- See also: Career
A list of career tracks in The Sims series.
Career tracks table[]
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| Band | 
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| Gamer |
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| Gatherer |
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| Ghost hunter |
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| Hacker | 
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| Horseman | 
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| Hunter |
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| Intelligence |
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| Inventor |
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| Investigator |
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| Lifeguard | 
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| Magician |
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| Natural scientist |
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| Nectar maker | 
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| Oceanography |
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| Photographer |
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| Politics |
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| Romance consultant | 
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| Scuba diver |
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| Sculptor |
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| Singer |
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| Slacker |
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| Sports agent |
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| Writer |
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| Barista |
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| Bookstore clerk |
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| Diver |
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| Film |
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| Grocery store clerk |
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| Mausoleum clerk |
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| Receptionist |
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| Spa specialist |
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| Video game streamer |
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| Art |
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| Ballet |
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| Shop |
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- ↑ Also includes careers in The Sims Stories series - The Sims Life Stories, The Sims Pet Stories and The Sims Castaway Stories.
The Sims[]
At level 10 of any career (except Fame), a chance card can appear that will move the Sim to a new job level in a different career track.
| Icon | Career | Skills focus | Chance Card movement | EP |
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| Business | Logic, Charisma, Creativity, Body, Mechanical | Pro Athlete — All Star (5) | | |
| Entertainment | Charisma, Creativity, Body, Mechanical | Politics — Congressman/Congresswoman (7) | | |
| Law Enforcement | Logic, Body, Charisma, Creativity, Mechanical, Cooking | Entertainment — TV Star (7) | | |
| Life of Crime | Creativity, Charisma, Body, Mechanical, Logic, Cooking | Hacker — Security Consultant (5) | | |
| Medicine | Logic, Body, Mechanical, Charisma, Creativity | Science — Inventor (7) | | |
| Military | Body, Mechanical, Logic, Charisma, Cooking | Law Enforcement — SWAT Team Leader (8) | | |
| Politics | Logic, Charisma, Creativity, Body | Medicine — Intern (4) | | |
| Pro Athlete | Body, Charisma, Cooking, Creativity, Mechanical | "X-treme Career" — Mountain Climber (6) | | |
| Science | Logic, Creativity, Mechanical, Charisma, Cooking | Life of Crime — Criminal Mastermind (10) | | |
| "X-treme Career" | Creativity, Body, Charisma, Mechanical, Logic, Cooking | Military — Counter Intelligence (5) | | |
| Hacker | Creativity, Logic, Charisma, Mechanical | Journalism — Newspaper Reporter (5) | | |
| Journalism | Charisma, Creativity, Logic, Body | Slacker — Freelance Photographer (8) | | |
| Musician | Creativity, Charisma, Body, Mechanical, Logic | Paranormal — Medium (5) | | |
| Paranormal | Charisma, Logic, Creativity, Mechanical, Body | Business — Junior Executive (4) | | |
| Slacker | Charisma, Body, Mechanical | Musician — Backup Musician (7) | | |
| Animal Care | Charisma, Body, Logic, Creativity, Mechanical, Cooking | Entertainment — B-Movie Star (5) | | |
| Circus | Charisma, Body, Creativity, Logic, Mechanical, Cooking | Animal Care — Veterinarian (9) | | |
| Culinary Arts | Cooking, Charisma, Creativity, Mechanical | Science — Top Secret Researcher (8) | | |
| Education | Logic, Creativity, Charisma, Cooking | Business — President (8) | | |
| Fashion | Charisma, Body, Creativity, Cooking, Mechanical | Culinary Arts — Cookbook Author (8) | | |
| Fame | Charisma, Creativity, Body | No movement | |
In The Sims, a Sim at the top of a career track will eventually get moved to another.
The career tracks don't have a clear hierarchy from best to worst, but they do have a clear best and a clear worst.
The Sims Bustin' Out[]
The Sims Bustin' Out for console careers[]
The Sims Bustin' Out for console free play careers[]
The Sims Bustin' Out for handheld careers[]
- Mower Madness
- Smoothie Slider
- Powerlifter
- Bait Flinger
- Jam Session
- Pizza Pandemonium
- Cliff Diver X
- Petri Dish
The Sims 2[]
Similarly to careers in The Sims, the highest-paying career track changes between levels. This chart showcases the weekly pay for all careers in The Sims 2 and its expansions.
