User:OddballJoe/Sandbox

List of labors

Category	Labor	Skill	Benefits of higher skill
Mining	Mining	Miner	speed only
Woodworker	Carpentry	Carpenter	speed; item and furniture quality
	Crossbow-making	Bowyer	speed; weapon quality
	Wood cutting	Wood cutter	speed only
Stoneworking	Masonry	Mason	speed only
	Stone carving	Stone carver	speed; items and furniture quality
	Stonecutting	Stonecutter	speed only
	Stone engraving	Engraver	speed; engraving quality
Ranger	Animal training	Animal Trainer	speed; training quality
	Animal care	Animal caretaker	none (not implemented)
	Hunting	Ambusher	success rate tends to rise from increasing ambusher and marksdwarf skills
	Trapping	Trapper	success rate? trap quality?[Verify]
	Small animal dissection	Animal dissector	speed only
Healthcare (Medical)	Diagnosis Surgery Setting bones Suturing Dressing wounds	speed; success chance, accuracy (and speed) of treatment
Healthcare (Nursing)	Feed patients/prisoners Recovering wounded	none
Farming/Related	Butchery	speed only
	Tanning	speed only
	Farming (fields)	speed; crop yield (stack size)
	Dyeing	speed; dye quality
	Gelding	less likely to be injured
	Soap making	speed only
	Wood burning	speed only
	Potash making	speed only
	Lye making	speed only
	Milling	speed only
	Brewing	speed only
	Plant gathering	speed; success and plant yield (stack size)
	Plant processing	speed only
	Cheese making	speed only
	Milking	speed only
	Shearing	speed only
	Spinning	speed only
	Cooking	speed; meal and ingredient quality
	Pressing	speed only
	Beekeeping	speed only[Verify]
Fishing/Related	Fishing	speed; fish stack size
	Fish cleaning	speed only
	Fish dissection	speed only
Metalsmithing	Furnace operating	speed only
	Weaponsmithing	speed; weapon quality
	Armoring	speed; armor quality
	Blacksmithing	speed; item and furniture quality
	Metalcrafting	speed; craft, item, decoration, designed building quality
Jewelry	Gem cutting	speed; gem craft quality
	Gem setting	speed; decoration quality
Crafts	Bookbinding	?
	Papermaking	?
	Leatherworking	speed; clothing, decoration, craft quality
	Woodcrafting	speed; craft quality
	Stonecrafting	speed; craft quality
	Bone carving	speed; craft, decoration quality
	Glassmaking	speed; craft, item, furniture quality
	Weaving	speed; cloth quality
	Clothesmaking	speed; clothing, decoration quality
	Strand extraction	speed only
	Pottery	speed; craft, item, furniture quality
	Glazing	speed; glaze quality
	Wax working	speed; craft quality
Engineering	Siege engineering	speed; part, ammunition quality
	Siege operating	speed; accuracy
	Mechanics	speed; mechanism, furniture quality
	Pump operating	none
Hauling	Stone hauling Wood hauling Item hauling Burial Food hauling Refuse hauling Furniture hauling Animal hauling Trade Good Hauling Water Hauling Push/Haul Vehicle	none
Other Jobs	Cleaning	none
	Lever operation	none
	Road building	none
	Wall/floor construction	none

Some jobs are not associated with a labor: eating, drinking, sleeping, going on break, partying, cleaning themselves, and resting.

A few things are listed as "No Job" but can be considered labors in a different sense: running scared, not having a path to any place useful, and being insane.