Today, I’m rounding up my favorite sims 4 career mods!

Work is such an essential part of a sim’s life. But playing the same in-game careers over and over can get boring! Custom sims 4 careers give you SO many options, not only for storytelling or specific jobs, but also for gameplay. A lot of the sims 4 career mods I have included in today’s post have active career components, so you can go to work with your sim daily!

The very first in this list of sims 4 career mods is my absolute favorite, so be sure to give that one a read! It is as in-depth and realistic as they come!

If you’re looking for some more mods to spice up your gameplay in addition to sims 4 career mods, I have a round-up of the best sims 4 mods of 2023, as well as my favorite sims 4 infant mods and mods for family play! Otherwise, I hope you enjoy discovering some new sims 4 career mods to download!


Best Sims 4 Career Mods For the Whole Family (Sims 4 playable careers mod)

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Writer Career Overhaul by Adeepindigo

Writing overhaul sims 4 career mods

This is an absolute must-have Sims 4 career mod for me! Fun fact: I’m currently writing a book, and plan to pursue traditional publishing! 🙂 This mod replicates that process with such amazing attention to detail!

Adeepindigo has overhauled the Base Game Writer career for both the Author career branch and the Journalism career branch. They’ve included new promotion requirements, custom objectives, and more than 30 work-from-home assignments for both branches!

Authors must write books and publish them, and Journalists must write articles and meet deadlines. Journalists even have the chance that their article becomes a cover story.

But the most exciting part of this mod, in my opinion, is the book writing overhaul. Your sims can now write an outline before they start their book, and when they complete it book it’s now considered just a “first draft” (which is SO realistic–let me tell you, there is a lot of editing involved to finish a book! LOL).

When your sim has a book done, they can write a query letter and find an agent. If they sign with an agent, their agent will help them negotiate book deals (with the option for a multi-book deal, too!) and work with them through the editing process. When all that is done, your sim will be sent a proof copy to approve before publication.

While this mod is base game compatible, there is an added Fame mechanic added if you have Get Famous, and an added social media/fan mail mechanic added if you have City Living.

This mod absolutely blows my mind. The creativity and realism is next level. Live out your sim’s author dreams with me and download this one right now!!

Make sure you also download Adeepindigo’s General Pie Menus for this mod to work!

Sims 4 Career Mods—Complete Overhaul by Kuttoe

Kuttoe's Sims 4 Career Overhaul Mod

Have you ever felt like it’s wayyyy too easy to progress in your Sims careers? Then you will love this mod by Kuttoe!

It is a complete overhaul of ALL careers (you can pick and choose which packs you have, so no worries if you only have a few!). One of my favorite parts about this overhaul is the new promotion requirements. They’re so much more realistic!

From Kuttoe’s website:

Careers will now ramp up their skill requirements faster and will require a greater variety of skills and non-skill requirements. Athletes will need to stay in good shape, botanists will need to learn about herbalism, doctors will need a lot of education, several careers will require you to develop and maintain a certain level of fame, and business-focused careers see the return of a friend requirement

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I am OBSESSED. It adds so much more gameplay to the careers your sim picks. I mean, how realistic would it be for your sims to climb the ranks of the athlete career if they barely workout?! And of course, if your sim is a celebrity in their field, shouldn’t they be making more money?!

This mod fixes so many little issues with the in-game careers, and it’s a must-have mod in my game, personally.

Be sure to read the full mod description on Kuttoe’s website, and check for mod conflicts before you download! For example, I know this mod doesn’t work with Zer0’s Degrees Required for Promotions mod. And if you downloaded Adeepindigo’s Writer Career overhaul you’ll want to delete the “Writer” file from the base game careers.

Otherwise, have FUN with this one. It’s a total game-changing Sims 4 career mod!

X-Treme Career Adeepindigo Sims 4 Career Mods

Xtreme Career by Adeepindigio sims 4 career mods

This is another sims 4 career mod by Adeepindigo, so you know it’ll be good! This career is actually a recreation of a career that came with Sims 1 and it’s all about doing extreme things!

Note: this mod does require a few packs! You need Jungle Adventure, Island Living and Snowy Escape.

This sims 4 job mod is perfect if you’re looking for some more active gameplay! There is a rabbit-hole portion of the career, but there are plenty of work-from-home activities to keep you busy.

Some at your at-home assignments will include things like gaining fitness or boxing. But some of your promotion tasks might require your sim to travel to Selvadroada and swim in the Royal Baths, or to Mt. Komorebi and scale the mountain!

