I am a grants management coordinator for a local law enforcemnt agency. I lead Girls in Action at my church and children's choir. I'm in the adult music ministry and a member of the praise and solo teams. 
Newbie here chiming in....I'm a pharmaceutical sales rep by day, but a CC addict by night. Discovered this site a few months ago and it has consumed most of my free time! I can only hope to one day create some of the amazing cakes I've seen on here.
I am a behavior therapist and ABA therapist for children with mental disorders, specializing in children with Autism. My family back in Kansas owns a bakery and grew up baking and always made cookies, just started getting into cakes and I LOVE this site!!
Very interesting thread...nice to learn more about the artists behind some really neat cakes.
I'm a social worker on a full time basis, and I also work part time doing crisis intervention/counseling. In the fall I will be starting my MSW on a part-time basis!!! (So EXCITED!)
I started making cakes for my family (I come from a large family) and they kinda liked what I was doing. So I took some Wilton classes, and learned a ton from Cake Central...Any cakes/cupcakes I make for others are done for a donation to the Baby Fund - The Baby Fund, as I call it, is so my husband and I can pay for fertility treatment...we've been trying for 4 years now, and nothing...so my friends and coworkers "donate" to our Fund and once we have enough money saved, we will go ahead with the treatment. Until then, I spoil my two nephews and my niece! And they already know that I am the one in the family who does all the birthday cakes, so they come to me to let me know what kind of birthday cake they want.
yes tonedna i can see that you really are a wedding cake designer. beautiful pictures. i may have never looked if i had kep reading that other thread. thanks for adding to this one.
and cookie man, thanks for joining this one and adding to it, i bet you are correct, we all have seen, read or used your work for something.
hammer1
Passing by again...
Edna 
Hello!! I am a SAHM and am also currently in training to become a BGI Home Agent for DirecTV. I have two beautiful girls, 10 and 5.
I am a Quality analyst. I work in a factory setting were we produce absorbent material that goes into adult incontenance, female products and hosptial pads. I do the testing for the product. We work shift wok here but when my testing is done which can take 10 mins per hour I am on CC or just surfing the web.
On my off time I am usually taking my daughter to gymnastics 3x a week, piano, tennis, dance and soccer thru out the week. If I can't take her my husband does it. We work in the same place but on different shifts we've been doing this for 5yrs.
I SELL INDUSTRIAL PIPE, VALVES AND FITTINGS
Full time high school art teacher with 2 little ones at home (4 & 1yo). Guess the artist in me has led me to be a jack of all trades since I like cake decorating, photography, sewing/quilting, drawing/painting, crocheting, knitting, interior decorating, etc.
Haven't had time to read the whole thread yet (but planning to) so I hope I'm not repeating anything but can anyone relate to this?.....
Each time people find out or notice that I am good at something, I hear "Wow, you could do that for extra $" or "You should quit teaching to do xyz." Sooo tired of hearing it! I like my fixed monthly income and secure retirement. I will continue to dabble in my assorted arts when I can to increase my skills and will probably get do more cake or photography 'jobs' for people during summers once my kids are older...but that's a ways off!...of course there's always retirement...that's a LOOOONG way off...LOL!!! Hijack over...thanks for the mini-vent!
Christie
Ok, this is a great thread! Lots of talented people who do so many other things as well!
I am mother of 2 beautiful girls 5 and 3. I work from home full time as a life insurance underwriter. Before children I was a high school English teacher.
I bake usually evenings and weekends when I have spare time. Hahahaha!
I actually started out doing cookies first, and then thanks to CC tried out a birthday cake using a FBCT last year and discovered that I love it. I'm not any good at decorating yet, but I keep promising myself I will keep practicing and I will get better.
I'm the Executive Assistant to the CFO, and a mom of 2 beautiful girls ages 9 1/2 & 7 1/2. And then there's my "Big Kid" - my wonderful DH. About 4 years ago, I took a few Wilton classes to get me started. I mostly do cakes for family and friends and occassionally I will get "hired" to make/decorate a cake. I did a bunch last spring, and then lapsed into "cake burnout". I'm slowly recovering from that and starting to decorate again.....
ladixiechic1 - we have such feminine, lady like jobs don't we! 
