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'''Jobs''', also known as '''Classes''' or '''job classes''', are roles assigned to playable characters that determine the character's proficiencies. They are a core feature of many ''[[Final Fantasy (series)|Final Fantasy]]'' games. Jobs can be loosely categorized into physical Jobs, which specialize in using weapons and techniques; magical Jobs, which are proficient in magic; and mixed Jobs, which combine elements of both Jobs in addition to other special abilities.

Many Final Fantasy installments deviate from the Job system by allowing flexibility in character growth, or featuring pre-determined Jobs. In ''[[Final Fantasy VI]]'', ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'', and ''[[Final Fantasy VIII]]'', for example, characters begin with equipment and attack proficiencies similar to character Jobs, but the player can allocate magic and statistical bonuses. Job Job representatives also appear as unlockable characters in ''[[Mario Hoops 3-on-3]]'' and ''[[Mario Sports Mix]]'' and as enemies in ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]''.  

In ''[[Final Fantasy]]'', the player allocates permanent Job selections to the four playable characters at the beginning of the game.  Each of the six starting Jobs can be upgraded to a corresponding advanced Job midway through the game.

In ''[[Final Fantasy III]]'', the player is given the ability to change a character's Job, as well as acquire new and advanced Jobs.

''[[Final Fantasy IV]]'' introduced characters already locked into a Job; abilities related to the character's Job are learned as the character gains [[experience point]]s. The only exception to this is Cecil, who changes Job from a Dark Knight to a Paladin for story reasons. While Jobs are not part of the game mechanics, they are part of the setting; the playable characters include a White Mage, a Dragoon and a Dark Knight, and the town of Mysidia is populated mostly by Black and White Mages.

''[[Final Fantasy V]]'' returned to the system used in ''Final Fantasy III'', allowing players to change a character's Job and acquire new and advanced Jobs. Furthermore, ''Final Fantasy V'' added ability slots, allowing a character with one Job to use abilities learned with another Job.

In ''[[Final Fantasy VI]]'', each playable character has a locked Job from the beginning of the game, and a signature command, such as Dance, Steal, or Lore. The one exception is Gogo, a Mime who can choose its commands from any the party can use. The magicite system lets every character learn almost every magic and summoning spells.

In ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'', characters were designed around traditional Jobs which affect base stats, stat growth and weapon type of the character (ex: Tifa was designed around the Monk Job, giving her strong physical stats, low HP growth and hand to hand weapons). Due to the materia system letting the player assign any magic or special command (ex: Steal, Mimic) to any character, they can all be customised to play the same in battle; nevertheless, each character is differentiated by their stats and unique limit breaks.

''[[Final Fantasy X]]'' introduced the [[Sphere Grid]]. Characters began at certain areas of the grid, which represent traditional character Jobs by their statistical bonuses and abilities. Character Jobs were re-introduced in ''[[Final Fantasy X-2]]'' as "dresspheres"; these Jobs are gradually acquired and can be changed at any point, including battle mode.

In ''[[Final Fantasy XI]]'', Jobs have certain unique implementations that more closely follow {{wp|MMORPG}} convention. A player can equip a secondary job, called a [[Support Job|subjob]], and have half the abilities of that Job. Extensive backstories are often given to the games' job Jobs to add to the setting's lore.

In ''[[Final Fantasy XII]]'', abilities are unlocked through the "License Board" system, which allows the player to mold characters into anything, without restriction of traditional Jobs. In the international version and in ''[[Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings]]'', the growth system is modified to have more clearly defined Jobs.

In ''[[Final Fantasy XIII]]'', characters can switch Job mid-battle and in the field, utilizing the Paradigm system. ''[[Final Fantasy XIII-2]]'', in addition to Serah Farron and Noel Kreiss using a modified Paradigm system from the prior game, players can recruit monsters into their Paradigm Pack, where they fight along the player characters in battle in one of the Paradigm roles. ''[[Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII]]'' uses the Schema system, where the player assigns and customizes three Schemata to use in battle.

In ''[[Final Fantasy XIV]]'', player Jobs vary by what weapon they are wielding (i.e. wielding a sword turns that player into a Gladiator, while wielding knuckles turns the player into a Pugilist etc.). Additionally, abilities learned from other Jobs may be junctioned onto the player's current Job (i.e. a Pugilist may use Red Lotus from the Gladiator Job)

In ''[[Final Fantasy Tactics]]'' and ''[[Final Fantasy Tactics Advance]]'', Jobs are chosen by the player from one of several starting Jobs; however, characters must meet prerequisites before changing Jobs.

In ''[[Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light]]'' all characters can use any piece of equipment or magic spell available at one point in time. However, equipping a different crown alters a character's battle performance to a certain extent, raising the power of some weapons, spells and abilities and decreasing those of others, as well as providing special abilities unique to that crown, so the concept of Jobs can still be used in this case.

==List of recurring Jobs==

===Physical Jobs===

===Magical Jobs===

===Mixed Jobs===

The following table summarizes the names of the Jobs in the various ''Final Fantasy'' video games. The columns are sorted from pure physical (Fighting) Jobs on the left to pure magical (Healing) Jobs to the right. Since Jobs names can vary slightly between different versions of the same video game, the version where names are taken from is written under the video game title in the first column.

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! Physical Jobs

! Physical Jobs with Magic

! Mixed Jobs

! Offensive Magic Jobs

! Mixed Magic Jobs

! Healing Magic Jobs

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