I put the composter in front of you, now turn into a farmer.
One of the more exciting updates to Minecraft was the addition of NPCs that don’t try to kill you on-site. The Villager update added a breath of intelligent life to Minecraft worlds. With their professions added to the game, many players now had a reason to interact with these new villagers. Let’s go over what each village job does and what you can trade with them.
Minecraft Village Professions
There are 13 different jobs that a villager can have, 14 if you consider the basic villager to be a job. Each of those jobs has a set inventory of items that they can trade with you and can be leveled up by trading to improve their stock.
If you are unhappy with the inventory that a villager has to trade with you, you can always break and replace their job-providing block and their inventory will reset. Many players will do this in order to cultivate the perfect trade inventory of a villager.
Armorer
For the Armorer you will need to place a Blast Furnace near a jobless villager. This villager will sell you armor for emerald and buy materials for armor from you. This villager is the only consistent way to get Chainmail Armor, and can provide an infinite source of diamond armor at max level.
Novice Trades:
- Coal for Emerald
- Emerald for Iron Armor Piece
Apprentice Trades:
- Iron Ingot for Emerald
- Emerald for A Bell
- Emerald for Chainmail Leggings or Chainmail Boots
Journeyman Trades:
- Lava Bucket for Emerald
- Diamond for Emerald
- Emerald for Chainmail Helmet or Chainmail Chestplate
- Emerald for A Shield
Expert Trades
- Emerald for Enchanted Diamond Leggings
- Emerald for Enchanted Diamond Boots
Master Trades
- Emerald for Enchanted Diamond Helmet
- Emerald for Enchanted Diamond Chestplate
Butcher
To give a villager the Butcher job you will need to place down a Smoker for a jobless Villager to interact with. This villager will buy raw meat and sell you cooked meat. This villager is great for making emeralds if you have any sort of animal farm and can be useful for getting cooked food in a pinch.
Novice Trades
- Raw Chicken for Emerald
- Raw Porkchop for Emerald
- Raw Rabbit for Emerald
- Emerald for Rabbit Stew
Apprentice Trades
- Coal for Emerald
- Emerald for Cooked Porkchop
- Emerald for Cooked Chicken
Journeyman Trades
Raw Mutton for Emerald
Raw Beef for Emerald
Dried Kelp Block for Emerald
Sweet Berries for Emerald
Cartographer
For a Villager to become a Cartographer you will need to put down a cartography table near a jobless villager. The Cartographer will provide you with navigation tools and landmarking objects
Paper for Emerald
Emerald for an Empty Map
Glass Pane for Emerald
Emerald and a Compass for an Ocean Explorer Map
Compass for Emerald
Emerald and Compass for a Woodland Explorer Map
Emerald for Item Frame
Emerald for a Colored Banner
Emerald for a Globe Banner Pattern
Cleric
The Cleric job is attached to a Brewing Stand, all you need to do is place a Brewing Stand near a jobless villager. The Cleric will buy and sell potion brewing materials and Bottles of Experience.
Rotten Flesh for Emerald
Emerald for Redstone Dust
Gold Ingot for Emerald
Emerald for Lapis Lazuli
Rabbit’s Foot for Emerald
Emerald for Glowstone
Scute for Emerald
Glass Bottle for Emerald
Emerald for Ender Pearl
Nether Wart for Emerald
Emerald for Bottle o’ Enchanting
Farmer
To have a villager become a farmer you will need a jobless villager to accept a job from a Composter. The Farmer will buy and sell plant-based food and will also farm crops that are planted near their composter. The Farmer will provide the farmed crops to other villagers but you can collect the crops for yourself when the Farmer throws them on the ground.
Wheat for Emerald
Potato for Emerald
Carrot for Emerald
Beetroot for Emerald
Emerald for Bread
Pumpkin for Emerald
Emerald for Pumpkin Pie
Emerald for Apple
Melon for Emerald
Emerald for Cookie
Emerald for Cake
Emerald for Suspicious Stew with Jump Boos
Emerald for Suspicious Stew with Weakness
Emerald for Suspicious Stew with Blindness
Emerald for Suspicious Stew with Poison
Emerald for Suspicious Strew with Saturation
Emerald for Golden Carrot
Emerald for Glistering Melon
Fisherman
The Fisherman job is linked to the Barrel, just place one down near a jobless villager and they will turn into a Fisherman. The Fisherman will buy raw fish and sell you cooked fish as well as some fishing supplies.
String for Emerald
Coal for Emerald
Emerald and Raw Cod for Cooked Cod
Emerald for a Bucket of Cod
Raw Cod for Emerald
Emerald and Raw Salmon for Cooked Salmon
Emerald for a Campfire
Raw Salmon for Emerald
Emerald for an Enchanted Fishing Rod
Tropical Fish for Emerald
Pufferfish for Emerald
a Boat for Emerald
Fletcher
A Fletcher is perfect to have around if you like using a bow and arrow. They will sell you bows and Crossbows as well as arrows and buy materials to make arrows. To make a Fletcher you just need a jobless villager to interact with a Fletching Table. If you want Pillager outpost loot and don’t want to risk your life for it, the Fletcher can provide it for you.
