What are the careers cheats in The Sims 4?
Sims 4 careers cheats
The Sims 4 has 9 career cheats, including careers.promote, careers.add_career, careers.add_performance. All of them need testingcheats true first.
Career cheats in The Sims 4 let you control your active Sim's job status and work meter. You can add or remove jobs, move up or down a level, retire, or change performance points. These commands work on PC, Mac, PlayStation, and Xbox once you turn cheats on.
Most career commands belong to the base game. Only the lay-off cheat requires the Growing Together expansion pack. You must enter these codes in Live mode after you enable testing cheats.
Careers cheats
| Cheat | What it does | Pack |
|---|---|---|
careers.promote career_Adult_Astronautneeds testingcheats | Promotes the active Sim one level in that career, even if they don't meet the promotion requirements. Type it again for each level. More about careers.promote | Base game |
careers.add_career career_Adult_Astronautneeds testingcheats | Gives the active Sim a job in the career you name, at the first level. Type it without a name to get the list of internal career names. | Base game |
careers.add_performance 0 50 career_Adult_Astronautneeds testingcheats | Adds work performance in a career. The order is Sim, amount, career; 0 means the active Sim. | Base game |
careers.demote career_Adult_Astronautneeds testingcheats | Demotes the active Sim one level in that career. | Base game |
careers.lay_off career_Adult_Astronautneeds testingcheats | Lays the active Sim off from that career. It only works while the career lay-off game option is on. | Growing Together |
careers.remove_career career_Adult_Astronautneeds testingcheats | Makes the active Sim quit that career. | Base game |
careers.retire career_Adult_Astronautneeds testingcheats | Retires the active Sim from that career, so they collect a pension instead of a salary. | Base game |
careers.set_performance career_Adult_Astronaut 100needs testingcheats | Sets the work performance of the active Sim in a career to the number you type. | Base game |
careers.set_performance_percentage career_Adult_Astronaut 1needs testingcheats | Sets work performance as a share of the bar: 0 is empty, 1 is full, 0.5 is half. | Base game |
Promote in any career: the exact line for each one
| Career | Promote | Pack |
|---|---|---|
| Astronaut | careers.promote Astronaut | Base game |
| Athlete | careers.promote Athletic | Base game |
| Business | careers.promote Adult_Business | Base game |
| Criminal | careers.promote Criminal | Base game |
| Culinary | careers.promote Culinary | Base game |
| Entertainer | careers.promote Entertainer | Base game |
| Freelance Artist | careers.promote Freelancer_Artist | Base game |
| Painter | careers.promote Painter | Base game |
| Babysitter | careers.promote PartTime_Babysitter | Base game |
| Barista | careers.promote PartTime_Barista | Base game |
| Fast Food Employee | careers.promote PartTime_FastFood | Base game |
| Manual Laborer | careers.promote PartTime_ManualLabor | Base game |
| Retail Employee | careers.promote PartTime_Retail | Base game |
| Secret Agent | careers.promote SecretAgent | Base game |
| Style Influencer | careers.promote StyleInfluencer | Base game |
| Tech Guru | careers.promote TechGuru | Base game |
| Writer | careers.promote Adult_Writer | Base game |
| Teen Babysitter | careers.promote Teen_Babysitter | Base game |
| Teen Barista | careers.promote Teen_Barista | Base game |
| Teen Fast Food Employee | careers.promote Teen_FastFood | Base game |
| Teen Manual Laborer | careers.promote Teen_ManualLabor | Base game |
| Teen Retail Employee | careers.promote Teen_Retail | Base game |
| Freelance Programmer | careers.promote Programmer | Base game |
| Freelance Writer | careers.promote Agency_Writer | Base game |
| Doctor | careers.promote Doctor | Get to Work |
| Scientist | careers.promote Active_Scientist | Get to Work |
| Detective | careers.promote detectiveCareer_1 | Get to Work |
| Politician | careers.promote Activist | City Living |
| Critic | careers.promote Adult_Critic | City Living |
| Social Media | careers.promote SocialMedia | City Living |
| Scout | careers.promote Scouting | Seasons |
| Gardener | careers.promote Adult_Gardener | Seasons |
| Actor | careers.promote ActorCareer | Get Famous |
| Drama Club | careers.promote DramaClub | Get Famous |
| Diver | careers.promote Diver | Island Living |
| Fisherman | careers.promote PartTime_Fisherman | Island Living |
| Lifeguard | careers.promote PartTime_Lifeguard | Island Living |
| Odd Jobs | careers.promote OddJob | Island Living |
| Teen Lifeguard | careers.promote Teen_Lifeguard | Island Living |
| Conservationist | careers.promote Conservationist | Island Living |
| E-Sports Competitor | careers.promote E-Sports | Discover University |
| Education | careers.promote Education | Discover University |
| Engineer | careers.promote Engineer | Discover University |
| Law | careers.promote Adult_Law | Discover University |
