What is JP in GTA Online and how does it work: Everything beginners need to know

JP or Job Points have been out there in the game since time immemorial, but they still confuse a lot of GTA Online players.

GTA Online features a number of lucrative side hustles and money-grinding opportunities to keep the game interesting and relative. Additional bonuses also play a huge role in keeping players engaged and prevent fans from slacking off. It is, after all, a video game. People, especially in the golden age of content, seem to have a very short attention span.

JP or Job Points are one of the most confusing rewards featured in GTA Online. This article goes over the basics of earning JP and explains how they differ from regular bonuses.

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Job Points in GTA Online, Explained:

The amount of job points earned in GTA Online depends heavily on what place the player comes in. It goes as follows:

• 1st place player earns 15 job points
• 2nd place player earns 12 job points
• 3rd place player makes 10 job points
• 4th place churns out 8 job points
• 5th place player makes 7 job points
• 6th place player earns a paltry 6, and so on..

An additional Job Point is awarded to the player who nails the most important task of a mission. For example, the player who manages to get the documents for Rooftop Rumble gets 16 job points. Similarly, in Deathmatches, players who take the game to the next level by doing the most difficult tasks are rewarded with an additional Job Point.

At the end of the playlist, the player with the highest points in GTA Online wins.Job Points are recorded in GTA Online sessions beside the player's registered name. They are reset to 0 when the player quits or swaps sessions.

Essentially, JP only comes into use only within a Playlist of Jobs in GTA Online and does not serve much purpose outside of it. The player with the most JP ends up "winning" the playlist, and used to determine what Jobs are played within a session.

They are also used to break tiebreakers within the playlist. For example, in a lobby of 10 players, if 5 people vote on Job A and the other 5 on Job B, the side with the most JP gets to decide the Job coming up on the Playlist next.