Villagers in Disney Dreamlight Valley can be assigned to gather resources linked to their specialist role, making it easier to obtain materials without searching manually. The feature is available only for villagers whose friendship level is at least seven, and choosing the correct role is important because categories can include less obvious items.

– Mining specialists collect gems, ores, crystals, stone and materials such as Pixie Dust.
– Gardening specialists collect crops from all available game regions.
– Fishing specialists collect fish, seafood and selected shoreline materials.
– Digging specialists collect clay, coal, sand, soil, pebbles and other buried resources.
– Foraging specialists collect flowers, wild ingredients, wood and items from trees and bushes.
– Snippet Catching specialists collect Snippets.
– Timebending specialists collect items including Ancient Plates, Ancient Gears, Glimmer and Ancient Magnets.