The Intelligence career track is a career added in The Sims 2 FreeTime. The career reward is the Audio Augmenter Earpiece by Little Mole Inc. If Apartment Life is installed, Techs are more likely to work in this career.[TS2:AL] Intelligence has the highest weekly salary for the top career of any non-University career, almost exceeding that of the Show Business career. It is also the highest paying career shipped with FreeTime. College majors associated with this career are psychology, political science, and economics.[TS2:U]
Befriending the hobby instructor for tinkering will reduce the friend requirement for this career by one.[TS2:FT]
This career does not appear again in later games, but the Special Agent branch of the Law Enforcement career in The Sims 3 and the Secret Agent career in The Sims 4 share some similarities to it. It is also similar to the Investigator profession in The Sims 3: Ambitions.
 Intelligence Career Levels
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| 1) Gumshoe | ||||
| Not much more than an assistant to a low-level detective you'll often just be taking orders and jotting down notes. Prove your worth doing the menial tasks and show your quick thinking to move up in the organisation. |  0
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| S M T W T F S | Wage: §225/day | |||
11:00 - 18:00
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Pension: §80/day | |||
| Bonus: None | ||||
| 2) Private Eye | ||||
| You're now able to afford your own office and assistant, but you're still trying to solve cases with grit and grumption. Pound the pavement and show your stuff. Work on your logic and your cleaning (crime scenes can get messy!) and getting the attention of the senior agents shouldn't be too hard. | 1
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| S M T W T F S | Wage: §310/day | |||
| 11:00 - 18:00
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Pension: §110/day | |||
| Bonus: §620 | ||||
| 3) Crime Scene Investigator | ||||
| Every day is a new adventure as a Crime Scene Investigator. Each crime scene is a mystery to dissect, and each potential arrest requires the quick thinking and solid decision making of a confident investigator. Are you that investigator? | 2
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| S M T W T F S | Wage: §325/day | |||
10:00 - 17:00
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Pension: §116/day | |||
| Bonus: §650 | ||||
| 4) Surveillance Operator | ||||
| Listening has always been a strong suit of yours, and now you're finally being paid to do it. Keep your wits about you and your concentration sharp. The hours are a bit later, but a little extra work on your intelligence skills can catapult you into the local intelligence limelight. | 3
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| S M T W T F S | Wage: §395/day | |||
14:00 - 20:00
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Pension: §141/day | |||
| Bonus: §790 | ||||
| 5) Reconnaissance Communicator | ||||
| If the Intelligence field has a middle management, you've reached it. The grunt work of interviewing witnesses and long overnight stakeouts is over. You now oversee the poor saps who have to do that! Manage those saps well and the national branch will be sure to notice. | 4
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| S M T W T F S | Wage: §490/day | |||
13:00 - 19:00
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Pension: §175/day | |||
| Bonus: §980 | ||||
| 6) Rookie Field Agent | ||||
| This is it. The National stage. The pros. You've made it. As a Rookie Field Agent, you're out there with the best of the best, working for the SCIA on operations you can't even tell your grandma about. Stay with your mentor, learn quickly, and it won't be too hard to work your way up the SCIA ladder. | 5
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| S M T W T F S | Wage: §650/day | |||
15:00 - 22:00
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Pension: §232/day | |||
| Bonus: §1,300 | ||||
| 7) Field Agent | ||||
| No longer the freshest fish in the SCIA, you've drop the Rookie from your title and added responsibilities to your plate. Not only do new agents look up to you as a teacher, your skills will be challenged each day with new situations and obstacles. | 6
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| S M T W T F S | Wage: §1,070/day | |||
15:00 - 21:00
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Pension: §305/day | |||
| Bonus: §2,140 | ||||
| 8) Double Agent | ||||
| You've been entrusted with some of the most dangerous and exciting missions at the SCIA. Every day will bring travel, adventure, and espionage. While the SCIA may disavow you if you fail, succeeding just may save the world. | 7
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| S M T W T F S | Wage: §1,540/day | |||
16:00 - 22:00
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Pension: §440/day | |||
| Bonus: §3,080 | ||||
| 9) Elite Operative | ||||
| The cream of the crop. The best of the best. The heart of the artichoke. None of these affectations can truly describe how much you've risen through the ranks at the SCIA. As an Elite Operative, you're given the missions that no one else dares to do. You succeed where others fail. Just make sure you keep your missions quick, clean, and efficient. | 8
