What you guys do for a liveing?

What puts the bread on the table? Post you job and what you do here.

I'm a part time surveyor which I do with my dad.

Computer Systems Engineer

Cool!

Computer Systems Engineer

Telecomm installer here, DS-1s into businesses...

If you look there is an old thread with a lot of replies already on this subject.

Network Administrator for the hospital

Man someone took my topic. Well at lessed i though about this topic..

Telecomm installer here, DS-1s into businesses...

If you look there is an old thread with a lot of replies already on this subject.

I am a Nurse

I build hardwood furniture.


                                           VPR

I am an Aviation Electrician for the United States Navy.  Been in for 8 years+.  Absolutely love it!
Great Topic.

Justin

Nationwide Transportation/Logistics Specialist.

Retired automotive tech (still do work for the low-income), part-time computer system builder, full-time
stay-at-home Dad. 

fulltime shipping clerk for a bulk medical supply company
partime warehouse at la-z-boy store
if you look hard at the picture you can actually see a la-z-boy recliner!

I don't see it!

fulltime shipping clerk for a bulk medical supply company
partime warehouse at la-z-boy store
if you look hard at the picture you can actually see a la-z-boy recliner!

fulltime shipping clerk for a bulk medical supply company
partime warehouse at la-z-boy store
if you look hard at the picture you can actually see a la-z-boy recliner!

Lazy, perhaps.  Recliner, definately.  Boy? Not in my books !

Diggem'

Antiques dealer

Musical waitress

i am a landscaper & my boyfriend is a painter / waterman

As long as you love it.....surveying will expose you to more MD sites than any other occupation.  Another plus, you will have the ability to do research beyond others, just knowing how to work the courthouse systems.  Start reading old journals, find out whose farm had the grove picnics, and off you go to the courthouse.   Surveying at times will seem like a curse in a way, it is not easy, that is why few people do it.  You need doged determination, solid, I mean solid work ethic, and willingness to always learn.   When I am reading a deed and see calls for stones at corners, I get determined to find them.  Anyone can find a pin, pipe, or railroad spike, the ones who are determined find the original calls. 

Surveying Pa since early 90's

Mojo

Its in my blood surveying is. Great grandfather, grandfather,father, and myself.

As long as you love it.....surveying will expose you to more MD sites than any other occupation.  Another plus, you will have the ability to do research beyond others, just knowing how to work the courthouse systems.  Start reading old journals, find out whose farm had the grove picnics, and off you go to the courthouse.   Surveying at times will seem like a curse in a way, it is not easy, that is why few people do it.  You need doged determination, solid, I mean solid work ethic, and willingness to always learn.   When I am reading a deed and see calls for stones at corners, I get determined to find them.  Anyone can find a pin, pipe, or railroad spike, the ones who are determined find the original calls. 

Surveying Pa since early 90's

Mojo

Do historical restorations, affl broker for land office selling large tracts of raw mtn land and  partners in a media productions co .  lol work and more work.

did a stint as a DOC supervisor but the majority of my life I have been a truck driver .

Any and everything I have too to feed my family. 

I go to college full time, collect my GI Bill, go to Army reserve drill, and gamble. Dont laugh at that last, I have turned 200 bucks into 2400 so far this month. I am also a blood bank and transfusion services tech, but have not done it since I got back from Iraq. When I finish my degree(s) next fall, I will be a high school biology and chemistry teacher.

Hi, Buildings, Parks and Grounds Maintenance for the County! Paul

I am a specialist wood worker
a fulltime care giver
and a fulltime treasure bum

Male escort for young Hollywood starlets.  On call 24 hours a day.  The phone hasn't rang in a while.

factory work. make weapon racks for the military and lockers for police departments.

USDA Wildlife Services: I basically catch snakes for a living.

I'm an ingredient handler for a well known frozen prepared food company.

Unemployed.. looking for work.. if you can help, please PM me

Retired US Army 24 years service.  2 tour Vietnam Vet  Retired and Loving It!

I am into Advertising, I hold up a sign everyday at the off Ramps, that reads: "Work for Food".

                                   Nova Treasure
               

medically retired 27 year long us merchant seaman * did both gulf wars (aircraft carrier (america) ammo ship the first time ( cape ann) task force 155 and jet fuel hauler ---tanker (gus w darnell) the second time ) still NOT considered a vet by the us govt however -- heck only took the WW2 vets 50 years to get their "vet" status for their war service.

I used to be a jack of all trades in the home building business, but due to the current economic status.........





I now have to take other people's crap all day long!








Yes, I now run a giant poop truck.

Cool i guess.

I used to be a jack of all trades in the home building business, but due to the current economic status.........





I now have to take other people's crap all day long!








Yes, I now run a giant poop truck.

Male escort for young Hollywood starlets.  On call 24 hours a day.  The phone hasn't rang in a while.

  That's because they're all calling me.      Sorry I couldn't resist.  Actually I'm a heavy equipment operator. Backhoe, loader, dozer, etc.  I've found some good stuff that way.

