5 skill tracks
Skills & professions
Every skill levels from 0 to 10. Level 5 and level 10 each offer a profession fork; pick one branch per fork.
Skill
Farming
Levels from harvesting crops, milking, shearing, and using the mayonnaise machine.
Level 5 fork
Rancher
Animal products worth 20% more.
Tiller
Crops worth 10% more.
Level 10 fork
Coopmaster
Barn and coop animals befriend faster.
Shepherd
Barn and coop animals produce faster.
Artisan
Artisan goods worth 40% more.
Agriculturist
Crops grow 10% faster.
Skill
Mining
Levels from breaking rocks and geodes, and killing monsters in the mines.
Level 5 fork
Miner
Ore worth 50% more.
Geologist
Gems and minerals worth 30% more.
Level 10 fork
Blacksmith
Bars worth 50% more.
Prospector
Double chance for coal and geodes.
Excavator
Node hits never require extra swings.
Gemologist
Minerals and gems worth 30% more.
Skill
Foraging
Levels from picking wild forage, chopping trees, and tapping for syrup.
Level 5 fork
Forester
+25% wood from trees.
Gatherer
Chance to find extra forage items.
Level 10 fork
Lumberjack
Wood worth double.
Tapper
Tapper items worth double.
Botanist
Foraged items are always highest quality.
Tracker
Wild animal and forage locations shown on the map.
Skill
Fishing
Levels from catching fish, crab pots, and completing the fish collection.
Level 5 fork
Fisher
Fish worth 25% more.
Trapper
Crab pots do not need bait.
Level 10 fork
Angler
Fish worth 25% more (stacks with Fisher).
Pirate
Treasure chance in crab pots increased.
Mariner
Crab pots never catch trash.
Luremaster
Crab pots work in every water type.
Skill
Combat
Levels from defeating monsters in the mines and around the valley.
Level 5 fork
Fighter
+10 max health.
Scout
+15% critical strike chance.
Level 10 fork
Brute
+15% damage.
Defender
+25 max health.
Acrobat
Reduced weapon cooldown.
Desperado
+40% critical strike damage.
Skills & professions
Quick answer
All five Stardew skill tracks with level 5 and level 10 profession forks explained for planning builds.
Pick forks before you hit the level cap. Farming and foraging professions change crop and forage profit — model those on the Profit calculator.
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Profession timing
Level 5 and 10 each force a permanent fork unless you re-spec via late-game means. Read effects before you click in-game.
Common questions
- Which farming profession is best for wine?
- Artisan boosts artisan goods value. Compare against Tiller using the Profit calculator and Sphere Signals on processing.