TL;DR

What this career is

Education domain. Teaching and academic roles at the High School and University Lab. No single skill gates it — relevant subject knowledge and experience decide who qualifies.

At a glance

Is Education right for your Para?

Beginner friendly

4/5

Earning power

3/5

Time pressure

3/5

Key skills: No skill gate — apply directly.
Story fit: Fits community-centred saves and second-career storylines.

Editorial ratings from our own EA playthroughs — not official data.

Getting hired

How to land a Education job

Education leans on experience and the subject you teach rather than one fixed skill. The High School runs Student, Janitor and Teacher roles; the University Lab's senior research-supervisor jobs pair Education with Science. Charisma and the Serious Vibe add points.

1
Open the job board. Click your Para, choose Use Phone then Find a job — or use any computer (the Town Hall and Library have public ones) or a Hiring poster around Melino.
2
Check the Application Points. Rank 1 listings need 0 points; every higher rank needs Application Points equal to its rank number — a Rank 12 job needs 12. Points come from leveled skills, sector work experience, the Charisma stat and certain Vibes.
3
Accept and set a schedule. Listings refresh every in-game day, you can hold multiple jobs if shifts don't overlap, and you tweak hours at the bottom of the Occupations tab. Applying internally adds +3 points; a Jester Vibe can roll a random +5.

Rank & pay

The rank ladder, entry to capstone

Pay scales with rank. Figures below are daily salaries cross-checked from the EA job tables — treat them as representative, not guaranteed, since patch 0.1.x can rebalance.

Entry · Rank 1
Student / Janitor (High School) — the ground floor. Teens can take part-time school roles; Janitor is an easy Rank 1 entry.
Mid ranks
Teacher / Tutor (High School) — the core teaching roles. Subject knowledge and school experience raise the rank you can reach.
Senior / capstone
Astronomy Research Supervisor (University Lab) — Rank 21, about $750/day, needs Education and Science together. Education's senior tier overlaps research, so a science skill unlocks the best pay.

Skills that feed it

What raises your Application Points

These are the player-leveled skills that count toward this domain's Application Points. Level them, or use a cheat to test a higher-rank listing.

This domain has no single required skill in EA — eligibility leans on work experience, the Charisma stat and Vibes instead.

There's no single Education skill, but a leveled Science skill (Astronomy, Biology) unlocks the University Lab supervisor roles — the domain's best-paid jobs.

Perks & cheats

Upgrade points, perks and the console

Teaching shifts are rabbit-holes: bank salary and upgrade points, then spend them on perks like faster grading or better student outcomes.

Career console commands

PRINTALLPOSSIBLEEXTRASFOROCCUPATION — lists every Occupation Perk for the current job.
ENDWORKDAY — resolves the shift, pays salary and grants an upgrade point if performance held.
CLEARSTRIKES — wipes disciplinary strikes before they get the Para fired.

Need the full command list? Open the cheats index for all 100+ Paralives cheats, categorised.

Common mistakes