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| S M T W T F S | Wage: §3,225/day | |||
17:00 - 23:00
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Pension: §691/day | |||
| Bonus: §6,450 | ||||
| 10) Head of SCIA | ||||
| All the Intelligence resources of the SCIA now lie at your feet. Thousands of agents are at your back and call. Your daily decisions may save lives and tear down dictatorships. In many ways, you are now a god. Just a very secretive one. | 9
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| S M T W T F S | Wage: §3,750/day | |||
| 11:00 - 18:00
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Pension: §1,071/day | |||
| Bonus: §7,500 | ||||
| Intelligence Career Levels
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| 1) Gumshoe | ||||
| Not much more than an assistant to a low-level detective you'll often just be taking orders and jotting down notes. Prove your worth doing the menial tasks and show your quick thinking to move up in the organisation. | 0
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| S M T W T F S | Wage: §48/day | |||
15:00 - 18:00
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| Bonus: None | ||||
| 2) Private Eye | ||||
| You're now able to afford your own office and assistant, but you're still trying to solve cases with grit and grumption. Pound the pavement and show your stuff. Work on your logic and your cleaning (crime scenes can get messy!) and getting the attention of the senior agents shouldn't be too hard. | 1
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| S M T W T F S | Wage: §85/day | |||
| 15:00 - 18:00
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| Bonus: §170 | ||||
| 3) Crime Scene Investigator | ||||
| Every day is a new adventure as a Crime Scene Investigator. Each crime scene is a mystery to dissect, and each potential arrest requires the quick thinking and solid decision making of a confident investigator. Are you that investigator? | 2
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| S M T W T F S | Wage: §106/day | |||
| 15:00 - 18:00
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| Bonus: §212 | ||||
| Intelligence Chance Cards
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| 1) Gumshoe | ||
| With <his/her> veteran detective partner, <Sim name> is sent to investigate a missing pet. A local family says that their cat, Buster, has disappeared before finishing its breakfast, which it usually eats quickly. <Sim name>'s partner decides the first two things to do are question the family further and investigate the cat's breakfast. Which should <Sim name> volunteer to do? | Breakfast | |
Success:  Promoted to Private Eye
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% chance | |
Failure:  Get Fired
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% chance | |
| Family | ||
| Success: Promoted to Private Eye
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% chance | |
Failure:  -§225 (a day's pay)
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% chance | |
| 2) Private Eye | ||
| A dashing man walks into <Sim name>'s office and asks if <he/she> can help him find his wife. Although <his/her> gut tells <him/her> the man is lying, <Sim name> is tempted by the large bundle of cash he tosses onto <his/her> desk. On the way out, he drops a handkerchief with the initials B.O.G. on it. Should <Sim name> look for the wife or follow him to see if he's being honest? | Find the Spouse | |
| Success: Promoted to Crime Scene Investigator
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% chance | |
| Failure: Get Fired
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% chance | |
| Follow the Client | ||
| Success: Promoted to Crime Scene Investigator
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% chance | |
Failure:  Demoted to Gumshoe
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| 3) Crime Scene Investigator | ||
| While investigating a large industrial freezer, <Sim name> finds that notorious organized crime boss the Banana, currently wanted on several charges, frozen in a block of ice. It seems the Banana wanted to prevent himself from having to appear in court. Should <Sim name> have the frozen Banana stand trial or should <he/she> attempt to thaw him out first? | Frozen | |
| Success: Promoted to Surveillance Operator
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% chance | |
| Failure: Demoted to Private Eye
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| Thaw | ||
| Success: Promoted to Surveillance Operator
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% chance | |
| Failure: Demoted to Private Eye -§325 (a day's pay)
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% chance | |
| 4) Surveillance Operator | ||
| <Sim name> is on a weeklong surveillance job, listening in on several discreet meetings occuring on the luxury liner Seaward Bound. The boat is owned by known criminal mastermind Pop Pop Pauly. When Pop incriminates not only himself but his other meeting-mates, <Sim name> needs to make a quick decision. Does <he/she> rush into the boat and make some quick arrests or play it by the book and wait for backup? | Rush In | |
