Only two here.

I worked at a car dealership for the past 35 years, all in the parts department. I made a good living and we were able to raise our two sons while my wife went back to college to get her bachelors and law degree.

Six months ago my wife finally convinced me to get away from the aggravation and stress of being a manager at a car dealership and do something that I'd like to do, regardless of how little it paid. That's when I took a full time job working at the gun shop / range where I had been a member for the past 13 years. Now I'm a small arms dealer and one of the managers at that shop / range.
The money sucks, but most of the time it's a great job.

I'm hoping to have one more job / career change in my lifetime. I'm learning everything I need to learn about operating a gun shop and hope to someday open one of my own with my two sons, once they get out of the military.

One

Never counted before... some of the following could be considered 'jobs' I suppose - but here goes.

Newspaper delivery - Des Moines Register
Bus boy - Fort Dodge, IA
Retail sales - sporting goods/hardware/toys at local J.C.Penny's - Fort Dodge, IA
Railroad - gandy dancer/track rat (section hand) - IA
Chased pavers and drove heavy equip for asphalt company (bobcats/scrapers/bulldozers) Ft. Dodge Asphalt
Retail sales - high end audio store - Iowa City
Lead vocals/rhythm guitar/percussion - roughly a dozen different rock bands/folk duos - Midwest/West Coast/South East
Bartender - at least 6 different bars - Iowa/L.A.
Loaded machines at a commercial laundry service - Enumclaw WA.
Head grounds keeper - apartment complex - Sacramento CA.
Field hand/antique re-finisher - commune/vineyard near Oregon House CA.
Painter - Iowa City
Framed houses - Atlanta
Hung & finished sheet rock for firm that remodeled K-Marts, Krogers, drug stores, etc. throughout South East
Painted graphics in Kroger stores for same company
Traveling job site superintendent for same
Darkroom assistant for photography studio - Atlanta
On camera assistant for same studio
Studio manager for different studio
Freelance assistant/ghost shooter for numerous advertising photographers/studios in Atlanta
Owner of my own photography business for about 30 years
Currently semi-retired.

Oh yeah, night shift, stocking grocery store shelves and maybe one or two others I've forgotten.

Somewhere in between all that I studied political science, religion/philosophy, & geology at U. of Iowa... no letters, about 3 classes short of a B.S degree.

It's been quite a ride.

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Originally posted by cuda2045:
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Very unique, apparently. Can you share what it is?

Automotive mechanic

Printing press operator

School Teacher

Pre-press business owner

Digital Operations Department Supervisor

Navy = 26 years
Human Resources Director = 5 years

That's all in my 50 years.

General Construction, 5 years

Registered Medical Technologist, 5 years

Mainframe Systems Programmer, 15 years

Database Administrator 20 years

4 years until retirement.

Paperboy, packingboy, French bakery, 7-Eleven.
BS Physics
Post-bac premed
TA (Teaching Assistant) Mathematics
MS Biochem/biophysics
Medical research tech
MD Internal medicine & Pediatrics trained
ER stint for 7 years
Urgent Care & Occupational Med currently

High School
Deli Sandwich Maker
Kids shoe sales
McDonald's

College
Kinko's
line cook at various restaurants
Security Guard at Art Museum

Real Life
Social Security Disability Claims Adjudicator
Copier Sales
Telephone System Sales
Construction Equipment Sales
Financial Product Sales
Adjunct Professor
Insurance and Annuity Wholesaler