Reasons Why Villager Not Changing Profession In Minecraft

Welcome to the website. Today, we will be discussing an issue which both newer as well as long-time Minecraft players may be facing, along with the reasons and solutions for the same, i.e. why is the villager not changing profession in Minecraft.

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If you are one of those who are facing this, as we are assuming you are since you are still reading this article – then, without wasting any more time, let’s take a deep dive into the subject.

The profession in Minecraft and why to change it?

Minecraft boasts of millions of players exploring its world despite being almost a decade old game now. It is one of the best PS4 survival games. There is still a sense of classic timeless feel to the game.

That is why it is reported that there were 126 million monthly active users of the game last year. And as an active player, you must already be aware of the concept of the profession in Minecraft. In this game, there are various types of mobs. Few are aggressive against you, while others are passive. Villagers come under the latter.

Even amongst the villagers, you will see different types of people undertaking different types of professions. Some of them are random people, some fishermen, clerics, trade people, zombie-like people, etc. Your gameplay will change according to the type. So, it becomes a critical factor, and it also becomes helpful to know how you can alter the profession and what to do in case you face the titular problem, which is your villager not changing profession.

“Any other reason for changing the profession of villagers in Minecraft?” you ask. Well, yes. Because you may lack manpower in one area or the other in your village or farm and you may need more people to work in that particular area. For this, you would definitely need to change their profession. So, let us explore this more in detail.

Solution To Fix The Villager Not Changing Profession Issue

Now that you understand the basics and the reasons, you can solve the Villager not changing profession problem. Let us see how to actually change it.

In essence, it all comes down to one thing: trading i.e. whether you have traded with that villager already or not. Thus, there arise two cases of concern for us:-

If you have already traded with that person

In such a case, the profession of that specific person will be “locked” and you cannot change the profession that makes the whole thing a dead end. Well, this is one of the reasons why villagers not changing professions.

If you haven’t traded with that person

In such a case where you have not traded with that person, you can change the profession of that person. And it is fairly simple to do so. Though, obviously there is a catch present.

Even here, Minecraft players may face the issue of villager not changing profession.

Really? What to do now?

In such a scenario, you need to check whether their workstation was destroyed by mistake or not. Hear us out! Workers will work in their workstations which is obvious. But if their workstation is broken or destroyed, they will not roam around, but instead, they will be “tied” to their workstation. Thus, it will prevent any possibility of changing their profession.

Solution

Now, don’t worry about it at all. There exists a solution, which is very simple. All you have to do is to take your villagers to the location of the worksite, and then he/she will realize what has actually happened to their station. Now, the path to change their profession is finally clear and the player can proceed to do the same very easily.

And that is it on how to solve the problem of villager not changing profession. Fairly simple once you get the hang of it, but very tricky for the uninitiated or someone who is relatively new to the game.

Conclusion

As you can see in the article above, the problem of villager not changing profession may seem silly at first glance, but it requires very specific things which need to be done to solve it.

This article serves as a guide for the same. Wherein we have explored step-by-step as to what we can do to solve it in a systematic, as well as in a tried and tested manner. We hope that you no longer would be facing this issue.

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