Palworld Work Suitability — Best Pals for Every Job

All 12 base jobs with the top Pals for each. We list movement speed alongside work level, because a level 7 worker that walks slowly can move less per minute than a level 6 that sprints.

How Work Suitability Works in Palworld

Every Pal carries a set of work suitabilities — the 12 base jobs it is able to perform, each at a level up to 8. A Pal assigned to your base only picks up a task if it has the matching suitability, and the level decides how quickly it finishes.

Level is not the whole story. A worker still has to walk to the resource and back, so run speed sets real throughput: a fast level 3 Pal can out-produce a slow level 4 on the same job. That is why we list movement speed next to work level on every ranking here.

Work suitability itself is fixed per species and cannot be trained. What you can change is the output around it: passive skills such as Artisan raise work speed, and a Pal with low sanity slows down or stops entirely, so keep food and a hot spring within reach of your production line.

Best Kindling Pals

All Kindling Pals

44 Pals can do Kindling, topping out at level 8.

  1. Renjishi iconRenjishi
    Lv 8
  2. Jormuntide Ignis iconJormuntide Ignis
    Lv 7
  3. Flaracle iconFlaracle
    Lv 7

Best Watering Pals

All Watering Pals

46 Pals can do Watering, topping out at level 8.

  1. Shaolong iconShaolong
    Lv 8
  2. Neptilius iconNeptilius
    Lv 7
  3. Jormuntide iconJormuntide
    Lv 7

Best Planting Pals

All Planting Pals

46 Pals can do Planting, topping out at level 8.

  1. Dandilord iconDandilord
    Lv 8
  2. Ophydia iconOphydia
    Lv 7
  3. Lyleen iconLyleen
    Lv 7

Best Generating Electricity Pals

All Generating Electricity Pals

25 Pals can do Generating Electricity, topping out at level 8.

  1. Orserk iconOrserk
    Lv 8
  2. Dynamoff iconDynamoff
    Lv 6
  3. Solmora Lux iconSolmora Lux
    Lv 6

Best Handiwork Pals

All Handiwork Pals

109 Pals can do Handiwork, topping out at level 8.

  1. Solenne iconSolenne
    Lv 8
  2. Selyne iconSelyne
    Lv 7
  3. Bellanoir Libero iconBellanoir Libero
    Lv 6

Best Gathering Pals

All Gathering Pals

109 Pals can do Gathering, topping out at level 8.

  1. Jetragon iconJetragon
    Lv 8
  2. Frostallion Noct iconFrostallion Noct
    Lv 7
  3. Hartalis iconHartalis
    Lv 7

Best Lumbering Pals

All Lumbering Pals

63 Pals can do Lumbering, topping out at level 8.

  1. Celesdir Noct iconCelesdir Noct
    Lv 8
  2. Hartalis iconHartalis
    Lv 7
  3. Celesdir iconCelesdir
    Lv 7

Best Mining Pals

All Mining Pals

57 Pals can do Mining, topping out at level 8.

  1. Aegidron iconAegidron
    Lv 8
  2. Blazamut Ryu iconBlazamut Ryu
    Lv 7
  3. Knocklem Ignis iconKnocklem Ignis
    Lv 7

Best Medicine Production Pals

All Medicine Production Pals

43 Pals can do Medicine Production, topping out at level 8.

  1. Silvance iconSilvance
    Lv 8
  2. Bellanoir Libero iconBellanoir Libero
    Lv 7
  3. Lyleen Noct iconLyleen Noct
    Lv 7

Best Cooling Pals

All Cooling Pals

38 Pals can do Cooling, topping out at level 8.

  1. Bastigor iconBastigor
    Lv 8
  2. Frostallion iconFrostallion
    Lv 7
  3. Whalaska iconWhalaska
    Lv 6

Best Transporting Pals

All Transporting Pals

140 Pals can do Transporting, topping out at level 7.

  1. Knocklem Ignis iconKnocklem Ignis
    Lv 7
  2. Knocklem iconKnocklem
    Lv 7
  3. Wumpo Botan iconWumpo Botan
    Lv 6

Best Farming Pals

All Farming Pals

29 Pals can do Farming, topping out at level 4.

  1. Sibelyx Primo iconSibelyx Primo
    Lv 4
  2. Dumud Gild iconDumud Gild
    Lv 4
  3. Sibelyx iconSibelyx
    Lv 3

Palworld has 12 work suitabilities, and every Pal covers some combination of them. Transporting is the easiest job to staff with 140 Pals able to do it, while Generating Electricity has only 25. The highest work level in the game is 8 — Renjishi hits it at Kindling. Beegarde is the most versatile worker in the game, covering 7 different jobs on its own. Rankings on this site pair work level with movement speed, because a slow high-level worker completes fewer cycles per minute than a fast one a level below it.

See Also

Tier ListPaldexBuildings
MetaBot Desktop

Get the Winning Edge

Real-time overlays, automatic match tracking, and exclusive tools — everything you need to climb, free on your PC.

  • In-game overlays
  • Automatic match tracking
  • Desktop-exclusive tools
Download for WindowsMore InfoFree download
🔍

Help us maintain accuracy! If you notice incorrect stats, missing data, or any issues, your feedback directly improves the quality of our data for the entire community.

Report an Issue

Palworld Work Suitability FAQ

What is work suitability in Palworld?

Work suitability is the list of base jobs a Pal can perform. There are 12 of them, each rated from level 1 up to 8, and a Pal only takes on a task at your base if it has the matching suitability.

Which Palworld job is hardest to staff?

Generating Electricity is the hardest, with only 25 Pals able to do it. Transporting is the easiest — 140 Pals can cover it.

What is the best all-round base Pal in Palworld?

Beegarde covers 7 different work suitabilities, more than any other Pal, so it fills the most base slots on its own.

What is the highest work suitability level in Palworld?

Level 8 is the ceiling in the game data. Renjishi is one of the Pals that reaches it, at Kindling.

Does movement speed matter for base work?

Yes. Work level sets how fast the task itself is completed, but the Pal still walks between the job and the storage chest. On carrying and gathering jobs a fast Pal one level lower often moves more per minute.

Can you increase a Pal’s work suitability?

The suitability levels themselves are fixed per species. You can raise the output around them: passive skills like Artisan increase work speed, condensing a Pal raises its stats, and keeping sanity high stops it downing tools.