How much does the Handyperson career pay in The Sims 4?
Handyperson career
Handyperson pays §20 an hour at level 1 and up to §78 an hour. The best level pays §1,170 a week. The promotion cheat is careers.promote Handyperson.
The Handyperson job is a part-time career in The Sims 4 that requires the For Rent expansion pack. Young Adult, Adult, and Elder Sims can join this track to earn Simoleons with a short daily schedule. You pick either a morning or an evening shift when you take the job.
This career has three levels and no branches. You start as an Able Tinkerer and advance to a Prime Fixer-Upper at level 3. Each promotion raises your hourly pay while cutting your total weekly work hours.
- §20Per hour at the first level
- §78Per hour at the best level
- §1,170Per week at the best-paying level
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Pay and hours at every level
Every level
| Level | Title | Per hour | Schedule | Per week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Able Tinkerer | §20 | Morning: Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat, 06:00 for 4 h Evening: Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat, 14:00 for 4 h | §480 |
| 2 | Hotshot Helper | §47 | Morning: Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri, 06:00 for 4 h Evening: Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri, 14:00 for 4 h | §940 |
| 3 | Prime Fixer-Upper | §78 | Morning: Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri, 08:00 for 3 h Evening: Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri, 15:00 for 3 h | §1,170 |
Pay per week is our math: pay per hour, times the hours, times the work days. For part-time jobs it uses the longest shift you can pick.
Traits that change the pay and promotions
| Trait | Pay bonus |
|---|---|
| Business Savvy | +10% |
| Graduated High School Early | +10% |
| Graduated with Honors | +10% |
| Valedictorian | +15% |
| The Knowledge | +30% |
The game also rolls for an early promotion. The base chance is 1%, multiplied by ×10 with the Entrepreneurial trait, ×5 with the Growth Mindset moodlet.
Skills for the Handyperson career
The promotions of this career ask for these skills. The level is the highest any promotion asks for.
Compare the pay of every job at one level in the career pay planner.
Handyperson cheats
Type testingcheats true first. The game accepts the career name below, in any letter case.
careers.add_career Handypersoncareers.promote Handypersoncareers.demote Handypersoncareers.remove_career Handyperson
Daily shifts, hours, and weekly pay growth
At level 1, you work from Monday to Saturday for 4 hours a day. You can choose a morning shift at 06:00 or an evening shift at 14:00. This schedule totals 24 hours a week and pays 20 Simoleons per hour, or 480 Simoleons per week.
Reaching level 2 drops Saturday from your schedule, leaving 20 hours of work across Monday through Friday. Your shift times stay the same, and your pay jumps to 47 Simoleons per hour, making 940 Simoleons weekly. At level 3, shifts shrink to 3 hours a day starting at 08:00 or 15:00.
A level 3 Prime Fixer-Upper works 15 hours a week and earns 78 Simoleons per hour. That brings your weekly total to 1,170 Simoleons. You also earn 0.25 paid days off for each day worked at any level.
Career tracks and trait pay bonuses
The Handyperson career has a single track and does not split into branches. Every Sim in this job follows the same path to the top level of Prime Fixer-Upper. Your base weekly pay peaks at 1,170 Simoleons at level 3.
You can boost your hourly rate with specific traits. Business Savvy, Graduated High School Early, and Graduated with Honors each add a 10% pay bonus. The Valedictorian trait adds 15%, while The Knowledge trait adds a 30% bonus to your hourly pay.
Faster promotions, demotions, and career cheats
When your work performance nears the promotion line, you have a 1% base chance for an early promotion. The Entrepreneurial trait multiplies this chance by 10, and the Growth Mindset moodlet multiplies it by 5. One other game condition can also affect this roll.
If your performance hits the bottom at the end of a shift, you face a 100% demotion chance. Having the Professional Slacker trait multiplies this demotion chance by 0, which prevents demotion. If you quit the job, the level you would rejoin at drops by one every 2 days.
To use cheats in Live mode, open the console with Ctrl + Shift + C on PC or Cmd + Shift + C on Mac. Type testingcheats true first, then enter careers.promote Handyperson for an instant promotion. You can also use careers.add_career Handyperson to join, careers.demote Handyperson to drop a level, or careers.remove_career Handyperson to quit.
Questions
Which pack includes the Handyperson career in The Sims 4?
The Handyperson part-time job comes with the For Rent pack. Young Adult, Adult, and Elder Sims can join this career.
How much does the Handyperson career pay at max level?
At level 3, a Prime Fixer-Upper earns 78 Simoleons per hour. Working the full 15 hours per week pays 1,170 Simoleons before any trait bonuses.
Can Teen Sims join the Handyperson career?
No, Teen Sims cannot take this part-time job. The game restricts the Handyperson career to Young Adult, Adult, and Elder Sims.
What is the promotion cheat for the Handyperson career?
Open the cheat console in Live mode, enable testingcheats true, and type careers.promote Handyperson. This raises your Sim by one level in the career track.
What happens if my Sim quits the Handyperson job?
If your Sim quits, the career level they would rejoin at drops by one every 2 days.