Career which doesn't involve sitting at a desk/computer

FCGIT13

Hi there,
Can someone suggest to me a career in which you are required to be physically active and not required to do more than 2 hours a day of computer/desk work?

I am currently working as a civil engineer spending 8 hours a day sitting down. This doesn't suit me.

I want a career in which my days have variety.

Btw I'm not interested in being a civil engineer Project Manager, Construction Site Foreman, Fireman, Teacher, Salesman, Farmer, Painter, Mechanic, Electrician, Occupational Therapist, Nurse, Doctor, Carpenter, Garda.

Mech1

Refuse Collection is paying reasonably well

LowKeyReturn

Join the Royal Engineers, that or a barrister, plenty of standing up.

panama

Furniture remover.
Professional athlete.
Astronaut.
Bus driver.
Photographer
Chef
Bartender

Not Easy

Commercial Fisherman

Personal Trainer

Vet

Dentist

Dog Whisperer

caff

You could look into anything related to horses, quite a big equestrian industry here. Pay starting would not be great and the hours are long.

Tabnabs

Merchant Navy engineer, see the world from the engine room.

Mrs OBumble

Tabnabs wrote: »

Merchant Navy engineer, see the world from the engine room.

And monitor the engine-room from the desktop computer that shows readings on all the gauges on one happy screen.

cloudatlas

Gardener, personal trainer, chef, camera man etc... What is your educational background?

Froggy123

FCGIT13 wrote: »

Btw I'm not interested in being a civil engineer Project Manager, Construction Site Foreman, Fireman, Teacher, Salesman, Farmer, Painter, Mechanic, Electrician, Occupational Therapist, Nurse, Doctor, Carpenter, Garda.

Radiographer
Architect
landscape gardener
Fitness instructor
Swimming Coach
Barber
tour guide

ITstudent1213

The woes of a desk job...

http://www.nhs.uk/news/2012/10October/Pages/Having-desk-job-doubles-risk-of-heart-attack.aspx

http://edition.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/06/22/desk.job.bad.health/index.html

Durz0 Blint

Is there any way you could use your engineering skills in an outdoor capacity, say in something relating to geology or mineral extraction?

FCGIT13

caff wrote: »

You could look into anything related to horses, quite a big equestrian industry here. Pay starting would not be great and the hours are long.

Good suggestion. At this point in my life would rather be working happily than spending my life in a miserable 'perceived to be comfortable/secure' job.

I think people need to put their health back at the top of the agenda.

I wish someone told me before spending four years in college that I would be spending the next 40 sitting at a desk.

testicle

Stripper

FCGIT13

Durz0 Blint wrote: »

Is there any way you could use your engineering skills in an outdoor capacity, say in something relating to geology or mineral extraction?

Geology wouldn't be bad alright, but that's the other thing, I want a career back in Ireland. Have worked abroad for the last 3 years since finishing in university.

MagicMarker

Ninja

Sam Kade

Farm labourer

Ray Palmer

What is so strange is that I studied to be a Civil Engineer and changed my mind because I would be on building sites half the time. Who knew I could have had an office job?

You could take a role as a building inspector or similar where you go out to sites more. I am really surprised you are purely working in an office. None of they guys I went to college with do that. Sounds like a different company would have you out of the office more.

Tabnabs

Mrs OBumble wrote: »

And monitor the engine-room from the desktop computer that shows readings on all the gauges on one happy screen.

Seriously?

Ray Palmer

Tabnabs wrote: »

Seriously?

In fairness some older places still look like this while others are on monitors. Recent studies show the older monitor rooms are better as people stay more alert by having to move around. Some places have even reverted back to gauges and needing to move around to get the readings.