If You Could Pick Any Career, What Would You Choose?

This topic is about thinking of the variety of careers available to humanity throughout history. From hunters to farmers, to builders and mathematicians, there have been many, many different lifestyles for individuals to subscribe to.

Folks, name your choice and give a reason why.

I'm approximately 4 weeks away from beginning my dream career.

It isn't a glamourous career, or something most would consider as something they would "like" doing... but I wouldn't have it any other way. And without people willing to do it, the North American economy would collapse.

Self-interest and societal value

I can tell you have thought about your choice, considerably.

A rich man told me go after residual income.

Anyways, my dream career is definitely a rapper hands down. Any form of art, in my dreams being famous and paid for it.

In reality I have an accounting related career so I ain't worry bout nothing!

Do you mean pick any career and be good at it?

If so I'd say being a successful fantasy author. Because obviously that would be pretty sweet.

@Storm_Marine: With opportunity, talent and potential skill are expected, to a certain extent.

I've always wanted to work for NASA. Either as an astronaut or a rocket engineer, physicist etc. I've loved NASA, specifically space exploration ever since I was little. The resources and schooling for such a career never came my way but it would definitely be a sweet job.

Something involving astronomy/astrophysics - that isn't teaching.

Uncertain. I know I want to do something related to economics, perhaps being a researcher, but I'm hoping 4 more years of grad school will help sort out exactly what.

I'm already working with semi-conductors. I'm a tech right now but my overall goal is to finish my schooling and become an engineer.

Veterinary Medicine ....... wait ! I chose that one 30 years ago.

Art dealer or fashion designer.

Im in the process of starting my own business. A kennel on the south east coast.

Do I get skills

My dream career would be an artist for video games or anime. But since I lack the skills I could settle for a writer, I have the imagination to create worlds and interesting characters plus I enjoy writing.

Pornstar.

Would love to have sex for a living. And I am serious... DEAD SERIOUS!

drug kingpin

Well as you already know, I'm a Nurse Practitioner for almost 2 years now but if giving the chance to start another career, I would be interesting working in the music industry when it comes to Rock music and that's about it.

Am I the only one who doesn't want a career? 20 something years ago we had to answer that question in school and my answer was nothing. All the kids laugh, but till this day, there is nothing I want to be. My dream is to be rich, but I'm a lazy mofo :(

@da_illest101: Well ask yourself this, how do I become rich and powerful? Being rich can be fun but only If your willingly to work hard and I mean very hard to be successful. Since your lazy, I guess you just have to b play the lottery since it's your only way to get rich quick. As for me, I'm not interested being rich cause I have a good career that I enjoy and I'm living the good life that I have.

So what the piss do you do?

the one i already have, except i'd get paid for it.

You would need to learn them. Hence, the expectation of them.

yup. engineers get all the ladies :P

Professional voice actor for games/anime.

Don't even care about the pay, just as long as it's enough to sustain a moderate lifestyle.

I already have a fabulous career as an Art Director.

However, if I had to choose something different I'd want to be an interior designer or create interactive art installations.

It would still be in the creative field, that what I'm good at and what I love, I want to create things.

What are you breeding ? English Bulldogs can bring in very good money.

Voice actor. :>

Doing anything involving Astronomy

15 years ago it was being a video game designer....thank god I did not choose that. My current job is not the best in pay whatsoever but at least I don't have to live in fear of losing it

Pararescuemen. But dat 2 year school. **** that.

PGA Tour pro. Golf isn't incredibly taxing, I enjoy playing, and you get to travel all over the world.

Movie director

I started my working life as a programmer and later changed it to physiotherapy and I'm quite happy with it, so I guess I chose the career I wanted. If I had to choose something else I'd probably choose fiction writer, which I already do as a hobby. Secretly though, and if I was loaded and money was never going to be an issue, I'd like to be a stay-home dad and spend as much time with my children as possible...whether that's a career or not is up for debate =P

I had the opportunity to enlist in the United States Army Rangers program and it would have been the same length of time for all of the qualifications plus six months for the initial boot camp, but I decided for a civilian career in science and engineering. I feel I am making the right choice.

Bounty hunter. Seriously though game programmer . I started studying C and Java again and hopefully one day i will finish college become one even though i actually like my current job ( electrician )

Something that involves fighting or games developer.

Stop lying. Your dream career should always involve bewbs.

Did you miss the Rock part? =P Theoretically that involves a huge amount of bewbs...

I would like to be a classic car rebuild guy. I have a good job, but sitting behind a desk most of the day is not my dream. Although it pays the bills. I love all the time i spend in my garage rebuilding my dream which i have at the moment. I would luv to get paid for doing it, day after day. At least thats how i feel. Not sure if after a few years, thats what i would want to be doing. I mean i would, but i just think about how tired me body would be from ripping bolts and parts out day to day.

does anyone ever stay in programming? i see so many people start out then realise "NOOOOPE not for me". out of a class of 30 only 15 graduated in my year and of those 15 only a few did well and had an interest in the programming side.

i was one of them that did have an interest (it was my highest scoring set of modules). on paper i should be very interested in it. i read several computer mags a month, have been learning about computers since i got my first one and all my pinned tabs are related to computer stuff. but i got my first programming gig after college and realised "god this is crap". i havent done any programming in the years since. in the end i probably just dont have the right head for it. ideal programmers have industry experience and have a proven track record of projects (including contributing to OSS projects) before they leave college. i never had the energy to do all that and complete the course :S.

anywho i just want a job that pays enough for the basics and a few extras and that doesnt demand all my time. im not interested in climbing any ladder or burning the midnight oil for that next promotion or any of that. at the moment, if my employer gave me the choice of more holidays or pay rise i would take the holidays.

im very much on the work to live scale of things. my job isnt even in the top 10 most important things i do and, ideally, i would like to spend less time at it. i do turn up for work on time and do my best while i am there of course and i dont create fuss and do get on with the team. but at the end of the day its just something i do to pay the bills. it doesnt give me a sense of purpose or anything like that.

so is there any career like that? flexi time, low pressure, easy going, 4 day week and where a deadline is just something you wave at as you pass it by :P.

im guessing not :(.

Manager in the paint wing of a manufacturing plant.

I think I"m going in the right direction, I'm trying to get experience in all areas of paint so that I look appealing to a hiring manager.

I've had a little bit of hand spray and QA.

I used to be a paint chemist and now I program paint robots so I think I'm going in the right direction. In a few years I'm hoping to get hired into GM or Chrysler.

Word.