[Top 10] The Sims 4 Best Career Rewards (Ranked)

Updated:

28 Jun 2022

A career reward is an object that is unlocked when a sim reaches a certain level of a career. Some of these rewards make pursuing a related career very much worth it, as you will get items that influence your sim’s emotions and alter your gaming experience. Here are the best career rewards, ranked!

10. Invest in stocks (Investor branch – Business Career)

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When you reach level 7 in the Investor branch of the business career, you unlock a cool interaction that allows you to invest in stocks from a computer. You can choose to invest either §1000, §2000, or §5000. 48 hours later, you’ll get a return on your investment!

This can make you a TON of simoleons, potentially more than doubling your investment! On the other hand, an investment can go bad, and you could receive less than §500 back.

You can also ‘research stocks’ which gives you a +1 focused moodlet. If you invest in stocks while this moodlet is active, you’ll increase your chance of getting a good return on your investment.

Why ‘Invest in Stocks’ is great:

Easy way to make simoleons
Fun – it’s up to chance
Can do it every 48 hours so can invest consistently

‘Invest in Stocks’ details: https://snootysims.com/wiki/sims-4/the-sims-4-stock-market/

9. Create trends / Give makeover (Style Influencer Career)

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In the stylist branch of the Style Influencer career, you will unlock makeovers at level 6 and trends at level 10. In the trendsetter branch, you’ll unlock trends at level 7 and makeovers at level 8.

Giving sims makeovers is a friendly interaction which will change how they look, including clothes and hair. Creating trends is done by clicking on your sim and selecting ‘create masculine/feminine trend’. This allows you to design an outfit, which townies and NPCs may wear.

You can create up to 5 masculine or feminine outfit trends at a time. This is a super fun way to personalize your game and control NPC’s clothing!

Why ‘Create trends / Give makeover’ is great:

Create outfit trends that some random NPCs will wear. You can make them look fashionable or silly!
Give makeovers to raise friendship, and change the way select townies will look
Control your NPC’s looks more!

‘Create trends / Give makeover’ details: https://www.carls-sims-4-guide.com/careers/styleinfluencer/

8. Livestream games to gain fans (eSport Gamer branch – Tech guru career)

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In the eSport Gamer branch of the Tech Guru career, at level 7 you will unlock the ability to livestream games from a console or computer. This will allow you to gain fans! (Fans are completely different from followers).

To begin with, you will be making very little money and have very few fans. But the more fans you gain from winning video game tournaments and live streaming, the more money you will make. Entering tournaments will gain you fans faster than live streaming alone!

This is a great, profitable reward and is a great way to make money while working toward promotion goals.

Why ‘Livestream games to gain fans’ is great:

Make lots of simoleons
Make money while upping video game skill
The more fans, the more money you make

‘Create trends / Give makeover’ details: https://www.carls-sims-4-guide.com/careers/techguru/

7. Hack the Mainframe (Oracle branch – Criminal career)

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In the Oracle branch of the criminal career, at level 7 you will unlock the ability to hack the mainframe! Just click on a computer, go to ‘programming’, click ‘hack’, and then choose ‘The Mainframe’.

This will give your sim an 8-hour focused moodlet, and while this is active your sim will gain extra money from hacking. This is a great, easy way to earn some extra simoleons!

Why ‘Hack the Mainframe’ is great:

Make lots of simoleons
Increase the profitability of hacking trust funds and other accounts
8-hour focused moodlet

‘Hack the Mainframe’ details: https://www.carls-sims-4-guide.com/skills/programming/

6. Search for Bank Blueprints (Boss branch – Criminal Career)

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At level 9 of the boss branch, you can use the computer to search for bank blueprints. This increases mischief skill level and will also give you an inspired moodlet that will last for 2 days.

This is great because you get the long-lasting moodlet, as well as increasing your mischief skill and increasing your work performance.

Why ‘Search for bank blueprints’ is great:

2 days long inspired moodlet
Increase mischief skill
Quick and easy way to get inspired for a long time
Increase work performance

‘Hack the Mainframe’ details: https://www.carls-sims-4-guide.com/forum/index.php?topic=25516.0

5. Overclock computer (Freelance programmer – Freelancer career)

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Once you have maxed the performance bar as a freelance programmer, you will unlock the ability to ‘overclock’ computers. This will make all programming tasks be completed faster on that computer.

Your sim will also gain a +4 focused moodlet that lasts for 8 hours! This is well worth trying out if your sim is a freelance programmer.

Why ‘Overclock computer’ is great:

All programming tasks completed faster on an overclocked computer
+4 focused moodlet that lasts for 8 hours, making programming easier
Earn more money due to quickly being able to complete programming tasks

‘Overclock computer’ details: https://modthesims.info/t/365164

4. Perform Routine in Space (Comedian branch– Entertainer career)

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At level 9 of the Comedian career branch, your sim will have the option to perform their comedy routine in space! You can find this by clicking on a rocket ship.

Your sim will return with a few hundred simoleons and a +1 confident moodlet that lasts for 8 hours. If you have the Get Famous expansion pack, your sim will also gain fame.

Why ‘Perform Routine in Space’ is great:

Earn extra simoleons
+1 confident moodlet that lasts for 8 hours
With Get Famous you can earn fame
Fun to send a sim into space to perform for aliens!

‘Perform Routine in Space’ details: https://sims.fandom.com/wiki/Comedy

3. Make signature cake/drink (Chef/Mixologist branches - Culinary Career)

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In either the Chef branch or the Mixologist branch of the Culinary Career, your sim will be able to create a signature cake or drink respectively. The nice thing about this reward is that you get this from level 1, so you don’t need to reach a certain level to do this!

This is just a fun, simple way to personalize your game.

Why ‘Make signature cake/drink’ is great:

Personalize your game
Create your own signature cake or drink, named after your sim

‘Perform Routine in Space’ details: https://www.carls-sims-4-guide.com/skills/writing/

2. Write a cookbook (Chef branch – Culinary Career)

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At level 9 of the Chef branch, your sim will be able to write a cookbook! This is super fun because the book will likely be of high quality due to your high cooking skill. Writing a cookbook can give your sim some fame if you have the Get Famous Pack.

You of course have the option to publish your cookbook, as you do any other book, which will give your sim ongoing royalties and help them earn those extra simoleons.

Why ‘Write a Cookbook’ is great:

Earn extra simoleons
Great for storytelling
Easy to do

‘Write a Cookbook’ details: https://www.carls-sims-4-guide.com/skills/writing/

1. Write a Bar Guide (Mixologist branch – Culinary Career)

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At level 9 of the Mixologist branch of the Culinary Career, your sim can write a Bar Guide! If you have Get Famous, this will gain your sims some extra fame.

Writing a Bar Guide can earn you extra simoleons if you choose to publish it at the mailbox! It’s great for storytelling, too.

Why ‘Write a Bar Guide’ is great: