Some of the villagers do different jobs like a cleric using compost or a leatherworker using brewing stands.
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Are they changing their professions when they do this, and do you hear the sounds associated with their jobs?
If they're changing professions (that is, their skin changes to the one associated with their new jobs), this is working as intended. Villagers can change professions any time up until you trade with them for the first time.
If you're not hearing the sounds, they're not actually using the job site blocks, just standing beside them.
If they're not changing professions and you're hearing the sounds, then this is a bug.