From brave firefighters to aspiring teachers, our childhood dream jobs were all about simple things.
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Aspiring answers on the “I want to save the world” jobs.
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1. Doctor. Thought I’d save lives every day. Ended up diagnosing myself with rare diseases on WebMD instead.
2. Superhero. No specific powers, just vibes and a deep desire to fix the world.
3. I always wanted to be a vet. I’ve loved animals my whole life, plus, and I shouldn’t admit this, I’m terrible at math.
4. Marine biologist. Thought I’d be saving dolphins. Didn’t know it involved learning so much chemistry.
5. Missionary. Traveling the world and spreading kindness. I guess…life is more complicated.
6. Astronaut. Saving humanity by colonizing Mars. Then I learned about astronaut food and said nah.
7. Soldier because protecting my country and fighting for justice seemed noble but then I realized I hate waking up early.
8. Humanitarian worker. Dreamed of helping people in crisis. Turns out, bureaucracy makes it way harder than it should be.
9. Search and Rescue. Dramatic helicopter rescues? Yes, please. But waking up at 3 AM? Less exciting.
10. President. Making the world fair and giving everyone free ice cream. I still laugh thinking about it.
11. Explorer. Finding lost treasures and secret places to save history.
12. Zookeeper. Rescuing animals and making sure they’re happy.
13. Spy. Secret missions to stop villains and protect the world. I will never forget that time of pure naivety.
14. Wildlife Ranger. Protecting animals from poachers in the jungle.
15. Egyptologists because mummies fascinated me.
16. I wanted to be a baker and own a dessert shop. So I could feed poor people sugar. Not ideal!
17. I always wanted to be a detective, but then I realized it’s not that simple because I love doing nothing.
18. I wanted to be an astronaut—but the exploring, creature-finding kind. I blame Star Trek.
19. Nuclear physicist. I dreamed of atoms interacting and the science of it all. Read encyclopedia entries about all things related to it.
20. Ichthyologist. I’m not sure why. But I was going to study fish.
21. Paleontologist or archeologist, I still think about it sometimes when I’m sitting at my stupid bank job.
22. I wanted to be a driver. Like a truck driver or a bus driver. I ended up working as a pizza delivery driver as a side job. My main career is in financial analysis.
23. Robot builder—I dreamed of creating robots to help people and do all the hard work. I was today years old when I found out making robots isn’t actually that ethical…so, yeah…
24. Cryptozoologist—I was determined to find the Loch Ness Monster and Mokele Mbembe.
25. I wanted to be an orca and dolphin trainer at SeaWorld. After that incident with one of the trainers, I moved on to paleontology.
26. I remember once choosing FBI because I thought leather jackets and aviator sunglasses were their thing.
27. Police officer so I could arrest my siblings for bullying me.
28. Pop star, after that, a cardiothoracic surgeon. Now I’m in nursing.
29. Lecturer in biochemistry. Still wish that’s what I could have done, but law is fun enough.
30. I wanted to drive a garbage truck. So the city can be clean. I still have that written on my Nokia phone notes.
31. I wanted to be either an archaeologist like Indiana Jones or a paleontologist like Alan Grant.
Fancy answers on all the fancy high-class jobs
1. Fashion designer. Creating the most fabulous outfits for the runway.
2. Movie star. Always dreamed of becoming the next Angelina Jolie. I wish I could bring back the time when she was trending again.
3. Being a billionaire with a private island—I thought that was the only way to sip cola every day.
4. Magician—I really thought I could master tricks. Plus, I’d be a hot one.
5. Always was curious about how perfumes were made, so I always dreamed of composing scents. I still get excited just thinking about it.
