Ahh -- so your the one responsible for al the hollywood bs.

Retired. 37 years as a product design engineer (Harley-Davidson, Kohler Power Products, Pierce Fire), and facilities layout and equipment designer (paper/tissue industry). 7 years as hospital patient transportation assistant. 18 years volunteer firefighter/EMT/rescue tech.

I year as Plant Manager at a Painting job shop. I was in paint shop at a boat factory for 24 years prior.

IBEW journeyman wireman and journeyman power lineman. I take the winters off to trap, unless there’s a winter $torm

Installer of electrical apparatus for the last 36yrs.

I was an electrician but got in a nasty car wreck 40 years ago and was almost killed. I was told that they gave me Last Rights in the hospital. I fooled them and lived. After a two year recovery, I couldn’t go back to being an electrician because of the injuries so I got a factory job. I worked in maintenance. Did electrical, carpentry, mill wright, painting, snow shoveling, welding, maintaining the car fleet, about anything in the plant that needed done. It was a job that was never boring. Retired 11 years ago when I was 62.

Been welding for almost 34 years. Started as a UMWA iron worker, been welding fork lift chassis for the last 24 years. Hopefully 11 years until retirement.

Banker for 34 years.
Jim

Yep, that explains all the nut jobs out there.

Nuclear contractor. I wear a few different hats in the nuclear field. Mostly, I test safety valves/systems and work with engineering to troubleshoot and fix valve related issues. I'm coming up on the 20 year mark in that field.

Retired as a damage control trapper for 30 yrs. Now I work more retired on my small acreage caring for my 10 yr old...cutting and splitting wood and caring for animals. Snare building in quantities and trap modifications along with hobbies of shooting trap and long range predator hunting. Im 65 and busier than most. Single parent home.

Powerlineman with Manitoba Hydro. 20 years. Just got out of a 1 year temp office job, now back in the field scoping out trapping areas where I belong. Guys ask why I don’t take a nice office job, Eng technician or something, higher pay grade. I tell them that I can’t afford the $70000 pay cut….no OT. I tell the engineers that I can always “fall back” to Eng tech if my body gives out…they don’t like that..hahaha

Worked in the Winnebago Motorhome factory for a few years, then trapped full time for a few years. Delivered new motorhomes to dealers all across the US and Canada. Worked on a commercial Fishing boat in Alaska. Started writing and publishing in 1990. Wrote more than 1000 magazine articles and 17 books which took me all over North American hunting and fishing. Started and ran the largest walleye tournament circuit in North America from 1994 to 2006. Now I do YouTube, bear hunting guide, Run a large fundraising fishing tournament and am starting a bear hunting sports show. At 65 I am not slowing down much, although I have cut way back on the writing. The life of an entrepreneur is ever changing. I have lost track of the number of small businesses I have started and ran. Some made quite a bit of money, some failed. Some I sold for a nice profit. I plan to slow down and take it easy when I am 70. Maybe raise a garden which is something I enjoy but have not been able to do since I travel so much.

Electrical contractor for over 40 years , retired now …

so, YOU'RE the guy stealing all the catalytic convertors!

worked in a deep underground limestone mine right out of highschool for 13 1/2 years. 7 yrs as mechanic, 3 yrs as high scaler and 3 1/2 yrs as electrician. been working for 3M since 2006 as a mechanical tech. We make post-it notes and packaging tape

20 years tool and die , plastic injection tooling ,, made enough money to start farming full time 22 years ago been at that full time since old enough now my son will take over we work together daily now ,,, sometimes i think it too bad just getting to the good stuff

Spent the last 30 years in the Millwrights
I have 580 work hours left until I can retire
Also have a 16 year old daughter that I'd like to get through high school before I retire.
But I don't know if my back is going to let me have that option

25yrs with a communications company. Started a little late in life, but I’ll have 30yrs service when I turn 60. May or may not retire then. Took a new title 4 years ago and nothing I do is physical or requires me to work in the elements. I joke and tell people I get paid for what I know and not what I do.
For the last 7-8yrs I’ve had a “side job” removing unwanted guests from rich landowners properties. That keeps me outdoors and I make enough to buy toys and pay for trips. It also gives me hunting and fishing opportunities.

19 years doing residential remodels.7 of those under my B license. Some commercial and govt jobs in the mix. Moved states so in the process of acquiring my license again. Got another 20 years ahead of me before I quit.