The Sims 2 base game careers[]
University careers[]
Pets careers (for pets)[]
Seasons careers[]
FreeTime careers[]
The Sims Stories[]
The Sims Life Stories[]
The Sims Castaway Stories[]
The Sims 2 console[]
The Sims 2 for console careers[]
The Sims 2 for PSP careers[]
Smack-A-Ghoul- Howlin' Hoedown
- Kine Sunrise Ritual
- YETI
The Sims 2: Pets for console careers[]
- Arts & Crafts
- Business
- Coaching
- Construction
- Education
- Government
- Law
- Medicine
- Parks and Recreation
- Retail Clothing
The Sims 3[]
The Sims 3 base game careers[]
- Business
- Criminal
- Evil branch
- Thief branch
- Culinary
- Journalism
- Law Enforcement
- Forensic Analyst
- Special Agent
- Medical
- Military
- Music
- Rock branch
- Symphonic branch
- Political
- Professional Sports
- Science
Ambitions careers[]
Late Night careers[]
- Film
- Acting branch
- Directing branch
Generations careers[]
Showtime careers[]
Supernatural careers[]
- Fortune Teller
- Mystic branch
- Scam Artist branch
University Life careers[]
All new careers are connected to the new social groups:
- Sports Agent
- Video Game Developer
- Engineer branch
- Game Artist branch
- Art Appraiser
- Acquisition branch
- Appraisal branch
Island Paradise careers[]
Into the Future careers[]
- Astronomer
- Astrophysicist branch
- Space Explorer branch
- Bot Arena
- Arena Official branch
- Arena Mechanic branch
Part-time jobs[]
- Base game
- Late Night
- Seasons
Self-employed careers[]
- Alchemist
- Angler
- Band
- Bot Builder
- Gardener
- Horse(wo)man
- Inventor
- Nectar Maker
- Painter
- Photographer
- Scuba Diver
- Sculptor
- Writer
The Sims 4[]
In The Sims 4, every off-world career has two branches, while every active career only has one. Sims also have the option to register as self-employed with the Ministry of Labor, which is completely open-ended with no career levels or branches. Patch 79 added the freelancer career, which allows Sims to work on their own time from home.
| Career | Branch | Simoleons/Week | Simoleons/Hour | Hours/Day | Days/Week |
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| Education | Administrator | §5850 | §325 | 6h | 3d |
| Critic | Arts Critic | ||||
| Writer | Author | ||||
| Babysitter | Babysitter | ||||
| Barista | Barista | ||||
| Athlete | Bodybuilder | ||||
| Criminal | Boss | §445 | 7h | ||
| Gardener | Botanist | ||||
| Politician | Charity Organizer | ||||
| Culinary | Chef | ||||
| Civil Designer | Civic Planner | ||||
| Entertainer | Comedian | ||||
| Engineer | Computer Engineer | ||||
| Military | Covert Operator | §16880 | §422 | 8h | 5d |
| Freelancer | Crafter | ||||
| Detective | Detective | ||||
| Secret Agent | Diamond Agent | ||||
| Freelancer | Digital Artist | ||||
| Diver | Diver | ||||
| Doctor | Doctor | ||||
| Conservationist | Environmental Manager | ||||
| Tech Guru | eSport Gamer | ||||
| Salaryperson | Expert | ||||
| Freelancer | Fashion Photographer | ||||
| Fast Food Employee | Fast Food Employee | ||||
| Fisherman | Fisherman | ||||
| Gardener | Floral Designer | ||||
| Critic | Food Critic | ||||
| Civil Designer | Green Technician | ||||
| Handyperson | Handyperson | ||||
| Interior Decorator | Interior Decorator | ||||
| Social Media | Internet Personality | ||||
| Astronaut | Interstellar Smuggler | §413 | 9h | ||
| Business | Investor | ||||
| Writer | Journalist | ||||
| Law | Judge | ||||
| Lifeguard | Lifeguard | ||||
| Business | Management | ||||
| Manual Laborer | Manual Laborer | ||||
| Conservationist | Marine Biologist | ||||
| Painter | Master of the Real | ||||
| Romance Consultant | Matchmaker | ||||
| Engineer | Mechanical Engineer | ||||
| Culinary | Mixologist | ||||
| Entertainer | Musician | ||||
| Military | Officer | 16880 | §422 | 8h | 5d |
| Criminal | Oracle | §316 | 7h | ||
| Freelancer | Paranormal Investigator | ||||
