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The '''tech guru''' career is one of the [[career tracks]] from ''The Sims 4'' base game. After being promoted from level six, Sims will be able to choose one of the two career paths: esport gamer or start-up entrepreneur.
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'''Tech Guru''' is a [[career]] track in ''[[The Sims 4]]''.


==Game description==
<blockquote class="note">Who needs college with programming skills like yours? Opportunity is out there, ripe for the picking, and you and your big brain are ready to pluck away.</blockquote>


==Career levels==
== Position Levels ==
Description: "Who needs college with programming skills like yours? Opportunity is out there, ripe for the picking, and you and your big brain are ready to pluck away."
{| class="prettytable unsortable" style="width:100%"
! colspan="3" |Tech Guru Career Levels
|-
! colspan="3" |1) Live Chat Support Agent
|-
| rowspan="5" valign="top" |
| width="100px" |§31/hour
| width="100px" |No Bonus
|-
|<span style="background-color:#00FF00">S</span> <span style="background-color:#00FF00">M</span> T W T F S
|Pension unknown
|-
| colspan="2" rowspan="1" |'''Hours:''' 10:00 - 18:00
|-
| colspan="2" |'''Performance Factors'''
|-
| colspan="2" |Play video games for 4 hours
|-
| colspan="5" |'''Perks:''' Stainless Steel Auto-Pot
|-
! colspan="3" |2) Quality Assurance
|-
| rowspan="6" valign="top" |
| width="100px" |§38/hour
| width="100px" |No Bonus
|-
|<span style="background-color:#00FF00">S</span> M T W T F <span style="background-color:#00FF00">S</span>
|Pension unknown
|-
| colspan="2" rowspan="1" |'''Hours:''' 10:00 - 19:00
|-
| colspan="2" |'''Performance Factors'''
|-
| colspan="2" |[[Programming]]: 2
|-
| colspan="2" |Practice programming for 4 hours
|-
| colspan="5" |'''Perks:''' Computer Hard Drive
|-
! colspan="3" |3) Code Monkey
|-
| rowspan="6" valign="top" |
| width="100px" |§47/hour
| width="100px" |No Bonus
|-
|<span style="background-color:#00FF00">S</span> M T W T F <span style="background-color:#00FF00">S</span>
|Pension unknown
|-
| colspan="2" rowspan="1" |'''Hours:''' 10:00 - 19:00
|-
| colspan="2" |'''Performance Factors'''
|-
| colspan="2" |[[Programming]]: 3
|-
| colspan="2" |Make a plugin on the computer
|-
| colspan="5" |'''Perks:''' The Sentinel
|-
! colspan="3" |4) Ace Engineer
|-
| rowspan="6" valign="top" |
| width="100px" |§63/hour
| width="100px" |No Bonus
|-
|<span style="background-color:#00FF00">S</span> <span style="background-color:#00FF00">M</span> T W T F S
|Pension unknown
|-
| colspan="2" rowspan="1" |'''Hours:''' 09:00 - 17:00
|-
| colspan="2" |'''Performance Factors'''
|-
| colspan="2" |[[Programming]]: 4
|-
| colspan="2" |Mod 2 games
|-
| colspan="5" |'''Perks:''' The Hipster Hugger
|-
! colspan="3" |5) Project Manager
|-
| rowspan="6" valign="top" |
| width="100px" |§73/hour
| width="100px" |No Bonus
|-
|<span style="background-color:#00FF00">S</span> M T W T F <span style="background-color:#00FF00">S</span>
|Pension unknown
|-
| colspan="2" rowspan="1" |'''Hours:''' 09:00 - 17:00
|-
| colspan="2" |'''Performance Factors'''
|-
| colspan="2" |[[Programming]]: 5
|-
| colspan="2" |Make 3 plugins on the computer
|-
| colspan="5" |'''Perks:''' Innovator's Award for Excellence in Science
|-
! colspan="3" |6) Development Captain
|-
| rowspan="6" valign="top" |
| width="100px" |§78/hour
| width="100px" |No Bonus
|-
|<span style="background-color:#00FF00">S</span> M T W T F <span style="background-color:#00FF00">S</span>
|Pension unknown
|-
| colspan="2" rowspan="1" |'''Hours:''' 09:00 - 17:00
|-
| colspan="2" |'''Performance Factors'''
|-
| colspan="2" |[[Programming]]: 6
|-
| colspan="2" |Complete 2 freelance jobs
|-
| colspan="5" |'''Perks:''' A Stroke of Genius or Stack of CDs
|}
After being promoted from Development Captain, Sims will be able to choose one of the two career paths, eSport Gamer or Start Up Entrepreneur branch.