| Success: Promoted to Reconnaissance Communicator
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Failure:  -1
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| Wait for Backup | ||
| Success: +1
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| Failure: Demoted to Crime Scene Investigator
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| 5) Reconnaissance Communicator | ||
| After half a year tracking the activities of a mysterious Mr. F, who has been financing several large-scale metalworking operations around town, <Sim name> notices a large withdrawal in Mr. F's bank account. While <he/she> doesn't have any hard evidence, <Sim name> has to make the decision of <his/her> career. Mr. F might be planning something catastrophic that can't be stopped once in motion. Does <Sim name> move to bring in Mr. F now or wait for better evidence? | Now | |
Success:  +1
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| Failure: Demoted to Surveillance Operator
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| Wait | ||
| Success: Promoted to Rookie Field Agent
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Failure:  Get Fired
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| 6) Rookie Field Agent | ||
| <Sim name>'s been out on assignment a few times with <his/her> partner and starting to get the hang of things. While storming a potential safehouse of a known spy, <his/her> partner tells <Sim name> to cover the front door while he goes around back. After a few minutes of covering the front door, a man runs out and takes off down the road. Should <Sim name> attempt to catch him on foot or wait on <his/her> partner and take the car? | On Foot | |
| Success: Promoted to Field Agent
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% chance | |
| Failure: -1
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| Take the Car | ||
| Success: Promoted to Field Agent
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| Failure: | % chance | |
| 7) Field Agent | ||
| The largest identity thief in recent history has been elusive and wily for several years when the case ends up on <Sim name>'s desk. The chief knows for a fact that the thief is in town for one day only. With a full squad to control, <Sim name> has to determine where the thief will strike next. Should <he/she> send <his/her> agents to past victims to look for a pattern or spread the team across town in attempt to canvas all possible locations? | Victims | |
| Success: Promoted to Double Agent
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% chance | |
| Failure: -1
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% chance | |
| Location | ||
| Success: +1
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% chance | |
| Failure: Demoted to Rookie Field Agent
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| 8) Double Agent | ||
| Given an urgent top secret mission to bring home some foreign research on cures for vampirism, <Sim name> has little time to prepare. With the few hours <he/she> spends on the jet en route, should <he/she> study the local language and culture, or look into the information on vampirism and the antidote? | Study Language and Culture | |
| Success: Promoted to Elite Operative
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% chance | |
| Failure: Demoted to Field Agent
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% chance | |
| Study Vampirism Research | ||
| Success: +1
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% chance | |
| Failure: -1
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% chance | |
| 9) Elite Operative | ||
| The head of the SCIA hands <Sim name> a mission of critical importance: retrieving a national security llama from a detention facility, currently guarded by the Llama Crusaders. <Sim name> must decide whether to attempt to enter surreptitiously and grab the llama before anyone notices or use diplomacy in an attempt to work out a bargain. Which should <he/she> choose? | Secret Entry | |
| Success: +1
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% chance | |
| Failure: Demoted to Double Agent
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% chance | |
| Diplomacy | ||
| Success: Promoted to Head of SCIA
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% chance | |
| Failure: -1
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% chance | |
| 10) Head of SCIA | ||
| The New Sim Times publishes an expose on the SCIA, stating that they have been known to use repeated llama bleating as a tactic to extract information from informants who are not entirely forthcoming. Repeated Llama Bleating (RLB) is illegal but <Sim name> knows that not all employees of the SCIA agree with the law. Should <Sim name> state <he/she> is cracking down on internal RLB or deny that RLB ever happens at the SCIA? | Crack Down | |
Success:  +§30,000
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% chance | |
| Failure: -§4,000
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% chance | |
| Deny It | ||
| Success: +§25,000
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% chance | |
| Failure: Demoted to Elite Operative
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% chance | |