Retired from USAF after 24 years then trapped beavers for the timber company for 30 years. Now semi-retired with just a beaver/nutria control contract with my local city. I've had that contract for 33 years plu there's Dob ins Products that I've had for 27 years. it's been a fun ride I've never had a job I didn't love.

Worked for the power company for 5 yrs right out of high school. Quit that an Been self employed in the concrete business since.

Retired from UPS as a heavy duty truck (semi) mechanic. Been retired almost 2 years.

Built and maintained power lines for 43 years

Arborist for 42 years, retired for 5.

Now my time is divided between fishing or shooting.

WS

40 years in ag irrigation (service , sales, and design) - currently self employed doing all of the above. I am looking forward to getting out of the irrigation business and concentrating on the hay farm and sheep.

Cattle farmer entire life and apartment maintenance in free time

Pharmaceutical manufacturing. (If you’ve ever taken Mucinex or Robitussin, you’ve taken one of the active ingredients we’ve made). Started in Operations, now I’m the Training Manager for the site. 26 years all together.

Fingers crossed to be able to retire in 11 years when I hit 60.

Professional Land Surveyor for 44 years. Technology has sure changed over that time.

Zim

Auto Body repair by trade. I drifted into Fiberglass/aluminum boat repair that led to managing fiberglass manufacturing facilities.

Left the rat race of the Metropolis and moved to our Cabin. I pulled levers on Caterpillar’s for another 20 years before retiring. Now I trap just enough Beaver to keep gas in my motorcycles !

Spent 20 some years makin paper. Shut down 3 different mills. Spent the last dozen years at a steel mill makin iron at the blast furnace.

Customer service representative for the DNR. Started in 2013, took a few years off to work for a hunting magazine, been back with the DNR since 2021.

Retired 12 years ago at the age of 56 from Four Roses Distillery.

Was a timber faller for 12 years. Went to flight school and flew for 31 years before retirement

Trapper my whole working life .
Worked seasonal jobs during the of season until 4 years ago.
My wife and I bought an acreage 4 years ago now a hobby homesteader and trapping till I cant.

Building Maintenance at a local Convent/Motherhouse of retired Nuns. 42 years in Maintenance Dept. Retired on 1-31-23.

I went into the building trades early on, carpentry and hanging drywall for 16 years. I moved away from that and into HFC cable installation, maintenance, and fiber/coax construction for the last 18 years.

22 years USN 10 years as packer for outfitter, 8 years long haul driver

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