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Lagos Life Jobs: 33 Career Paths and Salaries per Shift

The Phone → Jobs panel listed 33 Lagos Life career paths in the owner’s 8 Oct 2026 observation, cross-checked with Sim → Career. Each card names a starting role and advertises Game Naira per shift. Compare cities, workplace descriptions, work days and displayed skill requirements below; a promoted current role can show different pay.

For the separate paid lesson system, see Lagos Life Courses: the UNILAG directory and three checked detail panels describe skills, certificates and course-specific perks (observed 9 Oct 2026). Jobs records career routes and pay per shift; Courses records lesson fees and stated rewards, not wages or rewards we received.

Where do you find career cards and your current role?

  • Phone → Jobs shows career routes and their Starts as cards.
  • Phone → Jobs → YOUR JOB and Sim → Career show your current role; the recorded case below is a promoted Trading role.
  • Read the displayed skill threshold before choosing a route. For first steps and skill-related prompts, use how to play Lagos Life alongside your live game screens; this check did not test how to raise each skill.

Match place names with Lagos Life locations and compare living costs in Lagos Life houses and weekly rent. The table keeps regional descriptions and generic names as they appeared; it does not turn an area into a specific map venue.

33 Lagos Life careers: starting roles and pay per shift

All 33 career cards show pay in Game Naira per shift and state 1-hour shifts, any time. The 4 / 5 / 6 days a week field is the number of working days, not a pay unit. These are the starting roles shown on the Jobs panel — they are not the complete list of every promotion level. In-game observation, 8 Oct 2026 — Phone → Jobs, cross-checked with Sim → Career.

City groups: Lagos (23 career cards); Abuja (5 career cards); Port Harcourt (5 career cards). Lagos is the current-city group; Abuja and Port Harcourt cards identify those cities. The rows retain the observed card order.

Not shown on the card means the card did not display a skill threshold; it does not prove there are no other requirements. Place descriptions remain as shown, including areas and general names.

On a phone, swipe the table sideways to see every column.

Career path → Starts asCityWorkplace or area₦ per shiftWork days per weekDisplayed skill requirement
Tech → InternLagosYaba (venue not specified)₦9,900 per shift5Not shown on the card
Banking → MarketerLagosVI (venue not specified)₦11,600 per shift5Not shown on the card
Music → Backup SingerLagosShrine₦7,400 per shift5Not shown on the card
Trading → Shop AssistantLagosBalogun₦8,300 per shift6Not shown on the card
Nursing → Student NurseLagosGeneral Hospital₦9,100 per shift5Not shown on the card
Hairstyling → Salon AssistantLagosMama Bisi's₦7,400 per shift6Not shown on the card
Chef → DishwasherLagosAmala Shitta₦7,400 per shift6Not shown on the card
DJ → Hype ManLagosQuilox₦8,300 per shift4Not shown on the card
Fitness Coach → Gym Floor AssistantLagosIkoyi gym₦7,400 per shift6Not shown on the card
Content Creator → Aspiring CreatorLagosLekki canopy₦6,600 per shift5Not shown on the card
Teaching → Lesson TeacherLagosThe Library₦8,300 per shift5Not shown on the card
Event Planning → Canopy Boy/GirlLagosFreedom Park₦7,400 per shift4Not shown on the card
Football → Viewing Centre AttendantLagosViewing Centre₦6,600 per shift4Not shown on the card
Retail → Sales RepLagosThe Palms₦7,400 per shift6Not shown on the card
Law → Law ClerkLagosIgbosere High Court₦9,100 per shift5Not shown on the card
Medicine → House OfficerLagosGeneral Hospital₦21,000 per shift5fitness 3
Civil Service → Administrative OfficerLagosMarina (government desk; building not specified)₦17,000 per shift5hustle 3
Broadcasting → Newsroom ReporterLagosNaija Radio House₦18,000 per shift6comedy 3
Real Estate → Estate AgentLagosGolf club (full name not specified)₦18,000 per shift6charisma 3
Aviation → Cabin CrewLagosMurtala Muhammed₦19,000 per shift5fitness 3
Product Management → Associate PMLagosCcHub₦20,000 per shift5coding 3
Oil & Gas → Field TechnicianPort HarcourtTrans-Amadi base₦20,000 per shift5fitness or coding 3
Airport Staff → Check-in AgentLagosMurtala Muhammed₦12,000 per shift5Not shown on the card
Civil Service → Admin OfficerAbujaFederal Secretariat₦17,000 per shift5charisma or coding 2
Keke Riding → Keke RiderAbujaGwagwalada motor park / Airport Road₦7,400 per shift6Not shown on the card
Wuse Market Trading → Shop AttendantAbujaWuse Market₦8,300 per shift6Not shown on the card
Mai Shayi → Tea Spot HandAbujaFederal Secretariat’s mai shayi corner₦7,400 per shift6Not shown on the card
Lounge Waiting → WaiterAbujaKryxtal Lounge, Wuse 2₦6,600 per shift4Not shown on the card
Creek Road Trading → Market TraderPort HarcourtCreek Road Market₦8,300 per shift6Not shown on the card
Ferry Work → Ferry HandPort HarcourtBonny Jetty₦7,400 per shift6Not shown on the card
Bole & Fish → Bole SellerPort HarcourtMama Ibiba's fire₦7,400 per shift6Not shown on the card
Security → Security GuardPort HarcourtPort Harcourt Mall₦7,400 per shift6Not shown on the card
Refining → Operator TraineeLagosLagos Oil Refinery, Apapa₦14,000 per shift5Not shown on the card

