Sims 4: All Sims 4 Careers and Which Tasks Boost Work Performance

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Careers And Their Daily Tasks

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Part-Time Jobs

In The Sims 4, players can do as they please with their Sims' lives. There are dozens of different careers to explore in the game, and they all have their own activities for players to complete in order to improve their daily job performance.

This guide will list all available careers and career branches in The Sims 4, and let players know the daily tasks assigned to them for each career level. Although this is not a mandatory part of a job, it's a successful mechanic that can increase job performance much faster.

Updated on July 25, 2023, by Ashely Claudino: Completing daily tasks are a great way for Sims to boost their work performance, and they make it possible for them to get a promotion or a raise much faster. Part-time jobs and active careers don't have daily tasks, so gamers will have to boost their work performance in another way. This guide has been updated to contain more useful information on part-time and active jobs in The Sims 4.

How To Check Daily Task Progress

If a Sim is looking to get promoted, they'll want to complete their daily tasks in full. Sims can ignore daily tasks, complete them partially or finish them fully - the more effort they put into them, the bigger the performance boost they'll get from them.

Players can check their Sim's daily task progress by opening the Job tab in the lower right corner. Unlike promotion tasks, it's not mandatory to complete daily tasks to get an extra career level, but they will certainly help a Sim get there faster.

Careers And Their Daily Tasks

In The Sims 4, there are all sorts of career types, and the more game packs the player has, the more careers they'll have at their disposal. Career paths range from freelance to optional activities and to classic part-time and full-time jobs. Players can progress through all of these paths and even choose different branches when they get to a certain point in their careers.

Gamers should be sure to complete their daily tasks whenever they have time to do so, as this will help them progress in life much faster.

