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1. Costume Designer
2. Set Designer
3. Horticulturist
4. Zookeeper
5. Special Effects Technician
6. Website Designer
7. Actor
8. Desktop Publisher
9. Nursery / Greenhouse Grower
10. Animator
Well there's a mixed bag. I guess I'd pick zookeeper out of those, but I'd rather be a linguist or a rock star. I didn't see them anywhere in the list.
1. Electrical Engineering Tech
2. Electronics Engineering Tech
3. Computer Support Person
4. Technical Writer
5. Computer Programmer
10. Computer Engineer
16. Business Systems Analyst
17. Musical Instrument Builder and Repairer
19. Cabinetmaker
22. Plumber
26. Database Developer
29. Translator
31. Web Developer
32. Writer
36. Project Manager
#5, #10, or #31 (and partially #26) all describe what I do now; #16 and #36 and to a smaller degree #4 are all things I have touched on in what I do. #32 is what I wanted to be when I was growing up, as well as #29. But then, I think I kind of slanted some of the answers to get those results.
well i suppose it's different...
i wonder how they figure that i have exactly the right profile to be a sprinkler system installer, rather than a plumber.
1. Heating, Air Conditioning, Refrigeration Tech
2. Race Car Mechanic
3. Aircraft Mechanic
7. Elevator Installer and Repairer
10. Sprinkler System Installer
13. Anthropologist
14. Office Machine Repairer
15. Research Analyst (Financial)
16. Mechanical Engineer
17. Economist
18. Aerospace Engineer
31. Mathematician
35. Fashion Designer
37. Vulture Capitalist
39. Interior Designer
Professor and Social Worker were next. Those I can see. But funeral director? I'm not knocking the profession. It's just that I'm the last person in the world who should be dealing with the bereaved.
1.Career Counselor - HAHAHAHAHAHAHA I JUST LOST MY JOB!!!1
2.Special Education Teacher -need a Master's usuallly
3.Child and Youth Worker -obvious
4.Elementary School Teacher -hmmm
5.High School Teacher-hmmm
6.Teacher Aide - $8/hr, LOLZ
7.Probation / Parole Officer -workin' for the MAN
8.Physical Education Teacher -I'm not a lesbian
9.Sports Instructor -oh for fuck's sake
10.Curator -WORD
Other interesting things were Art Therapist (my mama), Addictions Counselor (need more PBR), and Director (of what, who knows?)
1-5. Set Designer and other textile design
(Oh...but no. What's really funny is there's a girl out there who shares my exact name, who is a costume designer. Apparently quite a good one. She flies around the country a bit, and gets stopped because they think she's me. Poor thing.)
6.Technical Writer (did it for years)
7.Website Designer (Well, who isn't?)
8-10. various tech things I've done
11.Lobbyist (now, that could be dangerous)
14.Craftsperson (I do that now)
36. Casting Director (Men to the left, women to the right...who's got the cocoa butter?)
The results become stranger after that:
16. Diving Instructor (I've never even been on a springboard...)
23. Clergy
25. Professional Athelete (riiiight...)
30. Housekeeper
31. Taxidermist
34. Waste Collector