What's The Coolest Job That You Know About?

[Yavin4]

I met a guy who was a wine salesman for a Northern CA vineyard. His job was to sell wines to restaurants and bars in the Pacific, NW. He'd travel to bars and restaurants in Seattle, Spokane, Portland, etc. and sell them wines.

That's a really cool job to me.

[NewJeffCT]

1. sports star, rock star, movie star

those seem pretty good jobs.

[Yavin4]

3. Actually Those Jobs Suck

One, all sports stars have to retire at some point, and then there goes the stardom.

Two, rock stars fade out. Vince Neil was playing strip malls.

Three, movies stars fade away.

[NewJeffCT]

10. I think I could deal with that

You don't hear about the sports stars that retire quietly and live happily ever after, or the rock stars & movie stars.

And, I'm sure Vince Neil had loads of fun in the 80s.

And, not every movie star fades away - Sean Connery & Paul Newman spring to mind.

[yurbud]

64. and they are actually jobs. Spend a day on a movie set. There's a lot of sitting around for actors

for very long days, and doing the same thing over and over.

Even the Star Wars movies, when you watch the making of, a lot of the time they are sitting on a bench in front of a green screen pretending like they are on a sky speeder or some critter, so it probably seems a little stupid until you see the final product.

[Art_from_Ark]

69. Like that "Billy and the Boingers" song

"...in a year, maybe two, we'll seem tame
And three years down the track, we'll be a Las Vegas lounge act..."

[Squatch]

2. Wilderness EMT (SAR)

Basically, these guys hike into the woods to search for, locate, and save the lives of people lost/hurt out there.

[malta blue]

4. My husband does that and while it is a cool job

it is really tough work. He represents a Napa winery and travels all over the country selling wine. It sucks that he is not home all the time, but we always have yummy wine to drink:)

[WilmywoodNCparalegal]

5. Cruise ship host/hostess

Travel writer or critic
Food critic

(if anyone can get me into the cruise or travel-related fields, please PM me!)

[sakabatou]

6. Met a guy at a convention who works as a

"builder" for Square Enix.

[SteppingRazor]

7. Art director at my paper recently left to be a photo coordinator for a swimsuit company...

essentially, he gets paid a huge salary to fly around the world to exotic locations with swimsuit models and set up photo shoots. The photographer then takes the pictures, so if it comes out bad, it isn't even the coordinator's fault. There seems to be no responsibility whatsoever.

[-..__...]

8. Paramedic on Medflight

http://www.bostonmedflight.org/

[xmas74]

17. I've been on three ride-alongs

for Life Flight in my area.

It's pretty cool to see in action.

[raccoon]

9. Disc jockey. nt

[grizmaster]

13. got to do that for 11 years in the dance clubs and 7 years on radio

doing a jazz show. Had more fun than a human should be allowed

[Kali]

11. Rancher

:o B-)

It can also be the hardest most tedious job(s!!) - sorta like being a parent!

[grizmaster]

12. foley artist for cartoons

always wanted to be the guy who made all the funny noises on the cartoons. That and I wish I could add them to the soundtrack of my life. Just think of the hilarious possibilities.

[Midlodemocrat]

14. My job is the coolest.

Yup. It is.

[MissMillie]

15. My dream job: restaurant critic

*sigh*

[Rabrrrrrr]

16. No one's got it right yet - being one of the Mythbusters.

I love my job. But of all the jobs in the world, being a Mythbuster - that is, having access to explosives, giant machinery, things that crash, smash, and go boom, and a budget that must be truly insane - that would lead me away from my current job.

The two mythbusters guys have the two world's greatest jobs. Ever.

[xmas74]

18. You are correct.

I was going to say owning a comic book store that actually makes money or staff writer for Battlestar Galactica or working for ILM.

Your answer was better.

[twilight_sailing]

19. bra fitter

[kay1864]

22. Diesel fitter

(old joke) :+

[MissMillie]

23. I actually know that joke!

it's a funny one!

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[kwassa]

21. Bikini inspector (actually had this job)

but only for one day.

Ex-girlfriend's sister owned a swimwear shop in Hawaii, hired us to attend a giant sportswear convention in Long Beach to look for trendy swimsuits for her shop.

This required me to inspect the stitching, etc. of bikinis while they were on beautiful models at the various vendor's booths. Zigzag or overlock stitching?

Great job, but somebody had to do it.

At this convention, I also got to meet and shake hands with Olympians Mark Spitz and gold-medal volley baller Steve Timmons, who let me hold his gold medal. Intimate, wasn't it?