Career	Game Pack	Career Type	Daily Task
Actor	Get Famous expansion pack	Full-time job	Career level 1-2: Develop Acting Skill
Astronaut	Base game	Full-time job	Career level 1-3: Play chess Career level 4-7: Work out Career level 8-10 (Space Ranger Branch): Space mission Career level 8-10 (Interstellar Smuggler Branch): Space mission
Athlete	Base game	Full-time job	Career level 1-4: Work out Career level 5-10 (Professional Athlete Branch): Study opponents Career level 5-10 (Bodybuilder Branch): Mentor fitness
Babysitter	Base game	Part-time job	N/A
Barista	Base game	Part-time job	N/A
Business	Base game	Full-time job	Career level 1-6: Fill out reports Career level 7-10 (Management Branch): Make business calls Career level 7-10 (Investor Branch): Research stocks
Cheer Team Member	High School Years expansion pack	Afterschool activity	Career level 1-3: Practice Cheer with a Cheer mat
Chess Team Member	High School Years expansion pack	Afterschool activity	Career level 1-3: Play chess
Civil Designer	Eco Lifestyle expansion pack	Full-time job	Career level 1-3: Interview a homeowner about utilities Career level 3-10 (Civic Planner Branch): Gain influence Career level 3-10 (Green Technician branch): Fabricate an Eco-Upgrade Part
Computer Team Member	High School Years expansion pack	Afterschool activity	Career level 1-3: Practice programming
Conservationist	Island Living expansion pack	Full-time job	Career level 2-6: Spread conservation awareness to other Sims Career level 7-10 (Environmental Manager Branch): Prepare grant application Career level 7-10 (Marine Biologist Branch): Survey ocean wildlife
Criminal	Base game	Full-time job	Career level 1-5: Use mischief interactions Career level 6-7 (Boss Branch): Use mean interactions Career level 8-9 (Boss Branch): Upgrade objects Career level 10 (Boss Branch): Use mean interactions Career level 6-10 (Oracle Branch): Hack or make viruses
Critic	City Living expansion pack	Full-time job	Career level 1: Practice writing Career level 2-3: Write column Career level 4-10 (Arts Critic Branch): Review performance or write column Career level 4-10 (Food Critic Branch): Review food or drink, or write column
Culinary	Base game	Full-time job	Career level 1-5: Prepare food or mix drinks Career level 6-10 (Chef Branch): Prepare food Career level 6-10 (Mixologist Branch): Mix drinks
Detective (active)	Get To Work expansion pack	Full-time job	N/A
Diver	Island Living expansion pack	Part-time job	N/A
Doctor (active)	Get To Work expansion pack	Full-time job	N/A
Drama Club	Get Famous expasion pack	Afterschool activity	Career level 1: Practice acting or practice dramatics Careel level 2-4: Learn new lines
E-Sports Competitor	Discover University expansion pack	Afterschool activity	Career level 1-3: Play SimScuffle Solo or research SimScuffle strategies
Education	Discover University expansion pack	Full-time job	Career level 1-5: Grade homework in teacher's padfolio Career level 6-10 (Administrator Branch): Review budget proposals Career level 6-10 (Professor Branch): Write scholarly paper
Engineer	Discover University expansion pack	Full-time job	Career level 1-6: Tinker at Robotic Workstation Career level 7-10 (Computer Engineer Branch): Construct computer chip Career level level 7-10 (Mechanical Engineer Branch): Construct mechanism
Entertainer	Base game	Full-time job	Career level 1-4: Write jokes or practice music Career level 5-10 (Musician Branch): Play instrument Career level 5-10 (Comedian Branch): Write or perform routines
Fast Food Employee	Base game	Part-time job	N/A
Fisherman	Island Living expansion pack	Part-time job	N/A
Football Team Member	High School Years expansion pack	Afterschool activity	Career level 1-3: Practice with football
Freelancer	Base game	Freelance	N/A
Gardener	Seasons expansion pack	Full-time job	Career level 1-4: Harvest harvestables Career level 5-10 (Botanist Branch): Harvest harvestables Career level 5-10 (Floral Designer Branch): Craft flower arrangement
Interior Decorator (active)	Dream Home Decorator game pack	Full-time job	N/A
Law	Discover University expansion pack	Full-time job	Career level 1-4: File court documents Career level 5-7: Offer legal representation Career level 8-10 (Judge Branch: Make rulings Career level 8-10 (Private Attorney Branch): Offer legal representation and obtain new clients
Lifeguard	Island Living expansion pack	Part-time job	N/A
Manual Laborer	Base game	Part-time job	N/A
Military	Strangerville game pack	Full-time job	Career level 1-2: Work out Career level 3: Go jogging Career level 4: Spar with others Career level 5: Work out Career level 6 (Covert Operator Branch): Practice chess Career level 7 (Covert Operator Branch): Monitor other Sims Career level 8 (Covert Operator Branch): Search the Stars Career level 9 (Covert Operator Branch): File reports Career level 10 (Covert Operator Branch): Plan ten moves ahead Career level 6 (Officer Branch): Practice speech Career level 7 (Officer Branch): Give orders Career level 8 (Officer Branch): Practice giving orders Career level 9 (Officer Branch): Share war stories Career level 10 (Officer Branch): Recruits Sims
Painter	Base game	Full-time job	Career level 1-6: Create paintings Career level 7-10 (Master of the Real Branch): Create paintings Career level 7-10 (Patron of the Arts Branch): Create paintings
Politician	City Living expansion pack	Full-time job	Career level 1-4: Successfully promote cause Career level 5-10 (Politician Branch): Secure votes Career level 5-10 (Charity Organizer Branch): Collect donations
Retail Employee	Base game	Part-time job	N/A
Salaryperson	Snowy Escape expansion pack	Full-time job	Career level 1-4: Prepare semi-important reports Career level 5-10 (Expert Branch): Optimize spreadsheet formula Career level 5-10 (Supervisor Branch): Host a phone conference
Scientist (active)	Get To Work expansion pack	Full-time job	N/A
Scout	Season expansion pack	Afterschool activity	Career level 1-5: Check badge progress on Scouting Badge Board
Secret Agent	Base game	Full-time job	Career level 1-7: Browse intelligence Career level 8-10 (Diamond Agent Branch): Use romance interactions Career level 8-10 (Villain Branch): Use mischief interactions
Self-employed	Base game	Freelance	N/A
Simfluencer	High School Years expansion pack	Part-time job	N/A
Soccer Team Player	Discover University expansion pack	Afterschool activity	Career level 1: Practice kicking or juggling a soccer ball Career level 2: Study or discuss soccer strategies Career level 3: Study plays in soccer team Play Book
Social Media	City Living expansion pack	Full-time job	Career level 1-3: Update social media status Career level 4-10 (Internet Personality Branch): Share jokes with followers or troll teh forums Career level 4-10 (Public Relationships Branch): Network with journalists
Style Influencer	Base game	Full-time job	Career level 1-5: Discuss outfits or fashion Career level 6-10 (Stylist Branch): Update social media status Career level 6-10 (Trend Setter Branch): Gather impression
Tech Guru	Base game	Full-time job	Career Level 1-2: Play videogames Career level 3-6: Programming Career level 7-10 (E-Sports Gamer Branch): Play videogames Career level 7-10 (Start-up Entrepreneur Branch): Programming
Video Game Streamer	High School Years expansion pack	Part-time job	N/A
Writer	Base game	Full-time job	Career level 1-2: Read books Career level 3-5: Write books Career level 6-10 (Author Branch): Write Books Career level 6-10 (Journalist Branch): Write articles

On top of all of the careers and activities mentioned above, middle school, high school, and university students will be assigned the "do homework" daily task . This task will accompany them throughout a huge part of younger Sims' lives, so it's definitely important to keep it in mind.

Active Careers

A scientist Sim analyzes a sample for her career in The Sims 4

There are only a few active careers in The Sims 4, and in order to play them, gamers must have access to certain expansion packs. Unlike regular jobs, players can actually go to work with their Sim when they're in an active career, so getting a promotion works quite differently.

Instead of receiving daily tasks in active careers, players must complete specific promotion tasks related to the career missions, and they must finish them as they improve their work performance.

Part-Time Jobs

Part-time jobs are just like active careers, so gamers don't actually have to complete any daily tasks to boost their work performance. On top of this, even though some levels require the player to level up a certain skill, not all career levels have any promotion tasks besides showing up for work.

The Sims 4 is available now for PC, PS4, PS5, and Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S.

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