Who Are the People in Your Neighborhood?

I was just putting some pieces together for the next installment of People at Work and came across this list of the past stories we've run in the series. There's something cool about reading all of these job titles in a list like this:

Star of India painter
Legoland builder
tuna taste testers
tree farmer/cemetery worker
all-night drive-thru worker
meter maid
tree trimmer/expert witness
school bus driver
cafe server
courtroom artist
beach can collector
funeral director
drywall apprentice
fried chicken mobile restaurant
pizza delivery guy
Geico phone-answerer
costume designer
condo concierge
crane operator
CEO of a major company
bouncehouse company owner
code enforcement officer
dessert shop owner
camp counselor
paralegal
flight attendant
guitar builder
unemployed financier
tortilla maker
shears sharpener
paleontologist
opera stage manager
Balboa Park horticulturist
disease researcher
hot air balloon pilot/insurance agent
gas station attendant
inventor
And I can't resist: Here's a 1970s-era version of the classic song from which I stole the headline of this post:

You can read past stories from the series from the People at Work index page. And some of the best ones have come from your tips. Pass ideas for future installments along to me: kelly.bennett@voiceofsandiego.org.