The Athlete career is one of the many straightforward careers in Sims 4. It allows you to make money using fitness skills.
You can start working as an Athlete by going to the phone and selecting Find a Job. You can also go to the Career Panel in the bottom right corner and select the Find a Job option.
Here is a complete list of available careers. If you want to advance in this career, choose athlete from the list.
Best Skills and Traits For Athletes
Some of the best skills and traits of the Astronaut are given below.
1. Active
Maxing out active traits is important for Athletes as this career depends on fitness skills. With this trait, you can get skills quickly, and your Sims will enjoy the exercise. You can say it is necessary for your athletic career in any branch.
2. Bracing Breezes
While your Sim is exercising, it will give you an energized moodlet. Because of this, you have a better workout session, and the speed at which you gain skills will be increased.
3. Loves The Outdoors
As your Sim is going to spend a lot of time outside, this trait is also really important. You will get both Charisma and Fitness with this trait. This trait will help sim stay happy outdoors so you can just go out and have a good running session.
4. Convivial
This trait can make your home a better place to gain the Charisma skill. The home will become a better place for you to talk with others.
Athlete Career Levels and Job Ranks
After leveling up four times, your career will split into two different branches. The details about the four levels you go through before your career splits into two branches are given below.
| Level | Job | Salary | Promotion Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Water person | $112/day | N/A |
| 2 | Locker Room Attendant | $133/day | Level 2 Charisma and Fitness |
| 3 | Team Mascot | $196/day | Level 3 Charisma and Fitness |
| 4 | Dance Team Captain | $273/day | Level 4 Charisma and Fitness |
Bodybuilder Career Levels and Job Ranks
Once you have completed the fourth level in your Athlete career, you are given two branches to choose from. The first branch is Bodybuilder, and its levels, jobs, and salaries are given below.
| Level | Job | Salary | Promotion Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Personal Trainer | $329/day | Mentor another Sim’s fitness workout and reach level 5 Charisma and level 8 Fitness |
| 6 | Professional Bodybuilder | $399/day | Mentor another Sim’s fitness workout and reach level 9 Fitness |
| 7 | Champion Bodybuilder | $595/day | Mentor another Sim’s fitness workout and reach level 6 Charisma and level 10 Fitness |
| 8 | Trainer to the Stars | $894/day | Mentor another Sim’s fitness workout and reach level 7 Charisma |
| 9 | Celebrity Bodybuilder | $1674/day | Mentor another Sim’s fitness workout and reach level 8 Charisma |
| 10 | Mr. or Mrs. Solar System | $3000/day | Mentor another Sim’s fitness workout and go to work |
Pro Athlete Career Levels and Job Ranks
The second branch is Pro Athlete, and its levels, jobs, and salaries are given below.
| Level | Job | Salary | Promotion Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Minor Leaguer | $357/day | Study your opponents and reach level 5 Fitness |
| 6 | Rookie | $462/day | Study your opponents and reach level 6 fitness |
| 7 | Starter | $602/day | Study your opponents and reach level 8 Fitness along with level 5 Charisma |
| 8 | All-Star | $910/day | Study your opponents and reach level 6 Charisma and level 9 Fitness |
| 9 | MVP | $1452/day | Study your opponents and reach level 8 Charisma and level 10 Fitness |
| 10 | Hall of Famer | $1998/day | Study your opponents and go to work |
Athlete Cheats
You can also level up your Athlete career using some cheats. You can access these cheats by heading to the Cheat Console by pressing Ctrl + Shift + C.
If you play this game on Mac, you can use Command + Shift + C. For Console, you can use R1 + R2 + L1 + L2. For Xbox One, you must press all four shoulder buttons to access the Cheat Console.
Once the Cheat Console appears, type Testingcheats True or Testingcheats and press enter to enable the cheats. For quick promotion, you can type careers.promote athletics, and Athletes will be promoted to the next level. You can use this cheat till you get to the required level.
You can also max out other skills by using the cheats given below.
- Fitness: set_skill_level Skill_Fitness 10
- Charisma: set_skill_level Major_Charisma 10
