Dead-end job? Here are 20 alternatives
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Do you get bored at work a lot? Then one of these 20 most innovative career paths might be for you.
- Nick Selbe
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There's nothing worse than being bored at work. They say a watched pot never boils, and the same idea can be applied to a slow-moving work day. Checking the clock six times before lunch isn't going to bring 5 p.m. around any faster.
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Unsurprisingly, designer jobs require a good bit of creativity. Set designers create exhibits for movie, television and theater sets, with an experienced-level salary of $47,587 (experienced workers typically have three or more years of experience). Advertising managers, who are tasked with creating advertising policies, programs and materials, have experienced salaries of $91,284.
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For an artist, a blank slate — be it a canvas for a painter or an au naturel face for a makeup artist — represents a world of possibilities. Though more of a technical role than an artistic one, GIS technicians assist scientists in building, maintaining, modifying or using GIS databases and can perform custom application development, all tasks requiring a good deal of creativity.
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With an experienced salary of $95,418, engineering professors are among the highest-paid innovative jobs on the list. Video game designers have a wide range of responsibilities, such as specifying innovative game mechanics, storylines and character biographies. And as any writer can attest, nothing feels more daunting than staring at a blank Microsoft Word document. Having the difficult task of filling page after page with original stories earns creative writers a spot in the top 10.
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The jobs occupying the top two spots — choreographers and music composers — are both part of the fine arts, meaning if you want to make it in that field, you'd better bring a whole batch of fresh ideas to the table.
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- Nick Selbe
There's nothing worse than being bored at work. They say a watched pot never boils, and the same idea can be applied to a slow-moving work day. Checking the clock six times before lunch isn't going to bring 5 p.m. around any faster.
Unsurprisingly, designer jobs require a good bit of creativity. Set designers create exhibits for movie, television and theater sets, with an experienced-level salary of $47,587 (experienced workers typically have three or more years of experience). Advertising managers, who are tasked with creating advertising policies, programs and materials, have experienced salaries of $91,284.
For an artist, a blank slate — be it a canvas for a painter or an au naturel face for a makeup artist — represents a world of possibilities. Though more of a technical role than an artistic one, GIS technicians assist scientists in building, maintaining, modifying or using GIS databases and can perform custom application development, all tasks requiring a good deal of creativity.
With an experienced salary of $95,418, engineering professors are among the highest-paid innovative jobs on the list. Video game designers have a wide range of responsibilities, such as specifying innovative game mechanics, storylines and character biographies. And as any writer can attest, nothing feels more daunting than staring at a blank Microsoft Word document. Having the difficult task of filling page after page with original stories earns creative writers a spot in the top 10.
The jobs occupying the top two spots — choreographers and music composers — are both part of the fine arts, meaning if you want to make it in that field, you'd better bring a whole batch of fresh ideas to the table.
