What's your dream job?

If you're a loyal ec reader, you may have already read Randy William's article, "Dream Jobs," on page 6 of the August issue. Randy found some interesting jobs—some of which we didn't even know existed. (I mean, come on, have you ever thought about who designs the clothes for Barbie?) Anyway, check out Randy's list:

MUSIC SUPERVISOR.
Basically, this person picks out the songs that you hear in movies or television shows. Yeah, for real. They listen to music and put together the songs for particular scenes. Next time you go to a movie, watch the credits roll, and you’ll always see this job listed. Cool, huh?

ANIMAL TRAINER.
When these ­people come home from work and say, “I work with a bunch of monkeys,” they literally mean actual monkeys.

CONSULTANT.
In a nutshell, consultants get paid a lot of money to simply tell other people their opinions. It’s almost like walking up to someone and saying, “If you pay me $100, I’ll tell you what I think about the way you’re doing that and how I would do it better.”

INTERIOR DECORATOR.
Rich people pay you to spend their money to decorate their homes and offices. Awesome!

CRUISE SHIP ENTERTAINER.
This is a dream job for single people. You live on a boat, see the world, and get paid to sing and dance. These jobs aren’t easy to come by, but when they work out, you’re set.

VIDEO GAME TESTER.
Video game companies have entire divisions dedicated to the testing, analyzing, and retesting of new video games. You get paid to play video games and report to your boss what you think about them.

COLOR NAMER.
OK, so we don’t really know an official title for this job, but have you ever shopped for paint? How many names for “dark blue” even exist? Yet, someone has to name the thousands of shades and hues. (ec editor Mandy secretly would like to be the person in charge of naming the colors of clothing in catalogs. Who would buy a blue shirt when you could have "ocean"?)

CRITIC.
These people watch movies, read books, listen to music, or eat food. Then they write an article telling people what they thought. Critics are similar to consultants in that they get paid to give their opinion, but they rarely make as much. However, critics get tons of free stuff.

BARBIE CLOTHING DESIGNER.
Yes, this job exists. We know someone in Los Angeles who actually does this for Mattel. And guess what? She loves her job.

So, what's your dream job? If you could do anything in the world, what would it be? Tell us in the comments section. We'd love to hear what you have to say!

© 2009 LifeWay Christian Resources
Randy Williams, "Dream Jobs," ec magazine, August 2009, LifeWay Christian Resources: Nashville, 2009, pp. 6-7.