The Best Careers To Have In The Sims 4

Summary

• The top-paying jobs in The Sims 4 may surprise you, with botanists and romance consultants earning more than expected with salaries ranging from $2,690 to $14,700 per week.
• The diversity of career choices in The Sims 4 allows for unique and engaging gameplay, from being a Grim Reaper to a Style Influencer, providing both challenges and rewards.
• With options like the Military career offering the highest salary of $16,880 per week, players can strategize to maximize their Simoleons through various career paths.

The Sims 4 has always been about making what you want out of a digital life, so your career should be no different, and whether you’re chasing a passion or chasing a paycheck, the game has a job for you. But the best jobs in The Sims 4 aren’t always what you’d expect – like, did you know a botanist makes more than a celebrity athlete?

Some of the best careers in Sims 4 are pretty easy to predict, while others are a surprise. Either way, here are the highest-paying jobs in The Sims 4 to earn you some sweet Simoleons.

Updated on January 2, 2025 by Emily McElroy: Do your Sims have too much free time? Are you eager to see them climb the corporate ladder? Or do they just need more money for grilled cheeses? If the answer is ‘yes’ to any of those questions, then this is the list for you. These are the best careers in The Sims 4.

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Reaper

Don’t Fear The Sim Reaper

The Reaper career is one of the most interactive and involved careers ever added to the game. For those who have always admired the Grim Reaper, here is their chance to experience the Grim Life.

Reapers are in charge of collecting the souls of the dead. They make a cool $2,947 salary when at work, and they have pretty regular hours once you break into the business. (Be prepared for some night shifts. Death never waits.) It’s a macabre job, but somebody has to do it. Plus – you get to be besties with Grim. Turns out he’s a great boss!

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Romance Consultant

Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Make Them A Match

For those Sims who are in love with love, they can make it their full time job – and make good money too! Introduced in the Lovestruck Expansion, the Romance Consultant career allows for Sims to fill the world with love. Really, is there anything better than that?

Those in the Romance Consultant career can make $2,690 as a Relationship Councelor. Those who go into the Matchmaking career track make slightly less, but they get a free trait at the end. The hours are reasonable, and your Sims are able to make a real difference by spreading the love.

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Undertakers

Live And Let Die

Somebody has to take care of all those Sim corpses left behind by the Reaper career. Those somebodies are in the Undertaker career. Masters of make-up and chemicals, these are the hardworking Sims that make sure every Sim goes off to the Netherworld in comfort and style.

Morticians make $2,610 while Undertakers make $2,640, a respectable amount for dealing with the dead. The career is a simple 9-5 job in later levels, which gives plenty of time for exploring everything in the Life and Death expansion. Also, there’s an unlockable plague doctor mask. That alone makes this career worth it.

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Secret Agent

Secret Agent Man

This career path has you living the double life, dealing in spycraft and national secrets. There are two paths two follow: the goodie two-shoes Diamond Agent route, or the darker Villain route. Diamond Agents are ideal, as they only work three days a week and make $4,260, but they put in 15 hours on each day they work.

Villains, on the other hand, make a slightly higher $4,260, but must work five hours a day, five days a week. It’s not a particularly hard career path to get into, and the money is decent, which is why it makes the list.

Pop Culture Darling

Social Media stars have an interesting career path – Internet Personality is by far the best route and most profitable, but they make a measly $6,480 a week. But, at times, this can be one of the most profitable career paths, thanks to your ability to gain followers and advertise products.

Depending on the size of your follower base, you can make a couple thousand dollars with little effort. The only reason this doesn’t rank higher is that it’s a long road to getting to Rank 10 in this career, and every time you push a product you lose followers, meaning it becomes annoying regaining them constantly.

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Actor/Actress

The World’s A Stage

A life in the spotlight can be lucrative, but not nearly as lucrative as the real-world equivalent would be, unfortunately. For starters, you only make money after you audition for a gig, get hired, and do the work. From audition to payday takes three days, meaning you can really only do two gigs a week, even if you’re efficient.

This does mean you can earn $19,600 at peak efficiency, though, and you have the flexibility to create your own schedule. It’s recommended to, when you have lots of fame, launch a lifestyle brand – it’ll generate a bit of daily revenue, which is helpful between gigs.

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Conservationist

Protector Of The Land

This career was added into the game via the Island Living expansion alongside mermaids and tropical Sulani sunshine. The most profitable route is the Environmental Manager, who works six hours a day, five days a week, and earns $10,080 each week.

In addition to decent pay and a standard workload, you can spend your free time working on documentaries and submitting grant applications that can bring in some residual income on top of your salary. If you’re looking for stability and some nice side income, this is one of the best careers in Sims 4 for it.

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Tech Guru

Tech Support Expert

At first glance, being a Tech Guru seems like a pretty questionable career choice. At the highest rank as an eSports Gamer you only make $7,872 working four days a week, but the key to making this job a career lies in livestreaming.