[StaggerLee]

24. An art consultant

A wife of a friend's friend is doing consulting in Chicago. I hooked up with them the summer before last when I went there to see an Interpol concert. She seems to love it.

[SacredCow]

25. My dream job....

Sitting on the beach reading movie scripts and sorting them into "this sucks" and "this is OK" piles...

[tigereye]

26. jazz drummer

or folks that work with animals at the zoo. The paper has been running profiles of all the different jobs at zoos. Who knew there were so many?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

27. Mine.

I get to work in flight simulators. Coolest video games ever.

[Arkana]

28. Shooting chickens out of cannons at airplanes.

[Auggie]

29. Wine sales is not a cool job.

It's sales. Period. You have producers breathing down your neck to move as much vintage as you can before the next starts piling into their warehouses. You want the best price and your customer wants the best deal. You compete with thousands of other brands from all over the U.S., South America, Australia, and Europe. The people you sell to -- bartenders, bar owners, sommeliers -- get zillions of calls from your competition and other sales people, not to mention having to deal with hundreds of little business problems daily. If you're really, really lucky might just get a few minutes of time to make your pitch, and you might even catch them in a good mood. Better hope the bottle you sample doesn't have cork taint. Unless you sell Screaming Eagle, Insignia, or a really top brand, it's tough work.

[Oeditpus Rex]

30. Baseball announcer

On radio.

Alternately, photographer for a ball club. I've done this for a minor league club, and it absolutely rocked.

[MrCoffee]

31. radio broadcaster would kick ass.

play by play or color?

i'd want to do play by play.

[Oeditpus Rex]

33. Play-by-play

I'd find it easier to describe the game than to "comment" on it.

Another one is official scorer, but that has a down side: Somebody's always mad at you.

[MrCoffee]

34. no way would i take that gig...i'd be cursing myself out at least once a game.

[Oeditpus Rex]

35. What, for blowing a call?

[MrCoffee]

37. i get madder at the scorer than the ump sometimes...

if i don't like an error call, i have to take a walk around the block.

[Oeditpus Rex]

38. Yeah, I know

But the scorer can change it "upon further review." I'm not sure of the rule, but there's at least a 24-hour grace period.

They almost never do, though.

[unpossibles]

32. I want to do the photoshop work on The Daily Show or the Onion

second would be cartoon voices. I do an amazing Snaggletooth (or any of the Hanna Barbara characters)!

EXit! Stage, left, even!

[jmm]

36. One of my cousins has the coolest job ever

He works for lego and basically gets paid to travel and build stuff with lego. I've told him that if he needs an assistant he should call me :D.

[cwydro]

39. I'd like to be one of those people in a firetower

Waaaaay out in the woods, looking for lightning strikes, smoke, fire...I'd like that.

[Red State Rebel]

51. My Dad did that!

We lived in a house in the woods with a tower in the yard.

[otherlander]

40. Bee keeping sounds pretty great.

[jannyk]

41. Food Critic in Paris!!

[liontamer]

48. i doubt that

the food critic in nashville used to get stalked and threatened by angry chefs, the parisian version must be even more intense.

[driver8]

42. My job is pretty cool...

I work for Warner Bros. in the Feature Re-Mastering Department.

We re-master all of the old Warner Bros., MGM, and Turner movies and television shows. We also do a lot of work on current features.

I am a sound editor/audio operator. I see a lot of movies!

[Red State Rebel]

52. I'm jealous - I love classic movies!!!

[driver8]

55. Oh man -- we do a lot of those!!

Last week I did a movie called "Girl Crazy" with Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland. I also did one called "The Bride Came C.O.D." with James Cagney and Joan Crawford. I also did one with Katherine Hepburn but the name escapes me.

I have really learned to appreciate the classic movies. If you watch Turner Classic Movies, there is a good chance that we did the movie you are watching!

[Sequoia]

43. New book reviewer at S&S or Random House

[SOteric]

44. I know some people who get paid to play computer & video games all day

To beat the games, to find bugs with the games, to help determine the levels of difficulty. They're paid pretty well, too. There have to be worse ways to make a living.

[RetroLounge]

45. Owning a bookstore!

Oh, wait... :9

RL

[KamaAina]

46. Uh, meat locker repairman?

Mail carrier in Alaska?

:spank:

[spindrifter]

47. Bridgetender for one of the

ship canal bridges in Seattle (there are four of them). Except for the craziness of people trying to "beat the bridge," you get some reading done and see some amazing boats going under you.

