Job points
What TornLife's research has established about Job points, and the questions players asked about it.
What TornLife has verified
- Company directors and employees receive job points daily at 18:00 TCT equal to the company's star rating (a 2-star gives 2 per day). They are used to exchange for Job Specials. (documented; Company › Job Points, )
- Car Dealership specials: 1-star Test Drive costs 5 job points for a racing point. The 3, 5, 7 and 10-star specials (Discount parts, Salesman, Two-Faced, Getaway car) are passive. (documented; Car Dealership › Specials / Job Positions, )
- Property Broker specials: Commission (1 star, 1 point, money), Job Satisfaction (3 stars, 1 point, 50 happiness), Insider Trading (7 stars, 150 points, random property). The 5 and 10-star specials are passive. (documented; Property Broker › Specials / Job Positions, )
- A staff member (bogie, 2015) said job points do not transfer to a different job, but they remain stored for the old job if the player returns. Job points never disappear; they wait to be used. (confirmed by Torn; Switching jobs - Job points, )
- The Education city job has three job specials: +100 Manual, +100 Intelligence or +100 Endurance, each per 10 Job Points. At Principal rank a player earns 7 job points a day, a maximum of +70 of one stat. (documented; Working Stats › Methods of increasing work stats (2/2), )
- Mechanic Shop: Machinist (1 star, 5 points, racing point), Junkyard Dog (5 stars, 10 points, random car). Mining Corporation: Mining Boom (5 points, random excavation equipment), Rock Salt (1 point, Defense), Preserved Meat (10 stars, 25 points, boosts life to 150% of maximum). (documented; Company/Special List — table (rows 6/9), )
- Points are kept per company type. Moving to another company of the same type keeps them (e.g. 10 points in a sweet shop stay when moving to another sweet shop), but not when moving to a different company type. (confirmed by Torn; Company › Job Points, )
- Job points are spent on Job Specials, which are not passive. (documented; Company › Job Points, )
- First time in a starter job, a player begins with 5 job points for that job. Passive specials stay in effect after leaving the job. (documented; Job › Job Types › Army, )
- The wiki (2025 capture) says job points are transferable between companies of the same type, are stored for each company type, and are not lost until spent. (documented; Company › Job Points, )
- Medical city job special: steal a SFAK for two Medical Points at Houseman rank, or a FAK for four Medical Points at Senior Houseman rank. (documented; First Aid Kit › Obtaining, )
- Staff told a player in 2021 that a promotion in the Medical city job required 5k Intelligence, which the player lacked, so no Get Promoted button appeared. Promotion therefore needs both the working stats and the job points, and it is requested through a button. (confirmed by Torn; unable to promote in city job, )
- Music Store: Ambience (1 point, 50 happiness), Deafened (7 stars, 10 points, maximum stealth). Nightclub: Criminal Connections (1 point, experience), Suppression (1 point, drug addiction reduction). Oil Rig: Danger Money (1 point, money), Embargo (3 stars, 50 points, halve a target's happiness). (documented; Company/Special List — table (rows 6/9), )
- A Molotov Cocktail is obtained from a 1-star Gas Station special for 3 job points. It used to be a 7-star Gas Station special costing 5 job points. (documented; Molotov Cocktail › Obtaining / Historical Notes, )
- Company stars give 1 job point per star, and director working stat gains per day are 1 star 5, 2 stars 10, 3 stars 20, 4 stars 35, 5+ stars 50 of every working stat. (documented; Company › Company Ranking, )
- Job points spent in the 1* Fitness Center special 'Healthy Mind' or the 7* Hair Salon special 'Cutting corners' each reduce current education time by 30 minutes. (documented; Education › How to shorten Education time, )
- Clothing Store and Lingerie Store each have a 3-star special, Nine to five, costing 10 job points for +100 Endurance. (documented; Working Stats › Methods of increasing work stats (2/2), )
- Zoo: Special K (5 stars) costs 5 points for a Ketamine drug. Other Zoo specials are passive. (documented; Company/Special List — table (rows 9/9), )
- Adult Novelties specials: Blackmail (1 star, 1 point, about $20,000 random money), Voyeur (3 stars, 20 points, Erotic DVD), Party Supplies (5 stars, 500 points, Pack of Trojans). (documented; Company/Company List › Adult Novelties (1/2), )