With enough followers, you can make a ton of money doing livestreams. Granted, there is a significant cooldown between livestreams, and you have to participate in a number of tournaments to keep your follower base up, but it’s a very profitable career if you put in the time and effort.

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Style Influencer

That’s So In Right Now

Style Influencers are Sims who have a passion for fashion and thrive on critiquing others’ appearances. The Stylist branch, in particular, is one of the best moneymakers in the game, generating a cool $15,000 after working five days a week for five hours a day. They can also publish fashion articles for additional cash.

The reason it ranks so low in our list is that there’s a lot of micromanagement involved in dressing up other Sims and starting trends, which not all players will enjoy. If Create-a-Sim isn’t for you, you may be better off with another career!

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Military

Hup, Two, Three, Four!

Serving your country can earn serious bucks in The Sims 4 after the Strangerville pack. In fact, it’s the highest paid job in the game, earning a whopping $16,880 a week. That said, it does require working eight hours a day for five days a week – a standard, 40-hour week.

Both branches of the military career offer the same payout, so choose which feels right for you – a life of recruiting new Sims, or a life of espionage.

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Culinary

Channel Your Inner Ratatouille

The chef path is the higher earner in the Culinary career track in The Sims 4, bringing in $9,840 for six-hour days, four days each week. The bright side is that you’ll work earlier hours on the weekend than your Mixologist counterparts.

The reason it ranks a little higher is that there are several helpful appliances and cooking skills that come with being a Chef, while the Mixologist branch teaches your sim to mix drinks, which is helpful for mood bonuses.

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Criminal

Mama I’m In Love With A Criminal

While crime doesn’t pay in the real world, it certainly does in The Sims 4. Becoming the boss of a crime ring pays the fourth-highest overall salary in The Sims 4, at $12,460 a week for working seven-hours a day, four days each week. It also provides the biggest cash bonus for promotions in the game, at $8,039 total just for being promoted.

Being a boss also gives you the work event to rob bank vaults, which nets a hefty windfall if you succeed. For those who pursue the Oracle path, hacking is a very profitable side-hustle, and they’ll gain access to Hack Mainframe, the best computer in the game.

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Painter

It’s Art, Simmer

At first, it seems like becoming a painter is living the life of a starving artist, as Painters at the highest level earn a measly $4,920 a week, but the perk really comes from working only five hours a day, two days a week. Painters can use that free time to make their own paintings at home, which is where the real money is.

Large paintings go for a few hundred, easily earning back the $100 it cost to make them. Occasionally, you’ll craft a masterpiece that sells for thousands. Keeping paintings also serves to decorate your house and improve a Sim’s mood.

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Astronaut

Ground Control To Major Sim

Being a space traveler earns big bucks, especially if you go the Harrison Ford route with the Interstellar Smuggler branch. The third-highest paying job overall in The Sims 4 brings in $14,868 after working nine hours a day, four days a week.

It also grants access to the Retro Rocket, which can be used to travel to space and bring back valuable space rocks and even aliens. Unfortunately, it does become rather difficult to get promoted, meaning the Smuggling life is likely a ways away without cheats.

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Business

Back In Business

If you want to make money, you go where the money is, and that means getting a career in Business. Following the Investor path earns a cool $12,992 per week, working eight hours a day, four days a week.

Not only do you earn a lot, you can also begin to invest, which may yield up to 2.5x your initial investment on payout! You can invest, every 48 hours, up to $5,000 , which means it’s possible to earn a whopping return of $12,500 three to four times a week. But, you could also see the investment go sour, so tread lightly.

3

Writer

Become A List Writer

The Author branch for Writers can yield serious money: the career itself pays peanuts (your Sim earns $5,580 a week), but, similar to the Painter, they only work six hours a day, two days a week. Again, use the free time to create and sell your own works at home.

A bestselling book will take about four in-game hours to write, and it can then bring in anywhere from $200-800 per day for 20 days. There’s also the interesting perk of being able to write a book about a Sim that, when read, will bring them back to life again after death.

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Gardener

Get In The Green

The Botanist earns an impressive $14,700 a week, working five seven-hour days. Botanists have events that can earn more than $1,500 for two hours of work, and can apply for research grants for an immediate windfall. The Florist, on the other hand, has a higher base salary and can run a floral shop for some hefty additional profits.

The perks of Gardening far outweigh the money, however. The Gardener gains access to plants that can do all kinds of things normal Sims can’t. If you’re looking for a Death Flower for immortality, or Cow Plant of your own, Botany is your only way to get them.

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Scientist

For Science. You Monster.

This is the best and most fun career path in Sims 4, for all the perks and fun toys it yields. Salary-wise, it’s $11,115 a week for nine hours of work, five days a week. Your Sim gets access to a SimRay that can transform items or even force other Sims into cleaning for you. The Satellite Dish can make the entire neighborhood happy or start a dance party, while the Cloning Machine can be used for good or evil.

By far the best perk for Scientists are the serums that can satisfy hunger, lose weight, resolve your needs, boost your mood, gain alien powers, or even turn back the clock on a Sim’s age. Enjoy the power of immortality!