Every sim will need a job at some point in The Sims 2, and what better way to fund your shenanigans than to pursue a life of crime in SimCity? Even if your sim is a good person on the inside, they can thrive by thieving and deceiving their neighbors. How do you get started in this career track and how can you make your way to the top?
Luckily for you, we’ve broken down every position within the career track and the skills needed to climb the ladder. Everything you need to know about the Criminal Career Track in the Sims 2 is below. Get to burgling for your nine to five job!
Criminal Career Track Positions
Does your sim have sticky fingers? If so, they might enjoy a life of crime to pay the bills and satisfy their whims. To get a job in the Criminal Career Track, your sim will need to use a newspaper or computer to search for a job, then hope that one of the available listings is for the Criminal Career.
You can also network with sims that are already in the career track to get a position above entry level.
Adult Criminal Career Track
Adults are able to access the full-time career track, which has ten levels to rise through. Below are the different positions, the skills required to be promoted, and the schedule for the week.
Elders in the career before they age out can continue to make progress unless they retire or change jobs.
|
Position |
Salary |
Skills |
Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|
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Level 1: Pickpocket |
196 Simoleons |
Creativity: 0 Mechanical: 0 Athletic: 0 Friends: 0 |
Hours: 11:00-17:00 Days Off: Monday and Thursday. |
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Level 2: Bagman |
280 Simoleons |
Creativity: 0 Mechanical: 0 Athletic: 0 Friends: 0 |
Hours: 17:00-01:00 Days Off: Monday and Wednesday. |
|
Level 3: Bookie |
385 Simoleons |
Creativity: 1 Mechanical: 0 Athletic: 0 Friends: 0 |
Hours: 11:00-18:00 Days Off: Tuesday and Wednesday. |
|
Level 4: Con Artist |
490 Simoleons |
Creativity: 3 Mechanical: 0 Athletic: 0 Friends: 1 |
Hours: 09:00-15:00 Days Off: Sunday and Saturday. |
|
Level 5: Getaway Driver |
595 Simoleons |
Creativity: 4 Mechanical: 2 Athletic: 1 Friends: 2 |
Hours: 22:00-06:00 Days Off: Sunday and Saturday. |
|
Level 6: Bank Robber |
742 Simoleons |
Creativity: 5 Mechanical: 4 Athletic: 2 Friends: 3 |
Hours: 15:00-23:00 Days Off: Sunday and Saturday. |
|
Level 7: Cat Burglar |
896 Simoleons |
Creativity: 7 Mechanical: 4 Athletic: 5 Friends: 3 |
Hours: 21:00-03:00 Days Off: Tuesday and Thursday. |
|
Level 8: Counterfeiter |
1,064 Simoleons |
Creativity: 7 Mechanical: 7 Athletic: 6 Friends: 4 |
Hours: 09:00-15:00 Days Off: Sunday and Saturday. |
|
Level 9: Smuggler |
1,575 Simoleons |
Creativity: 9 Mechanical: 7 Athletic: 7 Friends: 5 |
Hours: 02:00-08:00 Days Off: Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. |
|
Level 10: Criminal Mastermind |
1,925 Simoleons |
Creativity: 10 Mechanical: 10 Athletic: 8 Friends: 7 |
Hours: 17:00-23:00 Days Off: Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday. |
Teen And Elder Criminal Career Track
Teens and elders live busy lives, and they don’t need to work full-time. Instead, they can pick up part-time positions in the Criminal Career Track for a few extra Simoleons.
Teens can prepare for adulthood by getting into their desired field early, but their grades must be a ‘C’ or higher.
|
Position |
Salary |
Skills |
Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 1: Street Hawker |
50 Simoleons |
Creativity: 0 Mechanical: 0 Athletic: 0 Friends: 0 |
Hours: 15:00-18:00 Days Off: Monday and Thursday. |
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Level 2: Numbers Runner |
62 Simoleons |
Creativity: 1 Mechanical: 0 Athletic: 0 Friends: 1 |
Hours: 15:00-18:00 Days Off: Monday and Wednesday. |
|
Level 3: Pickpocket |
105 Simoleons |
Creativity: 2 Mechanical: 1 Athletic: 1 Friends: 1 |
Hours: 15:00-18:00 Days Off: Wednesday and Thursday. |
Criminal Career Reward
Upon reaching level four in this career track, you’ll obtain the SensoTwitch Lie Finder. This device improves your creativity by having your sim practice their lies, allowing them to get better at their jobs and deceive potential targets.
You can also give lying lessons to other sims or ask them for help with your lies. Any sim in the household can use this device, so be careful who you let inside. They might just learn from the best!
Your sim will get a shock if they fail the test, but it’s more comical than fatal.
