Self-employment

''This article describes features that are only available in The Sims 3."

Self-employment is a new feature that is added with The Sims 3: Ambitions expansion pack. The player can have adult sims with at least one skill level can use the phone to "Register as self employed", then go to the city hall to do some paperwork.

Career
Once the sim has at least one skill level in the following skills: writing, painting,sculpting, inventing, photography, nectar making, gardening and/or fishing, the "Register as self-employed" option becomes available on the phone. The Sim then goes to the city hall to file some paperwork, then they are done! Now to start getting promotions...

Advances
The way for the sim to advance in their career is to earn money by making and selling objects that are related to their career. Obviously, a sim cannot advance by making and selling objects he did not register as, such as a self-employed Inventor making sculptures.

Payment
As well as earning money from their creations, self-employed sims will also get cash weekly with no catches. This amount of money varies with the level and skill the sim has, as well as how many promotions he or she has gained. Upon promotion, the sim will also gain some money, again varying on what promotion it is.

List of Careers
Below lists the careers, promotions, and earnings from all available self-employed professions.

Angler(Fishing)
Sims in this career earn promotions based on the amount of money earned through selling fish.

Gardening
Sims in this career earn promotions based on the amount of money earned through growing plants.

Inventing
Sims in this career earn promotions based on the amount of money earned through inventions.

Painting
Sims in this skill career earn advancements by selling the paintings they produce on the Artsy Easel.

Photography
Sims in this career earn promotions based on the amount of money earned through taking & selling photos.

Sculptor
Sims in this career earn promotions based on the amount of money earned through selling their sculptures.

Writing
Sims in this career earn promotions based on the amount of money earned through writing novels.