This Sims 4 custom career seems like a great way to get out and explore the world a little with your sims! I know my sims totally tend to be homebodies, lol. So I’m excited to play with this mod!

Sims 4 Pet Careers

Sims 4 Pet Careers mod by Adeepindigo: security custom career, service dog career, show business career

Who else remembers when your dogs could have jobs in The Sims 2?! Well, thanks to Adeepindigo, now your furry friends can work (ca)nine-to-five in The Sims 4 too! 🐶 Sims 4 career mods include Fido now too!

There are three branches you can choose between security forces, the service industry, and showbiz. Both dogs and cats can have jobs, although only dogs can get promotions based on learning new commands/tricks. This is definitely one of the most unique sims 4 career mods I’ve seen yet!

Active Daycare Career ItsKatatao Sims 4 Mod

Active Daycare sims 4 career mods

This Sims 4 career mod was included in my round-up of mods for infants and Growing Together, but it is amazing so definitely earned a spot on this post, too!

There are actually two separate custom careers included in this mod pack: Daycare Teacher and At-Home Daycare Teacher. You read that right: you can have an at-home daycare!

If you choose to be a standard Daycare Teacher, you will be given the option to follow your sim to work at the brand-new Daycare venue. The daycare venue is so neat–if your sim visits when they aren’t working there, you will really see a bunch of toddlers running around being watched! It would be a great place to bring your own toddlers so they can (finally, lol) make some age-appropriate friends.

While on the active work lot, you will be given special tasks to complete to meet your work quota like teaching a toddler to talk, feeding them, or telling stories.

The At-Home Daycare teacher functions a lot like the Daycare profession did in The Sims 3. Monday-Friday at 9 am the kids will be dropped off (age and number depend on what career level you’re at) and you will be in charge of them until 7 pm!

This Sims 4 career mod requires Get To Work, Toddler Stuff Pack, as well as some additional mods to function properly, so be sure to read the full mod description by ItsKatato before downloading!

Storytelling Sims 4 Career Mods

Storytelling Sims 4 career mods

This career mod pack is perfect for storytellers! This is a GIANT collection of single-level careers that have no promotion tasks at all. All you do is send your sim to work and rake in the money!

The coolest part is how specific these jobs are. Here are just a few of my favorite sims 4 custom careers that are included: pilot, anesthesiologist, marketing manager, dentist, optometrist, web developer, speech-language pathologist, marriage and family counselor, substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselor, and pediatrician.

These custom careers are awesome for perfecting the vision you have for your sim’s life, or for giving a job to a “side” sim you don’t feel like playing with to advance them in their careers. The best part is you can pick and choose what careers you want to add, so you don’t have to have dozens of jobs you’ll never use.

With over 50 new sims 4 careers, your sim is sure to find something they’ll love!

ACTIVE Sims 4 Cosmetology Career by ItsKatatao Sims 4 Career Mods

Active hairstylist and cosmetologist sims 4 career mods by ItsKatato

This Active Stylist Sims 4 career mod is absolutely genius! Now your sim can do hair, makeup and appearance styling and gain simoleans AND fame!

This first part of this mod functions very similarly to the “odd jobs” in that your sim can pick which gig they want to work as a freelance stylist. I love the little blurbs included in the potential gigs, it adds so much storytelling. There’s one gig where you have to help a teen sim get ready for prom– hair, makeup, the look and all!

Once you book the gig, the sim will show up wherever you are, and you can use a modded version of the stylist chair that came with Get Famous to complete your job. You can also practice makeup and stylist hair on (un)willing friends and family to raise the brand new custom cosmetology skill!

But you can also work as an active hairstylist at the brand-new salon venue! You will do the same interactions, but at a salon specifically for your stylist sim and other stylist sims as well. The coolest part? Your sims who aren’t stylists can still go to the salon for a new-do.

This sims 4 custom career is SO in-depth and honestly incredible. I love that it adds new gameplay not only for the sims working the career, but also for your other sims too! All-in-all one of the best sims 4 career mods!

Note: be sure to read through all the requirements for this mod, as well as potential mod conflicts, before downloading!

Ultimate Nursing ItsKatatao Sims 4 Career Mod

Ultimate Nursing Sims 4 career mod

The Ultimate Nursing Career is one of the most in-depth sims 4 career mods out there! If you know anything about nursing, then you know that there are soooo many specialities under the umbrella of being a ‘nurse’, and this custom career mod makes that a reality for your sims, too!