| Painter | Patron of the Arts | ||||
| Politician | Politician | ||||
| Law | Private Attorney | ||||
| Athlete | Professional Athlete | ||||
| Education | Professor | §4770 | §265 | 6h | 3d |
| Freelancer | Programmer | ||||
| Social Media | Public Relations | ||||
| Romance Consultant | Relationship Counselor | ||||
| Retail Employee | Retail Employee | ||||
| Scientist | Scientist | ||||
| Self-Employed | Self-Employed | ||||
| Simfluencer | Simfluencer | ||||
| Astronaut | Space Ranger | §422 | |||
| Tech Guru | Start-up Entrepreneur | ||||
| Style Influencer | Stylist | ||||
| Salaryperson | Supervisor | ||||
| Style Influencer | Trendsetter | ||||
| Video Game Streamer | Video Game Streamer | ||||
| Secret Agent | Villain | ||||
| Freelancer | Writer |
The Sims 4 base game careers[]
- Astronaut
- Space Ranger Branch
- Interstellar Smuggler Branch
- Athlete
- Professional Athlete Branch
- Bodybuilder Branch
- Business
- Management Branch
- Investor Branch
- Criminal
- Boss Branch
- Oracle Branch
- Culinary
- Chef Branch
- Mixologist Branch
- Entertainer
- Musician Branch
- Comedian Branch
- Freelancer
- Painter
- Master of the Real Branch
- Patron of the Arts Branch
- Secret Agent
- Diamond Agent Branch
- Villain Branch
- Self-Employed
- Style Influencer
- Trendsetter Branch
- Stylist Branch
- Tech Guru
- eSport Gamer Branch
- Start-up Entrepreneur Branch
- Writer
- Author Branch
- Journalist Branch
Get to Work careers[]
City Living careers[]
- Critic
- Arts Critic Branch
- Food Critic Branch
- Politician
- Politician Branch
- Charity Organizer Branch
- Social Media
- Internet Personality Branch
- Public Relations Branch
Seasons careers[]
- Gardener
- Botanist Branch
- Floral Designer Branch
Get Famous careers[]
StrangerVille careers[]
- Military
- Covert Operator Branch
- Officer Branch
Island Living careers[]
- Conservationist
- Environmental Manager Branch
- Marine Biologist Branch
Discover University careers[]
- Education
- Administrator Branch
- Professor Branch
- Engineer
- Computer Engineer Branch
- Mechanical Engineer Branch
- Law
- Judge Branch
- Private Attorney Branch
Eco Lifestyle careers[]
- Civil Designer
- Civic Planner Branch
- Green Technician Branch
Snowy Escape careers[]
- Salaryperson
- Expert Branch
- Supervisor Branch
Dream Home Decorator careers[]
Lovestruck careers[]
- Romance Consultant
- Matchmaker Branch
- Relationship Counselor Branch
Life & Death careers[]
- Reaper
- Undertaker
- Funeral Director Branch
- Mortician Branch
Part-time jobs[]
Teens can take a part-time job in addition to attending high-school, while older Sims can work up to two part-time jobs.
- Base game
- Island Living
- High School Years
- For Rent
Afterschool activities[]
Children and teens can enroll in an afterschool activity in addition to attending school. They function similarly to adult careers, except they are unpaid. Discover University adds two afterschool activities that are only available to university students.
- Seasons
- Get Famous
- Discover University
- High School Years
Errands and odd jobs[]
Errands and odd jobs are introduced in Cottage Living and Island Living, respectively. They consist of small, once-off tasks Sims can complete for a few extra Simoleons.
The Sims Online[]
Restaurant[]
In this job, Sims go to work at a restaurant (different restaurant at higher levels in their career) and would take NPC's orders, place them in the ticket machine, and bring them their food when it was finished.
Robot Factory[]
In this job, Sims would have to operate and maintain machines in a factory to produce robots. Players were paid for every robot made.
Night Club[]
In this job, Sims would go to the club into the workers door and either work DJ or Dancer. They would be in competition with three other DJ/Dancer teams to get the most NPC guests in their area.