inZOI Jobs & Careers Overview

Embarking on a career is a significant part of your Zois' lives in the detailed life simulation game inZOI. Jobs provide essential income (Meow), contribute to fulfilling Ambitions, help develop Skills, and offer unique gameplay experiences and storylines. inZOI features a diverse range of careers, some tied to specific cities and others involving different playstyles.

How to Get a Job in inZOI

Finding employment for your Zoi is managed through their smartphone:

1. Open Smartphone: Access the phone interface by pressing [P] or clicking the phone icon next to the Zoi's portrait.
2. Open Career App: Tap the Career app icon (usually depicted with a briefcase or similar).
3. Browse Listings: Navigate the Recruitment tab. Jobs are often categorized by company/location and whether they are Full-Time or Part-Time.
4. Check Requirements: Click on a job listing to see details like:
   • Pay: Daily or hourly wage (Meow).
   • Schedule: Work days and hours.
   • Location: On-site (Active Job) or Offsite (Rabbit Hole Job).
   • Eligibility: Required Age Group(s). Most jobs are for Young Adult to Middle-Aged, but exceptions exist (e.g., Idol Trainee is Young Adult only).
   • Vacancies: Shows how many positions are available (though you can often still apply even if it says '0', displacing an existing NPC).
5. Apply: Click the Apply button. Your Zoi will usually receive a confirmation text message within a few minutes.

Note: Some jobs are exclusive to specific cities (Dowon or Bliss Bay). Ensure your Zoi lives in the correct city if targeting a specific career.

Careers were rebuilt in April 2026

v0.8.0 overhauled how work functions. School, career, and business are now separate categories — a Zoi can hold all three at once as long as schedules don't clash, with priority running school → career → business.

Six new careers came with it, each requiring a job interview you have to pass: Researcher, IT Developer, Architect, Music Producer, and Journalist in Dowon and Bliss Bay, and Travel Agent in Cahaya. Loading an older save syncs its career information automatically.

See what else changed below.

Active Jobs vs. Rabbit Hole Jobs

inZOI features two main types of work experiences:

Active Jobs

• Gameplay: You physically accompany your Zoi to their workplace (e.g., Adam Entertainment, AZ Convenience Store, Dowon Fire Station).
• Tasks: You receive a list of timed tasks for different parts of the shift (morning, afternoon). Completing these tasks efficiently is crucial for promotion.
• Immersion: Offers a more hands-on, immersive work experience where you manage your Zoi's actions directly.
• Promotion: Generally faster, often possible within 3-4 workdays if tasks are consistently completed.

Rabbit Hole Jobs

• Gameplay: Your Zoi takes a taxi or disappears off-screen to work. You cannot follow them or see the workplace interior. These jobs are marked with a briefcase icon.
• Tasks: You select from a list of available work actions via a pop-up menu next to the Zoi's portrait. These tasks don't have strict time limits within the workday but contribute to performance.
• Random Events: These jobs often feature pop-up scenarios requiring player choices, which can impact performance or mood.
• Promotion: Generally slower than active jobs, potentially taking 8-10 workdays (around 3 in-game weeks) per promotion level due to fewer workdays per week and less direct impact on performance metrics.
• Bug Note: An early access bug sometimes prevents promotion to the third/final tier in some Rabbit Hole careers.

Career Progression & Promotions

Climbing the career ladder increases salary and sometimes unlocks new interactions or perks.

• Performance Meter: Progress towards the next promotion is tracked by a career bar, usually visible in the Career app under "My Career".
• Gaining Experience:
  • Active Jobs: Primarily gained by successfully completing timed tasks. Skill levels relevant to the job might also play a role.
  • Rabbit Hole Jobs: Gained by selecting work tasks from the pop-up menu and potentially by making positive choices in random events. Simply showing up contributes.
• Vacancy Requirement: Sometimes, even if the performance bar is full, a promotion won't occur until a spot opens up in the higher position (an NPC needs to retire, quit, or be displaced). The game usually notifies you when you're waiting for a vacancy.
• Schedule Impact: Adjusting your work schedule via the Schedule app can affect promotions. Shortening work hours will likely slow or prevent advancement. Lengthening hours doesn't necessarily speed it up. Stick to the default schedule for optimal progression.

