If you like to venture into space and explore uncharted territories, the Astronaut career is ideal for your sim. That is why we will show you the complete Astronaut career guide in The Sims 4. This will help you choose the ideal Traits, Aspirations, and other useful things as well.
This is a great career that offers a lot of fancy unlockable items. Plus, you can get a lot of Simoleons as well so that you can pay your bills. With that said, let’s dive right in and get started with our Astronaut career guide.
Astronaut Career Guide
Like other careers, the Astronaut path also has 10 total levels. Once you reach level seven, you will have the option to choose between two different directions. You can choose either a Space Ranger or The Interstellar Smuggler, depending on how you want to play.
The Astronaut career is available in the base version of the game, and you do not need any expansion packs to unlock it.
| Level | Job | Daily Tasks | Schedule | Salary | Promotion Tasks | Promotion Rewards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Intern | Play Chess | 8 AM-5 PM Mon to Fri | $26/Hour | – | – |
| 2 | Module Cleaner | Play Chess | 12 PM-9 PM Mon to Fri | $34/Hour | Reach level 2 Logic | $581 Astro Solar System Light |
| 3 | Technician | Play Chess | 1 PM-9 PM Tue to Fri | $54/Hour | Reach level 3 LogicReach level 2 Fitness | $756 Astro Model Rocket New conversation interaction “Point Out Constellations” |
| 4 | Command Center Lead | Work Out | 2 PM-10 PM Mon to Wed, Fri | $71/Hour | Reach level 4 LogicReach level 3 Fitness | $869 Star Seeker Original Blueprints Track Satellites on Telescope |
| 5 | Low-Orbit Specialist | Work Out | 8 AM-5 PM Mon, Wed, Fri | $96/Hour | Reach level 5 LogicReach level 4 Fitness | $1130 Portable Galaxy Lightshow |
| 6 | Space Cadet | Work Out | 6 AM-4 PM Mon, Wed, Fri | $104/Hour | Reach level 5 LogicReach level 6 Fitness | $1299 Mission Control Desk |
| 7 | Astronaut | Work Out | 8 AM-6 PM Mon, Wed, Fri | $119/Hour | Reach level 6 LogicReach level 7 Fitness | $1689 Salyut Aeronaut Chair CAS items |
Space Ranger
If you want your sim to be someone that follows the rules and makes the universe safe, you should go for the Space Ranger path. Plus, you’ll get a lot of free days as a Space Ranger, so you can focus on other parts of your sims’ life.
Make sure that you have a rocket ship on your lot so that you can complete the daily missions and get promoted further.
| Level | Job | Daily Tasks | Schedule | Salary | Promotion Tasks | Promotion Rewards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Planet Patrol | Space Mission | 10 AM-6 PM Mon to Thu | $179/Hour | Reach level 2 Rocket Science Reach level 8 Fitness | $1790 Build Your Own Rocket Kit Space Energy Drink Recipe |
| 9 | Sheriff of The Stars | Space Mission | 10 AM-5 PM Mon to Thu | $297/Hour | Reach level 4 Rocket Science Max out Fitness | $3149 Astro-Bunny Beyond Infinity |
| 10 | Space Ranger | Space Mission | 10 AM-5 PM Mon to Thu | $422/Hour | – | $4567 Apollo Rocket Ship CAS items |
The Interstellar Smuggler
On the other hand, if you are feeling like a troublemaker, you can become The Interstellar Smuggler. Just like the Space Ranger path, you will need to have a rocket ship on your lot to complete the daily missions.
| Level | Job | Daily Tasks | Schedule | Salary | Promotion Tasks | Promotion Rewards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Moon Mercenary | Space Mission | 4 PM-12 AM Sat to Mon, Wed | $201/Hour | Reach level 2 Rocket Science Reach level 8 Fitness | $1790 The Monolith Alien Juice Drink Recipe |
| 9 | Alien Goods Trader | Space Mission | 4 PM-11 PM Sat to Mon, Thu | $299/Hour | Reach level 4 Rocket Science Max out Fitness | $3865 Zero-G Training Bag |
| 10 | Interstellar Smuggler | Space Mission | 2 PM-11 PM Sat to Mon, Thu | $413/Hour | – | $5025 Retro Rocketship |
Best Traits for the Astronaut Career
Having the ideal traits for your sim can allow you to easily succeed without having to go against their liking. The best trait for the Astronaut career is the Genius trait. It allows your sims to be more focused and easily learn new things as well.
Having the Focused Moodlet will allow you to focus on your fitness skill easily since it is heavily required for this career.
Alternatively, you can also choose the Active trait that allows your sim to gain the Energized Moodlet. This will assist you greatly in the later levels of the Astronaut career.
Best Aspirations
There are a couple of Aspirations that you can choose while creating your sim to ensure that they succeed in this career. While this isn’t necessary, this will help you complete your Aspirations while moving up in the Astronaut career.
Bodybuilder
Having the Bodybuilder Aspiration is crucial as you need a lot of Fitness skill for this path. Since you need to max out your fitness, you will naturally complete the Bodybuilder Aspiration while completing the requirements for the Astronaut career.
Plus, this will allow your sim to live longer than other sims, so, that’s always a benefit.
Nerd Brain
The Nerd Brain Aspiration will also assist you a lot as you’ll eventually want to build a rocket ship in your lot. Having this Aspiration will make that process easier while ensuring that your sim has a good time learning all the new things.
Cheat Your Way to the Top
Finally, if you do not want to spend hours on getting promoted or making sure that your sim is ready, you can use some cheats as well. This will allow you to promote your sim and reach a certain level without having to do any effort. Plus, you’ll get cool unlocks as well.
You need to first open up the cheat console by pressing:
- Ctrl+Shift+C for PC
- Command+Shift+C for Mac
- R1+R2+L1+L2 for PlayStation
- All four shoulder buttons for Xbox One
After you’ve done that, type Testingcheats True or Testingcheats On. This will enable cheats and you can now use any cheat in the game. To get promoted, you need to type “careers.promote Astronaut“. Each time you type it, you will gain one level.
Also, if you do not want to directly promote your sim, you can level up their skills instead. Here are a few stats that you should level up if you want to use cheats:
- stats.set_skill_level Skill_Fitness 10 (Fitness)
- stats.set_skill_level Major_Logic 10 (Logic)
- stats.set_skill_level Major_RocketScience 10 (Rocket Science)
Conclusion
And there you have it; that’s everything you need to know about the Astronaut career path in The Sims 4. This is a great career path for players wanting to unlock fantastic items and make a lot of Simoleons while they are at it.
Did you manage to become the best Astronaut in The Sims 4? Which career path is your favorite? Let us know in the comments below!
