Anachromerica: "Modern" Cliches
"MODERN" OCCUPATIONS, PROFESSIONS, ETC.
Here are some professions suitable in modern, 20th-century campaigns (areas like New Megalopolis, LaLaLand, Sin City, the Rustbelt, Windy City, etc), at least from the perspective of the far future.
Accountant
Ace Reporter
Actor
Air Force Pilot
American Gladiator
Anarchist
Antiquarian
Archaeologist
Army Soldier
Athlete
Bank Official
Bank Teller
Baseball
Big-Game Hunter
Boxer
Burglar
Cartoonist
Cheerleader
Circus Acrobat
Clerk
Clumsy Hero
College Student
Comedian
Copywriter
Crazed Aviator
Criminal Profiler
Criminologist
Crusading Journalist
Delta Force Commando
Doctor
Drag Queen
Elvis Impersonator
Engineers
Entertainer
Entrepreneur
Equestrian
Espionage Agents
Explorer
Factory Worker
Farm Worker
Federal Agents
Field Scientist
Financial Advisor
Firefighters
Flying Ace
Food Worker
Football Hero
Foxy Mama
Freedom Fighter
Game Designer
Gang Member
G-Man
Graduate Student
Graphic Artist
Green Beret
Gymnast
High School Student
Historian
Hunter
Illustrator
Impersonator
Insurance Agent
Investigative Journalists
Investigator
Lawyer
Librarian
Lumberjack
Magazine Columnist
Marine
Martial Artist
Mechanical Marvel
Middle Manager
Military Martinet
Military Officer
Military Police
Military School Student
Missionary
Mobsters
Movie/Television Producer
Musician
Mythologist
Navy Sailor
New Age cult leader
Newscaster
Novelist
Nurse
Ordained Clergy
Paramedics
Party Animal
Past-life therapist
Petty Criminal
Photographer
Physician
Playwrite
Police Detective
Politician
Private Detective
Private Institution Student
Professional Athlete
Professional Daredevil
Professional Psychic
Professor
Psychiatrist
Radio Personality
Rake
Ranger
Real Estate Agent
Reality Show Contestant
Relic Hunter
Religious Scholar
Renegade Mobster
Rescue Worker
Road Rager
Rock Star/Rapper
Roller Derby Queen
Salesperson
Scholar
Scientist
Screenwriter
Secret Agent
Self-Help counselor
Seminary Student
Singer
Skater
Soccer
Songwriter
Special Forces
Sports Team Mascot
Stage Magician
State Trooper
Surgeon
Survivalist
SWAT Team Member
Swimmer
Tax Preparer
Technician
Trapper
Theologian
Trucker
TV Personality
Uniformed Police
Weekend Warrior
Weight-trainer
World Class Athlete
School Teacher