I love it how most everyone on here has interesting, normal jobs that you wouldn't be too surprised to have, then you run across you & me. Industrial pipe fittings & Construction equipment! Cakerators come in all forms don't we?! 
I'm a Financial Services Officer at a credit union. I make loans, open new accounts, member service, etc.
I'm fairly new to cake decorating and brand new to this site (which I love)! My grandmother started decorating cakes about 26 years ago right after my parents got married. When I was little and spending the weekend with her, she would bake an 8 in. round each for my younger sister and me. She would let us decorate them however we wanted. As I got older, I got more into it and decided to start taking classes. The really special thing though is after I took my first cake decorating class last year, she gave me her very first cake pan she ever bought! It was a sheet cake pan that was older than me!
I work f/t at a hotel, front desk, housekeeping, breakfast, maintence (jake of all trades). I do my baking when ever I get a day off. I make my icing the day I decorate unless I know my buttercream thiefs are coming over and I make extra large a day or two before so they can take it home with them. (Unless of course I am making red or black.)
Property Administrator, but am definitely feeling its time for a change!!
You all inspire me so much - who knew there was such diversity to be found in cakerators!!
I work full time as a CPA for a university in NY. I work for a at a well known vegan bakery on Saturdays only. I completed my baking and diploma certification from ICES on weekends. Also wife, mother to triplets, and 2 pugs.
Every 2nd weekend I am booked for weddings until June. I love cake decorating on the side. It is a great hobby. Also I hang out with my cake decorating teachers from ICE once a month to learn the latest cake decorating techniques.
I am an Industrial Engineer; specifically, I am a Cost Estimator for various Department of Defense weapon systems.
For as much as I enjoy cake decorating, I don't think I could give up my day job! I *love* what I do, and I *love* supporting the soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines through my work with them!! I don't currently have children, but often wonder if I'd be able to give up the job once one comes along?!?! I tell ya...I think it'll be a toss up!! LOL! (perhaps I can find a man interested in being a "mr. mom" ?? )
I have two four-legged fur-children that keep me quite active! I also moonlight, on occasion, as a product demonstrator...either in shows, at high-profile parties, on a runway, or in front of the camera. It's an interesting way to make quick money!
As for cakes, I make those during the evening whenever I have an "order"; otherwise, if it's just because then I'll either do it Thursday night or over the weekend (if I'm not too busy.)
hammer1 - I love your pic, but my DH & I can't figure out waht it is you are doing. At least I assume it is a pic of you?
LOL you got me wondering so I went and checked it out. Looks like she is throwing a shot put.
cookie man you need a cookie avatar. your cookies are beautiful.
hammer1
Thanks Hammer1! That's so nice of you! I used to have an avatar when I was originally on this site a few years ago, but I don't know what happened to it. I've tried resizing photos of my cookies to fit, but I can never get them to upload. Oh well.
hammer1 - I love your pic, but my DH & I can't figure out waht it is you are doing. At least I assume it is a pic of you?
LOL you got me wondering so I went and checked it out. Looks like she is throwing a shot put.
This topic caught my interest ...watched my godchild compete at state track meet last year. I am not familiar with it but he does compete in the hammer throw. Is that what your avatar pic shows hammer1?
I am a SAHM of 3 beautiful kids. In my former life I was a physical therapist. I am also a p90x addict!
I used to be a supervisor at the local Unemployment office. I was in the department that handled individuals on federal assistance (food stamps, TANF, etc.). I did that for a little over eight years and then decided that was not the place for me anymore. I stayed at home for a couple of months and now just work for my friend at her furniture store while my kids are in school. Much nicer!!!
not me in the avatar- that is my daughter- she is throwing the 20 pound weight throw- she is a thrower for Ashland university, ohio. she throws the wt throw, shot put, discus, hammer. she is a 5 time all amerian last year in the ncaa. she is the National divison II champion in the weight throw which is in the picture. go to google and watch a few people throw weight or hammer. it is a sport of strength and technique. her coach is 5 time hammer olympic thrower jud logan.
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