theatregeek is looking for a career that will allow her to have prestige. She doesn't want to work hard, and values continued learning. She enjoys Arts and Writing, and is good at managing people.
Prof. Emily Appleton (National Treasure: Book of Secrets) Translators capture the nuance and grammar of one language and put it into another. Emily the polyglot plugs them into her noggin and goes wild. Steer her clear of your dictionaries.
Silvia Broome (The Interpreter) Interpreters work closely with others, producing "on-the-fly" translations of human speech. Unfortunately, this skill made Silvia Broome privy to an assassination plot. Imagine having to translate "you're going to die" to an unsuspecting diplomat. Not fun.
Nick Naylor (Thank You for Smoking) The job of the lobbyist is to convince officials that you are right and that they are wrong, and that if they don't change their stance, their career is over. Thanks to Nick Naylor spreading the good news of tobacco, we still have cigarettes.
Abigail Chase (National Treasure) Being a museum curator involves planning exhibits and being the liaison to the public. One wonders how Abigail, who does not seem to be all that bright, ever became a museum curator, especially at the Smithsonian, where you'd think they had higher standards.
Mark Ritts (In Smog and Thunder) Historians research and compile the stories we learn in school. But The Historian is a little too good at morphing horrific events into fairy tales.