Your current job vs the entry role

Phone → Jobs → YOUR JOB and Sim → Career both showed Stall Owner, Trading Level 2, at ₦16,500 per shift in the owner's 8 Oct 2026 observation.

The Trading starting card still showed Shop Assistant · ₦8,300 per shift. Current promoted-role pay and starting-card pay are recorded separately. The Stall Owner amount is not the entry salary for a new character.

The Career panel's next-step statement was: Next: Wholesaler — reach 100% with hustle level 3. This is a displayed promotion condition, not a completed promotion or a verified salary for Wholesaler.

Why do the two time fields differ?

These fields were displayed together in the 8 Oct 2026 Jobs / Career observation:

Interface fieldDisplayed text
Jobs career cards1-hour shifts, any time
Career current role7:00 AM – 4:00 PM

The interface displays both fields. We have not verified the actual shift duration or how the two displays translate into one another, including any real-time or game-time conversion.

What limits should you keep in mind when comparing cards?

  • Medicine → House Officer: ₦21,000 per shift is the largest displayed amount within these 33 observed starting-role cards, and its card requires fitness 3. This comparison covers only the dated card set.
  • Refining → Operator Trainee: ₦14,000 per shift is the largest displayed amount among cards without a shown skill threshold. The map still marked Refinery Coming soon; its workplace has not been confirmed open. This is not a verified available beginner recommendation.

These comparisons use the 8 Oct 2026 Phone → Jobs observation, with the map's Refinery status recorded separately. Compare displayed pay, working days and skill requirements; the table does not establish which career will work best for your character.

Do the displayed amounts prove what you earned?

Every amount above is an interface listing. We did not reconcile completed-shift wage receipts, bonuses, deductions or net income in this 8 Oct 2026 check.

The Career panel said You've worked today.. That status does not prove an amount reached the wallet.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Lagos Life careers were recorded?

The Phone → Jobs observation on 8 Oct 2026 recorded 33 Starts as cards: 23 in the Lagos group, five in Abuja and five in Port Harcourt. This is a dated list of starting roles, not every promotion level.

Are Lagos Life salaries shown per week or per shift?

All 33 cards show Game Naira per shift and state 1-hour shifts, any time. Working days per week is a schedule field. Career separately showed 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM; actual duration and conversion were not verified in the 8 Oct 2026 observation.

Why does Trading show both Shop Assistant and Stall Owner?

On 8 Oct 2026 the starting card showed Shop Assistant at ₦8,300 per shift. YOUR JOB and Sim → Career showed the current promoted role Stall Owner, Trading Level 2, at ₦16,500 per shift. Displayed pay was not reconciled against wage receipts.

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