What do you do for a living?

I am amazed the the number of nerds! Congratulations, guys!

I run a PR/Marketing firm in the wine business…

"Dan,

Out of curiosity, does your wife/significant other (I can't remember from your Yosemite report) live with you up on the top of the globe?"

No…I wish my wife did…then we'd really be saving money and it would be nice to not be apart. I just started working here this spring and then plan is to do it for one more year and then go back to school (M.Sc. Wildlife Biology) next January. She doesn't like saying goodbye, but she loves when I come home for 3 weeks and we're out hiking/biking/skiing non-stop.

IT Monkey of one sort or another for the past not-quite-15 yrs.

And to think I studied history in college…but doing the computer gigs allowed me to quit work, hike and find another job after. :)

But, that's what I do to pay the bills.

What I do for a LIVING is cook, read, hike, ski, climb and grab beer with friends. ;)

I am a social worker.

My latest incarnation in the working world is a Mac engineer/programmer/software support guy. I am also living totally on the cheap to save money for one-way bus ticket to Montana where a new job in accounting is waiting.
Living out of a duffel bag and a ULA CDT pack for the last 18 months has been a real education. I love it.

M.S. Student in Geoscience/Hydrology about to graduate this winter. So pretty much…. on the job hunt!

Hi Dan,

Interesting. What kind of geology work are you doing? What was your undergrad major? Environmental science? Geology? How did you end up in the job you are in now?

The reason I ask is that I am considering transitioning into a similar type of work. Life's too short to work a desk job! A job or career that combines science with the outdoors is pretty much what I'm looking for. And I'm willing to go back to school if need be.

Thanks…

Credit analyst, commercial finance… Accounting related

Squash babies heads. (Yeah really)

Rod, you're always trying to get a leg up on everyone, right Mate? :)

(Rod is a prosthetist, literally helping the lame to walk.)

Fine Art photographer and university professor teaching photography and photojournalism in Barcelona, Spain, near the Pyrenees.
http://www.fredfoto.net if you want to see my work.
I take photos on hikes just for fun.

I am an IT geek also :-)

Got two partial time jobs:

-Wine making, I'm in charge of the casks in a small vine cellar (+-300 casks or about 80000 litres).
-Stagehand in a place called riojaforum. Two weeks ago we had Greg Miller.

My formal training is on IT, doing it as a hobby (debian/hurd project).

I just always assumed it was a bunch of engineers too.

Matt Edwards, you and I have way too similar paths in life.

I'm currently trying to find more fulfilling way to make a living instead of the cycle of work 'just a job' and save up for an adventure. I don't see that cycle being sustainable for me. I'm currently doing spray foam insulation in new construction homes, remodels and we're starting to dabble in commercial roofs. I have to be up and using my body if I'm going to spend 8-12 hours a day doing something. No desk job for me.

Wow lots engineers/technical types and artists! What I do is part science and part art- agriculture. A Farmer for 30 years, more correctly a Market Farmer, think local food. Lots of details to manage but mostly done outdoors.

despite my outdoor education degree and teaching certificate, i do whatever pays the bills– short of a few things of course–
namely i substitute teach, landscape, shovel rooftops/driveways/walkways, pour beer, instruct outdoor outings, housesit, walk dogs, wait tables, stock shelves, write,… and train like a mofo every waking minute that i can! :)
b/c i live in a rural area, being UN-specialized per se in this case happens to be the most advantageous. not always glamorous, but i live where i do for the beauty, not for the money. most times, it's a sacrifice that requires a fair amount of advanced understanding, but it suits my personality, keeps me weathered and constantly learning new skills.

ER medicine…at least for 8 more years, then who knows.
If anyone has interest in paying me to canoe or hike, I am willing to change careers immediately. :)

Interesting thread. I'm similar to many too. Management & IT consultant.

I didn't realize that being an engineer or an accountant was required for membership here. My dad was an electrical engineer, and a lot of that rubbed off on me; does that count?

I'm a photographer at a small university in North Carolina. That takes up a fair amount of my time, but in my real life I'm a hiker, paddler, husband, and father. Now that the offspring is almost ready to fledge, I'll have to figure out what I really want to do when I grow up.

I'm currently working as a Courier, mainly medical stuff right now. Despite having studied Media, Creative Writing, and Equine Management, I want to go back to school for Astrophysics but every now and then I toy with the idea of trying my hand in Forestry, given my hobby. Ultimately I want to write science fiction novels.

I find it a little odd that it's often assumed that we are all pretty much Accountants and Engineers. It's true that it is most likely for detail-oriented people to be drawn to UL Backpacking, but that can manifest itself into dozens of different career fields, several of which are on the opposite side of analytical such as creative fields. I don't think you'd be able to find a box we all more or less fit into except the box of loving the outdoors.

Electric Meter Technician for a utility company. I was formerly a Substation Tech. for the same utility where I did my appreticeship as well, but got tired of staying weeks on end out of town. Some day I hope to get back to school and finish my engineering degree, but kids and college bills are coming up quickly! I have about 30-36 credits left…then, I can fit in with the rest of the group.

–Skateboarder.

As i'm Scottish, i'm obviously an engineer. :)
And the son of an engineer. And the grandson of an engineer!

Finally! Erik hands down has the best job in this thread, with Ken Helwig a close 2nd.

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