Beats me. But I can tell you some of the careers I wish I could have done. If you’re reading this, maybe you still have time to choose one of them. Anyway, here’s the first half of a list of ten careers that I’d love to have (but don’t). They’re not really in any kind of order.

1. Surgeon or some kind of MD

A sure way to become mega-rich and get to help lots of people at the same time. Granted, you’ll have to spend several years going on 2 hours of sleep per day (a.k.a. “internship”), and you have to practice practicing medicine on corpses, but hey—a few years later, you’re driving a Porsche and living anywhere you want.

2. Engineer

Another way to create a lot of wealth, but also create buildings, bridges, planes, automobiles, or whatever. Fun, rewarding, and you’ll probably never be out of work.

3. PR person for some celebrity

Yeah, you’d be way rich. And if you’re glib and enjoy your share of the limelight, this would be just right for you. As long as the person you represent is in demand, so are you. If they fall out of demand, make sure you’ve done a good job building your resume.

4. Ivy League professor

A chance to live a cloistered life of never-ending learning (with research grants, even), while also being highly regarded by peers and students alike. Big salary to boot.

5. Super geek programmer

If you know all about C++, JSP, ASP, PHP, XML, and a host of other computer-related acronyms, you will be in big demand and able to make a very comfortable living. Not bad.

The next five will follow…stay tuned.

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