- The Molotov Cocktail special moved from 7 stars at 5 points to 1 star at 3 points. (documented; Molotov Cocktail › Obtaining / Historical Notes, )
- Gun Shop company: starts with a maximum of 4 employees. 1-star Sales Discount is passive (20% discount on standard ammo); 3-star Surplus costs 15 job points. Start-up cost $2,500,000. (documented; Company/Company List › Gun Shop (1/2), )
- Grocer entry rank Bag Boy needs 2 Man, 2 Int, 2 End; pay $150, 1 job point per day, 5 points for promotion. Manager needs 250 Man, 200 Int, 500 End, pays $300, 5 job points. (documented; Job › Job Types › Grocer — table, )
- Casino specials: money for 1 Casino point, 25 Casino Tokens for 1 point, and at President money for 10 points and $100,000. The wiki notes payouts of about $120,000 to $160,000. (documented; Job › Casino / Medical / Education / Law / Related Awards / Historical Notes, )
- Addiction is reduced by 20 points naturally each day at 3:30am TCT. Job specials R and R (Cruise Line), Herbal Cleansing (Flower Shop) and Suppression (Nightclub), available in 5* companies, remove 1 addiction point per job point. (documented; Drug › Addiction Effects (2/2), )
- A developer said in 2021 that after a city job promotion the new specials should appear at once. A player who promoted several times in a row after re-entering with saved job points reported they did not enable until a page refresh. Promotions can therefore be made in succession using saved points. (confirmed by Torn; Multiple promotion in city job at once, )
- Education time can be shortened by the 1* Fitness Center special Healthy Mind, or the 7* Hair Salon special Cutting corners, each job point removing 30 minutes. Other sources: Book of Carols 6 hours, merits 2% each up to 20%, WSU block 10%. (documented; Education › How to shorten Education time, )
- Grocer specials: steal cash for 1 point, a bag of Candy for 2, a bottle of Alcohol for 5, an Energy Drink for 25 points (at Manager rank). (documented; Job › Job Types › Grocer, )
- Education specials: +100 Manual per 10 points (Recess Supervisor), +100 Endurance per 10 (Elementary Teacher), +100 Intel per 10 (Professor). (documented; Job › Job Types › Education — table, )
- Law specials: 3 nerve for 5 law points (Law Student), money for 100 points (Paralegal), get someone out of jail for 15 points (Trial Lawyer). (documented; Job › Job Types › Law — table, )
- A 2020-09-15 patch replaced the award 'Im a Real Doctor' with 'Intern' for using 100 job points, replaced 'Keen' with 'Stuck in a Rut' for 1,000 job points, and added 'Overtime' for 10,000 job points. (confirmed by Torn; Patch list #159 : 15/09/20 — changes to Award (2020-09-15), )
Questions about Job points
- Which merits in Torn take the longest to obtain, and why?
The single longest-to-earn items are time-gated Honors, not the point-bought Merit upgrades: the marriage honor Stairway To Heaven requires staying m…
- What is the best job to take for increasing the intelligence working stat when a player has low working stats?
For a genuinely low-stat player none of the three day-one jobs (Army, Grocer, Casino) has a clear intelligence edge — entry-level intelligence gains …
- How does job promotion work for city jobs?
A city job promotion needs the working stats for the next rank, and a Get Promoted button has to be used; a staff reply in 2021 confirms the stat req…
- What determines employee effectiveness and star rating in a Torn company, and how does it affect stat gains?
The wiki lists these effectiveness factors: working stats against the position's requirement, Settled In, director education, Employee Effectiveness …
- What is the best job for a low-level player to take?
No source documents one best job. The practical path in the guides is a starter city job (Army, Grocer or Casino) on day one, then a player company a…
- What is the fastest way to increase working stats in Torn?
The Torn Wiki calls Director trains at a player-run company the fastest method, if a director will train you: each train gives 50 primary and 25 seco…
- What can job points be spent on?
Job points are exchanged for Job Specials, which are active exchanges and not passive perks . Examples in TornLife's research notes: a racing point f…
- Do job points carry over when you change jobs in Torn?