# If you could be instantly qualified for any job... **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 25, 2010, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-be-instantly-qualified-for-any-job/561919 "2010-11-25T20:13:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mister\_Owl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/919ad9/32.png) [@Mister\_Owl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Owl)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2010, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-be-instantly-qualified-for-any-job/561919/1 "2010-11-25T20:13:11Z")
What would it be? I’m curious as to how this breaks down with regards to age and gender, so please include those. As to me, I was born in '61 and astronauts were like the Titans in my eyes. I didn’t follow in their footsteps, but if I could I would without hesitation. The Mister part of my name is correct. For what it is worth, I believe that this is the very first thread I’ve ever started here. ---
**Author:** ![Glory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7cd45c/32.png) [@Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Glory)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2010, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-be-instantly-qualified-for-any-job/561919/2 "2010-11-25T20:53:26Z")
41, female - dolphin trainer! ---
**Author:** ![PaulParkhead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@PaulParkhead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PaulParkhead)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2010, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-be-instantly-qualified-for-any-job/561919/3 "2010-11-25T21:10:07Z")
Male, 38 - Airline pilot ---
**Author:** ![Alpha\_Twit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alpha_twit/32/265_2.png) [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2010, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-be-instantly-qualified-for-any-job/561919/4 "2010-11-25T21:51:34Z")
Male, 42 - billionaire porn star ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2010, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-be-instantly-qualified-for-any-job/561919/5 "2010-11-25T21:52:22Z")
Astronomer. ---
**Author:** ![Troubles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Troubles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troubles)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2010, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-be-instantly-qualified-for-any-job/561919/6 "2010-11-25T22:02:16Z")
Female, 17 - Astronomer. Don’t have the math or science smarts for it… ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2010, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-be-instantly-qualified-for-any-job/561919/7 "2010-11-25T22:47:33Z")
It would involve aviation of some sort but I have heard bad things about most pilot jobs these days. I would like to be something like a bush pilot but maybe in the Carribean instead of Alaska during the winter, ---
**Author:** ![TimeWinder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bcef8e/32.png) [@TimeWinder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TimeWinder)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2010, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-be-instantly-qualified-for-any-job/561919/8 "2010-11-25T22:49:56Z")
Odd as it may sound, pop singer. I’d just like to be able to sing to a quality level that doesn’t invoke restraining orders. ---
**Author:** ![sisu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@sisu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sisu)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2010, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-be-instantly-qualified-for-any-job/561919/9 "2010-11-25T23:04:24Z")
male 44 - Lead Operatic Tenor ---
**Author:** ![Oredigger77](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oredigger77/32/3181_2.png) [@Oredigger77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oredigger77)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2010, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-be-instantly-qualified-for-any-job/561919/10 "2010-11-25T23:45:21Z")
Male 27. Porn star was my first thought but I think I can do better. Fighter pilot was my second but I don’t want to be that short. I think that I’d take professional triathloner. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2010, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-be-instantly-qualified-for-any-job/561919/11 "2010-11-25T23:48:56Z")
Archaeologist or Anthropologist I probably have a distorted image of the daily work of an archaeologist, but I have always been fascinated with ancient cultures and the stuff they left behind. A friend I grew up with is now [a world renowned anthropologist](http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/05/mummy-peru.html)who has been featured in National Geographic several times, and I envy him. I love to watch documentaries about archaeological digs and new information about cultures that can be gained from discoveries. ---
**Author:** ![Moonlitherial](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@Moonlitherial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonlitherial)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2010, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-be-instantly-qualified-for-any-job/561919/12 "2010-11-25T23:56:07Z")
Female, 43, Photographer. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2010, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-be-instantly-qualified-for-any-job/561919/13 "2010-11-25T23:59:13Z")
Female 54-Rock and roll singer (ala Pink) ---
**Author:** ![SurrenderDorothy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/surrenderdorothy/32/1221_2.png) [@SurrenderDorothy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SurrenderDorothy)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2010, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-be-instantly-qualified-for-any-job/561919/14 "2010-11-26T00:03:35Z")
Probably a wildlife vet/zoo vet. It would be cool to be instantly qualified for that right now and still be able to go to school for what I’m already doing (research and conservation) and be kind of a little of both, though. eta: female, 19 ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2010, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-be-instantly-qualified-for-any-job/561919/15 "2010-11-26T00:06:10Z")
Male, 53. Rock star and world class guitar player. First rate cellist would be good too. ---
**Author:** ![J.D.G](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7993a0/32.png) [@J.D.G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/J.D.G)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2010, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-be-instantly-qualified-for-any-job/561919/16 "2010-11-26T00:32:54Z")
Male 18 - Prime Minister (Not that you need many qualifications for that ;)) ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2010, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-be-instantly-qualified-for-any-job/561919/17 "2010-11-26T00:38:53Z")
Male, 43. World-class animator (multidisciplinary), probably. ---
**Author:** ![Todderbob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47774/32.png) [@Todderbob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Todderbob)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2010, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-be-instantly-qualified-for-any-job/561919/18 "2010-11-26T00:46:35Z")
I wish to be fully qualified in inter-(sentient)specie political relations. This, of course, means we’ll have to find, or be found by, another intelligent specie. Hopefully, we’ll be found by an intelligent interstellar civilization, and I can sign up to be mans first interstellar comm officer. No one kills the comm officer. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2010, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-be-instantly-qualified-for-any-job/561919/19 "2010-11-26T00:59:03Z")
Male 47. Librarian or Optometrist. ---
**Author:** ![MindsEye\_Watering](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindseye_watering/32/3619_2.png) [@MindsEye\_Watering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MindsEye_Watering)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2010, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-be-instantly-qualified-for-any-job/561919/20 "2010-11-26T01:43:23Z")
Male, 56. Surgeon. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-be-instantly-qualified-for-any-job/561919.md?page=2)