I get this question asked almost all the time. I feel they are just trying to screen. I'm not a CEO, or an executive. I do have a good job, it sounds really basic. I don't know what these girls want. It also depends where I'm meeting them. Some bars are high end, gold digger central. Maybe these girls want someone who can buy them Gucci. It's interesting bc I know this one guy, he's a budweiser delivery truck driver, and he has a decent looking girl. Pretty soon i'm going to start telling girls, "why you asking?'.. I don't feel this question should be asked when you first meet someone. After you see someone for the second time, yeah it's okay to talk about it.

If you're insecure about your job it will show. So firstly, start thinking that you shouldn't be trying to compare yourself to other guys and what they do. Own what you do.

Second, it's a typical question, and something I ask girls all the time and they ask me. It's not gold digging. It tells you alot about a person, and they are trying to get to know you.

I find the best thing to do is to come up with an interesting way of describing what you do. Also I like to give a bullshit answer first. To kind of let the girl know you don't care if she's impressed or not. Example:

HB: What do you do?
Me: Sanitation management technician (the bigger and more bullshit you throw in the better)
HB: What?
Me: I ride on the back of the back of the garbage truck and dump the trash into the truck. But I'm going to night school and hopefully one day, if I play my cards right... I'll be the lucky bastard driving the truck! (said with all the confidence in the world)
HB: Ok, interesting.
Me: I'm just fucking with you, I'm a civil engineer at a chemical plant. I design and review all kinds of supports, pipe racks, building plans, roads etc. It's nice cause no two days are alike and I'm always getting to see and work on new things. Which is great for me cause I get bored fast with the same old thing. So do your best job to keep me on my toes...

In the past I would just say I'm a civil engineer and then I would get a blank stare and then have to explain it, and I didn't have a well thought out simple explanation. So I worked on it and came up with the above. I get so much better responses it's crazy. Along with that I'm able to throw in a line that makes the girl feel like she needs to actively seek me because I'm not going out of my way to impress her.

Great points...
I service medical equipment. Its more complicated than that. If they request more info, I give details exactly what my equipment does.

I believe bullshittin first makes it more fun. Like you described.

Remaining a mystery and deflecting the question with outlandish things until you have sex can also work.

Actually, instead of being all serious about it, you can use it to create a fun moment and even
build more attraction with the girl.

Most guys, if they do have a good job, start bragging about it and try to prove their worth to the girl.

But you can flip it around and show her that you are really not interested in proving yourself to her.

So when she says, "So what do you do?"

You say something like, "I'm an ass model. Yep. Look but don't touch, I have a photoshooting tomorrow..."

Or you can say, "What I do is, you know that stone in the lighters that makes the spark? Yea well, when
it breaks down, I have a special equipment and I go down there and fix it..."

Half of the time the girl won't know are you serious or not. Other half the girl will crack up and laugh, and you'll build attraction.

But with this, you'll show her that:

1. You don't need her acceptance or approval, and have no interest in proving yourself with what you
do or how much money you make

2. That you "get it" and you're not so easy - that you are a challenge.

After that, she'll probably forget about what she asked you, but if she asks you again, then say,
"why do you ask?"

Have some fun with it. Don't get all serious immediately.

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I just tell girls I'm a full time sex machine when they ask.

I think this is the most important thing. OP, I believe you're expecting a certain reaction when you answer her question and you're either disappointed that you don't get it (ex: "Wow, that sounds cool.") or they fulfill your prophecy that it's not that important.

A cliche I can think of is "It's not what you say, but how you say it." Also, I think back to The Art of Seduction where the author talks about a man speaking with conviction. If you're all meek and stuff, you're not going to be taken serious. If you speak with confidence, it makes no difference what your title is, like your Budweiser boy.

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Hi guys.

I have a bit of a problem with this myself. I am actually a professional poker player, which is not something you (or women) usually see or hear about. They might (i dont really know) just see me as gambler. I have a better than average income here in Hungary, and i have been doing this for 3 years now. And it is working.
Now i dont mind telling this to a girl, but i just don't have that confident, "i-dont-need-your-acceptance" attitude.

I'm in agreement with most of BreedLove465 points - but generally it's a fairly typical question. Words are just words - bigger question is how is the tone, and the look on the face when they ask. You'll hear genuine sincerity if they really want to know - which by the way is a good sign because they're trying to build rapport with YOU. If you're concerned about golddiggers and what-not, spotting them will be easy by their serious tone and have a non-lighthearted look on their face.

In my case, it usually becomes a natural extension of the conversation because at some point I'll say I'm not from this city originally, that will result in asking how come I came here, which results in telling them I moved here for work, and then, boom, I will get asked. There was one time someone asked me what I did, jarringly out of context to our bar banter. We were talking for a couple minutes, went silent for a few seconds, then she asked. I actually laughed at her, not to neg or insult her, but rather it seemed misplaced in the context and terribly uncreative and cliche. Poor thing though... deep down, I knew she was trying to get the conversation going.

Anyway, take pride in what you do - even if deep down you don't like it - so that you can convey that positive energy to her. Positive energy attracts people.

Also, don't just say " I'm a *blank*" and then leave it at that. Provide a layman's term breakdown of what you do. Example: "I'm a sales rep. I actually work for this cool pharmaceutical company that specializes in breakthrough technology for treating cancer! So I go around talking to doctors about how we can improve their patients' lives."

Engaging isn't it? And leads the conversation to many different paths - cancer, doctors, big pharma, selling, etc.