As a child, I was all about the TV show. I had the action figures. I memorized lines. I might have even pretended my Big Wheels could go from plastic vehicle into intimidating, robotic machine. Don’t judge me.

With the  movie franchise taking off and raking in plenty of cash, I’ve had a wave of nostalgia overcome me. My $10 Skyfire sits somewhere in my parents’ attic and I wish it were on my desk.

So in the spirit of childhood memories, the movie’s release and The Work Buzz’s love for all things career, we put together a list of 10 jobs that would be good for the Transformers. I’d love to see Optimus Prime wear a name tag or Omega Supreme sit in a cubicle.  But that’s just me.

1. Public transportation…worker?
   Normally we point people to positions like bus driver and train operator, but the Transformers could be the transportation with no additional help needed.
2. School principal
   If you’re a badly behaving student, wouldn’t you be scared to hear thumping, metallic steps coming down the hall?
3. Junkyard proprietor
   I think that one’s pretty self explanatory.
4. Assembly line worker
   Again, not hard to see how it’s a good fit. And between the machine-like precision and personal touch, you’d be getting the best of both worlds with them as employees.
5. Bouncer
   I dare you to try to slip past Whirl if he says the club’s full. Go ahead–try it.
6. Laser eye surgeon
   Why bother with fancy medical offices? All you need is a big enough room to house a transforming giant. Oh, and a really big lab coat.
7. Search and rescue
   They can find crime and eradicate it. They can find missing persons.
8. Pizza delivery person
   They’ll always be on time. And they can heat it up on the way!
9. Waste management specialists
   The heightened sense of smell and the ability to get dirty without being squeamish. Perfect fit.
10. Movers
    You can’t always rely on friends to help you  move, and many movers charge by the hour as well as amount of workers. Why not hire one Transformer for an hour to get everything from the old place to the new one?

What other jobs would you recommend?

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I stand corrected.According to this news release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, adults born in the tail end of the baby boomer generation held an average of 10.8 jobs from the ages or 18 to 42. And of those jobs, 2/3 were held between the ages of 18-27.  That averages out to holding on to a job for less than a full year until they reached the age of 27, which is interesting if you think that Generation Y/Millennials are getting the credit (or blame) for job hopping. It turns out the trend was started with their parents.

The release also points out a few other interesting tidbits:

• “Women with a college degree held 11.5 jobs from ages 18 to 42, compared to 10.7 jobs for similarly educated men.”
• “Among jobs started by workers when they were ages 38 to 42, 31 percent ended in less than a year, and 65 percent ended in fewer than 5 years.”
• Growth rates in earnings generally were higher for college graduates than for workers with less education.

Are you following the trend that Boomers set with their job hopping, or are you the kind of employee who grows where you’re planted?

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You would think that sitting in a nice, air-conditioned theater with a bucket of popcorn and an endless stream of previews would keep me happy. But curiosity got the best of me and made me ask: How are these movie characters faring in their careers? And more importantly, how much money are they making?

I decided to do some research on CBSalary.com and see what I could find out. Here are some characters from recent films, and the salary that those fictional characters might rake in if they were real.

THE DARK KNIGHT: Bruce Wayne, also known as Batman, was the focal point of “The Dark Knight.” In the Batman mythology, Bruce has been described as a billionaire industrialist. The closest real-life figures to Bruce Wayne in terms of compensation and pay might be Bill Gates (net worth: $58 billion), Steve Jobs (net worth: $5.4 billion) or the founders of Google, Sergey Brin and Larry Page (net worth: $18 billion each).  I wonder if any of these guys have a secret life fighting crime?

GET SMART: The remake of “Get Smart” still had Maxwell Smart and Agent 99 working for the fictional spy agency CONTROL. Real-life criminal justice types who pursue a career as a CIA agent make an average of $51,700 annually. Hopefully, that salary allows for an upgrade from the clunky shoephone.

MAMMA MIA!:  In this film version of the stage musical filled with the music of ABBA, Meryl Streep plays the lead role of Donna, a former musician who now owns a hotel on a small Greek island. Managing the hotel is a handful for Donna, but it can be extremely rewarding. According to CBSalary.com, hotel managers make an average of $142,723.

HANCOCK:  John Hancock (played by Will Smith) might not be paid for his superhero duties, but his public relations man, Ray Embrey (played by Jason Bateman) earns his salary by keeping troublemaker Hancock out of trouble. The average salary for a public relations representative is $44,649. But agents like Embrey, who are based in Los Angeles and are handling celebrities, undoubtedly make far more.

KIT KITTREDGE: Though child labor laws would prevent a real-life Kit Kittredge from working at a newspaper, a reporter hired at a newspaper today makes an average of $40,902. Kit wrote on her typewriter about the events she saw from her treehouse. Today, a reporter must write about issues from around the corner or around the world. They also have to learn new technologies, like video, to incorporate into their reporting. Their stories are published in print as well as on the Web.

IRON MAN: Last but not least, we have Tony Stark from “Iron Man.” Engineers like Tony Stark make an average of $42,699 for a starting salary. Engineers with experience and advanced knowledge make an average of $98,300.

Check out CBSalary.com if you are curious about other careers and what those jobs are paid on average. And see you at the movies!

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