GTA Online Career Builder is a feature on the Xbox Series X|S and PS5 versions of the game that allows players to get a head start in the chaotic world of GTA Online. Not only is it just for new players though, but also returning GTA Online players who wish to reset their character.
What is GTA Online Career Builder?
Career Builder essentially allows players to choose from different criminal career paths. You also get GTA$4 million to spend on buying the properties, vehicles, and weapons for your selected career path.
Unfortunately, you must spend a minimum amount of that money before you can actually start playing — you need to spend at least GTA$3 million of the GTA$4 million that you're given. This means you must spend all your money until you're just under the GTA$1 million mark.
Another important thing to note is that the Career Builder can only be experienced once. You cannot repeat it even if you create a new character, and you certainly won't receive the GTA$4 million cash bonus again! Career Builder is solely available to players who own the newest version of GTA Online on the new consoles — the PlayStation 5 and the Xbox Series X|S.
Career Paths
Returning players should already be familiar with these career paths, but here's a quick rundown of what each path offers for new players in terms of progress. GTA Online career paths are as follows:
Executive
If you choose the Executive route, you will get an office and a warehouse to store your special cargo and vehicle cargo. You will buy and sell the cargo as the CEO of the company. While it may sound like a very beneficial career path, it is not lucrative for new players. We will discuss what career path to choose below.
Nightclub Owner
The Nightclub is the worst option here in terms of making money. The main goal of this guide is to help you choose the best career path for earning money quickly in GTA Online as a beginner. The issue here is that the Nightclub does not work if you do not own other businesses, such as the Gunrunning and Biker businesses. If you have other businesses, you can then hire Technicians to control your businesses to keep up with the supply requirements for the Nightclub business to operate passively.
While the Nightclub does offer GTA$10,000 every in-game day, provided you've kept its popularity high enough, the issue is that this popularity decreases organically over time. So, you must do missions to keep your Nightclub's popularity high, which makes it a terrible option here.
Biker
In the Biker career path, you become the president of a biker gang involved in several illicit businesses including selling drugs, meth labs, and counterfeiting money. The Biker business is good, but not as good as the Gunrunner career path.
Gunrunner
Gunrunning is one of the most profitable businesses. As a Gunrunner, you manufacture and sell weapons. You can either buy them for GTA$75,000 or steal them to source the required materials.
Best Choices
We understand that choosing a career path can be very confusing. So below, we've listed the best choices to ensure you are on your way to making the most money in GTA Online possible, in only a few hours. We've prepared a step-by-step guide on how you can make the most of the Career Builder feature and optimize your beginning, in order to get the Kosatka submarine as early as possible.
Yes, getting the Kosatka submarine is our end goal. Once you've purchased the Kosatka, you will be rolling in money. The Kosatka is part of the Cayo Perico heist update. The Cayo Perico heist is the fastest and the most profitable heist in GTA Online as of now. Previously, it was the Diamond Casino Heist.
So, you've got GTA$4 million to begin with at the start of your new character creation. Here's how you should spend it in order to have around GTA$1 million by the time you load into the world of GTA Online. The Kosatka costs GTA$2.2 million. So once you load into the game, your goal is to earn an additional GTA$1.2 million to reach that $2.2 million mark.
Here's our cheat sheet to the best career path for solo players:
