
Most Germans wanted to work with animals as a child (28% of those surveyed), to become a doctor (26% of those surveyed) or take up an educational profession such as a teacher or kindergarten teacher (25% of those surveyed).

Patch 79 added the freelancer career, which allows Sims to work on their own time from home.The Sims 4 Get to Work – Living the dream job of a doctor, scientist or policeman They are able to give themselves a title and a description. With patch 73, Sims can register with the Ministry of Labor as a self-employed Sim over the phone. The Sims 4: Dine Out adds the option for Sims to run their own restaurant and The Sims 4: Cats & Dogs allows Sims to run vet clinics. The Sims 4: Get to Work also adds a retail self-employment option, which includes selling baked goods.

The Sims 4 does not have skill careers, but Sims can still earn money through painting, woodworking, fishing, playing music for tips, hacking, and gardening. You can help The Sims Wiki by expanding this section. This section is in need of additional information. Progress in Open for Business self-employment skills is tracked by talent badges.Īll of the skills used in skill careers can also be used to earn money without registering officially as self-employed and joining a skill career, but joining a skill career has the advantage of Simoleon bonuses and tracking progress. The Sims 2: Open for Business expanded this into retail careers, hair-styling, toy-making, robotics, and flower-arranging. In The Sims 2, Sims are able to paint, sculpt, garden, fish, and play music for tips. A Sim doesn't need to join a career track to earn money, though The Sims 3: Ambitions made it possible to register as self-employed, joining a skill career in the process, and earn even more money and track progress in the field.


Self-employment for a Sim means using the Sim's skills and abilities to earn money. Self-employment has existed since The Sims, when Sims could sculpt and paint using skill objects, or (with The Sims: Unleashed) plant garden vegetables and sell their paintings, sculptures, and produce for money.