{{Sims4Job|
==ESports Gamer Branch==
|Title = [[File:TS4_Career_Tech_Guru.png|45px]] Tech Guru Career Levels
{| class="prettytable unsortable" style="width:100%"
|Workplace = Rainy Day Entertainment
! colspan="3" |Tech Guru Career Levels - ESports Gamer Branch
|Job Level 1 = 1) Live Chat Support Agent
|-
|Description 1 = Welcome to Babysitting 101! <sim first name> will be using his/her above-average intelligence for hours of gentle guidance and virtual handholding, exploring brave new limits on just how thinly one can veil sarcasm.
! colspan="3" |7) ESports Competitor
|Wage 1 = §31/hour
|-
|Days 1 = S M <span style="background-color:#00FF00">T</span> <span style="background-color:#00FF00">W</span> <span style="background-color:#00FF00">T</span> <span style="background-color:#00FF00">F</span> <span style="background-color:#00FF00">S</span>
| rowspan="6" valign="top" |
|Hours 1 = 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
| width="100px" |§121/hour
|Ideal Mood 1 = Focused
| width="100px" |No Bonus
|Promotion Tasks 1 = None
|-
|Daily Task 1 = Play Video Games
|<span style="background-color:#00FF00">S</span> M <span style="background-color:#00FF00">T</span> <span style="background-color:#00FF00">W</span> T F S
|Bonus 1 = None
|Pension unknown
|Pension 1 = Unknown
|-
|Job Level 2 = 2) Quality Assurance
| colspan="2" rowspan="1" |'''Hours:''' 14:00 - 23:00
|Description 2 = <sim first name> has entered the exciting world of QA, the unsung heroes of software development. It’s the perfect job for people who feel like they break everything they touch! But hey, better they break it than the customer, right? Right??
|-
|Wage 2 = §38/hour
| colspan="2" |'''Performance Factors'''
|Days 2 = S <span style="background-color:#00FF00">M</span> <span style="background-color:#00FF00">T</span> <span style="background-color:#00FF00">W</span> <span style="background-color:#00FF00">T</span> <span style="background-color:#00FF00">F</span> S
|-
|Hours 2 = 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
| colspan="2" |[[Video Gaming]]: 3
|Ideal Mood 2 = Focused
|-
|Promotion Tasks 2 = Reach Level 2 Programming Skill
| colspan="2" |Place in a video game tournament
|Daily Task 2 = Play Video Games
|-
|Bonus 2 = §375; Stainless Steel Auto-Pot
| colspan="5" |'''Perks:''' "Revanne" Poster
|Pension 2 = Unknown
|-
|Job Level 3 = 3) Code Monkey
! colspan="3" |8) Pro Gamer
|Description 3 = Congrats to <sim first name>! Now, instead of risking life, limb, and job pointing out the gaping holes in someone else’s code, he/she gets to put all semblance of a life aside to program code based on someone else’s deadlines. At least there’s a benefits package!
|-
|Wage 3 = §47/hour
| rowspan="6" valign="top" |
|Days 3 = S <span style="background-color:#00FF00">M</span> <span style="background-color:#00FF00">T</span> <span style="background-color:#00FF00">W</span> <span style="background-color:#00FF00">T</span> <span style="background-color:#00FF00">F</span> S
| width="100px" |§194/hour
|Hours 3 = 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
| width="100px" |No Bonus
|Ideal Mood 3 = Focused
|-
|Promotion Tasks 3 = Reach Level 3 Programming Skill<br>Achieve Level 2 Video Gaming Skill
|<span style="background-color:#00FF00">S</span> M <span style="background-color:#00FF00">T</span> W T F <span style="background-color:#00FF00">S</span>
|Daily Task 3 = Programming
|Pension unknown
|Bonus 3 = §506; Computer Hard Drive
|-
|Pension 3 = Unknown
| colspan="2" rowspan="1" |'''Hours:''' 14:00 - 00:00
|Job Level 4 = 4) Ace Engineer
|-
