User blog comment:Doctor Ibrahim/Ask the Doc and his Family!/@comment-28718853-20170426082120/@comment-28358106-20170428115544

"Actually, there's a way to, um, sort of shortcut the system," Havers says, scratching the back of his head. "All licenses start out at level 1, and the more jobs you do without collateral damage, the higher your class, up to class 8. To go up in class, you have to complete jobs within the boundaries of the law, and your employers vouch for you and sponsor your permanent record. If you do bad stuff, your class drops.  The amount of your pay deducted depends on your class. But..."

He pauses. "High profile individuals, like Wardens or Patricians or even royalty, can sponsor you, and you can go up in class real quick. You could theoretically do a single job for, say, a queen, and if she sponsored you, you'd shoot right to the top."

"Heh. Good luck with that, though," Mel says.