Hired Workers
by racxus
Hired Workers lets a player contract two villagers for a single five-minute work session, with one miner and one sander gathering materials.
What it does
A hired worker takes on one task for a fixed window of five minutes, after which it leaves the world and drops whatever tool it was using, along with the materials it gathered. The miner works through stone, coal ore and copper ore inside its working radius, while the sander collects sand and red sand where the environment allows it. Players hand each worker a tool, and the worker uses it for the whole session.
The mod is built for players who need a large amount of base materials quickly and want to skip repetitive resource grinding. A worker's output depends on preparation, so a better tool gives a greater yield during the five minutes. Stone, iron, netherite and enchanted tools such as those with Efficiency or Fortune can noticeably raise gathering speed. The mod is distributed for NeoForge only, with a single game version, 1.21.8, and runs on client and server.
Key features
Five-minute contracts
Each hired villager works for exactly five minutes, then leaves, and any tool it used drops back to the player.
Specialist miner
The miner mines stone, coal ore and copper ore without pause within its working radius.
Specialist sander
The sander focuses only on sand and red sand in environments where those blocks are present.
Tool power-up
Enchanted tools such as Efficiency and Fortune boost gathering speed and output while the worker uses them.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Early-game resource restock
A player who needs stone, coal or copper again early on can bring in a miner for one short burst of collection.
Glass and concrete supply
Sand collection for glass and concrete can be handled by a hired sander without long-term base changes.
Who it’s for: Players who want a quick, temporary burst of resource gathering rather than permanent automation. Server owners can offer the contracts to players who play together.
Questions
Does Hired Workers need to be installed on the server?
Which loader does Hired Workers use?
Do hired workers stay after a contract ends?
In the catalog
Hired Workers is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,974 Mobs mods for NeoForge. 17,695 mods support Minecraft 1.21.8.
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What the author says
Need a massive amount of base materials quickly? Let's get to work! Tired of tedious resource grinding? Workers offers powerful, temporary assistance focused on two essential areas: Mining and Dredging.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/workers
- Owner
- racxus
- Published
- 2025-11-20
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-11-20
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15