|Description 4 = Wielding a rare combination of technical and political skills, <sim first name> is carving his/her way up the ranks at last! While innovative work is still a faint glimmer on the horizon, it’s finally in view, and not everything <sim first name> does is totally mind-numbing.
| colspan="2" |'''Performance Factors'''
|Wage 4 = §63/hour
|-
|Days 4 = S M <span style="background-color:#00FF00">T</span> <span style="background-color:#00FF00">W</span> <span style="background-color:#00FF00">T</span> <span style="background-color:#00FF00">F</span> <span style="background-color:#00FF00">S</span>
| colspan="2" |[[Video Gaming]]: 6
|Hours 4 = 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
|-
|Ideal Mood 4 = Focused
| colspan="2" |Place in 3 video game tournaments
|Promotion Tasks 4 = Reach Level 4 Programming Skill<br>Achieve Level 3 Video Gaming Skill
|-
|Daily Task 4 = Programming
| colspan="5" |'''Perks:''' Top Secret Computer
|Bonus 4 = §633; The Sentinel
|-
|Pension 4 = Unknown
! colspan="3" |9) APM Queen/King
|Job Level 5 = 5) Project Manager
|-
|Description 5 = <sim first name> has finally achieved the glory of middle management! He/she gets to drive the schedule, squeeze hundreds of programming hours out of each week, work magic with budgets and play the jerk/ice queen everyone else gets to whine about.
| rowspan="6" valign="top" |
| width="100px" |§261/hour
|Wage 5 = §73/hour
|Days 5 = S <span style="background-color:#00FF00">M</span> <span style="background-color:#00FF00">T</span> <span style="background-color:#00FF00">W</span> <span style="background-color:#00FF00">T</span> <span style="background-color:#00FF00">F</span> S
| width="100px" |No Bonus
|Hours 5 = 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
|-
|Ideal Mood 5 = Focused
|<span style="background-color:#00FF00">S</span> <span style="background-color:#00FF00">M</span> T <span style="background-color:#00FF00">W</span> T F S
|Promotion Tasks 5 = Reach Level 5 Programming Skill<br>Achieve Level 4 Video Gaming Skill
|Pension unknown
|Daily Task 5 = Programming
|-
|Bonus 5 = §760; The Hipster Hugger
| colspan="2" rowspan="1" |'''Hours:''' 16:00 - 22:00
|Pension 5 = Unknown
|-
|Job Level 6 = 6) Development Captain
| colspan="2" |'''Performance Factors'''
|Description 6 = <sim first name>’s got real power now. He/she doesn’t just manage measly one-off projects, he/she is in charge of the development process for several groundbreaking products. Aye, aye, this is going to be fun!
|-
|Wage 6 = §78/hour
| colspan="2" |[[Video Gaming]]: 9
|Days 6 = S <span style="background-color:#00FF00">M</span> <span style="background-color:#00FF00">T</span> <span style="background-color:#00FF00">W</span> <span style="background-color:#00FF00">T</span> <span style="background-color:#00FF00">F</span> S
|-
|Hours 6 = 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
| colspan="2" |Have 30,000 fans from livestreaming
|Ideal Mood 6 = Focused
|-
|Promotion Tasks 6 = Reach Level 6 Programming Skill<br>Achieve Level 5 Video Gaming Skill
| colspan="5" |'''Perks:''' PriorPerfection Motion Sensor Game Mat
|Daily Task 6 = Programming
|-
|Bonus 6 = §874; Innovator's Award for Excellence in Science
! colspan="3" |10) Champion Gamer
|Pension 6 = Unknown
|-
}}
| rowspan="5" valign="top" |
| width="100px" |§356/hour
| width="100px" |No Bonus
|-
|<span style="background-color:#00FF00">S</span> <span style="background-color:#00FF00">M</span> T <span style="background-color:#00FF00">W</span> T F S
|Pension unknown
|-
| colspan="2" rowspan="1" |'''Hours:''' 16:00 - 22:00
|-
| colspan="2" |'''Performance Factors'''
|-
| colspan="2" |None
|-
| colspan="5" |'''Perks:''' None
|}


===Esport gamer branch===
==Start Up Entrepreneur Branch==
Description: "You’ve been living and breathing videogames since the moment you could twitch your trigger finger, and as an eSport Gamer, you can cash in on that."
{| class="prettytable unsortable" style="width:100%"

! colspan="3" |Tech Guru Career Levels - Start Up Entrepreneur Branch
{{Sims4Job|
|-
|Title = [[File:TS4_Career_Tech_Guru_eSport_Gamer.png|45px]] Tech Guru Career Levels - eSport Gamer Branch
! colspan="3" |7) The Next Big Thing
|Workplace = Rainy Day Entertainment
|-
|Job Level 1 = 7) eSports Competitor
| rowspan="6" valign="top" |
|Description 1 = As an amateur cyberathlete, <sim first name>’s world is about to change. After a lifetime of training within the dimly lit confines of bedrooms and basements, <sim first name> is ready to travel the world and go head-to-head in dimly lit indoor stadiums. His/her time is now.
| width="100px" |§98/hour
|Wage 1 = §121/hour
| width="100px" |No Bonus
|Days 1 = S <span style="background-color:#00FF00">M</span> T W <span style="background-color:#00FF00">T</span> <span style="background-color:#00FF00">F</span> <span style="background-color:#00FF00">S</span>
|-
|Hours 1 = 2:00 PM - 11:00 PM
|<span style="background-color:#00FF00">S</span> M T W T F <span style="background-color:#00FF00">S</span>
|Ideal Mood 1 = Focused
|Pension unknown
|Promotion Tasks 1 = Reach Level 6 Programming Skill<br>Achieve Level 6 Video Gaming Skill
|-
|Daily Task 1 = Play Video Games
| colspan="2" rowspan="1" |'''Hours:''' 10:00 - 17:00
|Bonus 1 = §933; Stack of CDs
|-
|Pension 1 = Unknown
| colspan="2" |'''Performance Factors'''
|Job Level 2 = 8) Pro Gamer
|-
|Description 2 = Fantasy, meet reality. <sim first name> is actually making a living playing games competitively. Sure, he/she isn’t exactly pulling in six figures yet, but the bounty’s getting bigger, and the sponsors are taking note. Time to invest in media training!
| colspan="2" |[[Programming]]: 8
|Wage 2 = §194/hour
|-
|Days 2 = S <span style="background-color:#00FF00">M</span> T <span style="background-color:#00FF00">W</span> <span style="background-color:#00FF00">T</span> <span style="background-color:#00FF00">F</span> S
| colspan="2" |Earned §250 from mobile apps
|Hours 2 = 5:00 PM - 12:00 AM
|-
|Ideal Mood 2 = Focused
| colspan="5" |'''Perks:''' Minimalist Unplant
|Promotion Tasks 2 = Reach Level 7 Programming Skill<br>Achieve Level 8 Video Gaming Skill
|-
|Daily Task 2 = Play Video Games
! colspan="3" |8) Independent Consultant
|Bonus 2 = §2,177; "Revanne" Poster; Brag about Skillz interaction
|-
|Pension 2 = Unknown
| rowspan="6" valign="top" |
|Job Level 3 = 9) APM King/Queen
| width="100px" |§185/hour
|Description 3 = With practice comes speed, and <sim first name>’s real-time strategy skills are living proof. With APM climbing past the 400 mark, <sim first name> has been known to assemble an army, equip it, construct an impenetrable base and annihilate at least one other race in the time it takes most people to tie their shoes.
| width="100px" |No Bonus
|Wage 3 = §261/hour
|-
|<span style="background-color:#00FF00">S</span> M T <span style="background-color:#00FF00">W</span> T <span style="background-color:#00FF00">F</span> S
|Days 3 = S M <span style="background-color:#00FF00">T</span> W <span style="background-color:#00FF00">T</span> <span style="background-color:#00FF00">F</span> <span style="background-color:#00FF00">S</span>
|Hours 3 = 4:00 PM - 10:00 PM
|Pension unknown
|Ideal Mood 3 = Focused
|-
|Promotion Tasks 3 = Reach Level 8 Programming Skill<br>Max Video Gaming Skill to Level 10
| colspan="2" rowspan="1" |'''Hours:''' 10:00 - 16:00
|Daily Task 3 = Play Video Games
|-
|Bonus 3 = §2,721; Top Secret Computer
| colspan="2" |'''Performance Factors'''
|Pension 3 = Unknown
|-
|Job Level 4 = 10) Champion Gamer
| colspan="2" |[[Programming]]: 9
|Description 4 = WOOT! <sim first name> is now rolling in dough, and he/she doesn’t have too many complaints about being famous either. Sponsors are picking up tabs left and right, there are Simoleons to be made by streaming his/her practice sessions, and the tournament prizes are nothing to sneeze at. This is the dream of gamers everywhere!
|-
|Wage 4 = §328/hour
| colspan="2" |Earned §2,000 from mobile apps
|Days 4 = S M <span style="background-color:#00FF00">T</span> W <span style="background-color:#00FF00">T</span> <span style="background-color:#00FF00">F</span> <span style="background-color:#00FF00">S</span>
|-
|Hours 4 = 4:00 PM - 10:00 PM
| colspan="5" |'''Perks:''' None
|Ideal Mood 4 = Focused
|-
|Promotion Tasks 4 = None
! colspan="3" |9) Dot-Com Pioneer
|Daily Task 4 = Play Video Games
|-
|Bonus 4 = §3,129; PrioPerfection Motion Sensor Game Mat; unlocks "The Game Room" styled room
| rowspan="6" valign="top" |
|Pension 4 = Unknown
| width="100px" |§318/hour
}}
| width="100px" |No Bonus

