10 Top Tahoe Professions

1. Knee surgeon or orthopedic specialist: No shortage of clientele and some of the best sports injury emergency facilities in the United States.
2. Emergency services personnel (firefighter, paramedic): Great benefits, short work week, super-cool uniforms and an adoring public—not to mention it's your job to save people's lives.
3. Nonprofit executive: A fantastic way to serve the community, and you get paid to throw big parties and hobnob at swanky events.
4. Bartender: Big tips, short shifts, and you're the center of the (single) nightlife universe.
5. Outdoor guide: You get paid for what you'd be doing anyway.
6. General contractor: Work hard seven months of the year and ski hard all fi ve months of winter… or escape to the tropics!
7. Massage therapist: Spend all day making people happy and relaxed, and schedule your own time off.
8. Personal chef: Cook with ingredients you wish you had at home, on someone else's budget, in the kitchen you've always dreamed of.
9. Real estate broker: Manage your business via cell phone on The Lake, on the slopes, or on the trail and make bank doing it!
10. Seasonal job based on your personal sports addiction: Ski resort terrain park manager, ski patroller, golf course marshal, wilderness ranger, dock boy/girl; what can be better than being paid for doing what you love?

• Honorable Mention
  Tahoe Quarterly staff: We take powder mornings off!