| Soccer Team Player | careers.promote SoccerTeam | Discover University |
| Civil Designer | careers.promote CivilDesigner | Eco Lifestyle |
| Freelance Crafter | careers.promote Maker | Eco Lifestyle |
| Salaryperson | careers.promote CorporateWorker | Snowy Escape |
| Teen Simfluencer | careers.promote Teen_SimsfluencerSideHustle | High School Years |
| Teen Video Game Streamer | careers.promote Teen_StreamerSideHustle | High School Years |
| Simfluencer | careers.promote PartTime_SimsfluencerSideHustle | High School Years |
| Video Game Streamer | careers.promote PartTime_StreamerSideHustle | High School Years |
| Cheer Team Member | careers.promote CheerTeam | High School Years |
| Chess Team Member | careers.promote ChessTeam | High School Years |
| Computer Team Member | careers.promote ComputerTeam | High School Years |
| Football Team Member | careers.promote FootballTeam | High School Years |
| Handyperson | careers.promote Handyperson | For Rent |
| Romance Consultant | careers.promote RomanceConsultant | Lovestruck |
| Reaper | careers.promote Active_Reaper | Life & Death |
| Undertaker | careers.promote Mortician | Life & Death |
| Naturopath | careers.promote Naturopath | Enchanted by Nature |
| Park Worker | careers.promote ParkWorker | Adventure Awaits |
| Noble | careers.promote Noble | Royalty & Legacy |
| Military | careers.promote Military | StrangerVille |
| Interior Decorator | careers.promote InteriorDecorator | Dream Home Decorator |
| Freelance Fashion Photographer | careers.promote Photographer | Moschino Stuff |
| Paranormal Investigator | careers.promote ParanormalInvestigator | Paranormal Stuff |
How to enter career cheats step by step
First, open the cheat console while you play in Live mode. Press Ctrl + Shift + C on PC, or Cmd + Shift + C on Mac. On PlayStation and Xbox, hold down all four shoulder buttons at once. Type testingcheats true into the box and press Enter.
Next, give your active Sim a job or change their rank with the internal career name. Type careers.add_career career_Adult_Astronaut to start at the first level, or careers.promote career_Adult_Astronaut to go up one rank. You can type careers.demote career_Adult_Astronaut to drop a rank, or careers.remove_career career_Adult_Astronaut to quit the job. To end a career with a pension instead of a salary, enter careers.retire career_Adult_Astronaut, or use careers.lay_off career_Adult_Astronaut if you own Growing Together.
You can also adjust the work meter directly with three different commands. Type careers.add_performance 0 50 career_Adult_Astronaut to add 50 points for the active Sim, whom the 0 represents. Type careers.set_performance career_Adult_Astronaut 100 to set the exact points to 100. You can also type careers.set_performance_percentage career_Adult_Astronaut 1 to fill the bar, where 0 is empty and 0.5 is half.
Common mistakes and limits of career cheats
A common mistake is typing the regular English job title instead of the internal career name. Each command needs the internal code, such as career_Adult_Astronaut. If you do not know the internal code, type careers.add_career with no career name after it. This action shows you the full list of internal career names.
Watch the exact order of words and numbers when you change work performance. The command careers.add_performance puts the Sim number 0 first, the point amount second, and the career name last. However, careers.set_performance and careers.set_performance_percentage put the career name before the number.
Each cheat also has strict limits on what it can do at one time. The command careers.promote only raises your Sim by one level, so you must enter it again for another promotion. Finally, the command careers.lay_off fails unless you have Growing Together and turn on the career lay-off game option.
Questions
How do I promote my Sim with cheats?
Turn on testingcheats true, then type careers.promote followed by the internal career name, like careers.promote career_Adult_Astronaut. This moves the active Sim up one level even without meeting the requirements. Repeat the command for each extra level you want.
How do I find internal career names in The Sims 4?
Enable testingcheats true in the cheat box, then type careers.add_career without a job name at the end. Entering the command alone prints the list of internal career names.
Do Sims 4 career cheats work on PlayStation and Xbox?
Yes, these commands work on both PlayStation and Xbox. Hold all four shoulder buttons to open the console, then turn on cheats with testingcheats true before you type a career command.
Why is the lay off career cheat not working?
The command careers.lay_off requires the Growing Together expansion pack. It also only works while the career lay-off game option is turned on in your settings.
What does the 0 mean in the add performance cheat?
In the command careers.add_performance 0 50 career_Adult_Astronaut, the 0 stands for the active Sim. The number 50 is the performance points you add, followed by the internal career name.
