# 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:** 2
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-field-of-work-are-you-in/531050/21 "2010-03-03T01:25:16Z")
More oilfield trash here. I beleive there are quite a few of us on the Dope. ---
**Author:** ![MitzeKatze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ad7895/32.png) [@MitzeKatze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MitzeKatze)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-field-of-work-are-you-in/531050/22 "2010-03-03T01:27:50Z")
I was left out too. I was in the medical field (but not a nurse or doctor) before I quit to be a stay-at-home wife (I hesitate to say that I am a stay at home Mom because my youngest will be 14 soon, so the Mommy-ing isn’t a full time job any more.) ---
**Author:** ![lezlers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/258eb7/32.png) [@lezlers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lezlers)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-field-of-work-are-you-in/531050/23 "2010-03-03T01:34:14Z")
Public Defender. Which, _yes,_ puts me in the attorney category. 😃 Interesting poll! ---
**Author:** ![HazelNutCoffee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-field-of-work-are-you-in/531050/24 "2010-03-03T01:37:44Z")
Why is there no education category? Plenty of us poor souls on the SDMB. ---
**Author:** ![BetsQ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/fbc32d/32.png) [@BetsQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BetsQ)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-field-of-work-are-you-in/531050/25 "2010-03-03T01:40:24Z")
Education, I guess. I’m a grad student/research assistant. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-field-of-work-are-you-in/531050/26 "2010-03-03T01:44:14Z")
Artist, I guess. Animation, 3D modeling, VFX, and design when I’m feeling nostalgic. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-field-of-work-are-you-in/531050/27 "2010-03-03T01:45:47Z")
IANAL, but I work with lots. I put risk management, since we do insurance defense. ---
**Author:** ![Viscera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/258eb7/32.png) [@Viscera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Viscera)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-field-of-work-are-you-in/531050/28 "2010-03-03T02:02:13Z")
Meteorologist. Couple choices could fit I guess. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-field-of-work-are-you-in/531050/29 "2010-03-03T02:23:42Z")
Veterinary Medicine\* and I’m surprised we didn’t make the list, there’s a few of us here; Karl Grenze, Pullet and Sea Dragon Tatoo just to name a couple. \*I’ve included Veterinarians and Veterinary Technicians in the one category. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-field-of-work-are-you-in/531050/30 "2010-03-03T02:25:43Z")
The closest match would be Information technology, subcategory “data center grunt”. ---
**Author:** ![Onomatopoeia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/onomatopoeia/32/4145_2.png) [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-field-of-work-are-you-in/531050/31 "2010-03-03T02:30:57Z")
Wow. You don’t have a category for me either. Physician educator; CME programs, etc… ETA: I’d add the category: Healthcare - Education, or Healthcare - Non-physician ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-field-of-work-are-you-in/531050/32 "2010-03-03T02:36:08Z")
I put down _government_, which is my employer, but my actual job duties fall under the broad rubric of “skilled trade.” ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-field-of-work-are-you-in/531050/33 "2010-03-03T03:23:35Z")
I didn’t see snowboarder up there, or kayaker, or slacker, so I checked the last box. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Rysdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7cd45c/32.png) [@Rysdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysdad)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-field-of-work-are-you-in/531050/34 "2010-03-03T03:36:48Z")
I expose people to ionizing radiation. ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-field-of-work-are-you-in/531050/35 "2010-03-03T03:36:54Z")
This may come as a surprise to folks but I put down engineer. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-field-of-work-are-you-in/531050/36 "2010-03-03T03:36:57Z")
Unemployed/disabled but I do coach high school track/cross-country. ---
**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, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-field-of-work-are-you-in/531050/37 "2010-03-03T03:39:58Z")
> [@Rysdad](#): > > I expose people to ionizing radiation. Ah, a televangelist. ---
**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, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-field-of-work-are-you-in/531050/38 "2010-03-03T03:47:08Z")
I love how the biggest category is “you crack-a-lackin idiot, you left me out.” ---
**Author:** ![LavenderBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e95f7d/32.png) [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-field-of-work-are-you-in/531050/39 "2010-03-03T03:50:26Z")
Freelance writer / writing test grader / English teacher right here. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-field-of-work-are-you-in/531050/40 "2010-03-03T04:34:03Z")
Petroleum geologist with geophysical proclivities… or dirts and hertz. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-field-of-work-are-you-in/531050.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-field-of-work-are-you-in/531050.md?page=3)