[Reverend_Smitty]

49. my profession!

Being an athletic trainer rocks because no matter what sport you are covering, you always get the best seats in the house! On the down side, the hours suck and if you are grossed out by blood or feet, you probably should look elsewhere

[fudge stripe cookays]

50. Lipstick and nail polish color namer

One has to have a certain sense of adventure AND artistic knowledge to do it successfully.

Whether it is Cappuccino Froth or Framboise Frappe, I could kick ASS at that!

[mitchum]

53. Spanish Tony's old job

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

54. Guy who guards a walk in freezer.

That's cool

[Arugula Latte]

56. Writer for The Daily Show.

Yep. Very cool.

[mduffy31]

57. International Fly-Fisherman

[reyd reid reed]

58. Mine.

I put together scoreboard pages, mostly high school scoreboards. It's like any other job in that sometimes it's a pain in the ass but mostly it rocks. I love it.

:thumbsup:

[Oeditpus Rex]

59. What about the Doughboy?

:shrug:

[reyd reid reed]

60. Like I said...

sometimes it's a pain in the ass...

:eyes:

No preps right now, though. Football's done (at least the teams in our coverage area) and basketball doesn't start until Thursday. I was s'posed to train the Two Twinkies tonight...but one called in and then I ended up on the 'other side'.

And I was looking forward to an early night 'cause I'm up to my elbows in gingerbread. I've still gotta tile the roof, make the well and the trees, make and apply the snow, make the snowman, figure out where I'm gonna put the outhouse...

[Oeditpus Rex]

61. Where to put the outhouse is easy

Upwind.

[reyd reid reed]

62. Yeah...but that all depends on which way the fan's blowin'.

I think I'm gonna end up putting it towards the back, between the house and the shed.

I wish I could find my camera...dammitdammitDAMMIT.

[Oeditpus Rex]

63. Have you shaken down the kids?

I'd bet one of them knows where it is.

[SmileyBoy]

65. The job I'm getting this spring:

Or actually, re-entering (I had the job from 2003-2005):

Student coach for a college football team.

Seriously, if you're a sports-lover (jock) and a college student, there's nothing better than being a staff member for your college's football team. You establish connections with people who have NFL connections (former pro players, pro coaches, etc), if you're on the team for a certain amount of time, they put you on the travelling roster, and you get free trips to different parts of the country, and if you stay on long enough, they give you a scholarship. The people on the team are really great, too. You have to be at every practice, but if you adjust your class schedule so that your classes end at 3pm or so, it's not a problem.

I'm starting out with work-study pay this spring, but the coach who I'm working for really likes me (I've known him for years), and wants to give me a scholarship really soon.

I was a student manager for three years, but I quit because we had a new equipment manager, and he was the biggest dick on the planet. Now I'm gonna be an assistant to the team's offensive coordinator.

[NJCher]

66. here are two dream jobs my friends have

One is a gourmet food consultant who travels all around the world, looking for what the trends are in gourmet dining. He gets about 8 or 9 trips to Europe each year, mostly France, Italy, and Switzerland. He goes to food shows or works at food shows (like the NY Fancy Food Show) for his major client, who sponsors him at all these forays. He knows gourmands the world over. Companies seek out his taste sense, shipping his cases of wine and gourmet foods just for his opinion on how it tastes. He knows all the top chefs in the world and has a huge expense account that not only covers the travel, but every kind of cooking device known to humankind. Also gets to buy beautiful dishes and all kinds of tableware and cloths, etc., plus the beautiful four-color cookbooks.

The other one is a collections librarian. She gets to assess what the holdings for the library are and then researches and consults with academicians on what purchases will be best for the library's various collections. What a terrific job for the intellectually curious.





Cher

[Courtesy Flush]

67. Retiree

[Porcupine]

68. Massage School Instructor- I had this job once.

You basically hang out and teach young pretty people (mostly) how to give massages. Lots of fun casual nudity. Of course you have to turn down offers of sex from the students but peers are happy to fill the gap.

The weirdest thing was that getting the massages from students was an irritation. I had to let them work on me to evaluate them but they'd screw up my chi. At the time I lived to practice Tai Chi and it took me half an hours practice to rebalance after a student massage.

Now I'm old, ugly and lonely. Such is life.

[jakefrep]

70. Track photgrapher for Churchill Downs or Keeneland

I've done this at one of the local fairs for a couple of years, and it's a lot of fun.

A sample of my work can be found on page 6 of the article linked below.

http://www.ustrotting.com/hoofbeats/pdf/lexington.pdf