Best criminal career in GTA 5 Online for beginners (2025)

The PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC Enhanced players often look for the best criminal career in GTA 5 Online. The reason is simple - there's the Career Builder feature that helps beginners start their criminal careers. There are over a dozen businesses available in Los Santos right now, and each one of them offers a different path to get rich. This makes it utmost necessary to choose the best criminal career in the Career Builder.

Upon creating a new character, players are rewarded four million dollars and must then choose one out of four criminal career paths from the Career Builder. Once it is chosen, players must purchase its related properties, vehicles, and weapons before entering the game. This article shares below the best criminal career in GTA 5 Online for beginners in 2025.

Note: This article is subjective and reflects the writer's opinions as well as analysis of the available criminal careers in GTA 5 Online.

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Best criminal career in GTA 5 Online for beginners in 2025: A brief guide

As stated, the Career Builder gives $4,000,000 to spend on a criminal career path to beginners. You must spend this amount on a career path and its related properties, vehicles, and weapons before entering the multiplayer. Here are the four business options available for newcomers:

• Nightclub
• Biker
• Gunrunner
• Executive

Out of the four options, the best criminal career in GTA 5 Online is the Biker business.

In terms of properties, this career path requires purchasing a Biker Clubhouse and an MC Business, that is:

• Cocaine Lockup
• Weed Farm
• Counterfeit Cash Factory
• Document Forgery Office

Although there is complete freedom of choice, buying the Great Chaparral Clubhouse and a Cocaine Lockup can be quite helpful.

This is because the said Clubhouse is rather cheap and at a decent location, and the Cocaine Lockups have the highest profit per hour out of all MC Businesses in GTA Online, which can be increased by installing upgrades. MC Business resupply and sell missions are also pretty straightforward and shouldn't trouble beginners in Invite Only sessions.

Additionally, if you own the Criminal Enterprise Starter Pack, the Great Chaparral Clubhouse and the Grand Senora Desert Counterfeit Cash Factory are free. All of this makes it the best criminal career in GTA 5 Online, even in 2025.

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Best criminal career in GTA 5 Online: Which vehicle to buy first?

As far as vehicles are concerned, the GTA Online Karin Kuruma (Armored) is a pretty great choice, especially for beginners. It costs $698,250, which is relatively cheap, and has a decent top speed.

That said, Armored Kuruma's best assets are its bullet-resistant windows. Needless to say, this will protect you from enemy bullets to a great extent, which is especially beneficial during missions.

It isn't known if the Karin Kuruma (Armored) will return in Grand Theft Auto 6. Nevertheless, Rockstar should consider bringing back this popular car instead of futuristic vehicles, as they are one of the things that GTA 6 should avoid.

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What is the best criminal career in GTA 5 Online for PS4 and Xbox One players?

Since the Career Builder feature is only available in current-gen versions of the game, those on last-gen consoles (PS4 and Xbox One) can't access it.

So, the second best criminal career in GTA 5 Online for them is The First Dose missions. These missions help earn a decent amount of money and also get the Acid Lab business for a lot cheaper than most businesses in GTA Online. It is also quite profitable and straightforward to operate.

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It's worth noting that choosing which one is the best criminal career in GTA 5 Online also depends on one's own preferences. All four of the available choices are great in their own way.

However, if gamers want to start their Los Santos journey in a bit more relaxing manner, then the Bikers is the best criminal career in GTA 5 Online.

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