The Panglaonons are hardworking; the people of Dauis not an exception. They work hard and engage in farming, fishing, carpentry, fine jewelry making, shell craft making woodcarving, basketry and other small scale home-based processing of food products such as the purple yam.

Jewelry and shell craft making can be found in barangay Poblacion; basket making in barangays San Isidro and Dao, and furniture making in barangays Totolan, Songculan, Tinago and Bingag. A number of the people though have found employment in the different resorts.