sims4careermods.com
Active career mods you can install now
EA calls a career active when you can travel with your Sim to work and help them do the job, as in Get to Work's Doctor career. These mods add more of them.
| Mod | Creator | What you do at work | Needs | Last update |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tumbling Tots Co | ItsKatato, now maintained by NeedCoffee4That | Run a daycare from 9am to 7pm. Five levels, from Amateur Babysitter (2 toddlers) to Daycare Specialist (3 toddlers, 2 infants, 2 school-age children). Pay is §120 per child per day, adjusted by your daycare rating, plus a weekly stipend | Get to Work, a venue list mod, a lot set to the Daycare venue type | May 1, 2026 |
| Personal Trainer | KiaraSims4Mods | Train clients: give fitness advice and speeches, host online classes, update client records. A biology degree starts you higher | Get to Work, Basemental's Venue List, XML Injector | May 16, 2026 |
| Tax Preparer | KiaraSims4Mods | Five levels from Tax Clerk to Commissioner at the Sim-RS Services venue: interview tax payers, prepare returns, host workshops. An economics degree starts you at level 3 | City Living, Discover University, Get to Work, Basemental's Venue List, the Tax System Mod, XML Injector | May 6, 2026 |
| Turbo Careers | Zerbu | Turns every closed adult career, plus the teen Fast Food and Barista jobs, into one you can follow to a career venue, with goals that drive promotion | Get to Work, Zerbu's Venue Changes, a venue for each career (build one or get one from the Gallery) | February 27, 2025. The author calls it an older mod without major updates for a while |
The current game patch is 1.129.39 (October 27, 2026). None of these pages confirms that patch, and active careers depend on scripts and venues, so test on a copy of your save.
All 17 of Kiara's active careers
KiaraSims4Mods' Active category listed these careers on November 10, 2026:
| Career | Posted | Career | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angler | Dec 2021 | Personal Trainer | Apr 2024 |
| Artist | Oct 2022 | Photographer | Sep 2023 |
| Firefighter | Nov 2021 | Politician | Jun 2022 |
| Higher Education | Feb 2022 | Resort Owner | Jan 2022 |
| Journalist | Aug 2025 | Rocket Scientist | Sep 2024 |
| Lawyer | Nov 2022 | Singer | Aug 2024 |
| Lifeguard | Aug 2024 | Stylist | Jul 2022 |
| Military | Apr 2022 | Tax Preparer | Oct 2025 |
| Nail Technician | Apr 2023 |
Each career has its own page with the packs it needs and a download on CurseForge or Patreon. The two checked for this page both need Get to Work, a venue list and XML Injector, so expect that pattern. Kiara's site also links an active career tutorial.
How to set up an active career
- Check the packs. Every mod in the table above needs Get to Work. Tumbling Tots' page says it works like the other Get to Work careers.
- Install the career and its libraries in
Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4\Mods: usually XML Injector and a venue list mod. Tumbling Tots' page says it uses Basemental's Universal Venue List and that Zerbu's Venue Changes also works. You need only one of them. - In Game Options > Other, tick Enable Custom Content and Mods and Script Mods Allowed, then restart.
- Give the career a workplace. Build or download a lot and set its venue type to the one the career adds, for example Daycare for Tumbling Tots. Without a lot of that type there is nowhere to follow your Sim to.
- Take the job from the phone or a computer, then choose to go with your Sim when the shift starts.
The main career mods page has the general install steps and the dependency table.
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Often listed as active, but rabbit hole or semi-active
Many "active career" lists mix in careers where the Sim still disappears for the shift. Know which you are getting:
| Mod | Creator | What it really is |
|---|---|---|
| Nurse Career | Delimaci | Rabbit hole, 10 levels, per its own page |
| All Hours Career Pack | midnitetech | Rabbit hole, with day or night shifts |
| International Relations, Paranormal, SimsTuber and Xtreme careers | adeepindigo | Labeled semi-active by the creator, not active |
Rabbit hole careers are easier to keep working after a patch. If you mainly want more jobs to choose from, see more career mods. For hospital play, see doctor career mods.
Active career not working?
| Problem | Fix |
|---|---|
| The venue type is missing in Build Mode | The venue list mod is missing or outdated. Turbo Careers needs Zerbu's Venue Changes for its venue types to appear |
| No option to join your Sim at work | Check that a lot in the world is set to the career's venue type. Zerbu also notes some Gallery lots need their lot type switched off and on again to register |
| Career missing from the job list | A required pack or XML Injector is missing, or mods were switched off by a game update |
| Promotions behave oddly with Turbo Careers | It conflicts with mods that alter EA's career files and may not work well with mods that change the length of the work day |
FAQ
What is an active career in The Sims 4?
A career where you travel to work with your Sim and do the tasks yourself. EA's own example is the Doctor career in Get to Work. In a rabbit hole career the Sim leaves the lot and you wait.
Do active career mods need Get to Work?
Every active career mod checked for this page does: Tumbling Tots Co, Kiara's Personal Trainer and Tax Preparer, and Turbo Careers.
Is Turbo Careers still updated?
Barely. Zerbu's page calls it an older mod that has not had major updates for a while. The last changelog entry is a small fix from February 27, 2025.
Do active career mods work on console?
No. EA says mods are only available on PC and Mac.