Editing v0.31:Labor

A [[dwarf]]'s '''labor''' preferences define the tasks/jobs that he or she is allowed to do, whether it is [[food hauling]], [[mining]], [[hunting]], or any of dozens of other tasks. For instance, only a dwarf with the [[wood cutting]] labor enabled will cut down [[tree]]s whenever trees are designated to be cut.   

Note that a labor is ''not'' a "'''job'''", nor a "[[skill]]".  A job is the actual task of doing something, and a skill is the experience that determines how fast a job gets done, and/or the quality of any finished product (specifics vary with skill/job), while a labor preference simply designates whether a dwarf is allowed do that sort of 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.

Once designated as a '''labor preference''', a single [[skill]] can possibly be applied to many different '''jobs'''.  For instance, a dwarf with the [[bone carving]] labor designated might carve a totem out of a skull, craft bone practice [[bolt]]s for a [[crossbow]], create bone [[armor]], or carve bone [[craft]]s to trade.  Each of these is a different possible job allowed by designating the associated labor, which in each of these cases is governed by the "bone carving" skill.

Note that many labor preferences, especially [[haul]]ing, have no associated skill, do not generate experience, and do not improve with practice.

The [[mining]], [[wood cutting]], and [[hunting]] labors require the dwarf to either pick up and wield a [[pick]], [[battle axe]], or [[crossbow]]. For this reason, a dwarf cannot be assigned to any combination of mining, wood cutting, or hunting at the same time. Additionally, the assignment of these tools '''overrides''' any [[uniform]] assigned to a dwarf's [[squad]], so military dwarves should never be assigned any of the aforementioned labors.

To change a dwarf's labor preferences, access the labor screen by {{k|v}}iewing the dwarf, then select {{k|p}}references and {{k|l}}abor. Use {{K|+}} and {{K|-}} to move the cursor up and down to hilight different categories or skills to enable or disable.

 

Labors are divided into skill trees - for instance, accessing [[metalsmithing]] allows you to enable various jobs that are related to working with metal, such as [[weaponsmithing]] and [[armorsmithing]] etc.

* [[Mining]]

* [[Carpentry]]

* [[Crossbow-making]]

* [[Wood cutting]]

* [[Masonry]]

* [[Stone detailing]]

* [[Animal training]]

* [[Animal care]]

* [[Hunting]]

* [[Trapping]]

* [[Small animal dissection]]

* [[Diagnosis]]

* [[Surgery]]

* [[Setting bones]]

* [[Suturing]]

* [[Dressing wounds]]

* [[Feed patients/prisoners]]

* [[Recovering wounded]]

* [[Butchery]]

* [[Tanning]]

* [[Farming (fields)]]

* [[Dyeing]]

* [[Soap making]]

* [[Wood burning]]

* [[Potash making]]

* [[Lye making]]

* [[Milling]]

* [[Brewing]]

* [[Plant gathering]]

* [[Plant processing]]

* [[Cheese making]]

* [[Milking]]

* [[Shearing]]

* [[Spinning]]

* [[Cooking]]

* [[Pressing]]

* [[Beekeeping]]

* [[Fishing]]

* [[Fish cleaning]]

* [[Fish dissection]]

* [[Furnace operating]]

* [[Weaponsmithing]]

* [[Armoring]]

* [[Blacksmithing]]

* [[Metalcrafting]]

* [[Gem cutting]]

* [[Gem setting]]

* [[Leatherworking]]

* [[Woodcrafting]]

* [[Stonecrafting]]

* [[Bone carving]]

* [[Glassmaking]]

* [[Weaving]]

* [[Clothesmaking]]

* [[Strand extraction]]

* [[Pottery]]

* [[Glazing]]

* [[Wax working]]

* [[Siege engineering]]

* [[Siege operating]]

* [[Mechanics]]

* [[Pump operating]]

* [[Architecture]]

* [[Alchemy]]

* [[Cleaning]]