All Careers in The Sims 4: Job, Tips and How to Promote

There are many different jobs to choose from in The Sims 4, including the very robust career group included in the basic game, and more careers have been added to the Sims 4 for over a decade. The job you have for The Sims enrollment is entirely up to you, but there are many factors that can affect your performance, such as whether the SIM card's skills are right for the job you want. If you want your Sims to be successful, it takes some knowledge and effort – just like real work.

While you need to know the specific knowledge of each profession to help you succeed, there are some general tips to help your Sims climb their company ladder.

General tips for any Sims 4 career

Choose an active, self-employed or rabbit hole job

There are three main types of careers in The Sims 4. Most of them are rabbit hole-type homework, and your Sims are just walking away on the screen and doing your own thing without any meaningful input from the player. But there are also “active” careers where you can follow your SIM to their location where you have to get them through various tasks (although you can also work as a rabbit hole if you want), as well as self-employed and freelancer careers, where your SIM card will complete a single show in the comfort of their home, such as writing a book, painting pictures or building furniture.

Doing well in school

Teens who have achieved good grades in high school will automatically get one or two career levels in any job they work – AB GPA will join your Sim for the rest of your life in the second level of each career, and A Will Will Will Will Will Will Will Will Will Will Will Start on the Third Level. Again, there are some specific college degrees that can help you start your level and performance – we will notice below.

Obtain career-related reward allowances

In your lifetime wish reward, you can buy some privileges, which will be of great help to any career you pursue. Professional lazy people (4000 bonus points) will get it so you will never lose your job or be demoted for underperforming, and the contact characteristics will put you in three career levels higher than usual – this is the stack of any bonuses you get in high school or college. Savant Perk (4000 points) improves all skills by 25% as most jobs have specific promotional skills requirements.

Actually do this job

In most cases, this job will tell you exactly what the SIM needs to do to succeed. Most jobs will require you to complete certain tasks (basically homework) when you stand out or improve certain skills to win promotions – whatever these requests will be listed in the Career tab in the lower right corner of the screen. Likewise, active careers will provide your Sims with random tasks while they are in the office, and if you don't do that at least every day, you end up making very little money.

Work overtime

Some jobs allow your SIM to stay for two hours at the normal end of the shift, which can improve their job performance and earn overtime pay. Use this option to improve your career faster.

Apart from that, you need to improve your skills in each profession and make sure your SIM card does the job as much as possible. To help you, below, you will find a list of every normal and positive career in The Sims 4, along with a list of related skills, ideal emotions, and which college degrees are the most relevant. Follow this guide and no matter which profession you put your SIM card into, they will immediately shoot in cash and holidays.

All Sims 4 Normal Careers

astronaut

• DLC: Basic Game
• Related skills: fitness, logic
• Ideal mood: focus on
• Branches: Space Ranger and Star Smuggler
• Related Degrees: Physics (Space Ranger Branch), Villain (Star Smuggler Branch)

athlete

• DLC: Basic Game
• Related skills: fitness, charm, prank
• Ideal emotions: full of vitality
• Branches: Professional athletes and bodybuilders
• Related Degrees: Biology (Bodym Branch), Communication (Brand of Professional Athlete)

Business

• DLC: Basic Game
• Related skills: Charm, logic
• Ideal mood: self-confidence
• Branches: Management and Investors
• Related Degrees: Economics (Investor Branch), Communications (Management Branch)

criminal

• DLC: Basic Game
• Related skills: prank, logic, charm
• Ideal mood: playful, angry
• Branches: Boss and Oracle
• Related Degrees: Computer Science (Oracle Branch), Villain (Boss Branch)

cooking

• DLC: Basic Game
• Related skills: cooking, gourmet cooking, charm
• Ideal mood: inspired
• Branches: Chef and Bartender
• Related Degrees: Culinary Arts (Chef Branch), Communications (Barter Branch)

artist

• DLC: Basic Game
• Related skills: guitar, piano, violin, comedy
• Ideal mood: inspired
• Branches: Musicians and comedians
• Related Degrees: Fine Arts (Branch of Musicians), Drama (Branch of Comedians)

painter

• DLC: Basic Game
• Related skills: Painting
• Ideal mood: inspired
• Branches: Master of the Real and Artist Patron
• Related Degrees: Fine Arts (the owner of the real branch), Art History (the art customer branch)

spy

• DLC: Basic Game
• Related skills: logic, charm, fitness, prank
• Ideal mood: focus on
• Branches: Diamond Agents and Little Man
• Related Degrees: Psychology (Diamond Agent Branch), Villain (Villain Branch)

