Career track

See also: Career

A list of career tracks in The Sims series.

Career tracks table

Career	The Sims	The Sims 2	The Sims 3	The Sims 4
Careers, professions, and self-employments
Acrobat
Adventurer
Alchemist
Angler
Animal Care
Architecture
Art Appraiser
Artist
Astronaut
Astronomer
Athletic
Band
Bot Arena
Bot Builder
Business
Circus
Civil Designer
Conservationist
Crafter
Criminal
Critic
Culinary
Dance
Daycare
Drama Club
Education
Engineer
Entertainment
E-Sports Competitor
Fame
Fashion
Film
Firefighter
Fortune Teller
Freelancer
Game Development
Gamer
Gardener
Gatherer
Ghost Hunter
Hacker
Horseman
Hunter
Intelligence
Inventor
Investigator
Journalism
Law
Law Enforcement
Lifeguard
Magician
Medicine
Military
Music
Natural Scientist
Nectar Maker
Oceanography
Painter
Paranormal
Photographer
Politics
Salaryperson
Science
Scout
Scuba Diver
Sculptor
Secret Agent
Singer
Slacker
Soccer Team Player
Social Media
Sports Agent
Tech Guru
Writer
Xtreme
Part-time jobs
Alien Test Subject
Babysitter
Barista
Bookstore Clerk
Diver
Fast Food Employee
Film
Fisherman
Grocery Store Clerk
Lifeguard
Manual Laborer
Mausoleum Clerk
Receptionist
Retail Employee
Spa Specialist
Pet careers
Security
Service
Showbiz

The Sims

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 base game careers

• Business
• Entertainment
• Law Enforcement
• Life of Crime
• Medicine
• Military
• Politics
• Pro Athlete
• Science
• "X-treme Career"

Livin' Large careers

• Hacker
• Journalism
• Musician
• Paranormal
• Slacker

Unleashed careers

• Animal Care
• Circus
• Culinary Arts
• Education
• Fashion

Superstar careers

• Fame

The Sims Bustin' Out

The Sims Bustin' Out for console careers

• Counter Culture
• Fashion Victim
• Gangster
• Jock
• Mad Scientist
• Movie Star
• Paramilitary

The Sims Bustin' Out for console free play careers

• Artist
• Swindler
• Computer Geek
• Rock Star
• Slacker

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

• Athletic
• Business
• Criminal
• Culinary
• Law Enforcement
• Medicine
• Military
• Politics
• Science
• Slacker

University careers

• Artist
• Natural Science
• Paranormal
• Show Business

Pets careers (for pets)

• Security
• Service
• Show biz

Seasons careers

• Law
• Gamer
• Adventurer
• Music
• Journalism
• Education

FreeTime careers

• Entertainment
• Dance
• Architecture
• Intelligence
• Oceanography

The Sims Stories

The Sims Life Stories

• Entertainment
• Game Development

The Sims Castaway Stories

• Crafter
• Gatherer
• Hunter

The Sims 2 console

The Sims 2 for console careers

• Art
• Athletics
• Business
• Crime
• Fashion
• Law
• Medicine
• Military
• Politics
• Science

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

• Architectural Designer
• Education
• Firefighter
• Ghost Hunter
• Investigator
• Stylist
• Self-Employed

Late Night careers

• Film
  • Acting branch
  • Directing branch

Generations careers

• Daycare

Showtime careers

• Acrobat
• Magician
• Singer

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

• Lifeguard

Into the Future careers

• Astronomer
  • Astrophysicist branch
  • Space Explorer branch
• Bot Arena
  • Arena Official branch
  • Arena Mechanic branch

Part-time jobs

Base game

• Bookstore Clerk
• Grocery Store Clerk
• Mausoleum Clerk
• Receptionist
• Spa Specialist

Late Night

• Film

Seasons

• Alien Test Subject

Self-employed careers

• Alchemist
• Angler
• Band
• Bot Builder
• Gardener
• Horseman
• 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.

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
  • Digital Artist Branch
  • Programmer Branch
  • Writer Branch
  • Fashion Photographer Branch
  • Crafter Branch
  • Paranormal Investigator 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

• Detective
• Doctor
• Scientist

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

• Actor

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
• File:TS4 Engineer career.png Engineer
  • Computer Engineer Branch
  • Mechanical Engineer Branch
• File:TS4 Law career.png 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

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

• Babysitter
• Barista
• Fast Food Employee
• Manual Laborer
• Retail Employee

Island Living

• Diver
• Fisherman
• Lifeguard

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 and only take place on the weekends. Discover University adds two afterschool activities that are only available to university students.

Seasons

• Scout

Get Famous

• Drama Club

Discover University

• E-Sports Competitor
• Soccer Team Player

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.