Once your sim is promoted to level 4 of the nurse career, they can choose between SEVEN specialties: ICU nurse, Pediatric nurse, Neonatal nurse, Labor & Delivery nurse, ER nurse, Operating Room nurse, and Geriatric nurse.

And on top of that, once they reach level seven of their specialty, they can choose between three more branches: nurse practitioner, nurse manager, nurse educator for their specialty, as well as a few branch-specific options (like CRNA).

Just like real life, your nurse sims will work 3 12-hour shifts a week and the only skills you need to build are logic and charisma! If you’re looking for your sims 4 career mods to add more realism and options to your game, this is a must-download.

Kidoodle Sims 4 Job Mods for Children

Kidoodle job listings for sims 4 career mods for kids

Here’s one of my favorite sims 4 career mods for the kiddos! The Kidoodle Job Listing board makes it easy for child sims to bring in the bacon, too!

There are so many adorable, age-appropriate “odd jobs” style gigs for your child sims to choose from including dog walking, babysitting, and helping with a bake sale!

Some of them pay really well too, so for those of you playing without money cheats, this mod will be a lifesaver. It’s also a fun gameplay mechanic for storytellers. Maybe your sim’s child wants a new Voidcritters card pack, so they have to earn the simoleans to buy it themselves. 🙂

Note: this mod requires Island Living to work!

Babysitting Gigs Adeepindigo Sims 4 Career Mods

Adeepindigo's babysitting sims 4 career mod

If you’re looking for a more in-depth option for a babysitting job, this is the sims 4 career mod for you! Once again, this mod uses the Island Living “odd jobs” mechanic for your sim to pick which gig to pick up.

You can choose to send your sim along or follow them and actively take care of infants, toddlers and school-age children. Your babysitter sim also gets a star rating, which will impact which jobs they can take! I love all the little stories you get to read about why the sims in your community need babysitters, and I love how it pulls in-game sims with kids for the gigs!

This is such a fun mod, and fantastic for teens or sims in college looking to make an extra buck!

Freelance Caterer and Freelance Pastry Chef Sims 4 Career Mods

Freelance chef sims 4 career mods

Calling all foodie sims! The Freelance Caterer and Freelance Pastry Chef sims 4 career mods are perfect for sims who love to cook and bake.

First you choose your “agency”–catering or pastry making. And from there, you get to choose your gigs and make the required dish, or dishes. There are over 50 unique gigs available, AND it works with most custom foods too! This career mod would be awesome to combine with Grandma’s Cookbook, which I included in my best sims 4 mods of 2023 round-up!

Each gig you select will have different requirements, and some even have dietary restrictions for your sim to meet. You get to have fun in the kitchen, then pack up the order and deliver the goods to get your pay-out. Best part? You can work whenever and however much you want, as this is a Freelancer career! You won’t want to miss this sims 4 mod, y’all!

Note: this career requires Get To Work, City Living, and Cottage Living to function!

Cyber Teacher Stay At Home Sims 4 Career Mods

Cyber Teacher Stay At Home Sims 4 Career Mods

This sims 4 custom career is perfect for those of y’all looking for a more chill work-from-home gig for your sims! This is a 100% work-from-home job where all the interactions are on the computer. That means your sim can easily knock out their daily tasks while still staying on top of childcare or household chores!

As we all know, virtual teachers are everywhere now, so this is one of the sims 4 career mods that adds a lot of realism! There is also a training period your sim must go through, a live seminar they have to attend, and finally an online test they take to get their certification!

Saturday Sims 4 Jobs Mod Midnitetech Careers

Saturday Sims 4 Jobs Mod Midnitetech Careers

Saturday Jobs is one of the Midnitetech Careers! These are small sims 4 career mods are great for some extra pocket change. On your first day, you start as a Candidate, and when you advance, your sim can choose between 10 different “branches” of their job! Just like the other part-time jobs, each one has three levels to advance through.

Mods like this are why I love sims 4 career mods! This small mod is a great way to keep teens busy on the weekends and bring in some extra simoleans!

Dietitian Sims 4 Career Mods by KiaraSims4Mods

Dietitian Career Sims 4 Career Mods by KiaraSims4Mods

Run out of points for *another* instalean potion and ready to make some long-lasting healthy choices?

The dietitian career is just what you need!

Required Packs: Discover University and Get Famous
Other Requirements: Work Interactions Pie Menu and XML Injector

Anime Artist Sims 4 Career Mods by JujuAwesomeBeans

Anime Artist Career Sims 4 Career Mods by JujuAwesomeBeans

Not only is this a unique and fun career, but you also get 5 piece Anime Artist Panels wall art and 12 piece Anime Artist Sketches wall art to decorate your sim’s office along the way!

