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9 New Jobs for Santa When Christmas Is Canceled

What if Santa Claus Considered a Career Change?

9. Mine Engineer

MINE ENGINEER
Median annual salary: $55,043

We know solar, wind and other alternative energy sources are all the rage right now. But the kids on Santa's "naughty" list who have long received coal, have required him to become a savant in the mining industry.

It’s easy to see how you’d overlook this aspect of Santa’s job, but all those pieces of coal in stockings around the world don’t just appear out of thin air. Coal has to be mined and those mines need to be carefully planned and designed to ensure the safety of Santa’s workforce. If he gave up the toy-making, reindeer training and distribution portions of his duties to focus on mining, Santa could carve out a nice little living for himself.

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  • Aaron Gouveia

    Aaron Gouveia has worked as the Content Manager of Salary.com since 2011. Prior to that, he was an award-winning journalist at several prominent New England newspapers. Read more...