Starting out it was in market gardening. Pumping Gas and playing mechanic Working in a factory making vermiculite Working in a factory who made heater motors for cars and induction motors Working in a factory who made heat exchangers fin tubing. And lastly working for Ford motor company which I retired from. A few things I worked at as a hobby. Had my own store selling tropical fish. Became a register hypnotherapist. Taught applied physiology at a community collage.Taught woman self defense community collage. Also taught Judo and had my own dojo This ended up giving me a good education on a lot of things.
That list looks like a lifetime of valuable experience. Your "hobby" jobs are particularly impressive. My list of jobs is longer than yours: Office work for an Insurance broker Clerical work in an editorial office for publisher Admin job for a local social services department Typing job in spares department for manufacturing company Part time sales assistant Deputy manager in a bookstore Retail Manager/selling books Door to door sales/charity fundraising My list of hobby jobs: Running a mail-order dating service (pre-digital era) Making and selling natural herbal products Publishing a poetry magazine Writing articles and my present occupation as a freelance content writer
A bit of a mix: Clerical work in the Civil Service Computer operator (in both public and private sector) Computer programmer/systems analyst/IT trainer (public, private and charity sectors) A (mercifully) brief spell at an insurance company Tax compliance I've worked as a volunteer in three African countries Freelance writer Author (one factual book published and a novel in publication) Cryptic crossword compiler