Game Help:Sims 3 Skill Careers

Skill Careers

As the name suggests, Skill Careers are jobs associated with specific skills. Once your sim has at least one point in a skill, they can register as self-employed at City Hall. This only applies to those skills from which you can make money, such as writing and inventing.

Promotions in these careers are determined by your sim's earnings.

Angler

Once your sim has learned the Fishing skill, they can register as a self-employed Angler.

Job Title	Description	Total Profits to Promotion	Bonus
Rod and Reel Rookie	Your commercial fishing skills are lacking at this point. Entire schools of fish may laugh at your bait, but you'll be the one laughing when they are on the hook!	§30
Empty Net Trawler	Large profits may still elude you, but days spent along the coastline aren't wasted. Continue throwing out the bait and you'll catch the big one before long.	§75
Hook Baiter	Locals have begun to trust your bait expertise and savvy in and around the water. If only that respect can be channeled into a money-making fishing enterprise!	§500
Freshwater Freshman	The freshwater is your domain, but there are big fish to catch in the ocean and exotic baits yet to be discovered. Continue casting away, and one day success will be yours.	§1000
Saltwater Initiate	The ocean has taken a hard look into your soul and accepted you. Respect the waters by catching only what is necessary, and the salty waves will respond in kind.	§2500	§500
Chub Chucker	Dangerous sharks, predatory fish, and aquatic robots are ready to be reeled in and sold at the market. Continue chasing the big fish and big profits will follow.	§7500
Local Ahab	The local board of fishermen have conferred the honorable title of Local Ahab upon your for your fearless aquatic exploits. Don't let them down!	§15000	§1500
Deadliest Catcher	There is nothing you cannot catch if you put your mind to it. Money from your catches is flowing in, but the big ones elude you. Just a few more casts to reach the top!	§30000
Old Salty	A reverent hush falls over the water and its banks as you approach for your daily tolls. The ocean has given you a living but your aquatic quest is not yet at an end.	§60000	§2500
Legendary Piscator	Fish desire to be caught by you so that their end will come at the hands of such a legend. Grocers look forward to your bountiful catches and locals love to eat your sustainably caught fish. You are a legend!	§80000	§5000

Gardener

Once your sim has learned the Gardening skill, they can register as a self-employed Gardener.

Job Title	Total Profits to Promotion	Bonus
Cucumber Smasher	§30
Dirt Digger	§75
Clodhopper	§500
Master Weeder	§1000
Fertilizer Flinger	§2500	§500
Bushwacker	§7500
Seed Sewer	§15000	§1500
Famed Farmer	§30000
Progeny of the Harvest	§60000	§2500
Agricultural Mastermind		§5000

Inventor

Once your sim has learned the Inventing skill, they can register as a self-employed Inventor.

Job Title	Total Profits to Promotion	Bonus
Electrocution Victim	§30
Nuts and Bolts Combiner	§105
Duct Tape Rigger	§405
Whatchamahickey Designer	§1405
Experienced Innovator	§3905
Hosebeast	§8905
Father of Local Ingenuity	§18905
Feared Techie	§43905
Robotics Dealer	§88905
Fourth Dimensional Architect		§5000

Painter

Once your sim has learned the Painting skill, they can register as a self-employed Painter.

Job Title	Total Profits to Promotion	Bonus
Paint Splasher	§50
Canvas Cretin	§75
Fingerpainter	§250
Paintbrush Patsy	§750
Avant Garde Poseur	§1000	§500
Art Gallery Rookie	§2500
Illustrious Illustrator	§5000	§1500
Prestigious Painter	§10000
Acrylic Ace	§25000	§2500
Master of the Bruh		§5000

Nectar Maker

Once your sim has learned the Nectar Making skill, they can register as a self-employed Nectar Maker.

Job Title	Total Profits to Promotion	Bonus
Grape Kicker	§30
Tastebud Nullifier	§75
Nectar Taster	§150
Bottle Label Designer	§250
Nectar Maker's Assistant	§1000	§500
Ascendant Juicer	§5000
High Quality Nectar Pairer	§9000	§1500
Chief of the Nectary Grounds	§14000
Nectar Bottle Distributor	§25000	§2500
Master Nectar Craftsman		§5000

Photographer

Once your sim has learned the Photography skill, they can register as a self-employed Photographer.

Job Title	Description	Total Profits to Promotion	Bonus
Papa/Mama Paparazzi	The Papa / Mama Paparazzi is a despised photographer, but there must be a first step in every venture. Welcome to the bottom!	§20
Dark Room Destroyer	Some of your best photos have been destroyed during post-processing, but that's a hazard of the job and a minor stumbling block on the way to greatness.	§50
Awkwardly Close Zoomer	At this level your clients tend to want awkwardly close photos despite your best advice. Continue to refine your craft and take quality photos and your photography career will improve.	§150
Social Network Profile Photographer	The internet is a good place to gain a foothold in the photography industry, even if it means being a slave to social networking. Better jobs are available in the future!	§750
Disposable Debutante	The disposable camera is a laughable piece of hardware, but it means you're in the field taking photographs. You're halfway up the corporate photographic ladder and well on your way to making this a quality enterprise.	§2500	§500
Aperture Scientist	Camera technology is important, especially to someone so deeply entrenched in a photography profession. You're quite the photographic entrepreneur -- keep it up!	§5000
Titan of Timelessness	People rely on you to capture priceless memories, and you are known to your repeat customers as the Titan of Timelessness. This is a good reputation to have; a byproduct of your dedication to the craft.	§10000	§1500
Lens Lover	Photography is two parts talent, one part equipment. As a Lens Lover you can focus on the gear and, therefore, improve your talent.	§25000
Memory Catcher	As a Memory Catcher you use your talent and career position to make people happy with your products, which translates to a stronger community. Continue your work as you are near the top!	§45000	§2500
Snap Dragon	Oh Snap! You're so good that you're practically a mythological creature on the photography circuit. You're at the very top and have grown metaphorical wings to soar above the competition.		§5000

Sculptor

Once your sim has learned the Sculpting skill, they can register as a self-employed Sculptor.

Job Title	Total Profits to Promotion	Bonus
Questionable Potter	§50
Cro-Magnon Clay Creator	§150
Sculpting Gozer	§300
Block Buster	§1000
Obelisk Architect	§2500	§500
Ice Guy	§5000
Renaissance Sculptor	§10000	§1500
Chiseled Chiseler	§25000
Topiary Tantalizer	§45000	§2500
Master Sculptologist		§5000

Writing

Once your sim has learned the Writing skill, they can register as a self-employed Writer.

Job Title	Total Profits to Promotion	Bonus
Fan Fiction Drafter	§75
Small-Time Scribe	§400
Tabloid Typist	§1000
Paperback Pauper	§2500
Work-for-Hire Wordsmith	§5000	§500
Pretentious Poet	§8000
Ghostwriter	§12000	§1500
Prize Winning Author	§19000
Fiction Fantastico	§30000	§2500
Blockbuster Writer		§5000

Career Rewards

Action	Reward
Make §25k from Writing	Author's Honor Trophy
Make §25k from Painting	Artist's Painted Ribbon
Make §25k from Gardening	Gardening Hero's Trophy
Make §25k from Fishing	Fabulous Angler Medal
Make §25k from Sculpting	Successful Sculptor's Medal
Make §25k from Photography	Photographer's Key to the Town
Make §25k from Nectar Making	Nectar Maker's Symbol of Honor