# What field of work are you in? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 2, 2010, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-field-of-work-are-you-in/531050 "2010-03-02T22:40:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-field-of-work-are-you-in/531050/1 "2010-03-02T22:40:24Z")
In line with the US/non-US and relationship status polls, here is the occupation poll. Here comes the poll\>\>\>\>\>\>\>\>\>\>\>\>\>\>\>\>\>\>\>\>POW!!! ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-field-of-work-are-you-in/531050/2 "2010-03-02T22:54:10Z")
I don’t see “retail” in there unless you would a register clerk under “marketing sales.” But it doesn’t matter for me. I’m in the Retail industry but work in Human Resources. ---
**Author:** ![nikonikosuru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5f8ce5/32.png) [@nikonikosuru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nikonikosuru)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-field-of-work-are-you-in/531050/3 "2010-03-02T23:31:01Z")
I guess mine is education/non-profit. ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-field-of-work-are-you-in/531050/4 "2010-03-02T23:32:41Z")
I’m a healthcare technician- neither a nurse nor a doctor. I don’t exist. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-field-of-work-are-you-in/531050/5 "2010-03-02T23:38:39Z")
I think I’m in Human Resources - I teach high school! ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-field-of-work-are-you-in/531050/6 "2010-03-02T23:40:43Z")
Social work. Specifically policy and programming. ---
**Author:** ![the\_Lady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bb73d2/32.png) [@the\_Lady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_Lady)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-field-of-work-are-you-in/531050/7 "2010-03-02T23:41:14Z")
Oil & Gas ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-field-of-work-are-you-in/531050/8 "2010-03-02T23:45:30Z")
You left me out. I’m a scientist. (I don’t think “research and development” really is the same.) ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/22080_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-field-of-work-are-you-in/531050/9 "2010-03-02T23:45:44Z")
I’m an engineer that works for the gov’t, but I picked engineer, because I do engineer work, not gov’t policy work. ---
**Author:** ![Ludy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Ludy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludy)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-field-of-work-are-you-in/531050/10 "2010-03-02T23:48:20Z")
I hesitate to call myself an artist but I do work in the arts, so artist I guess. ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-field-of-work-are-you-in/531050/11 "2010-03-02T23:48:25Z")
R&D, I guess - I’m a research hydrologist. ---
**Author:** ![Geek\_Mecha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@Geek\_Mecha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geek_Mecha)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-field-of-work-are-you-in/531050/12 "2010-03-03T00:20:23Z")
Admin side of post-production, entertainment industry. ---
**Author:** ![Cowgirl\_Jules](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4af34b/32.png) [@Cowgirl\_Jules](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cowgirl_Jules)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-field-of-work-are-you-in/531050/13 "2010-03-03T00:28:16Z")
Public works. ---
**Author:** ![Palo\_Verde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/65b543/32.png) [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-field-of-work-are-you-in/531050/14 "2010-03-03T00:29:06Z")
Unemployed… that’s probably pretty common. Surprised you didn’t have it on the list of options. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-field-of-work-are-you-in/531050/15 "2010-03-03T00:32:23Z")
No one thinks of the skilled trades? Unskilled labor is a large field, too. ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-field-of-work-are-you-in/531050/16 "2010-03-03T00:40:58Z")
I picked finance, as the closest thing to my field (actuarial). ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-field-of-work-are-you-in/531050/17 "2010-03-03T00:48:07Z")
Defense contractor. ---
**Author:** ![Katriona](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/katriona/32/113_2.png) [@Katriona](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Katriona)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-field-of-work-are-you-in/531050/18 "2010-03-03T01:08:11Z")
Technical writing and editing. ---
**Author:** ![bettyporkta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/71e660/32.png) [@bettyporkta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bettyporkta)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-field-of-work-are-you-in/531050/19 "2010-03-03T01:08:45Z")
i was a bricklaying contractor, before retirement! ---
**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-field-of-work-are-you-in/531050/20 "2010-03-03T01:13:44Z")
Musician – university professor. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-field-of-work-are-you-in/531050.md?page=2)