My dream was to be a dumpster truck driver, I really loved those things. They were so big, loud and I just LOVED that thing on the back that lifts the trash cans. I used to run to the window to see them every time I heard them come.

Then I wanted to be a vet. But I don't really remember why or how that happened.

Then I ended up being a programmer.

Life really can take us places we would have never expected :-)

So what was your childhood-dream-job?

I've always wanted to be a garbage man who stands on the step at the very back of the garbage truck while moving to the next houses.
Then I wanted to be a filmmaker/ director (for ages) and eventually got a place at an academy, but turned it down to become a mathematician. They don't have much in common but I'm glad with my decision.

When I was really small, there were probably dozens of things I wanted to be when I grew up. But once I turned 8, I started dabbling in game programming, and that pretty much took over my whole life. There's no doubt in my mind now that I want to be a professional game programmer.

First I wanted to be an architect. Then for a while a cartoonist. Then something to do with special effects for movies. Then since I was 12 or so I wanted to make video games.

Jibb

when i was little i wanted to be an excavator operator. or astronaut.

i always wanted to be a comic book artist. now i just want to make a cool game and be a millionaire,lol.

Kosmonaut, (usual kid dream)
then Astronaut (well the Coca-Cola euqivalent)
then Geologist.. (I think thats a pretty cool science,
never got really deep into the matter though)

I wanted to be an astronaut.
Then a programmer.
And now I think I'll just take some crappy paid medieval job after finishing school this year.

Can't ignore that what the soul desires most.

I think there is no english word for this, so here it is in german:
Schlittschuhfahrender-Zahnarzt (no joke)

Egyptologist when I was small, really loved the old culture