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Let's face it, your basic superhero simply can't do without a day job these days. They may be strong enough to punch an [[Eldritch Abomination]] [[Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?|in the face]], but they've still got to pay the bills. And unless they're [http://www.agonybooth.com/agonizer/Action_Comics_176_Muscles_for_Money.aspx the opportunistic sort], they're probably not going to be paid for their trouble. So, they have to do something else in order get by.
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'''Forensic Scientist [[The Flash|Wally West]]:''' That's one way. }}
Why not burn the crimefighting candle at both ends? Join the force and protect and serve 24/7. You'll know about every criminal related thing that happens in the town, as well as people in need of rescue or strange occurrences. When things get a bit too hairy, zip off (just don't let your partners see you "abandoning" them), get into uniform, and solve the problem with superpowers. The main problem here would be that you can't always just "zip off"; the environment's pretty restrictive, so you'd better be good at making incredibly good excuses or get used to waiting until you get home to get your superheroing on. And you should avoid getting a partner at all costs, unless it's someone you [[Secret Keeper|trust.]] Can overlap with 'Career Superhero' below and [[Supercop]]. For heroes who do this as ''soldiers'', see [[Military Superhero]] Good examples of this would be:
* Krillin, starting in ''[[Dragon Ball Z|Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection F]]''.
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* [[Static Shock|Virgil Hawkins]]
* The [[Batman|Robins]], particularly Tim Drake.
* The original [[
* Terry McGinnis, of ''[[Batman Beyond]]''.
* [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Buffy Summers]]
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* [[Danny Phantom|Danny Fenton]]
* The [[Silver Age]] [[Superboy]], though Clark was also shown working part-time in the Kents' general store.
* All the Hero Girls (and for that matter, all the Villain Girls) in ''[[DC Super Hero Girls]]'', the show being a parody with an [[Everyone Went to School Together]] theme.
== Scientist ==
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== Career Superhero ==
The Holy Grail of super day jobs: being paid to be a full time superhero! Like all things that seem too good to be true, this isn't exactly easy to get. First off, it usually requires
* All the [[The Avengers (Comic Book)|Avengers]], particularly after [[Marvel Civil War]].
** Special mention goes to [[Quasar (comics)|Quasar]], as that was sort of his "gimmick"; he was a superhero because he really wasn't qualified to be anything else.
* [[The Fantastic Four]].
* [[Watchmen (comics)|Edward Blake, Adrian Veidt and Dr. Manhattan]]
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** He does pay Fenton a double salary (though how Fenton lists his earnings as Gizmoduck on his tax returns is never mentioned). This is actually a plot point in the episode where Gyro invents a glass that is harder than diamonds, which each building in Duckburg is soon encased in, rendering security systems and guards obsolete. Giz ends up spending most of the episode as a traffic cop, along with nearly every single security guard in town.
* ''[[Tiger and Bunny]]'' is built on the premise of "salaryman superheroes" who are effectively part law enforcement, part reality television stars.
* ''[[PS238]]'' has lots of these, both individuals and [[Super Team]]s, plus retired and semi-retired ones. The core of PS238 staff, for one, came directly from a retiring team "Union of Justice" — they had their own orbital station, advertisement posters, and all that; some of school equipment still has their old logo.
== Freelance Bum ==
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* ''Paperinik'' is a way; since his alter ego is [[Donald Duck]], he retains Donald's habit of being unemployed, unemployable, or stuck in temporary low-paying menial jobs most of the time. In a fit of [[Fridge Brilliance]], while this is explained by Donald's general bad habits, bad luck and less than stellar personality in regular Disney comics, in these stories the fact that Donald has to run off all the time, spends all nights patrolling, and constantly lies about his whereabouts gets him fired again and again.
* [[The Adventures of Superhero Girl|Superhero Girl]]
* [[Flaming Carrot]], literally a vagrant when not being a hero.
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