I tend to play the Culinary and Tech Guru a lot, but was wondering which are other favorites out there, and why. I enjoy having my sims build the skills, read the books, practice the cooking, the hacking, etc. (Sorry about the grouping, the poll would not let me list them all out)

I'd love the law enforcement career if it wasn't bugged so as to be near impossible.So I vote for the City Living careers. They offer great flexibility for when you have a family (especially toddlers!) and they're always fun for a play through. Food critic for life!

I voted City Living, because I love the work-from-home option. I wish more of the careers would have them, several of them would make more sense as such too, like writer, painter, tech guru, etc. The only reason all my new sims don't end up having City Living jobs is that I try to maintain some sort of career variety and balance in the game.Scientist gets an honorary mention. It's the only Get To Work job where I always always -want- to go to work with them. Nothing like going to Sixam to party from work!

I think the Science career is probably my favorite over all I tend to do culinary and Social Media a lot as well and also a lot of freelance side jobs as well.Science is nice because you can go to work with them but you're not required to. If they have their breakthroughs met (which they can obtain at home) you can send them in alone and they'll get promotions regardless at least on the lower levels I've haven't played the whole career so I don't know what higher level requirements might add.

I've not tried the City Living careers yet, and Detective doesn't appeal to me, so I've only got first hand experience of Medicine and Science. Ultimately I found the Medicine career frustrating and repetitive, aside from a few good animation gags, and I never got to max level as I have done with Science (on more than one character). Provides some great toys for your house too.For the non-active careers, I go with Writer and Tech guru most often. You can just put a PC down in the living room, next to the fireplace and stereo, and tell your Sim to go Program/Write. Your family is able to chat to them while they work and their needs stay up. You're not banishing them to the Kitchen or the Easel and you don't need to micromanage much. This is especially true of Tech Guru since the basic salary is decent, I only ever "practice programming" rather than having to queue up book after book.Astronaut is cool, but you have to work on two quite disparate skills (logic, fitness) though i still chose it often.Business and Sports require charisma, which isn't easy to level up. Worse, personal trainer requires you to go to work in a confident moodlet which is not as easy to arrange as Inspired (shower, browse art) , focused (chess board, pc) or energised (shower, coffee, workout). The daily task, mentoring, takes ages, and your sim can't do anything else at the same time - they're not working on their own fitness or building charisma, the other prime requisite!

Which is your favorite Sims 4 Job/Career?

Strangerthan
7 years ago
I'd love the law enforcement career if it wasn't bugged so as to be near impossible.

So I vote for the City Living careers. They offer great flexibility for when you have a family (especially toddlers!) and they're always fun for a play through. Food critic for life!
Lumiasta
7 years ago
I voted City Living, because I love the work-from-home option. I wish more of the careers would have them, several of them would make more sense as such too, like writer, painter, tech guru, etc. The only reason all my new sims don't end up having City Living jobs is that I try to maintain some sort of career variety and balance in the game.

Scientist gets an honorary mention. It's the only Get To Work job where I always always -want- to go to work with them. Nothing like going to Sixam to party from work!
3KNPen
7 years ago
I think the Science career is probably my favorite over all I tend to do culinary and Social Media a lot as well and also a lot of freelance side jobs as well.

Science is nice because you can go to work with them but you're not required to. If they have their breakthroughs met (which they can obtain at home) you can send them in alone and they'll get promotions regardless at least on the lower levels I've haven't played the whole career so I don't know what higher level requirements might add.
kiarasims4mods
New Spectator
7 years ago
Scientist Career.
ZilogMan
7 years ago
I've not tried the City Living careers yet, and Detective doesn't appeal to me, so I've only got first hand experience of Medicine and Science.
Ultimately I found the Medicine career frustrating and repetitive, aside from a few good animation gags, and I never got to max level as I have done with Science (on more than one character). Provides some great toys for your house too.

For the non-active careers, I go with Writer and Tech guru most often. You can just put a PC down in the living room, next to the fireplace and stereo, and tell your Sim to go Program/Write. Your family is able to chat to them while they work and their needs stay up. You're not banishing them to the Kitchen or the Easel and you don't need to micromanage much. This is especially true of Tech Guru since the basic salary is decent, I only ever "practice programming" rather than having to queue up book after book.

Astronaut is cool, but you have to work on two quite disparate skills (logic, fitness) though i still chose it often.

Business and Sports require charisma, which isn't easy to level up. Worse, personal trainer requires you to go to work in a confident moodlet which is not as easy to arrange as Inspired (shower, browse art) , focused (chess board, pc) or energised (shower, coffee, workout). The daily task, mentoring, takes ages, and your sim can't do anything else at the same time - they're not working on their own fitness or building charisma, the other prime requisite!
Karababy52
New Spectator
7 years ago
I absolutely adore the Scientist career. It's the coolest/best career in TS4 in my opinion. Breakthroughs, the inventions they can make, the fun clothes you get when leveling up, Alien party on Sixam and the robot constructor (which is so cute!) all make this a very fun, and very profitable career. I also love the laboratory lot, it has a TON of collectibles and a fishing area.

I also like the culinary and painting careers too. My absolute favorite career across all iterations though would have to be the military career in TS2. I'm hoping *crosses fingers* we'll get that career for TS4 one day. :)
Dreamprisoner
Seasoned Novice
7 years ago
Either they're unemployed and living off Motherlode, or they're police/detectives.
DevilNDisguise7
7 years ago
I voted for Business, because that seems to be the career where most of my Sims end up in. Of course I keep a variety going, but still. I also enjoy that it feels like my Sims actually have to work a little harder in order to succeed, which you’d expect out of a business-career.

I will say though, the scientist career is a close second. I only have two Sims who I’ve ever had in that career, but I’ve come to realize that it’s a lot of fun. It’s the only active career that I haven’t gotten bored of following my Sims to.
LoriTSp
New Spectator
7 years ago
Well I tend to use several different career paths for my Sims. Writer, painter, social media, critic, business, computer tech and astronaut are my go to careers. I also sometimes use the criminal and secret agent careers for my vampires.
frogkiss1
7 years ago
the problem I have with the GTW and CL jobs are this. GTW when you go to work with your sim you leave your family t fend for themselves, and that can cause major problems. CL jobs say they are work at home but if i have to travel all the time for them then I am not working at home now am I?