As a franchise that has lasted over twenty-four years, The Sims has added plenty of careers for players to test out for themselves. However, some careers from previous iterations are still missing from The Sims 4. Though The Sims 4 has added plenty of new jobs that players enjoy, EA and Maxis should look at these previous careers when considering new additions. However, some of these careers deserve to remain in the past. This article seeks to determine what The Sims team should keep and what should be left behind.
Additionally, some careers that are technically missing from previous games in The Sims franchise are missing from this list because they have equivalents in The Sims 4. For example, the fortune-teller career introduced in The Sims 3: Supernatural was replaced by the medium freelance career in The Sims 4‘s Paranormal Stuff Pack.
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The Sims 4 Could Add These Missing Careers
Acrobat and Circus
The Acrobat and Circus careers are available in The Sims 3: Showtime and The Sims: Unleashed, respectively. No circus themed DLC has been added to The Sims 4 despite clowns making an appearance in the game. This would be a perfect addition to a new pack.
Band
The Band career is a skill-based career added in The Sims 3: Late Night. Skill careers are self-employed type careers. While players can take the Musician track of the Entertainer career in The Sims 4, players cannot join a band specifically. A pop star DLC pack would be right up The Sims 4’s alley.
Dance
The Dance career is available in The Sims 2’s FreeTime expansion pack. While players can earn money from dancing in public in The Sims 4, no dedicated career for the skill exists. If a dance or gymnastics themed pack is added to the game, specifically, having a company dance career could be a fun addition.
Firefighter
The Firefighter career is available in The Sims 3: Ambitions. Firefighting is an interesting instance in The Sims 4, as firefighters can appear if a fire occurs. However, no firefighting career is available in the game, neither as a rabbit hole nor an active career. Firefighting has been highly requested by The Sims community as a career addition and should be kept in mind by EA and Maxis.
Magician
The Magician career is available in The Sims 3: Showtime. Though the title may suggest this career is available in The Sims 4, the Realm of Magic pack adds spell casters to the game rather than sleight of hand magic. This could be a fun career to add to DLC themed to performance acts like acrobatics or the circus.
Sculptor
Sculptor is a skill-based career that was added in The Sims 3. While painting and photography are available in The Sims 4, sculpting has yet to be added. This would be a fun skill if added to the game, though sculptures would likely be sold in storefronts and the hot bar rather than featuring a dedicated career.
Sports Agent
The Sports Agent career is available in The Sims 3: University Life. The Athlete career in The Sims 4 surprisingly does not feature a Sports Agent track. If EA and Maxis decided to expand sports game play in The Sims 4 through DLC, Sports Agent would be a perfect career to add to the game.
The Sims 4 Could Leave These Careers Behind
Adventurer
The Adventurer career is available in The Sims 2: Seasons. Adventurers take on all sorts of quests, from Indiana Jones-esque relic retrievals to pirate fights on the seven seas to outer space travel. This addition seems unlikely to The Sims 4 as the Jungle Adventure Game Pack replaces this concept as a hobby rather than a career. It also focuses primarily on the Indiana Jones aspects of the Adventurer career rather than taking players on multiple types of adventure.
Animal Care
The Animal Care career is available in The Sims: Unleashed. It’s a ten-level career that starts as “Dog Walker” and ends with “Animal Magician.” Animal careers are available in The Sims 4, but not with as wide variety as the Animal Care career which jumps all over the place. The Sims 4 is more centralized, taking the Animal Care career’s ninth level, veterinarian, and making it a dedicated career in the game.
Art Appraiser
The Art Appraiser career is available in The Sims 3: University Life. It’s a ten-level career with two branches – Acquisition and Appraisal. Similarly, The Sims 4’s Painter career has a Patron of the Arts branch which essentially acts as the game’s version of Art Appraiser.
Astronomer
The Astronomer career is available in The Sims 3: Into the Future. It is a ten-level career with two branches – Astrophysicist and Space Explorer. The Space Explorer branch was replaced in The Sims 4 with the Astronaut career. The new Astronaut career encompasses a lot of the Astronomer career’s game play, making it an unwise addition to The Sims 4.
Crafter
The Crafter career is available in The Sims Castaway Stories. The Sims 4 has several kinds of workstations with their own designated careers, essentially making this career defunct and impossible to add.
Game Development, Gamer, and Video Game Developer
These three careers are available in The Sims Life Stories, The Sims 2: Seasons, and The Sims 3: University Life, respectively. The Computer Engineer track of the Engineer career introduced in The Sims 4’s Discover University Expansion Pack and the base game Tech Guru career, surprisingly, does not feature game design. This would have been the perfect opportunity to include the career, making it unlikely that it will be added at a later point.
Hunter and Gatherer
The Hunter and Gatherer careers are available in The Sims Castaway Stories. This career hinges on the game’s hook of Sims on a deserted island. No such pack exists for The Sims 4, making the career impossible to add unless the game releases similar DLC.
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Hacker
The Hacker career is available in The Sims: Livin’ Large. The Sims 4’s “Programming” skill leads to similar abilities as the Hacker career. The Oracle branch of the Criminal career essentially acts as the Hacker career in The Sims 4.
Oceanography
The Oceanography career is available in The Sims 2’s FreeTime Expansion Pack. It’s similar to veterinarian and scientist careers, with a focus specifically on the ocean. The Sims 4’s closest counterpart is the Island Living Expansion Pack’s Conservationist career which has a Marine Biologist branch. “Marine Biologist” is the sixth level of the Oceanography career.
Slacker
The Slacker career is available in The Sims: Livin’ Largeand The Sims 2. It’s a ten-level career in both games, featuring levels that are typically considered entry-level jobs, like “Convenience Store Clerk.” Considering the number of freelance positions available in The Sims 4, Slacker seems like an unwise addition.
Some Simmers may find certain careers more important than others, but some career additions seem more likely than others. Nevertheless, the next DLC pack forThe Sims 4 will undoubtedly feature fun new careers for players to enjoy.
The Sims
Created by Will Wright and Maxis, and published by EA, The Sims is a long-running series of life simulation games with sandbox gameplay. Players create Sims and control every aspect of their lives, from the houses they live in to the jobs they work.