Most Useless Profession Post-TEOTWAWKI

What current profession or occupation will be totally useless in a post-teotwawki world? If “the end of the world as we know it” should occur (“when” might be a better word to use) do you have a profession or occupation that would be absolutely without value?

Since the focus would be on survival, it is very unlikely that professions that currently deal with money, entertainment or law would be much use. Also jobs that are dependent upon electrical power would be “dead in the water”.

Here are just few that I came up with.

Mental health workers (psychiatrist/psychologist/psychotherapist) – some of the first people to die in a TEOTWAWKI event will be those without the internal, mental and emotional, stamina to adjust and survive. The ones that do survive will be too busy scrambling for survival, to seek professional help.

Politicians – I would advise all politicians to keep their previous profession a secret as there will be many people looking for a scapegoat.

Lawyer
Real estate broker
Mortgage broker/Banker
Actor/Actress
Car sales
Computer programmer/software designer
Stockbroker

Anyone with these professions would be advised to take up a hobby that would translate into a skill that would contribute to survival either directly or as a barter skill to obtain those things you might need to survive.

Most Valuable Profession Post-TEOTWAWKI

Have you ever stopped to think about whether or not you have a profession or job that would enable you to survive in the event of a TEOTWAWKI (aka: the end of the world as we know it)? Such an event would result in a complete loss of power, which means: no computer, no gas, no refrigeration, no communication…

Here are just a few that I came up with:

Doctor/Nurse/EMT – anyone with medical training will be extremely valuable
Veterinarian – both for animals and humans
Dentist
Teacher – children will still need to be educated
Farmer/Rancher – anyone with the ability to grow food
Hunter/Trapper
Cook
Seamstress
Barber
Herbalist
Mechanic
Plumber
Botanist

If you are in one of those professions or occupations you may want to consider what you can do now to get prepared for such an event. Are there additional skills you need to brush up on to allow you to continue to perform your job without the use of electricity? Are there some tools you should have on hand in case the power goes out?

Think about it…I am.