The Sims 4 Careers: Scientist

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Learn more about the Scientist career in The Sims 4, like promotion requirements, and career cheats.

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About the Scientist career in The Sims 4

The Scientist career comes with The Sims 4 Get to Work Expansion Pack and is an active career. You can travel with your Sim to work and play an active role in their career by helping them perform their duties.A Sim wearing goggles uses a keyboard and mouse to one side of the Invention Constructor machine in The Sims 4.
For more help with careers and promotions in The Sims 4, check out our careers guide.  

Scientist career tasks

To get a promotion in the Scientist career, your Sim needs to complete career tasks. These tasks change depending on your Sim’s rank in the career. To check what tasks your Sim needs to complete, open the Scored Career Event Panel (the briefcase icon in the bottom right of the screen) in Live Mode. For an active career, attending an active work day is one of the tasks to complete. When your Sim arrives at work, follow the Scored Career Event Panel in the top left to track which activities they need to complete.  

Scientist career ranks

A menu for choosing a career in The Sims 4 highlights the Scientist career showing the hourly rate, and working days/times.Here’s a breakdown of all ranks of the Scientist career.
  1. 1
    Lab Technician 
    • Pay Per Day: §216
    • Promotion Requirements: Have 2 Breakthroughs
    • Career Rewards and New Interactions: none
  2. 2
    Apprentice Inventor
    • Pay Per Day: §288
    • Promotion Requirements: Have 4 Breakthroughs
    • Career Rewards and New Interactions: §192, New Create a Sim Items, Journey to the Stars
  3. 3
    Junior Tinkerer
    • Pay Per Day: §351
    • Promotion Requirements: Have 6 Breakthroughs
    • Career Rewards and New Interactions: §256, New Create a Sim Items, Flying Saucer Table Lamp
  4. 4
    Serum Sequencer
    • Pay Per Day: §432
    • Promotion Requirements: Have 8 Breakthroughs
    • Career Rewards and New Interactions: §312, Chemistry Lab
  5. 5
    Technological Innovator
    • Pay Per Day: §648
    • Promotion Requirements: Have 10 Breakthroughs
    • Career Rewards and New Interactions: §384, New Create a Sim Items, S1M5-4 Test Tube Pedestal
  6. 6
    Ufologist
    • Pay Per Day: §918
    • Promotion Requirements: Have 12 Breakthroughs
    • Career Rewards and New Interactions: §576, Unlocked Cautionary Tale Door, X-180 Shatterproof Window
  7. 7
    Laboratory Leader
    • Pay Per Day: §1,278
    • Promotion Requirements: Have 14 Breakthroughs
    • Career Rewards and New Interactions: §816, Hygienic Decontamination Pod
  8. 8
     Pioneer of New Technologies
    • Pay Per Day: §1,683
    • Promotion Requirements: Have 16 Breakthroughs
    • Career Rewards and New Interactions: §1,136, New Create a Sim Items
  9. 9
    Mad Scientist
    • Pay Per Day: §1,935
    • Promotion Requirements: Have 18 Breakthroughs
    • Career Rewards and New Interactions: §1,496, New Create a Sim Items
  10. 10
    Extraterrestrial Explorer
    • Pay Per Day: §2,223
    • Promotion Requirements: Go to Work!
    • Career Rewards and New Interactions: §1,720, Out of This World Desktop, New Create a Sim Items, Mystery Science Laboratory Room unlocks

Scientist career promotion cheats

Using this cheat promotes your Sim by one rank in the Scientist 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 adult_active_scientist into the cheat dialogue box and press Enter. 
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