diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/jobs.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/jobs.dm
index 743d799374f..e225242826f 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/jobs.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/jobs.dm
@@ -202,7 +202,6 @@ var/datum/subsystem/job/SSjob
 /datum/subsystem/job/proc/DivideOccupations()
 	//Setup new player list and get the jobs list
 	Debug("Running DO")
-	SetupOccupations()
 
 	//Holder for Triumvirate is stored in the ticker, this just processes it
 	if(ticker)
@@ -397,8 +396,8 @@ var/datum/subsystem/job/SSjob
 	for(var/datum/job/J in occupations)
 		var/regex = "[J.title]=(-1|\\d+),(-1|\\d+)"
 		var/datum/regex/results = regex_find(jobstext, regex)
-		J.total_positions = results.str(2)
-		J.spawn_positions = results.str(3)
+		J.total_positions = text2num(results.str(2))
+		J.spawn_positions = text2num(results.str(3))
 
 /datum/subsystem/job/proc/HandleFeedbackGathering()
 	for(var/datum/job/job in occupations)
diff --git a/code/game/gamemodes/abduction/abduction.dm b/code/game/gamemodes/abduction/abduction.dm
index 1151de4f55f..4321082c0aa 100644
--- a/code/game/gamemodes/abduction/abduction.dm
+++ b/code/game/gamemodes/abduction/abduction.dm
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@
 	explanation_text = "Capture"
 
 /datum/objective/abductee/capture/New()
-	var/list/jobs = SSjob.occupations
+	var/list/jobs = SSjob.occupations.Copy()
 	for(var/datum/job/J in jobs)
 		if(J.current_positions < 1)
 			jobs -= J
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/interactive.dm b/code/modules/mob/interactive.dm
index 51cb52ac775..62f825ea056 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/interactive.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/interactive.dm
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
 	//this is here because this has no client/prefs/brain whatever.
 	age = rand(AGE_MIN,AGE_MAX)
 	//job handling
-	var/list/jobs = SSjob.occupations
+	var/list/jobs = SSjob.occupations.Copy()
 	for(var/datum/job/J in jobs)
 		if(J.title == "Cyborg" || J.title == "AI" || J.title == "Chaplain" || J.title == "Mime")
 			jobs -= J