TL;DR

What this career is

Music domain. Performance and studio work at Melino's Music Production Studio. Guitar, Piano and Triangle all feed it — and the same skills pay out busking on the side.

At a glance

Is Music right for your Para?

Beginner friendly

4/5

Earning power

2/5

Time pressure

2/5

Key skills: Guitar Piano Triangle
Story fit: Fits performer arcs from street busking all the way to headline gigs.

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

Getting hired

How to land a Music job

Application Points come from the three Music skills — Guitar, Piano, Triangle — plus performance experience. The Music Production Studio hires from Studio Receptionist up through Audio Engineer and Guitarist. Charisma helps the front-of-house roles.

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
Studio Receptionist (Music Production Studio) — an entry role that gets you inside the studio without a maxed instrument.
Mid ranks
Guitarist / Audio Engineer (Music Production Studio) — mid roles that lean on the Music skills. Level Guitar or Piano to qualify, and busk for extra income between shifts.
Senior / capstone
Senior studio roles sit at the top of the Music Production Studio's eight-job ladder. Music is a narrower track than tech or science — pair it with busking income to make it 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.

Guitar Piano Triangle

Guitar, Piano and Triangle all count. Triangle is the cheapest, fastest grind to clear the Music career's first rank; Guitar and Piano carry busking income. LEVELUPSKILL Guitar tests a higher listing.

Perks & cheats

Upgrade points, perks and the console

Studio shifts are rabbit-holes: bank salary and an upgrade point per good shift, then spend points on performance perks. The same instrument skills also earn live tips outside work.

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.

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Common mistakes