Cool i guess.

I used to be a jack of all trades in the home building business, but due to the current economic status.........





I now have to take other people's crap all day long!








Yes, I now run a giant poop truck.

Lets be realistic,  there is nothing cool about cleaning porta-potties!

So do you ever find body's or body parts in em? How about silver coins in the poop?

I work from home. I have an industrial size food grinder that I use to prepare buckets of fresh raw ground meat for dogs that I home deliver. I mix the meat with crushed brown rice.
I grind cows,sheep,kangaroos,goat and expired laying hens.
The dogs are mentally stable, tumor free and liver/kidney disease free in comparision to
those that eat can or pellet food (so the vet. that looks after the local greyhound racing club tells me) and from my own experience with my own dogs.

Licensed Locomotive Engineer, Freight Conductor, Switchman. I move trains. JJ

As of rite now, I sit at home reading these forms. Can't find any work. I usually work construction (concrete) but I can't even get a job as a grocery bagger. No one is hiring.

Student at a university.

Finished most of my major & minor at Bible College this past May... I'll be taking the last 3 or 4 Gen Ed classes in the Spring, and possibly some entry level medical classes just for the fun of it. In the meantime, I provide customer service for a bank that supports over for 450 colleges & universities across the US, which equals out to about 2.6 million student & faculty account holders. It's a fun job which I actually really enjoy!

Bran <><

Manager ER

HIGH RISE WINDOW CLEANER

Were you in Dirty Jobs?

HIGH RISE WINDOW CLEANER

Lineboat captain. I move product (presently liquid fertilizer) across this great nation of ours by way of the inland rivers.

I Wish  , But No.

Haiku Repairman and part time Prognosticator.
Business has been slow.
Wonder if I can get a bailout loan?


Ivan - my Dad was US Military for 17 yrs. US Post Office 13 yrs. and still did not have 20 yrs. in for Gov. retirement.
Had to get a job at a city to get PERS.

Grey

Its in my blood surveying is. Great grandfather, grandfather,father, and myself.

As long as you love it.....surveying will expose you to more MD sites than any other occupation.  Another plus, you will have the ability to do research beyond others, just knowing how to work the courthouse systems.  Start reading old journals, find out whose farm had the grove picnics, and off you go to the courthouse.   Surveying at times will seem like a curse in a way, it is not easy, that is why few people do it.  You need doged determination, solid, I mean solid work ethic, and willingness to always learn.   When I am reading a deed and see calls for stones at corners, I get determined to find them.  Anyone can find a pin, pipe, or railroad spike, the ones who are determined find the original calls. 

Surveying Pa since early 90's

Mojo

Land Surveyor here too............ finding an old stone, bearing tree, or rotted oak post is like treasure every day! Friday in the deep swamp, alone, had to cut a tree down to cross a creek to find a corner. Two hours to get there and find it, 5 seconds to hit the GPS button and get the number.

I like to navigate on big water also.

Work for the USPS.......carrying the mail daily.................see ya mark

I work in a valve repair/machine shop. Lathe machinist, milling machine/vertical mill operator and valve service/repair technician. 3 years and counting. Love the work, not so much the bosses... But I do get to make some neat stuff in the lathes...

Registered nurse in orthopedics. (primarily hip and knee replacements).

Chief engineer on gambling casino 10 years. Before that worked 17 years on sea going tug boats in gulf of Mexico, east coast and Puerto Rico,
 St.croix. St. Thomas Dominican Republic. Loved tug boats wish I was still on them.

I work for a municipality in water and sewer dept. I help make fresh water and maintain all the equipment at the well sites and maintain the towns sewer lift stations, a very cool job

I'm a Teacher/Counselor at a residentual facility for troubled youth and a retired police captain.

Millwright and former aircraft mechanic

I milk bees! I own my own honey company. Pure native American honey. No imports, no processing. Just the way tthe bees make it!

A

Where you with Mike Rowe in the one episode..?

I milk bees! I own my own honey company. Pure native American honey. No imports, no processing. Just the way the bees make it!

A

I own a pizza shop.....working 100+ hours a week 

I work at a copper mine. Well actually the concentrator. We crush the ore and get the mineral out of it.

I am In the Air Force stationed in Korea. Have not detected here yet but I am gonna hit it hard in the spring.

I was an assistant store manager come to find out I cant stand Black Friday or people for that matter and decided to go back in the Army not really enjoying life right now with the 1st Cav but it still beats working retail.

Locksmith at Stennis Space Center (NASA)

Currently in High School.  Been tryin to find a job, but thats goin to wait till next semester. I have days off.

             Retired inspector in a Black Pepper Factory, my job was (picking out the fly specks), had to quit, eyes went bad.   

        Seriously, almost retired house painter, carpenter.

                                                                                   Fossis..............

Wow very strange job indeed. Was it dirty? I'm sure it was. Did you wear glasses or contacks? Really I believe that when you wear  glasses there are harmful rays that penetrate your eye making your sight even worse. Correct me if I'm wrong. Just a theory.

