The general rule of thumb for the races in FFXI gil.

Added a section on the recommended race for each job. Also, the general rule of thumb for the races in FFXI gil is that Hume and Mithra (having the most balanced stats) are well-suited for any job, being able to pick up any role and not suffer the burden of substandard natural attributes because of race, but also not having the ability to necessarily excel as well as an Elf or Galka at a melee job or a Tarutaru at a mage job. As previously said, Tarutaru are also best suited for mage and all mage-type roles whereas Elf and Galka are geared more towards tanking/damage dealing roles. I would also like to say that even though some races excel more at certain roles then others, each race has the ability to be as efficient at any job as any other race. I am merely pointing out which races have a natural advantage over another race.