6. Celebrity stylist: I wanted to do celebrities’ hair and makeup.
7. I always dreamed of being a chocolate taster.
8. Nintendo maker—it’s funny to think about now, considering Nintendo already exists!
9. Architect. Making some enormous buildings to quench my childish fantasy.
10. Race Car Driver. Speeding around tracks and winning trophies.
11. Dancer—I used to daydream of being like Honey, crawling on the floor and all.
12. Famous pop star. Britney Spears was my idol.
13. Limousine driver—the shiny, long cars on TV always intrigued me.
14. Luxury hotel owner. Staying in fancy resorts and calling it “work.”
15. Spa owner—just so I could spend all my time in the pool. Staying in a pool for hours as a kid was my random skill.
16. Meditation center. I loved the “omm” sound so much.
17. Traveler—I imagined myself as a modern-day Jules Verne.
18. Race Car Driver. Speeding around tracks and winning trophies.
19. Celebrity chef—cooking five-star meals and hosting my own TV show. Now I have my own food chain and I’m famous in my town, so close enough. 😛
20. Broadway star. Singing and dancing in the most glamorous shows.
21. Slime maker—those bedazzling slimes gave me big ideas for my future rich life. LOL!
22. Toy designer: inventing and playing with the coolest toys first so then they can become my fav fictional character.
23. Hollywood director. Making blockbuster movies with the biggest stars.
24. The queen’s Elisabeth’s butler. Would you like anything, my queen?
25. Yacht mechanic—and of course, owning a few wouldn’t have been bad either.
26. Professional diver. Exploring the underwater world with colorful fish and all.
27. Sherlock Holmes’s buddy—yes, a detective solving crime. I was a weird child, I must say.
28. Theme park designer. Building the next Disneyland but cooler.
29. Private jet pilot—driving Brad Pitt around the world was my ultimate daydream.
30. Meteorologist—controlling the weather…or at least predicting it. Then I realized people would be mad if I was wrong, so I gave up.
Creative answers on “impossible” jobs.
1. As a kid, I wanted to be a time traveler. Now that I think about it, it wouldn’t be so bad—I’d buy a house for 50 cents!
2. Being a mermaid seemed like the perfect life—no rent, no taxes, just fish drama.
3. I thought being a wish granter would be fun, especially if I could twist wishes just a little to entertain myself.
4. A fairy godparent seemed cool, though I’d definitely enforce a “no stupid wishes” policy.
5. Element bending wasn’t about saving the world—it was just so I could heat my tea instantly.
6. I wanted to be a mad scientist, but the cool kind that invents time machines, not the kind that accidentally destroys the world.
7. Being a dragon rider sounded way more exciting than getting a driver’s license. Driving a dragon seems like the perfect morning routine!
8. I dreamed of becoming a genie, but with selective wish-granting privileges so I wouldn’t have to deal with dumb requests.
9. I was fully convinced I’d discover Atlantis and become its ruler, no questions asked.
10. I planned to be a professional Pokémon trainer, but reality crushed that dream fast.
11. A professional hide-and-seek champion seemed like a solid career choice—still waiting for the job posting.
12. Unicorn trainer. Because obviously, unicorns are real. Agree or disagree?
13. I was convinced I could be a cloud sculptor, making shapes in the sky for fun.
14. Becoming a superhero was the goal, but only if I got the best powers—not some weak ability like super-smelling.
15. A portal jumper, hopping between different dimensions like it was my daily commute. My character flaw is that I still believe I can find out how to do that!
16. A knight, but only if my sword could glow and I got a cool horse.
17. I genuinely believed I could train to be a Jedi—lightsaber duels were my fallback career.
18. My dream job was being a villain, but the charismatic kind who wears a cape and has a tragic backstory.
19. Work as a magic professor at Hogwarts.
20. I thought I could be a full-time treasure hunter, just casually finding lost cities every weekend.
21. Eldorado finder. What if I told you that I was dying to know if that secret place was actually true?
22. Sailor Moon fighter—all I wanted to be was that. In the name of the moon, I fight you!
23. Becoming a dream explorer sounded like the ultimate job. Just hopping into people’s dreams like in Inception.
24. Personal Willie Wonkas assistant. You can imagine why. 😛
25. A time-loop expert, just so I could keep reliving the best days over and over.
26. I wanted to be a magical librarian, guarding books that contained actual spells.
27. I always thought hatching dragon eggs would be the most epic job ever—imagine the possibilities!
28. Crocodile whisperer—I fully believed I’d have a special bond with them.
29. I always wanted Gandalf’s job, minus the whole life-risking adventure, of course.
30. I wanted to be a scientist to bring dinosaurs back to life. Now I’m a lab scientist, so that’s pretty close!
How can you tie the past to the present?
Reflecting on what you wanted to be as a kid can spark a meaningful conversation, revealing how those childhood dreams connect to the person you’ve become and what you both share in common.
But, the key here is to tie the past to the present, meaning talking about how your past dreams and aspirations played out in adulthood.
So, instead of simply saying…
→ “I wanted to become an astronaut.”
You can elaborate further like this…
→ “I wanted to become an astronaut, but now I do aerospace engineering. Funny how life works out, huh?”
This motivates your match to keep the conversation going and get to know you beyond the person you used to be. In other words, quality conversation!
*In return, I suggest asking your match about their childhood dreams as well and how they panned out as a means of showing them you care.
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