- Actor
- Machinist / Gunsmith / Aerospace engineer
- Petroleum engineer / Alternative energy designer
- Police sergeant / Small Arms and Tactics Instructor
- Academic anesthesiologist / Engineer
- Air Force Contractor
- Airport manager
- Alternative Energy R&D / Intelligence analyst
- Army Officer (PSYOP)
- Army Officer Instructor / Firearms Instructor
- Physician assistant
- Associate Dean
- Attorney, Personal injury
- Audio engineer / Compact disc mastering
- Auto mechanic
- Beekeeper
- Business & PoliSci student
- Business consultant
- Elderly caretaker
- Cell phone technician
- 2 CEOs
- CFO
- CIO
- COO
- Building contractor / Mine / Butcher / Lumberjack
- Chairman / Economist
- Chef
- Chief systems engineer
- Chimney sweep (retired)
- Christian CPA / Reserve deputy / Sunday school teacher
- Civil Engineer / Gunsmith
- Civil and structural engineer
- PR practitioner / Writer-editor
- Clinical engineer
- Clinical nurse / college professor / herbalist
- College student
- Commercial construction manager / Residential builder
- Computer hardware engineer
- Computer systems technologist / Police officer / Machinist / Cabinetmaker / MP Investigator / Yardman / Truck Driver / Roofer / EMT
- Corporate jet pilot
- First aid instructor / Sound engineer
- Criminal defense lawyer / Special ops reserve officer
- Critical infrastructure protection specialist
- Currency trader
- Database administrator
- Dental technician
- Dentist / anthropologist
- Deputy Sheriff-Detective / Gunsmith
- Design engineer / electric car manufacturer
- Desk-clerk / assistant-bookkeeper / college student
- Diesel mechanic / fleet manager
- Educational book designer
- 8 Electrical/electronic engineers
- Musician
- Sign contractor / Military history author.
- 3 Electricians
- Emergency Physician / Communications
- 4 EMTs
- Engineer
- Environmental, Safety, and Health Manager
- Ex-British Special Forces / consultant
- Family law / estate planning attorney
- 4 Farmers (including 1 organic, 1 mushroom), many secondary farmers
- Federal agent / investigator
- 5 Firefighters
- Fire captain / EMT / Fire service instructor
- Fire Marshal
- Fish Farmer
- Forensic anthropologist.
- Insurance customer service rep (retired)
- Marine Corps sergeant (retired) / CFO
- Forward observer / NCO.
- Furniture maker
- Gemologist / Jewelry appraiser
- Government bureaucrat
- Graduate student
- Green housing / Construction manager
- Hacker
- Hedge fund manager
- Horse farm owner
- Hospital pharmacist
- Hunting Guide (Alaska)
- HVACR business owner
- ICU RN / Die maker / Mechanic
- Insurance agent.
- Investment manager
- 5 Intelligence Analysts
- IT consultant
- IT Telecommuter
- Pastor
- Jack of all trades
- Power plant operator
- Laboratory technician
- Landscape architect
- Law enforcement
- Lean manufacturing / Automotive.
- LEO / Tactical instructor
- Liquor salesman
- Logistics manager
- Lutheran pastor
- Machinist
- Maintenance engineer
- Maintenance supervisor forest service / National guard utility man
- Sign language interpreting agency manager
- Manager / Manufacturer / Firearms teacher / Machinist / Intelligence analyst
- Manager of Contracts and Pricing
- Manufacturing jeweler / watchmaker
- Massage therapist
- Master plumber
- Master plumber / Carpenter / AC tech / Electrician / Mechanic
- 5 MDs (Emergency Medicine, Anesthesia, ER, and GP)
- Mechanic
- Airline mechanic / ER Nurse
- Mechanic / Rocket engine builder / Heat treater / Tax Accountant
- Mechanical engineer
- Medical transport / Deputy sheriff / Fireman
- Microbiology student
- Motion designer / Cinematographer
- Museum director
- 2 Navy SEALs
- Notary public
- 3 Novelists
- NRA field rep
- Nuclear work and safety planning
- Nuclear security officer
- Psychiatric and Primary Nurse
- Commercial truck sales operation owner
- Painting contractor
- Paper engineer / graphic designer
- Petroleum geologist
- Petroleum landman / farm owner
- 5 Pharmacists
- Pharmacist / Intelligence Analyst / Health and Safety Specialist
- Pharmacy Recruiter
- 3 Physicists
- 4 Pilots (including 1 Canadian military)
- Pipefitter / Welder
- 4 Police officers
- College student
- Private investigator
- Private mailbox / Packing & shipping store / Musician
- Production control analyst
- Professor of ancient Near Eastern archaeology
- Property manager / Business continuity planner
- Property tax consultant.
- Prototype automobile modeler
- Internet Purchasing Specialist
- Psychotherapist
- Radiologic technologist
- Real estate appraiser
- 5 Realtors
- Region loss prevention manager
- Registered investment adviser owner / CPA
- 3 Registered nurses
- Respiratory therapist
- Retail manager / Salesperson
- Retail operations / Small business consultant
- Retail store manager, retired
- Retired electrical contractor
- Retired policeman / Park ranger
- Safety manager for construction company / landlord
- 2 Sales representatives/agents
- Sales agent
- Security dispatcher
- Security officer / Writer / Actor / Designer
- Security representative
- Electronics technician.
- Network security engineer
- Small business owner / barber
- Machine operator
- 2 Software developers
- Software engineer
- Special Forces Vietnam Vet / Firefighter(Retired) / Rancher
- 2 Submariners
- Systems engineer
- 2 Teachers
- Telecommunications design engineer
- Television producer / writer
- Power company lineman
- Truck mechanic
- 4 Truckers
- U.S. Treasury bond broker
- USDOE Security Police Officer
- Veterinarian / Dog Breeder / Farmer
- Veterinarian / Attorney
- Vice President of Finance
- Wastewater treatment plant manager / Computer consultant
- Welder
- Welder / Chef / Blacksmith / Martial arts instructor / Gunsmith
- Welder, Underwater
- Writer / Secretary
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