Now, other tribal groups work for the Boloven and the produce is sold to Chinese merchants. They also cultivate rice, maize, peppers, yams, and other vegetables. Some spices, such as cardamom and cinnamon, are raised for export. The Boloven are skilled wood-workers, though unlike other people groups in this area, they do not weave or work with metal. Pagodite , a stone used in carving, is also mined in the Boloven Plateau.
Boloven villages are generally small.
Houses are rectangular, built on stilts, and accessed by stairs. Depending on a family's income, a house may have thatch or wooden walls, a thatch or tile roof, and bamboo or wooden floors. Each house has a kitchen garden in which vegetables and herbs are raised. The village is the most significant political unit of Boloven society. Each has a village headman who decides important issues.