The Sims 4 Careers: Culinary

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Learn more about the Culinary career in The Sims 4, including promotion requirements and career cheats.

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About the Culinary career in The Sims 4

The Culinary career comes with The Sims 4 Base Game and has two career branches:
  • Chef 
  • Mixologist. 
To join this career, select Find a Job from the phone or computer and choose Culinary. A Sim, wearing a chef’s outfit, chops tomatoes on a wooden cutting board in a modern black and silver kitchen.
For more help with careers and promotions in The Sims 4, check out our careers guide.  

Culinary career tasks

Complete career tasks to get a promotion in the Culinary career. These tasks change depending on which rank of the career your Sim is at. 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.For the first five ranks of this career, your Sim needs to increase their Cooking and Mixology skills and Prepare Food/Mix Drinks before each shift. 

Culinary career ranks

A menu for choosing a career in The Sims 4 highlights the Culinary career showing the hourly rate, and working days/times.Here’s a breakdown of all ranks of the Culinary career.
  1. 1
    Assistant Dishwasher
    • Pay Per Day: §135
    • Daily Task: Prepare Food or Mix Drinks
    • Promotion Requirements: Inspired Mood
    • Career Rewards and New Interactions: none
  2. 2
    Head Dishwasher
    • Pay Per Day: §144
    • Daily Task: Prepare Food or Mix Drinks
    • Promotion Requirements: Inspired Mood, Reach Cooking Skill Level 2
    • Career Rewards and New Interactions: §334, Corporate Chic Countertop
  3. 3
    Caterer
    • Pay Per Day: §208
    • Daily Task: Prepare Food or Mix Drinks
    • Promotion Requirements: Inspired Mood, Reach Mixology Skill Level 2
    • Career Rewards and New Interactions: §368, Stainless Steel Auto-Pot
  4. 4
    Mixologist
    • Pay Per Day: §280
    • Daily Task: Prepare Food or Mix Drinks
    • Promotion Requirements: Inspired Mood, Reach Mixology Skill Level 3, Reach Cooking Skill Level 3
    • Career Rewards and New Interactions: §515, Umber Kitchen Sink
  5. 5
    Line Cook
    • Pay Per Day: §344
    • Daily Task: Prepare Food or Mix Drinks
    • Promotion Requirements: Inspired Mood, Reach Mixology Skill Level 4, Reach Cooking Skill Level 4
    • Career Rewards and New Interactions: §556, Corporate Chic Counter Island, New Create a Sim Items
When your Sim is promoted to rank 5, you’ll choose between the Chef or Mixologist career path.

6. Head Caterer
  • Pay Per Day: §468
  • Daily Task: Prepare Food 
  • Promotion Requirements: Inspired Mood, Reach Cooking Skill Level 6, Reach Gourmet Cooking Skill Level 2
  • Career Rewards and New Interactions: §691, Positronic Pro Magnetic Knife Rack
7. Pastry Chef
  • Pay Per Day: §520
  • Daily Task: Prepare Food 
  • Promotion Requirements: Inspired Mood, Reach Cooking Skill Level 7, Reach Gourmet Cooking Skill Level 4
  • Career Rewards and New Interactions: §933, Heavy-Duty Pot Rack, Professional Ceiling-Mounted Pot Rack, Ceiling Pot Rack-Oval
8. Sous Chef
  • Pay Per Day: §786
  • Daily Task: Prepare Food 
  • Promotion Requirements: Inspired Mood, Reach Cooking Skill Level 8, Reach Gourmet Cooking Skill Level 6
  • Career Rewards and New Interactions: §1,306, Icebox of Steel by Krampft Industries, Write Cook Book Ability
9. Executive Chef
  • Pay Per Day: §1,518
  • Daily Task: Prepare Food 
  • Promotion Requirements: Inspired Mood, Reach Cooking Skill Level 10, Reach Gourmet Cooking Skill Level 8
  • Career Rewards and New Interactions: §1,959
10. Celebrity Chef
  • Pay Per Day: §2,460
  • Daily Task: Prepare Food 
  • Promotion Requirements: Inspired Mood
  • Career Rewards and New Interactions: §3,037, Discretion Stove Hood, Pro Performance Range Hood, The Obelisk, Pancake Pro Free-Standing Griddle, New Create a Sim Items

6. Head Mixologist
  • Pay Per Day: §315
  • Daily Task: Mix Drinks
  • Promotion Requirements: Inspired Mood, Reach Mixology Skill Level 5, Reach Charisma Skill Level 2
  • Career Rewards and New Interactions: §691, Captain Rodrigo de Pablo Cask
7. Juice Boss
  • Pay Per Day: §448
  • Promotion Requirements: Inspired Mood, Mix Drinks, Reach Mixology Skill Level 7, Reach Charisma Skill Level 4
  • Career Rewards and New Interactions: §1,907
8. Chief Drink Operator
  • Pay Per Day: §888
  • Daily Task: Mix Drinks
  • Promotion Requirements: Inspired Mood, Reach Mixology Skill Level 8, Reach Charisma Skill Level 6
  • Career Rewards and New Interactions: §2,559, Vinoteca Bottle Rack, Write Bar Guide Ability
9. Drinkmaster
  • Pay Per Day: §1,660
  • Daily Task: Mix Drinks
  • Promotion Requirements: Inspired Mood, Reach Mixology Skill Level 10, Reach Charisma Skill Level 8
  • Career Rewards and New Interactions: §3,916, Lemonade on a Sunny Day Torchiere
10. Celebrity Mixologist
  • Pay Per Day: §1,970
  • Daily Task: Mix Drinks
  • Promotion Requirements: Inspired Mood
  • Career Rewards and New Interactions: §4,984, Bar Setters Bar, New Create a Sim Items

Culinary career promotion cheats

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