The education career was added in the Sims 4 Discover University expansion pack. Your sims can become professors after working hard on a degree they love or you can choose the more lucrative administrator track of the career. Depending on which branch you choose your sim will be required to have higher levels of either the logic or charisma skills. Sims on all tracks will need to master the research & debate skill in order to progress through the career. It’s a semi-active career, which means that your sims will be given the option to work from home. This post is filled with tips and tricks for excelling at the education career in the Sims 4.

Education Career Preliminary Levels (1-5) 

Pay per hour 22/hr
Schedule M T W T F 8:00am – 4:00pm
Pay per day 176/day
Daily Tasks Conduct Research
Promotion Requirements Good Performance 
Work From Home Assignments Write Letter of Recommendation 
Create Lesson Plan 
Bonus None 
Sims 4 Education Career: Substitute Teacher (1) Information
Pay per hour 32/hr 
Schedule M T W T F 8:00am – 4:00pm 
Pay per day 256/day
Daily Tasks Grade Homework in Teacher’s Padfolio 
Promotion Requirements  Reach Level 2 Research & Debate Skill 
Work From Home Assignments Create Lesson Plan 
Ask to Volunteer Time 
Bonus 425 simoleons 
New Item: A is for Apple Clock 
Sims 4 Education Career: Teaching Assistant (2) Information
Pay per hour 38/hr
Schedule M T W T F 8:00am – 4:00pm 
Pay per day 304/day
Daily Tasks Grade Homework in Teacher’s Padfolio 
Promotion Requirements  Reach Level 3 Research & Debate Skill 
Work From Home Assignments Create Lesson Plan 
Ask to Volunteer Time
Bonus 475 simoleons 
New Item: The Teacher’s Desk 
Sims 4 Education Career: Teacher (3) Information
Pay per hour 44/hr
Schedule M T W T F 8:00am – 4:00pm 
Pay per day 352/day
Daily Tasks Grade Homework in Teacher’s Padfolio 
Promotion Requirements  Level 4 Research & Debate Skill 
Level 2 Logic Skill 
Work From Home Assignments Create Lesson Plan 
Ask to Volunteer Time
Bonus 525 simoleons 
New Item: The World Is Your Oyster! 
Sims 4 Education Career: Mentor Teacher (4) Information
Pay per hour 56/hr
Schedule M T W T F 8:00am – 4:00pm 
Pay per day 448/day
Daily Tasks Grade Homework in Teacher’s Padfolio 
Promotion Requirements  Level 5 Research & Debate Skill 
Level 2 Charisma Skill 
Work From Home Assignments Conduct Research 
Tutor Student Online
Bonus 595 simoleons
Sims 4 Education Career: Department Head (5) Information

Administrator Branch (Levels 6-10) 

Pay per hour 100/hr
Schedule M T W T F 9:00am – 5:00pm 
Pay per day 800/day
Daily Tasks Review Budget Proposals 
Promotion Requirements  Level 6 Research & Debate Skill 
Level 3 Charisma Skill 
Work From Home Assignments Plan Agenda for Faculty Meeting 
Ask for Donation to University 
Bonus 1,000 simoleons 
New Actions: Review Budget Proposals, Plan Agenda for Faculty Meeting, and Write Grants
New Social Interaction: Ask for Donation 
Sims 4 Education Career: Student Services (6: Administrator) Information
Pay per hour 125/hr
Schedule M T W T F 9:00am – 5:00pm 
Pay per day 1,000/day
Daily Tasks Review Budget Proposals 
Promotion Requirements  Level 7 Research & Debate Skill 
Level 4 Charisma Skill 
Work From Home Assignments Ask for Donation to University 
Write Grants
Bonus 3,500 simoleons
Sims 4 Education Career: Dean of Admissions (7: Administrator) Information
Pay per hour 170/hr
Schedule M T W T F 9:00am – 5:00pm 
Pay per day 1,360/day
Daily Tasks Review Budget Proposals 
Promotion Requirements  Level 8 Research & Debate Skill 
Level 5 Charisma Skill 
Work From Home Assignments Write Letter of Recommendation 
Write Grants 
Bonus 2,500 simoleons 
Memories of Graduation 
Sims 4 Education Career: Director of Academics (8: Administrator) Information
Pay per hour 255/hr
Schedule T W T F 10:00am – 5:00pm 
Pay per day 1,785/day
Daily Tasks Review Budget Proposals 
Promotion Requirements  Level 9 Research & Debate Skill 
Level 6 Charisma Skill 
Work From Home Assignments Write Letter of Recommendation 
Write Grants 
Bonus 3,200 simoleons
Sims 4 Education Career: Vice-Chancellor (9: Administrator) Information
Pay per hour 325/hr
Schedule T W T 10:00am – 4:00pm 
Pay per day 1,950/day
Daily Tasks Review Budget Proposals 
Promotion Requirements  Level 9 Research & Debate Skill 
Level 6 Charisma Skill 
Work From Home Assignments Write Letter of Recommendation 
Plan Agenda for Faculty Meeting 
Bonus 3,150 simoleons 
New Item: Learning Embetterment Award 
Sims 4 Education Career: Head Chancellor (10: Administrator) Information