|-
===Start-up entrepreneur branch===
|<span style="background-color:#00FF00">S</span> M T <span style="background-color:#00FF00">W</span> <span style="background-color:#00FF00">T</span> F <span style="background-color:#00FF00">S</span>
Description: "Turn your Big Ideas into household names as a Start-up Genius. It'll take savvy and connections, but fortune is within your reach."
|Pension unknown

|-
{{Sims4Job|
| colspan="2" rowspan="1" |'''Hours:''' 10:00 - 17:00
|Title = [[File:TS4_Career_Tech_Guru_Start_Up_Entrepreneur.png|45px]] Tech Guru Career Levels - Start-up Entrepreneur Branch
|-
|Workplace = Rainy Day Entertainment
| colspan="2" |'''Performance Factors'''
|Job Level 1 = 7) The Next Big Thing?
|-
|Description 1 = At last, <sim first name> has ditched big company bureaucracy to launch his/her very own company, founded on his/her very own ideals, to build his/her very own innovative solution. The only hitch? His/her very own money is not quite enough to get this thing off the ground.
| colspan="2" |[[Programming]]: 10
|Wage 1 = §98/hour
|-
|Days 1 = S <span style="background-color:#00FF00">M</span> <span style="background-color:#00FF00">T</span> <span style="background-color:#00FF00">W</span> <span style="background-color:#00FF00">T</span> <span style="background-color:#00FF00">F</span> S
| colspan="2" |Make §2,000 from games
|Hours 1 = 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
|-
|Ideal Mood 1 = Focused
| colspan="5" |'''Perks:''' Plasmatron 3000 Flat Screen TV
|Promotion Tasks 1 = Reach Level 8 Programming Skill<br>Reach Level 2 Charisma Skill
|-
|Daily Task 1 = Programming
! colspan="3" |10) Start Up Genius
|Bonus 1 = §933; A Stroke of Genius
|-
|Pension 1 = Unknown
| rowspan="5" valign="top" |
|Job Level 2 = 8) Independent Consultant
| width="100px" |§525/hour
|Description 2 = <sim first name> is making a name for himself/herself in the tech world, but the cash from selling off his/her first company is already getting thin. Instead of bowing to someone else’s vision, he/she decides to earn money as a consultant for private investors.
| width="100px" |No Bonus
|Wage 2 = §185/hour
|-
|<span style="background-color:#00FF00">S</span> M T <span style="background-color:#00FF00">W</span> <span style="background-color:#00FF00">T</span> F <span style="background-color:#00FF00">S</span>
|Days 2 = S <span style="background-color:#00FF00">M</span> <span style="background-color:#00FF00">T</span> W <span style="background-color:#00FF00">T</span> F <span style="background-color:#00FF00">S</span>
|Hours 2 = 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
|Pension unknown
|Ideal Mood 2 = Focused
|-
