One of the best ways to make your FiveM server stand out is by creating custom jobs. Everyone has police, EMS, and mechanic jobs, but what if you added something unique like delivery drivers, fishing companies, or even hackers?
Custom jobs are what bring life to your server’s economy and roleplay. They give players something to do, something to work toward, and a reason to log back in every day.
Step 1: Understand How Jobs Work
Jobs are usually handled by your server’s framework — like ESX or QBCore. These frameworks have built-in systems that assign jobs to players and track their data in a database. When you make a new job, you’re basically telling the framework, “Hey, here’s a new occupation with its own rules and features.”
Step 2: Learn Lua Events
Jobs rely on events that trigger specific actions. For example, when a player starts a job, the server might give them certain tools, spawn vehicles, or mark routes on the map. Understanding Lua events is key to making this work. You’ll need to know how to register and handle them on both the client and server sides.
Step 3: Create Job Scripts
A basic job might include starting points, checkpoints, and rewards. Here’s a simplified example:
RegisterNetEvent('startDelivery')
AddEventHandler('startDelivery', function()
TriggerClientEvent('showNotification', source, "Start delivering packages!")
-- spawn van, set route, etc.
end)
From there, you can expand with more features, like tracking delivery counts or giving bonuses for completing jobs faster.
Step 4: Make It Unique
Don’t just copy jobs from another server. Add your own twist. Maybe deliveries are timed, or maybe they involve random NPC interactions. The more original your jobs are, the more players will love them.
If you want to learn how to build custom systems like jobs, businesses, or custom gameplay features, the FiveM Development Course on LearnFiveM.com walks you through it in detail. You’ll understand how events, loops, and server logic work together to make a real job system.
Creating jobs is one of the most fun parts of scripting for FiveM. Once you learn how to do it, the possibilities are endless.