             Retired inspector in a Black Pepper Factory, my job was (picking out the fly specks), had to quit, eyes went bad.   

        Seriously, almost retired house painter, carpenter.

                                                                                   Fossis..............

We fix broken kids

"What you guys do for a liveing?"

Post on T-Net. Still waiting for my first paycheck.

Mechanic, scaffolder, Scuba instructor, now air cargo manager

i work at a local food pantry and receive a stipend of $120.50 a week for 50+ hours
still think i am over paided

USDA Wildlife Services: I basically catch snakes for a living.

Sweet job!

Chef, artist, & relic dealer. I work 3-4 days a week @ the restaurant at my church. Then evenings and days off I paint custom furniture and murals in homes and businesses. For fun I sell relics & detectors on consignment.

Oilfield Security- Gate guard right now.

Building material salesman....roofing,siding,doors,windows,kitchens....etc!

DK

I'm VERY boring.  I put people to sleep.
(Actually, I'm the chief CRNA [Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist] at our local hospital.)
But still, I'm very boring.

I am an abstractor.  Which equals title searches on real estate to give banks and attorneys financial information on real estate which is to be bought or sold.  Very tough times right now only working part time.

             Retired inspector in a Black Pepper Factory, my job was (picking out the fly specks), had to quit, eyes went bad.   

        Seriously, almost retired house painter, carpenter.

                                                                                   Fossis..............

LoL

Propane Store Manager...(Just like Hank Hill) Also sell Crawfish cooking equipment....12 years...Prior to that 21 years in the Newspaper Industry...

I am women. And hear your roars.

I sell a radiant barrier product, and an under concrete insulation and vapor barrier product, as well as other products for the ag industry, building, construction and home improvement areas .....I guess I would be considered a manufactures representative,...way back when the web got started I bought the domain name....at the time the manufacture said the web would never amount to anything....LOL LOL LOL.... boy were they wrong..... I still own the domain and I still sign up people to sell our products in their area...so if you think you can sell let me know. I could all ways open the door for the right person....money never sleeps....
I also have a part time job driving limos.....and delivering sail boats boats from point to point on the west coast.........

db

Retired, disabled auto body and frame repairman, 45 years experience.  My Motto used to be;  Your loss is my gain..........NGE

Semi re-tired part time dairy work mooooo !! i get some disability 2 tours of Vietnam VA says iam not completely insane  Dd60

Why is it so fascinating to me to see what everybody does? I just love the "everydayness" of it all. I have a job that is physically, mentally and emotionally challenging- on a good day. On a bad day, I am wearing myself out for no good reason at all, and all my labors will be in vain! It's all in the attitude towards work, right? Whatever your hands find to do, do it to the best of your ability. Glad to see you thinking about such things cival war hunter!

Upon further reflection, even though the question is about "making a living" meaning "bringing home the bacon". If raising children is part of that equation, (who eats most of the bacon?) the stay-at home-mom or dad has to figure in.  It's the absolute most undervalued job there is! But it pays well in the long run

  Underground Coal Miner.

My previous job was a Haiku Repairman.
Haven't had any work for a long time.
Now in training as an Aurum Removal Specialist.
Aurum is one of those heavy metals like lead that is often found in water supplies.
Has been the cause of countless deaths all over the world.
I hope to do my part in removing this stuff from rivers and streams.

Grey

Purchasing agent for a RV manufacturer

Can you help us out for a 5Th wheel? Where thinking about traveling here in a year or two. Where kind of picky. More of my parents though..

Purchasing agent for a RV manufacturer

Wooden sailboat builder and bed & breakfast/hotel owner.

OT

Retired Conservation Officer-Province of Ontario

Roofer.  Didn't see that coming, did ya?   

No.. I didn't know there where people that barked back at dogs..

Roofer.  Didn't see that coming, did ya?   

laborer with a pencil ( residential building contractor).    

laborer with a pencil ( residential building contractor).    

By Golly !  That's a unique way of putting it with the economy in the state it's in .

As long as he doesn't sharpen that pencil too hard we'll be OK.

As long as he doesn't sharpen that pencil too hard we'll be OK.

Too late,  nobody on the payroll but me.  I figure jobs,  do the work and  I sweep the floor on my way out the door. 

welder /pipe fitter ,specialize in hydronics [not hydroponics]     specialty building mechanical rooms ,   had a chance to go on tour [rock -n- roll] had to give it up ,had my first child on the way /second to follow soon there after . almost hit it big 3 or 4 times but something always came up ............ maybe one day 

Currently on the injured (stupid bombs and stuff) list in the Army....but gonna be medically retired very very soon.  Have begun writing business plan on a 4 tiered business after I am out and started the first tier with my brother recently (real estate investment). Prior to being injured I was a Psych attendant in a state hospital. I loved that job so much. I will miss it. I am also in classes working towards a wildlife biologist degree.

[Retired government functionary.]

Retired government functionary.