Hirelings

Hire villagers as your crew. Give them jobs, gear and homes, mark work areas, and watch them farm, mine, build, craft and trade. Run a company with wages, a bank, market stalls, guard dogs and rivals who can poach your best workers.

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Workstations

Each job's workstation. A hireling finds theirs within 24 blocks of home. Jobs that use a vanilla block instead are listed on Jobs.

Honey Extractor

TypeWorkstation
IDhirelings:honey_extractor
How to getCrafting (recipe below)
Workstation forBeekeeper
Breaks likeIron Block
NotesHardness 3.5
Iron IngotIron IngotIron IngotIron IngotHoney BottleIron IngotOak PlanksOak PlanksOak PlanksHoney Extractor

Any planks.

Drying Rack

TypeWorkstation
IDhirelings:drying_rack
How to getCrafting (recipe below)
Workstation forHunter
Breaks likeOak Planks
Right-clickthe rack's drying screen
StickOak LogStickStickLeatherStickStickStickDrying Rack

Any log; the result takes on the wood you use.

Tanning Rack

TypeWorkstation
IDhirelings:tanning_rack
How to getCrafting (recipe below)
Workstation forTanner
Breaks likeOak Planks
Right-clickthe rack's drying screen
StickOak LogStickStickLeatherStickStickStringStickTanning Rack

Any log; the result takes on the wood you use.

Fish Drying Rack

TypeWorkstation
IDhirelings:fish_drying_rack
How to getCrafting (recipe below)
Workstation forFisherman
Breaks likeOak Planks
Right-clickthe rack's drying screen
StickOak LogStickStickRaw CodStickStickStickFish Drying Rack

Any log; the result takes on the wood you use.

Chopping Block

TypeWorkstation
IDhirelings:chopping_block
How to getCrafting (recipe below)
Workstation forButcher
Breaks likeOak Planks
Iron AxeOak LogOak LogOak LogChopping Block

Any log.

Carpenter's Bench

TypeWorkstation
IDhirelings:carpenters_bench
How to getCrafting (recipe below)
Workstation forCarpenter
Breaks likeOak Planks
SawOak PlanksOak PlanksOak PlanksOak PlanksOak PlanksCarpenter's Bench

Any planks.

Gem Cutting Table

TypeWorkstation
IDhirelings:gem_cutting_table
How to getCrafting (recipe below)
Workstation forJeweler
Breaks likeStone Bricks
GrindstoneStone BricksStone BricksStone BricksStone BricksStone BricksStone BricksGem Cutting Table

Drying Table

TypeWorkstation
IDhirelings:drying_table
How to getCrafting (recipe below)
Workstation forHerbalist
Breaks likeOak Planks
WheatWheatWheatSpruce PlanksSpruce PlanksSpruce PlanksSpruce PlanksSpruce PlanksDrying Table

Healing Table

TypeWorkstation
IDhirelings:healing_table
How to getCrafting (recipe below)
Workstation forHealer
Breaks likeOak Planks
White WoolRed DyeWhite WoolOak PlanksOak PlanksOak PlanksOak PlanksOak PlanksHealing Table

Any planks.

Butcher Block

TypeWorkstation
IDhirelings:butcher_block
How to getCrafting (recipe below)
Workstation forButcher
Breaks likeOak Planks
CleaverOak LogOak LogOak LogButcher Block

Any log.

Blueprint Table

TypeWorkstation
IDhirelings:blueprint_table
How to getCrafting (recipe below)
Workstation forBuilder
Breaks likeOak Planks
Blue DyePaperBlue DyeOak PlanksOak PlanksOak PlanksOak PlanksOak PlanksBlueprint Table

Any planks.

Redstone Workbench

TypeWorkstation
IDhirelings:redstone_workbench
How to getCrafting (recipe below)
Workstation forEngineer
Breaks likeStone Bricks
RedstoneRedstoneRedstoneSmooth StoneRepeaterSmooth StoneSmooth StoneSmooth StoneSmooth StoneRedstone Workbench

Stage

TypeWorkstation
IDhirelings:stage
How to getCrafting (recipe below)
Workstation forBard
Breaks likeOak Planks
Red CarpetRed CarpetRed CarpetOak PlanksOak PlanksOak PlanksStage2

Any carpet; any planks; the result takes on the wood you use and the carpet's colour.

What the racks and table make

  • Drying Rack (hirelings:drying_rack): any raw meat -> Jerky (hirelings:jerky). Three hooks; a whole stack dries at once in dryTicks (default 6000 ticks = 5 minutes), then moves to the slot below.
  • Fish Drying Rack (hirelings:fish_drying_rack): any raw fish -> Dried Fish (hirelings:dried_fish), the same way.
  • Tanning Rack (hirelings:tanning_rack): Rotten Flesh (minecraft:rotten_flesh) -> Leather (minecraft:leather), one Leather per Rotten Flesh, the same way.
  • Gem Cutting Table (hirelings:gem_cutting_table): use a rough gem on it (a player, or a Jeweler): Diamond -> Cut Diamond, Emerald -> Cut Emerald, Topaz -> Cut Topaz, Ruby -> Cut Ruby, Sapphire -> Cut Sapphire, Amethyst Shard -> Cut Amethyst, Nether Quartz -> Cut Quartz, Onyx -> Cut Onyx.

The School furniture is on School.

Last updated November 9, 2026