[Ludi]

I co-own a very specialized business in the show-biz industry. I expect my work to disappear.

[JudoCow09]

My dad works for the government and could retire any time. I'm guessing he'll be getting a good sum of money if he does it at the right time. And my mom is a nurse, which if we have medical needs, she could cover them. Basic medical knowledge. And I'll just play my trombone for fokes along with my friends. Make a Ohio Jazz Band! We're not bad so I could bet people would care to listen.

[Madpaddy]

Military Engineer

Bigger demand than ever for barbed wire obstacles and minefields post peak I reckon.

[KiddieKorral]

Animal educator at the Central Florida Zoo. I do tours, go to camps and schools to give talks, things like that. There'll always be a need for teachers, but my specific job probably won't last.

[MattSavinar]

Bankruptcy attorneys should do well. I'm not currently practicing, but if I did decide to go back and practice, that is what I would "bone up" on.

That is, unless society decides to (as Shakespeare advised) "first thing we must do post peak is kill all the lawyers."

For those who don't know, the phrase is from Henry VI in which the elimination of all lawyers was suppossed to be the prelude to a revolution. Lawyers, being methodical thinkers would naturally get in the way of rapid and large scale change.

Matt

P.S.

For what it's worth, I think the alternative medicine field should do well. We have a rapidly aging population (high demand) coupled with a collapsing traditional medicine (low supply) for an absolute key commodity/service (health.).

Also anything involing alcohol. People always drink.

[Yavicleus]

I currently work as a Systems Administrator for a small University. I fix computers, do desktop support, and keep our unix & windows servers running. Some of the money that funds my department comes in from government grants, and some comes from the university itself. Most of the scientists here are doing research related to global warming.

In the short-term I don't see much of a problem except that my commute is about 35 miles per day. I'm planning on trading in my Ford Escort for a VW diesel New Beetle to help with that. On warm days I can ride my motorcycle (72 mpg). The Gov't money should keep coming in for awhile.

In the mid-term I can see the gov't funds drying up and our department being scaled back or dissappearing entirely. In which case I'd try to transfer within the university (us computer guys are pretty well sought after), find another computer job in the area, or freelance. As long as I still have a job and there is gas to be sold (even at like $10 a gallon) I can buy it.

Eventually I see the gov't grant money going away and my dept going away with it. At this point I could probably freelance doing PC tech work for people, or turn my hoby of homebrewing into a career.

Or, if things get bad enough, I'll just become a bandit, and eat the flesh of the weak.

[holmes]

I am a GIS analyst for the government. GIS will be around longer than IT type stuff due to its use in managment of resources. but im sure it will go eventually. Im a peasant basically. I can build structures using recycled materials. work like slave, tribal skills and grow food. so Im not too worried about being needed either. Im already wanted by my friends to work the plot and grow them organic food. So slap up a recycled material shelter and have a go. I would love to just hoe, weed , and grow. Man i can wait for my enslaved job to go. Might be tuff but man i love the freedom of a good plot o land that is being taken cared of and payed attention to.

[lotrfan55345]

My mom is a computer programmer, she works for a company that makes software for cash registers and to keep track of store inventory. There may be a rise for demand immediately after peak as stores may want automated cash registers rather than human operated ones... but after that it's a no go.

My dad is a wireless engeneer and works for a company that tracks trucks that carry food and stuff...

I've always wanted to be a meterologist but I don't see that field being open in the future, as there are probably enough already... I have no experience.

[k_semler]

Very secure. I work as a custodian/laundry man in a convalesent home. There will always be incompitent geezers or people too lazy to clean up after themselves. Then again, I may have a job, just no way to be there because of the fuel price.

[frankthetank]

I feed old (rich) people for 10 bucks an hour/part time. I'm serious.

future? You got me. As long as SS checks keep coming in, i should be ok, although i don't really care. I'll eat bugs.

[Hawkcreek]

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[Tyler_JC]

My second career, that of moderator at peakoil.com should stick around PP. In fact, it will thrive PP, at least until the power goes out...

