TL;DR

What this career is

Maintenance — the 'Handy' domain. Janitorial and upkeep crews keeping Melino's workplaces running. Repair has no player-leveled skill in EA, so experience and Vibes carry it.

At a glance

Is Maintenance right for your Para?

Beginner friendly

5/5

Earning power

1/5

Time pressure

2/5

Key skills: No skill gate — apply directly.
Story fit: Fits handy, salt-of-the-earth household stories with a steady routine.

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

Getting hired

How to land a Maintenance job

Maintenance maps to the Repair knowledge domain, which has no player-leveled skill in EA — so Application Points come from upkeep experience, the Serious Vibe and Charisma. Janitor roles appear at the High School, Hospital and Gym.

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
Janitor — a Rank 1 entry available at several venues (High School, Hospital, Gym). No skill required.
Mid ranks
Plumber / Electrician — mid upkeep trades. Sector experience raises the rank you qualify for, since there's no Repair skill bar to lean on.
Senior / capstone
Senior building-maintenance leads sit at the top of the upkeep track and shade into Management. Maintenance is steady, not high-paying — pair it with another track for income.

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 Repair skill to grind in EA. Bank upkeep experience and watch the daily board — Maintenance listings come and go like every domain.

Perks & cheats

Upgrade points, perks and the console

Upkeep shifts are rabbit-holes: bank salary and upgrade points, then spend them on perks that speed repairs or cut breakdowns.

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