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I did this test which my sister gave me the link to. Go here:

http://www.careercruising.com/

Put in "nycareers" as the username and "landmark" as the password.

I wouldn't even be posting about this, but the result was chillingly accurate. The #1 result was "shipping and receiving clerk," followed by my actual job, "stock clerk." I guess I'm doing what I love.

Writer was way down at #30, so maybe I'll have to accept it won't happen for me, or I could take it as a sign that I'll become a writer next year when I'm 30. Sounds reasonable!

I don't know how, but fashion designer was #13.

#1 was Industrial Designer - ie: he who sketches out a product before it goes to engineering to really screw it up trying to make it feasable.
#2 was Animator - part of my current job
#3 was Desktop Publisher - which is pretty much the definition of my job... in 1994... for students who went to work for McDonalds instead.
#4 was Interior Designer - which I do have a flair for, I'm not nearly flamboyant enough to pull it off though.
#5 was Air Traffic Controller - well, no... hell no... not with my personality.

Bren R.

My number 1 was Avionics Tech. OK that could be cool.
but
my number 4 was Cable Installer or Repairer.

Cable TV is my Enemy! LOL!!!

Mines were

1. Artist (whatever what that really mean)
2. Writer (actually what I do and like doing, just not getting paid for it!)
3. Microbiologist (a genuine interest of mine)
4. Special Effects Technician (so I can get stock options in Lucasfilm!)
5. Computer Engineer (what I currently do for a living)

So I guess I should quit complaining!

I got some very odd hits... None really related to what I do, but here are some of the more interesting ones:

#3 - Special Effects Technician (cool)
#7 - Explosives Specialist (cool, especially with #3)
#14 - Librarian (What? I don't even go to the library.)
#18 - Cartoonist / Comic Illustrator
#23 - Animator
#25 - Astronaut (My childhood dream.)
#31 - Disc Jockey (Night clubs, here I come...)
#32 - Video Game Developer
#35 - Comedian (laugh)
#39 - Dancer ( What???)

Hey, that was fun!!

Mine were:
1. Architect

2. Industrial Engineer

3. Technical Writer

4. Mechanical Engineer

5. Operations Research Analyst

All over the map - just like my job at Axiom!!

That was fun and painless. I'm a little too predictable:

1. Psychiatrist
2. Naturopath
3. Public Health Nurse
4. Mental Health Nurse

27 of the top 40 were in the medical or psychological field.

This is much different than the test I took in college that told me that I should be a film director or a computer programmer.

That was interesting….. Not too sure about 1 or 36. I do intend to build, own and manage a hotel with bar and resturaunt.

1 Health Care Administrator (where'd that come from)
2 Association Manager (what the heck is that)
3 Hotel Manager
4 HVAC Tech (did this and hate it)
5 Property Manager
7 Management Consultant (hmmmm...big money here)
10 Heavy Machinery Operator (love running machinery)
15 Machinist (I am a milright)
24 Crane Operator (Did that, fun)
36 Tailor / Dress Maker (WTF!!)

Well, I got Lasik like Peter Jackson did, and PJ's weight is coming down, so maybe I'll do King Kong 2: Electric Bugaloo.

I never saw any similarities between the two jobs until just now, with the whole Pixar/computer animation thing. I'll call Steve Jobs and tell him to step aside. Or maybe Brad Bird.