
||
*''outdoors or indoors''
|-
| Stone Hauling ||
*''no skill''
||
|-
| Wood Hauling ||
*''no skill''
||
|-
| Item Hauling ||
*''no skill''
||
|-
| Burial ||
*''no skill''
||
|-
| Food Hauling ||
*''no skill''
||
|-
| Refuse Hauling ||
*''no skill''
||
|-
| Furniture Hauling ||
*''no skill''
||
|-
| Animal Hauling ||
*''no skill''
||
|-
| Cleaning ||
*''no skill''
||
*''blood/ichor/vomit''
|-
| Architecture ||
*Building Designer
||
*''[[road]] construction''
*''[[bridge]] construction''
*''[[furnace]] construction''
*''[[well]] construction''
|-
| Adamantine Extraction ||
*Strand Extractor
||
*[[Craftsdwarf's Workshop]]
|}

== Other professions ==

===Soldiers===
[[Soldiers]] (including those in the [[Royal Guard]] and [[Fortress Guard]]) will not work at all: they will either stand at their station (if on duty) or, if standing down, wander around a lot, usually spending a lot of time [[sparring]] in the [[barracks]] (if you have built any) or shooting at [[archery target]]s (if they are armed with a [[crossbow]]). Some soldiers will grow progressively unhappier if they remain on duty for too long.

On rare occasion, you may spot a soldier doing a "Store item in stockpile" task.  This can occur after the soldier has taken a drink; if the barrel they drank from wasn't on the correct stockpile (or perhaps any stockpile), they will haul it to the appropriate stockpile before setting it down.  Nobles and children will also haul barrels in this manner.

=== Noble endeavors and child labor ===
[[Nobles]] and [[children]] cannot be assigned any labors, although there are a small number of jobs they will do.  These jobs may be performed by any available dwarf (except soldiers), although nobles and children are usually idle, so they often do take them before other dwarves do:

* [[Harvest]] Plants (if you have "All Dwarves Harvest" set on the {{k|o}}rders menu)
* Pull a [[Lever]]
* Move Item to [[Trade Depot]]
* Move Item to [[Shop]]
* Confine animals to (or release them from) [[cage]]s/[[restraint]]s
* Clean Trap (when a [[Trap#Weapon traps|weapon trap]] has a creature stuck in it)
* Fill a [[Pond]]
* Remove [[Construction]] (walls, floors, stairs, etc.)
*  Trade at Depot (if set to "all dwarves can trade")
* Masonry

Periodically enabling "All Dwarves Harvest" for a few seconds (if you normally keep it disabled) is a good way to put nobles to work, especially when you have a backlog of unharvested [[crops]] which are threatening to wither.

== Get back to work ==
===On Break===
Often dwarves will not work at all.  They must periodically sleep, eat, and drink, and will sometimes go "On Break".  If you do not supply them with [[alcohol]], they will go on break far more often.  
===Attend Party===
If you have built any [[statue garden]]s, [[meeting hall]]s, or [[zoo]]s, dwarves may occasionally "Attend Party" and meet with other partygoing dwarves in these rooms.  Whether this is done in place of being "On Break" is not known. Regardless, a party can be ended by "free"-ing the room at the Set Building Tasks screen ({{k|q}}); The dwarves are reset to "No Job" and resume work.

===No Job===
If dwarves are listed as having "No Job", they may be "between jobs", and will start a new task within a few seconds, or they may be lacking the right labor preferences to perform any available task.  Tasks themselves may be held up by various things, including:

*Job-related materials are unavailable or unreachable (this is usually [[announcements|announced]])
*One or another material is set to be "ignored" on the {{k|o}}[[orders|rders]] screen
*A backlog of unperformed [[hauling]] tasks, causing all items to be inaccessible
*All relevant jobs being in [[suspend]]ed status; suspended jobs must always be restarted manually

If a dwarf is reported as having no job in an otherwise busy fortress, it may be stuck somewhere (for example, behind a floodgate or washed down the river).

===Other non-productive tasks===
Dwarves will also periodically do a variety of other less than productive tasks.

*"Check Chest" jobs are generated when there is a [[container]] or [[cabinet]] installed in an unassigned room.
*"Pickup Equipment" is tasked whenever they are exchanging worn-out clothing for new items, have been assigned new [[weapons]] or [[armor]] (or weapons they previously were assigned finally become available) or need a [[pick]] or [[battle axe]] for mining and wood cutting jobs.
*"Store Owned Item" occurs when dwarves have both an object they [[shop|own]] (such as [[coins]] or discarded shoes) and a room to store it in.
*"Go Shopping" occurs when a dwarf needs a new piece of clothing post [[economy]].  Sometimes they will also just feel like buying a new trinket.  Requires a [[shop]].

=== Strange mood ===
Dwarves may spontaneously go into [[strange mood]]s.
Dwarves may become [[Melancholy]], [[Berserk]], or [[Insane]].  This is usually the outcome of a "failed" strange mood, and is never curable.

===Tantrum===
Very Unhappy or Miserable dwarves will often [[tantrum]].  This can be caused by the destruction of one of a dwarf's [[masterpiece]]s or [[artifact]]s.

===Rest (from injury)===
Severely [[wounds|injured]] dwarves (with 'red' or 'yellow' injuries) will usually go to their beds to "Rest", where they will stay until their wounds recover.  However, if their wounds are causing them pain or otherwise preventing them from sleeping, they may show "No Job", or sometimes they will get out of bed and tantrum instead.  Dwarves with the [[Health Care]] labor turned on will bring them water in a [[bucket]] to keep them from dehydrating and food to keep them from starvation.

== Other oddities ==

* Pickup Equipment -- applies to soldiers or hunters changing weapons, or into a different armor level, or to pick up waterskins, backpacks, or quivers; also applies to miners and woodcutters picking up picks/axes.
* Constructing roads (once [[architecture|designed]]) -- I had an idle dwarf with "Farming (Fields)"  and no other labors.  When I added "Cleaning", he walked off to build a road.  It's not clear which dwarves will build roads and which won't.

[[Category:Dwarves]]
[[Category:Jobs]]
[[Category:Interface]]