i thought i'd try making the job change really easy

[Destrus]

I tried that on my second archer. I stripped before entering and my clone appeared to be without equipment, but he immediately beat me down with some long range bare fisted punches. Still attacked with high damage and range like a bow.

I don't know for sure but my guess is that the equipment the clone shows is purely aesthetic and it's power is calculated using your level and your stat points.

that's the conclusion i came to as well except there was something strange. my fighter has a lot more hp and end than my archer did but both clones still had about the same hp