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The Sims 3 Ambitions Teacher Career Track
By Tom "Metro" Schlueter
Of all the new content available with the release of the Ambitions expansion pack, the Education career is arguably towards the bottom of the heap in terms of the fun factor. The whole set up is modeled after the original rabbithole careers where your Sim shows up to a workplace and you then twiddle your thumbs until they return home. That said, it’s still new content and deserves a page on the Guide. And here’s an interesting tidbit on the Education career — the leap from level 9 (Principal) to level 10 (District Superintendent) is totally unique in terms of a pay hike compared to other careers — more than triple the hourly rate when you hit the cap.Join the Education Career Track by clicking the school in town in map view, or seeking it out in the newspaper or computer. Naturally, the direct route is best.
Lifetime Wishes Associated with This Career:
None. So, which Lifetime Wish makes the most sense? Super Popular. This career has just as hefty Charisma requirements as the Political career, so gaining friends and increasing Charisma skill will naturally advance your educator towards completing this LTW. Most of the other LTW that will fire if you choose the suggested traits below are all associated with other careers, so that’s another reason to go with Super Popular.
Other suggested Lifetime Wishes to try with teacher are any kinds that don't have a career associated with them, such as Chess Legend, and Renaissance Sim. World Adventures players may consider this career to fund their explorations and take up the seasoned traveler or great explorer lifetime wishes.
Good Traits for the Sims 3 Education Career Track
Ambitious
If you want to rise from Playground Monitor to District Superintendent in the span of 3 weeks, you need to be Ambitious! This is such an awesome trait for all Sims — fulfilled wishes earn 15% more happiness points, plus the trait feeds the career performance meter faster to assist with promotions.
Bookworm
You want to knock out your first Charisma skill quickly, so this will help if you send your educator to the library on day 1. The Logic skill is another huge hurdle to constantly jump over, so this trait does double duty there as well.
Charismatic
A very key trait to assist with the ever increasing Charisma demands as you rise in the career ranks.
Genius
Just as Charismatic speeds Charisma learning, giving your educator the Genius trait greatly increases the rate they will pick up Logic.
Friendly
This makes the most sense as the 5th trait since it compliments a Super Popular Lifetime Wish nicely. Other smart choices could be Schmoozer, Over-Emotional, and maybe Handy, Natural Cook, or Green Thumb if your educator is single.
The Sims 3 Career Track: Pay Rate, Hours Worked and Skill Reqs | |||||
| Career Track Level | Job Title | Work Hours | Salary/Pay Rate Wages Earned/Day | Bonus | Job Promotion & Work Promotion Factors |
| 1 | Playground Monitor | Mon-Fri 8AM - 2PM | $20/hour $120/day | - | Mood |
| 2 | Teacher's Aide | Mon-Fri 8AM - 2PM | $24/hour $144/day | $240 | Mood |
| 3 | Substitute Teacher | Mon-Fri 8AM - 2PM | $29/hour $174/day | $288 | Mood, Charisma |
| 4 | Elementary School Teacher | Mon-Fri 8AM - 2PM | $35/hour 210/day | $348 | Mood, Charisma, Logic |
| 5 | Middle School Teacher | Mon-Fri 8AM - 3PM | $36/hour $252/day | $420 | Mood, Charisma, Logic |
| 6 | High School Teacher | Mon-Fri 8AM - 3PM | $43/hour $301/day | $432 | Mood, Charisma, Logic, Give Lectures* |
| 7 | Department Head | Mon-Fri 8AM - 3PM | $65/hour $455/day | $516 | Mood, Charisma, Logic, Give Lectures |
| 8 | Assistant Principal | Mon-Thu 8AM - 2PM | $113/hour $678/day | $924 | Mood, Charisma, Logic, Give Lectures |
| 9 | Principal | Mon-Thu 8AM - 2PM | $169/hour $1014/day | $1500 | Mood, Charisma, Logic, Give Lectures |
| 10 | District Superintendent | Mon, Tue, Thu 8AM-11AM | $541/hour $1623/day | $2172 | Mood, Charisma, Logic, Give Lectures |
*At Level 6, Give Lectures is a new work metric. These are 90 minute rabbithole endeavors done at the school between the hours of 7 AM - 6 PM. You’re paid a flat fee of $200/lecture. You’ll also receive a new work tone, Give Lecture, at Level 6 which helps raise that particular metric.
Giving Lectures can also give other Sims a +20 moodlet for 3 hours, just for being near the teacher.
Education Career Uniforms
