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The possibilities are almost endless inThe Sims 4for how players want their Sims to live. They can experience unique jobs, life events, and relationships while building their Sims' lifestyles and personalities.
Skills are essential for Sim’s hobbies, jobs, goals, and certain storytelling elements. While Skills can be increased through gameplay inThe Sims 4, players can also use cheats and mods to speed up the process. This guide has all the Skill cheats available in everySims 4DLC pack.
Updated on June 05, 2025, by Taylor Pittman:This guide has been updated to include information on how to cheat the natural living and apothecary skills from The Sims 4: Enchanted by Nature Expansion pack.
All Sims 4 Skill Cheats
Increasing Skills is an important aspect ofThe Sims 4for many reasons. Sims with high skills sometimes get unique social interactions and have more options for higher-paying jobs. Alternatively, someSkills are related to crafting, so they can make valuable paintings, songs, and books to sell.
Learning Skills takes time and practice if Sims want to max them out. While certain emotions, lot traits, or potions can boost their Skill progression, it can still take several days of nonstop work to increase Skills. Luckily, players have a complete set of cheats dedicated to setting their Skill level.
How to Enable Cheats in The Sims 4
Before inputting cheat codes inThe Sims 4, console and PC players mustensure cheats are enabledin their game save. First, open the cheat console by hitting Ctrl + Shift + C on PC, L1 + L2 + R1 + R2 on PlayStation, and LB + LT + RB + RT. Next, inputtestingcheats trueortestingcheats onto enable cheats. Players can then enter cheat codes to change their Skill settings.
Skills are put into a few categories:
Major and Minor Skills can be learned by Teens, Young Adults, Adults, and Elders. OnceChildren max out their Child Skills, they gain access to certain Major and Minor ones.
Major Skills have ten levels, and Minor and Toddler Skills have five, except for the Potty Skill, which maxes out at level 3. Doing activities andusing objects related to the Skillswill build them up, but players don’t have to grind it out if they don’t want to with cheats. Here is a video demonstrating how to enable and use major, horse, child, and toddler skill cheats inThe Sims 4:
Most of the Skill cheat codes follow a formula ofstats.set_skill_level (Skill Type)_(Skill Name) X,with X being the desired level, but there are some variations. See below for a complete list of all the Skill cheat codes inSims 4:
stats.set_skill_level Major_Charisma 10
stats.set_skill_level Major_Comedy 10
stats.set_skill_level Major_HomestyleCooking 10
stats.set_skill_level Major_GourmetCooking 10
stats.set_skill_level Major_Fishing 10
stats.set_skill_level Skill_Fitness 10
stats.set_skill_level Major_Gardening 10
stats.set_skill_level Major_Guitar 10
stats.set_skill_level Major_Handiness 10
stats.set_skill_level Major_Logic 10
stats.set_skill_level Major_Mischief 10
stats.set_skill_level Major_Bartending 10
stats.set_skill_level Major_Painting 10
stats.set_skill_level Major_Piano 10
stats.set_skill_level Major_Photography 10
stats.set_skill_level Major_Programming 10
stats.set_skill_level Major_Rocket Science 10
stats.set_skill_level Major_Video Gaming 10
stats.set_skill_level Major_Violin 10
stats.set_skill_level Major_Writing 10
stats.set_skill_level Major_Acting 10
stats.set_skill_level Major_Apothecary 10
stats.set_skill_level Major_Archaeology 10
stats.set_skill_level Major_Baking 10
stats.set_skill_level Major_DJ Mixing 10
stats.set_skill_level Major_Fabrication 10
stats.set_skill_level Major_FlowerArranging 10
stats.set_skill_level Major_Herbalism 10
stats.set_skill_level Major_Knitting 10
stats.set_skill_level Skill_NLS 10
stats.set_skill_level Major_Parenting 10
stats.set_skill_level Major_PipeOrgan 10
Pottery(Businesses and Hobbies)
stats.set_skill_level Major_Pottery 10
Research and Debate(Discover University)
stats.set_skill_level Major_ResearchDebate 10
stats.set_skill_level Major_Robotics 10
stats.set_skill_level Major_Rock Climbing 10
stats.set_skill_level Major_Singing 10
stats.set_skill_level Major_Skiing 10
stats.set_skill_level Major_Snowboarding 10
Tattooing(Businesses and Hobbies)
stats.set_skill_level Major_Tattooing 10
Veterinarian(Cats and Dogs)
stats.set_skill_level Major_Vet 10
stats.set_skill_level Major_Wellness 10
stats.set_skill_level Major_EquestrianSkill 10
stats.set_skill_level Horse_Temperament 10 [Horse ID number]
stats.set_skill_level Horse_Agility 10 [Horse ID number]
stats.set_skill_level Horse_Jumping 10 [Horse ID number]
stats.set_skill_level Horse_Endurance 10 [Horse ID number]
stats.set_skill_level Major_Gemology 10
stats.set_skill_level Major_Romance 10
stats.set_skill_level Skill_Bowling 5
stats.set_skill_level Minor_Dancing 5
Pet Training(Cats and Dogs)
stats.set_skill_level Skill_Dog 5
stats.set_skill_level Minor_LocalCulture 5
stats.set_skill_level Minor_Media 5
stats.set_skill_level Minor_JuiceFizzing 5
stats.set_skill_level Minor_Medium 5
stats.set_skill_level Skill_CrossStitch 5
stats.set_skill_level Minor_Entrepreneur 5
stats.set_skill_level Minor_RanchNectar 5
Thanatology(Life and Death)
stats.set_skill_level Minor_Thanatology 5
stats.set_skill_level Skill_Child_Creativity 10
stats.set_skill_level Skill_Child_Mental 10
stats.set_skill_level Skill_Child_Motor 10
stats.set_skill_level Skill_Child_Social 10
Toddler Skills
The following skills are maxed out at Level 5, except the Potty Skill, which maxes out at Level 3:
stats.set_skill_level Skill_Toddler_Communication 5
stats.set_skill_level Skill_Toddler_Imagination 5
stats.set_skill_level Skill_Toddler_Movement 5
stats.set_skill_level Skill_Toddler_Potty 3
stats.set_skill_level Skill_Toddler_Thinking 5
How to Cheat Skills With Mods in Sims 4
PC Simmers also have access to mods that make cheating skills easier. Mods are free, installable fanmade content that players can download into their games and use. Mods can add items, activities, and even change gameplay features.
Always make sure installed mods are up to date to avoid causing gameplay issues.
UI Cheats Extension
Players can use the UI Cheats Extension mod byweerbesuto easily adjust their skills. Once the mod is installed, simply right-click on a skill, and players will have the option to increase or lower it.
MC Command Center
Another mod that makes changing skill levels easy in The Sims 4 is MC Command Center (MCCC) mod byDeaderpool. MCCC allows players to change stats, information, skills, and more. Players can use it to set skills to an exact number.
