Who do you guys/ gals work as?

jobless welfare bum awaiting psych evaluation

Developer/Project lead.
That is, I spend most of my work-day programming, and most of my off-time programming (or similar). When there's a "downtime" at work, a lot of work goes into discussing how projects are going and where to go now. I can't complain about the pay, though. ;) (Especially since my actual work hours are very flexible, and I can work from home if I want)
A lot of time also goes into having a customer say he wants A, but (when 90-ish percent done with A) actually wants B.
I'm also studying Comp. Sci. at uni, on my third year now. Great fun.

In the near future, I'll be setting up a company, and start as a game dev. When I get the time. :S

Edit: Also, I don't know who I work as. If I were in support, I'd probably be Moss (from The IT Crowd). Other than that, I work as myself (or, on a stretcher, my boss a couple of years ago)

serious procrastinator ehh i mean Software Developer

Schoolslave

I'm a bare arsed boxer, word champion in heavyweight division. I rescue squirrels from sewers in my spare time.

I'll give you a legit answer. I went in to college looking to become an artist. I took some traditional art classes and some digital graphic courses. I ended up hating the traditional art classes (you try drawing the same fricking still life of fruit for the 3253475465234th time!) and loving the graphic classes, so I decided to pursue graphic and multimedia design. Thanks to courses, I know graphics, web, flash, photography, video filming/editing, and a bit of 3D. Right now I'm working a little as an in house graphic designer, gaining experience.

One of my friends was inspired to do graphic design as well after I exposed him to the world of it all. He went digital, then decided to do traditional art, but came back to graphics.

I'm a web designer.

IT Tech for a call center. In my occasional free time (I'm also a father) I buy and trade for games that I don't have enough time to actually play.

I'm a university graduate. I'm a physicist who works for a research facility but recently my employment was terminated due to an experimental accident. Now I mostly lead rebels in the fight for human survival against the Combine. MFW I'm Gordon Freeman.

I'm an ill-tempered, heavily-armed heating engineer asking about your ventilation system. The rest of my job description is on my profile.

Salary is nothing, doing what you enjoy/love is worth it far more. Note this is a career choice you will be spending a LARGE portion of your life on do you really want to be just wasting away at some random job just for some more dosh? I am currently working a job I don't want to while I wait for a better job to open up and while I am doing my college classes. So from personal experiences I can guarantee you that doing something you enjoy is worth the less money.

IHS as an engineering analyst. Easy, rewarding, and pays very well.

I once thought of working in video games since I enjoyed them so much, but realized that the arduous / stressful process of creating a video game might ruin them for me, so I opted for a more lucrative career. I guess what I'm saying is - go into engineering and be employed forever for a sizable salary.

4months till I'm a veterinarian :)

Doing something you love and enjoy is way more important than making a big salary.

vampire hunter

If you've got hobbies then the military might not be the best route for you, though it does have the benefit of long-term job security. I'm a veteran myself so its not something I'm still with, but my time there changed me as a person and gave me a strong leg up into the world of adulthood.

First-year college student with no job :( The only jobs available to me are at least 2-4 miles away from my dorm. Since I don't have a car (or know anyone who is willing to give me a ride in a car), I'll probably have to walk to the 2-mile-away job (Speedway cashier, I think) just to get an application.

I pity the fools!

I fell into a pool of spent fuel rods at an early age, and have been busy saving the world ever since.

I work from home doing support for a gaming company. I cannot give many details of my job, but it's a lot of fun. The best part is that gaming is actually work related and my habits of reading stuff on the forums means I'm up to date with the latest rumors and releases and I actually care about the product I support. We're encouraged to play lots of games actually because it makes it easier to empathize and assist our customers.

Like others said, salary means little if you hate what you do. For instance, sales pays very well and I had a job in sales at one point that paid incredibly well. I was making double what I make now. I hated every moment of it. Even if I'm not making games, I'm at least supporting something I like a lot by helping customers get their games working.

Still studying.

I'm a model for Japanese pixilated porn. My particularly angular private parts mean few changes need to be made.

Actual job
I teach English overseas.
I meet new people all the time and spend a lot of time chatting to them.
I can travel to pretty much any primarily non-English speaking country and get a job.
Work is different every day - people, topics covered
If I don't like someone I teach, chances are I'll never see them again after a semester.
In my current job I get about 6 months holiday a year.

I chose the job as I enjoy it. It's far from well paying, but I get enough to live comfortably and it is varied. I hate routine!

I work at B&Q, I am in the replenshment team, I work from 3:30 till midnight 5 days out of 7.

I've had lots of jobs, this one gives me teh most satisfaction, and the people I work with are great.

I work as a 911 dispatcher. Wasn't something I was originally looking to do, but now really enjoy it. It can be a tough and stressful job, but I go home most days feeling like I made a difference. The pay is decent, about double minimum wage once you get in it good. There's constant learning, things always change, including different classes we get sent to. It's on the job training, with most places training for a good 6 months. And even then, don't expect to know everything. I've been at it 5 years and still ask questions and learn new things. In my center, we dispatch for 10 police departments, 19 fire departments, and 3 ambulance services, and then we work with a lot of other departments as well. Typical day: get into the center, find your assignment for the day, take over the spot from the person working it before you, get pass on of all important things that happened on that radio tower and anything that could potentially come back, work the tower, answer the phones, help out others as much as possible. Work load varies by day, time, and things that are going on in the area. If you'd like to know anything else about this, I'd be glad to answer any questions :D