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with your island's base education level (as modified by your setup choices).
Tropico 5

with your island's base education level (as modified by your setup choices).

Tropico 5 People Chart lists jobs by education and gender. See uneducated, high-school, and college job requirements.

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Tropico 5 People Chart lists jobs by education and gender. See uneducated, high-school, and college job requirements.

The People Chart in Tropico 5 is a comprehensive list of jobs, broken down by the education level required and the gender that can perform them. Jobs are categorized into Uneducated, High-School, and College tiers. Gender is indicated by M (Male), F (Female), or N (Neuter, meaning either gender can perform the job).

Uneducated Jobs:

  • Farmer (N)
  • Laborer (N)
  • Miner (M)
  • Dockworker (M)
  • Lumberjack (M)
  • Teamster (M)
  • Fisherman (M)
  • Attendant (M)
  • Maid (F)
  • Barmaid (F)
  • Showgirl (F)
  • Cook (F)

High-School Jobs:

  • Factory Worker (N)
  • Priest (M)
  • Soldier (M)
  • Pit Boss (M)
  • Athlete (M)
  • Policeman (M)
  • Teacher (F)
  • Shopkeeper (F)
  • Bureaucrat (F)

College Jobs:

  • General (M)
  • Bishop (M)
  • Professor (M)
  • Banker (M)
  • Doctor (M)
  • Engineer (F)
  • Journalist (F)

Other individuals not part of the active labor force include Tourists (Slob or Rich), Students (male or female, requiring either high-school or college education), Unemployed (who will seek any available job their gender and/or education allows), Retirees (who wander until they die), Mothers (who have a child under 1 year old and do not work), Babies (whom you never see onscreen), and Children (who wander until they turn 13).

Tips
  • Consider the gender and education requirements when planning your island's workforce and building educational facilities.
  • Unemployed citizens will look for jobs matching their qualifications, so ensure a variety of job types are available.
  • The availability of certain jobs, like Engineer or Journalist, is restricted to specific genders and higher education levels.

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