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Once players have completed the [[Tutorial]] they need to find their own way in New Eden. EVE is a sandbox and players will soon find they need to make their own entertainment and income.  This brief guide intends to describe some of the typical options that many EVE players pursue, together with the likely income from them.

{{Related class|EVE Careers 101}}

==Administrative and Meta Careers==

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There is no such thing as an average income as it varies so widely depending on the size of the corporation and the taxes/fees charged

===CSM member===

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CSM members are unpaid, but their real life expenses are reimbursed (e.g. travel expenses).

===EVE journalist===

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Most of these opportunities will be unpaid.

==Business careers==

===Hauling===

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Logistics is vital in EVE Online, and haulers move items from point A to point B. It can be profitable to buy items cheaply in one place and sell them elsewhere, where there is greater demand. Other players will also often pay well for the service of moving their items through 'courier contracts'. The skills required to fly a basic industrial ship are low, but the amount of cargo it can carry is fairly small and it is vulnerable to attack, particularly in lower security areas. Players can train to fly a range of specialised hauling ships to carry bigger loads or to haul in lower security space. There are entire corporations dedicated to fulfilling courier contracts for a price.<br />

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===Trading===

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==Combat careers==

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===Incursions===

* Scouting or picketing: 30 - 60 M ISK/hour

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===Mission running===

* Level 4 missions: 30 - 200 M ISK per hour (very dependent on skills, fit, type of missions, LP conversion)

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===PvP===

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===Ratting===

As well as other players, New Eden is full of hostile NPCc which are known in short as 'rats'. These spawn at asteroid belts, in cosmic anomalies and at stargates. Destroying rats earns a ISK payment in return for the bounty, as well as any loot or salvage which is dropped in the wreck. Some rats drop items known as [[Security tags]] which can be valuable. Some tags can be used to increase a player's [[security status]]. The rewards vary depending on the security level of the system, but the income is normally not high enough to justify it as a sole career, it is often something use players use to supplement their income and boost their security status when needed.

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==Exploration careers==

* Ghost sites: 30-60 M ISK per site, reported cases with up to a few hundred million ISK per site

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===Salvaging===

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==Industrial careers==

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===Mining and refining===

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Asteroid belts spawn throughout New Eden and can be mined to extract ores. In addition to ores, players can use specialised equipment to mine ice from ice belts and harvest gas from gas clouds. The ore, ice and gas can either be sold in its raw form, or refined into minerals. In general rarer and more valuable resources are found in lower security space. Mining has a low entry barrier, though mining efficiency can be substantially improved by training the right skills and implants and using more advanced equipment and ships. [[Alpha clones]] can mine, although the only specialised mining ship they can use is the [[Venture]].  Players can mine either alone or as part of a mining fleet, and can produce a stable income stream. However, miners are always vulnerable to attacks by other players as well as [[Can flipping|can flippers]], so it can be a risky profession, particularly in lower security areas.<br />

** mid-level gas sites (Vital and Bountiful): up-to 30-40 M ISK/hour

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===Planetary interaction===

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==Outlaw Careers==

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===Scamming or theft===