Complete Guide to Sims 4 Career Cheats: Usage and Tips

A significant aspect of experiencing life in The Sims 4 revolves around securing an ideal job and achieving promotions through dedication and effort. Yet, players often find that to cultivate their perfect virtual environment, reaching a specific career level or position can be more exciting than the traditional ascent up the corporate ladder. The good news is that in The Sims 4, unlike reality, players can effortlessly unlock their career aspirations using cheats.

Every career—whether full-time or part-time—in The Sims 4 and its downloadable content (DLC) features a unique promotion cheat. Additionally, these cheats can also facilitate demotions for Sims who may have received promotions prematurely. While there are various valid reasons for using these cheats—such as allowing a Sim to start with a lucrative job title from the outset—the use of cheats largely depends on individual player preferences. Below, you will find a comprehensive list of career cheats available in The Sims 4, along with instructions on how to implement them.

How to Use Career Cheats in The Sims 4

Opening the Console and Entering Cheats

The Sims 4 cheat code warning notification.

To utilize career cheats in The Sims 4, follow these simple steps to input any cheat:

Windows: Press Ctrl + Shift + C.
Mac: Press Command + Shift + C.
PlayStation: Hit L1, L2, R1, and R2.
Xbox: Press LB, LT, RB, and RT.

Once the console is open, type testingcheats true or testingcheats on to activate cheats. Select the Sim whose career you aim to promote, and then you can enter the appropriate promotion cheat. Remember, cheats can only be applied to careers available in the base game or DLC packs that you own.

For the majority of full-time careers, each cheat will advance the Sim by one level. Notably, all full-time careers in The Sims 4 consist of 10 promotion levels, with the exception of Self-Employment and Freelancer paths. Career promotions typically come with new titles, increased salaries, vacation days, working days, bonuses, and various reward items. Beyond specific levels, promotions primarily offer salary increases. It’s also worth mentioning that most full-time careers have branching paths allowing Sims to choose their direction at certain promotion levels.

In contrast, all part-time careers feature only three promotion levels and lack the branching options present in full-time careers. Active careers do not utilize these tracks either.

Full-Time Career Cheats

Accelerating Promotions

A doctor Sim checks a patient's ear. — The Sims/YouTube

The following table lists the cheats for promoting Sims in various full-time careers available in The Sims 4 up to the Life & Death Expansion Pack, including possible career branches and the levels at which players can designate a path.

Career	Pack	Promotion Cheat	Demotion Cheat	Career Branches	Level at Which Branch is Chosen
Actor	Get Famous	careers.promote actor	careers.demote actor	N/A	N/A
Astronaut	Base Game	careers.promote astronaut	careers.demote astronaut	Space Ranger Branch Interstellar Smuggler Branch	Level 8
Athlete	Base Game	careers.promote athletic	careers.demote athletic	Professional Athlete Branch Bodybuilder Branch	Level 5
Business	Base Game	careers.promote business	careers.demote business	Management Branch Investor Branch	Level 7
Civil Designer	Eco Lifestyle	careers.promote civildesigner	careers.demote civildesigner	Civic Planner Branch Green Technician Branch	Level 4
Conservationist	Island Living	careers.promote conservationist	careers.demote conversationist	Environmental Manager Branch Marine Biologist Branch	Level 7
Criminal	Base Game	careers.promote criminal	careers.demote criminal	Boss Branch Oracle Branch	Level 6
Critic	City Living	careers.promote careers_adult_critic	careers.demote careers_adult_critic	Arts Critic Branch Food Critic Branch	Level 4
Culinary	Base Game	careers.promote culinary	careers.demote culinary	Chef Branch Mixologist Branch	Level 6
Detective	Get To Work	careers.promote detective	careers.demote detective	N/A	N/A
Doctor	Get To Work	careers.promote doctor	careers.demote doctor	N/A	N/A
Education	Discover University	careers.promote careers_adult_education	careers.demote careers_adult_education	Administrator Branch Professor Branch	Level 6
Engineer	Discover University	careers.promote careers_adult_engineer	careers.demote careers_adult_engineer	Computer Engineer Branch Mechanical Engineer Branch	Level 7
Entertainer	Base Game	careers.promote entertainer	careers.demote entertainer	Musician Branch Comedian Branch	Level 5
Freelancer	Base Game Base Game Base Game Moschino Stuff Paranormal Stuff Eco Lifestyle	careers.promote careers_adult_freelancer_artist careers.promote adult_freelancer_agency_programmer careers.promote adult_freelancer_agency_writer careers.promote fashion_photographer careers.promote paranormalinvestigator careers.promote adult_freelancer_agency_maker	careers.demote careers_adult_freelancer_artist careers.demote adult_freelancer_agency_programmer careers.demote adult_freelancer_agency_writer careers.demote fashion_photographer careers.demote paranormalinvestigator careers.demote adult_freelancer_agency_maker	Digital Artist Branch Programs Branch Writer Branch Fashion Photographer Branch Maker Branch Paranormal Investigator Branch	Level 1

Part-Time Career Cheats

Exploring Part-Time Gigs

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Part-time careers in The Sims 4 differ from full-time roles. Sims can take on one part-time job starting in the Teen life stage and two jobs upon reaching the Young Adult stage. Below is the list of part-time career cheats available in The Sims 4 through the Life & Death Expansion Pack.

Career	Pack	Promotion Cheat	Demotion Cheat
Babysitter	Base Game	careers.promote parttime_babysitter	careers.demote parttime_babysitter
Barista	Base Game	careers.promote parttime_barista	careers.demote parttime_barista
Diver	Island Living	careers.promote parttime_diver	careers.demote parttime_diver
Fast Food Employee	Base Game	careers.promote parttime_fastfood	careers.demote parttime_fastfood
Fisherman	Base Game	careers.promote parttime_fisherman	careers.demote parttime_fisherman
Handyperson	For Rent	careers.promote parttime_handyperson	careers.demote parttime_handyperson
Lifeguard	Island Living	careers.promote parttime_lifeguard	careers.demote parttime_lifeguard
Manual Laborer	Base Game	careers.promote parttime_manual	careers.demote parttime_manual
Retail Employee	Base Game	careers.promote parttime_retail	careers.demote parttime_retail
Simfluencer	High School Years	careers.promote parttime_simsfluencersidehustle	careers.demote parttime_simsfluencersidehustle
Video Game Streamer	High School Years	careers.promote parttime_streamersidehustle	careers.demote parttime_streamersidehustle