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title: "Can You Change Career in Star Trek Online? | -PTF-"
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description: "No. Tactical, Engineering or Science career is permanent for that STO character. You can retrain skills and fly any eligible ship, but cannot change career."
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date_published: "2026-09-12"
date_modified: "2026-09-12T22:07:00Z"
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# Can you change career in Star Trek Online?

No. Tactical, Engineering or Science is fixed for that character. You can retrain skills, change ships and rebuild your setup, but the career itself does not change.

## Career is permanent

If a character was created as Tactical, Engineering or Science, that character stays in that career. To play a different career, you need another character.

## Career is permanent, but skills and ship choice are not

### It does not change career.

The token can change certain captain details within its rules, including species and/or gender where eligible. Tactical, Engineering or Science remains unchanged.

## Sources

- https://stowiki.net/wiki/Player_captain
- https://stowiki.net/wiki/Playable_starship
- https://www.arcgames.com/en/corp-news/detail/11569121-change-your-captain%27s-gender-or-species%21