# Sims 4 Active Career Mods Source: https://sims4careermods.com/active-careers Last updated: 2026-11-10 Sims 4 active career mods let you follow your Sim to work and play the shift. The main ones are **Tumbling Tots Co** (an active daycare, updated May 2026), the 17 active careers by **KiaraSims4Mods**, such as Personal Trainer, Lifeguard and Tax Preparer, and **Turbo Careers** by Zerbu, which opens EA's closed careers. Most need Get to Work and a venue list mod. ## 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 ยง120 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](https://kiarasims4mods.net/careers/active/) 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](https://scumbumbomods.com/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. ## 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](https://www.curseforge.com/sims4/mods/nurse-career) | Delimaci | Rabbit hole, 10 levels, per its own page | | [All Hours Career Pack](https://www.curseforge.com/sims4/mods/all-hours-career-pack-full-time) | midnitetech | Rabbit hole, with day or night shifts | | [International Relations, Paranormal, SimsTuber and Xtreme careers](https://adeepindigomods.itch.io) | 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](/more-careers). For hospital play, see [doctor career mods](/doctor). ## 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.