You know you are an Airline Pilot when you don't tell any stranger at the bar you are an Airline Pilot, but have a 'back up' job in your head that has no follow up questions. Example:

Girl at the bar: "So, what do you do for a living?"
Me: "I work for Ringling Brothers Circus. I'm a laborer"
Girl: "Oh, that's........nice"

I am a Walmart greater.

Train engineer...

Or, when you're DHing or commuting in your monkey suit -- and you didn't get your iPod earbuds in and your eyes closed fast enough -- you also have a plan to quickly end any conversation with a gabby pax:

Pax: "What's your route? Have you ever been scared in an airplane? How does it feel to be responsible for all those lives? I was on this flight once, and I swear this pilot didn't know what he was doing, because..."

You: "Actually, I'm only a part-time pilot. My full time job is selling life insurance. By the way, have you reviewed your life insurance policy lately?"

You'll ride in peace for the rest of the flight.

My flight and I used Sea World Dolphin Trainers once :)

USMCFLYR

I just pin on my name tag:

Hugh G. Rection

Carl

Used car sales or amateur bowler, but I'm working on semi pro status.

Tell people all the time I'm a "heavy equipment operator". Not entirely inaccurate.

GJ

I think I've found the only pilots in the world who don't love to talk about themselves.

I'm appalled! This is the only thread is history that has remained on topic for over 11 pages!