Professor Branch (Levels 6-10) 

Pay per hour 72/hr
Schedule M T W F 9:00am – 4:00pm 
Pay per day 504/day
Daily Tasks Grade Homework in Teacher’s Padfolio 
Promotion Requirements  Level 6 Research & Debate Skill 
Level 3 Logic Skill 
Work From Home Assignments Tutor Student Online 
Bonus 975 simoleons 
New Clothes 
Sims 4 Education Career: Intrepid Instructor (6: Professor) Information
Pay per hour 110/hr
Schedule M T T F 9:00am – 4:00pm 
Pay per day 770/day
Daily Tasks Write Scholarly Paper 
Promotion Requirements  Level 7 Research & Debate Skill 
Level 4 Logic Skill 
Work From Home Assignments Tutor Student Online 
Bonus 1,250 simoleons
Sims 4 Education Career: Lead Lecturer (7: Professor) Information
Pay per hour 135/hr
Schedule M T W T 9:00am – 4:00pm 
Pay per day 945/day
Daily Tasks Write Scholarly Paper 
Promotion Requirements  Level 8 Research & Debate Skill 
Level 5 Logic Skill 
Work From Home Assignments Plan Lecture 
Conduct Research 
Bonus 2,250 simoleons
Sims 4 Education Career: Adjunct Professor (8: Professor) Information
Pay per hour 175/hr
Schedule T W T 10:00am – 4:00pm 
Pay per day 1,050/day
Daily Tasks Write Scholarly Paper
Promotion Requirements  Level 9 Research & Debate Skill 
Level 6 Logic Skill 
Work From Home Assignments Create a Lesson Plan 
Tutor Student Online 
Bonus 2,850 simoleons
Sims 4 Education Career: Tenured Professor (9: Professor) Information
Pay per hour 265/hr
Schedule M T W T 9:00am – 4:00pm 
Pay per day 1,590/day
Daily Tasks Write Scholarly Paper 
Promotion Requirements  Level 9 Research & Debate Skill 
Level 6 Logic Skill 
Work From Home Assignments Create a Lesson Plan 
Tutor Student Online
Bonus 3,150 simoleons 
New Item: Learning Embetterment Award 
Sims 4 Education Career: Master Educator (10: Professor) Information
Learning Embetterment Award Reward Item from Education Career

How To Excel At The Education Career (Make Your Sim the Perfect Employee) 

The following attributes and traits are all helpful in tailoring your sim’s abilities to excel at the education career. 

Useful Degrees 

Degrees in both psychology and economics will allow your sim to start the career at a mid-level. Distinguished degrees raise the starting level even more and give your sim a generous starting bonus. 

Helpful Traits 

Genius (become focussed more frequently) 

Outgoing (easier to increase charisma skill through social interactions) 

Lot Traits 

Convivial – easier to gain charisma skill when on the lot 

Peace and Quiet – your sim will gain skills faster from reading Science Lair – makes increasing logic skill easier

Required Skills 

  • Research and debate
  • Charisma
  • Logic 

Useful Aspiration 

There are no aspirations that require your sim to join the education career. However, the Academic aspiration (that’s also included in this pack) requires your sim to gain the research and debate skill and earn a degree. Therefore, by completing tasks for this aspiration your sim will earn satisfaction points as well as gain useful experience to prepare them for the education career. 

How To Join the Education Career 

Use the phone or computer to ‘Find a Job’. A menu will appear and you can select the education career option on the left hand side. If you don’t see that option and your sim is a university graduate in a relevant subject, then the career options may be under Professor or Administrator because they will be able to skip low levels of the career and join amidst one of the branches. Distinguished degrees will have even higher levels (starting at level 8 sometimes) than regular degrees.

Education Career Cheat  

The cheat code for promotion in the education career is careers.promote education. More detailed instruction on using this cheat (for promotion and demotion) is provided in this post. 

Final Comment 

I hope this post was helpful in answering any questions you may have had about the education career in the Sims 4. If not, don’t hesitate to leave a question in the comments section below! 

Have a studious day and keep simming!

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