Occupations by frequency as mentioned in the lyrics of David Bowie

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Also, cop.

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Would that be realtor or, more broadly, salesperson?

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  • Waitress
  • Truck Driver
  • Non Lethal Weapons Developer
  • Death Row Prisoner
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The man who sold the world is covered under President

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“Pimp” is not a job, any more than extortionist, kidnapper or rapist.

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I guess I’d say extortionist and kidnapper are jobs if you are doing them regularly as a source of income. Hired killers legally ought to be reporting their income and paying taxes (entirely aside from the legal obligation to not kill people).

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Good one sir

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Doing What You Want to Do (It is a job because it is specified that they will get paid)

(From the same song: Parole Officer)

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I don’t know from personal experience, but I have been told, repeatedly; pimpin’ ain’t easy.

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Um, does “moving violation” count as a job?
How about “the one that got away?”

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Hmm, wondering if ‘Queen’ is entirely a profession in this context…?

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I’m an alligator,
I’m a mama-papa coming for you
I’m the space invader,
I’ll be a rock-and-rolling bitch for you

I guess rock-and-rolling bitch for you could be pop-star but there are three other perfectly cromulant occupations woefully left out of this spreadsheet clearly listed in the first lines of Moonage Daydream

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I’m not 100% on “big monkey-bird”, but I have a high degree of confidence that “space invader” is a salaried position.

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Occupation list is bogus: it’s entirely lacking “Martian spider”…

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  • huckster
  • drunk guy
  • navigator or pilot of unspecified moving vehicle

ETA: hit a stray key and poof–posted too soon

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He updated it, after people made a bunch of comments:

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