What’s your occupation?

[Eric.MN]

Journeyman electrician

 

[recon6036]

In addition to my normal job I spent 8 years as a volunteer fire fighter and 2 years as a part time on a paid department. Anyone else in volunteer/part time fire or EMS?

We have 10 full time Police/Firefighters, including myself. We are supplemented by 20 Volunteer firefighters that I oversee. They are a great group of guys that I enjoy working with. I have a lot of respect for all of them.

 

[Mountainguide]

Same occupation here. Where abouts are you located I've always wondered how much work and how much guys are making in other parts of the country.

Northeastern Illinois now. Tons of work and wages are high I guess all considering

 

[Walkathon]

Industrial sales

 

[Frazier]

Pharmacist

 

[MThuntr]

Hole Digger and Grass Counter

 

[kansasdad]

Excavation, foundation, construction and demolition work (on teeth).

 

[SG25]

They're big but so incredibly loud! Four f-16 engines on that sucker! When were you at the Deid?

Yea I bet, amazing machines that’s for sure. I was there in 2011 for a couple weeks. You spend some time there?

 

[NEW PA MT MN]

Retired 10 years this month.

 

[Ben Sellers]

Environmental Engineer for a paper mill. I focus on air emissions but have been a certified wastewater treatment plant operator as well when I was doing double duty.

 

[michsteelguy]

Structural Steel detailer (self-employed) in the commercial construction industry. I provide fabrication drawings (done on computer/CAD) for steel companies to build the heavy steel (I-beams, columns, girders, etc) and ship to site..... basically all the mainframe steel that ironworkers walk on.

 

[cwitherow]

You mean circus ring leader? I’m friends with our school’s band teacher and I’d have to have Toradol on an IV drip to do that job.

Hearing loss is either from beginning saxophones or repeated shotgun blasts

 

[Fullquiver]

Full time trophy husband..

 

[fishing4sanity]

Farmer - onions, shallots, bluegrass seed, sugar beets, peas, beans, carrots

 

[belshawelk]

Swimming Pool business

 

[Yooper906]

Squirrel Sheriff, Rabbit Ranger, and/or Possum Police

Hmmm me too. Fern patrol, creek dick...

 

[Deleted member 40728]

Analyst for an energy company. Mainly involved on the natural gas side of things but occasionally the electric as well.

 

[Panda Bear]

wildlife research

 

[the nikster]

I build thin shell concrete storage. This one was on an island in the Caribbean.

 

[Nameless Range]

In addition to my normal job I spent 8 years as a volunteer fire fighter and 2 years as a part time on a paid department. Anyone else in volunteer/part time fire or EMS?

I have a regular job as a GIS Analyst/Developer, but I am a firefighter on the local VFD.

It is unpaid work that is sometimes rewarding, usually adrenaline-filled, sometimes dark, often times boring, and always desperately needed. I’d recommend it to everyone.