- See also: Career
A list of career tracks in The Sims series.
Career tracks table
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| Alchemist | 
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| Animal Care | 
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| Band | 
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| Bot Arena |
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| Bot Builder |
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| Circus |
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| Crafter | 
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| Daycare | 
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| Education |
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| Fashion |
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| Film |
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| Firefighter |
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| Fortune Teller |
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| Game Development |
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| Gamer |
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| Gardener |
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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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| Journalism |
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| Law |
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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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| Painter |
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| Paranormal |
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| Photographer |
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| Politics |
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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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| Babysitter |
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| Bookstore Clerk |
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| Fast Food Employee |
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| Film |
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| Grocery Store Clerk |
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| Receptionist |
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| Retail Employee |
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| Spa Specialist |
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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
In The Sims, a Sim at the top of a career track will eventually get moved to another.
The Sims base game careers
- Business
- Entertainment
- Law Enforcement
- Life of Crime
- Medicine
- Military
- Politics
- Pro Athlete
- Science
- Xtreme
Livin' Large careers
Unleashed careers
Superstar careers
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
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 Pets for console careers
- Business
- Clothes Manager[confirmation needed]
- Education
- Government
- Law Enforcement
- Park and Recreation
- Science
The Sims 3
The Sims 3 base game careers
- Business
- Criminal - Evil branch
- Criminal - Thief branch
- Culinary
- Journalism
- Law Enforcement - Forensic Analyst
- Law Enforcement - Special Agent
- Medical
- Military
- Music - Rock branch
- Music - Symphonic branch
- Political
- Professional Sports
- Science
Ambitions careers
- Architectural Designer
- Education
- Firefighter
- Ghost Hunter
- Investigator
- Stylist
- Self-Employed
Late Night careers
Generations careers
Showtime careers
Supernatural careers
- Fortune Teller - Mystic branch
- Fortune Teller - Scam Artist branch
University Life careers
All new careers are connected to the new social groups:
- Sports Agent
- Video Game Developer - Engineer branch
- Video Game Developer - Game Artist branch
- Art Appraiser - Acquisition branch
- Art Appraiser - Appraisal branch
Island Paradise careers
Into the Future careers
- Astronomer - Astrophysicist branch
- Astronomer - Space Explorer branch
- Bot Arena - Arena Official branch
- Bot Arena - Arena Mechanic branch
Part-time jobs
- Alien Test Subject
- Bookstore Clerk
- Film
- Grocery Store Clerk
- Mausoleum Clerk
- Receptionist
- Spa Specialist
Self-employed careers
- Alchemist
- Angler
- Band
- Bot Builder
- Gardener
- Horseman
- Inventor
- Nectar Maker
- Painter
- Photographer
- Scuba Diver
- Sculptor
- Writer
The Sims 4
The Sims 4 base game careers
Each career track introduced in The Sims 4 base game has two branches.
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
- Painter
- Master of the Real Branch
- Patron of the Arts Branch
- Secret Agent
- Diamond Agent Branch
- Villain Branch
- 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
Each career track introduced in The Sims 4: City Living has two branches.
- Critic
- Arts Critic Branch
- Food Critic Branch
- Politician
- Politician Branch
- Charity Organizer Branch
- Social Media
- Internet Personality Branch
- Public Relations Branch
Seasons careers
Get Famous careers
Part-time jobs
Teens can take a part-time job in addition to attending high-school.
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.