1:High end homesteaders for fighting big gunners and PvP, male homesteaders with frag grenades, and females with 14mms.
2:Nomads with super sledge hammers for fighting PvE where melee stuff is better.
3:Combat slaves with rocket launchers if you're willing to risk them all missing.
4:Ghoul scavs with 14mms or desert eagles with FMJ rounds for fighting lower level players/PvE.
5:Ghoul crazies with hunting rifles/assault rifles for heavy turn based PvE/PvP, or for camping/fighting hand to hand trolls.
For mining, if you want cheap slaves, go up north, and enslave rave parties and stuff, weak as hell, but they can mine.
-Ulrek-