We may as well stop dreaming – The Best Job in the World has already been snapped up. It’s not a fire-fighter, an astronaut or a pro-footballer. Apparently the best job in the world is a six-month Hamilton Island caretaker contract getting paid a whopping $150,000. 34-year-old Brit Ben Southall is one lucky man!

It got me thinking though about other great jobs. Growing up, my dream job was a doctor which remained my goal until high school when I realised that to be a doctor, one had to be good at (and even enjoy) science. Since neither applied to me, that career plan was quickly quashed. Considering the intense training doctors are required to do, you’d want to be pretty passionate about medicine as an occupation.

It’s much easier to imagine what the best job in the world could be when you’re a child and your life is stretched out in front of you with endless possibilities. As an adult though, finances and practicalities all restrict our pursuit of that dream. And for many of us, we haven’t even worked out what our ideal job actually is.

Well Ben Southall’s got what he thinks it the Best Job in the World. Although spending six months on beautiful Hamilton Island would be pretty amazing, I’m pretty sure there are more jobs out there that could be considered the Best Job in the World.

So what do you think is the Best Job in the World and are you doing it? If not, why not?

Caitlin
Community Manager

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