The April 2026 career rework

What v0.8.0 added on top of the classic active/rabbit-hole split:

• Job interviews. The six new careers require applying for an interview and impressing the interviewer before you're hired.
• Daily salary rather than periodic payment.
• Paid leave, sick leave, and remote work, registered on the computer. Your allowance depends on job position. Companies can grant company-wide holidays — or assign overtime.
• Team projects. Collaborate with co-workers over a four-day cycle, tracked in a dedicated phone app and the mission UI. Your contribution determines your grade and rewards.
• Tardiness and absence are recorded and damage your evaluation. Poor performance can get you fired.
• Retirement. After enough time at a company, announce it and a retirement party social event follows — after which your Zoi is eligible for pension funds.
• Severance pay for Zois who are fired, resign, or retire.
• New workplace interactions, after-work missions, and an occupation display on the Zoi Card covering school, career, business, or freelance.

Resigning and Getting Fired

Zois don't have to stay in one job forever.

• Resigning: A Zoi can quit their job at any time by going to the Career app > My Career tab and clicking the Resign button. This makes them unemployed immediately. They can reapply later, but career progress resets.
• Getting Fired (Absences): Accumulating 3 unexcused absences (missing work without canceling via the schedule or a valid reason) will result in termination. The Zoi receives a text message confirming they've been fired.
• Mandatory Retirement: Most careers have an age limit. Zois are typically forced to retire when they reach the Senior life stage. The unique Idol Trainee career requires retirement upon aging up to Adult. Check the Eligibility Criteria in the Career app listing for specifics.

Working for yourself

Three routes now exist outside the recruitment listings entirely:

• Freelance work — licence-based contract work, added April 2026.
• Run your own business — since v0.5.0, Zois can open cafes, bakeries, restaurants, and bars, hire staff, and set their own prices. Note that owning or working for a business blocks City Travel.
• Crime — theft and scams, with their own Crime skill, and arrest and trial if you're caught.

There's also a "Side Job" rabbit hole event added in v0.4.0 for extra income, aimed at Zois struggling to repay loans.

Freelance Jobs

Freelance work shipped in v0.8.0 in April 2026 — nearly a year after its original May 2025 roadmap slot.

You need a licence, obtained on the computer. Its grade rises with your reputation in that line of work and the number of tasks completed, and a higher grade unlocks harder jobs paying more. A dedicated phone app tracks licence status, available jobs, and current tasks.

Type	What it involves
Delivery	Take a client's goods to a designated recipient
Creative	Produce writing, music, programs, or media to order
Publishing	Publish your own work and earn commission on its performance
Sell Online	Sell work directly from the computer — much less than a client or publisher pays

Whether pursuing the fame of a K-Pop idol in Dowon, the thrills of a firefighter, the creativity of a developer, or the danger of a gangster in Bliss Bay, the diverse career system in inZOI provides countless paths for your Zois to follow.

Update history

• August 20, 2025 — v0.3.0 added loans and insurance, changing how Zois can fund themselves outside a salary. Career system improvements for Cahaya were deferred, and the region shipped with no jobs at all.
• October 30, 2025 — v0.4.0 added 144 new rabbit hole career opportunity cards for jobs in Dowon and Bliss Bay, a "Side Job" rabbit hole for loan repayment, and conversations with occupational NPCs like massage therapists, bank advisors, and yoga instructors.
• December 23, 2025 — v0.5.0 added the business system and the crime and trials system, both of which function as alternatives to conventional employment.
• March 26, 2026 — v0.7.0 opened movie theaters and flower shops as businesses, and added the Coffee Master, Baking Master, and Drink Mixing Master ambitions.
• April 29, 2026 — v0.8.0 rebuilt careers: six new jobs with interviews, school/career/business as independent categories, daily salary, leave and remote work, team projects, firing for poor performance, retirement with a party and pension, and severance pay. Freelance work finally shipped alongside it, plus hair salons as a business type.
• June 19, 2026 — v0.9.0 added playable high school with clubs, prom, and graduation, and clothing stores as a business type. Teenagers also gained ambitions.