diff --git a/weed/plugin/worker/erasure_coding_handler.go b/weed/plugin/worker/erasure_coding_handler.go
index 45319c84e..21aee9339 100644
--- a/weed/plugin/worker/erasure_coding_handler.go
+++ b/weed/plugin/worker/erasure_coding_handler.go
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ func (h *ErasureCodingHandler) Capability() *plugin_pb.JobTypeCapability {
 		MaxExecutionConcurrency: 1,
 		DisplayName:             "EC Encoding",
 		Description:             "Converts full and quiet volumes into EC shards",
+		Weight:                  80,
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/weed/plugin/worker/vacuum_handler.go b/weed/plugin/worker/vacuum_handler.go
index fdb51b5fb..c2199e02f 100644
--- a/weed/plugin/worker/vacuum_handler.go
+++ b/weed/plugin/worker/vacuum_handler.go
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ func (h *VacuumHandler) Capability() *plugin_pb.JobTypeCapability {
 		MaxExecutionConcurrency: maxExec,
 		DisplayName:             "Volume Vacuum",
 		Description:             "Reclaims disk space by removing deleted files from volumes",
+		Weight:                  60,
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/weed/plugin/worker/volume_balance_handler.go b/weed/plugin/worker/volume_balance_handler.go
index 0b892a30b..1a31f8c24 100644
--- a/weed/plugin/worker/volume_balance_handler.go
+++ b/weed/plugin/worker/volume_balance_handler.go
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ func (h *VolumeBalanceHandler) Capability() *plugin_pb.JobTypeCapability {
 		MaxExecutionConcurrency: 1,
 		DisplayName:             "Volume Balance",
 		Description:             "Moves volumes between servers to reduce skew in volume distribution",
+		Weight:                  50,
 	}
 }