Non-content generating Jobs

I don't get around much and am just curious what some of the common non-content related 'jobs' in SL involve and why they exist. Non-content here is not meant to be derogatory in any way, because some of the jobs involve content that is consumed live.

Dancer
Do dancers do other things besides dance?
Do they function more like hosts?
How often do dancers double up as escorts/whores?

DJ
Do DJ's double up as dancers, since they can DJ while leaving their avatars dancing?

Bodyguard
What do these guys guard against?
Are they really as dumb as they appear to be or are they just roleplaying?
Has it got anything to do with adding prestige to a club?

Model
Why do clothing designers need models?
If multiple avatars are needed, Is it really that hard to overlay multiple avatars of yourself in an image editor?
How many clothing designers use an external app to model their clothing using the LL provided avatar mesh?

Escorts / Whores
Are these the highest paying jobs without being a content vendor?
Do escorts normally work 'on site' at the clients place, or at their own premises?
How do the customers normally pay for their services if they are attached to an 'agency'?

Children / Babies / Parents
What are these folks required to do? (please don't hijack the thread)
How is payment made for being a baby? Hourly?
What do hired parents do?

Travelling Salesman
Are these common? Do vendors send folks out flying around looking for sales?
How do salesmen show their wares? Wearing a sandwichman board on their avatars or just rezzing them one by one?
I've personally only met a few newbies selling free stuff and bought a few things to encourage them to stay in SL.

Some rarer ones I've known. .

Missionary / Priest
Has anyone met a missionary yet? I've only met one.
Do they preach seriously or just offer theology for discussion?
Do people actually attend mass in SL on sundays?

Fortune Teller / Tarot / Astrologist
I only know of one. She only comes into SL by appointment via e-mail.
Anybody else do readings in SL?

Hired Griefers
Has anyone hired a griefer to annoy another person?
Do professional griefers exist? Professional meaning they cause grief without breaching the TOS.


Anybody know of any other jobs, please share.
Thanks.

Land Baron and instructor

I would lump Land Baron's as partly content creating tho. Since they do leave a noticeable trace on the world.

Bingo, mostly.

Because using models can be fun, and some clothing designers want to display on a range of AVs without needing to take time out to make a different one that looks good. It's not that hard to overlay images, but if you can just do a snapshot, why not?



Unfortunately, yes: view spammers.

Has anyone used camp chair mannequins for their store?
So instead of just sitting down generating dwell, they become static mannequins in a store display. You have to of course make sure they wear your line of clothing.

"annoying another person" is harrassment.

Since harrassment is in the TOS, name one type of griefing that isn't harrassment?

If it isn't harrassing to the target, it isn't to damned effective, now is it.

/me chortles

Some do all of the above, some don't, depends on where they work and what they choose to do.
No reason they couldn't if they want to, the ones I know don't, they make more money just DJing

They always look pretty idiotic to me, never saw the point myself either. The only real security anywhere is the owner of the land or an officer if it's group land... ban idiots, let the rest play.

I use models occasionally because it's easier than these other methods but I also generally hire my friends, otherwise yes I use just my own AV most of the time.

I may be wrong but I doubt they make much money at all... I mean how many people are really hard up enough to pay for cyber?
People do this? I had no idea.
Doubt there would be much point to going to that much effort. Rent a vendor.

Some rarer ones I've known. .

I doubt any of these are even remotely profitable.



Wedding and event planner. 'tis me. It isn't remotely profitable either LOL... but I do it because I enjoy it.

I used to try to hire newbies to help me test scripts but it got to tedious, and they don't take well to half an hour of sit on this, o.k. get up, o.k. now sit on it again. LOL

I have no idea really. Its a bit hard to get data on these unless you're involved in it.


I see this a lot in the wanted ads further down the forum, and they seemed mildly serious. Theres even one guy who is looking for a job, a girlfriend and 'parents' all at once.


A 'job' doesn't need to be profitable. I'm hoping missionaries aren't supposed to be! lol.


Ok, one more to the list. Thanks.

Movie extras?

Noob Bum fights?

Annoyance is hard to define. I find a lot of things annoying to me in world but they can't be deemed as harassment, since they don't annoy everyone in general. But lets not go down that road.

Ah, I forgot, now that you say it, machinima actors.
I guess you can make fighting a career. Dunno.

Game Hosts. I didnt see that one up there..

I believe that the resident who currently makes the most money in/from SL began as an escort. That money was saved and "re-invested" in land baronry, if memory serves me correctly.

Draw whatever conclusion you want about how profitable cyber-escorting is in SL and what is involved.

No but I hear the televangelists are rakin it in.

No idea if thats true or just rumor.. doesn't matter really. But I bet she'd say she's doing better now.

I spoke to one of her ex-escort employees before. It seemed to be quite reasonably earning, but she had to quit because it eventually required her to roleplay certain things which she didn't agree with. She eventually ended up doing the second oldest profession, being a builder.

shopping district manager

thanks for the oppurtunity to post my link in the general forum.

I don't see why, with properly scripted weapons and rules, you couldn't have gladiators in SL. They'd have to be proper actors as well, though, give a good show, not just sit clicking the mouse button - you'd want drama, feuds, begging for mercy and so on. I don't know of anywhere that this exists though.

Oh, and there's always the Mafia to consider.

http://www.thesimmafia.com/services.htm

I have no idea how much actual revenue they generate from such activities, but they're not "content"-generating. Quite the opposite sometimes.

I'm not sure what you mean by non-content related, but you clearly missed any jobs such as reporter/journalist, property managers, and event hosts.

All those Model agencies have Photographers


and I have been known to turn a few linden doing makeovers on newbies...

Someone posted that they do something like this, but I don't remember who.

You could even pay off in outfits. Camp in the store window and you get credits for a new outfit every time someone buys the one you're wearing in-store.