The For Rent expansion pack comes with a part-time Sims 4 Handyperson career. This part-time career offers a flexible way to make some extra money on the side while still having time to invest in managing multiple rental properties. It will also help your Sims build their Handiness and Gardening skills, making them even better property managers, so this career really goes hand-in-hand with the theme of For Rent.

Work part-time as a handyperson in The Sims 4 For Rent!
We’ll break down everything you need to know about the part-time Sims 4 Handyperson career, from the available shifts to the hourly pay, required skills, and promotion rewards, so you won’t be going into this career completely blind should you choose to explore it.
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The Sims 4 Handyperson Career Guide
This part-time career will give you a guaranteed daily income while leaving you with plenty of spare time to manage any rental properties your Sims might own. Read on to learn more about the Handyperson career in The Sims 4 For Rent!
Joining the Handyperson Part-Time Career

To join the Handyperson part-time career, first make sure your Sims have some free time either in the morning or afternoon. Teens with both school and after-school activities or adults with a full-time job already won’t have enough free time in their schedules to take on this part-time career.
If your Sim’s schedule does allow them to join this career, use the phone to Join a Career. Since the Handyperson career is a part-time career, scroll all the way to the bottom of the career list where the rest of the part-time careers are and select the Handyperson career.
If your Sim has availability during both available shifts, you’ll be able to choose between the morning shift (6am – 10am) or the afternoon shift (2pm – 6pm). If your Sim is occupied during one of those time frames, you’ll only have the option to choose the shift that does not interfere with your Sim’s other commitments.
Handyperson Career Levels

Like most part-time careers, the Sims 4 Handyperson career has three promotion levels. Your Sim will need to build their Handiness and Gardening skills to be promoted to the next level. Here’s all the info, requirements, and rewards for each level of The Sims 4 Handyperson career.
1. Able Tinkerer
- Pay: $20/hr
- Schedule: Mon-Sat
- Promotion Tasks:
- Achieve Level 2 Gardening Skill
- Achieve Level 3 Handiness Skill
- Promotion Rewards: N/A
2. Hotshot Helper
- Pay: $47/hr
- Schedule: Mon-Fri
- Promotion Tasks:
- Achieve Level 6 Handiness Skill
- Achieve Level 4 Gardening Skill
- Promotion Rewards:
- $200 Bonus
- New Clothes
This is the outfit you unlock for getting promoted to Hotshot Helper:

3. Prime Fixer-Upper
- Pay: $78/hr
- Schedule: Mon-Fri
- Promotion Tasks: N/A
- Promotion Rewards:
- $200 Bonus
- New Clothes
This is the outfit you unlock for getting promoted to Prime Fixer-Upper:

Sims 4 Handyperson Career Reward Trait
In addition to simoleon bonuses and new career clothes, there is a somewhat hidden reward for reaching the top of the Handyperson part-time career. It’s hidden in the sense that the game does not tell you about it in the promotion popup but it is visible when viewing your Sim’s trait panel.

The “secret” reward is a new trait called Resourceful Repairer, which makes your Sim more effective at finding parts to repair and upgrade objects with. They’ll be able to recover scrap pieces from objects they ordinarily wouldn’t get scrap from, such as small and damaged objects.
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