The Sims 4 Careers: Astronaut

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Learn more about the Astronaut career in The Sims 4, including how to send your Sim on a Space Mission, promotion requirements, and cheats.

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About the Astronaut career in The Sims 4

The Astronaut career comes with The Sims 4 Base Game and has two career branches:
  • Space Ranger  
  • Interstellar Smuggler. 
To join this career, select Find a Job from the phone or computer and choose Astronaut.A Sim wearing full Astronaut gear stands in front of the checkered line of the rocketship with its door open in The Sims 4.
For more help with careers and promotions in The Sims 4, check out our careers guide.  

Astronaut career tasks

To get a promotion in the Astronaut career, your Sim needs to complete career tasks. These tasks change depending on your Sim’s rank in the Astronaut career. To check what tasks your Sim needs to complete, open the Career Panel (the briefcase icon in the bottom right of the screen) in Live Mode. 

To send your Sim on a Space Mission

  1. 1
    Buy the Steampunk Flyamajig in Build Mode. 
  2. 2
    Select Build for (§1,000).
  3. 3
    When the rocketship is complete, select Explore Space.

Astronaut career ranks

A menu for choosing a career in The Sims 4 highlights the Astronaut career showing the hourly rate, and working days/times.Here’s a breakdown of all ranks of the Astronaut career.
  1. 1
    Intern
    • Pay Per Day: §234
    • Daily Tasks: Play Chess
    • Promotion Requirements: Focused Mood
    • Career Rewards and New Interactions: Enthuse About Space interaction
  2. 2
    Module Cleaner
    • Pay Per Day: §306
    • Daily Tasks: Play Chess
    • Promotion Requirements: Focused Mood, Reach Logic Skill Level 2
    • Career Rewards and New Interactions: §581, Astro Solar System Light
  3. 3
    Technician
    • Pay Per Day: §432
    • Daily Tasks: Play Chess
    • Promotion Requirements: Focused Mood, Reach Logic Skill Level 3, Reach Fitness Skill Level 2
    • Career Rewards and New Interactions: §756, Astro Model Rocket, Point out Constellations interaction
  4. 4
    Command Center Lead
    • Pay Per Day: §568
    • Daily Tasks: Work Out
    • Promotion Requirements: Energized Mood, Reach Logic Skill Level 4, Reach Fitness Skill Level 3
    • Career Rewards and New Interactions: §869, Star Seeker Original Blueprints
  5. 5
    Low-Orbit Specialist
    • Pay Per Day: §864
    • Daily Tasks: Work Out
    • Promotion Requirements: Energized Mood, Reach Logic Skill Level 5, Reach Fitness Skill Level 4
    • Career Rewards and New Interactions: §1,130, Portable Galaxy Lightshow
  6. 6
    Space Cadet
    • Pay Per Day: §1,040
    • Daily Tasks: Work Out
    • Promotion Requirements: Energized Mood, Reach Fitness Skill Level 6
    • Career Rewards and New Interactions: §1,299, Mission Control Item
  7. 7
    Astronaut
    • Pay Per Day: §1,190
    • Daily Tasks: Work Out
    • Promotion Requirements: Energized Mood, Reach Logic Skill Level 6, Reach Fitness Skill Level 7
    • Career Rewards and New Interactions: §1,689, Salyut Aeronaut Chair, New Create a Sim Items
When your Sim is promoted to rank 8, you’ll choose between the Space Ranger or Interstellar Smuggler career path.

8. Planet Patrol
  • Pay Per Day: §1,432
  • Daily Tasks: Space Mission
  • Promotion Requirements: Energized Mood, Reach Rocket Science Skill Level 2, Reach Fitness Skill Level 8
  • Career Rewards and New Interactions: §1,790, Build Your Own Rocket Ship, Space Energy Drink Recipe
9. Sheriff of the Stars
  • Pay Per Day: §2,079
  • Daily Tasks: Space Mission
  • Promotion Requirements: Energized Mood, Reach Rocket Science Skill Level 4, Reach Fitness Skill Level 10
  • Career Rewards and New Interactions: §3,149, Astro-Bunny Beyond Infinity
10. Space Ranger
  • Pay Per Day: §2,954
  • Promotion Requirements: Energized Mood
  • Career Rewards and New Interactions: §4,567, Apollo Rocket Ship, New Create a Sim Items

8. Moon Mercenary
  • Pay Per Day: §1,608
  • Daily Tasks: Space Mission
  • Promotion Requirements: Energized Mood, Reach Rocket Science Skill Level 2, Reach Fitness Skill Level 8
  • Career Rewards and New Interactions: §1,790, The Monolith, Alien Juice Drink Recipe
9. Alien Goods Trader
  • Pay Per Day: §2,093
  • Daily Tasks: Space Mission
  • Promotion Requirements: Energized Mood, Reach Rocket Science Skill Level 4, Reach Fitness Skill Level 10
  • Career Rewards and New Interactions: §3,865, Zero-G Training Bag
10. Interstellar Smuggler
  • Pay Per Day: §3,717
  • Promotion Requirements: Energized Mood
  • Career Rewards and New Interactions: §5,025, Retro Rocketship, New Create a Sim Items

Astronaut career promotion cheats

Using this cheat promotes your Sim by one rank in the Astronaut career. You can use it multiple times to reach the top of the career path.
  1. 1
    Press Control + Shift + C to open the cheat dialogue box.
  2. 2
    Type testingcheats true and press Enter to turn on cheats. 
  3. 3
    Type careers.promote astronaut into the cheat dialogue box and press Enter.
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