How to easily unlock Secondary Jobs and EX Skills in Octopath Traveler 2

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There are a great number of options for you to help your characters get more powerful in Octopath Traveler 2. Although defeating enemies and leveling up is the most straightforward way of going about it, you can also make your party more versatile by unlocking Secondary Jobs and EX Skills for them.

Unlike in the first Octopath Traveler title, unlocking Secondary Jobs in the prequel is somewhat different, which is why several fans in the community are having some trouble accessing this feature in the game.

Secondary Jobs will allow your character to access newer weapons and outfits, helping them grow more powerful as the game progresses, making it one of the core mechanics that you must learn.

Today’s guide will go over Secondary Jobs and EX Skills in Octopath Traveler 2 and how you can unlock them.

To unlock Secondary Jobs in Octopath Travel 2, you're required to get your hands on a job license for it. You will only be able to get the secondary job license that you want by making your way to the guild that's associated with it. To get a job license, you must first:

For additional licenses, simply talking to the guild master won't allow you to obtain one as you'll have to complete additional tasks for that specific guild. Considering that you can have up to three characters with the same class in your party, you can do two missions for the guild to get your hands on two additional secondary job licenses in Octopath Traveler 2.

Given below is a list of all the guilds with their associated Secondary Job Licenses:

Apothecary Secondary Job

Cleric Secondary Job

Dancer Secondary Job

Hunter Secondary Job

Merchant Secondary Job

Scholar Secondary Job

Thief Secondary Job

Warrior Secondary Job

Inventor Secondary Job

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