Sims 4 career cheats

Exact careers.promote names for every Sims 4 career and pack, how to add or quit a career with a cheat, and why a career code fails.

Type testingcheats true. Then type careers.promote and the name of the career, such as careers.promote Doctor. Each code gives one promotion. Type careers.demote with the same name to go down one level.

Your Sim must already have the career. Select the Sim before you type the code. The table below gives the exact name for each career.

The names come from GamesRadar+ and GGRecon. We list only the names that both guides give. The packs come from the Sims Wiki.

CareerCodePack
Astronautcareers.promote AstronautBase game
Athletecareers.promote AthleticBase game
Businesscareers.promote BusinessBase game
Criminalcareers.promote CriminalBase game
Culinarycareers.promote CulinaryBase game
Entertainercareers.promote EntertainerBase game
Paintercareers.promote PainterBase game
Secret Agentcareers.promote SecretAgentBase game
Style Influencercareers.promote InfluencerBase game
Tech Gurucareers.promote TechGuruBase game
Writercareers.promote adult_WriterBase game
Detectivecareers.promote DetectiveGet to Work
Doctorcareers.promote DoctorGet to Work
Scientistcareers.promote adult_active_ScientistGet to Work
Criticcareers.promote careers_adult_CriticCity Living
Politiciancareers.promote ActivistCity Living
Social Mediacareers.promote SocialMediaCity Living
Gardenercareers.promote Adult_GardenerSeasons
Actorcareers.promote ActorGet Famous
Militarycareers.promote MilitaryStrangerVille
Conservationistcareers.promote ConservationistIsland Living
Educationcareers.promote careers_Adult_EducationDiscover University
Engineercareers.promote careers_Adult_EngineerDiscover University
Civil Designercareers.promote careers_Adult_CivilDesignerEco Lifestyle

Part-time jobs

CareerCodePack
Babysittercareers.promote PartTime_BabysitterBase game
Baristacareers.promote PartTime_BaristaBase game
Fast food employeecareers.promote PartTime_FastFoodBase game
Manual laborercareers.promote PartTime_ManualBase game
Retail employeecareers.promote PartTime_RetailBase game
Divercareers.promote PartTime_DiverIsland Living
Fishermancareers.promote PartTime_FishermanIsland Living
Lifeguardcareers.promote PartTime_LifeguardIsland Living

A career from a pack works only if you have that pack. Read Sims 4 expansion packs to see what each pack adds.

PlatformKeys
PCCtrl + Shift + C
MacCtrl + Shift + C. Some guides say Command + Shift + C. Try the other keys if one fails.
PlayStationHold L1, L2, R1, and R2 at the same time.
XboxHold LB, LT, RB, and RT at the same time.

A text box opens at the top of the screen. Type testingcheats true and press Enter. For more codes, read our Sims 4 cheats list.

  • careers.add_career [career name]: your Sim joins the career.
  • careers.remove_career [career name]: your Sim quits the career.

Use the names from the table. For example, careers.add_career Doctor gives your Sim the Doctor career. GGRecon says to keep the PartTime_ part of the name for a part-time job. Then use careers.promote to move up.

We did not find one. With testingcheats true on, you can shift-click a Sim on PC and Mac. The Sims Wiki lists the options of that menu. None of them promotes a Sim.

The menu has one career option: “Career Gigs Picker (Debug)”. It opens a list of career gigs, for careers that use gigs. For a normal career, use the code.

Skills help with promotions without cheats. Read our Sims 4 skills guide for the fast ways to level up.

On a console, yes. EA says that a code that needs testingcheats true turns off achievements and trophies in your current save. Your other saves keep them.

EA does not say what happens on a PC or a Mac. To keep your achievements safe, use cheats in a copy of your save.

  • You did not type testingcheats true first.
  • Your Sim does not have the career. Use careers.add_career first.
  • You selected the wrong Sim. The code works on the Sim that you control.
  • You do not have the pack of the career.
  • You typed the name that the game shows. Some careers need a different name. Politician is Activist, and Scientist is adult_active_Scientist.
  • You typed a space after the dot. Type careers.promote with no space.

The code gives one level each time. To reach the top, type it again for each level.

LifeSim is a free life sim in your browser set on a real map of Earth, where people talk back in your own words. It has no career cheat. For other options, read games like The Sims or our page about the life simulator.

How do I get to the top of a career fast?

Type careers.promote with the career name once for each level.

Can I demote my Sim?

Yes. Type careers.demote with the same career name.

Do career cheats work for teens?

Teens can have part-time jobs. Use the part-time names in the table.

Why is the Law career not in the table?

Our two sources give different names for it. We list only names that we could check twice.

Is The Sims 4 free?

The base game is free. Read is The Sims 4 free for what costs extra.

New to life sims? Read what a life simulator is.

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