Installation/Repair tech for Verizon. Climbed poles, ran wires from house to pole, installed and repaired inside wire, phone jacks. Repaired telephones back in the earlier days. Retired from Verizon and started my own business in elder care. We wanted to keep the elderly as independent as long as possible. Some home care and lots of transportation to appts. etc. Also taking them to family reunions, weddings, funerals, concerts, shopping and staying with them so they could attend events that they would have other wise missed due to lack of transportation or someone to be with them. Retired from that business and now do elder care part time and quilt !!

Wow, this has been great reading! My favorite and last job
was designing monuments. There were days when I was crying
with the customers but very very rewarding and creative job.
Everything from bullriders to quilts, and one guy couldn't think of anything to put on his wifes side so he finally decided on a frying pan!

Love the "frying pan" on the monument!

I am a classical musician. I have contracts with four orchestras. I also work occasionally as a recording musician for movies and TV. At times I work as a sideline musician which is where I work as an actor on TV shows. The latest show I was on was The Mentalist.

advanced practice nurse: Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist. (i "pass gas" for a living...)

I am the non-working wife of a physician. My grandmother was a big quilter and when she died each of her grandchildren received several of her quilts. I guess I inherited my love of quilting from her.

Have worked as a cna,lpn or rn for 45 years 35 of those years was a nurse(both lpn and rn) in the nicu and the well baby nursery. Was very rewarding and now retired and happy doing what I like best; being with husband, sewing and quilting and gardening

Cat herder and sanitation engineer (doubt there is another job just like mine lol)

My last occupation was a loan closer

My quilting buddy - who is on this board, but not very often - is a quilting elementary school librarian.

Have been a farmer and now semi- retired. Caterer for weddings, farm meetings and other groups for too many years. Gradually getting away from this also.
Now I sew and make quilts.

farmer retired

Retired Office Manager for a Paranormal Magazine and part time Beach Bum. Yep everyone I am one of the "Ghost Hunters"

I'm a former County Extension Agent and retired librarian. I like working with fabric.

Registered Nurse. How full-time mommy!

I got my degree in Accounting, took 6 months off to be home with the kids, and had a stroke in month 5, so I am officially unskilled. I have supported us with sewing a few times. I have made everything from doll clothes to wedding dresses. Spent a few years as a CSR.

Right now i'm just a homemaker. In my past life I was a warehouse worker and a grocery clerk/assistant manager.
I have a medical office specialist certificate/billing, codeing specialist that I earned in 07 but have never used because I can't get hired anywhere. Sadly I wasted months of hard work at school to get good grades. Oh and now i'm over educated and can't even get a job doing what I used to do.
Do I sound bitter? It is what it is.

WAS - Productin Manaager for a real cool company that made decorative wood products and decorative dolls. LOVED this job. ALL MADE IN THE USA! Then little by little we started importing components for our USA made products. Didn't take long and we didn't make any of it here in the USA. We imported all of it so I then moved into purchasing.... Eventually we sold out to another company, and that ended my dream job.
Current - Certified Nursing Assistant. Very rewarding HARD work, but very appreciated by the wonderful folks I help take care of. :)
Thanks for asking, It's interesting to see all the other posts because of you!

Legal Assistant...until I fall over, I guess.

missionary/ESL teacher/home maker

I was a Licensed Practical Nurse, then became a stay at home mom for 8 yrs, then went into the Civil Service working for the Federal Government as an Administrative Assistant for the NATO AWACS program, then out of the Civil Service and became an Executive Assistant with the National Kidney Foundation. When that job was deleted after 5 yrs I became a Real Estate Agent. Did that for 2 yrs and then had to "retire" to take care of my elderly in-laws. Am now permanently retired and do only things that I enjoy like reading, quilting, cooking and baking and spending time with my grandkids.

Retired credit controller, for twenty five years.

physician - semi retired and work on review isues at home online mostly
(please don't ask me medical questions)

to annoy the quilt police LOL

I'm a labor and delivery RN. I am also a certified lactation counselor. At work there are many things that I am assigned to do on any given day. I could assist pt and doctor with delivering a newborn, be the nurse who cleans and assesses a newborn, takes care of new moms and their newborns, or be in the nursery with all the newborn babies.

Retired. Holistic massage therapist.

Worked with healing hands and love flowing. I miss it a lot.

Main career(still going) being married to the nicest guy in the world for over fifty-nine years. :)

I was an art teacher in a Christian school when I retired 5 yrs. ago.

Domestic Goddess and Canine Reproduction Specialist --- I'm busy!!! But, never too busy to get in a couple of stitches here and there ........

I am a medical typist. I find quilting is a common hobby for health workers - must be the stress relief it provides.

Child of God, wife, mother, retired RN(only one I received Money as payment, but the others paid better :).

Been there, done many things, rebuilt Johnson Fishing Reels, Helped build Caterpillar tractors, Worked on the Tomahawk Cruise Missile, currently working in a quilt shop. Grew up with my family owning a theater. The list goes on but don't want to bore anyone. My main job now is to keep breathing and quilting to my hearts content when not working at the quilt shop.

Retired now, but in past was: Head Cashier at consumer finance office,
Administrative Assistant in County Social Services office, Secretary in Real Estate office (also Sales and Broker licensed), and finally Closing Agent for
a Title company.

Bus driver and mosquitoe control,Bet there isn't many in my summer job

While in high school worked at local Foster Freeze
After high school worked as a bank teller
Then went to work at Social Services as an Eligibility Processer.
Decided I wanted to join the military (served 21 years)
Started college and got a degree in Dental Hygiene
Became allergic to products in dental office
Stayed home a couple of years
Was invited to teach at the Community College and currently on my third year teaching in the Medical Assistant program.
In the process of becoming certified to teach online college courses.

Retired/Widow/Grandmother/Quilter
Operations Officer for Joann
Information specialist-Local Chamber of Commerce
Medical Secretary-Plastic Surgeon
Document Specialist - Mortgage Broker
Advertising Executive for Real Estate Company
Self-Employed Real Estate Assistant
Document Supervisor-Real Estate Company
Office Manager- General Practice Doctor
Medical Secretary-Orthopedic Surgon
Cooking Teacher/Sales-Kitchen Store
Purchasing Agent/Hospital
Assistant to Florist
Carhop at A & W Rootbear Stand
Babysitter

I just retired from Wal Mart after 17 1/2 years. 14 of which was being incharge of the fabric department.

I'm a small business owner. I have an online transcriptions business. I process audios into written transcripts and do editing, proofing, and duplication of CDs/DVDs for entrepreneurs.

Nothing as exciting as a lot of you folks, but mainly secretarial for Federal and State governments, office manager for a small computer sales/service company and a non-profit organization. Currently (after moving to TN), working at one of the local churces part-time doing whatever they need me to do.

one time Female Letter Carrier, Medical Techniologist in VA lab, retired as Technical Information Specialist, now a happy quilter and Fabric Consumer.

Most important job...Mom to two wonderful kids..Medical Lab Technologist for 20 years on the side...