Gran Turismo helped put Jann Mardenborough on the podium at Le Mans.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jann_Mardenborough

SimCity helped turn Jason Baker into an urban planner, along with many other people.

https://www.thegazette.com/business/from-video-game-to-day-job-how-simcity-inspired-a-generation-of-city-planners/

https://medium.com/@chrissteven743/the-simcity-effect-how-simcity-has-influenced-city-planning-and-engineering-for-me-ae1ee1b7adaa

RollerCoaster Tycoon helped lead John Burton to the creative lead position at Merlin Entertainments (they own theme parks in the United Kingdom like Alton Towers).

https://www.theguardian.com/games/2024/mar/22/rollercoaster-tycoon-at-25-its-mind-blowing-how-it-inspired-me#:~:text='I%20remember%20I%20would%20rush,236ft%20(72%2Dmetre)%20drop

And Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing helped get my typing speed up to 30 words per minute (a high school course boosted that to 50 words per minute).