By: David H.
Submitted: 2009-08-04 05:00:14 | Word Count: 718
How many of us land on our dream jobs? We do what we love best and get paid at the same time. Here are some of the popular dream jobs.
All of us have to work and earn for a living at some point in our lives. Most of us stay in our jobs for the money even amidst constant complaints about stress. Life for us hardly gave us a choice. We had to endure the daily grind at work or lose our jobs, and inevitably lose regular pay. Thus, every morning we drag ourselves to work against our wills.
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Some of us are luckier though and land in our dream jobs. These are the kinds of work that do not seem like a duty at all because we enjoy doing it, and getting paid is a bonus. Here are some examples.
Chocolate Taster
Chocolate tasters assist chocolate creators invent new flavors, stabilize quality, and do market research. They get to taste all these flavors for free as part of their jobs. Then they give criticisms on how to improve the taste. If you want this kind of job, you could attend pastry chef training or culinary school. These have to be stressed in business courses like marketing and product development.
E Commerce Entrepreneur
Any hobby can be a starting point of having a successful business. E commerce entrepreneurs sell services, products, and advertising space through a website. The Argosy University Online, DeVry University, Westwood College Online, Walden University and Kaplan University Online are offering courses for this type of job.
An e commerce entrepreneur is able to work from home and is not being pressured with a fixed schedule. He is his own boss in front of the computer with his online trade.
Fashion Buyer
The fashion buyers earn by recognizing trends, attending fashion shows, and buying clothing. They usually have earned a fashion merchandising degree. You could enroll in fashion schools and take fashion design courses. Also keep yourself updated with the latest industry trends. Learn business skills including inventory management, budgeting, and negotiation.
Video Game Designer
All those times used for playing video games can also be a source of income. Video game designers are part of every phase of the development of a game starting from idea to layout to programming. They play many video games as part of the beta testing process. They look for glitches and rooms for improvement in the program while playing these games.
A video game designer has a technical background in programming and graphic designs. It involves courses about video game design in animation, 2D and 3D graphics. He is also knowledgeable in the internet.
Wardrobe Stylist
Wardrobe stylists are appearance consultants deeply admired for their unique and fashionable ideas. They form the image that makes a star glow on the red carpet, on stage, at photo shoots, or within town. The most famous celebrities hire them. They get to rub elbows with these popular figures as part of their job.
The fashion design school is a helpful institution to introduce a career as a wardrobe stylist. Expand your network and create contacts to be known and get credit for your work.
Movie Animator
A movie animator transports animated characters and imaginary worlds to life through computer graphics technology. Industry founded ILM and Pixar have raised movie animation to an art medium with functions that imitate natural textures, facial expressions, and movement.
A movie animation as a career commences with graphic arts training through an animation degree. There are courses online about graphic design for movie animators scoping from software programming to film production.
Sports Psychologist
You will get to work with the most popular sports athlete as a sports psychologist. There is an online master degree in psychology that will get you started in this career. Several psychology schools present sports related courses like motivation management and athletics counseling.
Sports Massage Therapist
Another decisive player in the support team of an athlete is the sports massage therapist. The sports massage gives an additional edge for athletes minimizing accidents and stabilizing muscles in best condition.
The massage therapy schools present hands on exercise and enhancement in physiology, anatomy, body mechanics, kinesiology, and main business skills. Entering massage therapy school will take the graduates into the national certification exam.