Required Packs: BGC!

Adventurer Sims 4 Career Mods by Simularity

Adventurer Sims 4 Career Mods by Simularity

This adventurer career is SO fun, and the creator was even inspired by Indiana Jones when making it!

Choose from either the Educator or Museum Curator tracks, once you’ve earned your stripes in the tombs for a few years.

Required Pack: Jungle Adventure
Other Requirements: Core Library

Makeup Artist Sims 4 Career Mods by LucieBella

Makeup Artist Sims 4 Career Mods by LucieBella

Start at the makeup counter and work your way up to Celebrity Makeup Artist with this super fun career mod! 💅

Required Packs: BGC!
Other Requirements: Neia Careers Commons

Stock Broker Sims 4 Career Mods by ujjwalrut

Stock Broker Career Sims 4 Career Mods by ujjwalrut

If you loved the Business Career from TS3, you’ll have a lot of fun with this Stock Broker Career.

With a starting salary of $100/hour, who needs the motherlode cheat anyways?

Required Packs: BGC!

Pro Football Player Sims 4 Career Mods by sims4sisters

Pro Football Player Career Sims 4 Career Mods by sims4sisters

Aren’t all of us making or downloading Travis Kelce sims for our games right now?

Let’s get him on track to become the football player boyfriend of our dreams in the sims with this mod!

Required Packs: BGC!

Pretty Little Thing Influencer Sims 4 Career Mods by Muva Simmer

Pretty Little Thing Influencer Sims 4 Career Mods by Muva Simmer

As we all know, the Style Influencer career leaves a lot to be desired.

Get your followers on trend with some actual style using this career mod!

Required Packs: City Living and Get Famous

Real Estate Agent Sims 4 Career Mods by KiaraSims4Mods

Real Estate Agent Sims 4 Career Mods by KiaraSims4Mods

Was it TS2 that let you buy up all the businesses and really take over the whole town?

Bring that vibe to TS4 with this mod that lets you find help your clients rent, buy, or sell properties.

Required Packs: BGC!

Hairstylist Sims 4 Career Mods by LucieBella

Hairstylist Sims 4 Career Mods by LucieBella

Although you’re sure to have plenty of picky and challenging clients, this mod rewards your hard work with a generoussss compensation package if you stick it out to the top of the hairstylist career!

Required Packs: BGC!
Other Requirements: Neia Careers Commons

Work Study College Jobs Sims 4 Career Mods by tactical_tuna

Work Study College Jobs Sims 4 Career Mods by tactical_tuna

Need to spice up your part-time job options?

Choose from these work study uni student jobs like Cafeteria Worker, Campus Ambassador, Library Assistant, Fitness Center Team Member, and more!

Required Packs: BGC!

Singer Sims 4 Career Mods by KiaraSims4Mods

Singer Sims 4 Career Mods by KiaraSims4Mods

Why do I have to learn the comedy skill and do all the extra Entertainer career stuff as my only chance to be a singer in base game?

Or I can have to my precious pipes at karaoke for free?!

Not anymore with this singer career mod! ✨

Required Packs: City Living and Get Famous
Other Requirements: Singing Gig Event and XML Injector

Tattoo Artist Sims 4 Career Mods by marlynsims

Tattoo Artist Sims 4 Career Mods by marlynsims

Want to bring your tattoos out of CAS and into your career menu?

This career is perfect for artists with a bit of an edge!

Required Packs: BGC!

Dancer Sims 4 Career Mods by MesmericSimmer

Dancer Sims 4 Career Mods by MesmericSimmer

This is such a cool career to add to your game, because the farther you go in the career, the more realistic your future job options become.

After the first few levels, you unlock the option to choose from SEVEN career paths!

Required Packs: Get to Work and Spa Day

Nurse Sims 4 Career Mods by MesmericSimmer

Nurse Sims 4 Career Mods by MesmericSimmer

The creator has added SO MUCH DETAIL into this mod.

Check out this preview from the mod’s description!

With a growing need for health care professionals, nurses are currently in high demand. The current need for registered nurses is only expected to increase as Sim City’s population grows and ages. With the modern advances in technology and recently added opportunities for specialization, the nursing profession can provide you with a wide variety of exciting options.

Required Packs: Horse Ranch, Outdoor Retreat, Spa Day, and Parenthood

Resort Owner Sims 4 Career Mods by KiaraSims4Mods

Resort Owner Sims 4 Career Mods by KiaraSims4Mods

Have you been looking for a way to bring White Lotus vibes into your game?