|Promotion Tasks 2 = Reach Level 9 Programming Skill<br>Reach Level 4 Charisma Skill
| colspan="2" rowspan="1" |'''Hours:''' 10:00 - 15:00
|Daily Task 2 = Programming
|-
|Bonus 2 = §2,394; Minimalist Unplant
| colspan="2" |'''Performance Factors'''
|Pension 2 = Unknown
|-
|Job Level 3 = 9) Dot-Com Pioneer
| colspan="2" |None
|Description 3 = With an impressive track record for successfully launching companies, <sim first name> is always on the go and never off the grid, making split-second decisions by text on everything from development to creative to UI. Remarkably, people listen!
|-
|Wage 3 = §371/hour
| colspan="5" |'''Perks:''' None
|Days 3 = S <span style="background-color:#00FF00">M</span> <span style="background-color:#00FF00">T</span> W T <span style="background-color:#00FF00">F</span> S
|}
|Hours 3 = 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
==References==
|Ideal Mood 3 = Focused
*http://sims4.vg101.wiki/wiki/Tech_Guru
|Promotion Tasks 3 = Max Programming Skill to Level 10<br>Reach Level 6 Charisma Skill
|Daily Task 3 = Programming
|Bonus 3 = §3,112; Light of My Life Painting
|Pension 3 = Unknown
|Job Level 4 = 10) Start-up Genius
|Description 4 = Whiz kid. Wonder. Visionary. <sim first name> has been called them all, and he/she is confident he/she deserves it. Everything he/she touches turns to gold. Doors open when he/she so much as glances at them. And technologies only emerge with his/her permission.
|Wage 4 = §516/hour
|Days 4 = S <span style="background-color:#00FF00">M</span> <span style="background-color:#00FF00">T</span> W T <span style="background-color:#00FF00">F</span> S
|Hours 4 = 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
|Ideal Mood 4 = Focused
|Promotion Tasks 4 = None
|Daily Task 4 = Programming
|Bonus 4 = §5,335; Plasmatron 3000 Flat Screen TV; Brag about Startup interaction; unlocks "The HQ" styled room
|Pension 4 = Unknown
}}

==Sims in the tech guru career==
* [[Travis Scott]] - Quality Assurance
* [[J Huntington III]] - Quality Assurance
* [[Sergio Romeo]] - Quality Assurance
* [[Akira Kibo]] - Live Chat Support Agent
* [[Arun Bheeda]] - Quality Assurance
* [[Dirk Dreamer (Del Sol Valley)|Dirk Dreamer]] - Development Captain

==External links==
* {{Wayback|url=http://sims4.vg101.wiki/wiki/Tech_Guru|date=20160413200650|title=Tech Guru - The Sims 4 Wiki - VG101.Wiki}}

{{Careers}}
[[es:Gurú tecnológico]]
[[ru:Технический специалист]]
[[Category:The Sims 4]]

Latest revision as of 11:46, 23 July 2019

The tech guru career is one of the career tracks from The Sims 4 base game. After being promoted from level six, Sims will be able to choose one of the two career paths: esport gamer or start-up entrepreneur.


Career levels[edit | edit source]

Description: "Who needs college with programming skills like yours? Opportunity is out there, ripe for the picking, and you and your big brain are ready to pluck away."

Tech Guru Career Levels
Workplace: Rainy Day Entertainment
1) Live Chat Support Agent
Welcome to Babysitting 101! <sim first name> will be using his/her above-average intelligence for hours of gentle guidance and virtual handholding, exploring brave new limits on just how thinly one can veil sarcasm. §31/hour S M T W T F S
Hours: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Ideal Mood: Focused
Promotion Tasks:
None 		Daily Task:
Play Video Games
Bonus: None Pension: Unknown
2) Quality Assurance
<sim first name> has entered the exciting world of QA, the unsung heroes of software development. It’s the perfect job for people who feel like they break everything they touch! But hey, better they break it than the customer, right? Right?? §38/hour S M T W T F S
Hours: 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Ideal Mood: Focused
Promotion Tasks:
Reach Level 2 Programming Skill 		Daily Task:
Play Video Games
Bonus: §375; Stainless Steel Auto-Pot Pension: Unknown
3) Code Monkey
Congrats to <sim first name>! Now, instead of risking life, limb, and job pointing out the gaping holes in someone else’s code, he/she gets to put all semblance of a life aside to program code based on someone else’s deadlines. At least there’s a benefits package! §47/hour S M T W T F S
Hours: 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Ideal Mood: Focused
Promotion Tasks:
Reach Level 3 Programming Skill
Achieve Level 2 Video Gaming Skill 		Daily Task:
Programming
Bonus: §506; Computer Hard Drive Pension: Unknown
4) Ace Engineer
Wielding a rare combination of technical and political skills, <sim first name> is carving his/her way up the ranks at last! While innovative work is still a faint glimmer on the horizon, it’s finally in view, and not everything <sim first name> does is totally mind-numbing. §63/hour S M T W T F S
Hours: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Ideal Mood: Focused
Promotion Tasks:
Reach Level 4 Programming Skill
Achieve Level 3 Video Gaming Skill 		Daily Task:
Programming
Bonus: §633; The Sentinel Pension: Unknown
5) Project Manager
<sim first name> has finally achieved the glory of middle management! He/she gets to drive the schedule, squeeze hundreds of programming hours out of each week, work magic with budgets and play the jerk/ice queen everyone else gets to whine about. §73/hour S M T W T F S
Hours: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Ideal Mood: Focused
Promotion Tasks:
Reach Level 5 Programming Skill
Achieve Level 4 Video Gaming Skill 		Daily Task:
Programming
Bonus: §760; The Hipster Hugger Pension: Unknown
6) Development Captain
<sim first name>’s got real power now. He/she doesn’t just manage measly one-off projects, he/she is in charge of the development process for several groundbreaking products. Aye, aye, this is going to be fun! §78/hour S M T W T F S
Hours: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Ideal Mood: Focused
Promotion Tasks:
Reach Level 6 Programming Skill
Achieve Level 5 Video Gaming Skill 		Daily Task:
Programming
Bonus: §874; Innovator's Award for Excellence in Science Pension: Unknown


Esport gamer branch[edit | edit source]

Description: "You’ve been living and breathing videogames since the moment you could twitch your trigger finger, and as an eSport Gamer, you can cash in on that."