[aldente]

I sell wine for a living. Advantage is, once nobody can afford to buy such luxury goods any longer I still can drink up the remaining inventory myself (quite some healthy supply on hand) - fellow PeakOilers are invited to join the party!

[medicvet]

now that sounds like an invitation I would not refuse!


Me? I'm fucked. (pardon the 'french'.) I draw social security disability and a veterans pension for ptsd and gulf war syndrome. When things get rough I know that will disappear. However, I am a survivor, and will get by. I have some knowledge that might come in handy, and plan on with however much time I have educating myself further in matters that will have practical application.

Also, I am lucky in that my parents have a place with ten acres that when they get older they plan on moving back to California and letting me buy from them..but if things get bad, we could always become a 'traditional' three generation family and live together in the same home..but..ACK!

In the meantime, I do have a store of food for emergencies..lived through a pretty bad ice storm my first winter in OK, so I learned that having a supply of nonperishable food on hand is a good idea for a variety of reasons. I also have some other items stored up, getting things as they occur to me..such as kerosene and lamps..batteries, etc. It's a slow process, and of course when the shit hits the fan there will be things that I won't be able to get that I hadn't thought of, and by then it will be too late, but you can't have everything...after all, where would you put it?

I know I am possibly sounding too lighthearted about this, but I do take it very seriously, however I plan on not just surviving but LIVING..and it is important to have a sense of humor if you are going to do the latter.

[bentstrider]

Right now, security guard at a distribution center.
In a few months, on my way to becoming a correctional officer with California Dept of Corrections.
I'd say it's basically a business of "whooping ass", and it's been booming for years.
Once I get in there though, I plan on working on a Diesel technology A.S. degree, and maybe even getting another in agriculture.
If there's still time afterward, another two years and I can earn a B.S. in mechanical engineering.
All the while, babysitting some nutjobs to support it.

[gt1370a]

It's amazing how many people on here think they are screwed, yet appear to be doing nothing to change their situation (at least based on their limited posts here, that's the way it seems). Maybe they feel there just isn't time? Or maybe they're just really really really hoping it won't happen in the next couple years?

I work as a nuclear engineer for a major US power company. I do oversight on the design/manufacturing of the fuel assemblies, work with the plants on how to improve the performance of their fuel, and select the fuel for dry storage. There are a couple of tasks that I do which are required by the NRC or essential for the plant to operate; but I guess those could always get assigned to someone else if they were really cutting down on headcount... As long as people need electricity, nuclear will probably be providing the baseload, so I'm expecting a reasonable degree of job security. As a fall-back, there will always be waste disposal and DOE/weapons-related work to do. I have some background related to that... or I could work on a nuclear sub if they'd overlook the color-blindness...

By the way, some fuel manufacturers and power companies seem to be gearing up for new reactor construction. I don't know how this will pan out after peak oil (maybe even MORE in demand, maybe the demand will go away, just don't know...), but if anyone out there is just starting college and is interested in engineering, consider nuclear. I had a real easy time getting a job, am always getting offers from other companies, and nukes make a lot more money than chem/elec/mech/civil on average. On the other hand, nuke plants also need chemists and other types of engineers besides nukes, so if you have another engineering degree or don't want to specialize in nuclear, you could still consider a job in the industry.

[uNkNowN ElEmEnt]

I think I will be fine. I am a prison guard, moved from a super maximum adult male remand center to the boonies for community corrections. Worse comes to worse I can be a sherriff, probation officer or at the very least clerk in the court house.

As things get tight I expect to see a shift away from locking people up to a more community based scenario, which might be a much better model than we have presently. I can also go municipal police.

[alpha480v]

I think that my job will be relatively secure up to,and post peak.
I work for the Federal government,in a Va hospital on the maintenance staff.As long as there are oil wars fought,Va hospitals will be around to take care of the veterans.These facilities need to be maintained.As long as there is funding,I should be ok.(I hope)

[AmericanEmpire]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'I') think that my job will be relatively secure up to,and post peak.
I work for the Federal government,in a Va hospital on the maintenance staff.As long as there are oil wars fought,Va hospitals will be around to take care of the veterans.These facilities need to be maintained.As long as there is funding,I should be ok.(I hope)