Never ever had to lie about what I did for a living as a means of pulling girls.
Student - studying Human Movement Studies (Phys. Ed.)
then,
Aerobics Instructor
Beach Inspector (aka Lifeguard) on the Gold Coast
Phys. Ed teacher/sportsmaster
but then
Air Traffic Controller
The last one is only good for gags involving Flying High, and 60 minutes spent explaining that I'm not the guy with the ping pong bats waving to the aircraft.
But my mates, who are pilots always did alright when they said they were pilots. We made a great comedy team with the aviation gags - if you don't have money, make em laugh.