User:DrkStlkr3/careers

Careers And School
Some careers pay better than others, and here's a list of the careers I'd focus on first, starting with the highest paid to the lowest paid per hour. Although it's tempting to make all your Sims be Althetes or Artists, you'll want to diversify their careers so they can compete in the Competition Center, and hopefully win 1st or 2nd place to earn LP (Lifestyle Points), since they're so hard to come by unless you purchase them with real money. And speaking of diversity, I'd recommend dedicating each Sim to either a career OR a hobby, but not both. Doing so will allow you to focus and manage your Sims' better while they're competing, practicing, or working.
 * If you'd rather focus on XP than Simoleons, Artist offers the best XP. then Athlete is second, and Musician is third.
 * Unfortunately, Firefighter and Real Estate Agent are required for a couple of different quests early in the game.

You'll also want them to advance as quickly in their careers as possible to earn more Simoleons. You'll need to build a Hobby Shop (may also be called Promotions R' Us) as quickly as possible, and while they're not working, they need to be practicing with the helpful item of their career (listed in the Careers Table above under "Helpful Items") until they reach their maximum career level (5/5).

Don't forget to keep your Sims inspired by keeping them happy! They'll earn more Simoleons, XP, and promotions when they go into work inspired. Occasionally eating leftovers from a refrigerator, drinking espresso from a coffee maker, quick chat on the phone, using the toilet, and washing hands at a sink are all ways to help keep your Sim inspired. When possible, send your Sims to work when you won't be able to play the game for several hours, such as during school/work, or when you're asleep. You'll want to avoid sending them to work when you have spare time to play the game. Lastly, you'll want to send them to work daily, or at least once every two days (if they are at the Competition Center, instead). If they go too long without going to work, they may get demoted; or worse, lose their job completely, and you have to restart their career from scratch.