“Get a million on the year – to take care of the island”
“Have you tired of your job? You may want to escape to a sunny island in California? Good news – an island in San Pablo bay are looking for two new lighthouse keeper, and promises over a million dollars a year in salary.”
“new year, new goals? East Brother Light Station, a lighthouse with associated bed & breakfast, looking for two people who can take over the business. Perfect for those who are tired of Sweden and feel like moving to an island in San Pablo bay in the u.s. state of California. The salary is 130 000 dollars a year which is divided between the two people required to take care of the island, writes CNN. This is equivalent to over 1 150 000 sek.”
“– It is a unique location, it is situated in the bay on an island and it is one of the few, perhaps the only, bed & breakfast-the place operated in a lighthouse on an island, ” says Tom Butt, mayor of Richmond, to CNN.”
“Tom Butt is also the person who runs the non-profit organization that owns the lighthouse. He has worked with the business for almost 40 years and announces that it puts some requirements on those seeking the job.”
“It takes experience of the hospitality and shipping. In addition, you need to have a license to operate tourist boat, issued by the u.s. coast guard.”
“”Yes, you really need to have the license, even if you are the best unlicensed captain in the world,” writes the couple Jillian and Che, which operates the island right now, in a post on Facebook.”
“so Far, many applied for the job – not just americans.”
“– for some reason, it became viral, we get applications from all over the world. Asia, Russia, the Ukraine, says Tom Butt.”
“It is, however, required to have a permit to work in the united states.”
