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Careers that combine blue collar & white collar?

post #1 of 27
8/5/09 at 12:53pm
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What are some careers that combine both blue collar work (some manual labor/exercise) and white collar (education, office work) work?

The first that comes to mind is nursing, maybe FBI or similar advanced law enforcement. What else is there? If you can think of anything where an accounting education would be useful, that would be a plus

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post #2 of 27
8/5/09 at 12:54pm
Some engineers (e.g. process, operations, structural engineers)
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post #3 of 27
8/5/09 at 1:02pm
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Originally Posted by JohnGalt View Post
Some engineers (e.g. process, operations, structural engineers)

+1

My father (technically electrical, but certified for electrical and structural) is an engineer. He has since moved into operating commercial and industrial real estate, but he frequently gets contracts to make inspections on property which often involves a decent bit of physical work as well as a decent pair of work boots along with a reasonable tolerance for mud.
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post #4 of 27
8/5/09 at 1:07pm
Various geological/mining professions, field biology, forrestry, etc.
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post #5 of 27
8/5/09 at 1:11pm
Construction Management
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post #6 of 27
8/5/09 at 1:32pm
Prostitution
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post #7 of 27
8/5/09 at 3:53pm
Various types of inspectors. Building inspectors, fire inspectors, stuff like that.
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post #8 of 27
8/5/09 at 4:02pm
IT
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post #9 of 27
8/5/09 at 4:05pm
Laundromat or clothing retail/wholesale.
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post #10 of 27
8/5/09 at 4:05pm
Engineers and Construction Management/Architecture??? That's all I can think of.
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post #11 of 27
8/5/09 at 4:18pm
Gangster.
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post #12 of 27
8/5/09 at 4:20pm
does the op mean a contrast-collar shirt?
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post #13 of 27
8/5/09 at 4:21pm
Policeman, at some level is a nice balance.
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post #14 of 27
8/5/09 at 4:22pm
Archaeology Professor/Adventurer:


Can't work an accounting degree into this one though, sorry.
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post #15 of 27
8/5/09 at 4:27pm
Depends on how much labor you're looking for, but if you are a manager in any sort of manufacturing or construction environment, you can get plenty of time in the field or on the factory floor. I have stumbled into a social circle with a lot of civil and environmental engineers in construction management positions. They use their brains all day but they wear boots to work. Chicks in NYC offices dig a well-dressed guy with impeccable shoes climbing out of an elevator pit.
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