All the Minecraft villager jobs explained: Your guide to villagers

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When you think of Minecraft, you might not immediately think of careers within it. But there are actually 15 different jobs that villagers in the game can learn.

These Minecraft villager jobs offer a veritable careers fair full of opportunities, with everything from shepherd to weaponsmith available as options for villagers to pursue.

If you surround yourself with a wide variety of villagers with jobs, you'll be able to buy and trade all sorts of gear. This can save you a lot of hassle, especially when it comes to accruing items on the regular.

If you're looking for a quick rundown of all the Minecraft villager jobs and what they do, check out our handy video at the top of this page. Or if you're looking for a more detailed look at all the options in front of you, read on!

There are currently 15 villager jobs for Minecraft characters – well, sort of. There are many villagers there with jobs, but one of the jobs listed is 'Unemployed' and the other is 'Nitwit'. Unemployed means they can be hired for a job, whereas Nitwits can't do anything and are essentially pointless, bless 'em.

As for the other 13, they are Armorer, Butcher, Cartographer, Cleric, Farmer, Fisherman, Fletcher, Leatherworker, Librarian, Mason, Shepherd, Toolsmith and Weaponsmith.

Now, let's take a closer look at all those jobs the Minecraft characters do and what they can help you out with. For the job blocks, they have their own section a little further down the page.

Visit an Armourer if you want to buy chainmail or, perhaps unsurprisingly, armour. The clue is in the name with a lot of these.

Would you be surprised to learn you can buy meat? Well, you can but that's not all as the Butcher will also be able to trade emeralds with you – a fancy butcher