Stick for Emerald
Emerald for Arrow
Emerald and Gravel for Flint
Flint for Emerald
Emerald for Bow
String for Emerald
Emerald for Crossbow
Feather for Emerald
Emerald for Enchanted Bow
Tripwire Hook for Emerald
Emerald for Enchanted Crossbow
Emerald and Arrow for a Tipped Arrow
Leatherworker
If you have a cow farm then a Leatherworker will be your savior, They will buy your leather and sell you leather armor. While the armor is not that great, it is a great source of emeralds.
Leather for Emerald
Emerald for Leather Pants
Emerald for Leather Tunic
Flint for Emerald
Emerald for Leather Cap
Emerald for Leather Boots
Rabbit Hide for Emerald
Emerald for Leather Tunic
Scute for Emerald
Emerald for Leather Horse Armor
Emerald for a Saddle
Emerald for Leather Cap
Librarian
A Librarian will fulfill all of your enchanting needs. They are the main way to get enchantments like mending, which is a powerful late-game enchantment. You can also convert paper into Emeralds, making a Librarian a great way to get emeralds. To get a Librarian you will need to place a lectern near a jobless villager.
Paper for Emerald
emerald and book for Enchanted Book
Emerald for Bookshelf
Book for Emerald
Emerald and Book for Enchanted Book
Emerald for Lanturn
Ink Sac for Emerald
Emerald and Book for Enchanted Book
Emerald for Glass
Book and Quill for Emerald
Emerald and Book for Enchanted Book
Emerald for Clock
Emerald for Compass
Emerald for Name Tag
Mason
If you want fancy building blocks and don’t want to craft them yourself a Mason can provide them for you. You can dump your clay and stone to a Mason for emeralds, but other jobs are better for farming emeralds. To get a Mason you will need a jobless villager to use a Stonecutter.
Clay Ball for Emerald
Emerald for Brick
Stone for Emerald
Emerald for Chiseled Stone Bricks
Granite for Emerald
Andesite for Emerald
Diorite for Emerald
Emerald for Polished Andesite
Emerald for Polished Granite
Emerald for Polished Diorite
Emerald for Dripstone Block
Nether Quartz for Emerald
Emerald for Colored Terracotta or Glazed Terracotta
Emerald for Quartz Pillar
Emerald for Block of Quartz
Shepherd
While what a Shepherd sells is not the best, it is a great village to dump your extra wool and dye onto when you are done with it. If you have a sheep farm set up with multiple colors, you can farm emeralds from Shepareds. To get a Shepard, you need a jobless village to grab their job from a Loom.
White Wool for Emerald
Brown Wool for Emerald
Grey Wool for Emerald
Emerald for Shears
Black Dye for Emerald
Gray Dye for Emerald
Lime Dye for Emerald
Light Blue Dye for Emerald
Emerald for Colored Wool
Emerald for Colored Carpet
Red Dye for Emerald
Light Gray Dye for Emerald
Pink Dye for Emerald
Yellow Dye for Emerald
Orange Dye for Emerald
Emerald for Colored Bed
Green Dye for Emerald
Brown Dye for Emerald
Blue Dye for Emerald
Purple Dye for Emerald
Cyan Dye for Emerald
Magenta Dye for Emerald
Emerald for Colored Banner
Emerald for Painting
Toolsmith
The Toolsmith is a great source of getting enchanted tools for Emeralds, You probably won’t sell a lot to this villager but having one max leveled can give you some powerful enchantments on diamond tools. All you need is a jobless villager to interact with a Smithing Table to become a Toolsmith
Coal for Emerald
Emerald for Stone Axe
Emerald for Stone Shovel
Emerald for Stone Pickaxe
Emerald for Stone Hoe
Iron Ingot for Emerald
Emerald for a Bell
Flint Emerald
Emerald for Enchanted Iron Axe
Emerald for Enchanted Iron Shovel
Emerald for Enchanted Iron Pickaxe
Emerald for Diamond Hoe
Diamond for Emerald
Emerald for Enchanted Diamond Axe
Emerald for Enchanted Diamond Shovel
Emerald for Enchanted Diamond Pickaxe
Weaponsmith
The Weaponsmith makes up for what the Toolsmith doesn’t provide. The big selling point is the enchanted swords and axes. You won’t really be selling anything to a Weaponsmith to farm emeralds but the infinite supply of enchanted diamond swords makes them worthwhile. To get a Weaponsmith you to place a Grindstone near a jobless villager and have them interact with it.
Coal for Emerald
Emerald for Iron Axe
Emerald for Enchanted Diamond Axe
Flint for Emerald
Diamond for Emerald
Emerald for Enchanted Diamond Axe
Emerald for Enchanted Diamond Sword
Villagers are a great way to turn your infinite products from farms into emeralds and then spend those emeralds on tools and weapons so you can go adventuring again. It isn’t uncommon to set up a villager farm in a base nowadays and keep a few villagers that have curated shops on the side so you can keep your supply of emeralds and high-end items stocked up. If you need any more help with Minecraft make sure to check out our other guides.
Minecraft is available now and playable on the platforms of PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, and mobile devices.
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