What Should You Do First in Bloxburg? Money, Jobs and Skills

Bloxburg has three currencies: Money ($), Blockbux (B$) and School Credits ($H), with School Credits usable only at Bloxburg High School.

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Bloxburg offers 14 jobs, and after version 0.12.6 all jobs pay a similar amount with earnings based on total work experience, efficiency and mood.

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At Level 100 total Work Experience and around 70% efficiency players earn roughly $79 per minute, or about $119 with the Excellent Employee gamepass.

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Bloxburg High School seniority adds a permanent pay bonus that stacks by year: Freshman 5%, Sophomore 10%, Junior 15%, Senior 20%.

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The three currencies and what they buy

Money ($) and Blockbux (B$) both purchase Build Mode items, food and services within Bloxburg.

School Credits ($H) are a special currency used exclusively at Bloxburg High School, buying decorative items, sets and backpacks.

Only regular money can be donated to other players through the Donation System, but both money and Blockbux can be gifted when purchasing currency.

Money comes from working, harvesting plants, selling items, daily login rewards (doubled with Premium), donations, certain Robux purchases and job level-ups.

Blockbux come from the five-day login streak (doubled with Premium), buying it with Robux, the ATM, visit trophies, event elf hunts and certain job level-ups.

Work is the money engine

Work is the primary method of earning money, offering a range of jobs each with different tasks, and you earn money as you complete tasks during a shift.

Following version 0.12.6, all jobs now pay a similar amount, so job choice matters far less than total work experience, efficiency and mood.

Efficiency can reach 100% and is calculated from speed (70%) and mood (30%), which means a tired character earns less even when working at the same pace.

At Level 100 total Work Experience with around 70% efficiency, income is roughly $79 per minute, rising to about $119 with the Excellent Employee gamepass.

There is no limit to how many jobs you can hold at once, and you can stop a shift simply by walking away from the job area.

The school bonus is permanent - do it early

Attending Bloxburg High School classes raises your seniority (grade level), which grants a permanent job pay bonus.

Freshman gives 5% with 50 experience needed in each of the four subjects; Sophomore gives 10% at 125 per subject.

Junior gives 15% at 250 per subject, and Senior gives 20% at 375 per subject.

Earning an A+ grade awards the most experience, making it the fastest way to hit those targets.

Because the bonus stacks each year, four years of classes is the highest-value early investment a new player can make.

Skills and other income

Bloxburg has its own skill system with skills such as Athletic, Gaming, Writing, Art and Crafting, which level up through activity.

Levelling the Athletic skill awards money, making it a direct income source alongside its gameplay benefits.

Gardening pays too: harvesting or growing any plant or tree earns money.

Selling items and bulldozing plots are legitimate ways to convert things you no longer need into cash.

Login streak trophies at 7, 14 and 30 days award money, and visit trophies add Blockbux.

Habits that raise your pay rate

Start each shift at a high mood and stop when mood drops, because low mood lowers efficiency and therefore pay.

Work near friends where possible: since Version 0.7.0, players near someone on their friends list gain the Close Friends effect, halving mood depletion.

Buy the Excellent Employee gamepass if you plan to work seriously - it multiplies cash by 1.5x and doubles promotion rate.

Prioritise total Work Experience over individual job levels: pay per minute scales with the global level across all jobs.

Test several jobs before committing, since changing your mind later means starting that job's own level track again.

A first-week plan

Pick any job and work it consistently to start raising total Work Experience - the income curve lifts for every job at once.

Enrol at Bloxburg High School and aim for A+ grades to lock in the 20% senior bonus as fast as possible.

Keep mood high before shifts, and consider working alongside friends for the Close Friends effect.

Add passive income: grow plants, level Athletic, and collect daily and streak rewards.

Save Blockbux for exclusive Build Mode items, additional house slots and outfit slots rather than converting it into ordinary spending.

What Blockbux and School Credits are actually for

Blockbux (B$) is the premium-adjacent currency, used for exclusive Build Mode items, additional house slots, additional outfit slots, the colour wheel and colour palettes, and fertilising plants.

It also boosts every need's mood to 100% for B$25, which is a direct way to buy efficiency before a shift.

Peak Prestige costs B$3,500 in Blockbux, and Blockbux comes from the five-day login streak, Robux purchases, the ATM, visit trophies and event elf hunts.

School Credits ($H) are used only at Bloxburg High School, buying decorative items, sets and backpacks.

Only regular money can be donated to other players, so Blockbux is not a gifting currency in the same way.

For new players the practical split is: spend money on building and bills, and save Blockbux for permanent conveniences like extra slots.