working on my Ph.D. in horticulture (turfgrass science), got 2 years left (hopefully). was a professional turf manager for about 6 years prior, that's where i learned to do a bunch of stuff myself...
Been a welder for 20 years. Six in structural. Ten as a pipe welder. Four in aerospace.
Can't believe I still like what I'm doing after all these years.
I'm a newspaper photojournalist. I shoot news, sports, features, food illustrations, portraits,fashion, and pretty much anything else you would see in print.
2 years left (out of seven total, including the M.A.) for my Ph.D. in theology. Not ordained, unlike some of our well-known pastors here, but working my butt off to get a good professorial gig (which has been my goal all along).
A huge underscore, then, to the "brewing gives me something tangible" crowd. I genuinely love what I do, but brewing satisfies the need to do something concrete. Also, it makes beer.
21 years in the glass business. I'm the chief estimator for a commercial glazing sub-contractor. Mid-to-high rise buildings for the most part (until the economy took a sh*t). Unfortunatley, when the construction market went south it went way south. Being in Dallas we have it better than most of the country but it is still a struggle. I sold my first job of the year last week! At least I still have a job and I get to brew beer a couple of times a month.
Wow, so it looks like me and three other people are the only ones with jobs that would directly help homebrewing. I would have thought there'd be more. huh.
Technically, I don't DO anything for a living! Those of you that work provide me with a monthly stipend...since I've been RETIRED for 9.5 months!
Prior to my retirement, I served as a music director at a large Lutheran congregation, working with the children in the Christian Day school as well as the adults involved in the ministry of music.
Since my hands have "made" my living for me, that works out well with brewing! It's a very hand-oriented hobby.
I'm a Radiation Therapist at a Cancer Center. I have absolutely no woodworking, gardening, electrical, or welding skills at all. But I do like to brew and drink beer!
Ha, I read that and immediately looked at where you were from. I knew it would be Illinois. I grew up in the NW corner of IL and it's nothing but corn and soybeans.
Soon to be graduate without a job. I currently work in a deli. It pays the bills. But that is about all it does. I will be getting my degree in chemistry and it plays a big part in my brewing. I cannot build anything for !#$%.