Right Livelihood in Buddhism: Be of Benefit Through Your Work (AN 5.177)
Some work helps. Some work harms.
AN 5.177 is unusually direct about that, and it raises a harder question: what does your work actually put into the world?
Eightfold Path: Right Livelihood
Right Livelihood is work that supports wellbeing without causing harm. It includes how you earn, what you contribute, and what your work encourages in you. This page gathers suttas on integrity, pressure, ambition, stress, and living in a way that feels clean inside.