Tech Guru Career Levels - eSport Gamer Branch
Workplace: Rainy Day Entertainment
7) eSports Competitor
As an amateur cyberathlete, <sim first name>’s world is about to change. After a lifetime of training within the dimly lit confines of bedrooms and basements, <sim first name> is ready to travel the world and go head-to-head in dimly lit indoor stadiums. His/her time is now. §121/hour S M T W T F S
Hours: 2:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Ideal Mood: Focused
Promotion Tasks:
Reach Level 6 Programming Skill
Achieve Level 6 Video Gaming Skill 		Daily Task:
Play Video Games
Bonus: §933; Stack of CDs Pension: Unknown
8) Pro Gamer
Fantasy, meet reality. <sim first name> is actually making a living playing games competitively. Sure, he/she isn’t exactly pulling in six figures yet, but the bounty’s getting bigger, and the sponsors are taking note. Time to invest in media training! §194/hour S M T W T F S
Hours: 5:00 PM - 12:00 AM
Ideal Mood: Focused
Promotion Tasks:
Reach Level 7 Programming Skill
Achieve Level 8 Video Gaming Skill 		Daily Task:
Play Video Games
Bonus: §2,177; "Revanne" Poster; Brag about Skillz interaction Pension: Unknown
9) APM King/Queen
With practice comes speed, and <sim first name>’s real-time strategy skills are living proof. With APM climbing past the 400 mark, <sim first name> has been known to assemble an army, equip it, construct an impenetrable base and annihilate at least one other race in the time it takes most people to tie their shoes. §261/hour S M T W T F S
Hours: 4:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Ideal Mood: Focused
Promotion Tasks:
Reach Level 8 Programming Skill
Max Video Gaming Skill to Level 10 		Daily Task:
Play Video Games
Bonus: §2,721; Top Secret Computer Pension: Unknown
10) Champion Gamer
WOOT! <sim first name> is now rolling in dough, and he/she doesn’t have too many complaints about being famous either. Sponsors are picking up tabs left and right, there are Simoleons to be made by streaming his/her practice sessions, and the tournament prizes are nothing to sneeze at. This is the dream of gamers everywhere! §328/hour S M T W T F S
Hours: 4:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Ideal Mood: Focused
Promotion Tasks:
None 		Daily Task:
Play Video Games
Bonus: §3,129; PrioPerfection Motion Sensor Game Mat; unlocks "The Game Room" styled room Pension: Unknown


Start-up entrepreneur branch[edit | edit source]

Description: "Turn your Big Ideas into household names as a Start-up Genius. It'll take savvy and connections, but fortune is within your reach."

Tech Guru Career Levels - Start-up Entrepreneur Branch
Workplace: Rainy Day Entertainment
7) The Next Big Thing?
At last, <sim first name> has ditched big company bureaucracy to launch his/her very own company, founded on his/her very own ideals, to build his/her very own innovative solution. The only hitch? His/her very own money is not quite enough to get this thing off the ground. §98/hour S M T W T F S
Hours: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Ideal Mood: Focused
Promotion Tasks:
Reach Level 8 Programming Skill
Reach Level 2 Charisma Skill 		Daily Task:
Programming
Bonus: §933; A Stroke of Genius Pension: Unknown
8) Independent Consultant
<sim first name> is making a name for himself/herself in the tech world, but the cash from selling off his/her first company is already getting thin. Instead of bowing to someone else’s vision, he/she decides to earn money as a consultant for private investors. §185/hour S M T W T F S
Hours: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Ideal Mood: Focused
Promotion Tasks:
Reach Level 9 Programming Skill
Reach Level 4 Charisma Skill 		Daily Task:
Programming
Bonus: §2,394; Minimalist Unplant Pension: Unknown
9) Dot-Com Pioneer
With an impressive track record for successfully launching companies, <sim first name> is always on the go and never off the grid, making split-second decisions by text on everything from development to creative to UI. Remarkably, people listen! §371/hour S M T W T F S
Hours: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Ideal Mood: Focused
Promotion Tasks:
Max Programming Skill to Level 10
Reach Level 6 Charisma Skill 		Daily Task:
Programming
Bonus: §3,112; Light of My Life Painting Pension: Unknown
10) Start-up Genius
Whiz kid. Wonder. Visionary. <sim first name> has been called them all, and he/she is confident he/she deserves it. Everything he/she touches turns to gold. Doors open when he/she so much as glances at them. And technologies only emerge with his/her permission. §516/hour S M T W T F S
Hours: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Ideal Mood: Focused
Promotion Tasks:
None 		Daily Task:
Programming
Bonus: §5,335; Plasmatron 3000 Flat Screen TV; Brag about Startup interaction; unlocks "The HQ" styled room Pension: Unknown


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