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
Doctor	Diagnosis	Diagnostician	speed; success chance, accuracy (and speed) of treatment
	Surgery	Surgeon
	Setting bones	Bone doctor
	Suturing	Suturer
	Dressing wounds	Wound dresser
Healthcare (Nursing)	Feed patients/prisoners	N/A	none
	Recovering wounded
Farmer	Butchery	Butcher	speed only
	Tanning	Tanner	speed only
	Farming (fields)	Planter	speed; crop yield (stack size)
	Dyeing	Dyer	speed; dye quality
	Gelding	Gelder	less likely to be injured
	Soap making	Soaper	speed only
	Wood burning	Wood burner	speed only
	Potash making	Potash maker	speed only
	Lye making	Lye maker	speed only
	Milling	Miller	speed only
	Brewing	Brewer	speed only
	Plant gathering	Herbalist	speed; success and plant yield (stack size)
	Plant processing	Thresher	speed only
	Cheese making	Cheese maker	speed only
	Milking	Milker	speed only
	Shearing	Shearer	speed only
	Spinning	Spinner	speed only
	Cooking	Cook	speed; meal and ingredient quality
	Pressing	Presser	speed only
	Beekeeping	Beekeeper	speed only[Verify]
Fishery worker	Fishing	Fisherdwarf	speed; fish stack size
	Fish cleaning	Fish cleaner	speed only
	Fish dissection	Fish dissector	speed only
Metalsmith	Furnace operating	Furnace operator	speed only
	Weaponsmithing	Weaponsmith	speed; weapon quality
	Armoring	Armorsmith	speed; armor quality
	Blacksmithing	Blacksmith	speed; item and furniture quality
	Metalcrafting	Metal crafter	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.