Besties, get your Jennifer Coolidge and Aubrey Plaza sims ready for this resort owner mod!!

Required Packs: Get to Work and Spa Day
Other Requirements: Basemental’s Venue ListWork Interactions Pie Menu and XML Injector

Model Sims 4 Career Mods by Grumpy

Model Sims 4 Career Mods by Grumpy

Looking for other ways to get famous?

Try this ACTIVE (not a rabbit hole) modeling career with tons of social interactions and mood buffs.

Required Packs: Get to Work, Get Famous, and the Moschino Stuff Pack
Other Requirements: XML Injector and Zerbu Venue Changes

Fashion Designer Sims 4 Career Mods by KiaraSims4Mods

Fashion Designer Sims 4 Career Mods by KiaraSims4Mods

Another alternative you desperately need to replace that godforsaken Style Influencer career.

I know it’s supposed to be ironic, but have you SEEN the starter outfit for that career?! 🤮

Honey, no. Get this mod instead. 💞

Required Packs: Get Famous and Get To Work
Other Requirements: Work Interactions Menu and XML Injector  

International Affairs Sims 4 Career Mods by KiaraSims4Mods

International Affairs Sims 4 Career Mods by KiaraSims4Mods

Choose whether you want to handle international affairs in this career mod through United Sims, or keep things closer to home with National Sims instead!

Required Packs: City Living, Discover University, Get Famous and Jungle Adventure  

Stay-at-Home-Parent Sims 4 Career Mods by KiaraSims4Mods

Stay-at-Home-Parent Sims 4 Career Mods by KiaraSims4Mods

Get paid to actually have time to take care of these infants and toddlers?!

Use this to mod to help me *finally* complete my 100 Baby Challenge?!

Don’t mind if I do!

Required Pack: Parenthood
Other Requirements: XML Injector  

Zookeeper Sims 4 Career Mods by Piscean6

Zookeeper Sims 4 Career Mods by Piscean6

If you are a fellow Planet Zoo lover like me, you’ll love the gameplay options that go with this Zookeeper career mod!

Required Packs: BGC!

Banker Sims 4 Career Mods by KiaraSims4Mods

Banker Sims 4 Career Mods by KiaraSims4Mods

The creator included lots of fun gameplay options for this banker career mod.

You have the option to choose to work in person or complete a few tasks when you work from home.

And if you earn a university degree in Communications or Economics, you jump ahead and start the career at level four!

Required Packs: BGC!
Other Requirements: Work Interactions Pie Menu and XML Injector

Cybersecurity Sims 4 Career Mods by maplebell

Cybersecurity Sims 4 Career Mods by maplebell

A super detailed career mod with tons of social interactions, plus the chance to learn the cybersecurity skill as you work towards getting those promotions!

Ocean’s Eleven, who?!

Required Packs: BGC!

Internship Sims 4 Career Mods by maplebell

Internship Sims 4 Career Mods by maplebell

Choose to apply for either paid or unpaid internships with this mod!

Required Packs: BGC!

Note: There are special internships available that go with certain game packs.

You can just remove the files that require packs you don’t have when downloading!

Psychologist Sims 4 Career Mods by kittyblue

Psychologist Sims 4 Career Mods by kittyblue

The creator did SO much research to make this career mod come to life.

It’s pretty realistic, and it’s even enabled for teens and can be treated as a part-time job while in school (for the first few career levels).

Required Packs: Spa Day
Other Requirements: Neia Careers Commons

Career Megapack Sims 4 Career Mods by midnitetech

Career Megapack Sims 4 Career Mods by midnitetech

Unlike the other items on this list, this is a paid career mod option.

Womp womp… I knowww!

But, if you’d like to get over 100 careers like Astronomer, Chocolatier, Firefighter, Psychic, Robber (!!!), Talk Show Host, and more, simply join the creator’s Patreon.

Or you can download each career individually to get them for free!


And that’s a wrap on my favorite Sims 4 career mods! (Sims 4 Job Mods)

These Sims 4 career mods will add so much special gameplay to your save files! I tried to include options for the whole family (kiddos and pets included!) and will keep this post updated as I find more amazing sims 4 career mods that I love. Sims 4 job mods are an essential part of my mods folder, since they add so many more dynamic options when things start to feel a little stale.

I hope you guys enjoyed this post and enjoy playing around with all the new sims 4 career mods! Happy simming. 🙂

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