Occupations
Your occupation is a bundle of pre-spent skill points and, sometimes, a unique capability. Pick the one that fixes the weakness your playstyle cannot afford.
Fire Officer Beginner: High
A combat-leaning occupation with movement and fitness bonuses that smooth over beginner errors.
Burglar Beginner: High
The mobility occupation — hotwire vehicles immediately, with stealth and lock-handling perks on top.
Carpenter Beginner: High
Starts with a Carpentry bonus, accelerating barricades, walls and base construction.
Veteran Beginner: Medium
A combat occupation built around panic immunity and firearm competence.
Police Officer Beginner: Medium
Starts with aiming and reloading bonuses geared toward effective gunplay.
Lumberjack Beginner: Medium
Axe skill bonus plus carry-weight and outdoor benefits for a resource-gathering combat build.
Mechanic Beginner: Medium
Starts with a Mechanics bonus for repairing, maintaining and upgrading vehicles.
Engineer Beginner: Medium
Bonuses to Electrical and the knowledge to craft traps and explosive devices.
Unemployed Beginner: High
No occupation bonus, but the largest trait-point budget in the game.