what do you do or did you do for a living?

[jimofaz]

Tool & Die, Metal Stamping

[NavyVet1959]

ex-Navy, ex-Engineer, current-Curmudgeon

[lightman]

I'm was an electrical lineman. I retired last year with 35 years of service. I was also a licensed electrician, got my Journeyman's license at 18. Now I hunt, fish, cast, reload and am trying to learn to be a Grandpa!

[country gent]

Lightman, Being grandpa is easy teach them the simple skills do small projects and most important spoil them and send them home

[dancingbear41]

I am a CT radiographer, imaging for radiotherapy planning.

[Mica_Hiebert]

Spent 9 years railroading for a short line, jack of all trades, did track repair, conductor and mostly engineer for the last half of it, now I am a machine set up for CCI. (I work on the machines that load 22 ammo)

[srtolly]

Started being a mechanic when I was 16, took a break and became a Marine. Ruined my knees there, back to being an auto mechanic till I tore up my back. Motorcycle mechanic for 8 years till knees and back made me into a desk jockey. Did computer repair for 5 years, repaired and installed fire and security systems a few years, OTR truck driver and the last 8 years working with developmentally disabled folks. I'm pretty certain I'll be forced into early retirement for medical reasons. Enjoying being a grandpa of 8 (9 any day now).

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[bob208]

welder for the first 30 years. then got into tool and die work. but along the way i learned to spray paint do body work. worked on race cars and guns. always had a shop at home and did anything that came in to make extra money. now I am retired but still have my welders and machines.

[Nueces]

I had to think back a bit because there was usually a lot going on at once.

Academic, UT-Austin: BA-Mathematics, BS-Physics, PhD-Physics

Military, 24 years in the Texas Air Guard and Air Force Reserve: machinist, flight line weapons crew member, OCS Tac Officer, maintenance officer, fighter pilot (F-100, F-4, F-16)

Volunteer: deputy sheriff, director of exhibits at a children’s science museum

Small Time: maker of handgun stocks, tutor of college math and physics

Civilian Professional: Engineering Scientist at an aerospace outfit, commercial airline pilot at Continental Airlines (Pacific Rim, Europe, North, Central and South America)

Current: Retired!

[nannyhammer]

After working with dad as a mechanic's helper, roustabout, hauling pipe, laying poly pipe and other assorted jobs I joined the USAF. After 21yrs as a life support troop I retired and went back to work for the USAF as a temp training specialist. Later transferred to permanent position as a Unit Deployment Manager/Resource Advisor. Hope the military actually lasts long enough for me to retire again......

[Der Gebirgsjager]

Well, why not. Grew up on my dad's cattle ranch. 3 years Army Infantry out of high school. 5 years armed industrial security officer. 15 years law enforcement officer, medically retired. Worked 3 years in very busy liquor store as second job. Achieved an A.A. cum laude in Administration of Justice. Attended Colorado School of Trades Gunsmithing School (graduated). 5 years as contract U.S.A.F. Security Police Officer. Full time gunsmith with small retail shop. Worked in armored truck industry for 10 years hauling lots and lots of other people's money. Left gunsmithing business when wife suffered severe stroke. Now her caregiver, granddaddy of 2 granddaughters, still slip out to the shop occasionally. Happy to be among such distinguished company (you guys!).

[Wild Bill 7]

Spent time in the Army(heavy equipment), worked in civilian life for a year as the same. Then went to work as a carpenter's helper for a year. Left there and went to work for Publix Supermarkets as a rookie meat cutter. Learned that, became a Deli Manager(mandatory) at that time to become a Meat Manager. Made assistant manager, then manager. Twenty nine years later I retired. Two years later I went back to work as a cutter. Wow, 14 years later I'm still working. Even though I am 69, I am still healthy and going strong, I do think in a year or two I will have had enough of work and retired for good. Actually need more time to smelt, cast, load and shoot and repeat.

[06ackley]

For the past 10 years I have been a hvac service tech.

[Pb Burner]

Chemical operator at a large facility, plastics and such. Just hoping I can keep my job til retirement as I watch the place go downhill with corporate mergers, sell offs and spinoffs and such.

[xs11jack]

Military I trained missile repairmen, Deputy Sheriff, electronics technician repairing Navy aircraft computers, aerospace, built prototypes of things that go Boom, Truck driver, retired, unretired, helped friend start a scrapping business, retired, still help him part time. Be 74 next month, might slowdown a bit.
Ole Jack

[30Carbine]

Went into the Corp after high school a machinist. took the GI bill went to wyo tech for auto and heavy truck mechanics been doing that every day, I work on haul trucks as of now in the bentonite fields of Wyoming and Montana field guy. also have shop full of machine tools, lathes and mills as a hobby. almost make more from my hobby than a my full time job these days.haha

[chsparkman]

I was a high school math teacher for 23 years. Loved teaching but the ancillary BS wore me down. Now happily retired.

[edler7]

Medical imaging for 30 years. Retired and was a college level astronomy instructor for 6 years. Retired again and stayed that way.

[MT Gianni]

I traded a plumbing apprenticeship for a pipefitters when I went to work for a gas utility in 80. I did a lot of service in homes as well as construction. I have been involved in gas measurement the last 10 years. At my age I am coming to realize the extent of my life. I started servicing and installing gas conversion burners in coal and oil furnaces and did minor service on gas air conditioning units. When I started I used a match extender commonly referred to as a roach clip welded on a car antenna, and went through 2 boxes of wooden matches a week. I have not lit a pilot with anything other than an extendible lighter in 7-8 years.
People seem to be talking about early jobs, at 5 I was planting, selling and picking tomatoes in our 2 acre field. Bucked hay with wire tied bales, started milking goats then cows. Paper route, family sewer and drain service business, diesel mechanic and screwed the backs on watches and calculators at night when I was going to College.

[NY_Treeguy]

Run a small tree and landscape company so on any given day: Sales, Production, Mechanic, Operations, Mechanic, Fabricator, Laborer, Mechanic, and best of all, high angle invasive species control specialist in state parks.