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What do you do for a living? I’m a State Trooper. How would you describe what you do? I enforce the state laws. What does your work entail? Most of my work entails work in traffic accidents, heading patrols on DWI’s, and speed enforcement. What’s a typical work week look like for you? We work [...]

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What do you do for a living? I am a registered nurse in the emergency department at a hospital. How would you describe what you do? I care for and treat the ill and injured patients and manage their care while they’re in the department and transfer them either home or they get admitted to [...]

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Interview with a Sign Language Interpreter

What do you do for a living? I am the state judicial sign language interpreter interpreting in state and local courts. How would you describe what you do? I am an officer of the court and there to serve at the pleasure of the court to ensure that communication services are provided between the court [...]

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Interview with a Band Director

What do you do for a living? I am the middle school Band Director at a middle school in the Southeast U.S. Basically I teach sixth through eighth grade band.  And I also teach eighth grade general music. This is my first year of teaching. How would you describe what you do? I teach students [...]

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Interview with a Registered Nurse

What do you do for a living? I am a Registered Nurse. How would you describe what you do? I take care of patients who are recovering from a wide range of illnesses or from recent surgery. What does your work entail? I’m responsible for making sure that the patient’s pain is under control, that [...]

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Interview with a Medical Aesthetician

What do you do for a living? I’m a medical aesthetician. How would you describe what you do? We focus on skincare, and skincare could be anything from improving the way you look to anything in general to do with the skin. Where I work we have a Medical Director who is a plastic surgeon, [...]

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Interview with an Ocean Lifeguard

What do you do for a living? I’m a full time ocean lifeguard in San Diego How would you describe what you do? Basically it is helping people in need, giving them band-aids, CPR, first aid, water rescue, river rescue, all sorts of stuff. What does your work entail? We have a lot of people [...]

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Interview with a Speech Language Pathologist

What do you do for a living? I’m a speech language pathologist in a skilled nursing facility. How would you describe what you do? I work with geriatrics who have been in the hospital but need therapy before they’re able to go home to live independently. Most of the people I work with have trouble [...]

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Interview with a Flight Attendant

What do you do for a living? I am a flight attendant with a major US airline How would you describe what you do? My primary job is to ensure the safety and comfort of passengers. What does your work entail? Checking the airplanes emergency equipment prior to passenger boarding. Attending a crew briefing prior [...]

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Interview with a Pharmacy Technician

What do you do for a living? Pharmacy Tech for a small chain inside a grocery store. How would you describe what you do? I usually greet the customer and get all of their information before filling their prescription along with checking them out at the register. What does your work entail? A pharmacy tech [...]

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