Part-time job

The Sims 2 and The Sims 3 allows teens, young adults and elders to take a part-time job. In The Sims 3, adults can also take a part-time job, at the cost of a full-time job.

This is useful for Sims attending school as it does not interfere with their school schedule. Older Sims can take part-time jobs too. They pay less per hour, but have fewer hours overall, so they are not as time-consuming as full-time jobs.

In The Sims 2, part-time jobs are not labeled as such. Most career tracks have parallel part-time tracks which only go to level 3. (The Natural Science, Artist, Show Business, and Paranormal careers do not have part-time tracks.) When a teen or elder looks for a job through the newspaper or computer, only positions in the part-time tracks will be available. A teen in high school or an elder who has retired from a full-time job will have a second tab in the job panel, which will show the part-time job. Young adults can't have jobs with regular hours, but can work on campus as baristas and cafeteria workers. Downtown also offers part-time work as DJs and bartenders.

Sims can apply directly at the work place for all part-time jobs in The Sims 3. Performance options are limited to: Business As Usual (normal workday), Work Hard (more performance, but more stress), and Take It Easy (less performance, but less stress). Promotions are dependent only on Mood.

In The Sims 3, everyone teen and up can take a part-time job, but they will not receive any job opportunities, which are only possible through a full-time job.

If a teen is enrolled in an afterschool activity (3pm-5pm), then they cannot look for a part-time job.

Bookstore Clerk

A Bookstore Clerk is one of the part-time jobs in The Sims 3. Bookstore Clerks work at bookstores and help Sims find books, stock books, and can be cashiers for buying books.

Work place: Bookstore

Level	Name	Description	Days Off	Hours	Pay	Promotional Bonus
1	Cash Register Specialist	Stand firm behind the cash register, but make sure every Simoleon is accounted for! Don’t forget to ask if they want a receipt!	S M T W T F S	4PM to 7PM	§30/hour	N/A
2	Book Genre Sorter	It’s important for the How-To’s to be properly sorted away from the Science Fiction. You don’t want to confuse the customers!	S M T W T F S	4PM to 7PM	§50/hour	§400
3	Book Club Moderator	Our best customers frequently gather to discuss the Book of the Week, share reading tips, and exchange . . . poetry. Guide the group in their literary path!	S M T W T F S	4PM to 7PM	§80/hour	§600

Grocery Store Clerk

A Grocery Store Clerk is one of the part time jobs in The Sims 3. (These jobs are now not only for NPCs.) Grocery Store Clerks work in Grocery Stores and help Sims find what they need, re-stock, and be cashiers and baggers.

Work place: Supermarket

Level	Name	Description	Days Off	Hours	Pay	Promotional Bonus
1	Produce Quality Assessor	Fresh and tasty fruit and vegetables must always populate our shelves. You are the first and only line of vegetative defense!	S M T W T F S	4PM to 7PM	§30/hour	N/A
2	Blue Light Special Designator	It's important to pick the right blue light special for the right selection at the right time. It's no small task, especially when all of our shoppers depend on you for their satisfaction!	S M T W T F S	4PM to 7PM	§50/hour	§400
3	Shopping Music DJ	The right soundtrack is vital for the store's continued profitability. Pick the songs that keep people shopping longer and with smiles on their faces.	S M T W T F S	4PM to 7PM	§80/hour	§600

After level 3 job:

§12 per hour raises

Raises continue indefinitely

Keep same hours (4pm-7pm) and same days off (Sat, Sun)

Starting Level: No skills = start at level 1, Some skills = start at level 2

Earning Raises: Mood matters most with Working Hard and Showing up on Time being secondary

Receptionist

A Receptionist is one of the part-time jobs in The Sims 3. (These jobs are now not only for NPCs) Spa Receptionists work at Spas and greet Sims, take the bill, and say goodbye to Sims when they leave.

Work places: Spa

Level	Name	Description	Days Off	Hours	Pay	Promotional Bonus
1	Beverage Consultant	Everyone gets thirsty, and spa customers and workers are no exception! Providing well-made drinks with a smile will help you work your way up the reception ladder.	S M T W T F S	3PM to 6PM	§33/hour	N/A
2	Intake Specialist	Put down the coffee pot and pick up that phone! You’re the face (and voice) of the company, so do your best to make the customers feel welcome.	S M T W T F S	3PM to 6PM	§55/hour	§400
3	Ringer Up-er	Providing relaxing spa treatments is great, but you can’t be a business if you don’t make money. That’s where you come in. Work that cash register and bring in the dough!	S M T W T F S	3PM to 6PM	§88/hour	§600

Spa Specialist

A Spa Specialist is one of the part-time jobs in The Sims 3. (These jobs are now not only for NPCs.) Spa Specialists work in the SPA and give massages and other treatments to help sick, pregnant, old, and stressed Sims relax and feel better.

Work places: Spa

Level	Name	Description	Days Off	Hours	Pay	Promotional Bonus
1	Clothes Folder	Anyone can fold clothes, but can you get clothes to be perfectly two-dimensional? Attention to detail will get you far—far enough to never have to fold another shirt again!	S M T W T F S	3PM to 6PM	§33/hour	N/A
2	Fitting Room Guard	Shoplifting is bad for the bottom line, and you’ve got to protect that line. But you’ve got to strike a balance between friendliness and suspicion in order to curtail theft without driving away customers.	S M T W T F S	3PM to 6PM	§55/hour	§400
3	Spa Package Seller	Anyone can sell a spa treatment, but selling packages is what separates the experts from the rest. Talk up those add-ons and get your clients to pay more, more, more!	S M T W T F S	3PM to 6PM	§88/hour	§600

Mausoleum Clerk

Mausoleum Clerk is one of the part-time jobs which will appear in The Sims 3. This job cannot be taken from the map view, you must visit the cemetery and go directly to the Mausoleum.

Work place: Cemetery

Level	Name	Description	Days Off	Hours	Pay	Promotional Bonus
1	Burial Specialist	In need of a job without the stress of working with living sims? if so, a job at the Mausoleum may be right for your sim.	S M T W T F S	6PM to 9PM	§33/hour	N/A
2	Overseer of the Dead	Guarding the Mausoleum gates might sound easy, but sorting the living from the dead can be hard work!	S M T W T F S	6PM to 9PM	§55/hour	§400
3	Epitaph Writer	Writing Epitaphs maybe depressing, but at least you get to use your creativity. Let er' RIP!	S M T W T F S	6PM to 9PM	§88/hour	§600

Film

Film is a unique part-time career introduced in The Sims 3: Late Night which requires a teenage Sim to have at least one star level to apply. There are three ranks, Commercial Actor, TV Actor and Teen Star.

Work place: Film Studio

Level	Name	Description	Days Off	Hours	Pay	Promotional Bonus
1	Commercial Actor	Selling diapers, appropriate after-school apparel, and mischief-making merchandise are all a part of the job of a Commercial Actor. Just 30 seconds of smiling and hand waving can lead to easy Simoleons and, who knows, a real acting job!	S M T W T F S	4PM to 7PM	§30/hour	N/A
2	TV Actor	Cue the tear-jerking music as your Television Father imparts an important life-lesson to you. The role of the teenage television actor is tobe likeable and believable, since, after all, you truly understand the day-to-day experiences of the common teenager.	S M T W T F S	4PM to 7PM	§50/hour	§400
3	Teen Star	You adorn the covers of the most popular teenage celebrity magazines. Your picture is no doubt plastered in the high school lockers of your adoring fans. Don't let the fame get to your head as you're still just a kid!	S M T W T F S	4PM to 7PM	§80/hour	§600