Technology teacher

• DLC: Basic Game
• Related skills: programming, gaming, logic
• Ideal mood: focus on
• Branches: Esports gamers and start-up entrepreneurs
• Relevant degree: Computer Science (two branches)

writer

• DLC: Basic Game
• Related skills: Writing, Charm
• Ideal mood: inspired
• Branches: Writers and journalists
• Relevant degree: Language and Literature (Author Branch), Communication (Reporter Branch)

critic

• DLC: Urban Life
• Related Skills: Writing, Charm, Food Cooking
• Ideal mood: inspired
• Branches: Art critics and food critics
• Related Degrees: Art History (Art Critics Branch), Culinary Art (Food Critics Branch)

politician

• DLC: Urban Life
• Related skills: Charm, logic
• Ideal mood: self-confidence
• Branches: politicians and charitable organizers
• Related degree: History (Branch of the Politician), Communication (Branch of the Charity Organizer)

Social Media

• DLC: Urban Life
• Related skills: Charm, Game, Comedy
• Ideal mood: self-confidence
• Branches: Internet personality and public relations
• Related Degrees: Drama (Internet Personality Branch), Communication (Public Relations Branch)

Protectionists

• DLC: Island Life
• Related skills: logic, fitness, charm
• Ideal mood: focus on
• Branches: Environmental Manager and Marine Biologist
• Related Degrees: Biology (Branch of Environment Manager) (Branch of Marine Biologist)

gardener

• DLC: Season
• Related skills: gardening, logic, painting
• Ideal mood: inspired
• Branches: Botanist and flower designer
• Related degree: Biology (Branch of Botanist), Fine Art (Branch of Flower Designer)

Freelancer

• DLC: Basic Game
• Related skills: Which one do you choose
• Ideal emotions: inspired by creatives, focusing on programming
• Branches: Freedom writer, freelance artist, freelance programmer, freelance photographer, paranormal investigator
• Related Degrees: Language and Literature (Writer), Fine Arts (Artist/Photographer), Computer Science (Programmer)

army

• DLC: Strangerville
• Related Skills: Fitness, Logic, Charm (Official), Prank (Secret Operator)
• Ideal mood: focus on
• Branches: Officials and secret operators
• Related Degrees: History (Official Branch), Psychology (Secret Operator Branch)

educate

• DLC: Discovery University
• Related skills: logic, charm
• Ideal mood: focus on
• Branch: Administrator and professor
• Related degree: Economics (Administrator branch), Psychology (Branch professor)

engineer

• DLC: Discovery University
• Related skills: logic, robotics, convenience, programming
• Ideal mood: focus on
• Branches: Mechanical Engineers and Computer Engineers
• Related Degrees: Physics (Mechanical Engineer Branch), Computer Science (Computer Engineer Branch)

law

• DLC: Discovery University
• Related Skills: Logic, Charm, Research and Debate
• Ideal mood: focus on
• Branches: Private lawyers and judges
• Related Degrees: Language and Literature (Private Lawyer Branch), History (Judge Branch)

Style influencer

• DLC: Famous
• Related skills: Charm, Photography, Painting
• Ideal mood: inspired
• Branches: Stylists and Trend Setters
• Related Degrees: Fine Arts (Stylist Branch), Art History (Trend Setter Branch)

Salary

• DLC: Escape from Snow
• Related skills: Logic, writing, programming, charm
• Ideal mood: focus on
• Branches: Experts and Supervisors
• Relevant degree: None

Civilian designer

• DLC: Ecological Lifestyle
• Related skills: logic, convenience, manufacturing
• Ideal mood: focus on
• Branches: Green technicians and urban planners
• Related Degrees: Mechanical Engineering (Green Technician) or Computer Engineering and Economics (Urban Planner)

Romance Consultant

• DLC: Lovestruck
• Related skills: Charm, Romance, Logic
• Ideal mood: focus on
• Branches: Matchmaker and Relationship Consultant
• Related Degrees: None

Contractor

• DLC: Life and Death
• Related skills: fitness, charm, gardening, induction, painting
• Ideal mood: No
• Branches: Funeral Director and Testamentary
• Relevant degree: None

All Sims 4 Active Careers

doctor

• DLC: Go to work
• Related skills: logic, charm, convenience
• Ideal mood: focus on
• Branch: None (active occupation)
• Related degree: Biology

detective

• DLC: Go to work
• Related skills: logic, charm, fitness, prank
• Ideal mood: focus on
• Branch: None (active occupation)
• Related degree: Psychology

the scientist

• DLC: Go to work
• Related skills: logic, convenience, rocket science
• Ideal mood: focus on
• Branch: None (active occupation)
• Relevant degree: Physics

retail

• DLC: Working (self-employed, owned business)
• Related skills: Charming, Convenience (if construction/inventory), Logic (pricing)
• Ideal mood: self-confidence
• Branch: None
• Related Degrees: Economics, Business

Interior Decorators

• DLC: Dream Home Decorator
• Related skills: Charm
• Ideal mood: No
• Branch: None
• Relevant degree: None

Reaper

• DLC: Life and Death
• Related skills: Thanatology, fitness, charm
• Ideal mood: focus on
• Branch: None
• Relevant degree: None